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Stargate Universe
Last night I finally scraped together the two hours to watch the premiere of Stargate Universe. Since the last two series really ran their course and deserved to end, I was skeptical. At first blush it appears that the show is just Atlantis + Voyager, shot in the documentary style that practically every sci-fi show since Firefly uses. But I enjoyed it, and figured we should have a place to discuss it. The TV landscape needs more real, good sci-fi: there's not a lot of it left, even on the moronically renamed Syfy channel. But maybe this one will have a solid season. I just hope that future episodes don't have so many commercials. I couldn't believe how many ads appeared during this thing.
I was thinking more along the lines of "BattleGate Univoyager" not so boldly leaning towards an edgy SG series. I don't know about you but I wasn't impressed by Dr. Gauis Rush, token bad boy Starbuck-esque soldier, Admiral badass, and the sniveling brat with the Harvard degree. Not to mention fatty McGamer Boy our delightfully quirky super genius who remains surprisingly cool in tough situations, and I'm not a real doctor Hottie McNursemaid. I would have much preferred an entirely new series, something legitimately dark and edgy like Battlestar, not a rehashed and poorly acted SG soap in space. But there aren't really any other new sci-fi options at the moment. I'll watch until I can't think of any new jokes or snide remarks during the episodes, or something better comes along. And who the hell on slashdot watches commercials anyway? I thought this was a congregation of intelligent people...