There were some absolutely hillarious moments in both SG1 and SGA, most of which still make me laugh to this day when I see them over again (any dedicated fans will know exactly which ones I mean!). But not once have I even raised a slight smile whilst attempting to watch this god-awful rubbish. Lets just hope the writers have gone back to their roots with the new upcoming films that are on the horizon, otherwise we’re all in for yet more dissapointment and sadness.

And the one dimensional characters? Where is the originality of the stargate characters, the fantastic character development, the characters you grew to love? O’Neil, Carter, Teal’c, Daniel Jackson, Sheppard, the fantastic Rodney Mckay… even Gen. Hammond was more enjoyable to watch than most of this lot… they kinda feel like they are the B-List for BSG and LOST.

I’ll give it some more time mainly because there is so much little new sci fi out and about at the mo, but there are too many things to irriate you in this series and I really think this is going to be a bail out.

Sorry SGU writers, you have sold yourselves out. We all loved SG1 and SGA for a reason, wish you had continued with the same fantastic episodes we all have grown to love.

The serious tone of the story is ok.

Sorry guys but SGU has been a big disappointment so far. 9 episodes have left me less and less interested in watching. To much drama not much action. This is not what I like about SG and probably most of the fans feel the same. I watch SG to be happy, not caught up in the drama.

Way its going I’ll try to watch a couple more episodes but most likely give up this show if the style/trend doesnt change.

At first my complaint was on the setup of actors, and now it’s just the show overall. I give up and you can count me out.

I would have loved to see a futuristic setup of earth, where humans are on the brink of ascension. That would have been a perfect addition based on the events in Atlantis. Something like the civilization of star-trek with the sci-fi of stargate.

Oh well. I hope the captain goes down with this ship. This just gives a bad name to the stargate history

I liked the cheezy humor and the we don’t take ourselves to seriously attitude. That is science fiction, ridiculous storylines that are not very realistic.

I loved watching sg after a long day. I would relax a little laugh a little, and be on the edge of my seat. I couldn’t wait until the next episode. I was hooked!

How can the writers abandon a built in fanbase. That just seems silly. This is like 15 years in the making. Thats not easy. I feel like they are throwing it all away by neglecting the wants of an already established viewing clientele.

And I reject the idea that stargate is just “growing up” or growing with its fans. I am in my early 20s and have been a die hard fan since its conception. Who wants to grow up any how? And if growing up means all of this drama and soap opera-ey then I want no part of it.

Hey everybody… soaps are on every day in the afternoon, use your DVR and watch that if you like, but keep it out of my Sci-Fi.

After watching SGU’s pilot I asked myself “they canceled Atlantis for THIS???”
OK, I gave it two more episodes, but in my opinion it didn’t improve at all.
It’s too dark (never got into BSG either), too much drama, to implausible, plot lines stolen from other shows and character I just want to get killed because they are not likable.
OK, I think I have read all this before, but I’m very disappointed in SGU and already canceled the DVD recording for the whole series.

Its a different subject, but I rather follow the new V than wasting my time hoping for improvements to SGU.

It is very difficult for me to understand WHY? the producers of SG Universe wanted to transform the original concept into a Soap Opera; this attempt to transform the story I been watching for the last 10 years into “Galactica”, “General Hospital”, “The Days of our lives” or “Lost”, was not really within the window of my humble expectations.

It’s been more that 4 episodes already, and I’m still waiting for something to happen! … my wife tells me that I’m been masochist by hopping that somebody en-lights the writers/producers to bring them back to their senses.

Following the Diversity Idea, I think SG Atlantis should be continued for those of us who don’t understand the “improvements” of SG Universe.

Once again, this is my humble opinion…

Good Luck!

Omnoid

And from what i can tell, this other guy, brian smith, is the only character getting pussy, First juggs, and then the politician’s daughter (lucky character). i really had hope for the fat kid. In any case, i thought this show would relate to the actual public, or at least more so than it’s predecessor (Latinos, Fat guys getting girls,). I’m a hansom fit, guy, and sometimes a nerdy dork. I would have preferred to see the nerd get the cute girl instead of the model this time around. And sloppy seconds is not the same.

I welcome new elements from other sci fi’s being added to create something new.

But there are no stories.Very little happens. No interesting sci fi ideas to get me thinking. Just the long running plot lines that are usually in the background. This is padded out with overindulgent emotional scenes set to pop songs and people explaining how they feel. I felt the result was more Dawson’s Creek set in space than anything else. It’js all just unnecessary. A good actor can convey those emotions in 3 seconds flat.

I’m sorry. I’m a big SG fan but won’t be watching SGU again until the writers start thinking about the viewer and not their own need to be artistic.

On the sex scene, turns out it wasn’t shown in the UK due to being prewatershed. No loss there then.