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Stargate (SG1/SGA)

Thu, 25 Jan 2007 13:28:59 +0000

Any Stargate: SG-1 or Stargate: Atlantis fans out there? Its kinda funny how Sci-Fi is late airing episodes. Movie Central (Canada) is airing SO3E19 (20 eps per season) next week, and SkyOne (UK) is airing the second half of Stargate: SG1 season 10.

The season closures for both series look to be promising, and will open up an entirely new can of worms.

I also like the fact that there is a little more space-combat being introduced. Now that Earth has ships (X304 class Daedalus DeepSpaceCarriers) and fighters (X302), and the fact that there's a ton of space-faring threats (Ori, Wraith, Asurans, Goa'uld remnant, Jaffa nation) makes it possible to have some pretty neat battles, like the Battle of Camelot (Season 9 cliffhanger)

BSG S03 Eye of Jupiter part 2

Wed, 24 Jan 2007 23:58:11 +0000

anyone else feel that the effects were really poor qaulity in this episode? and that the escape was completely rushed

overall a good episode in general and gives the series some more room to manuver in as well.

BSG S3-10: Eye Of Jupiter Part 1

Sun, 17 Dec 2006 18:22:26 +0000

overall an interesting episode, I wish they would have gone into the boomer / sharon rivalry a bit more instead of just just spitting it out ( talk more about sharon being a traitor to the cylons blah blah)

they also didn't go into much with six after three and baltar decided to leave, I sense a definite schism with her

was this the first time we've seen Hera's face at this age? I don't remember seeing it in Exodus part 2?

Lee is just mean using his wife to go find starbuck

did anyone else think the raptor landing effect was poorly done (when starbuck comes in really close?)

Anyone else think that the eye of jupiter is a big fraking laser that will shoot down the nukes that Adama launches?

WTF was up with the preview music?

BSG S3-10: Passage

Sat, 09 Dec 2006 17:15:48 +0000

sort've an odd episode in my mind. they compared it to 33, I don't think it even came close, 33 is still one of the best episdes and most unique.

listening to the pod cast I uderstand why the baltar and cylon scenes were short and confusing (moved to future episodes)

The episode didn't really do it for me, it was more suicide than sacrifice (other pilots could have done better and there was no true indication that there was no option)

the star cluster idea was interesting though it raises two questions

1) if the cluster was so big why didn't they plan on going around it once they left new caprica?

2) how the heck did they know there was a planet with biomass on the otherside in the first place?

I guess the second question could be answered by saying that they had done multiple patrols with raptors and then tried finding a quicker way around or through the cluster

I understand the food timing issue, but if they have 7 days wouldn't 7 days be more than enough to make multiple jumps to go around the cluster? (remember, they can jump into gravity wells as long as they have accurate telemetry,)

there might be some limitation o nthe range of civie ship jumps, but that is doubtful given that raptors and the like can easily jump 6 months of travel worth of jumps back to caprica

thoughts?

BSG S3-09: Unfinished business

Sun, 03 Dec 2006 05:41:32 +0000

dunno how many people watch the show here, but I thought it was a good episode, though it raised a lot of questions about intentions and further reinforced my belief that Apollo is a man-whore. Anyway, little bit disapointed about no ships blowing up, but they do have a budget heh... I wish there was some cylon/baltar interaction because honestly I'm confused at all that is going on there (why is baltar suddenly 'accepted', do we have to live through endless flashbacks because the plot moves faster than the ability to tell the side stories?)