Reviews

It looks like the producers thought that they'd have a winning formula by throwing in elements from popular shows... and they couldn't me more wrong. They have totally killed off the whole Stargate premise and probably the fan base, in fact, they will not even pick up new fans because of the show's lack of identity.

What we have here is a Battlestar Galactica wannabe, mixed up with Days of Our Lives and Survivor. Yes, Survivor -- the crew has no control of their environment and each episode is like an immunity challenge -- go get air, water or whatever and you will stay on for the next episode... The producers even threw in sex and nudity for good measure... were they thinking that the fans stayed through 10 seasons of SG-1 and 5 Seasons of SGA hoping for some sleaze?

The dark environment, gritty camera-work and jerky editing made the show uncomfortable to sit through. Most of the characters were not very likable and there is no common enemy to unite the crew and the audience behind. Unless the producers put in some dramatic reworking, this would probably be the very sad ending of the Stargate franchise.

Here are my comments while trying hard not to reveal too much of the show. I thoroughly enjoyed the show and felt that it was well worth the wait. The change in location was great and it was well filmed, emotions were clearly conveyed -- you feel the despondency and desperation in Sangala, I especially felt this when the last chopper left and the people rushed through the gates. Pacing was good without any moments of over indulgence and with nicely choreographed action scenes.

One goof that viewers can look out for is during the chopper attack on Bauer, Ben and the children. They ran for the tree line with the chopper in hot pursuit and firing at them, as they hit the ground for cover you can see a camera man filming and a photographer taking shots on the far left of the screen. This must either have been overlooked during the editing or perhaps they did not have a better take of the scene.

The new President looks like a promising personality too (although I did not agree with the choice of the actor/image, especially the hair). I really liked David Palmer and I hope we will see another engaging President in Season 7.

This is a great start and I definitely can't wait till Season 7 airs.