They canned Stargate Universe as well
It was the only actual science fiction show I started to like in recent years

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Originally posted by Lilith They canned Stargate Universe as well It was the only actual science fiction show I started to like in recent years

Tell me you watched Battlestar Galactica. Please.

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Originally posted by Lilith They canned Stargate Universe as well It was the only actual science fiction show I started to like in recent years

SGU was an attempt to bring battlestar galactica awesomeness to the SG universe. havent seen SGU myself but that appears to be the general consensus.

you should check out the pilot for BSG and see if that's something you might tolerate. and its not just nerds that think so

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Yeah I watched BSG, still of the opinion that it was ok but like SGU, it falls into the whole "Americans in space with technology and guns, oh lets put someone in it scurrilous... just so we dont alienate the cousin rooting audience of inbred Americans living in the state of ______, we'll give them a British-Isles accent, because all foreigners are bad"

Its a little over-done to death by various hollywood hacks. I do like SGU because the people in it are a bunch of bumbling tourists with no idea what the hell they're doing

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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN buffy far outstripped angel in quality.

Maybe, but I can't be fucked watching more than 2 seasons and still waiting for it to stop being cheesy.

Although admitably angel had some cheesy bits later on.

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Originally posted by Lilith Yeah I watched BSG, still of the opinion that it was ok but like SGU, it falls into the whole "Americans in space with technology and guns, oh lets put someone in it scurrilous... just so we dont alienate the cousin rooting audience of inbred Americans living in the state of ______, we'll give them a British-Isles accent, because all foreigners are bad" Its a little over-done to death by various hollywood hacks. I do like SGU because the people in it are a bunch of bumbling tourists with no idea what the hell they're doing

sgu was too slow paced to hold my attention. i really wanted to like it though, i even watched the entire first season, however, they just relied too heavily on the drama of the characters and i didn't find the majority of characters interesting in the least bit. i am watching stargate atlantis now, and it is a really dumbed down version of sgu but at least there is more action and most of the characters are watchable. the only guy i really liked on sgu was the nerdy young guy. the other characters did have their moments but at the end of the day it was like a soap opera in space and i feel that's not what most scifi enthusiasts desire.

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Originally posted by Lilith it falls into the whole "Americans in space with technology and guns,

you can’t have a space opera without guns! That’s the rules.

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Originally posted by Lilith oh lets put someone in it scurrilous... just so we dont alienate the cousin rooting audience of inbred Americans living in the state of ______, we'll give them a British-Isles accent, because all foreigners are bad"

yeah, I don’t put that much thought into shows but i suspect the fact baltar had a british accent was more related to the fact that callis was born in Britain

I loved dollhouse because they used all of the sexy men from BSG minus Adama's son.

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Originally posted by gmilf the other characters did have their moments but at the end of the day it was like a soap opera in space and i feel that's not what most scifi enthusiasts desire.

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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN you can’t have a space opera without guns! That’s the rules.

Action movies in futuristic settings aren't actually science fiction in a pure form, which is about people in a futuristic setting and not always necessarily how the technology challenges them, it may inspire our imagination at times with fantastic things. But most of the time the challenges they face are something most people can relate to except in the most extreme situations.

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yeah, I don’t put that much thought into shows but i suspect the fact baltar had a british accent was more related to the fact that callis was born in Britain

Someone should do a headcount of American movies one day of all the British actors that play bad-guys in film and television.

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Originally posted by Lilith Action movies in futuristic settings aren't actually science fiction in a pure form, which is about people in a futuristic setting and not always necessarily how the technology challenges them, it may inspire our imagination at times with fantastic things.

well hardcore nerds (ie more hardcore than me) will tell you science fiction is all about the science and the representation of plausible scientific advancements based on real knowledge we have now, and other wankerisms. i agree that stuff like BSG isn't "pure" scifi by this kind of metric, but as far as tv shows go there must be guns and war and murder in your space opera. without the conflict, the opera is a little lacking. there's always a war in space, because it looks so cool!

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Originally posted by Lilith But most of the time the challenges they face are something most people can relate to except in the most extreme situations.

well, i think its more experiencing common themes in those extreme situations. i ask you- is it dramatic that buffy has to break up with her boyfriend or is it dramatic that she turned him evil with her vajayjay, had to kill him and send him to hell after he'd turned good again, in order to prevent the destruction of the world?!!!!