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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Fury on August 25, 2008, 12:54:15 am
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080822/tv_nm/stargate_dc_1
"Stargate: Atlantis" will not receive a sixth-season order.
"Universe" -- which will premiere as a two-hour movie in early 2009 and assume a regular hourly slot in the summer -- introduces a team of explorers who find an ancient unmanned ship called the Destiny. Unable to return to Earth, the crew must fend for themselves aboard the ship, which has a preprogrammed mission taking them to the far reaches of the universe.
The show will involve more space-based action than "SG-1" or "Atlantis." With the "Star Trek" television franchise having folded in 2005 and Sci Fi's "Battlestar Galactica" airing its final episodes next year, the network hopes "Universe" will become sci-fi fans' new favorite space-travel series.
Mixed feelings about this. Sounds more like an attempt at money milking than anything else.
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Very mixed feelings...
I'll definitely give it a chance though.
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Dint Stargate: Atlantis kindy start like that they go throw the stargate to atlanis but could not go back to earth for some reson so they had to go to other place to get the parts they need to fix the stargate. i dint see the first episode so im not shure im not a huge stargate fan i watch it here and there when ever its on and there nothing else to watch
"Stargate: Universe," that will mark the third entry in Sci Fi's longest-running original series franchise.
I dont get this woulded startrek be the longest running original series franchise it had 5 series 3 7 7 7 4=28sesons
TNG-aird from 87-94 DS9 93-99 Voyager 95-01 Enterprise 01-05 =25
since enterprise was a prequel i guess you can remove it you still have 21
Stargate 15 sesons 2 movies working on universe
startrek 28sesons 10 movies working on a 11th
:wtf: :wtf:
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Never mind i get it 10 years in row startrek any thing max 7 years :nervous: :nervous:
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You can't really consider the first Stargate movie or series as "Sci-Fi 'Original'."
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probably not however it was or still is the basis of sg1.
universe i made a remark about this stargate series about 1 week ago here. i said i am looking forward to it, however stargate universe probably wont remain uncontested for long, known star trek if they get their act together they might just pull off another few seasons before throwing in the towel and as for bsg, so they found a satellite a way to earth, a ruined planet so how does the rest of it pan out. and they said a dying leader will taken then to earth, lee adama??? or laura roslin???, will these cloned rebels continue working with or against?.
i think they meant by longest running franchise is how long they produced stargate sg1 10-12 years compared to startreks average of 8 years, they know they can do the same to atlantis, but it seems to be at a end end after s5. besides they are looking to future thinking star trek can not counter this and so they make the grandeur claim because of this also. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stargate_Universe (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stargate_Universe)
i am a little confused about this caprica bsg spin off, when will that be aired?
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No Season 6 for Atlantis? Screw you SciFi!
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as long as sci-fi profits from these ventures they will keep it. clearly atlantis is not giving sci-fi what it wants, money. as a consequence its being ignored unless fox,nbc or some other company will pick it up which is highly unlikely.
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Voyager without the tri-corders and 7of9.......
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i really dont care. tv sucks. stargate atlantis was fast becoming an old worn out joke anyway.
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IMHO, Stargate was watered down too.. Atlantis did not appeal to me not even little, and the latter episodes of SG-1 kept getting worse - especially with half the original cast gone.
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missing the days of jack o'neill and teal'c :lol:, they were the best bits.
all stargate universe has to do add a character like the EMH doctor to make it better :rolleyes:.
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I'm actually very optimistic about this, unlike the rest of you, as having recently watched all 10 damn seasons of SG-1 and working my way through Atlantis' first right now, I really would like to see more of the Daedalus-class and the F-302s. (Though tbqfh Prometheus looked a lot better than the Daedaluseseses, but I suppose it was too big for mass production with Earth's resources.)
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or probably too far advanced for humans to deal with, they need space stations or huge construction yards to build these things.
i have watched all sg1 3 times over in the past 2 years, so i can't be faulted their, i am currently buying atlantis seasons to find out about them next :P.
