Stargate Universe
 

Starts tomorrow night (October 2nd). Anyone else interested/excited?

I'm pretty curious and hope it turns out to be a good show. I find it a bit bitter sweet tho since I felt this new series came at the expense of Stargate Atlantis, which i thought was doing pretty good. I feel they ended Stargate Atlantis way too soon, and they didn't really wrap up anything. I don't really see the new show finishing anything from Atlantis which should get a movie or two to finishing things up like SG:1 did with "ark of truth" and "continuum".

It looks like they'll be showing the episodes on Hulu and syfy.com the next day after airing. Hulu - Stargate Universe

I liked Atlantis as well, particulary Dr Rodney McKay. He was the best character. I will be checking out SGU.....

I will check it out; I wasn't fond of the previous incarnations of the Stargate franchise, but SGU seems a little deeper than "the weekly pew pew".

Yes, I'll be watching.

I miss Stargate and getting my weekly dose of hot nerd action (Dr. Rodney McKay and Dr. Daniel Jackson, thank you very much).

I'll watch, but I'm reserving judgment. If it seems like they're trying too hard to nail down the grittiness of BSG, I'll switch over to something else.

It has a lot to live up to. I'm definitely going to give it a chance. I don't expect to LOVE it in the beginning simply because it's not SG1. I like the cast though. I've been a Robert Carlyle fan for a long time. I'm glad they let him keep his accent for the role.

Hopefully this fills the hole that's been there since Atlantis and BSG ended.

I never bothered with the other TV versions but I did enjoy the movie.

I liked the pilot a lot; especially the story of the ship itself. Elie is the character I'll be following most intently. I'm least interested in the military/political power struggle and I'm glad they killed off Spoiler: the senator because he would have been right in the middle of it.

Moving forward as they go through a different gate each week reminds me of the old Dungeons and Dragons cartoon where these kids had a box/portal that they used to try and get back home.

I wonder what Rush REALLY did through the commui-stone-amagig.

I highly recommend that you watch SG1 and Atlantis Fresnelly. SG1 may have started in 1997 or so but it's still relevant and enjoyable unlike some other shows from the time period that I've been watching.

The Freaky Friday stones switch your conscious with someone connected to the matching stone. Not only did Rush enter that guy, That guy entered Dr. Rush. For all we know, He could still be the guy he switched with. I doubt it though, he seemed awfully normal. I'm not sure what he really did or was said while he was switched. I want to believe him but I think it's going to take someone else using the stone to confirm it. I really dislike the whole power struggle thing. I hated it when they did it in SG1 and Atlantis and it's not any better in Universe. I was surprised with the Senator. He really didn't seem like the kind of person to do that. I was expecting to absolutely hate him for the rest of the season.

There really wasn't a lot to judge the show on in my opinion. I expected that it would take a few episodes to get introduced to everyone and actually start liking people. I'm actually glad Eli isn't seen as the genius loser like early Daniel and Rodney were. It's cool that he and Lt. Scot seem to get along.

I hope they introduce a bad guy soon. :)

The bad guy seems to be the black guy from the brig. (or whatever you call planetside military jail)

I liked it well enough.

I'd like to like Rush better, but maybe it will take a few episodes for that to happen.

The military "hero" guy seems too young to be the badass type.

It was certainly a better pilot than the pilots for SG1 or Atlantis.

I'm actually watching the pilot of the original right now. I loved Atlantis but never watched the original for some reason dispite the fact that I loved Richard Dean Anderson in MacGyver.
I'll probably watch SGU when it comes out on DVD.

I liked it. They seem to have actually learned from BSG (mostly on the atmosphere of the space ships) and the stargates but didn't copy them in blatant/annoying way. My only gripe is T.J./Terra (I think her name is, the blond medic)...she hasn't had a ton of show time but her acting seems bad, and wtf was with her hair and make-up? She looked like she was on her way to a Ms. America pageant. Her hair was way too frilly and perfect for a military chick who'd just been through a battle and an evacuation.

It wasn't on par with the ground-breaking BSG, but it did break out of the "canned" (IMO) writing of SG1 and SGA. I'll watch it again.

After watching it a couple times i gotta say they did a pretty good job. Its different enough to feel fresh without being too campy. The second episode will probably be a better one to judge how the rest of the series will go. I'm not sure how i feel about there literally being a ticking clock for off-world missions.. we'll see...

Looks like there were a couple different ships connected to the Destiny. A couple shuttle things (like the one with that door they couldn't get closed) and a ship that almost looks like a whitestar from Babylon 5.

