stargate universe-related stories
Posted Nov 7th 2009 12:30PM by Mike Moody
Filed under: Stargate, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
(S01E07) With the IOA and Stargate Command planning a risky rescue mission aboard
The Destiny, Eli, Chloe and Young used the communication stones to head back to Earth and... indulge in a little drinking and sex!
The crew faced death again, Col. Telford came aboard to annoy everyone again, and Rush hovered on the fringe, skulking and whining about the military's plan of action. Again.
Still, I really enjoyed how everything played out this week. Finally Eli, aka the
Star Wars-referencing funny guy, was given more to do than make jokes and pine for Chloe. David Blue really sold the scenes with Eli talking to his mother. I sensed a real longing from Eli to want to take care of his mom and prove himself to her out of love and respect. It was a good idea to have him pose as a co-worker. That way, we got to see what he really thinks about himself, his mother, and his current situation.
Continue reading Review: Stargate Universe - Earth
Posted Nov 6th 2009 12:12PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Late Night, Programming, Celebrities, Talk Show, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
- At 8, ABC has a new Supernanny, followed by new episodes of Ugly Betty and 20/20.
- CBS has a new Ghost Whisperer at 8, then new episodes of Medium and Numb3rs.
- NBC has a new Law & Order at 8.
- The CW has a new Smallville at 8.
- There's a new Washington Week on PBS at 8, followed by new episodes of NOW and Bill Moyers Journal.
- MyNetwork TV has a new Smackdown! at 8.
- Disney has a new Wizards of Waverly Place at 8.
- Cartoon Network has a new episode of The Clone Wars at 8, followed by a new Ben 10: Alien Force.
- Travel Channel has a new Ghost Adventures Live: Post-Mortem at 8, then two new episodes of Ghost Adventures.
- At 9, USA has a new Monk, then a new White Collar.
- Syfy has a new Stargate Universe at 9, followed by a new Sanctuary.
- BBC America has a new Friday Night with Jonathan Ross at 9.
- National Geographic Channel has a new Dog Whisperer at 9.
- At 10, NBC has a new Jay Leno Show.
- History Channel has a new Lock 'N Load with R. Lee Ermey at 10.
- Also at 10: E! has a new episode of The Soup.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
After the jump, the late night talk shows.
Continue reading What's On Tonight: Law & Order, Smackdown, Ghost Adventures, The Soup
Posted Nov 1st 2009 9:02AM by Jane Boursaw
Filed under: OpEd, Stargate, Reality-Free
On this week's episode of
Stargate Universe, "Water," we saw a return of those swirling sands of ... something ... that appeared in the earlier episode on the desert planet. Only on the desert planet, they were helpful. This time, they were a bit more nefarious, attacking a crew member and, apparently, depleting the ship's water supply (which, quite frankly, must be ancient water; let's hope they've got some good purification systems in place).
It makes you wonder if the swirling sands are the reason that particular planet was a sandy abyss, and now that they've been stargated to a planet with lots of precipitation in the form of ice, they should be happy for a while.
So what do you think they are? Aliens, as the crew surmised? And why were they helpful on the planet, but deadly on the ship? Why didn't they attack Johansen? And if they're aliens, could they have the ability to read a person's mind and form visions based on that person's memories and thoughts?
Feel free to discuss the rest of the episode, too. Because of a power outage, I wasn't able to get a full review up in a timely fashion, so decided to focus on the most interesting part of the episode for me -- the swirling sands.
Posted Oct 30th 2009 12:21PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Late Night, Programming, Celebrities, Talk Show, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
- At 7, MTV has the movie My Super Psycho Sweet Sixteen.
- At 8, ABC has a new Supernanny, followed by new episodes of Ugly Betty and 20/20.
- CBS has a new Ghost Whisperer at 8, then new episodes of Medium and Numb3rs.
- NBC has a new Law and Order at 8, followed by new episodes of Dateline and The Jay Leno Show.
- The CW has a new Smallville at 8.
- PBS has new episodes of Washington Week, NOW, and Bill Moyers Journal.
- There's a new Smackdown! on MyNetwork TV at 8.
- Lifetime has a new DietTribe at 8.
- AMC has Young Frankenstein at 8.
