EXO Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 well for one, Caprica my have been promising in concept but it was absolute crap all the way through it's run. SGU on the other hand has been getting watchable in it's last few episodes but I'm actually glad to see it get canned. SGU still has by far the weakest core cast of any stargate iteration, and while the current story arc has made for a few good episodes the fact that the central conflict is a bunch of nameless faceless robots with no personality or back story is getting really old, really fast. also Caprica is still crap. I wasn't a big fan of the original BSG and I'm not a big fan of Stargate in the first place. But I'm starting to find the TV sci-fi more interesting than their movie counterparts. Overall I'd agree with you that both these shows are not that good, but SGU is starting to show elements that I'm starting to like and Caprica was good on it's own but never gelled with the Ron Moore's BSG. But I'd watch Zoe Graystone with swords over SuckerPunch anyday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoryHolmes Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 Ugh, not more replicators. The idea was cool in SG-1, but pounded into stupidity by being the crutch the PTBs always fell back on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Train Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 The drones make a rather unremarkable final boss for this series, which is how it looks like it's turning out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sketchley Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 I kept expecting their descendent's to be responsible for the creation of the Drones. Me, too. Hopefully the next (last! ) episode will provide some hints to the origins of the drones. Otherwise, characterization wise, it was a good episode, with the mystery of "Pittsburgh" in the middle parts and the drones on search-and-destroy adding interesting dimensions to it. I think what I've found most interesting (in the sense of observing the series, not in-universe events) is that the pace of the past few episodes has increased to a level approaching that of SG1 & SGA. A good example is the survivors being returned to the colony planet off screen. Earlier in season II, and pretty much any time in season I, the show would've spent the good chunk of an episode about that. It's truly a shame that just as the show finds itself, it's over. Ah well, at least we got to see the stargate in action one more time. Hopefully the last episode will see them using the 'gate, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynaman Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 The drones make a rather unremarkable final boss for this series, which is how it looks like it's turning out. I'm pretty sure it was not meant to be that way, the series writers probably got word the show was getting axed after at least 75% of this season's episodes were already shot, much less written. Most likely all the had time for was to write a finale into the "last" episode. (Anyone know if they even had that much time, or was the show cancelled after things had already been written and shot?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sketchley Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 I'm pretty sure it was not meant to be that way, the series writers probably got word the show was getting axed after at least 75% of this season's episodes were already shot, much less written. Most likely all the had time for was to write a finale into the "last" episode. (Anyone know if they even had that much time, or was the show cancelled after things had already been written and shot?) From what I have gleaned, the show was cancelled AFTER filming of the last episode was completed. Ergo: no chance for the writers to come up with a conclusion. This doesn't preclude a conclusion having been created and added during post production. But I doubt that, as post production was completed a long time ago, back when it looked like an SGU movie was going to be created to properly conclude things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miles316 Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 (edited) I kept expecting them to go to sleep, and then in three years wake up and the Blue aliens were in control of the ship. Edited May 10, 2011 by miles316 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EXO Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 Bravo! Pretty good! I think Eli makes it, because it seems like this was done with the movie in mind before theyy found out there wasn't going to be one. It's a perfect jumping off point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loop Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 (edited) Bravo! Pretty good! I think Eli makes it, because it seems like this was done with the movie in mind before they found out there wasn't going to be one. It's a perfect jumping off point. f*ck man, I am royally pissed off about this show being cancelled. There was way too much potential left in this show. Maybe they will find a way to get a movie done hopefully, they did leave it open. Edited May 10, 2011 by Loop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noriko Takaya Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 Yeah, I'm fraking pissed too. F*ck you, SyFy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sketchley Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 S02E20 Good stuff. Bittersweet, lots of nostalgia. A little light on character development at times, but a decent amount of action, and provides effective closure. I was fearing that it would be a cliffhanger like the end of season 1 or the end of the 1st half of season 2. Glad that it's not, and that it actually tried to wrap up a couple of story/character arcs. During the final frames of the episode, "... and this is where we came in" came to mind. Does Eli fix the stasis pod? Unknown, but it's a given that he survives. For the simple reason that he's the eyes that the viewer sees the show through. They can't kill him off. I see three possible outcomes: 1) fixes the pod and the show jumps ahead 3 years 2) can't fix the pod, but something comes up on sensors or whatever, and everyone gets woken up and the show resumes from there 3) Eli restores access to Ginn and Amanda Perry and the help fix the stasis pod after an episode's worth of hi-jinks, then #1 happens. But that's just me. Anyone else felt like Tamara Johansen and Lisa Park would end up being digitized into Destiny, along with Ginn and Amanda Perry? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynaman Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 Saw it yesterday, made a decent mid-season cliffhanger and a lousy series finale. A little esposition (like Caprica got) would have been nice. A wrap-up TV movie would be nice for this show, probably not a chance in hades of it happening, but it would be nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miles316 Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 Does any one know if they have gutted the sets yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthurius Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 i am so sad my favorate tv series ended, without a real conclusive ending, but happy that it wasnt a cliffhanger either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EXO Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 It's sort of a cliffhanger, but yeah, not so much. I'd imagine the seaon 3 opener to jump 3 years later with everyone waking up. They find Eli's pod to be empty even though it's been made fully operational. But that's entering fan fiction territory. I'm sorry to see the series go but I'm not as butthurt as when they cancelled Firefly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalvasflam Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 Sad to see the show end, it was getting really decent the last few episodes. Too bad there is no chance of anyone picking up the show. Most of the characters really started to grow on me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sketchley Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 An alternative ending to the last episode, and some possible outcomes if there had been a 3rd season: http://www.gateworld.net/news/2011/05/producer-reveals-alternate-ending-for-stargate-universe-finale/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miles316 Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 Do the Communication stones require power from the ship to operate, or do they have their own independent power source? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EXO Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 Each stone runs on 2 rechargeable AAA batteries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miles316 Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Corin Nemic (Jonas Quin) was a a terrible accident while filming a SYFY movie and broke his Femur and losing a lot of blood but will recover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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