New Stargate Universe trailer" Survival"

[wraithfodder]

This 49-second trailer for Stargate Universe was shown during Stargate Continuum last night, but is now available at

http://www.scifi.com/universe/

There are some clips from the shows (including from White Sands), plus sound bytes from

• Robert Carlyle
• Lou Diamond Phillips
• Brian J. Smith
• Ming Na
• Elyse Levesque

When all the news first came out, as well as the first two trailers, I coudln't help but think... they're trying to compensate for the loss of the Stargate franchise and Battlestar Galactica but combining the qualities of both shows. So far, I think the only aspects of Stargate that are making it to the series is the Stargate, and the name Stargate, which isn't, er, a lot. I'm still definitely on the fence on this show.

The darkkness, the shaky camerawork, all is indicative of Battlestar. I'm pretty sure (you can correct me if I'm wrong) that Mallozzi said they were shooting it in documentary style, but I've recently watched some documentaries, and none of their cameramen seemed to have ingested a dozen expressos ;)  And *cough* as i've joked before, the character-driven stuff might be the sex scenes ;)

While I'm very curious about the show, and will check it out, I don't have the 'oomph' I've had in the past with other shows. Opinions?.

Comments

[miso-no-tsuki.livejournal.com]

Watches video.
Oh dear.
"These are real stories about real people"?????
Riiight. Absolutely. More of TPTB's favourite trope about how we can relate to these people because they're from the present day.
*Sighs* Perhaps someone could tell them that the whole point of Sci-Fi is to examine and explore the human condition under every imaginable condition? Can't say that the trailer was inspiring, it could have been any military-based series currently airing. The Marine Corps version of "Lost", anyone?
Now Robert Carlyle is a damn fine actor (IMHO) and I have been a fan of his since the wonderfully off-the-wall "Hamish McBeth" series on UK TV. If they give him something meaty to work with it might work. My money is on them killing him off (like Robert Patrick/Col Sumner) in the Atlantis pilot, because he would be too expensive to keep as a permanent character.
I'll watch the pilot but I'm not hopeful here. :(

[cimmerdeux.livejournal.com]

I actually think he's on the payroll for the duration or at least the first season because as soon as he goes so goes a big chunk of audience. He's SGU's version of RDA. My money is on Lou biting it. Carlyle said one of the characters commits suicide in episode 6 and we know it probably won't be the 'cheap' actors. LOL

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

I sorta thought LDP's character was a Sumner-clone. TIme will tell...