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Danton Marcellus
Nebula Rasa Holdings
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Posted - 2009.10.17 15:48:00 -
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Originally by: Sleepkevert Edited by: Sleepkevert on 17/10/2009 15:31:50
Originally by: Sader Rykane
Originally by: Toshiro GreyHawk
Originally by: goodby4u Unfortunately not that much happened this episode, due in part to the damn ship doing all the work.
I am calling it now, next episode they are going to whine about going towards the sun and the ship is going to use the sun to recharge it's energy somehow.
Yep.
Pretty much this.
Also placing my bets on this.
Whuh, what? There was an actual plot beyond the limestone?
What this series need is multiple storylines running simultaneously. Not saying 24 but for it to evolve it cannot just be a handful of main characters and fillers who die, a la Star Trek. Oz was great that way, you just never knew when someone was due.
Should/would/could have, HAVE you chav!
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Otto Katz
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Posted - 2009.10.17 22:39:00 -
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Decided to give it a watch, wasn't too bad overall, got a bit bored in the second episode when they seemed to spend about 95% of the episode walking through sand. As already mentioned nice to see Begbie in American TV, was half expecting him to start a set to in the desert when one of the others knocks into him spilling his water.
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Kappas.
Galaxy Punks
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Posted - 2009.10.18 15:16:00 -
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Edited by: Kappas. on 18/10/2009 15:20:13
Originally by: Toshiro GreyHawk SG:SG-1 and SG:A were better than this.
SG:A was good in the beginning but they ****ed it over by making every single episode standalone, it had no decent main plot to watch it after the first couple of seasons.
Quote: Unfortunately not that much happened this episode, due in part to the damn ship doing all the work.
You mean besides Rush's mental breakdown, Eli getting built in to the senators daughter, the "resistance" on the ship who think they are being left out of the loop, the fact the ship is almost completely out of power and on a collision course with a sun?
Yeah besides that nothing much happened. __________________
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Noun Verber
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Posted - 2009.10.18 16:50:00 -
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Originally by: goodby4u Unfortunately not that much happened this episode, due in part to the damn ship doing all the work.
I am calling it now, next episode they are going to whine about going towards the sun and the ship is going to use the sun to recharge it's energy somehow.
you left out where the ship may have scooped fuel from the gas giant
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Sazkyen
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Posted - 2009.10.18 19:07:00 -
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After four painstakingly long and boring episodes I'm still waiting for something meaningful to happen.
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Alexeph Stoekai
Stoekai Corp
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Posted - 2009.10.18 19:58:00 -
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Originally by: Sazkyen After four painstakingly long and boring episodes I'm still waiting for something meaningful to happen.
You're not gonna see something meaningful on Syfy. Feel free to leave the couch. -----
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ReaperOfSly
Gallente Heavens Gate Consortium Distant Drums
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Posted - 2009.10.18 21:11:00 -
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Originally by: Sazkyen After four painstakingly long and boring episodes I'm still waiting for something meaningful to happen.
Wut? Loads of stuff has happened. Have you been paying attention? ____________________
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Danton Marcellus
Nebula Rasa Holdings
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Posted - 2009.10.18 22:00:00 -
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Originally by: ReaperOfSly
Originally by: Sazkyen After four painstakingly long and boring episodes I'm still waiting for something meaningful to happen.
Wut? Loads of stuff has happened. Have you been paying attention?
I have not, 4 episodes, already, when what?
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Should/would/could have, HAVE you chav!
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HankMurphy
Minmatar Pelennor Swarm THE KLINGONS
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Posted - 2009.10.19 04:15:00 -
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Originally by: Sleepkevert Edited by: Sleepkevert on 17/10/2009 15:31:50
Originally by: Sader Rykane
Originally by: Toshiro GreyHawk
Originally by: goodby4u Unfortunately not that much happened this episode, due in part to the damn ship doing all the work.
I am calling it now, next episode they are going to whine about going towards the sun and the ship is going to use the sun to recharge it's energy somehow.
Yep.
Pretty much this.
