Stargate SG-1/Atlantis/Universe

[wiegeabo]

We used to get SG-1 first when it was Showtime, and even the first season it was with Sci-Fi, I think. But then Sky One (or whatever their name is) started co-financing and co-producing the show. So Canada got first rights.

 

[Superfreak]

Technically, if you want to get territorial about it, Canada should get it first. It is filmed there.

indeed. And there is much canadian funding that has gone into the show aswell. I hate BL's perspective on the subject, sorry, but I find it childish. This is TV. TV is meant to broadcast cheaply to the masses. I've never understood the need for things to air at different times in different places. It makes no sense to me. Defeats the purpose of the medium all together. Might as well go back to the old days of having a travelling circus show.

that being said: I'm kind of glad SGA is done. Hopefully it will open up some space in the sci fi ether and let some new fresh science fiction TV take root.

 

[Superfreak]

We used to get SG-1 first when it was Showtime, and even the first season it was with Sci-Fi, I think. But then Sky One (or whatever their name is) started co-financing and co-producing the show. So Canada got first rights.

we don't get sky1 up here, that's a brit channel. I believe the reason Canada started getting it among the first was because Alliance had their greedy little fingers in there for a while (I think they lease the studio in hongcouver aswell)

 

[TheCorpulent1]

indeed. And there is much canadian funding that has gone into the show aswell. I hate BL's perspective on the subject, sorry, but I find it childish. This is TV. TV is meant to broadcast cheaply to the masses. I've never understood the need for things to air at different times in different places. It makes no sense to me. Defeats the purpose of the medium all together. Might as well go back to the old days of having a travelling circus show.

that being said: I'm kind of glad SGA is done. Hopefully it will open up some space in the sci fi ether and let some new fresh science fiction TV take root.

I'm excited to see what comes out next too. Hopefully they take more cues from the BSG reboot than Stargate. Create solid drama with sci fi almost incidental to it rather than shoehorning every tired cliché of the genre into every episode.

 

[Superfreak]

I'm excited to see what comes out next too. Hopefully they take more cues from the BSG reboot than Stargate. Create solid drama with sci fi almost incidental to it rather than shoehorning every tired cliché of the genre into every episode.

me too. Make a 'real' TV show, and place it in a sci fi setting. I think that's been BSG's most novel addition to the sci fi genre. I'd be totally down for a Back To the Future tv show, with SGA's budget

 

[oldsboy20]

Anyone else see the Vegas episode? That was a great episode. I wasn't sure where they were going with it at first then you realize at the end what they were doing. The last couple seconds was the best part especially with Johnny Cash's "Solitary Man". Sad what happened to that Shepard but I guess he redeemed himself in the end but man I wish he would've survived. I wasn't a really big fan of SGA but this season has been pretty good.

 

[wiegeabo]

I thought Vegas was great. It was a nice departure from the norm and well done. I'd watch a gritty series like that. Dark detective on a mission to stop and hide alien incursions on the Earth. Sort of like Men In Black but more grounded and badass.

I cracked up at Rodney and Zelenka. They were so calm and cool, until they started arguing, and then resorted to the classic petty bickering.

The one thing I didn't like was the poor way the explained what happened to the pulse. They never came out and clearly said they may have let slip the location of Earth in another reality.

 

[Superfreak]

I thought Vegas was great. It was a nice departure from the norm and well done. I'd watch a gritty series like that. Dark detective on a mission to stop and hide alien incursions on the Earth. Sort of like Men In Black but more grounded and badass.

I cracked up at Rodney and Zelenka. They were so calm and cool, until they started arguing, and then resorted to the classic petty bickering.

The one thing I didn't like was the poor way the explained what happened to the pulse. They never came out and clearly said they may have let slip the location of Earth in another reality.

yeah, but as part 1 of a 2 parter, it is more clearly explained in part 2

 

[TheCorpulent1]

I liked "Vegas" a lot. I didn't really consider it part 1 of anything, though. There's a very, very loose connection between it and the next episode.

 

[Sam Fisher]

Vegas was awasome!

 

[BlackLantern]

if anyone cares, Sci-Fi is running Atlantis all this week during the day and all day Friday leading into the finale

 

[PuddleJumper67]

Vegas was awesome. Check out the preview for the series finale:

http://stargate.mgm.com/video.php?id=183

Looks like a classic.

 

[zanos]

I saw it already. Trust me it's not. Far from it.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

It did feel pretty underwhelming for a series finale.

 

[BlackLantern]

so was SG-1's....so at least they're sticking with tradition....TNGs finale was underwhelming, I can only imagine how the hardcore Trek folk felt about it

 

[TheCorpulent1]

SG-1's didn't bother me too much because it was all about the remaining cast members being all sentimental with each other, which is something that works in a finale for me. Plus, I knew the DVDs were right around the corner.

I don't even remember TNG's finale, so I bet it probably was underwhelming. Finales are tough anyway. It's almost impossible to cover every base and remember what made the show great while also cramming an actual plot into one episode.

 

[wiegeabo]

I liked TNG's finale (Q shifting Picard through three different time periods). Although there was much more action in DS9 and Voyager's finales. DS9 probably had the best.

SG-1's finale didn't need to be a true finale since Ark of Truth was around the corner. I have a feeling Atlantis is the same (although I'm not watching it for another couple of hours.)



Now...Quantum Leap's finale...

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Best finale still goes to Farscape's The Peacekeeper Wars mini for me. I was pissed that it got canceled, but that finale blew me the f*** away in every good way imaginable. Angel's "Not Fade Away" was also pretty solid.

 

[wiegeabo]

I've...only just started watching Farscape.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Oh, you're in for so many good things.

 

[wiegeabo]

One of those shows where you wish you could unwatch it all so you can watch it all over again?

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Yeah, although it's been so long since I've watched the whole series that a lot of it would probably feel new to me. If I weren't busy watching every British TV show under the sun, I would probably start re-watching Farscape now.

 

[wiegeabo]

Speaking of British tv shows, I'm so glad the new season of Hustle has started.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Never heard of it, but Wikipedia tells me it's got the brother of him who is Gene Hunt in it, so I'm immediately interested. I'll check it out eventually.

 

[wiegeabo]

Very much worth checking out. Season 4 was a little off, but the premier of this season was golden.