Stargate: Universe - possible spoilers

Serenity · October 16, 2009, 08:03:29 PM

I'm liking Eli more and more, he's got some priceless lines. Rush however needs to work on his people skills.
So whats with Eli and the Planet of the Apes quotes? Is this gonna be a weekly thing?

The Keeno video blogs were interesting, it was a good way to get to know everybody a bit better.

Does anyone know if they have ordered a full season or only half??

All in all I'm enjoying the show.

X · October 16, 2009, 08:24:11 PM

I really like how they covered some of Rush's problems and if you look back to the first episodes, you can see that slow change because of the need to keep working.

cassious · October 16, 2009, 08:50:30 PM

Hehe, most people seem to dislike Rush, but I actually really like him, despite his grouchiness. He's really conflicted and there's much more going on, he certainly seems interesting and I hope they do something awesome with him.

I like Eli too. The scenes between him and the Senator's daughter(Chloe?) were amusing and lightened the mood a bit.

The sling-shooting off the gas giant was a neat scene too.

Rico · October 17, 2009, 05:35:37 AM

Pretty good episode this week. Does anyone else think that what the ship is doing is intentional to power itself back up again?

[spoiler]Traveling through the gas giant might have let the ship pick up various gases like hydrogen for propulsion and power. And now flying towards the sun might allow it to gather some solar energy. I don't think the course changes are random right now.[/spoiler]

Serenity · October 17, 2009, 03:57:29 PM

Good point Rico. Its seems the ship is a lot smarter than any of the people on it!! Hard to believe that its been flying around for a million years with nobody on it(according to Rush). It's awefull clean.

They also left us hanging with the mystery shuttle at the end of last episode. I wonder if its some alien race that was/is using the ship for their own purposes?

X · October 17, 2009, 07:08:33 PM

Quote from: Serenity on October 17, 2009, 03:57:29 PM
Good point Rico. Its seems the ship is a lot smarter than any of the people on it!! Hard to believe that its been flying around for a million years with nobody on it(according to Rush). It's awefull clean.

They also left us hanging with the mystery shuttle at the end of last episode. I wonder if its some alien race that was/is using the ship for their own purposes?

With noone on it to make dust, it should be clean.

Jaames · October 18, 2009, 01:05:05 AM

Quote from: Serenity on October 16, 2009, 08:03:29 PM
Does anyone know if they have ordered a full season or only half??

Full season. 20 episodes.

This episode (Darkness) was a little too reminiscient of Atlantis' Letters From Pegasus episode for me. But I still enjoyed it.

Quote from: Rico on October 17, 2009, 05:35:37 AM
Does anyone else think that what the ship is doing is intentional to power itself back up again?
[spoiler]Traveling through the gas giant might have let the ship pick up various gases like hydrogen for propulsion and power. And now flying towards the sun might allow it to gather some solar energy. I don't think the course changes are random right now.[/spoiler]

That's a really good idea! You might be right. No one has discussed how the ship is powered yet (either in the show or in the news/spoilers/interviews). I doubt it's powered by ZPM's.

Ktrek · October 18, 2009, 07:40:00 AM

Still can't connect emotionally with any of the cast except Eli. There is nothing so far that makes me care one iota about their fate. The acting is pretty poor, especially by Rusch, and the communication stone is already getting on my nerves. Scenes with half dressed women might be what a teenager wants to see but I'd rather have a little more depth to my stories.

Kevin

X · October 18, 2009, 07:57:04 AM

Quote from: Ktrek on October 18, 2009, 07:40:00 AM
Still can't connect emotionally with any of the cast except Eli. There is nothing so far that makes me care one iota about their fate. The acting is pretty poor, especially by Rusch, and the communication stone is already getting on my nerves. Scenes with half dressed women might be what a teenager wants to see but I'd rather have a little more depth to my stories.

Kevin

Then stop watching. I hate to be blunt, but if you haven't enjoyed a single show yet, maybe it's just not the show for you. You won't lose any geek cred by stopping. However, if week after week, you continue to subject yourself to something you don't like and complain, it's not the fault of the show. Or it is good enough to keep bringing you back.