Also placing my bets on this.
first thing i thought myself. if it ends up being that predictable and stupid. i'm going to ragequit on my television
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Julius Rigel
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Posted - 2009.10.19 08:31:00 -
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Originally by: goodby4u It looks like voyager, bsg, and 24 all rolled into one.
Chloe + Seven of Nine + Gaius Baltar == Super sexy love scene of doom!!!
But really I didn't get much of a BSG feeling at all. And I'm a HUGE VOY-***, so that was a big plus for me. All in all I think this couuld turn out to be an entertaining series, just as soon as Eli pulls his head out of his armpit and starts nerding it out with Rush!
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Sazkyen
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Posted - 2009.10.19 17:44:00 -
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Originally by: Julius Rigel
Originally by: goodby4u It looks like voyager, bsg, and 24 all rolled into one.
Chloe + Seven of Nine + Gaius Baltar == Super sexy love scene of doom!!!
But really I didn't get much of a BSG feeling at all. And I'm a HUGE VOY-***, so that was a big plus for me. All in all I think this couuld turn out to be an entertaining series, just as soon as Eli pulls his head out of his armpit and starts nerding it out with Rush!
Add Chiana from Farscape, remove Baltar and I'm satisfied
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F'nog
Amarr Celestial Horizon Corp. United Corporate Ventures
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Posted - 2009.10.20 07:38:00 -
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Originally by: Sleepkevert Edited by: Sleepkevert on 17/10/2009 15:31:50
Originally by: Sader Rykane
Originally by: Toshiro GreyHawk
Originally by: goodby4u Unfortunately not that much happened this episode, due in part to the damn ship doing all the work.
I am calling it now, next episode they are going to whine about going towards the sun and the ship is going to use the sun to recharge it's energy somehow.
Yep.
Pretty much this.
Also placing my bets on this.
I agree. Still, this was the best episode yet, thanks to Female Lieutenant's big beautiful boobs.
Then there was the whole expanding the storyline bit, bit the "resistance" and Rush's instability. It sets the groundwork for a lot of good potential. The writers could still spoil it, of course, but as the first non-pilot episode, it worked really well. I like how they're fitting Lou Diamond Phillips into it, especially with the colonel's injuries, not to mention the colonel's backstory, Plus the little personal blurbs to the drones added a lot of depth that can be built upon later.
Originally by: Kazuma Saruwatari
F'nog for Amarr Emperor. Nuff said
Originally by: Chribba Go F'nog! You're a hero! Not a Zero! /me bows
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Gibbeous Moon
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Posted - 2009.10.20 18:53:00 -
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Originally by: Denny Haze Robert Carlyle should not play bad guys!
In Human Trafficking and The Last Enemy he was simply excellent as such.
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Saladin
Minmatar Minmatar Ship Construction Services Ushra'Khan
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Posted - 2009.10.21 00:38:00 -
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I have to say this series so far has been a big disappointment. I don't want to repeat what everyone else said, but I will add that the only good thing on the show is the ship, and Lou Diamond Phillips. I find myself hoping the entire cast dies in the next episode.
Oh yeah, I agree, the ship is so totally going to get close to the sun (the Icarus project indeed) and harness the energy some how. If that does not happen then I might continue to watch for a few episodes more.
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ReaperOfSly
Gallente Heavens Gate Consortium Distant Drums
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Posted - 2009.10.21 13:09:00 -
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I have to wonder how many of the negative opinions are from people disappointed that it isn't more like SG1 or SGA? I never really followed either that closely (never watched the Auri arc, and watched the rest in what was probably the wrong order), so I don't have any idea what Stargate *should* be. From that point of view, I'm actually rather enjoying it.
Except the communication stones. They really need to put those stones out of an airlock because they're a clumsy plot device which ruins the whole "we're all alone out here" atmosphere. Instead of sending that pathetic Valker guy to help Rush, why didn't someone body-swap with Sam Carter or other similarly qualified expert back on Earth? They'd have got it fixed in no time at all.
So, other than the blue stones, I like the series so far. ____________________
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Xen Gin
Silurian Operations
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Posted - 2009.10.21 13:28:00 -
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Originally by: ReaperOfSly I have to wonder how many of the negative opinions are from people disappointed that it isn't more like SG1 or SGA? I never really followed either that closely (never watched the Auri arc, and watched the rest in what was probably the wrong order), so I don't have any idea what Stargate *should* be. From that point of view, I'm actually rather enjoying it.
