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    Image of Bootknife-Jackson Bootknife-Jackson
    11/06/09

    In reply to The First Posters from Kick-Ass, the Latest Spot for Avatar, Smallville's Wonder Twins, and the Hobbit's Unexpected Source Material
    aw crap, now i GOTTA watch smallville! form of AWESOME! #avatar
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    11/06/09

    In reply to The First Posters from Kick-Ass, the Latest Spot for Avatar, Smallville's Wonder Twins, and the Hobbit's Unexpected Source Material
    Next Week on Stargate Universe!!!

    Lt. Scott: We've run out of toilet paper.

    Rush: Dammit, don't you think I already know that?!?!

    Colonel Young: We should have dialed Earth!

    Chloe: I'm horny!

    Eli: Gratuitous movie scene reference.

    Lt. James: I can haz giant boobies?

    Rush: Dammit, don't you think I already know that?!?!

    Sgt. Greer: I was cast as a dick, so you know at some point I will go against type and do something heroic.

    Col. Telford: I think I'm the one that actually turns out to be wacko.

    Chloe: I'm horny!

    Rush: Dammit, don't you think I already know that?!?! #avatar
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    Image of MargaretMoony MargaretMoony
    11/06/09

    In reply to The First Posters from Kick-Ass, the Latest Spot for Avatar, Smallville's Wonder Twins, and the Hobbit's Unexpected Source Material
    Wait, is that Claudia as a wonder twin? Also, when ever I hear Wonder Twins I think of that episode of Family Guy. #avatar
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    Image of GreyHammer GreyHammer
    11/06/09

    @MargaretMoony: claudia is hot. i dont have anything else to add to this what so ever, but i think its enough. #avatar
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    Image of Bigdamnhero Bigdamnhero
    11/06/09

    In reply to The First Posters from Kick-Ass, the Latest Spot for Avatar, Smallville's Wonder Twins, and the Hobbit's Unexpected Source Material
    Smallville, pic #12: "Jayna, show us your teats!" #avatar
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    11/06/09

    In reply to The First Posters from Kick-Ass, the Latest Spot for Avatar, Smallville's Wonder Twins, and the Hobbit's Unexpected Source Material
    There should be a law against Stargate franchises ever again being as dumb as SGU.

    If the general in Avatar had been like The Boss with the reflective shades in Cool Hand Luke, he'd be %1000 scarier than he is. #avatar
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    Image of lesferris003 lesferris003
    11/06/09

    @firstanointed: What's been so dumb about it?
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    Image of Bigdamnhero Bigdamnhero
    11/06/09

    In reply to The First Posters from Kick-Ass, the Latest Spot for Avatar, Smallville's Wonder Twins, and the Hobbit's Unexpected Source Material
    "Joshua Jackson believes that we'll see the alternate Walter... And Torv hopes we'll see an alternate Olivia."

    And I hope we see Alt-Charlie.
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    Edited by Bigdamnhero at 11/06/09 9:25 AM Bigdamnhero was starred Bigdamnhero was unstarred
    Image of AmishJohn AmishJohn
    11/06/09

    In reply to The First Posters from Kick-Ass, the Latest Spot for Avatar, Smallville's Wonder Twins, and the Hobbit's Unexpected Source Material
    Why did they hire Sarah Palin to play Jayna? #avatar
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    Image of Mike Zuniga: That was Unexpected Mike Zuniga: That was Unexpected
    11/06/09

    In reply to The First Posters from Kick-Ass, the Latest Spot for Avatar, Smallville's Wonder Twins, and the Hobbit's Unexpected Source Material
    You know, I was really excited for Stargate Universe at first, but they're already screwing it up.

    Oh, they're in mortal danger. Again.

    Oh, the ship just saved them. Again.

    Oh, Lt. Scott and Chloe have only known each other a day and a half, but they've felt "closer to each other" than anyone they've ever known (basically a plot justification for some fracking)

    Oh, the black guy is still angry.

    Oh, Scott could somehow pilot a million year old shuttle in a different language and perform a complex landing with it.

    Hm.

    If they don't improve (or at least focus on a plotline other than immense death every episode) within the next few weeks then I'm writing it off as a loss. #avatar
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    Image of ManchuCandidate ManchuCandidate
    11/06/09

    @Mike Zuniga: That was Unexpected:
    Stargate Voyager!!! Wheee!!! #avatar
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    Image of atrus123 atrus123
    11/06/09

    @Mike Zuniga: I'm not willing to throw in the towel just yet, but you're basically right.

