Stargate Atlantis
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UPDATED: Tuesday, August 5, 2008 12:47
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Awww come on... really? It wasn't on Nick too long and was really, really campy and dorky but she was great. Gotta believe Joss watched it at least once and maybe thought of Jewel for the role of his own cheery, sweet, genius mechanic. Anyway in an attempt to not derail this thread I'm going to have a different one up in Other Science Fiction in a few minutes.
Anyway Stargate Atlantis is my favorite space centric Scifi series. I also love Eureka. Not a BSG fan but I do say Frak upon occasion... though I prefer Frel.... ok also not this thread. Haha.
Watch Stargate Atlantis. Rodney is hilarious, Teyla is hot and very cool and John is just awesome.. Ronon is the greatest actor to ever emerge from a Baywatch series. Oh and Major Lorne is my favorite reacurring character from both series.
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Originally posted by chrisisall:
I liked the pilot. Is the series better, or just as good?
DVD watcher Chrisisall
I liked the pilot too and continued with the rest. At first I thought they were too many similarities to SG1, like they were trying to copy that show too close, but it grew on me and soon I was looking forward to each episode.
As stated there are some great recurring characters - Lorne, Mitch Pileggi's and Michael Beach's Colonels are always good when they turn up.
But Zalenka is my favourite. The banter between him and Rodney is always a pleasure to watch.
If you like SG1 then I don't think you'll be disappointed.
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Quote:As much as I like RDA, I could never get into SG1...but SGA seemed intriguing to me.
Originally posted by lwaves:
If you like SG1 then I don't think you'll be disappointed.
Does the series seem like it has a destination, or is it just one arc after another 'till they get canceled?
Chrisisall
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Originally posted by chrisisall:Quote:As much as I like RDA, I could never get into SG1...but SGA seemed intriguing to me.
Originally posted by lwaves:
If you like SG1 then I don't think you'll be disappointed.
Does the series seem like it has a destination, or is it just one arc after another 'till they get canceled?
Chrisisall
They are similar.
The current destination/arc is to win the fight against the Wraith, which is basically the same as the fight against the Go'auld.
The teams are similar and the situations are to a degree.
But in my opinion SGA is better, particularly from season 2 onwards as like so many other shows it had found it's stride by then. The cast just seem to gel that little bit better plus I like the fact that it isn't Earth based. The whole 'stranger in a strange land' plays out well and it means that when the base gets attacked it's more believable than Earth being attacked every few weeks. And for a good while you really get the idea that they are out there on their own, effectively cut off from Earth. As the seasons have progressed this has become less so but even now they can't just Stargate back whenever they feel like it.
Also Atlantis is far prettier than Cheyenne Mountain, lots more bright colours and less grey walls.
Some may disagree with this but I also think the humour is better on SGA, although SG1's can be pretty funny. Saying again that David Hewlett as Rodney Mackay is brilliant, and his scenes with Zalenka are spot on.
Difficult to know what to say as you aren't an SG1 fan. Maybe try and catch a few SGA episodes before shelling out. Unless you can find a season going really cheap.
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I agree with you on every single point there, Iwaves. Radek would be my second favorite side character, but his rivalry/friendship with Rodney is great stuff. I guess though he's now my third favorite since they introduced Jewel's character. Anyway I'd also like to add that RDA makes a handful of appearances on SGA as do most of the other main and reacurring cast members. The scene recently with Ronon and Walter(AKA the chevron locked guy) chatting over lunch in the mess at the SGC was hilarious and one of Walter's best scenes on either series.
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Quote:Well, I loved the Stargate movie- maybe a little too much, that might be why I couldn't latch onto the series...But SGA is a clean slate for me, which is probably why I liked the pilot...
Originally posted by lwaves:
Difficult to know what to say as you aren't an SG1 fan.
I should go for it Chrisisall
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Hey, libraries are free and Netflix is cheaper than conventional renting or buying.
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Chrisisall
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Originally posted by chrisisall:Quote:Well, I loved the Stargate movie- maybe a little too much, that might be why I couldn't latch onto the series...But SGA is a clean slate for me, which is probably why I liked the pilot...
Originally posted by lwaves:
Difficult to know what to say as you aren't an SG1 fan.
I should go for it Chrisisall
Yeah the movie is great. It was on late night TV a few weeks ago and I watched a few minutes. Over an hour later I realised I was still watching and should really get some sleep.
I remember reading that the movie was planned as a series of films that didn't happen for whatever reason. But of course the idea of a gate with multiple destinations fits so perfectly with a TV series.
Back to SGA you should give it a go then. You have obviously thought about watching it and it would be nice to know what you make of it and having not watched SG1 you'd have something of an 'outsiders' point of view.
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Quote:I asked for Cleopatra 2525 for my B-day, but it's not to late to change that to SGA: 1.....
Originally posted by lwaves:
Back to SGA you should give it a go then. You have obviously thought about watching it and it would be nice to know what you make of it and having not watched SG1 you'd have something of an 'outsiders' point of view.
I'll make it so Chrisisall
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