Stargate: Universe

pengo · Post by **pengo** » Sat Oct 24, 2009 7:15 pm

I really like how they are keeping up the continuity of the sunburn on some of the characters. I've read elsewhere that where they filmed desert scenes (for SG1/SGA) no longer exists in canada (used to be a mine but has been developed into something else) and they filmed in mexico? If thats the case I guess that explains why they still gut the sunburn and I guess that means they are shooting the episodes back to back or with a minimal break between them (since their natural sunburn hasn't subsided).

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Sat Oct 24, 2009 10:26 pm

I've still only watched the first one. how are they doing on SFX budget? Still got a lot of nice stuff or is it all inside set type stuff.

pengo · Post by **pengo** » Sat Oct 24, 2009 11:52 pm

mostly inside with some cgi exterior shots. will keep budget low no doubt. They are prolly taking a leaf out of the Sanctuary book.

qp · Post by qp » Sun Oct 25, 2009 8:07 am

Can't say as I care for this SG at all so far. And so far it's boring, and I don't think I like any of the characters. It's all the wrong style for SG.

pengo · Post by **pengo** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 8:41 am

don't be too critical, tng was shit in its first season.. it got better as it went on, so hopefully sgu will get better?

dbt1949 · Post by **dbt1949** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 8:50 am

I look at it this way......what else is on or am I going to do on Fridays at that time? So far it's entertaining enough to keep watching barring something better.
I thought the last episode was the best yet.

Odin · Post by **Odin** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 10:12 am

Yeah, that's kind of my take as well - it has the potential to be a really good show based on its pedigree (the two prior shows, with which it shares many of the same production staffers) if nothing else. I think the writers just need to settle into their story arc and ramp up the action a little more. This week's episode was pretty decent and they've got a good knack for little moments that grab your attention. This week it was the army dude waking up on the floor several hours after Grier decked him. I thought it was hilarious that everybody else just walked off and left him laying there.

I hope the show manages to grow from "decent" to "great," but even if it doesn't I'll likely stick with it for a while.

disarm · Post by **disarm** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 1:08 pm

my biggest complaint is that they're continuing to set up scenarios that lack suspense because you know the ship will survive and major characters won't die yet. tonight's episode was a perfect example...

Spoiler:

while it's somewhat interesting to see how things work out, they're trying to force tension in scenarios where you already know the outcome. they need to take some chances and shake things up a bit more to really catch my interest. that said, i'll keep watching to for a bit to see if they really hit their stride...

Kraegor · Post by **Kraegor** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 1:38 pm

disarm wrote:my biggest complaint is that they're continuing to set up scenarios that lack suspense because you know the ship will survive and major characters won't die yet. tonight's episode was a perfect example...

while it's somewhat interesting to see how things work out, they're trying to force tension in scenarios where you already know the outcome. they need to take some chances and shake things up a bit more to really catch my interest. that said, i'll keep watching to for a bit to see if they really hit their stride...

I agree. So far there have not been any surprises. I'm not too upset about that simply because normal SG also tended to telegraph where things were headed as well. The achilles here is that the dialogue / pacing is slow slow. plus they keep creating tension with primary characters and murky motivations... it's like we're surrounded by assholes! Greer is a good example. Supposed hero that wants to kill everything on sight... with the last episode they tried to soften his image by having him smack someone who was a bigger jerk than he...

being spoon fed obvious at a slow pace, will get old fast. (and I own all 10 SG1 seasons so I am a fan of the series) hopefully the linear aspect of things will broaden at some point. linear story driven by jackasses screwin up life for everyone won't convince me to watch season 2. Greatest enemy is yourself... /yawn.

Kraken · Post by **Kraken** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 8:45 pm

I am bummed. Our DVR thingie let me down. The latest episode was listed in the menu, but there was only blackness. It happens sometimes; I don't know why.

Is there someplace that I can see the most recent episode online?

Wargus · Post by **Wargus** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 9:02 pm

Ironrod wrote:I am bummed. Our DVR thingie let me down. The latest episode was listed in the menu, but there was only blackness. It happens sometimes; I don't know why.

