Stargate SG-1/Atlantis/Universe

[TheCorpulent1]

Sweet.

SG-1: Good. Much better than the previous episodes, since they actually used the Stargate this time. It was cool to see Bratac, Ishta, and Teal'c's kid again. The beginning was my favorite part, with the Daniel/Jack dialogue and Teal'c's reaction to finding out about Ryac.

Atlantis: It was all right, but kind of boring and predictable. Tayla's really boring on a consistent basis... she's basically the Teal'c of Atlantis, but she's nowhere near as interesting. I still kind of like her though, and Teal'c started out pretty boring too. I'll just wait and see. McKay really stole this episode for me. He was great, both in the Pegasus Galaxy and on Earth. "The brunette! Of course!"

 

[Superfreak]

Corp, Teala is an interesting character, the thing about her, is that there hasn't really been an episode explaining who she is exactly. The doctor, Mckay, have had their own episodes. Weir and Sheppard (the show is essentially about them)... and who really wants to know about rainbow?
It'll take time. Sooner or later, we'll get into Teala, and she'll be an entertaining character.

Teal'c - They've turned him into a ***** magnet this season.





Just on a little sidenote, that pissed me off a little. SCi fi cancels Farscape... and then the 9th episode of Atlantis is a rip off straight from a farscape episode. The one where John Crichton first encounters the wormhole alien guys, and he ends up being 'sent' home too... exactly the same story. By the end of the episode, John ends up walking around with a gun, killing people because he knows that things aren't real.... GO FIGURE

 

[twylight]

SG-1: Pretty typical, I'm tired of seeing Teal'c being set up with women.
Nice to see the Stargate in use again. All in all it was a pretty typical SG-1.

Spoiler

Nice to see Rya'c married though.^_^

Atlantis: By far the most interesting one I've seen yet. And I wasn't even going to watch it because the other Epsisodes didn't intrigue me. Now I'll hang on for a few more weeks.
I love McKay...I love him so much! He was great in SG-1 and now he's great in Atlantis. Also, he's one of the few characters that seems to mesh with the whole group. Sheppard is awesome too, you can sort of see his character emerging.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Just on a little sidenote, that pissed me off a little. SCi fi cancels Farscape... and then the 9th episode of Atlantis is a rip off straight from a farscape episode. The one where John Crichton first encounters the wormhole alien guys, and he ends up being 'sent' home too... exactly the same story. By the end of the episode, John ends up walking around with a gun, killing people because he knows that things aren't real.... GO FIGURE

Yeah, I knew it was going to be that way just from the trailer they showed. Between Sheppard shooting his buddy with that same squirrely, crazy look in his eye that Crichton gets whenever he's caught up in something weird and McKay yelling "All of this is a lie!" you could see it coming a mile away. Still, it was an ok episode.

Like I said, Tayla bores me now, but Teal'c was kind of boring in the first season. It wasn't until they started revealing more about his background, with the Bratac/crises of faith stuff and then began the free Jaffa movement that he really started to interest me. I like when characters have good subplots swirling around them, and right now all Tayla has is the fact that her people have moved to the mainland, and that's barely touched on.

 

[Superfreak]

Yeah, I knew it was going to be that way just from the trailer they showed. Between Sheppard shooting his buddy with that same squirrely, crazy look in his eye that Crichton gets whenever he's caught up in something weird and McKay yelling "All of this is a lie!" you could see it coming a mile away. Still, it was an ok episode.

Like I said, Tayla bores me now, but Teal'c was kind of boring in the first season. It wasn't until they started revealing more about his background, with the Bratac/crises of faith stuff and then began the free Jaffa movement that he really started to interest me. I like when characters have good subplots swirling around them, and right now all Tayla has is the fact that her people have moved to the mainland, and that's barely touched on.

it's funny, I don't think the actress playing Tayla even knows... I remember watching the preview for Atlantis first season... and they just kept repeating that line 'Tayla is a leader among her people'. I do get your point,,, whoopedy dooo!!!! she's a leader among her people, WHY?

you're right, Teal'c was kind of dumb until SG1 returned to Chulak to stop Ryaks implantation... that was a great episode... infact, I find that all the Teal'c/Jaffa based episodes always end up being great.

I'd also like to see 'duplicate O'neill' again, that has so many options, especially that O'Neill is trapped on earth as a general

 

[LadyVader]

Just got around to seeing last week's episodes.
Stargate was just boring. Jaffa episodes are usually boring, to me...
De gustibus non est disputandum, ok?

Atlantis on the other hand was interesting although confusing at times. McKay's ego is increasing by the episode. I thought he was positively reckless this time.
Teyla was weird at times when she was with Sheppard in his fantasy, for a momen I thought she was part of it too. Which reminds me... Sheppard... excuse me, Shep's friends. They just HAD to be the result of some alien's imagination.
I really resent the fact that Ford had only about 20 seconds of fantasy, I wanted to see his damn family, instead I got stuck with Sheppard's dead buddies.