I found it kinda odd that they introduced a new form of FTL travel. Hyperspace, worm hole drive, and now this. The sheath of blue stuff around the ship looks pretty neat tho.

i'm hooked. Roll on next week.

I really hope they don't turn Elie into a buffoon like they did with Hiro on Heroes. I appreciate some comic relief but so far the character is resourceful, competant and confident. It would sour things for me if he is turned into a clumsy clown.

It launches tonight in the UK, and I'll be watching.

OK, I've watched the first two episodes, and I was very impressed. The script worked, the sets worked, the music and soundtrack was great. All in all, I will be following it.

Holy fuck. I'm currently listening to an interview of Robert Carlyle on Q. I had no idea he was doing this. I'm all over this show now. I'm totally sold. (Yeah, I'm a big fan of his.)

You mean Hamish Macbeth Robert Carlyle??? I'll definitely have to find out where to get this series...

Yes, Hamish Macbeth Robert Carlyle.

Yes, The Full Monty Robert Carlyle.

Yes, Trainspotting's "Begbie" Robert Carlyle.

And Begbie...

Watched it on Hulu. I enjoyed it. I'll watch it. :)

I did enjoy how the flash backs were sort of random, broke it up nicely.

Ok, first off, that (Air, pt. II) was a great episode, and the song at the end was pretty apropos.

Now, what the hell was that podship at the very end?
Was that the project Lou Diamond Phillips was working on?

I watched it.

I'm on board, so to speak.

Only recently did I begin watching SG1 and Atlantis. A work conflict will do that.
As with a few others, Carlyle's presence compelled me to watch. Thus far, as expected, I am in love with his character. The goofus teen is a fantastic counterbalance.

I did not watch BSG. A bit of an inate prejudice, I confess as I wanted my childhood show intact, much like my Doctor Who, but I digress....

I feel, thus far, SG:U is a bit of BSG (with the character-driven, more apt to sexual content), Farscape (on a ship of foreign extraction into unknown wonders) and the Gate-verse fans know.
A few points of canon make me wish I'd paid more attention and seen more episodes of the previous incarnations.
Certainly seems darker, though I hope it avoids any soap opera-esque trends as that will always turn me off of a show.

Also, if you haven't seen it, Carlyle in Formula 51 as Felix DeSouza; starred Samuel L. Jackson.

Two questions about the second episode:

1.) Who was in the pod ship that launched at the end of the episode?

2.) Did they really abandon the two soldiers (the chick and the dude) who went through the planet gate? Or are they back on the ship? I thought the chick was going to be a regular character.

What I really liked about the episode was that it was fairly unpredictable. There were no evil aliens hiding on the planet!

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It would seem that's the case, yes. They made an impulsive decision and now they're stuck on whatever world they gated to.

My predictiation is that they are going to show up down the road.

I think that has something to do with the unmanned vessels that they talked about in the beginning, kinda of like scout ships. I also thought about the fact that the ship "knew" that there were people stranded and sent a pod to pick them up.

Unless you count the little sand storms. Was this the ancients helping them out or just a good "alien" plot mover-along-ers.

That was a good episode. Though I totally called it. So anyone think the good Dr. really knew all along? He did smile briefly...but then he may have just been amused that the leader military guy thought he knew everything. And I can't think of any motivation he would have had for trying to get rid of them...unless he somehow fixed the lotto and needed to get rid of someone (but then why solve the communication problem to get the shuttle back?) Maybe he decided the supplies were too important.


I think that was an ancient; that's the type of help they give when humans need to do something important. Always indirectly and you can never be sure what happened.

Carlyle is being massively underutilized. Also, the supporting cast seem like they're all amateurs and not in a good way like the BSG supporting cast. Something just isn't clicking, and I feel like it's the writing. The writers really need to start bringing their a-game.

Hah, I loved the Futurama reference when Eli used Philip Fry as his alias.

I'm just barely maintaining interest in the show. I don't know what it is but it just doesn't seem like they're making any progress in an episode. Rodney and Carter would have that ship fully operational by now. :)

Really? I'm loving it. SGU is actually focusing on character progression instead of...I don't even know what to call it. But the writers in Atlantis and to a degree in the later seasons of SG1 rewriting an "emergency" for the characters to solve in a predictable manner does not make good tv. Which is pretty much why Atlantis failed (IMO). Every season felt rehashed and blurred together with little to no character development. In Atlantis especially, the characters felt one dimensional and cliche. Nothing ever really changed (plus space vampires are stupid ;P )

I agree with Zeraph. My only complaint is that we haven't seen more of the ship yet. I wanna go exploring!