    I've said this in other threads before, but I think all the elements are there for a good show, but the writing just really, really needs work.

    That Scott/Chloe "closer to each other" thing was just about the dumbest thing I've seen on TV so far this year. My wife and I laughed when they said that.

    I don't understand why the characters aren't using their skills, meager as they are, to get out of trouble. The show would be so much more interesting if we actually had characters working together, against all odds, trying to get out of problems.

    Here, I'll write a SGU episode outline, based on the current formula.

    1) Rush broods as he uses the last scrap of toilet paper.
    2) Rush explodes. "Your ignorance has killed us all."
    3) Mass uncleanliness will kill the crew soon if something doesn't happen fast.
    4) Crew dips into deep depression. Some have sad sex, but the smell makes the sex kinda gross.
    5) Nerdy genius kid plays with alien toys.
    6) Maybe nerdy genius kid has a solution. "Alien fecal laser beams!"
    7) Solution doesn't pan out, though a few of the crew now have a hole in their colon.
    8) Rush broods a little more.
    9) Ship sprouts bidets and saves the day! Hurray!
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    Edited by atrus123 at 11/06/09 6:50 AM atrus123 was starred atrus123 was unstarred
    Image of t3knomanser t3knomanser
    11/06/09

    @Mike Zuniga: That was Unexpected: Well, mortal danger is a-ok. That's conflict. If they were only in danger of skinned knees, the show would be more boring than it already is. Considering the premise of the show, the only real plot mechanic they have is fighting to survive in an unusual environment.

    Now, the ship constantly saving them is annoying as hell. The ship should be a mystery, and a potentially dangerous one, not a benevolent protector that will solve all their problems if they just play along.

    Dashing McLanternjaw and the Cute One make absolutely no sense. You're right: they just wanted to have two attractive actors in sex scenes.

    Mr. Angry I'm okay with, for now. Hopefully they add some more depth, but he's nothing to be annoyed at.

    I'm fine with Dashing McLanternjaw piloting the shuttle too. Mostly out of plot convenience. It's like the fact that every alien in the Stargate setting speaks the same language. #avatar
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    Image of Motoki Motoki
    11/06/09

    @ManchuCandidate: @Mike Zuniga: That was Unexpected: @ManchuCandidate: Basically at this point I think I'd only tune in for the shits and grins if Robert Picardo's character used a communication stone to get on the Destiny and then said "Please state the nature of the medical emergency." #avatar
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    Image of KhaiJB KhaiJB
    11/06/09

    @Mike Zuniga: That was Unexpected: I'm getting to the point of calling it Stargate : Space 1999... #avatar
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    Image of Lassus Lassus
    11/06/09

    @Mike Zuniga: That was Unexpected: This show seriously makes me want to weep out of science-fiction frustration. Almost any of us could write a better and more entertaining sci-fi treatment for an episode that they've provided. (dialogue is harder, I wouldn't give us all THAT much credit)

    I would have never thought that someone could take the unbelievably promising Voyager premise and manage to somehow do it EVEN WORSE THAN THEY DID. But they have. Maybe that's the overreaching sci-fi tenet being explored here. Things can always get smaller. #avatar
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    11/06/09

    @t3knomanser: "Dashing McLanternjaw and the Cute One make absolutely no sense."

    Well, to be fair, cute people in small populations will get together to have sex and spout inanities. That's kind of how life works. Seems to make perfect sense to me. #avatar
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    Image of omnibus_spiritus omnibus_spiritus
    11/06/09

    @atrus123: How about add:
    1. Scott has vision of preacher in whirling water of a flushing toilet.
    2. Scott and Young go to fiber based planet to collect samples to make their own TP.
    3. Scott gets trapped in butthole type crevass and almost dies.
    4. Gaseous eruption launches Scott out of his predicament.
    5. Young shoves Scott through Stargate just seconds before it closes.
    6. Chloe cries as she is so happy Scott is alive.
    7. Eli's heart breaks but then he tells a snappy joke.
    8. Destiny hits light speed. #avatar
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    Image of templepriest templepriest
    11/06/09

    @Lassus: I have never felt closer to anyone than I do to you right now! #avatar
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    Mike Zuniga: That was Unexpected promoted this comment templepriest was starred templepriest was unstarred
    Image of templepriest templepriest
    11/06/09

    @omnibus_spiritus: WOW - the Stargate as an anus metaphor!!