Is there someplace that I can see the most recent episode online?

Hulu seems to be the best spot. I tried the SyFy site, however they like to display an ad at the bottom of the movie which screws up the aspect ratio. I also like that with Hulu you can choose one big commercial at the front and none during the episode, so I end up with 3 minutes of extra web-surfing & no interruptions in the show.

Davidbld · Post by **Davidbld** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 9:21 pm

Ironrod wrote:I am bummed. Our DVR thingie let me down. The latest episode was listed in the menu, but there was only blackness. It happens sometimes; I don't know why.

Is there someplace that I can see the most recent episode online?

I dont even have cable, always catch it on Hulu.

Dave

qp · Post by qp » Mon Oct 26, 2009 8:38 am

Being stuck in Canada, when our DVR missed it, I had to catch up via Apple TV.

Blackhawk · Post by **Blackhawk** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 8:59 am

Rowdy wrote: Why not put McKay (since Atlantis just landed) or Carter or anyone else on the Destiny via the stones to give Rush a hand?

...or lend them a freakin' doctor?

The continuity problems don't bother me. The Stargate series are known for a complete lack of continuity. There are whole major species that have been stated as having originated three different ways in two different galaxies.

I'm enjoying it so far, but they need to make up their mind. Either stick with the beer and popcorn SG-1/Atlantis approach, or go BSG gritty. They're trying to do both, and it is starting to feel a little shallow.

They have a chance (just as long as they don't let a replicator anywhere near the show.)

Odin · Post by **Odin** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 9:18 am

I always rather liked the replicators. And the Asguard. And the Replicators being the nemesis of the Asguard. And I liked the Goa'Uld, too. Pretty much the only major group I didn't care for were the Ori.

dbt1949 · Post by **dbt1949** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 10:55 am

Hey, we got big boobs. What else we gonna need?

qp · Post by qp » Mon Oct 26, 2009 11:04 am

dbt1949 wrote:Hey, we got big boobs. What else we gonna need?

Yeah funny story, in one shot with her, I actually though the aspect ratio wasn't set right on the DVR - then in another scene realized my mistake heh.

Kraken · Post by **Kraken** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 11:34 am

Wargus wrote:
Ironrod wrote:I am bummed. Our DVR thingie let me down. The latest episode was listed in the menu, but there was only blackness. It happens sometimes; I don't know why.

Is there someplace that I can see the most recent episode online?
Hulu seems to be the best spot. I tried the SyFy site, however they like to display an ad at the bottom of the movie which screws up the aspect ratio. I also like that with Hulu you can choose one big commercial at the front and none during the episode, so I end up with 3 minutes of extra web-surfing & no interruptions in the show.

Thanks, I've never used Hulu before. Guess there'll be a first time soon. Do episodes "expire" or will it be there for at least a few days?

Davidbld · Post by **Davidbld** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 12:27 pm

Ironrod wrote:
Wargus wrote:
Ironrod wrote:I am bummed. Our DVR thingie let me down. The latest episode was listed in the menu, but there was only blackness. It happens sometimes; I don't know why.

Is there someplace that I can see the most recent episode online?
Hulu seems to be the best spot. I tried the SyFy site, however they like to display an ad at the bottom of the movie which screws up the aspect ratio. I also like that with Hulu you can choose one big commercial at the front and none during the episode, so I end up with 3 minutes of extra web-surfing & no interruptions in the show.
Thanks, I've never used Hulu before. Guess there'll be a first time soon. Do episodes "expire" or will it be there for at least a few days?

From what I've seen, they usually keep the last five episodes, so you have five weeks untill this Ep gets the boot, Its quick and easy to sign up to.

Dave

Odin · Post by **Odin** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 12:45 pm

Davidbld wrote:
Ironrod wrote:
Wargus wrote:
Ironrod wrote:I am bummed. Our DVR thingie let me down. The latest episode was listed in the menu, but there was only blackness. It happens sometimes; I don't know why.

