Stargate Universe
I have been watching Stargate Universe, and I have to say, I’m liking it. I have not been a big Stargate fan in the past, but I am really liking the story so far. Which is odd. Stargate Universe is a similar set up to Star Trek: Voyager, but I am liking SU a whole lot more than I ever liked ST:V.
Why do I like this show so much? I’m not sure. Probably because of the writing and the characters. The story lines so far have been fairly interesting and they are building off one another. It’s not a convoluted story line, but instead follows some simple problems that might be faced by people who suddenly find themselves in a strange and sometimes hostile environment.
I have also thought most of the main characters have been well created and acted so far, even the ones that are hard to like (Dr Rush and Col. Telford come to mind). Of all the characters so far, I have really come to love Eli. His whole story line reminds me of The Last Starfighter, a movie that I always enjoyed. One thing that I notice is that they seemed to have split the “genius” character into two people. In Stargate Atlantis, the resident genius was Rodney McKay. In Stargate SG-1, it was Samantha Carter. In this show, they have two geniuses: Dr Rush and Eli. It’s like they split Rodney in two: Dr Rush is the arrogant side and Eli is the loveable side.
They haven’t done much to flesh out the secondary characters yet, but I assume they will do a little of that in time. I will be watching to see what they do.
Tags: science fiction, stargate, stargate universe, TV
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Jerod
Monday, 9. November 2009
I’d ignored Stargate ever since I was disappointed by the early TV show. I’ll have to give SG:U a try.
Ever watch Defying Gravity?
letha
Monday, 9. November 2009
Hi, Jerod. Nice to chat with you for the first time.
I was never a big fan of Stargate SG-1 or Stargate Atlantis, but I would watch them from time to time. They were okay, but they didn’t have enough of a continuing storyline to keep me interested (something a show must have for me to keep watching it). Stargate Universe definitely has a continuing storyline, so they have piqued my interest.
I don’t think I have heard of Defying Gravity. What channel is it on and what is it about?
By the way, has Marie passed on the information about elance to you?
Jerod
Wednesday, 11. November 2009
Not yet apparently, I’ll google it in the morning.
Defying gravity was a scifi show with a lot more human drama than space drama. I’m not sure what channel it is on, I tend to watch my tv on the computer. It was cancelled recently and luckily all the shows were put up for free download, so I cant wait for the spare time to watch them!
Nice talking to you as well.