    Now this franchise can finally get interesting! #avatar
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    Image of RandomFrequentFlierDent RandomFrequentFlierDent
    11/06/09

    @atrus123: I'm looking forward to the episode where Destiny gets fed up with constantly saving their annoying, lazy asses and decides to put them out of their misery.

    Seriously, there are no truly likable characters yet and there why I want to see any of these people live. #avatar
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    Image of fuggnbuggn fuggnbuggn
    11/06/09

    @atrus123: Love the synopsis, they could call that episode "Shit". At least then no one will be disappointed. #avatar
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    Image of southerngeek southerngeek
    11/06/09

    @Mike Zuniga: That was Unexpected: I still can't get over the fact that the ship needed to turn off the lights to be able to "save every last bit of power" for its frakking sun-proof shield. They should really switch to compact florescents.

    Hey, what about the alien-y thing that detached from the ship at the end of the first or second episode? When's that gonna come back and blow them up? #avatar
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    Image of Bigdamnhero Bigdamnhero
    11/06/09

    @Mike Zuniga: That was Unexpected:

    "Here's the official description for tonight's episode:"

    If you leave out the names, isn't that the description for most of the episodes so far?
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    Edited by Bigdamnhero at 11/06/09 9:53 AM Bigdamnhero was starred Bigdamnhero was unstarred
    Image of Bigdamnhero Bigdamnhero
    11/06/09

    @Lassus: 20 seasons of Real World don't lie. Especially the inanities. #avatar
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    Image of hitmouse hitmouse
    11/08/09

    @Mike Zuniga: I threw in the towel several weeks ago. I didn’t care about anyone in this program. It doesn’t matter about it being a franchise extension or not – other programs have successfully developed characters in the first 2-3 episodes that bring me back each week despite bouts of plotting silliness. The writing is awful: "I bet they really have water already, the military just want to control us". What is this? Dawson's Creek: Universe?

    Oh, they're in mortal danger. Again.

    In next week’s episode the dishwasher breaks down and they go to a planet with gigantic soap bubbles. #avatar
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    11/08/09

    @atrus123: 10) moment of random religious reflection #avatar
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    Image of Mathmos Mathmos
    11/06/09

    In reply to The First Posters from Kick-Ass, the Latest Spot for Avatar, Smallville's Wonder Twins, and the Hobbit's Unexpected Source Material
    too bad Squirrel Girl is from a universe that doesn't connect to Smallville. #avatar
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    Image of BloggyMcBlogBlog BloggyMcBlogBlog
    11/06/09

    @Mathmos: But they could always bring in Ch'p. #avatar
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    Image of t3knomanser t3knomanser
    11/06/09

    In reply to The First Posters from Kick-Ass, the Latest Spot for Avatar, Smallville's Wonder Twins, and the Hobbit's Unexpected Source Material
    Okay, I have absolutely no idea who Camille is on SGU. Is that Ms. Mopey, the Asian lesbian? I guess, by process of elimination, it has to be, right?

    While she hasn't been in much of any episodes, I don't care for her character. She has the potential to be more annoying than the Cute One. Basically, Bones is the only female character worth any screen time, at least from a storytelling perspective.

    //Seriously, the Eli/Cute One thing is going to get tiresome.
    //Eli's cute and funny, he should totally try to score with Tits McBoobies. #avatar
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    Image of Ghost_in_the_Machine Ghost_in_the_Machine
    11/06/09

    @t3knomanser: Camille is the Asian HR rep. They haven't done much with her yet but she might have an arc similar to Wolsey on SG1/SGA. He was an annoying suit at first but ended up being a stand up guy at the end.
    After the kino voyeur thing I doubt Lt James would hook up with Eli if he was the last man left on Destiny. #avatar
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    Image of ManchuCandidate ManchuCandidate
    11/06/09

    In reply to The First Posters from Kick-Ass, the Latest Spot for Avatar, Smallville's Wonder Twins, and the Hobbit's Unexpected Source Material
    Sounds like there is no Sanctuary in Sanctuary. #avatar
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    Image of Dr Emilio Lizardo Dr Emilio Lizardo
    11/06/09

