SciFi TV

[A Nonny Moose 8,262]

Originally posted by: Easy Bakes

New Battle Star Galactica episodes?

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Maybe not, I wasn't payiing that much attention to the commercial.  Is BSG Razor a movie?

[Easy Bakes 253]

Originally posted by: N_O_Body

Originally posted by: Easy Bakes

New Battle Star Galactica episodes?

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Maybe not, I wasn't payiing that much attention to the commercial.  Is BSG Razor a movie?quote>

Yes it was rather good too.

[Easy Bakes 253]

Its all come to an exciting cliff hanger.

"The deep end is always deeper then you think"

Pretty good ending for part one i thought, Every thing crashing down around everybody all at once.

I think Zoe will probabaly be ok though  

[A Nonny Moose 8,262]

I guess the thing will all be exposed by Easter Monday.

[beebs 129]

Just a reminder, I do believe that SGU is starting up again on Friday night, for those who watch.

[Easy Bakes 253]

That suprizes me the are running a new episode this weekend.

Most times dureing holidays no one runs new shows.

[Easy Bakes 253]

New SGU last night.

just finished viewing it.

[beebs 129]

I was hoping for something more foreign for the aliens, but what we got was pretty good. And the battle wasn't too shabby either.

[blade2k5 1,523]

SGU just keeps getting worse and worse. Looks like I won't be watching SciFi until July when Warehouse 13 returns. Now there is an entertaining series.

[A Nonny Moose 8,262]

I looked at the SGU trailers and decided not to watch it.  Mickey Mouse cartoons are more entertaining.

[beebs 129]

What really? I thought that was one of the best ones yet! What didn't you guys like about it?

[Meg 368]

I think I would like it better if I stopped thinking of it as Stargate. 

One of the interesting things about the original Stargate series was how the characters interacted.  Jack, Sam, Daniel, and Teal'c  all interacted with each other in interesting, and sometimes unusual, ways.  But it was always a positive thing and fun to watch.

The characters on SGU are plotting against each other, spying on each other, don't trust each other.  Some of them seem to be rather nasty and self-centered.    It's difficult to like them.

[blade2k5 1,523]

Originally posted by: beebs

What really? I thought that was one of the best ones yet! What didn't you guys like about it?quote>

It's basically going nowhere fast and it's the same ol' same ol' every episode.  The characters are one-dimensional, uninteresting and all of them are the same character copied over and over again.  That and SGU extremely boring.  I had high hopes for this series when I first viewed the trailers for it because I enjoyed SG-1 and SG-Atlantis, but was highly disappointed with SGU right off the bat.  IMO, SGU pales in comparrison to first two Stargate series.

[beebs 129]

Originally posted by: Meg

The characters on SGU are plotting against each other, spying on each other, don't trust each other.  Some of them seem to be rather nasty and self-centered.    It's difficult to like them.

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Sounds to me like they're human, rather than the perfect dream teams the past two series' have had.

[Meg 368]

Originally posted by: beebs

Sounds to me like they're human, rather than the perfect dream teams the past two series' have had.quote>

But, as Blade says, they are one dimensional and uninteresting.   Unless you count snarking at each other as interesting.

[Easy Bakes 253]

Originally posted by: Meg

Originally posted by: beebs

Sounds to me like they're human, rather than the perfect dream teams the past two series' have had.quote>

But, as Blade says, they are one dimensional and uninteresting.   Unless you count snarking at each other as interesting.

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I think they returned Dr Rush way to early.They should have waited till the end of the season.

[Boggy1 45]

On a totally different note (sorry!), Doctor Who started up again with its Easter Special yesterday.

Most of you have probably heard of Doctor Who, the British campy science fiction show that started waaay back in 1963, and has the honour of being the most long running sci-fi series of all time.

Yesterdays episode was of particular importance because it introduced the brand new titular character, the Doctor, played by the brand new Matt Smith. Over the years, the titular character has been played by eleven different actors, with the transition between actors an integral part of the plot. Each actor represents the same "being"; even though they all have different personalities, mindsets, opinions, etc etc (this is addressed specifically many times).

Anyway, not only is there a new actor, but also a new head writer and producer. The series was very successfully rebooted back to life in 2005 by Russell T. Davis (of Queer as Folk fame), who has just passed on the bat to Steven Moffat; who promises a newer, darker, approach.

The first episode last night was..pretty good. I was pleasantly surprised, especially after being so disappointed by the last season's four special-episodes. Anyone else watch it?

[Easy Bakes 253]

Originally posted by: Boggy1

On a totally different note (sorry!), Doctor Who started up again with its Easter Special yesterday.

Most of you have probably heard of Doctor Who, the British campy science fiction show that started waaay back in 1963, and has the honour of being the most long running sci-fi series of all time.

Yesterdays episode was of particular importance because it introduced the brand new titular character, the Doctor, played by the brand new Matt Smith. Over the years, the titular character has been played by eleven different actors, with the transition between actors an integral part of the plot. Each actor represents the same "being"; even though they all have different personalities, mindsets, opinions, etc etc (this is addressed specifically many times).

Anyway, not only is there a new actor, but also a new head writer and producer. The series was very successfully rebooted back to life in 2005 by Russell T. Davis (of Queer as Folk fame), who has just passed on the bat to Steven Moffat; who promises a newer, darker, approach.

