The Mentalist 2x03, musings on SGU
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katikatHey, that was the guy who plays Lucifer on SPN. Eh, I still don't get what people see in him. I don't find him attractive at all *shrugs*
I love that we slowly learn more about Cho and Rigsby through their banter. Cho still rules in my book! But Rigsby was awesome in this one too. I loved the scene where he and Cho stood up against the gang!
I loved the revenge Jane took on the woman's behalf, how he convinced the biker gang that their boss was a snitch. That was pretty cool!
You know, I've been thinking of why I feel no desire to watch SGU. I mean, the inept TPTB turned SGA into a carbon copy of SG-1 later on, replicators and Asgards included, and I still loved the show to pieces, even more than SG-1. So it can't be just the fact that SGU is BSG with a gate slapped on it. But I think, I think it's... brand fatigue for me.
For fourteen years they've been churning out gate stories now, the same producers, the same writers - and I loved SG-1 and I loved SGA (even though I still can't forgive the writers for the 2nd half of S5!). But SGU is just... too much. If they continued SGA I would have gobbled it with a spoon but SGU? It's like getting a third variation of flavor of your favorite cookie - and it just doesn't taste right anymore, especially when everybody's telling you that there must be something wrong with you if you prefer the old flavor...
SGU doesn't feel like a new series, more like a remake of an old one that wasn't hip anymore. You see, I loved the old BSG that was about adventure and friendship and family. The new BSG, though critically acclaimed felt... wrong with its darkness and despair. And SGU gives me the same feeling.
Of course, the fact that I don't like any of the characters or the actors is a big part of it, too.
I love that we slowly learn more about Cho and Rigsby through their banter. Cho still rules in my book! But Rigsby was awesome in this one too. I loved the scene where he and Cho stood up against the gang!
I loved the revenge Jane took on the woman's behalf, how he convinced the biker gang that their boss was a snitch. That was pretty cool!
You know, I've been thinking of why I feel no desire to watch SGU. I mean, the inept TPTB turned SGA into a carbon copy of SG-1 later on, replicators and Asgards included, and I still loved the show to pieces, even more than SG-1. So it can't be just the fact that SGU is BSG with a gate slapped on it. But I think, I think it's... brand fatigue for me.
For fourteen years they've been churning out gate stories now, the same producers, the same writers - and I loved SG-1 and I loved SGA (even though I still can't forgive the writers for the 2nd half of S5!). But SGU is just... too much. If they continued SGA I would have gobbled it with a spoon but SGU? It's like getting a third variation of flavor of your favorite cookie - and it just doesn't taste right anymore, especially when everybody's telling you that there must be something wrong with you if you prefer the old flavor...
SGU doesn't feel like a new series, more like a remake of an old one that wasn't hip anymore. You see, I loved the old BSG that was about adventure and friendship and family. The new BSG, though critically acclaimed felt... wrong with its darkness and despair. And SGU gives me the same feeling.
Of course, the fact that I don't like any of the characters or the actors is a big part of it, too.
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Date: 2009-10-17 09:04 am (UTC)I've watched the first three eps of SGU and I agree, it needs cylons, or at least wants them. One of the major strengths of the new BSG was that sense that no one could be trusted, anyone could be and often was a cylon, and that cylon might do nothing, even if it wasn't a sleeper agent,
but that completely contradicts the concept of SGU they need rush, but he's no mckay (mckay would have them home by now, or is it me?) whilst shepard did his best to break the thing's speed limit.
characters always were the strength of SG, and I can't bond with any of the characters.... sad aint it
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Date: 2009-10-17 04:23 pm (UTC)I'm also not sure why I want to like the show beyond the fact that I love scifi - although that didn't help with BSG.
The jury's still out on whether I like the show or not but I'm intrigued enough to give it another week.
We'll see.
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