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stargate atlantis has developed ugly ship syndrome. i wopuldnt be caught dead in one of their ships. goa'uld and asgard ships were damn beautiful, but everything else is butt ugly. puddle jumbers are ugly as ****, ancient ships are ugly, wraith ships are mediocre at best earth ships are just plain butt ugly. im glad they use the stargate alot because if i had to look at those ugly ships all the time id puke.
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triangles!!! not like the deadly thin triangles from b5 the zyphers however its curious to see so many triangles on screen in sg1.
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stargate atlantis has developed ugly ship syndrome. i wopuldnt be caught dead in one of their ships. goa'uld and asgard ships were damn beautiful, but everything else is butt ugly. puddle jumbers are ugly as ****, ancient ships are ugly, wraith ships are mediocre at best earth ships are just plain butt ugly. im glad they use the stargate alot because if i had to look at those ugly ships all the time id puke.
Wraith Ships are damn cool, Earth ships have a nice CVN feel, and yes Ancient ships are butt ugly.
I'm actually very optimistic about this, unlike the rest of you, as having recently watched all 10 damn seasons of SG-1 and working my way through Atlantis' first right now, I really would like to see more of the Daedalus-class and the F-302s. (Though tbqfh Prometheus looked a lot better than the Daedaluseseses, but I suppose it was too big for mass production with Earth's resources.)
The Prometheus is supposed to be considerably smaller than Deadalus class ships.
I don't see how there'll be more Earth ships if the show is set in other galaxies.
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missing the days of jack o'neill and teal'c :lol:, they were the best bits.
all stargate universe has to do add a character like the EMH doctor to make it better :rolleyes:.
It says a lot about the show when the Hologram is the most "human" character in the show. :D
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The Prometheus is supposed to be considerably smaller than Deadalus class ships.
Perhaps, but they sure as hell don't actually give that impression when you look at seperate shots of them. The fighterbays compared to the size of the rest of the Daedalus and Prometheus, assuming they're the same size, would seem to suggest the Daedalus may have nearly the same internal volume but in a much more compact hullform.
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No Season 6 for Atlantis? Screw you SciFi!
Yeah, I rather enjoyed atlantis, especially now that they brought robert picardo on. I guess I shouldn't be surprised, this is the same network that canceled Farscape when it was one of their best rated shows.
Perhaps, but they sure as hell don't actually give that impression when you look at seperate shots of them. The fighterbays compared to the size of the rest of the Daedalus and Prometheus, assuming they're the same size, would seem to suggest the Daedalus may have nearly the same internal volume but in a much more compact hullform
I thought the Prometheus was ugly as ****, then again it was just a prototype.
wraith ships are mediocre at best
They were cool in their own way, granted not as good as an asgard ship though.
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This sounds like Voyager.
Which is a bad thing
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Or the last half of DS9.
Which is a bad thing.
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I thought the Prometheus was ugly as ****, then again it was just a prototype.
Daedalus is uglier, all squat and crap.
But more to the point, the Prometheus was ugly in that all-functionality-and-armor-plate sort of way. It was a warship, and whatever beauty it might have should be purely accidental if it has any at all. Like the Orion. I don't want it to be pretty. (Though I concede the Asgard managed to combine the appearance of functionality and prettiness fairly well.)
Or the last half of DS9.
Which is a bad thing.
Heresy. Summon the Inquistion.
The Voyager comparison's broke anyways, we know it only takes 18 days for the Daedalus to cross the damn intergalatic void to Pegasus, and I doubt that's even our nearest neighbor. (Hyperspace drive in Stargate eats Star Trek warp drive for a snack.) And if all else fails you can find a damn black hole and build a gate to get home. (Which I really have to assume they can do by now...)
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I actually like Earth ships because they look like they've been built by Earth (as opposed to looking alien built), they look rugged, heavily armed and armored, they look like they've been build utility and function in mind. The Prometheus was prototype of all future larger human vessels. It served its purpose and helped make the Daedalus class a better warship. As far as I know, Daedalus is better than Prometheus in every way. I like both designs.
Goa'uld ships looked alien, intimidating and quite stylish, same goes for their weapons like the staff. While staffs power output varied quite greatly depending on situation, O'Neill when showcasing P90's with Carter to the rebel jaffas demonstrated the difference of human weapon design.
But I agree with Nuke that Ancient ships don't look that good. Orion even lacks the impression I get from Earth ships, so it's just ugly.
