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thats the death of good Science Fiction on television imlad Send a noteboard - 17/12/2010 11:43:11 PM
CAPRICA and SGU were the only two non-CAMP, non-CHEESE SF shows airing this past year on any television network. And with both of them being cancelled, we no longer have any serious shows left in the genre until GAME OF THRONES starts (and honestly, that is not even SF, but fantasy, so it doesn't really count).

Now, the best shows one can hope to watch (within the genre at least) are EUREKA and WAREHOUSE 13. Unfortunately, neither show takes itself seriously, nor are they meant to be taken seriously. They are more camp and cheese than honest to the gods decent SF with real thought to them.

What is it about being a network executive that causes people to lose what brain cells they were born with? Is it wearing a tie to work? Getting a large salary? What is it?

Of course, the whiny fans of the original two SG shows didn't help either. They just couldn't figure out how to get into an INTELLIGENT show with quality acting and writing; they wanted more of the corny jokes and cardboard acting that we got for more than a decade from the other two SG shows.


I love that show! I really hope somebody else picks it up if possible. Anybody else here watch Stargate Universe?
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Syfy is canceling SGU Japhy - 16/12/2010 11:59:11 PM 1108 Views
I am disapointed Roland00 - 17/12/2010 12:41:57 AM 702 Views
I wish they'd bring back SG Atlantis. *NM* Bookwyrm - 17/12/2010 01:34:34 AM 285 Views
I'm a little disappointed. I do like the show, but hopefully they'll have a satisfying conclusion. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 17/12/2010 02:00:07 AM 297 Views
Not happening unfortunately. j-whitt987 - 17/12/2010 03:57:16 AM 655 Views
Might not be so unfortunate Japhy - 17/12/2010 05:11:11 AM 715 Views
That would be great. j-whitt987 - 17/12/2010 01:55:54 PM 646 Views
Just like Atlantis! Great Lord of Chaos - 17/12/2010 07:46:10 PM 752 Views
Also, that movie's probably never going to happen. Dreaded Anomaly - 17/12/2010 09:28:45 PM 592 Views
I'm not counting on it. After all the last two that were promised have yet to see the light of day. j-whitt987 - 17/12/2010 11:27:39 PM 689 Views
Unless some billionaire pays for it. Great Lord of Chaos - 18/12/2010 06:33:11 PM 695 Views
I highly doubt that. Chas - 17/12/2010 09:22:43 PM 650 Views
Unsurprising, but disappointing. *NM* Craig - 17/12/2010 02:08:08 AM 394 Views
I watch. I've spent most of the day since the anouncement on the gateworld messageboard. j-whitt987 - 17/12/2010 03:54:38 AM 704 Views
I would have "officially" watched it more if they'd played nicer with Hulu. Zalis - 17/12/2010 03:59:34 AM 808 Views
frak Hulu, just torrent the stuff you want to see but don't watch when it is aired *NM* imlad - 17/12/2010 11:36:13 PM 454 Views
That's why I wasn't "official." If Syfy makes it inconvenient to watch, we aren't counted. Zalis - 19/12/2010 05:42:25 AM 739 Views
Meh. Chas - 17/12/2010 09:23:20 PM 574 Views
thats the death of good Science Fiction on television imlad - 17/12/2010 11:43:11 PM 640 Views
My problem was the use of the name Stargate. MightyYT - 18/12/2010 12:18:27 AM 697 Views
Maybe they should have called it, Wormhole X-Treme? *NM* Bookwyrm - 18/12/2010 12:50:14 AM 288 Views
And the cameos of Daniel Jackson, General O'neil, Carter... nothing at all SG. Japhy - 18/12/2010 02:03:14 AM 676 Views
What constitutes a "Stargate" show? *NM* Great Lord of Chaos - 18/12/2010 05:24:21 AM 328 Views
A show in which they actually use the Stargate. *NM* Dreaded Anomaly - 18/12/2010 05:31:45 AM 310 Views
Yes, it's quite surprising they have never ever used the stargate in the show. not once. ever. *NM* Japhy - 18/12/2010 05:34:15 AM 291 Views
No, wait, there was that one time...! Craig - 18/12/2010 06:51:22 AM 715 Views
Point is, that it's still a Stargate show, simply with a different flavour. *NM* Great Lord of Chaos - 19/12/2010 12:24:16 AM 308 Views
I wasn't disagreeing. I just love sarcasm. *NM* Craig - 19/12/2010 07:08:15 AM 400 Views
No. It's not a Stargate. MightyYT - 19/12/2010 05:48:33 PM 710 Views
Re: No. It's not a Stargate. Craig - 20/12/2010 02:14:26 AM 712 Views
isn't having Kurt Russel star in the movie campie enough?? Seriously, Kurt Russel??? eesh! imlad - 20/12/2010 06:05:37 PM 818 Views
Oddly enough, not in this particular case. Weird, huh? *NM* Craig - 20/12/2010 11:02:45 PM 353 Views
Would it help if he tricked an amnesiac Goldie Hawn into thinking she was his wife? TaskmasterJack - 21/12/2010 12:11:35 AM 761 Views
I get what you're saying. Chas - 21/12/2010 02:37:43 AM 666 Views
what are you talking about? imlad - 20/12/2010 06:03:18 PM 711 Views
Re: what are you talking about? *NM* MightyYT - 21/12/2010 12:10:22 AM 320 Views
personally, i think it was more "stargate" than the series, tonally it was more like the movie IMO *NM* imlad - 29/12/2010 01:35:51 AM 291 Views
Fringe *NM* Bored - 27/12/2010 07:41:27 PM 305 Views
It's all my fault Zach - 20/12/2010 06:11:53 PM 621 Views
would you like a list of shows to avoid? *NM* jh - 20/12/2010 06:58:59 PM 317 Views
Thats would probably be a good idea... Zach - 23/12/2010 08:55:36 PM 602 Views
I knew it was going to happen but it still pisses me off. random thoughts - 20/12/2010 10:02:40 PM 662 Views
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