Most shows need a warm-up period wherein the writing gets better and more in tune with the characters and actors. I agree that the pace in the first half of the season was dragging but that's why I record everything - I tend to ffwd when the going gets slow. I'll concede that the writers were a bit to enamored of the mind-swapping for a while but that did pass. It's a shame more folks didn't give the show more of a chance.
I keep hearing that SGU was disappointing for many SG fans but I really have to disagree.
I enjoyed parts 1 & 2 of the pilot, and thought the scenario had a lot of promise, but by the end of part 3 I was feeling like it had already degenerated to where all SF shows do if they run long enough. I watched one or two more episodes, and haven't bothered tuning it in since.
I can understand that - there's an inherent tension in trying to balance the science and fiction. Everyone has there own mix preference.
This is the first SG series that felt like it was written without the cheesy humor and contained real characters, not simple stereotypes that didn't evolve in the series.
The fact that some of those realistic characters were assholes was not a plus, IMO. I can see as much of that as I want in the real world.
I guess that's where I really depart from many folks. I like the fact that the 'asshole' characters are a reflection of the real life assholes we all face.
Atlantis was good but really just a copy of SG with new faces in the same characters.
I watched it now and then, but yeah, it wasn't very compelling.
I keep hearing that SGU was disappointing for many SG fans but I really have to disagree. This is the first SG series that felt like it was written without the cheesy humor and contained real characters, not simple stereotypes that didn't evolve in the series. Atlantis was good but really just a copy of SG with new faces in the same characters.
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