The first episode last night was..pretty good. I was pleasantly surprised, especially after being so disappointed by the last season's four special-episodes. Anyone else watch it?quote>

This is the SciFi TV thread so Dr Who Talk qualifies.

These only being broadcast in the UK? I see no sign of them on BBC america.

That being said I enjoyed The End of Time and The Waters of Mars specials

[A Nonny Moose 8,262]

Originally posted by: Easy Bakes

This is the SciFi TV thread so Dr Who Talk qualifies.

These only being broadcast in the UK? I see no sign of them on BBC america.

That being said I enjoyed The End of Time and The Waters of Mars specials

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It was broadcast in Canada, but I was watching something else.  Dr. Who has always struck me as rather a sophomoric version of HHTG.

[Wrightguy0 40]

That's probably because Doctor Who was where Douglas Adams honed his Science Fiction skills, can't wait to get the next episode here

[blade2k5 1,523]

I like Dr. Who, but prefer the episodes from 30-something years ago.

[Easy Bakes 253]

For those interested Sci fi channel is reruning the  4 hour mini mini series River World sunday night.

Based on Philip Jose Farmers award winning  River World books. Not sure how i missed this when it 1st aired in 2003.

[Sam 163]

I just saw the new Doctor Who tonight and wasn't real impressed even though I usually like Stephen Moffat's stories. Out of the new series I think I've really only liked David Tennant's incarnation of the Doctor. The new TARDIS looked kind of cool though in the brief shots at the end.

[Meg 368]

"oh, look!  There is a planet here that no one knows about.  (Never mind that we are new to this galaxy.)   This planet must have been put here by magical aliens.  If I stay here, they will take care of me.  (Never mind that I've never met them.)"

[beebs 129]

Originally posted by: Meg

"oh, look!  There is a planet here that no one knows about.  (Never mind that we are new to this galaxy.)   This planet must have been put here by magical aliens.  If I stay here, they will take care of me.  (Never mind that I've never met them.)"

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Still not liking Stargate, huh?  I thought you would have liked that one! They weren't all bickering at each other, at least. And Young seems to be at least trying to make an effort to patch things up with Rush.

[Meg 368]

Originally posted by: beebs

Still not liking Stargate, huh?  I thought you would have liked that one! They weren't all bickering at each other, at least. And Young seems to be at least trying to make an effort to patch things up with Rush.quote>

Yes, he was trying.  and then he reminded the civilians that they are basically prisoners and subject to whatever conditions he dreams up.

I do think that one guy's faith in the magical aliens was a bit over the top but I can understand wanting to stay on that planet.  Granted there weren't enough of them to form a sustainable colony but it looked like a much healthier place to be than the ship.

But Young wanted them back.  Why?  So they can complete the mission?  What mission?   They only reason they are there is because Rush is deranged enough to enter an address that goes who knows where.

I think the whole lack-of-control issue is one thing that bothers me.    The ship does what it wants when it wants and the people on board are stuck between two crazy people who are playing king of the hill and don't mind stepping on people in the process.

[warrior 169]

Young needed them back because he needs as many crew as possible to survive, also people like Teejay ((?) the military doctor) was needed because she has a job to look after other people.

For an ancient ship that had lasted that many years the shields and weapons are crap. And the guy's faith in these aliens were ridiculous. The last episode seemed too much of a filler episode.

Dr Who.

I like the first episode (though I though the aliens were crap, seriously crystal spaceships with huge eyeballs), the 2nd episode was the best out of the three so far. The last episode looked to be good in the trailer but it felt like it was leading up to something, which never came.The Daleks should always have big episodes, because they are the only enemy the doctor has any trouble against. This one was like they came they changed colour, they went.

The using human emotions to deactivate the bomb was ridiculous and stupid. The planes flying in "anti gravity" bubbles was stupid as well as they were propeller planes but's there's no air in space. And they suddenly had laser like weapons.

Yes well the weeping angels next week looks infinitely better. it's a shame Russell T Davies has gone though because his episodes were worse than Stephen Moffat's but was better than last week, so when SM got a chance the episodes were brilliant.

Where did the St John Ambulance (?) sticker come from on the Tardis door, it hasn't been there in the whole 2005 (?) series.

[JanYpe 17]

I can't shake the impression that SG: Universe is just flailing about, without a solid idea of how to treat its premise of a basically helpless human crew left to their own devices aboard this ship. Their need to survive using what they brought with them in the evacuation and what they can scrounge from the ship and the places it visits isn't treated as something that is particularly urgent, and the drama between all the forgettable members of the crew just drags on and on. The show has had convincing moments, but only when there was a situation with some actual pressure (eg. the episode Time, with everyone's potential deaths) instead of a focus on crew bickering. It'd be a better show if the crew were in real danger more often. Maybe get some Daleks to chase them around Destiny or something.

Another check mark on the 'Spotting dr. Rush' bingo card: he's in the Bond movie The World is not Enough as the main bad guy, with a very very bad Russian accent.

[Barbarossa 51]

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  Edited September 8, 2012 by Barbarossa  

[Easy Bakes 253]

I watched the Riverworld event the other day. ( this was the 2010 versioneven though the date said 2003 on the  DVR

Many libertys were taken with the story. like the main charator in this was not IN the books.

I found it hard to belive The  Methos Richard Burton charactor as the bad guy

when the books had him as  one of the main good guys. Other wise it was pretty lame.

As for Dr Who i cant belive they changed the theme song.