(going out to buy humane skunk trap and garlic) "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: asrobin...@mindspring.com Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2009 01:51:38 +0000 Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: My Take - "Stargate Universe" I'm sure it will turn out that Brother was in the brigg for some worthy reason like standing up for a fellow soilder in a brawl or something. I still vote for sending the dead shunk--one whose last meal contained a lot of garlic. Angela --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin Baxter <truthseeker...@...> wrote: > > > I expect that someone will hand him a painful corrective measure to change > his worldview. > > "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: keithbjohn...@... > Date: Sun, 4 Oct 2009 06:17:34 +0000 > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] My Take - "Stargate Universe" > > > yeah, the brother was the one truly sour note in the show, especially the way > he was menacing women and civilians alike. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Martin Baxter" <truthseeker...@...> > To: "SciFiNoir2" <scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Saturday, October 3, 2009 3:42:16 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern > Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] My Take - "Stargate Universe" > > Keith, it held my interest, but it was admittedly a near-thing. A couple of > times, I did find myself thumbing the remote. Didn't like the way they > presented the brother's character (no one with self-control issues like that > would stay in the military for long, though I do have to admit that that may > have been his first stint in the brig, though the way one of his fellow > soldiers interposed himself physically when the lady HR person played by > Ming-Na took him to task indicates that his temper is a known quantity). > > As for Dr Rush, he seems to have lost someone close recently (his breaking > down over a picture when he was alone in his quarters), and that, coupled > with his innate need to learn all the mysteries that land before him may be a > driving factor for his seeming rushlessness and emotional distance. > > I figure, using my geek-extrapolation abilities, that the reason that the > folks being evaced through the Stargate from Icarus Base were flying like > ten-pins might be because they were gating onto the Destiny as it was FTL, > that the force necessary to put them "safely" through really amped their > kinetic component. Colonel Young, last through because he was gathering > needed supplies, was at a run, hence his more serious injuries. > > All in all, a fun run. I'll be tuning in as well. > > "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: keithbjohn...@... > Date: Sat, 3 Oct 2009 16:26:30 +0000 > Subject: [scifinoir2] My Take - "Stargate Universe" > > 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. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft's powerful SPAM protection. Sign up now. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________________ > Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. 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