    @ManchuCandidate: It also sounds like there is a naked, wet, frightened Amanda Tapping. #avatar
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    Image of evildead1971 evildead1971
    11/06/09

    In reply to The First Posters from Kick-Ass, the Latest Spot for Avatar, Smallville's Wonder Twins, and the Hobbit's Unexpected Source Material
    as kick ass those kick-ass posters are, i want a trailer!

    i'm not crazy about morena with short hair, but i'd still let her invade my planet... if you know what i mean. wink wink nudge nudge #avatar
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    Image of Ghost_in_the_Machine Ghost_in_the_Machine
    11/06/09

    @evildead1971: I like the short hair. It gives her a visual distinction from other characters she's played. Otherwise I'd probably keep seeing Inara or Adria when I look it her.
    She's definitely my current Supreme Leader;) #avatar
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    Image of braak braak
    11/06/09

    @evildead1971: Do you mean that if she and an army of disguised lizard people arrived on Earth with super-powered alien spaceships and quietly took control of Earth's assorted governments, you'd put up little active resistance? #avatar
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    Image of Ghost_in_the_Machine Ghost_in_the_Machine
    11/06/09

    @braak: Apart from the people as food bit (which we haven't seen yet anyway), would things really be any worse?
    I welcome our new disguised lizard people overlords.
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    Edited by Ghost_in_the_Machine at 11/06/09 7:31 AM Ghost_in_the_Machine was starred Ghost_in_the_Machine was unstarred
    Image of evildead1971 evildead1971
    11/06/09

    @Ghost_in_the_Machine: if she had her long hair she had no problem taking over, but i see your point
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    Edited by evildead1971 at 11/06/09 7:41 AM evildead1971 was starred evildead1971 was unstarred
    Image of braak braak
    11/06/09

    @Ghost_in_the_Machine: Actually, they'd probably be a lot better!

    And, considering that they'd only be eating a small portion of the population...I mean, think about it. Aren't there at least that many people who'd be better off dead anyway? #avatar
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    11/06/09

    @Ghost_in_the_Machine: And quite honestly, it really does make her seem like a lizard. A very hot lizard. #avatar
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    11/06/09

    In reply to The First Posters from Kick-Ass, the Latest Spot for Avatar, Smallville's Wonder Twins, and the Hobbit's Unexpected Source Material
    So, Sanctuary has a post-apocalyptic episode? Is everyone going to do an "Epitaph One" now? #avatar
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    11/06/09

    @TemporalSword: I hate to break it to you, but Epitaph One wasn't exactly a new sci-fi concept. #avatar
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    Image of Canoehead Canoehead
    11/05/09

    In reply to Is V Anti-Obama Propaganda?
    I can't believe that anyone still reads Anal-Marie Cox any more! #v
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    Image of Wesley Street Wesley Street
    11/06/09

    @Canoehead: You're a conservative. You don't like her. We get it. #v
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    11/06/09

    @Wesley Street: I don't like her true, mostly because she made her "rep" by titillating lefty geeks with references to butt-seks, and pimping a book for an admitted prostitute (Washingtonnienne). I do like reading smart liberals - even when I disagree with them, they make me think - Cox not so much. She's basically the Left's Rachel Marsden (i.e. both somehow manage to be boring and batsh*t insane at the same time). #v
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    Image of Jeremy Tapsell Jeremy Tapsell
    11/05/09

    In reply to Roland Emmerich On 2012 Sequel: It's Lost Meets District 9
    You know I really hope in that tidal wave scene there are gonna be sharks flying through the air chomping down on people. Though thats just me dreaming. #2013
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    Image of CParis CParis
    11/05/09

    @Jeremy Tapsell: Only on Syfy. #2013
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    Image of Jeremy Tapsell Jeremy Tapsell
    11/05/09

    @CParis: ahhh well I live in NZ, so, we don't have Syfy. My only hope is this movie. I have the same vain hope everytime a disaster movie (with tidal wave) is made. #2013
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    Image of CParis CParis
    11/06/09

    @Jeremy Tapsell: Oh no! You have great healthcare, wonderful landscapes, women running the country, but no Saturday nights watching MegaSnakes or SuperSquids or man-eating lobsters?

    I think you should move! #2013
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