Except the communication stones. They really need to put those stones out of an airlock because they're a clumsy plot device which ruins the whole "we're all alone out here" atmosphere. Instead of sending that pathetic Valker guy to help Rush, why didn't someone body-swap with Sam Carter or other similarly qualified expert back on Earth? They'd have got it fixed in no time at all.
So, other than the blue stones, I like the series so far.
Yes that is just one of the many issues. As to your first point, probably, I have every SG1/A INDIVIDUAL (ie not the Box sets) DVD from each series, and the extra DVD's like the movies and such.
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azeral kulik
Amarr
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Posted - 2009.10.21 13:47:00 -
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im loving it, first seasons are always a bit shakey im hoping that they will make more though. loved sg1 and sga aswell. the back of your neck smells lovely |
Toshiro GreyHawk
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Posted - 2009.10.21 17:59:00 -
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Hunh ... thought I'd said all this in another post to this thread but don't see it ...
*shrug*
Anyway - the basic problem I see is this "Lost" in Space(!) idea. I don't want that. I want space battles, blasters, the crew flying the ship. Right now - they're just a bunch of *******s along for the ride. At least the crew of Voyager (which except for 7 sucked) could control their own ship. Right now it's "How is the ship going to save their asses this time?"
Babylon 5, Star Wars, The Treks, SG:SG-1 & SG:A, all had space battles and blasters. There was an enemy to over come. Even if they spent 90% of their time fighting each other, even BSG had space battles.
Right now, the characters are just rats in a maze biting and scratching at each other - and all of them are idiots. Each and every character on that show seems to have had their "Hi! My name is XYZ and I'm a Moron" scene. In other shows - you've got some people who are competent and they have to deal with the people who aren't - but this show seems to be intent on portraying everyone as an imbecile.
Even Math Boy who should be helping Rush - is off chasing The Senator's Daughter and playing with his balls. The CO, instead of forcing someone down Rushes throat he clearly doesn't want - should have been forcing Math Boy to help him.
It's got a space ship in it ... so ... I'll watch it for a while and hope it gets better but right now it's just lame.
I don't have a problem with the basic characters or the actors - it's the attempt to create "Survivor" in Space(!) that I've no interest in.
If that's all this is going to be ... they're going to lose me in a few more episodes.
It's like BSG kept me interested because every now and then they had a good space battle and I just wanted to see how it was going to end ... but ... they didn't even have re-runs because once most people knew what happened they didn't bother to watch the episodes over. I don't imagine DVD sales are doing all that well either. Which is to bad because they had some great actors on that show.
It just seems to me like the people making SG:U and BSG got the idea from all these reality shows that what people want to see is incessant squabbling ... which I do not ...
*shrug*
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Clone 1
Laughing Leprechauns Corporation
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Posted - 2009.10.21 20:38:00 -
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I agree, you do need space battles, but battles have less impact when you really dont care about the cast. You need build up, and for me I am happy with the way SGU is going and is far far better than SGA, even if it is heavily influenced by BSG. -------------------------------------------------- The Angels Have the Phone Box |
Xen Gin
Silurian Operations
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Posted - 2009.10.21 20:46:00 -
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Originally by: Clone 1 I agree, you do need space battles, but battles have less impact when you really dont care about the cast. You need build up, and for me I am happy with the way SGU is going and is far far better than SGA, even if it is heavily influenced by BSG.
Three episodes of whining and crying, one that was passable, and you're saying it's better than SG-A!? I bet you may have been one of those why don't you "see and wait" crowd who were putting down SGU's detractors. Well, it's here, and I don't think it's "far far better" than SGA, my opinion is that at the moment from what I've seen its far far worse.
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Clone 1
Laughing Leprechauns Corporation
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Posted - 2009.10.21 21:07:00 -
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Not really, I had forgotten about SGU until I saw an advert on sky for it. So far, I just like it more than SGA.
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ReaperOfSly
Gallente Heavens Gate Consortium Distant Drums
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Posted - 2009.10.21 21:11:00 -
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Originally by: Clone 1 I agree, you do need space battles
Why?