Is there someplace that I can see the most recent episode online?
Hulu seems to be the best spot. I tried the SyFy site, however they like to display an ad at the bottom of the movie which screws up the aspect ratio. I also like that with Hulu you can choose one big commercial at the front and none during the episode, so I end up with 3 minutes of extra web-surfing & no interruptions in the show.
Thanks, I've never used Hulu before. Guess there'll be a first time soon. Do episodes "expire" or will it be there for at least a few days?
From what I've seen, they usually keep the last five episodes, so you have five weeks untill this Ep gets the boot, Its quick and easy to sign up to.

Dave

Pretty sure I read somewhere that SG:U was on a 4-week Hulu rotation. Still plenty of time.

Kelric · Post by **Kelric** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 1:16 pm

Sith Lord wrote:
Rumpy wrote:Yeah, I didn't see Lt. Scott and Chloe coming. It just seemed to come out of nowhere as there was nothing indicating it in the previous episodes, only Eli and Chloe. It felt unecessary. I figure it was a plot device to get Eli and Chloe together once he was gone.
I don't remember the specifics, but I do recall the two of them starting to get close somewhere near the end of last week's episode.

They had a nice chat about parents dying recently.

Blackhawk · Post by **Blackhawk** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 1:20 pm

dbt1949 wrote:Hey, we got big boobs. What else we gonna need?

The actresses to have big boobs?

Odin · Post by **Odin** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 1:38 pm

Blackhawk wrote:
dbt1949 wrote:Hey, we got big boobs. What else we gonna need?
The actresses to have big boobs?

Zing!

Kelric · Post by **Kelric** » Tue Nov 03, 2009 2:26 am

Spoiler:

Odin · Post by **Odin** » Tue Nov 03, 2009 7:22 am

One of the goals Straczynski had with Babylon 5 was to hide a bunch of stuff in plain sight, making it appear unimportant until the big reveal later on, at which point you'd go, "wow, that was right there the whole time!" Examples include the crystal device Delenn built in her quarters to turn her into a human, or the presence of the Rangers walking around the station before they were ever introduced to the story.

I think the SG:U guys are trying to do something similar, they're just being... I dunno... ham-fisted about it. For instance, at the beginning of the premiere episode, there's somebody walking around the ship turning the lights on and stuff BEFORE the humans started coming through the stargate. Next, there was some sort of pod that was trailing along behind the Destiny at the end of the second or third episode. Then, this week, there was this strange brownish frame around the picture that seemed to imply somebody (in a spacesuit maybe?) was standing on Hoth watching as the humans came through the stargate to look for water/ice.

But unlike Babylon 5 or Lost, there's no elegance to what they're doing. Nothing clever about it. They just show these things without comment and without them seeming to have any sort of impact on the story. At some point we'll get the big reveal and they'll make sense, but it seems like if they were going to do this they should have done a better job of integrating it into the story - blending what we're seeing now into the story in at least some fashion.

Booner · Post by **Booner** » Tue Nov 03, 2009 9:21 am

Sith Lord wrote:Then, this week, there was this strange brownish frame around the picture that seemed to imply somebody (in a spacesuit maybe?) was standing on Hoth watching as the humans came through the stargate to look for water/ice.

I thought that was a "Keno".

Didn't Col. Young go and grab it after they came through?

Odin · Post by **Odin** » Tue Nov 03, 2009 9:57 am

Booner wrote:
Sith Lord wrote:Then, this week, there was this strange brownish frame around the picture that seemed to imply somebody (in a spacesuit maybe?) was standing on Hoth watching as the humans came through the stargate to look for water/ice.
I thought that was a "Keno".

Didn't Col. Young go and grab it after they came through?

Could be. Does the keno usually have that odd border? If so, then that wouldn't serve as an example of what I'm talking about. I think the others are still valid, though.

Beer Goggles · Post by **Beer Goggles** » Tue Nov 03, 2009 10:22 am

Sith Lord wrote:
Booner wrote:
Sith Lord wrote:Then, this week, there was this strange brownish frame around the picture that seemed to imply somebody (in a spacesuit maybe?) was standing on Hoth watching as the humans came through the stargate to look for water/ice.
I thought that was a "Keno".

