Stargate Universe

[wraithfodder]

I'm actually letting Battlestar Galactica run only for the ads for various Sci Fi shows, and the green pastures they shot some scenes in is the only appealing part of the movie.

Anyway, the much-ballyhooed trailer for Stargate Universe aired in the first 15 minutes of the show, and an hour later, SciFi.com had it online. They were never this fast with either Stargate SG-1 or Stargate Atlantis. Sigh.

Anyway, it's up at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CE_1rmvQWvw

I was... well, not thrilled, not dismayed, just.... eh? You see, it was dark. Did Mallozzi mean dark it was going to be dark, as in we're conserving energy and can afford only three lightbulbs?? I'm tired of the dark visuals in scifi shows. However, what did strike me was a similarity to SGA's "Rising" in that wow, they're in trouble, but the camerawork reminded me too much of Cloverfield, which was critically acclaimed, sorta, but the camerawork sucked. Take a Dramamine before watching that film, plus everybody basically dies.

SGU doesn't really bear much resemblance to the Stargates we know, at least not that I can see. I'll still check it out, but the trailers for SGA had me going "whoa...." while this one is, okay, been there, done that, gonna go do the wash.

Opinions??

Comments

[black-raven135.livejournal.com]

I am STILL thinking about this.....
It burns me up that Mallozzi just let SGA go without
further adieu.........His fat ego bloated to the point where nothing else mattered so why not just go on to SGU
and start a *new and improved* stargate adventure????
***rolls eyes***
If they had spent half the time on
developing better scripts, and never mind getting a bit of input from the cast, perhaps they would have had some
real quality instead of the mediocrity which crept into the last season.......
And BTW, surely a galaxy as big as Pegasus would host other threats other than Wraith????
I feel the battle was beginning to reflect on Flanigan.....The light from earlier seasons seemed to fade, like it might not be worth it anymore.
AND,I am NOT being mean spirited, just expressing what I feel about how the battle might have begun to wear on him
Everyone reaches a point in any process, where
the constant battle becomes harder and harder to deal with.
Perhaps his body language and overall look in VEGAS was not all makeup etc.

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

I can't fathom how they're going to go more character-driven when the writers of both SG1 and SGA weren't able to do it in 15 years of shows... ??