Title says it all.
What's going on with this?
What's going on with this?
Stargate Universe - any info?
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We only know the broad strokes, but the series seems like it will center on an Ancient ship. Like, long ago, the Ancients sent ships out to seed worlds with Stargates and to explore. From the sounds of it, the series regulars will find this ship, gate there, and hilarity will ensue. Apparently the ninth chevron will play a role in getting to the ship.
Stargate Universe, a conceptually flawed plan for a third spin-off of a once outstanding sci-fi/adventure show that slowly succombed to 'not knowing when to quit on a high' syndrome, due in no small part to the clueless writers and showrunners, who will no doubt be kept on for the mentioned third series.
More Ancients, more ascension, more pine forests and no doubt more replicators. joy.
^^ But how do you really feel about it?
The series is set onboard an Ancient "Seeder Ship" which is an automated vessel that they used to plant Stargates on various worlds, probably the same one they used to place the Milky Way Gates here.
They use the 9th Chevron to get to it because of the extreme distance and the fact the ship is in flight between galaxies, heading towards a very old part of the universe where the writers add a cryptic hint about "energy being more scarce" making the ship a prime target for many savaging races out there.
Needless to say it'll have all the usual fluff you find in any Gate series and quite a few of its cliches. And if energy is harder to come by then its going to be a Voyager/Lost in Space style series trying to get home.
Sounds very iffy, but it won't begin production until Atlantis is off the air.
They use the 9th Chevron to get to it because of the extreme distance and the fact the ship is in flight between galaxies, heading towards a very old part of the universe where the writers add a cryptic hint about "energy being more scarce" making the ship a prime target for many savaging races out there.
Needless to say it'll have all the usual fluff you find in any Gate series and quite a few of its cliches. And if energy is harder to come by then its going to be a Voyager/Lost in Space style series trying to get home.
Sounds very iffy, but it won't begin production until Atlantis is off the air.
Moreover, Atlantis has changed its focus pretty dramatically since Rising, and, to a lesser extent, since the first season. I imagine that Stargate Universe will have undergone a number of dramatic changes before it settles into form (not that I have high hopes for that form, but I'm a cynic).
The fun prt is Atlantis before it got made sounded awesome and was to take place on Earth and was quite different than what we got. It sounds a lot better than what we got.
Now for the third series it sounds like shit, so does that mean it will actually be good?
Is there a link to some info detailing what was originally planned somewhere? I'm curious to hear more about what was considered and compare it to what we got....
Sure it has a focus. It's called "look at the attractive people and all the kewl 'splosions." Sure, sometimes its greater than that, but it always returns to that base when it needs to.
I just watched Be All Our Sins Remembr'd (probably got the apostrophe wrong there). The battle sequences were spectacular, and the twist with Weir at the end was well done, but it was more than a little irksome to see the moral dilemma about the Replicator Rodney created be encapsulated in the sentence "it's weird." Oh, and throw in some nonsense with Larren and Shep.
On the other hand, Midway was a blast, even with Teal'c and his hair (now I know why it's back to normal by the time of Continuum...it went the way of his silly season four beard), plus the IOA official of the week.
Is there a link to some info detailing what was originally planned somewhere? I'm curious to hear more about what was considered and compare it to what we got....
I don't know I just remember hearing throughout the years various bits. They were planning Atlantis since season 3 of SG-1 at the latest. They were going to gate to a different galaxy, and Atlantis would have been in the ice instead of just an "outpost" s seen in The Lost City (which doesn't feature the lost city). And Romney wouldn't have been in it (Yay!) and Jonus would have been (Yay!).
Well that and Rodney just figuring stuff out, and they have the means to immediately implement whatever far out plan that he comes up with...
Ya know, long ago I decided that Stargate was just mindless, popcorn munching fun. It's on Friday nights, which, after a long week at work is a good excuse just to veg out for an hour. If I get a little humor mixed with some action, that's ok with me. I watch other shows for quality drama and insight into the human condition. In all it's forms, Stargate is just mindless fun.
So is the sole function of the ninth chevron, to gain access to this automated Ancient ship? And can *any* gate (Pegasus or Milky Way) get there, provided there's enough power, like from a ZPM?
I'd argue that it occasionally steps up beyond the mindless mold, but more often than not, that's the mold it fits. Still, even in quote on quote "mindless" entertainment, I'd prefer it if the characters brought at least a bit of intelligence to the table. With rare exception, SG-1 always did that. Atlantis, on the other hand, had rendered our heroes as stupid fools more times than I'd care to see for the sake of the plot (The whole "Michael" saga that spanned four episodes at the end of season two/beginning of season three, for example).
Is there a link to some info detailing what was originally planned somewhere? I'm curious to hear more about what was considered and compare it to what we got....
I don't know I just remember hearing throughout the years various bits. They were planning Atlantis since season 3 of SG-1 at the latest. They were going to gate to a different galaxy, and Atlantis would have been in the ice instead of just an "outpost" s seen in The Lost City (which doesn't feature the lost city). And Romney wouldn't have been in it (Yay!) and Jonus would have been (Yay!).
Jonas was never considered to be in what eventually became Atlantis (that's just wishful fan rumor), however, McKay was a last minute addition while they were actually filming the pilot. Originally, there was to be a McKay-type character named Dr. Ingram, but either the person they cast dropped out or they were having a hell of a time casting the part. David Hewlitt auditioned for the part and was called back when they decided to make the character McKay. Also, early plans were to have included the Tokra, specifically in the character of Martouf.
Also, Atlantis was suppose to take place where the Antarctic Outpost is and initially, the conceived villains were to be the replicators. The Wraith were created later since the setting changed. TPTB were uncertain of using the replicators at first (although they did set them up with the "Hot Zone" episode).
In addition, the idea of the spin-off started to get kicked around during season three (as bigdaddy mentioned), but apparently Brad Wright laid subtle groundwork for it as early as season one (presumably not necessarily as a spin-off idea, but rather future storyline).
Of course, I have no links to back-up what I say (much of it comes from the bits and pieces that I have read/heard over the years from interviews and whatnot), so I have no hard evidence to what I say.
Oh, also Batman was suppose to appear.
Okay, I made that last part up.
My understanding is that the 9th cheveron allows them to gate to a Stargate that isn't centered on a planet, so the ship can be anywhere in the universe/ galaxy, but as long as they have enough energy and the correct cheveron combo (including #9), they can reach the ship.
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