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Honestly, is there anything in sci fi that hasn't been done before? The same writers are there, so you know the humor that the Stargate franchise is known for will appear.

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I'm one of those disgruntled fans. And although I might have wanted to tune in just to see what Universe looked like, I want nothing to do with it after reading the disparging remarks Brad Wright and Robert Carlyle have made about SG1 and SGA.
I am still very angry over the cancellation of Atlantis and have not forgiven them enough to watch their new creation.

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"blatantly dreary"
Not for me. Too bad as enjoy this theme. 2 hours of what should be 1 hour at most.
Be seeing Monk Psych instead. Go Yanks.

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With Lou Diamond Phillips in it I'm not really interested. I firmly believe casting is an integral part of any film/tv show and Phillips just comes through as the same, arrogant, no talent actor in everything he's made that I've ever laid eyes on - yes I have seen entire things he's been in.

Then there's the Lost and BSG "influence." I don't watch Lost - though I love Fringe - and, though I liked the special effects, was underwhelmed by BSG; specially the character interaction and the ending just plain sucked to the point where I will not watch anything related to it in the future. Still, since you say LDP is only on two eps I'll take a look. Perhaps it won't be too bad. Still, the only thing I routinely bother with in SF right now is Eureka.

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I will not watch it, lets see change everything, and still call it StarGate!!!??? If I wanted darker, I'd watch BSG, can't stand arc driven shows, everything that was done to SG is going to kill it. JMHO

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Thanks but NO thanks, I also am still a very disgruntled fan an yes REALLY BW has what seems to be gone out of way to diss SGA an the actors, as "we SGA fans are too small in numbers" it wont matter if we don’t watch this utter crap and not forgetting JMs blog and his apparent dislike for Joe F. An now he’s even started on SG1 an RDA the mans arrogance knows no limits. Basically I could do what BW did with SGA flip a coin to decided whether its axed or not, like head watch SGU tails don’t but I think I would have to cheat an used marked coin so that it went tails.

I may and I stress may have watched at least the pilot before the comments an the axing of SGA in favour of SGU even though I’m nearly 100% this wouldn’t have been my thing but now I wouldn’t give it the time of day, if you paid me to watch it. If I wanted dark an boring character driven rubbish I would have watched BSG an I wouldn’t have left Lost because it got boring an tedious. They cant expect people who liked the other format to just sit an watch for the sake of it when we are being told how different it is, an the characters Jesus H Christ could they be any less appealing if they tried. I watched SGA for the characters they appealed an its them I liked from the get go this bunch god no and don’t even get me started on the awful cast line up!!!!!

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I'm giving this new one a chance because I still miss the other two :(
However, as much as I still love those, they did become very predictable. Although, they never finished off Atlantis, which peeves me. Hopefully this show can bring something new to the table, but if they are going to constantly flashback like they did/do in LOST, I won't be watching. Been there and will be done with that in 2010.

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I'm one of those disgruntled fans too. I tune into SU just to see what the story line would be like. It's definitely not SG1 or SGA. The show is so dark you really can't tell what is going on. I was totally disappointed there was no chemistry between the actors. It was really dull. Robert Carlyle is no Samatha Carter. Why the sex? It wasn't necessary. Keep the show clean don't join the industry. The only character that appeared true or with any personality was the LT. I don't think it will last more than two seasons unless they do something very quickly to bring life into the show.
I am still very angry over the cancellation of SGA and SG1. Anxious to see the new SGA and SG1 movies. SYFY new creation SGU is dull and dark and lifeless.

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i have loved all stargate series to the end but the sg universe to me has started out very boring if your going to have a 2 hour primere have some dang action the show has nothing but boring wanna be drama to hold u on till next show but ill wait for next episiod if it cant show me some ummpffs lol i aint going to watch, This show reminds me of to much like battlestar gallactica to much on wanna be drama why u think that show dint last long people would watch stargate universe if the writers were alot better than this premire

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I'm a huge fan of the Stargate franchise having watched all the SG-1 episodes multiple times and every SGA episode. I wanted to like SGU, but it tried too hard to be dark like BSG instead of focusing on story or characters. The 2-hour series premiere was completely unnecessary and could have been cut to an hour thirty or an hour. Full review of the episode.

http://th3tvobsessed.blogspot.com/2009/10/review-stargate-universe-season-1.html

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Just watched the premiere and i kind of liked it. I was a big Stargate fan before...at least SG-1 and only some SG-A episodes (SG-A liked the first season but i thought it got worse and worse).