I'm done with the show. I really tried to get into it. I think the Interview/Psych eval gimmick used to create some character development is lazy and cheap writing. The show is called Stargate. How is it that the Star Gate has been used in less than half the episodes? They should call it Communication Stones: Universe

I'm sorry, but this series has none of the qualities of it's predecessors that I loved.

It's when the "pew pew" element is the driving raison d'etre for a show. First act, start a fire. Second act, battle fire. Third act, extinguish fire. Repeat every week. God knows I can watch my fair share of movies that are built on that principle, but for a TV show every episode is a rerun of the last, and it gets old.

Nice mid season finale. Finally a little action. While I'm still loving the character development and plot they are/were starting to get a little weak on the action.

He's totally gonna make it back, that I'm sure of; but the through the old ship or gate hopping?

I was wondering when Rush and Young were going to really go at it. Figured this would be a good as time as ever.

Either the old ship or Destiny turns around.

Why not gate hopping? The ship would only be 2-5 "light hours" away (not very far at all by stargate standards). I doubt they'd figure out how to turn around for him, but you never know, they may tease us and leave him on the planet for several episodes. Getting an old ship that crash landed to work seems unlikely; imagine getting a jet that crashed to fly again with no spare parts or tools.

What I like about this series is that we really don't know how they'll get them back together. They really could go any direction.

My feeling is that he won't get the crashed ship flying but will get inside it and use it for shelter. He's resourceful so I'll bet he'll even get some limited functionality going. I think the GalactiDestiny crew will come back for Rush only to find him living the happy hermit lifestyle like Obie Wan Kenobie.

I applaud this show again for holding off on "the weekly pew pew" (thanks fugly!). The scene where they are taste-testing the alien sweet potato was simple but sublime. It's the kind of science fiction I'm really interested in.

How DO you know if an alien vegetable is edible or not?

Hah, yes. I loved the bit about the alien sweet potato too.

I also just thought of another way for Rush to get back. He gets the communications systems working on the alien ship and contacts them (much more reasonable than getting it flying).

My guess is that he will activate some kinda transmitter on the alien ship, meet the aliens when they come to check it out, and have them drop him off.

Either that or one of those pod things that broke off the ship in one of the early episodes will find him.

The problem with gate hopping is that he would need to know the address(es) of a planet(s) to gate to. Usually there is more than 1 gate address that comes up when the gate opens. This time i didn't hear them say that.

I think I recall an SG1 episode where Sam and Daniel pulled the directory list from the dialer pod thing. So I'm sure Rush could figure that out. I'm starting to think it less likely as well, but I still think it'd be a viable way to get back. All Rush would need to know is basic astronomy (to know the direction the ship was heading and follow it with the stargates) and a little luck to gate to a world ahead of the ship.

So far all the worlds have been habitable enough to at least gate back before you died (would be tough, but he could hold his breath). Picking the right ones is easier than it might sound as there are fewer gates in the vicinity (earlier in an episode I think there were only ~4 gates within range for instance) than in the previous SGs since their galaxies were already completely seeded.

OK, maybe more than hard, but possible.

After rethinking that through I'm now leaning toward Rush getting the alien ship's com systems working and contacting the ship (..what was its name?) and then them figuring out how to fly it after that guy sat in the chair wakes up.

Or *one more* possibility is that Eli could get the truth out of the captain and Rush might not have to do anything to get rescued...so many possibilities.

SPOILERS
I was surprised Rush got back so quickly. The aliens were well done. Anyone know what that word the aliens sent was? I didn't make it out. Was annoying the whole episode wondering... despite the action and the cool aliens that has to be the most boring episode so far. I didn't feel like any of the characters were in any danger. Nor was there really much if any character development. Looks like they finally caved into to the pressures of the old SG1 reputation (for making action flicks).

These are the best boobs on television at the moment--
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It said Surrender. I wouldn't know though because I don't watch this show... :)

Really? I thought it was quite exciting!

Sure they COULD go down the "weekly pew pew" route but I was encouraged by the fact that they didn't reveal too much about the aliens: No name, no translation, motivations only speculated against... It was a fine way to introduce an antagonist.

Remember at the end of first episode when a mysterious pod was seen detaching from Destiny? On the after-show they have on Space channel here in Canada, it was revealed with a close-up screengrab that that pod was actually one of this Alien's fighter ships. They've been watching since the beginning! How cool is that? It shows that the writers are playing the long game and I think it bodes well for how they plot out aliens over the coming seasons.

fres- oh that's really good to hear.