- Travel Channel has Ghost Adventures Live! at 8.
- At 9, USA has a new Monk, then a new White Collar.
- Syfy has a new Stargate Universe at 8, followed by a new Sanctuary.
- Cartoon Network has a new episode of The Othersiders at 9.
- Also at 9: BBC has a new Friday Night with Jonathan Ross.
- At 10, STARZ has a new Crash.
- E! has a new episode of The Soup at 10.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
After the jump, the late night talk shows.
Continue reading What's On Tonight: Ghost Whisperer, Stargate Universe, The Othersiders
Posted Oct 24th 2009 1:57AM by Mike Moody
Filed under: Stargate, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
(S01E05) "Why am I watching this on TV?" – Eli Wallace
This week's episode of
Stargate Universe picked up right where last week's left off, with
The Destiny heading straight for a star and, presumably, oblivion. Thankfully, "Light" featured less of those tired
Real World-esque confessionals from last week, but the first few acts really dragged, and it was hard to wrap my head around that out-of-nowhere love scene between Chloe and Scott (more on that in a bit).
With only 17 people able to fit aboard the shuttle, Col. Young came up with a lottery system to decide who would escape to a nearby planet and who would remain aboard the ship to burn. I was expecting a riot to explode during the lottery drawing, but Greer was able to quiet the storm with one swift blow to a Marine's face. The respectful relationship between Greer and the quiet and noble Young is a welcome addition to the series. I like how Greer has Young's back, and it seems like Young might inspire Greer to become something more than just an angry brute with a meditative side. And watching Rush do something other than stress and shout was a nice change of pace.
Continue reading Review: Stargate Universe - Light
Posted Oct 23rd 2009 12:21PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Late Night, Programming, Celebrities, Talk Show, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
At 7:30, Cartoon Network has a new Batman: The Brave and the Bold.- At 8, ABC has a new Supernanny, followed by new episodes of Ugly Betty and 20/20.
- CBS has a new Ghost Whisperer at 8, then new episodes of Medium and Numb3rs.
- NBC has new episodes of Law and Order, Dateline, and The Jay Leno Show.
- FOX has a new Brothers at 8, followed by new episodes of 'Til Death and Dollhouse.
- There's a new Smallville on The CW at 8.
- PBS has a new Washington Week at 8, then new episodes of NOW and Bill Moyers Journal.
- MyNetwork TV has a new Smackdown! at 8.
- ESPN2 has College Football at 8, Rutgers vs. Army.
- Nickelodeon has a new episode of The Troop at 8.
- Also at 8: Disney has a new Wizards of Waverly Place, followed by a new Suite Life on Deck.
- At 8:30, Cartoon Network has a new Ben 10: Alien Force.
- At 9, USA has a new Monk, then the series premiere of White Collar.
- Syfy has a new episode of Stargate Universe at 9, followed by a new Sanctuary.
- BBC America has a new Friday Night with Jonathan Ross at 9.
- At 10, E! has a new episode of The Soup.
- History Channel has a new Lock 'N Load with R. Lee Ermey at 10.
- Travel Channel has two new episodes of Ghost Stories at 10.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
After the jump, the late night talk shows.
Continue reading What's On Tonight: Supernanny, Law and Order, White Collar, The Soup
Posted Oct 22nd 2009 4:05PM by John Scott Lewinski
Filed under: Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, Cancellations, Reality-Free
It's a rare, disturbing sight to watch a television show torn to pieces -- literally.
While on my
set visit for Stargate Universe at Bridge Studios in Vancouver, I stayed with the main press tour. It took us from the main stage holding the massive set of the starship Destiny across the expansive lot to a series off small office buildings housing the show's costume shop and editing bays.
The route took us past the sound stage that once housed the production for ABC's
Defying Gravity. Of course, the ambitious prime time sci-fi drama was canceled early this fall season. So, the cast and crew were long gone.
The sounds coming out of that distant sound stage were strangely tragic. There was the grinding of band saws, the pounding of sledgehammers and the growling of large cranes -- all working together to tear the show's elaborate sets to pieces.
