Stargate SG-1 Discussion

[rockymtnhigh]

Oh, I'm not bitter either. No show lasts forever, I agree. I just wish SGA was a little more taught or something...

To the contrary, I love SGA Indeed the episode on UHD this week, Brotherhood, was very good. I just don't like SGA on Sci Fi.

 

[long_time_DNC]

So far, I'm finding the second half of season 3 to be on the weak side. I thought most of the first two season's episodes were quite good. Maybe it's just that SG1 has a really interesting story arc going right now.

 

[DannyR]

Maybe it's just that SG1 has a really interesting story arc going right now.

Unfortunatley, SG1 is off and on for the rest of the season. The next episode deals with what happened to Daniel and the Ori and is very plot sensitive, but then the next 4 are much weaker, only kicking it back up for the final two episodes.

So far, I'm finding the second half of season 3 to be on the weak side.

Yeah, it does start off weak. However I think you'll find that Atlantis does kick it up steadily the rest of the season, being somewhat humorous in the next two standalone episodes, but getting more intense as the rest of the season continues. The final show definately changes things.

Both Stargates do still stand as some of the best sci-fi series of all time though.

 

[long_time_DNC]

I'm really looking forward to all of it, especially given that SG1 is concluding it's run (aside from the 2 direct-to-DVD movies, which I'm looking forward to as well).

I'm glad to hear that SGA kicks it up steadily for the rest of the season. And I agree, along with the Treks and B5, the Stargates are among some of the best sci-fi shows that have been on television.

 

[rockymtnhigh]

Just watched "The Tao of Rodney" -- I enjoyed it. Fun sci-fi. Glad Rodney's back to his normal obnoxious self though; Super Hero Rodney would be too much to take.

 

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[rockymtnhigh]

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to SatelliteGuys. You are kind of in the wrong forum for this question, but if I move it, I suspect you'll never find it.

So check out: http://www.satelliteguys.us/showthread.php?t=13660

 

[mike123abc]

Spoiler

Super Rodney should have used his time to build a few more ZPMs. This is a giant plot hole, where do ZPMs come from? It seems like the Atlantis data base should have information on how to make them. I guess they could not change the status quo too much and have Rodney do a bunch of stuff that he could not comprehend later. Now that they can simply throw someone back in the machine to cure them why not use it all the time? Super Rodney could come out whenever they needed something fixed...

Anyways I liked super ego as a super power.

 

[rockymtnhigh]

Spoiler

Super Rodney should have used his time to build a few more ZPMs. This is a giant plot hole, where do ZPMs come from? It seems like the Atlantis data base should have information on how to make them. I guess they could not change the status quo too much and have Rodney do a bunch of stuff that he could not comprehend later. Now that they can simply throw someone back in the machine to cure them why not use it all the time? Super Rodney could come out whenever they needed something fixed...

Anyways I liked super ego as a super power.

I thought along the same lines. Of course he came up with a whole new math, which is now just gibberish. Better put Charlie Epps on it!

 

[BobMurdoch]

I really enjoyed The Tao of Rodney..... Surprisingly poignant moments when he goes around doing good deeds for those that usually bitch about him..... It will be interesting to see how things go from this point forward.

 

[Ramy]

I really enjoyed The Tao of Rodney..... Surprisingly poignant moments when he goes around doing good deeds for those that usually bitch about him..... It will be interesting to see how things go from this point forward.

He will be back to his old self.

 

[long_time_DNC]

I really enjoyed SG1 also. Some really good lines in that episode.

 

[rockymtnhigh]

This week's "The Game" on SGA was excellent. A lot of fun. Although if I found out that my "God" was someone playing a game, I might have had them put in shackles or something

 

[DannyR]

Yup, thats certainly one of the more interesting and fun episodes.

And watching it through for the second time this week, I wonder if we'll see the technology come into play in the future. As stated by the other scientist, the console shows HUNDREDS of other civilizations (I love how he described it as unlocking extra levels!)

If they haven't realized it, they just got a huge intelligence boost and shortcut in determining which civilizations to visit with the stargate. Ideally they could use it to target the most advanced civilizations and visit them first. But somehow I bet the writers will overlook that.

 

[rockymtnhigh]

Yup, thats certainly one of the more interesting and fun episodes.

And watching it through for the second time this week, I wonder if we'll see the technology come into play in the future. As stated by the other scientist, the console shows HUNDREDS of other civilizations (I love how he described it as unlocking extra levels!)

If they haven't realized it, they just got a huge intelligence boost and shortcut in determining which civilizations to visit with the stargate. Ideally they could use it to target the most advanced civilizations and visit them first. But somehow I bet the writers will overlook that.

Its somewhat of a free-pass, thats for sure. I suspect Elizabeth will keep the room locked up, and not ever think about its strategic uses.

The episode smacked of something that you would have seen in the Star Trek Universe (of course, so many of the writers have trek experience so that is not too surprising). It also reminded me of an OLD Andrew Greeley novel about a kid playing a computer RPG, where he entered the world he was playing in.

 

[Ramy]

It was a great episode for this cast. They have never really had any that I can say that was great.

 

[long_time_DNC]

It sort of reminded me of a multiplayer game we had on the mini way back in my college days that was called "Civilization". We controlled a country, it's economy, production, factories, population, armies and waged war on other players. It used ASCII characters for the graphics, but it was still fun.

I don't know that the writers will overlook that good point you made as much as they'll just ignore it. Sort of like 3 shots from a zat disintegrates things. They used it twice and then dropped it because it would've made things a bit too easy.

Which reminds me...SG1 used zat's a lot...now they don't use them at all. Both shows use P-90's. What, energy weapons aren't "cool" anymore?

 

[Ramy]

I love Civilization. I play Civ 4 now.

 

[DannyR]

I recall the old ascii game. Definately not the same as the Sid Meyer one.

SG1 used zat's a lot...now they don't use them at all.

They use them pretty much anytime the plot calls for taking down the bad guys without killing them.

 

[rockymtnhigh]

I recall the old ascii game. Definately not the same as the Sid Meyer one.

SG1 used zat's a lot...now they don't use them at all.

They use them pretty much anytime the plot calls for taking down the bad guys without killing them.

Was it one of those games that played on the TRS-80 Model IIIs?