Universe got a little attention last week - they're in the running for Canada's Gemini awards.
GateWorld Nine Gemini nominations for Stargate Universe

My goodness this show ended with a terrible cliffhanger! I marathoned Season one and I am regretting that decision.

Hello,

Now that we're into season two of Stargate Universe I thought I'd post to see what you people think of it so far? I've been enjoying it -- it is certainly different from the previous Stargate series but still enjoyable! Definitely have been a few "OH NO WAY!" moments for me!

So far, it's not bad, and they just added a ton of new characters (ok, just 2 and more extras). The new crew members will help, considering they left some people and a shuttle on a livable planet.

I like the development it has taken on so far.

Everything about that season premiere seemed entirely too convenient. It was still enjoyable to watch, I'm just skeptical about how they're going to develop this all-powerful alien race. If they just use them as an escape from impossibly difficult-to-resolve plot twists (like raising a child in the dangerous ship conditions, and finding winter lodging), I will be disappointed.

I was surprised they killed off whatsername, the leader of the hijackers. Maybe the actress got another gig. It was a nice break from convention anyway.

They use the transference stones too much for my taste.
It's getting old.
And I wish they would give Eli more confidence.

Here's what I don't understand: what the hell happened to Chloe's leg? At the end of Season 1 she practically dying from the bullet wound and unable to walk, then in the beginning of Season 2 they throw in some line, like, "Oh, it's fine now and I can walk perfectly." The end.

What the hell? Did I miss something?

Based on the overall season 2 promo trailer (watch at 1min25s), it looks like she has inherited some Alien DNA (or something) during her abduction. It's affecting her body.

I agree that the communication stones are perhaps being utilized a lot, but if you were on that ship, wouldn't you be using them as much as possible? If people on any team are your most valuable resource, then the ability to bring on-board experts in any field is pretty awesome.

More than the other Stargates, this one seems to take some serious risks -- killing off the leader of the L.A. (although she was very one-dimensional "evil leader" sort of character) and just now killing off Riley (who was a fan favorite from what I've seen online) as well as that cliff-hanger where Rush was left stranded on the planet by Young. More than any other show, when Young walked through the Stargate at the end of the episode and it closed behind him and the ship jumped I went "NO WAY!! THEY LEFT HIM!" even though I knew as a main character he'd have to come back. Still... a shocking moment.

I just think they should have elongated the season premiere to at least 2 episodes.

I don't think the all powerful alien race saving the baby was a cop out. I think it was meant as more of a, "did it really happen?" moment. The only proof she has is that gas formation she saw. I'm assuming they still had the baby's dead fetus on the ship otherwise the doctors would have mentioned it vanishing somehow. All in all I liked it. It was very scifi ish. Makes you wonder what happened.

^^ But remember the dude on the planet said she should probably not mention anything about the baby saving thing in case everyone else thinks she's nuts. That and he also said "What they saw was not the same as what you see now. Here in the edge of the universe, the only thing that matters is what you believe."

Loved episode 2. I enjoyed watching Rush deal with his possible insanity. And to make it even more fun, they killed off yet another someone unexpected. They've started a delightful trend of developing each character just enough that you're never quite sure who is disposable.

I'm a bit disappointed wiht last season. I dont' think I'll watch this year

This year is doing better than the last i'd say. It seems more worth watching. The first season was a bit odd, i thought. Everything they did, even when it was supposed to be a high tension or action scene, seemed.. well.. kinda boring. I dunno what it was..

They're doing some pretty interesting things so far this season. I really got a kick out of seeing one of the seed ships and how it linked up to destiny the way it did. The new aliens are kinda similar to the first ones, i was hoping for something different. Maybe something NOT of the standard 2 arms 2 legs variety. I mean if the alien is going to be CGI anyway ya may as well go all out imagination-wise.

I like how they're injecting some mystery to the show with the "super aliens" watching over them (ascended ancients perhaps? or another ascended race?) And the visions that Rush is having when on the ship's bridge. Is destiny talking to him? is he infected with alien DNA like Chloe? Is it the super-aliens trying to guide him down the "right" path?

The show is still missing a lot of that old stargate charm but its slowly coming into it's own.

I think I read an article awhile ago that explained that they do that in shows because people find the non bipedal aliens campy(er) and unrealistic. Kind of ironic. But yeah.

i loved sg1 and atlantis. i've seen every episode and followed the show religiously.
but i can't get into this show. i've been trying but i'm just suffering thru every episode.

