I still can't decide where I stand on Stargate: Universe. On one hand it's an interesting sci-fi show but on the other it's just not Stargate-y enough. Sure it's got good production values and competent acting but it's missing the fun that SG-1 and Atlantis had. There's aliens, spaceships, strange planets and odd concepts but it's missing the team element which made the previous shows so great. SG-1 and Atlantis, for the most part, were about a small team of soldiers going out and exploring the galaxy, but in SGU they're just going where ever the ship takes them and even when they do stop they still don't get out very often. The whole thing feels very disconnected from the franchise as a whole. There's fifteen seasons of back story yet apart from the initial setup it seems to be mostly ignored. That's probably fine for people who have only just started watching but for Stargate fans it's a bit disappointing. The Ancients have ascended, the Asgard are all dead and the Nox don't get involved with anything but of the four great races from Heliopolis we still don't know anything about the Furlings. I think they should bring them in somehow. After that they need to bring the people together more. On Battlestar Galactica for example, they had many dysfunctional moments but overall still felt like a cohesive group. The camaraderie between the leads is what made the previous shows. SG-1 has Jack & Daniel and Atlantis has Shepperd & McKay but there's nothing like that in SGU. I hear that Michael Shanks will be back as Daniel Jackson for a couple of episodes in the future, I bet those end up being my favorites of the season. I'm still enjoying it as a series on the whole but there's definitely room for improvement.
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Stargate: Universe
I still can't decide where I stand on Stargate: Universe. On one hand it's an interesting sci-fi show but on the other it's just not Stargate-y enough. Sure it's got good production values and competent acting but it's missing the fun that SG-1 and Atlantis had. There's aliens, spaceships, strange planets and odd concepts but it's missing the team element which made the previous shows so great. SG-1 and Atlantis, for the most part, were about a small team of soldiers going out and exploring the galaxy, but in SGU they're just going where ever the ship takes them and even when they do stop they still don't get out very often. The whole thing feels very disconnected from the franchise as a whole. There's fifteen seasons of back story yet apart from the initial setup it seems to be mostly ignored. That's probably fine for people who have only just started watching but for Stargate fans it's a bit disappointing. The Ancients have ascended, the Asgard are all dead and the Nox don't get involved with anything but of the four great races from Heliopolis we still don't know anything about the Furlings. I think they should bring them in somehow. After that they need to bring the people together more. On Battlestar Galactica for example, they had many dysfunctional moments but overall still felt like a cohesive group. The camaraderie between the leads is what made the previous shows. SG-1 has Jack & Daniel and Atlantis has Shepperd & McKay but there's nothing like that in SGU. I hear that Michael Shanks will be back as Daniel Jackson for a couple of episodes in the future, I bet those end up being my favorites of the season. I'm still enjoying it as a series on the whole but there's definitely room for improvement.
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