If you are only looking for the negative, that's all you're going to find and unfortunately, that's how it comes across to me in your post. The acting has been great. I really don't see what has been poor about any part of their acting. I think that this is the first time that I've heard a complaint on that and I couldn't disagree more.

My suggestion is to stop watching. If there hasn't been anything worth watching up until this point, then stop. That goes for any show or really anything in life ... if a majority of what you have to say about something is a complaint, then logic would dictate you stop exposing yourself to that stimuli.

X · October 18, 2009, 08:22:04 AM

My Season review thus far:

Stargate Universe, the most recent addition to the Stargate franchise is quickly becoming one of my favorite sci-fi series. It seems to draw upon the mood set by the motion picture and raise the stakes. Two elements, sex and God, have been added to the show and given a greater depth to characters that are vastly different from those of previous shows. I think by increasing the spectrum of humanity and including this human experience, the show will easily go on to exceed it's predecessors.

Universe is about the human experience and it would ring shallow and untrue if they, like the past series, ignored the subjects of human sexuality and human faith. They have stripped away the need for an alien on the team because humans can be alien enough to each other without any help. This has allowed the show to give great focus on that humanity, similar to the human story we saw in the motion picture.

This is a series that has, from the moment the lights came on in the ship, captured my attention and had me annoyed that it was over in an hour. I expect that this is also one of the few shows that will play better when released on DVD so that you can immerse yourself into the continuous and epic storytelling.

To take a term from the comic community. I love the single issues, but I really can't wait for the trade. Anything negative that I might have about the show, ironically, is a positive in the way that they are making me feel about certain characters. I don't know who to cheer for or who to damn, but that's the way of life. Some days you can like the people that you're around and other times, something they do or say can upset you. You don't toss away your friendships because you know that everyone isn't perfect. It's that truth to human nature that has me tuning into this show the moment that it airs instead of at my leisure with the DVR.

For the first time in a long time, I've found must see tv and even the comforts of DVR aren't motive enough to not watch it when it comes on. I have sat through more commercials watching this show and that's something that hasn't happen in a long time.

Without a doubt, this is Great Sci-Fi. I can even forgive Syfy for ECW if they continue to put out shows of this level.

Ktrek · October 18, 2009, 08:26:05 AM

If the series continues on it's present course I will stop watching but I am trying to give it a fair shot because I loved the other two Stargate shows. Enterprise did not thrill me in the beginning either but it grew on me with time. I'm hoping the same with Universe but the characters are going to have to become more likeable for me to have a long term investment.

Kevin

Jaames · October 19, 2009, 01:38:03 PM

Quote from: Ktrek on October 18, 2009, 08:26:05 AM
I'm hoping the same with Universe but the characters are going to have to become more likeable for me to have a long term investment.

I understand why you find the characters unlikable (and I agree) but I also don't strongly dislike any of them. Instead, i find myself intrigued. I want to know more of their story. Why did Tamara resign her post? What happened to make Grier seem so jaded? I want more background on Scott and what he's dealt with in the past and is apparently still dealing with. Why did Rush break down after looking at a picture?

I'll be tuning in every week to get those answers.

Rico · October 19, 2009, 01:45:52 PM

One thing I was thinking about and what I'd like to see is the characters to start to come together and work better as a team. In the previous Stargate's and even BSG, you generally felt like the characters had each others backs - for the most part. Even if we don't feel real close to them, in order to survive out there they need to find a way to come together. That's really what I want to see.

Feathers · October 19, 2009, 02:04:48 PM

I think it will happen but I wonder how long it's going to take. I suspect we might have to wait for the end of the season to start to see some of that coming together.

Feathers · October 23, 2009, 11:14:13 AM

We've now had three episodes of trying to get things together on the ship and you can see some semblance of organisation beginning. They've already made SGU distinct from the other Stargates by the lack of an enemy of the week but I think it might be time for a little more action than we've seen thus far. I suspect it's unlikely to be next week (tonight for you guys) but after that we need something a little bit more up-tempo.

There has been some suggestion that it really takes off after Light which means (hopefully) that having carefully established a few characters we can now see them do something a little more pro-active.