So, with a new Stargate show on the horizon, we're given an opportunity to see a shakeup of the props our heores use to mow down legions of bad guys.
Most will remember the year that SG-1 transitioned from the H&K MP5 to the ubiquitous FN P-90, a wicked-cool gun that Stargate has helped become a standard "futuristic looking gun" in many recent SF shows. Arguably, it's become a little overused, and many hard military fans have questioned the use of the P-90 in the first place. Sometimes we see the more suitable G36 assault rifle, but the Stargate universe hasn't had a real switch in weapons in eight years.
So, assuming we are NOT going with some fancy new ray guns for Universe as the main weapons, and assuming the show WANTS to have something to replace the P-90, what should our new team of heroes be (dual) wielding while they explore all those strange newer worlds?
Here's hoping that Universe WILL care a little bit about its weapons. SG-1 was the apple of the USAF's eye for years, and was one of the best examples of military weapons and equipment in any fictional TV show. Atlantis has been pretty lax about this for the most part, and I hope that Universe will signal a return to the more military style show that sold the franchise's popularity to me in 1997.
Mark
PS - What we know of the show's premise suggests that the team on Universe will not necessarily have the means to craft new ammunition along with them. Short of some miraculous replicator technology that will magically make bullets, I hope they take this into account before giving us new ray guns.
Most will remember the year that SG-1 transitioned from the H&K MP5 to the ubiquitous FN P-90, a wicked-cool gun that Stargate has helped become a standard "futuristic looking gun" in many recent SF shows. Arguably, it's become a little overused, and many hard military fans have questioned the use of the P-90 in the first place. Sometimes we see the more suitable G36 assault rifle, but the Stargate universe hasn't had a real switch in weapons in eight years.
So, assuming we are NOT going with some fancy new ray guns for Universe as the main weapons, and assuming the show WANTS to have something to replace the P-90, what should our new team of heroes be (dual) wielding while they explore all those strange newer worlds?
Here's hoping that Universe WILL care a little bit about its weapons. SG-1 was the apple of the USAF's eye for years, and was one of the best examples of military weapons and equipment in any fictional TV show. Atlantis has been pretty lax about this for the most part, and I hope that Universe will signal a return to the more military style show that sold the franchise's popularity to me in 1997.
Mark
PS - What we know of the show's premise suggests that the team on Universe will not necessarily have the means to craft new ammunition along with them. Short of some miraculous replicator technology that will magically make bullets, I hope they take this into account before giving us new ray guns.
