Stargate Universe: John Scalzi

[wraithfodder]

Interestingly enough, John Scalzi, scifi author and now creative consultant to Stargate Universe, has a blog (Scifi-scanner) over at the AMC Website

He hasn’t said a thing on Stargate Universe, but does talk science-fiction. If nothing else, an interesting read, and we’ll see how his attitude translates into work on show. Meanwhile, I'm a few chapters into his first book, Old Man's War. Decent. so far. I'd read more if I wasn't always interrupted! 

Comments

[these-dark-ages.livejournal.com]

Why are they putting more effort into SG:U than they ever did in Atlantis?

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

I wish I knew... :(

[these-dark-ages.livejournal.com]

I'm part of the demographic they're targeting and so far ---I'm giving it a shot because I don't think it would be right for me to just give up on the franchise. But damn, the creators could be a little more subtle about how they obviously threw Atlantis out the window for this show.

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

If SGU doesn't click for me, it doesn't bother me to leave the franchise as a fan. I've done it before with Trek. I can't see wasting my time watching something I don't like... A helluva lot will depend if the writers can deliver on all their hype.

[stoicana.livejournal.com]

Deliver....on....all the hype??!!

........

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Despite Scalzi being a "creative consultant" and freelancers being hired for an episode here or there, these are still basically the same people who brought us the the last few seasons of SG-1 and then SGA.

Leopards don't change their spots, I'm sorry to say. So they can hype this all they want and I'll watch because it at least sounds interesting, but if people are expecting something revolutionary or extraordinarily different then they're dreaming.

Me? Cynical?

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Regrettably, you're probably right. I think they'll constrain themselves in all the wrong places and we'll get very little that's new.

[tavabean.livejournal.com]

Actually, the more I hear about the show, the less interested I become. I just don't find any of the characters that interesting as of yet.
Perhaps the actors will bring something to the parts that I am just not seeing with the descriptions that we have been given.
I don't think I would have been the big Sheppard fan I am today, if I had just seen the initial casting call and never saw Joe Flanigan in the role.

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'm hoping the actors will outshine the descriptions, and well, the writing (seeing as how I'm sure we'll get retreads of older SG scripts) ;)

[flingslass.livejournal.com]

David Hewlett was the only one I'd heard of in Atlantis (oh and Torri Higginson) but the whole team grabbed me straight away. The cast have not grabbed me :(

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

I do like some of the cast, having seen them previously, but... the characters aren't grabbing me yet either, nor the prospect of being stuck on a ship (shades of "Voyager"). Will have to wait and see what happens, but it's not a 'must watch live' thing yet.

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

David Hewlett was the only reason I decided to watch, but then went, whoa, who is this Joe Flanigan? However, with much of the cast being so young (well, to me), don't know if any will grab me as much.