 

[Superfreak]

... that's because Ford was too dumb to figure out what was happening.... so there would be nothing to watch (as far as escaping their alternate realities)

 

[LadyVader]

There are no dumb characters, only dumb writers.
j/k
seriously, I wish they would do more with Ford.

 

[Superfreak]

There are no dumb characters, only dumb writers.
j/k
seriously, I wish they would do more with Ford.

They'll all get their chance, come on, they've done nine episodes. Patience people. SG-1's on episode like 150 or something. It'll come. But I really didn't want to see Ford hanging out with his grand parents.

by the way,,, I didn't say that the character is stupid. Ford is very cool, doesn't mean he's 'super intelligent'. He's a grunt, maybe that's why he didn't figure it out, hence why they didn't show him freaking out in his constructed reality.

 

[twylight]

There are no dumb characters, only dumb writers.
j/k
seriously, I wish they would do more with Ford.

They'll ge to it. And the characters will start to act more "comfortable" with each other. Right now, much of the conversations feel stilted.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Just got around to seeing last week's episodes.
Stargate was just boring. Jaffa episodes are usually boring, to me...
De gustibus non est disputandum, ok?

Wait, you're from Romania, you speak perfect English, AND you know Latin? How many languages do you know??

Anyway, Superfreak, I totally agree. Most of the Jaffa episodes are great. My favorites as a whole are probably the Asgard episodes, but that episode where Teal'c exposes the Jaffa leader as a Goa'uld is one of the best of the whole series, in my opinion.

I've noticed that Ford seems a bit... thick, too. Not just here, he tends to seem a little confused in general.

 

[Superfreak]

Wait, you're from Romania, you speak perfect English, AND you know Latin? How many languages do you know??

Anyway, Superfreak, I totally agree. Most of the Jaffa episodes are great. My favorites as a whole are probably the Asgard episodes, but that episode where Teal'c exposes the Jaffa leader as a Goa'uld is one of the best of the whole series, in my opinion.

I've noticed that Ford seems a bit... thick, too. Not just here, he tends to seem a little confused in general.

THE WARRIOR... I've gotten some people addicted to SG-1 after that episode... it's the scene where the team is showing off their superior weapons. I love that episode.

Yeah, same here. Asgard episodes always rule hard. The jaffa episodes are great, but they still don't compare. And no episodes compare to the three 'supersmart' ONeill episodes. That's probably the best concept the show has. That the 'dumbest' character only gets smart for an episode, but so smart that he doesn't know what he's doing. Beautiful

Yeah, Ford is the Grunt, he's like ONeill in that way. Ford's all about blowing stuff up, and asking questions later. And of course he looks confused,,, it's Rainbow, the Much Music 'Stoner' VJ. He can't help it

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Hahaha, I didn't know he was a VJ. I don't think I get Much Music where I am.

The weapons testing part of "The Warrior" rules. It's even better because it's Sam who's tearing up the targets.

Super-smart Jack is fun. I love when he loses the ability to speak. He does these weird things and all he can do is just give Sam and Daniel these confused looks because even he doesn't know why he's doing it. Speaking of Jack as the "dumb" one, I like how SG-1 all really grew into their niches. Daniel went all spiritual with the ascension stuff, which translated into a frenzy of knowledge-hunting for clues about the Ancient culture, Sam had the tech stuff, which led to the X-302, Teal'c had the fight for peace which brought us all the great Jaffa episodes, and Jack sort of related to all of them in different ways. That's chemistry.

 

[LadyVader]

Wait, you're from Romania, you speak perfect English, AND you know Latin? How many languages do you know??

Oh, shucks.
You know... I have been known to dabble with klingonian.
Heglume'H QaQ Jajvam, etc.

And people please, lay off Ford, he's a chocoholic so he can't be all bad.

 

[Superfreak]

Oh, shucks.
You know... I have been known to dabble with klingonian.
Heglume'H QaQ Jajvam, etc.

And people please, lay off Ford, he's a chocoholic so he can't be all bad.

he's still Rainbow... I think it's a gender perspective. I admit, he plays the part well, and once they get more foundation under his character, and when Rainbow settles into the role, Ford should be an excellent character to watch. I only bust his chops because he is Rainbow

I just finished watching episode 10 of season 8. I suspect that Teal'c will be reaming some serious NID ass in the next episode. I'm also getting this feeling that ONeill has just about had it with being the Generale (that 'yeah, tough decision' line). Something really rotten is going to happen to all those rogue agents, and Kinsey for that matter. I'm hoping that as punishment for their crimes, they judged by the Jaffa, rather than our impotent earth law.

Atlantis is ath 99%, be back in an hour or so.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

SG-1 rocked. I like the fact that they're starting to tie up a lot of the dangling plot threads. Talk about a major blow to the free Jaffa movement, though. MILLIONS dead? Wow. It was great to see Teal'c filled with righteous wrath after that, though, and the quick little standoff between him and the head Trust guy at the end was cool. I'm hoping Jack saddles up again and has at least one more gate-related adventure before the end of this season, and that "tough decision" line does seem to show his exasperation with being the Man.

