They never really showed the device. They only showed the case and it being opened and closed. (a Tarrantino trick) So the audience never really sees it until they have money for it.
Another question I forgot to bring up is why didn't they use the floating ball to go through the stargate to check it out? On Sat, Oct 3, 2009 at 4:37 PM, Martin Baxter <truthseeker...@hotmail.com>wrote: > > > On that, I figure that he was the geek charged with studying the device. > Ergo, he'd have physical custody of it most days of the week. > > "If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in > bloody hell hired the director?" -- Charles L Grant > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik > > > > > ------------------------------ > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > From: hellomahog...@gmail.com > Date: Sat, 3 Oct 2009 14:37:50 -0700 > > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: My Take - "Stargate Universe" > > > I also forgot to mention the magic box. If you can communicate with > anyone on the show why pick the geeky scientist that was the 2nd string > player? > > > On Sat, Oct 3, 2009 at 2:31 PM, Martin Baxter > <truthseeker...@hotmail.com>wrote: > > > > Mr Worf, no doubt that spy reference you caught so astutely is fodder for a > future storyline. > > "If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in > bloody hell hired the director?" -- Charles L Grant > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik > > > > > ------------------------------ > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > From: hellomahog...@gmail.com > Date: Sat, 3 Oct 2009 14:17:16 -0700 > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: My Take - "Stargate Universe" > > > Right off the bat there are some stereotypical characters that are in > every scifi movie since the 1950s. The Senator, the gungho psycho Sergent, > the gungho LT, the computer geek, the mysterious genius doctor, HR lady, > and daddy's little girl. ALL are annoying to me. > > What bugged me about the sergent's character was you don't get to that rank > then act like you're crazy. Especially on a top secret mission in space. Are > they going for the "tragic negro" thing or what?? I don't even want to get > started about the HR thing. They tried to throw off the racial element of it > by casting an asian woman but you can feel it. > > Question, if almost everyone there was supposed to be "trained" for this > mission why are they acting like they are completely clueless when walking > around the ship? You don't just open an airlock. Also why were the airlocks > so easy to open. (Just pull... Hello??? Vacuum of space???) > > Question 2: Who was the "enemy"? They looked like the same Gu' auld (I'm > trying to not learn how to spell it.) ships from all of the other series. > Shouldn't they have weapons with a little more "punch" to them now? The > sneak attack is another thing that bugs me. Why didn't they use a more > stable planet? Having a sneak attack also means that there is a spy on their > ship. > > > > > On Sat, Oct 3, 2009 at 1:33 PM, Martin <truthseeker...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > Just read someone's else's take on SG:U, Keith, and they brought up a point > that had slipped my mind. > > When Dr Rush said that he'd used to egg-like device to contact SGC and > speak to General O'Neill, who told him to take command of the mission -- why > didn't anyone call him on it, make him hand over the device so that someone > else could confirm that? > > --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Keith Johnson <keithbjohn...@...> > wrote: > > > > I admit it was an entertaining show. Like "Voyager", it struck with with > high production values, and a very competent cast. Everyone fit into his or > her role pretty seamlessly, the FX were good, story moved along. And like > "Voyager", we got glimpses into the backgrounds of the cast, but the details > will be fleshed out later. > > The show moved along at a good clip: It starts out with the people > fleeing some as yet undefined danger, literally being tossed through a Gate > like sacks of potatoes. In quick order they discover their plight of being > on an Ancient ship billoiins of light years from Earth. I actually like the > concept of sending the ships out ahead of time, then Gating to them perhaps > centuries later. > > > > Aside from "Voyager", I detected a decided BSG feeling to the show. The > look and feel of it, the camera work, the mix of characters all reminded me > of BSG. It has potential. But the question is, will it be more like > "Voyager"--or much of the SG-1 years for that matter--and simply devolve > into an adequate story about lost people having an adventure of the week. > Or, will it manage to build upon the promising opening and be a grittier > show like BSG--or DS9. > > > > I like the cast for the most part. The military leader is an actor we've > seen a lot and he fits. His second is a young guy who's green but able. They > work--and so nice not ot have a O'Neal clone cracking wise all the time! > Even the young Wesley Crusher knockoff is pretty good for now. Although his > inclusion in the team stretches all credibility (from how he was discovered > to how he's taken) he's okay. The resident genius--Dr. Rush--is more > mysterious and infuriating, someone you want to club. Again, a refreshing > change from Daniel Jackson's sometimes nerdy professor thing, or Rodney > McKay's whining arrogance.The actor playing him is often given really > serious roles, and here he seems equal parts arrogant, troubled, and cold. > Good stuff. Lou Diamond Phillips seems to be more of a guest star, which is > unfortunate 'cause he could bring some good stuff to the show. Again, > though, like with "Voyager' the cast clicks and is pretty good. > > > > Two things I hated. The only Brother in the cast is some psycho who is > literally one step away from cracking p and shooting anyone who pisses him > off. He was in the brig (stockade?) for something, we don't know what yet. > Broken record here, but is there some reason the SG series can't give us > Black men who are cool, stable, and in charge. The Brother in Atlantis > turned into a psycho Wraith hunter and was written out. And yeah, SG-1 gave > us T'ealc, but that monsyllabic Noble Savage thing is played out (applies to > Tela in Atlantis as well). > > > > There was an unnecessary sex scene which reminded me of the more > juvenille attempts at titillation in Enterprise and BSG. No prude, I, but it > seem shoehorned in. I saw a commercial where one of the actresses said "we > differ from the other Stargate series in that there's a lot more sex on the > show". No necessary, guys, to be too explicit just to look cool. > > > > The ending was a cliffhanger for next week. I have to say, though I'm > really not looking the one Black man's character, and I'm not a fan of > lost-in-space shows, I enjoyed it. I have doubts about whether it can stay a > good, gritty, exciting show week-to-week, but I'll definitely be checking it > out. > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Post your SciFiNoir Profile at > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/app/peoplemap2/entry/add?fmvn=mapYahoo! > Groups Links > > > > > > > -- > Bringing diversity to perversity for 9 years! > Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ > > > ------------------------------ > Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. Sign up > now.<http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/177141665/direct/01/> > > > > > -- > Bringing diversity to perversity for 9 years! > Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ > > > ------------------------------ > Hotmail: Powerful Free email with security by Microsoft. Get it > now.<http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/171222986/direct/01/> > > > -- Bringing diversity to perversity for 9 years! 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