From the looks of it so far, it's not about fighting external enemies, it's a survival drama set in space and it seems to be doing that very well. There's enough "omg we're all gonna die" tension without adding rubber forehead aliens into the picture.
And my guess is you'll get your space battles soon enough. There was that McGuffin that flew off the ship at the end of ep3, no doubt that will result in an enemy spaceship showing up. Then the problem of the day will be "how do we fix the bleedin' guns". ____________________
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Gibbeous Moon
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Posted - 2009.10.21 21:36:00 -
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Originally by: ReaperOfSly Then the problem of the day will be "how do we fix the bleedin' guns".
<hands up> I've got Weapons Upgrade II, if that helps.
I've just seen the fourth part, so spoiler alert for those which haven't.
I'm somewhat surprised to find that the ship wasn't able to scoop up some of that gas giant stuff for energy.
So far, the show is very much watchable though I am finding I am making comparisons with BSG though I think that it's fair to say that the writing here is nowhere near as subtle. The BSG power struggles were excellently drawn; here it's people shouting at each other. But what is really annoying is that some of the characters, such as the Marine Sergeant, really has come out of Casting Central.
I keep expecting Eli to hear the drums and then find out he's a Cylon.
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ReaperOfSly
Gallente Heavens Gate Consortium Distant Drums
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Posted - 2009.10.21 21:49:00 -
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Originally by: Gibbeous Moon I'm somewhat surprised to find that the ship wasn't able to scoop up some of that gas giant stuff for energy.
It probably did, and now is flying towards the sun to pick up enough energy to kick start a fusion reaction in the collected hydrogen. The characters will be tearing their hair out at the thought of flying into the sun, then at the last moment, the FTL drive will kick in and they'll fly THROUGH the sun unscathed.
Calling it now. ____________________
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goodby4u
Valor Inc. Cosmic Anomalies
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Posted - 2009.10.21 21:55:00 -
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Originally by: ReaperOfSly
Originally by: Gibbeous Moon I'm somewhat surprised to find that the ship wasn't able to scoop up some of that gas giant stuff for energy.
It probably did, and now is flying towards the sun to pick up enough energy to kick start a fusion reaction in the collected hydrogen. The characters will be tearing their hair out at the thought of flying into the sun, then at the last moment, the FTL drive will kick in and they'll fly THROUGH the sun unscathed.
Calling it now.
/points at the post where I said I called this a page ago
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Gibbeous Moon
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Posted - 2009.10.21 21:57:00 -
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Yup, I suppose one needs the sun to light the blue touch paper of something.
And then the ship will soar magnificently out of the sun and then, in my head, the incidental music from The Raiders Of The Lost Ark will be playing.
I am loving Carlysle in this but I wonder if he'll want to stick with this for a whole series.
Still we're getting enough material here if in case they make a sequel to Galaxy Quest.
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goodby4u
Valor Inc. Cosmic Anomalies
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Posted - 2009.10.24 01:48:00 -
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Called it.
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Sader Rykane
Amarr Midnight Sentinels Midnight Space Syndicate
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Posted - 2009.10.24 01:50:00 -
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Obvious plot twist is obvious.
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Khemul Zula
Amarr Keisen Trade League
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Posted - 2009.10.24 04:17:00 -
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Originally by: goodby4u Called it.
It wasn't all that difficult a prediction.
Considering the ship is the main character of the show and as such is pretty much safe from death (unless of course a time travel or alternate universe plot comes up, which has a 100% chance of occuring if the show survives for more then one season).
So far it seems SyFy canceled a show about people in a far off galaxy with limited resources on an alien spaceship having adventures using the stargate, to create a show about...people in a very far off galaxy with very limited resources on an alien spaceship having adventures using the stargate. Can't really expect them to come up with original ideas, or atleast ones that are not so horribly predicable that you can guess the whole plot based on the preview alone.
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Sader Rykane
Amarr Midnight Sentinels Midnight Space Syndicate
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Posted - 2009.10.24 04:31:00 -
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BTW, that Senators daughter.
What a **** tease she is. Anyone else agree?
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