Comments on: Stargate: Universe Discussion – “Life”

By: y42

y42 — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 19:26:06 +0000

The ship chooses where it drops out of hyperspace, and what planet ti dial the gate to.

This convenient solar flare is a huge coincidence.

I’m thinking there’s one or more Ancient bending their “no meddling” rule by hiding in the ship’s AI.

By: TwistyHat

TwistyHat — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:16:17 +0000

“The ship is keeping them alive, going as far as positioning itself so that the wormhole goes through a solar flare to give them a few extra time-traveling tries when they need to go to a very dangerous planet.”

Or it was just random chance (no evidence of the ship doing this on purpose)

By: TwistyHat

TwistyHat — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:14:44 +0000

On screen they told us the senator is still in one of the shuttles.

Of screen the producers said that what flew away wasn’t a shuttle.
They’ll probably return to it in episode 20 and all the kids will cry with joy and exclaim “Story Arc!” and “Foreshadowing!”

By: Draik

Draik — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:32:27 +0000

I like the concept of Rush. One of my complaints with SG-1 and SG-A is that everyone is too buddy buddy. The problem I have with Rush is not what he’s doing, his motivations or his demeanor but rather this complete lack of subtilty. Its almost like he sincerely trying to piss everyone off around him for the hell of it and in his case I would have thought him to be a little more cunning and conniving.

By: y42

y42 — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:55:25 +0000

The probe, or whatever it was, that detached from the ship way back when has to have been a precursor for something, and the introduction of SG:Universe’s bad guys is probably it.

I think that was sent to retrieve the fools who left the desert planet for another.

The ship is keeping them alive, going as far as positioning itself so that the wormhole goes through a solar flare to give them a few extra time-traveling tries when they need to go to a very dangerous planet.

By: Nightwanderer

Nightwanderer — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:47:09 +0000

I generally like the series and I am Incredibly Thankful they left the old SG formula behind. Don’t need no G’ould or Wraith or boogey-men-thumping-in-the-dark. No more “push the magic button and spin around three times”. A character driven drama is fine with me. If they had some characters worth caring about. And some drama beyond saying so and so was mean to me.

I don’t want a soap opera, which an entirely closed setting like this show set up turns into. So the writers gave them the traveling stones, and limited power to affect their environment. That allows the ability bring new things into the closed box. But the pacing is so slow, its like watching ants try to understand an automobile. Something needs to be done to make this thing (rescue or return) possible, or at least apparently possible. Maybe something like 6 year olds trying to understand an auto :). Once the audience doesn’t see a way home, its over. It turns into drama of the week (instead of monster of the week) again. Even Voyager only put the crew 100 years or so from home. A long way, but at least theoretically achievable with really good luck for the youngest members of the crew.

This current episode may have been a way to break the mold, but it only made Rush seem particularly pig-headed. The Captain said it, even if the (plot device) allows them to turn around and head straight home, it is still a million years away. Rush, and everyone else, may be going stir crazy, but are they really crazy suicidal risk takers? I’m not getting that from Rush. He may be blind to other people, but he’s got his own ego to preserve.

By: valen1260

valen1260 — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:34:25 +0000

You’re not the first to mention the thing that detached in the first (?) episode. I was always under the impression it was the busted shuttle with the dead senator. Not that this show has been good about maintaining past events, but you’d think if the shuttle were still docked, senator’s daughter would spend a lot of mopey time at it’s door.

By: Nightwanderer

Nightwanderer — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:24:20 +0000

I’ll give them the coward’s way out by saying it is an “accidental”, catch-all crew. Kind of like on Gilligan’s Island. Had they been planned and conditioned for the mission better, the compatibility and backstabbing wouldn’t be as much of a problem.

Not a great excuse. Just one that works.

By: hikaricore

hikaricore — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:06:10 +0000

boring episode :/

By: Fez

Fez — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:01:14 +0000

Re: Rush vs. Rodney

Even at Rodney’s worst he was funny. Sure, he was arrogant, but in a comedic way.

Rush is just a self-serving d!@k.