For me SG-U is a very interesting and fresh approach at the SG Universe. Yes, of course it uses a lot of stuff and ideas from other shows (drama driven people, overall dirty look) but i don't think that is a bad thing. It finally breaks (at least for the moment) from the typically mighty and bad master villain concept and shows more character.

For example: Dr Rush is for me the most fascinating character the franchise created until now. At the one hand, you understand his addiction for knowledge and his fear for never having another chance to go to the 9th Chevron adress unless it's done now. On the other hand, he's just a self-centred jerk whose ends want to justify the means.
SG-1 and SG-A always introduced plain characters that were fun but never very deep. They could handle a life challenging situation in a few minutes. ("damn it, Rodney, we need more speed" "sorry, this ship is running at 120%...but wait, if we do it like that, we can get 250%"). For the first time in a SG show, the situation really seems stuck and it can't be fixed with just a blink of an eye.

Alright,...some of the drama seemed unnessesary. Why couldn't they have used one of the flying Keno thingys to push the damn closing button? Why did everybody just leave the contact to earth thing when it seemd totally obvious that Rush lied and O'Neill never would have left him in charge. What about this strange attack by the Lucian Alliance (maybe they will solve those 2 last points in the next episodes)

And i was a bit disappointed that the appearance of RDA, Shanks and Tapping was so minor...and useless. It felt, like they were only in the opener because the producers could make them do... . Certainly they could have had better motivations for our old beloved characters.


But i'm curious how this new show will progress. And as i said before...i liked the new approach and style of the show. I'm very excited!!!

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I watched the SU Friday night and was very disappointed in the story line and the picture quality. It was not worth 2 hours of my time and could have been done in 1 hour. I didn't know what they did to SA until reading all these comments. What a shame and then to replace it with this is a disappointment.

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Sure hope so because I'm not real impressed so far. I loved the
other SG's but not so much Battlestar because it was just TOO dark!
The filming, the constant dreary atmosphere...

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Can anyone create a TV series these days that is not full of confusing flashbacks? It is very annoying - and hard to follow. I finally figured it out by color: Dark = flashback Really really Dark = present. I too thought the plot was thin and the hysterical fit Chloe threw when her Dad died totally ridiculous if they really believed they would probably all die the next day anyway.

Well, I'll give it one more try. Next week apparently its the Gobi desert planet so back to the ship they go.

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"Stargate fans unwilling to give the show a chance should know one thing: The franchise's spirit of adventure remains intact in the first three episodes of Universe."

I've never heard so much nonsense in my life! The first three episodes were mind numbingly boring as hell. The other shows were bright and colourful and most importantly "interesting!". SU is dark, dull, dreary, bland need I go on! The first 2 episodes were just faded metal, the 3rd was plain white sand and the next was pitch freaking black!... WTF!!!!!

I will not help to perpetuate the egos of Brad Wright and Robert Carlyle who have just hijacked a beloved franchise and are nose diving it into the same bottomless pit that Star Trek Enterprise fell, and ST hasn't ever really recovered since, new film or not!

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Do not like it. Watched an episode last week. Watched the next just now. Skipped the last part to go feed earthworms. (I have a compost bin.). This from someone who has watched the SG shows *and* movies *and* read the SG Fandemonium books.

The BSG 2's influences are there all right (jumpy plot, jumpy cameras, self-absorbed characters, dark attitude, dark sets), the weakest SG1 plot devices reappear (wormhole/sunspot time travel, Ancient mind swap devices), a focus on 'gritty' and 'contemporary' (troubled teens! adultery!! lesbians!?!), and they reworked all the props and artwork just for ... for .... for what?

My earthworms can digest almost anything. But I cannot.

Hmm... I never tried the SG-1/SG Atlantis audiobooks. I thought "how enjoyable can a couple of people reading a story be"?

Time to find out.

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In the first couple episodes a small craft of some sort took off from the ship,what was that about?

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