Stargate Universe - A Star Trek Voyager rip off?

POSTED BY: khambilo
UPDATED: Tuesday, November 23, 2010 01:55
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KHAMBILO

Wednesday, September 9, 2009 12:38 AM

Hey everybody,

I just saw the trailer for the new Stargate series Stargate Universe. The trailer intoduces a crew of people stranded thousands of lightyears from home. Immediately, a flag went up in my head: This is eerily similar to the premise of Star Trek Voyager!

I grew up on the Voyager and I hope this is not some sort of rip off.
(Also, I've never seen any stargate besides the original movie, but this idea seems to be a bit off topic for the series.)

Any ideas?

FREEBROWNCOAT

Wednesday, September 9, 2009 2:01 PM

Stargate has fpr a long time been a bonehead production. Always a new sinister heartless enemy to fight.

Won't be long before they battle Mothra.

KC5F

Wednesday, September 9, 2009 2:52 PM

At least they're continuing a Star Trek tradition...

http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1910892

TRAVELER

Wednesday, September 9, 2009 9:50 PM

From the trailer I watched it appears a much darker series then Voyager. Odyessy beat Voyager to that plotline.

http://www.imdb.com/mymovies/list?l=28764731
Traveler

STORYMARK

Wednesday, September 9, 2009 10:09 PM

Not too interested in any Stargate series. If it's ripping off my least favorite Trek.... even less so.

"I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him."

MACBAKER

Wednesday, September 9, 2009 10:32 PM

I got the same feeling. It looks a lot darker than previous Stargates, but the basic plot-line does seem to be another "Lost in Space" show. Voyager, meets BSG, meets steampunk?

SGA always felt like a DS9 rip off (humans on a remote alien outpost), so a Voyager rip off would come next!

I'd given some thought to movin' off the edge -- not an ideal location -- thinkin' a place in the middle.

FREEBROWNCOAT

Friday, September 11, 2009 2:07 AM

Nothing like a good badgering.

JOHNTHETHEATREFREAK

Friday, September 11, 2009 3:09 PM

I'm a pretty big stargate fan, and can definately recognize the simularities. Universe does seem way darker that SG-1 or Atlantis, and I think it'll be interesting to see if that alienates any stargate fans. The thing to remember, however, is that there are really like 12 sci-fi plots. Period. People have just been reworking the same things over and over. At the same time, each feels different because we experiance different characters going through the same types of things. Despite how simular it seems to Voyager, it's different people in the same situation, which will produce a completely different feel.

johnttf

JAYNEZTOWN

Thursday, November 18, 2010 7:20 PM

Watched a few episodes. I think its worth checking out

HEDGEHOG

Thursday, November 18, 2010 7:29 PM

I watched 16 episodes so far (no I didnt watch the old stargate so dont know if it has any similarities) and i can say that the focus is on people not on sci-fi.And the fact that they dont control the ship gives it more of "desperate" atmosphere and its much more closer to us than Voyager so to me its better :)

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