I have to admit I didn't know what to expect when I heard about this show (to be honest I really wanted them to do another series of Atlantis) but having seen the first few episodes I am very exited about what this show will have to offer. To be honest I am bit annoyed with some of the fan responses, most responses I have read say that it's "Stargate does Battlestar", but SG-1 and Atlantis ran for 15 years with two Films and another on the way. I respect the executive producers for taking the series in a different direction. While some may be disappointed with the new direction If Universe was just another spin off I would be disappointed and very frustrated as there would be no new challenges and no new ideas it would end up team goes through gate, team runs into bad guys, team gets into trouble, team gets out at the last second with a couple of big explosions and fight scenes laced in between.
Please do not get me wrong I am a giant fan of both previous shows with every episode on DVD but if SGU was another remake of SG-1 with a bit of a twist I would most likely lose interest very quickly. I am very interested to see how the rest of the season turns out and I seriously hope that most of the people who were annoyed at the start change their mind because I believe that given enough time this series will come into it's own and will have the power to become a title that earns the respect of the most hardcore Stargate and science fiction fan.
Please do not get me wrong I am a giant fan of both previous shows with every episode on DVD but if SGU was another remake of SG-1 with a bit of a twist I would most likely lose interest very quickly. I am very interested to see how the rest of the season turns out and I seriously hope that most of the people who were annoyed at the start change their mind because I believe that given enough time this series will come into it's own and will have the power to become a title that earns the respect of the most hardcore Stargate and science fiction fan.