Continue reading Set visits reveal ghosts of Defying Gravity set destruction
Posted Oct 21st 2009 11:00AM by John Scott Lewinski
Filed under: Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, Industry, Stargate, Interviews, Reality-Free, Galleries
The writers and producers of Syfy's
Stargate Universe could've played it safe and got along just fine with their latest series.
After Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin's 1994 feature film from MGM, the series' first TV adaption (
SG1) arrived in 1997. When you throw in the follow-up series,
Infinity and
Atlantis,
the Stargate franchise has run on TV in one form or another for more than 12 years.
When the time came to invent the next step in the franchise, show-runners Brad Wright and Robert C. Cooper could have trotted out more of the same and done perfectly well. Instead, they upped the ante -- bringing a bigger budget and updated production techniques to
Stargate Universe.
MGM and Syfy welcomed journalists to Vancouver's Bridge Studios to
explore the show's starship Destiny set and discover how this series cruises beyond its successful predecessors.
Continue reading Set Visit: Stargate Universe ups ante for veteran franchise
Posted Oct 18th 2009 9:03AM by Jane Boursaw
Filed under: OpEd, Stargate, Reality-Free
Ok, first of all, I think I already have a bit of a girl-crush on Sgt. Vanessa James. I mean, for cripes sakes, look at her. And I love that she told the guys she could whup their ass. You do not want to cross her.
Four episodes into
Stargate Universe, and I'm starting to get hooked. I like that this week's episode, "Darkness," took place mainly on the ancient ship Destiny, which looks ultra-cool flying through space. The whole thing has a
Firefly feel to it.
I'm also starting to get a better feel for the storyline and characters, thanks in part to their little bio recordings engineered by Eli. Most of the crew are in their 20s or 30s, and most would rather be anywhere but there.
I appreciated them trying to figure out the ship's systems -- waste, water, showers, etc. As some of the commenters have said, that probably would have been first on the list of things to do three episodes ago, even if Dr. Rush was having some power issues of his own.
Continue reading Stargate Universe is starting to remind me of Firefly
Posted Oct 11th 2009 9:02AM by Jane Boursaw
Filed under: OpEd, Stargate, Reality-Free
I once again checked out
Stargate Universe this week. Apparently,
the first two episodes hooked me enough to watch this one, even though I'm still a little in the dark on the whole portal jumping / chevron stuff.
So I'll let you veterans talk about all the inter-dimensional Stargate stuff, and will just point out a few things I liked about this episode, part three of "Air." For one thing, I'm really liking the kid, Eli Wallace. He sort of grounds the series and keeps it from being completely in a sci-fi universe where none of us could ever imagine going, because that's exactly what's happening to him.
Continue reading Stargate Universe: Air, part two - I'm liking Eli Wallace
Posted Oct 9th 2009 12:17PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Late Night, Programming, Celebrities, Talk Show, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
- TBS has Baseball Playoffs all night.
- IFC has a marathon of The Prisoner all night.
- At 8, CBS has a new Ghost Whisperer, followed by new episodes of Medium and Numb3rs.
- NBC has a new Law and Order at 8, then new episodes of Dateline and The Jay Leno Show.
- FOX has new episodes of Brothers, 'Til Death, and Dollhouse.
- There's a new Smallville on The CW at 8.
- PBS has a new Washington Week at 8, then new episodes of NOW and Bill Moyers Journal.
- MyNetwork TV has a new Smackdown! at 8.
- Disney has a new Wizards of Waverly Place at 8.
- Cartoon Network has a new Clone Wars at 8, followed by a new Ben 10: Alien Force.
- At 9, USA has a new Monk, followed by a new Psych.
- Syfy has a new Stargate Universe at 9, then a new Sanctuary.
- BBC America has Friday Night with Streisand & Ross at 9.
- Lifetime has a new DietTribe at 9.
- At 9:30, Cartoon Network has a new episode of The Othersiders.
- At 10, HBO has a new Real Time with Bill Maher.
- Food Network has a new Chefs vs. City at 10.
- History Channel has a new Lock 'N Loaded with R. Lee Ermey at 10.
- E! has a new episode of The Soup at 10.
- Also at 10: Comedy Central has a new Comedy Central Presents.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
After the jump, the late night talk shows.
