Stargate: Universe

[Lahan]

I was bumed when the Asgard died.

You know what I think.

Do you remember how when an Asgard dies, they just re clone him/her and re download their conscience back into that new body.

I think they put a copy of all their conscience IN that database they gave to SG. They just haven't figured that out yet. So maybe someday we can fix their clone problem and just download us some new and improved Asgard.

[Deftscythe]

Although Atlantis completely fucking squandered the storyline, remember the Asgard aren't entirely dead, there is a splinter group alive in Pegasus.

[Lahan]

Although Atlantis completely fucking squandered the storyline, remember the Asgard aren't entirely dead, there is a splinter group alive in Pegasus.

YEA!
That side story died out right quick! They did say they had their clone problem fixed.


Also I just saw the teaser for next week, and Lou Diamond Phillips is on the ship...
how the hell did that happen...

[Atreides]

I thought he was picked up by the Hammond

[Lahan]

I thought he was in a 302...

[fishstix]

I thought he died in the hall.

Spoiler: show

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nvm, I thought that was him, but his nametag suggests otherwise

[Atreides]

that was the doctor, which is why the medic chick is the dr. now

and yeah, Lou Diamond Phillips was in an F302 which was picked up by the Hammond before the planet exploded.

[Deftscythe]

He was in one of the base's 302s, which were picked up by the Hammond before it split. I didn't see the teaser for friday since I watched on Hulu, but if you mean Phillips was on the Destiny, that was probably just him using the stones.

Edit I need to stop leaving the reply window open forever.

[Akucaen]

I have a lot more problems with the Atlantis finale than the wormhole drive, but yeah, I agree. Not only was it completely out of left field, it was introduced in response to an arbitrary problem. From the writers' perspective, they could've had the city arrive just in the nick of time by using the hyperdrive and though it's cliche, the audience wouldn't have questioned it. Instead, they invent the problem that Atlantis won't get there fast enough and then invent the solution in practically the same breath, all to give us the same cliche ending.

Also, might your desire to see Young(the injured commander) dead have to do with getting more screentime for Scott, his second?

Actually no. Oddly enough I love Rush more than Scott. Scott is hot and all but I'd rather have the real actor with the awesome accent have more screentime.

Also, in fairness to the SGA writers, the decision to pull Atlantis after season 5 was pretty late if I recall correctly (not unlike SG1 & the Ori arc.) They were probably going to explore the Asgard in season 6 since 5 was replicator heavy to finish that story off. I don't blame them for introducing that at all. It was believable in the context of the story/timeline and honestly made sense. We already had Loki on SG1 doing the same thing.

One thing that did irritate me was Weir's declaration of several more technologically advances races in Pegasus. We saw... 4 in the series. Ancients (reclaiming Atlantis), Wraith, Travelers, and the Asgard. (The Genii do not count, lol) The only ones introduced after Weir's statement were the Asgard. I know I sound like I'm talking out of my ass after defending the writer's decision about introducing the Asgard, but that's not my complaint. It was how this was handled. Yes, in the lore the Wraith destroyed any technologically advanced race that began to rival their technology. So how did these mysterious advanced civilizations survive? Where are they? And why didn't they try to contact Atlantis through any possible channel (word of mouth with trade partners, etc) to team up with them? Especially during the 4th & 5th season when they had a fucking fleet in Pegasus that could take cruisers down without batting a fucking eye.

I know the SGA story has plotholes galore, but they were fairly good about closing them over a couple seasons. I don't doubt my qualms and questions wouldn't have been ignored in the long run, but with the early Atlantis ending, it just infuriates me.

[BerenTebogo]

I liked EP1 of SGU. Will continue to watch to see where it goes.

[Takedown3]

just finished watching what i missed on tv, show could go places but it also seems like a bit of a rehash of voyager (-gay captain)

[Akucaen]

Janeway was awesome. It was chakotay that was such a lame-duck. :\ Granted she was a snotty bitch in the first couple of seasons, by 4 she had her act together and I loved her by then.

[Atreides]

did you ever see the screen test they did with Genevieve Bujold for the role of Janeway? It's horrifyingly bad, and makes you appreciate Janeway that much more.

Honestly everyone on Voyager was a complete weiner, except for Janeway.

edit: here ya go
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SIZcDWKyw0

[Deftscythe]

Janeway was the worst captain. Yes, worse than Archer. The only good characters on that show were the Doctor and the Betazoid psychopath.

[Max™]

Unlike Star Trek... Stargate actually attempts to be consistent with the known laws of physics, without delving too far into the areas where it strays further and further from accepted knowledge.

Star Trek goes "HEY, LOOK HERE, LET'S SPEND FIFTEEN MINUTES EXPLAINING THIS STUFF, SO ALL THE SCIENCE NERDS CAN FUCKING RAGE THEMSELVES TO DEATH!"... I can't watch the show anymore. It's awful.

I haven't watched much of Stargate, did read a little about various stuff on their wiki though, SG: U is interesting, but I don't know if I'll remember to flip over to watch it regularly.

[fishstix]

The one Voyager science thing that stuck in my mind as being crazy was the one episode where they travel faster than warp 10 which made Tom? and Janeway evolve in an exponential rate.

does not compute.

[Takedown3]

science fiction

[Max™]

Science implies they're trying to make it realistic in some way.

Nothing about star trek is realistic, haven't watched it since the Original and TNG.

[Lahan]

Re watching it now, I just noticed something....

Lexa Doig, she played the Avatar for the starship, Andromeda, and was Dr. Lam on SG, Is one of the people that made it through the gate to the Destiny. (I saw her name in the credits I do not think she is playing Dr. Lam, she is a new character)

(I *think* she was the one that got into it with the guy that was in the brig.)

[Lahan]

He was in one of the base's 302s, which were picked up by the Hammond before it split. I didn't see the teaser for friday since I watched on Hulu, but if you mean Phillips was on the Destiny, that was probably just him using the stones.

Edit I need to stop leaving the reply window open forever.

I think Deft is right, just saw another teaser and it had O'Neil on the Destiny too.