Yeah its because its a different kind of show altogether. It just happens to have a similar title. I personally love the new direction but can see where many old fans might not.

Exactly. I never got into the other shows despite enjoying the movie. SGU is more my style.

It's kind of a shame because the Space channel here in Canada reruns episodes of the older shows a few times a day.

SG1 was the kind of show that I would feel comfortable watching with my nephew (age 9), but still highly enjoyable for a more mature audience. Atlantis, too, seemed a family-friendly show. SGU is dark, creepy, and incredibly adult. It is another type of show entirely. It seems to have a similar grittiness to Caprica and Battlestar Galactica (not Classic), as if it is trying to attract their fan base. In the process, though, they have cut out the young sic-fi watching crowd whose parents are more comfortable with them watching Clone Wars and Ben 10. It is sad to me that Stargate has moved in this direction, but that doesn't stop me from enjoying SGU. I'm sure it would have been different if Stargate Infinity (animated,children's show) had taken off.

Hey, anyone with cable been able to see episodes 3 & 4 of season 2? Hulu seems to have stopped airing the new episodes.

Yes. Eps 1 - 7 have aired here in Canada. Episode 7 is one of the best so far. Shit just got real! :)

I've also seen up to episode 7 or 8 and yea shit is gettin real. Spoiler: i thought that redhead was pretty hot, it sucks they killed her off so fast. Poor Rush and Math Boy.
There's still possibly that alien battle coming up and I'm hoping for something big when it comes to the possible attack on Earth. I wanna see an epic space battle like the one in SG-1 where the Ori first came through the super gate. I heard some rumors about some SG-A people making a guest appearance this season (?). I'd like to see Atlantis swoop in and save the day at some point - wormhole drive muthafuqas!:thumbsup:

Hulu is gonna have everyone wait 30 days to see more episodes, which usually means a show isn't getting great TV ratings. I reeeeally don't want them to cancel the show cuz its starting to grow on me.

I really hate that they killed both of them off :( both of em where super hot, especially the red head. I also hope for an epic space battle. That was a really good battle now that you reminded me of it.

Battle of P3Y-229 / Milky Way / SuperGate Video by Watchmaker - Myspace Video

Don't get to see the good guys lose very often in Stargate. :p

I'd post it off youtube but i cant seem to find one that isn't a music video. :shakehead:

Thank you for sharing that! The other really good battle in all of SG is the one where something is attack earth and it has to do with antartica. Can't remember much more than that or I'd try looking it up and posting a vid of it.

Really? You don't remember? It was only the most exciting battle in all of SG1...
Battle of Antarctica - Stargate Wiki

Ohh man, you guys are nerds!

Well, too late, it's done... :grumpy:
A pox on SeeFee's management!

I'm really disappointed by the cancellation. I thought this was a strong show and I really liked the direction they were headed.

Wow, I have watched since the first episode, I liked it a lot and was excited about what was happening this season, very much looking forward to the second half. This is indeed a disappointment, now down to 2 shows I'm following right now, and while The Walking Dead is solid and not going to be canceled, I'm not too sure about V, which is another I like a lot.

Edit: Well this really does suck, it was just canceled yesterday, which is why I hadn't heard I guess. But the way the cancellation is worded makes it sound like the second half of season 2 will still be shown next spring, so maybe, just maybe, a huge uprising of fans will push the ratings through the roof trying to get the last episodes in, and they will be forced to re-order! lol, a stoner can dream

damn that sucks

They're airing the last few episodes of Stargate Universe on Syfy to close out the series, starting tonight at 10:00 pm eastern.

Thanks for the heads up.

Dangit I forgot. And also, wtf canceling it already? It was just getting going. It was better than Atlantis and they got way more episodes. Seriously though what is syfi being left with? warehouse 13, Eureka, and being human? They're meh.

Do they have a plan to replace the show with something? They seriously need new shows on that channel. Its starting to go down the drain.

Check out Sanctuary. It has Amanda Tapping (Samantha Carter) from SG-1 and it has an interesting x-men-meets-stargate feel.

QFT just got to the 3rd season :thumbsup:

As for SGU, the last 10 episodes have started and the 1st of the last looks promising!

It aired last night and I really enjoyed it. The Seed ship sacrafice was a bit convenient but the work with the dormant drone was great fun.

Such a shame that it's being cancelled but apparently the ratings just weren't there. The sense I get from reading other forums discussing the show is that the bulk of SG-1 fans rejected its different tone, slower pacing and melodramatic characters stories.

I hope the final episode offers a bit of closure and doesn't just leave us hanging.