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.

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Re:The bold new face of science fiction!

[curmudgeous]

"I don't know that atheists should be considered citizens, nor should they be considered patriots." George HW Bush

I knew there was a reason I never liked that guy.
- card-carrying atheist, and proud of it

Adds are great for a TV show.

[Forge]

I couldn't believe how many ads appeared during this thing.

Unlike Taco, I would be very happy to see ridiculous numbers of adds during every episode of SGU. The reason is quite simple. Adds pay for TV. The shows exist as a way to get people to watch adds.

This means that a show on Network TV or "Basic Cable" will survive as long as it attracts enough adds to cover the cost of production and give the station a tidy profit. So I want adds on all the shows I love. Lots and lots of adds.

PS: This is true, even if I don't actually watch those adds.