What annoys me about Earth vessels now, is that thanks to the asgard weapons and shields they're now one of the strongest known ships in both SG-1 and Atlantis. They don't seem to have much problems in destroying Ori warships or Replicators Orions, not to mention wraith ships don't stand a chance. The only saving grace of balance is that Earth does not seem to have the resources to build a fleet of warships, not fast at least.
The Asgard Core is another annoyance. I liked when Earth was the underdog, now they have the Core and all technology and information Asgard had. Meh.
The Voyager comparison's broke anyways, we know it only takes 18 days for the Daedalus to cross the damn intergalatic void to Pegasus, and I doubt that's even our nearest neighbor. (Hyperspace drive in Stargate eats Star Trek warp drive for a snack.) And if all else fails you can find a damn black hole and build a gate to get home. (Which I really have to assume they can do by now...)
I doubt distance will be the problem. I guess initially they have no control where the ship goes and when they gain control of the ship, they may have other priorities than returning directly to home.
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Janeway reporting in.
ENSIGN! SET A COURSE FOR ****ONIA!
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for what? :D
i hope this atlantian ship isnt as ugly as a few ships i have seen in my time, the gou'ld ship that had a triangle inthe center and the then the outer hull layer make it look comparativly weak and look mass produced compared to say the puddle jumper which looks like a diagonally cut tube which doesn't look like it was mass produced, and more for atmospheric climates.
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(http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/thumb/8/8d/250px-Janeway.jpg)
Janeway reporting in.
ENSIGN! SET A COURSE FOR ****ONIA!
Dunno where that is, but i'd bang her in that pic... Must ave been the early years.
IS this Universe series a definite? Because SG fandom round my way is really waning since the end of SG1...
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People are ripe for The Next Big ThingTM
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Love Stargate...can't wait for more! No serious complaints about the series...its fun and hopeful and I eat it up. I like BSG for different reasons but if I want to sit down and watch something fun and exciting I'll go through my SG-1 or Atlantis DVD's.
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Carter did my nut. Wooden acting even for sci-fi. Too much lesbo vibe.
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what? sg1?
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SG1 i think is team numbers SG1 StarGate team 1 SG2 SG3 and so on
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SG! started going irreparably down hill when they started producing a fleet. the first few seasons, when they had no hope of repelling a Goa'uld invasion and the only thing that kept them alive was the fact that earth was so weak and insignificant that it wasn't worth the effort to crush. I could have accepted them being able to capture and retrofit gliders, maybe a few seasons latter haveing the ability to make a fighter. but for some reason earth was given a sudden and dramatic technology boost that took them from covert subterfuge, to open hostility, from nothing to a major galactic player in just like, four years. and when they moved to scifi (burn the one who called SG1 an origonal program) you could tell, the effects, the tone, the camera angles, there is something about scifi programming that you can just feel it.
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Yes. The film was awesome the reason i watched the series was to see where the film would have gone.
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SG! started going irreparably down hill when they started producing a fleet. the first few seasons, when they had no hope of repelling a Goa'uld invasion and the only thing that kept them alive was the fact that earth was so weak and insignificant that it wasn't worth the effort to crush. I could have accepted them being able to capture and retrofit gliders, maybe a few seasons latter haveing the ability to make a fighter. but for some reason earth was given a sudden and dramatic technology boost that took them from covert subterfuge, to open hostility, from nothing to a major galactic player in just like, four years. and when they moved to scifi (burn the one who called SG1 an origonal program) you could tell, the effects, the tone, the camera angles, there is something about scifi programming that you can just feel it.
I have a feeling that it wouldn't have turned out that way had Daniel Jackson not taken a level in bad-ass.
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i guess his mind was on sha're and laura (i think her name was before she became gou'ld) and harsesis. considering it all leads back to the gou'ld (snakeheads) he took hes revenge, after all theses years of sacrifice including his life where the gou'ld where indirectly responsible for that by planting the naquadria in the ground of jonas quinn's homeworld long time ago and the locals experimenting on the substance to kill their neighbors for land. wouldn't you try to after so much even so?
no more gou'ld word, i will call them snakeheads instead.