I didn't see most of Atlantis. I tried to watch it last night, but I fell asleep halfway through. I've got it recorded though, so I'll try to finish watching it today. It's shaping up to be a pretty good episode from what I've seen. McKay and the Czech scientist have a nice rivalry going.

 

[Superfreak]

Atlantis, very cool set up, stupid cliffhangers... judgement all depends on the conclusion... 4 months from now....

Sheppard... Die Hard anyone? I hate those military guys. I hope they get it good. But man that little blond has got such an annoying voice, and she's so over-naive, it's a little annoying. I have a feeling that the Genai (whatever) are gonna be Atlantis' Jaffa rebellion.




... was that the SG-1 summer finale aswell? I'm thinking this is SG-1's last season, so I think we're headed for some insanity in the near future (as far as the series is concerned, not actual time). They've been hinting that the Jaffa rebellion is about to explode for the last little while. And if the series is ending soon, it's time to tie up a lot of loose ends. Replicators need to be finished once and for all, Baal needs to be slapped around, the Jaffa have to do their thing, We still need batteries for our toys, still waiting to find out about Anubis and the Ancients, and I think this was the first time we've seen a tok'ra in a long long time.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

I thought the exact same thing when McKay and Weir ended up as hostages and Sheppard was the only one free: "He's gonna go all Die Hard on them..." I hate cliffhangers, January's too far away. Although I guess it is commendable that Sci-Fi fits their schedule around the networks' schedules. That way I get new Sci-Fi shows when network shows are rerunning and vice-versa.

Anybody else finding they don't really care one way or another about Weir? I mean, I do hope Sheppard finds a way to save her, but I just can't make myself care that much. It's not like they're about to kill Hammond or anything.

 

[Superfreak]

I thought the exact same thing when McKay and Weir ended up as hostages and Sheppard was the only one free: "He's gonna go all Die Hard on them..." I hate cliffhangers, January's too far away. Although I guess it is commendable that Sci-Fi fits their schedule around the networks' schedules. That way I get new Sci-Fi shows when network shows are rerunning and vice-versa.

Anybody else finding they don't really care one way or another about Weir? I mean, I do hope Sheppard finds a way to save her, but I just can't make myself care that much. It's not like they're about to kill Hammond or anything.

yeah, kill her, she has yet to do anything of any importance on the series... which is what the conclusion will come down to (pretty obvious I think). Sheppard will go commando, but by the end of the episode, Weir will have mended things with the Genai... and Atlantis will have ALOT of power, maybe even enough to dial home (hence why Sheppard was questioning the use of the lightning rods). I think Weir will play in a big way next episode in creating a stable alliance with the Genai.

 

[SPIDEYISCOOL]

Weren't they going to make the show into a movie? I mean one actually based on the series. Not the movie out now..

 

[TheCorpulent1]

No clue, but that'd be cool.

 

[LadyVader]

Excellent stargate episode! In the begining I was going : "They lost the Stargate. BRILLIANT!" And I loved Daniel's little joke: YOU DRANK COFFEE!? LOL
Everything tied in together so well. Finally the humans are kicking some ass and with million of jaffa and a tok'ra dead they don't look so good anymore do they? In fact... humans resemble Goa'ulds under the circumstances.
One thing I don't get... at the end, why didn't they stick around on the ship? Couldn't they turn it around afterwards?

 

[Superfreak]

Well, the gate... earth needs the gate. We're screwed without it. But what remains is that the NID chick still has a ship, and the nerve gas, meaning she can just go to some other planet and continue the attack. They weren't really ready for a mission yet. Teal'c had just arrived, Carter had been prisonner for what I assume was a day or two, and Daniel had also just been capture...

The real reason they didn't stay on board... I would have subtracted from the conclusion that they already have planned (that's my best guess, other than the above)

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Ok, there's been a serious shortage of Stargate news and therefore discussion, so I was bored. I was watching reruns of SG-1 and Atlantis tonight and I was just treated to the, I guess, temporary Atlantis intro since the other one features Atlantis rising from the waves. It's probably the single most boring introduction I've ever seen. Shot looking up at the surface of the ocean from below, cue music, about 15 seconds later, "Stargate Atlantis" finally flashes on the screen. More ocean, more ocean, "Joe Flanigan," more ocean, "Torri Higginson," etc. Then, FINALLY, the camera moves and we get to see Atlantis chillin' down there. I mean, honestly... couldn't they have just like moved the camera around the set or something? Anyway, the episode's still good.

 

[Superfreak]

just saw the 2nd part of the Atlantis summer cliffhanger.

Cool, but not quite impressed. The first half of the show, is Sheppard simply running around the city. Tea'la gets into another hand to hand fight etc. They finally got some exterior shots of the city other than the ones they've been reusing for the first half of the season.

I thought the episode was good, but then it just kind of ended, no harm no foul. And Weir is still utterly useless.