Stargate SG-1/Atlantis/Universe

[Superfreak]

what season of SG1 was that? It has been 10 years or something

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Season 6. So like 5 years ago.

 

[Sam Fisher]

I actually just got done watching Season 6 for the first time. It was very meh.

 

[Dr Lee]

And she was the Ancient that stayed on Earth during the opening scenes of Atlantis....... which was the same character as she played in SG-1....

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Season 5 was their last really good season, I think. But season 6 had a few great episodes and I really liked Jonas.

 

[GL1]

I'm still following this show, but I can't really tell why. I guess the ship is my favorite character or something, because all the people, with the possible exception of Greer, do little to nothing for me.

They do some interesting things on the sci-fi, but with all the character development, something is certainly missing for me, I just can't put my finger on what.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

So far the only characters I've liked consistently are Young and Rush.

 

[LadyVader]

On a totally unrelated note... David Hewlett is currently shooting a movie on location in my town, Bucharest. And I just found out. Me and McKay are like breathing the same noxious gases that pass for air!

 

[wiegeabo]

You're stalking him as we speak, aren't you?

 

[zanos]

Yeah, she still looks unbelievably hot to me.

Hot for an older woman, but 31 is far from "older woman" territory. That's my point. If someone told me she was 36 I don't think I'd argue it. Kate Beckinsale is actually 36 but she looks like she could be 28. See the difference?

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Nope, she's hot by any standard to me.

 

[stargazer]

Well, the ep was ok but I feel this show is lacking some real fun and adventure. It's just too dramatic and too serious most of the time. I guess I miss my alien encounters. And those stones are the biggest cop out ever. meh

 

[TheCorpulent1]

How are the stones a cop out? Just because they allow basic communication with Earth?

 

[Gilpesh]

How are the stones a cop out? Just because they allow basic communication with Earth?

Well. If they ever get into a situation where they are stuck with something.... just use the stones to get an expert!

 

[TheCorpulent1]

They already have experts on everything on the ship and they're still completely dumbfounded about everything. And, clearly, the "experts" on Earth aren't much better, as we learned this ep.

 

[wiegeabo]

Well. If they ever get into a situation where they are stuck with something.... just use the stones to get an expert!

As opposed to Sam or Rodney being able to fix anything?

 

[C. Lee]

No one likes the Wesley Crusher theroum....but it's true......every sci fi show needs the "go to" guy or object to save the day.

 

[Gilpesh]

They already have experts on everything on the ship and they're still completely dumbfounded about everything. And, clearly, the "experts" on Earth aren't much better, as we learned this ep.

Well. Seeing as they're sticking with this, Rush is possibly a bad guy plot point, we're not exactly certain about that.

As opposed to Sam or Rodney being able to fix anything?

At least with Sam or Rodney... they weren't all mysterious..... and British.

 

[C. Lee]

Except that the actor who plays Rodney is British.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

I thought he was Canadian.

 

[stargazer]

How are the stones a cop out? Just because they allow basic communication with Earth?

They are using the stones to communicate with Earth because they can't use the Gate apparently. I dunno, I just find myself rolling my eyes every time that happens. The Gate is one thing, but the stones is too much to take in, especially since they are what like thousands of millions of miles away from home. It's really hard to believe. It's too godlike. It reminds me of Q from Star Trek. There is only so much suspension of disbelief one can take. This is supposed to be sci fi not fantasy.

 

[wiegeabo]

I thought he was Canadian.

He's British, but he's lived in Canada since he was a kid.

 

[Gilpesh]

Except that the actor who plays Rodney is British.

And Rodney (the character) is Canadian.

 

[wiegeabo]

They are using the stones to communicate with Earth because they can't use the Gate apparently. I dunno, I just find myself rolling my eyes every time that happens. The Gate is one thing, but the stones is too much to take in, especially since they are what like thousands of millions of miles away from home. It's really hard to believe. It's too godlike. It reminds me of Q from Star Trek. There is only so much suspension of disbelief one can take. This is supposed to be sci fi not fantasy.

More like thousands of millions of light years. Although I don't remember hearing tons of complaints about it when Daniel and Vala were using it.

And there's actually some basis for the stones. According to quantum entanglement theory, two particles can be separated by space, but one will react 'instantaneously' to changes in the other. Even if separated by large distances.. Recent attempts at measuring this 'speed' of interaction put it a minimum of 10,000 times the speed of light. But no know maximum has been found.

Figuring the stones are based on Ancient technology that allows the travel of matter through wormholes between galaxies in a few seconds, I'm not sure why it's so improbable that allowing energy (in the form of consciousness) to travel such distances even faster. Hell, to travel between galaxies in days (which is what I assume Destiny is doing, although it could just still be in the same galaxy), it would have to be traveling billions of times the speed of light.

 

[Maximus One]

Ok Eli telling his mom his name was Phillip Fry was fn great