Robert Carlyle on Stargate Universe, Take Two

[wraithfodder]

Hmm, yanked this off Mallozzi's blog tonight (12/15/2008) ... "As some of you may have heard, the wonderfully talented Robert Carlyle has signed on to join the crew of the Destiny in the upcoming Stargate: Universe series. The award-winning actor - Begbie from Trainspotting to some, Hamish Macbeth to others - will be playing the role of Dr. David Rush, the ship’s brilliant Machiavellian scientist. I see a lot of myself in Rush and, next to yours truly of course, I can’t imagine anyone better for the part. Contrary to initial reports, the Rush character is not the leader of the unplanned expedition. That honor falls to Colonel Everett Young. For now. But things could have a way of changing on board a ship manned by a disparate group with very different agendas…

hmm, hmmm, uh....

Somehow a character which is a lot of Joe Mallozzi DOES NOT inspire me to watch..

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Re: I'm off

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

I'm going to take a look at SGU, but I don't have high expectations for it mostly because it's being done by the same people. Same writers, etc. They don't stray far from what they've already done, hence copying old scripts again and again.

My problem is that I watched Stargate SG-1 from the beginning, so know the plots they rewrite, and know that they have had better writers, and when you see professional TV critics complain about lazy writing on the show, you know it's not just a fan thing.

I do enjoy Stargate SG1 and SGA or else I wouldn't watch them. Sure, there are a handful of episodes of each that I rarely rewatch due to quality. I do think SGU will probably get off to a rip-roaring start, but then, like the stock market, take a dive. It's that way when a lot is put into the pilot (as in $$$) but not as much into the series.

As for Mallozzi, well, I've followed his blogs (yes, he's had several) over the years, and his humor is, at times, quite debatable ;) Bu the does excel at leading on the fans :)

Re: I'm off

[nialla]

I've always heard rumors that the reason Mallozzi's blog stopped at one point is there were complaints about how much baiting he was doing, but I don't know if there's any truth to that at all.

I really wish they'd get some fresh blood into the writer's room. I know using the same people is probably a mix of money saving (they already know the job so they don't have to get up to speed) and job protectionism. But as you say, they're copying old scripts again and again. They're burned out, and I don't think a new setting will help all that much.

They were recycling SG-1 plots into SGA pretty quickly, when moving to Pegasus was supposed to make things all fresh and new because they were cut off from the familiar. So we've had some Goa'uld, Replicators, Asgard and so on that have been done before. Often many times before.

The more I hear about the new show, the more it feels like they're trying to mimic nuBSG (which I don't watch), what with it being mostly ship-based with lots of personal conflicts from within. Younger cast with a few adults in charge. Perhaps that's at least partly an edict from Sci Fi, since BSG is going off the air.

Re: I'm off

[veronicasaether.livejournal.com]

Alright, I got bored with the Replicators again, I'll give you that one. ;)

Re: I'm off

[nialla]

I got bored with the replicators before they were done using them on SG-1. Then retconning in a new backstory in SGA to move their origins back to the Ancients was really pushing it.

Having them show up yet again in Ark of Truth, apparently just to have Mitchell fight RepliTerminator, was the last straw.

Re: I'm off

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

The replicators should *never* have been allowed on SGA. The producers spun us stuff about 'great new villains' (the wraith) and then they drag out the old chestnut, the replicators. Yeah, I was going *again?* when I saw that on AOT as well. These guys (the writers) get pai a nice chunk of change to come up with new ideas, so well, let's have some NEW stuff.

Re: I'm off

[nialla]

A friend and I watched AOT together, and we went into full-on "WTF?" mode when the Replicators were dragged into the plot.

They weren't needed, and I'd have rather have devoted more time to the real plot and the characters themselves instead of Ways to Blow Sh*t Up #6,439.