A combination of the camera work of Galactica, the premise of Star Trek: Voyager, and lacking the hokey charm of its predecessors? Yeah, I'll pass.
But what do I know, I like Dollhouse. David ________________________________ From: Kevin M. <[email protected]> The first two parts of the three part pilot are available as free iTunes downloads. S P O I L E R S Not really a spoiler, as this is the premise of the series, but a bunch of humans find themselves trapped inside an ancient spaceship without the ability to get back to Earth. What is a spoiler is that, one hour into the pilot, that is all there is to the show. Aside from learning one of the Air Force guys likes to have sex, and the super-smart doctor has an abrasive personality (never seen that on TV before), there were little to no character revelations. Furthermore, aside from the cameos by the SG-1 actors, little to no humor (I liked Richard Dean Anderson's line, "We're here. That happened."). And the humor and characters were the driving forces behind the first two Stargate shows. The show has borrowed heavily on the Galactica series, ignoring almost entirely the earlier incarnations of Stargate. The camerawork is more jittery, and the CGI, while impressive, is again shown via the jittery, "documentary style" look of everyone's favorite Battlestar. It reminded me of the most recent James Bond film. "Quantum of Solace" featured amazing stuntwork, but was shot with those same techniques, which meant I could have replicated the car chases using Hot Wheels cars with similar results. I'll watch part two (via iTunes) and part three (via Hulu) later today. And I'll hope for the best. But given the first hour, I am less than optimistic. So far, the "U" in SG-U stands for "underwhelming." -- Kevin M. (RPCV) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
