I am a really big fan of the Stargate shows, got them all, saw them all. I think that the beauty of SGA - when it came out - was that it was exactly the same as the first Stargate SG-1 but with a different Galaxy. I even remember some of the episode that were the exact same plot as SG-1 but with Sheppard instead of O'Neil.
This time the author we're getting tired of the plot surrounding False Gods, Religious fanaticism, Canibalistic bad guy that look like a mixed between a metal head and a dolphin. I agree that there is some similarity with BSG but if you're looking real deeply into Sci-fi, you'll see that there's a whole bunch of show that look like that. I think it's a question of time. The producer wants us to understand the wait, the willingness to survive, the ship that's getting better and better (the more we advance). But I would have expect maximum of 8 episodes to build up a solid base: We're stock and we need water and air and bla bla bla. It's getting heavy and boring. We need to complete the first season and start the 2nd season with a MUCH faster pacing. Or even the second half of Season 1. Episode 1-2-3-4 I was really surprised how it change and delighted that they we're going in another direction because like Brad Wright and Robert Cooper I was also thinking it was time to get done with SG-1 and SGA. The idea of getting stock with the enemy that pretty much is The plot (Goa'uld and Wraith etc) was getting boring. I'm having a hard time to catch up with Stargat Universe. I know too well the episode structure usually taken. Episode 8: We're getting sick, everybody is dying and there we go, the antidote created in extremis. Next episode...no idea? Alright why not getting in a situation where they discover something that will feed the story and increase drastically the pace of this very slow and repetitive.
We need something like the death of the Senator that will bring the story in another direction.
This time the author we're getting tired of the plot surrounding False Gods, Religious fanaticism, Canibalistic bad guy that look like a mixed between a metal head and a dolphin. I agree that there is some similarity with BSG but if you're looking real deeply into Sci-fi, you'll see that there's a whole bunch of show that look like that. I think it's a question of time. The producer wants us to understand the wait, the willingness to survive, the ship that's getting better and better (the more we advance). But I would have expect maximum of 8 episodes to build up a solid base: We're stock and we need water and air and bla bla bla. It's getting heavy and boring. We need to complete the first season and start the 2nd season with a MUCH faster pacing. Or even the second half of Season 1. Episode 1-2-3-4 I was really surprised how it change and delighted that they we're going in another direction because like Brad Wright and Robert Cooper I was also thinking it was time to get done with SG-1 and SGA. The idea of getting stock with the enemy that pretty much is The plot (Goa'uld and Wraith etc) was getting boring. I'm having a hard time to catch up with Stargat Universe. I know too well the episode structure usually taken. Episode 8: We're getting sick, everybody is dying and there we go, the antidote created in extremis. Next episode...no idea? Alright why not getting in a situation where they discover something that will feed the story and increase drastically the pace of this very slow and repetitive.
We need something like the death of the Senator that will bring the story in another direction.