Loki wrote:SImply, the show is dark and there have been some scenes that have utterly shocked me. The before meantioned sex scene wow... But thats what draws you in, those things where you're like damn that shit went down whats going to happen next! I hope the show makes it past season 1 and for that matter season 2. I think right now they are in just building phase up to a final point which I believe will happen at teh end of season 1 where something crazy happens. I look forward to that.
Well, I've read through the last posts of this thread and am completely lost because I literally stopped watching the show at "Earth." So, as I type this I'm watching the eps on syfy rewind...
That said, I have to agree and give props to Loki for his opinions. You really do have to take youself out of the stargate mindset to start to digg into this show. I mean, I know people disliked spinoff shows like Enterprise or The Dresden Files because they are just too different than what we are use to, but I mean I loved Enterprise because I kind of "started" in that show before I discovered Star Trek. Now, I love Star Trek even more. I had the same experience with The Dresden files. I was never aware of the books until after watching the show and then a couple of years later, I'm sitting in the front row in front of mr. Jim Butcher at the comic-con panel of 2008, and I have the utmost respect for him now and the show's story.
Point is, I never recieved the origin stories from which those spinoffs began, but I was able to really appreciate what they had to offer individually, almost as a stand-alone show, and from the newcomer perspective. Those shows are actually two of my most favorite shows so it's interesting that you happened to mention those (actually, I'm refraining from watching all of the 12 episodes of The Dresden Files because I still haven't seen all of them. I'm trying to make them last). But I digress...Really, there is no perfect duplication of any show once you re-start with a new series. You see it happen all the time in movies also. No sequel is ever the same as the original.
We just have to take them as they come and make our judgements based on how good a job the creators are doing to entertain us through their storytelling.
Now, I took a break from the series because it was getting repetative waiting for a good ep to come along because not much happened really in the first episodes Darkness, Light, Water, Earth -even air took a long time to get through- my interest just gave up by the time Earth came around. Then, I re-watched my 24 Redemption dvd (to get ready for "day 8") and saw Rob Carlyle doing his amazing acting. I listened to the commentaries with Kiefer and the director and preoducer -they talked about how good Rob did with his scenes that it totally jumpstarted my attention back onto SGU and my appreciation for the man. Look at his past works and you'll see that he is amazing!
So, even though, my interest dropped mid-season, I really can't wait to get back into this again. I have no doubt there is a lot of potential with this series. It's definately not SG1 or SGA, but in my opinion it can really be something better on its own while using the stargate story as a backdrop for the show. I think that compared to what a lot of shows are trying to do these days, SGU is supremely original. That's what makes it good, and if the actors and writers can make it better, hopefully will tune in and pay attention. I love it now and hope it gets a full run of what made SG1 so great...
sorry for the long post, but I guess I had some stuff to get off my mind.