Stargate Universe

[twasadark]

The hubster and I watched the second episode of Stargate Universe tonight, and I have some profound utterances mutterings about it.  (I fell asleep during the last half hour of the pilot episode, and according to the hubster I didn't miss a whole lot, so that's the level of excitement I approached this 2nd ep with). "Plot" related questions:

 

• We were really confused about why the hell a bunch of highly trained military men couldn't run around in the desert for 12 hours without collapsing due to dehydration.  And, more to the point, if they really were all that hot why did everyone have long-sleeved clothing on?  And where was the sweating?  
• Why can't the ship get home again?  That's not clear.
• What's the deal with the dust devilly thing?  It showed the hot soldier dude (no, I don't know anyone's name yet) where the lime was ... I guess) but then just disappeared?  And we know absolutely nothing else about it.  Huh?
• What's the deal with that little ship taking off of the big ship at the end, there?  Does that mean there's a spy looking in the portholes at everyone?  Double huh?

General observances:

• Everyone is really mean and mostly uncooperative with each other for no reason other than that the writers have decided that they should be, apparently.
• Robert Carlyse reminds me of a meerkat.
• The soldier that kicked and hit Robert Carlyse would totally have been brought up on charges if he tried that crap for reals.  (So says my ex-Marine hubby)
• Lou Diamond Phillips looks really old. 

In conclusion: if the show had been written better I wouldn't have these plot questions.  Still, I do like the characters, for the most part, even if I don't know their names, so I'll give it another episode or two before abandoning ship ....


Also, is anyone watching Flash Forward?  It seems okay.  Dave likes it, so we'll probably continue watching it, and it's got an intriguing plot.  It just ... well, I haven't fallen in love with anyone from it yet.  We'll see if I do. 

Comments

[parisindy.livejournal.com]

i am biast against sgu but you mad some great points
the biggest part for me is that the characters
are just not likable at all

and the writers that are writing sgu are quit famous for writing plots with holes so big you could drive a truck through them

some interesting articles

http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117941270...2&cs=1&nid=2562

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It all makes for an intriguing setup that doesn't quite gel, even by the end of the third episode. Sure, "SGU" is grittier, darker and psychologically deeper than previous versions. But so far, it's also a lot less fun.


http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/conte...rss_print/style

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Two things strike me, beyond "Stargate Universe's" stiffened pace: the predictability of the action and the characters, and the apparent tolerance for borrowing that the sci-fi genre treats as a matter of course. Plagiarism is the notable rhetoric, down to how things look in space and what people out there ever say to one another. What, exactly, gives "Stargate Universe" the right to beam its heroes from ship to surface the way "Star Trek" does? Why, except for budget and/or lack of imagination, do the interiors of the enormous starcruiser here bring to mind the dank hallways of "Alien" and the neo-brutalism of George Lucas's "Star Wars," with LED-bulb gizmo decor from "Star Trek" and "Battlestar Galactica"?

[justhere1971.livejournal.com]

LOL @ the "dank hallways of Alien" comment. We said the same thing on episode 1. They are not very far creative, are they?

[tularia.livejournal.com]

I think the darkened hallways are because of the power drain, since the ship is running on minimal energy. If they ever take the time to get the ship to fully functional status, I think it will look a lot more like Atlantis. At least that's my hope.

[parisindy.livejournal.com]

totally and i love that they keep say how its nothing like old stargate. yeah and that because they decided to rip off other shows instead

[twasadark.livejournal.com]

I think they're trying to be new and cutting edge by changing the look of the show. It really reminds me of Battlestar Galactica.

[parisindy.livejournal.com]

yeah but i really didn't like Battlestar Galactica either. It had nothing to do with the look of the show but more with the characters and stargate is going the same way

and man i really hate all the characters.. there is not one that i find remotely interesting

when stargate atlantis started gads i adored everyone and supernatural omg sam and dean, cas and john and bobby.,. etc i could go on. there isn't one stand out character in 'universe'

[twasadark.livejournal.com]

I like the hot soldier dude, who is appropriately tormented and angst-filled, albeit humorless. We'll see if I like him enough to watch. I also sorta like the blond medic chick, although she hasn't done much but patch people up.

[parisindy.livejournal.com]

i wanted to like eli.. but really i just can't be bothered...usually
when i like a character its pretty instant

[drgaellon]

There are only so many ways to get from ship to surface without being tedious. SG-1 already established the existence of Asgard beaming technology several years ago, so that quibble is specious.

"There is nothing new under the sun, sayeth the Preacher." Sci-fi is a genre littered with tropes; you can't turn around without stumbling over one. Calling the show bad because it relies on those tropes is unfair.

[parisindy.livejournal.com]

its only one of the reasons its bad.. there are many more reasons

[twasadark.livejournal.com]

Very true, tropes abound. LOL about your icon. I love it!!