Didn't Col. Young go and grab it after they came through?
Could be. Does the keno usually have that odd border? If so, then that wouldn't serve as an example of what I'm talking about. I think the others are still valid, though.

The kenos do have the that fuzzy border effect.

Rawrkan · Post by **Rawrkan** » Tue Nov 03, 2009 11:31 am

i think its a "kino" not a "keno"

Kraegor · Post by **Kraegor** » Tue Nov 03, 2009 11:33 am

Sith Lord wrote:. Next, there was some sort of pod that was trailing along behind the Destiny at the end of the second or third episode.

I agree with hamfisted subtlety. That scene caught my attention as well.

Spoiler:

dbt1949 · Post by **dbt1949** » Tue Nov 03, 2009 11:54 am

About the senator...........

Spoiler:

Kraken · Post by **Kraken** » Tue Nov 03, 2009 12:34 pm

The "Fire" episode (thanks Hulu!) was way too predictable.

Spoiler:

And last week's "Water" episode was too cliche, too.

Spoiler:

I still find the show entertaining. It isn't near B5 or BSG or even Lost quality, but it's what, 5 episodes old? It could still hit its stride if it lasts. They do have some decent characters in an interesting situation. I just don't find myself looking forward to the next episode like I do with better shows.

Little Raven · Post by **Little Raven** » Tue Nov 03, 2009 12:44 pm

Sith Lord wrote:For instance, at the beginning of the premiere episode, there's somebody walking around the ship turning the lights on and stuff BEFORE the humans started coming through the stargate.

Not sure about this one. I went and re-watched the premier intro, and the camera is traveling through the ship as various lights turn on, and there's what sounds like footsteps. However, the view the passes into the gate room, where Captain Wonderdick springs out, and the 'footstep' noise continues...apparently being some mechanical noise heard throughout the ship. So....maybe someone was walking around, or maybe the ship was just detecting an inbound gate signal and powering up. Not really conclusive.

The shuttle thing was pretty ham-handed, though.

Odin · Post by **Odin** » Sat Nov 07, 2009 11:23 am

This week's episode was pretty interesting, if only because of the scene where the two army guys un-switched bodies right in the middle of sex. Can't think of any other show where anything even remotely similar happened.

disarm · Post by **disarm** » Sat Nov 07, 2009 12:34 pm

Sith Lord wrote:This week's episode was pretty interesting, if only because of the scene where the two army guys un-switched bodies right in the middle of sex. Can't think of any other show where anything even remotely similar happened.

i thought it was more interesting that Telford showed back up at her house at the end. i wonder why he's visiting her now...

Odin · Post by **Odin** » Sat Nov 07, 2009 12:53 pm

I assumed because he's a scumbag and he's going to pretend to be Young so he can put the moves on his wife. Should be interesting to see if I'm right.

disarm · Post by **disarm** » Sat Nov 07, 2009 3:25 pm

Sith Lord wrote:I assumed because he's a scumbag and he's going to pretend to be Young so he can put the moves on his wife. Should be interesting to see if I'm right.

that was exactly my thought...just wasn't going to come right out and say it

Odin · Post by **Odin** » Sat Nov 07, 2009 3:36 pm

disarm wrote:
Sith Lord wrote:I assumed because he's a scumbag and he's going to pretend to be Young so he can put the moves on his wife. Should be interesting to see if I'm right.
that was exactly my thought...just wasn't going to come right out and say it

It was pretty strongly implied - especially because he found himself suddenly in bed with his dick in another man's woman and just kept on going. He doesn't seem to have a lot of morals. His willingness to just walk away when it appeared that Destiny was screwed is further emphasis on his being a king douche.

On the other hand, it may be too obvious to be what the writers actually have in mind. I guess we'll find out in a week.

dbt1949 · Post by **dbt1949** » Sat Nov 07, 2009 3:36 pm

Or else has been all along.

Rumpy · Post by **Rumpy** » Sun Nov 08, 2009 7:31 pm

Heh wow. Little Mosque in the Universe? The bald bearded guy in this episode plays a jewish priest in Little Mosque in the Prairie. Took me for a loop for a minute.

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