Continue reading What's On Tonight: Baseball, Clone Wars, Numb3rs, Bill Maher
Posted Oct 4th 2009 9:00AM by Jane Boursaw
Filed under: Programming, OpEd, Stargate, Reality-Free
I'll preface this by saying that while I'm familiar with the
Stargate franchise and recently watched the 1994 movie starring Kurt Russell and James Spader, I've only seen an episode here and there of the various TV shows. So this is my newbie look at
Stargate Universe, which premiered Friday night. (And, uh, there really isn't that much on Friday night, and it happened to be on Charter's video on demand, so I checked it out after the premiere aired.)
I'll say right off the bat that it seems a little cheesy, so I'm wondering how it compares to the previous
Stargate incarnations. The characters seem a little cliche:
- the blowhard politician with health problems (and his caring daughter), which resulted in the episode's most heartbreaking moment
- the nerdy guy with long hair and a sad past
- the nerdy kid who ends up being transported to a spaceship and helping the crew with important stuff
- the tough-guy military people with guns and crew cuts
- the gorgeous female crew members
Continue reading A newbie's look at Stargate Universe
Posted Oct 2nd 2009 12:12PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Late Night, Programming, Celebrities, Talk Show, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
- At 8, CBS has a new Ghost Whisperer, followed by new episodes of Medium and Numb3rs.
- NBC has a new Law and Order at 8, then new episodes of Dateline and The Jay Leno Show.
- FOX has a new Brothers at 8, followed by the season premiere of 'Til Death and a new Dollhouse.
- The CW has a new Smallville at 8.
- There's a new installment of The National Parks on PBS at 8.
- MyNetwork TV has a new Smackdown! at 8.
- Nickelodeon has a new episode of The Troop at 8.
- ESPN2 has College Football at 8, Pittsburgh vs. Louisville.
- Cartoon Network has the season premiere of Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
- At 9, Syfy has the series premiere of Stargate Universe.
- Lifetime has the season premiere of DietTribe.
- BBC America has a new Friday Night with Jonathan Ross at 9.
- TCM has Rear Window at 9.
- Also at 9: National Geographic has a new Dog Whisperer.
- At 10, HBO has a new Real Time with Bill Maher.
- E! has a new episode of The Soup at 10.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
Afte the jump, the late night talk shows.
Continue reading What's On Tonight: Medium, 'Til Death, Clone Wars, Stargate Universe
Posted Sep 29th 2009 2:02PM by Mike Moody
Filed under: Stargate, Early Looks, Reality-Free
When word broke that the
Stargate franchise was moving into darker territory with
Stargate Universe, fan reaction ranged from cautiously optimistic to downright angry. The anger mostly came from fans who felt jilted by Syfy's sudden cancellation of the veteran show
Stargate Atlantis (it didn't help that Syfy announced the new series in a press release that also announced the cancellation of
Atlantis). To some, it seemed like the fan favorite (
Atlantis) had to die so the edgy new experiment (
Universe) could live.
Universe –- a fine, scrappy show packed with great actors – might now be facing an uphill battle with some of its target audience members.
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. It is different and darker than
Stargate: SG-1 and
Atlantis – even blatantly dreary at times – but it's still
Stargate.
Continue reading Stargate Universe -- An early look
Posted Sep 3rd 2009 12:04PM by Jason Hughes
Filed under: Programming, Reality-Free
The networks have had a quiet summer, quietly introducing scripted bomb after scripted bomb, so they're certainly ready to jump into the new fall season. And It looks to be an interesting one. ABC is scheduling a two-hour block of new comedies on Wednesdays as the sitcom tries to make a comeback.
Even more risky is NBC handing 10:00 to Jay Leno every night of the week. Everyone's waiting to see how that one plays out. FOX is banking on huge positive buzz for
Glee to make it a hit, while ABC is hoping
FlashForward can pick up where
Lost is leaving off when it wraps its run this season.
To help you with it all, TV Squad has put together a handy calendar of all the premieres so you can schedule responsibly in this busy time of TV watching. Some nights have as many as twelve premieres scheduled, so you might need to invest in a few more DVRs to catch all your favorites; Monday's still look grim. Bookmark this page and you'll have it handy to help see you through.
Continue reading TV Squad's complete 2009-10 fall season premiere calendar
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