Stargate Universe (TV Series) Air: Part 2 (2009) User Reviews

better SG on so many levels

[robrosenberger · 8/10 · 3 October 2012]

This pilot episode is better than its STARGATE predecessors on so many levels, i don't know where to begin. It's gritty, raw, unpredictable, and the characters feel real. It all starts with the writing, of course...it's the usual suspects, so maybe they got a visit from some sci fi guru GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS Alec Baldwin-type, to bring an end to their old weaknesses. ATLANTIS was an improvement over SG1, because of better chemistry. This is something else, though. It very nearly reaches the level of the most brilliant sci fi pilots ever. An accident (perhaps coupled with the ego of Dr. Nicholas Rush, played by Robert Carlyle - THE FULL MONTY, TRAINSPOTTING) sends an ill-prepared crew onto an ancient starship traveling from galaxy to galaxy on auto-pilot. The ship is falling apart, and the demands of supporting a live crew give them only a couple days to live...nor can they go back the way they came, as the special origin gate was destroyed. The only annoying aspect is the religiosity, particularly with the second-in-command, an otherwise thoroughly likable performer (Brian J. Smith). Louis Ferreira lends crusty gravitas as the commander you're sure is dead in the first ten minutes. David Blue is great as Eli, a slacker college dropout recruited by the Air Force because he's the only person in the world to solve a complex equation that was embedded into an online game. Throw in a little Lou Diamond Phillips, some Ming-Na, send-off appearances by Richard Dean Anderson and Amanda Tapping, and the potential is...well, the universe is the limit.

Big plot miss on this episode

[kcrateau · 7/10 · 25 April 2024]

Ok, so on a rewatch I realized that they have a set of flying remote control ball remotes that seem super stable and controllable. They don't think to punch in the right commands, leave the last button to be pushed and somehow try to have the remote sphere push the last command, sacrificing one time baseball sized drone?

I mean wouldn't it have been worth a few attempts? Even if it was a touch screen that needed a finger then chip off someone's finger and attach it. Again, worth a try before sacrificing one of the passengers.

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Got my characters in!!:)

S1E2

[syntory · 7/10 · 17 February 2024]

So none of these super smart scientists can rig some sort of device on a timer or a weight on a string that they can use to push a button to close the door so they don't have to sacrifice someone? I found that scene in this episode a bit absurd. Where are the big brains that some of these people are supposed to have? Even the great genuis, Dr Rush's answer is, " someone has got to go in there and close this door." Really?! It's also a bit ridiculous how they arrive just in time to have only 1 hour's worth of air left? Good writing is extremely difficult. I can understand how sometimes a writer can get a little lazy and cut corners, but I think the corner cutting should be made to parts of the story that are completely unnecessary. Like the scenes of the crew's lives back on Earth. Totally unnecessary. So why would writers do so much extra work for no gain when that effort could have been put into the main story?