Please think people

[WhiplashX86]

Younger cast and younger audience does not mean we will have Stargate The O.C. or Stargate 90210 (I see these in almost every thread)

1) We cant have that young of a cast. Nobody will believe a 18-25 year old will be a lead guy (at least a Colonel). Hell Joe Flannigan is 41 and he played a Colonel. RDA played a colonel until season 8 (around 50 years old as an actor). Amanda Tapping Played a Major until Season 8 as well (year 40s actress)

we really cannot have an actor below age 30 on the show. Just think about it. They need to keep as real as possible, in terms of military. Nobody will believe a 20 year old as a colonel or even a major.

We do not know what they mean by younger yet. They could mean less technical talk (I am heavy into computers/math/physics and sometimes I dont get what they are saying for a while and I am almost done with college)

It could mean more action, and what is wrong with that? I loved SG1 and still do, and I love SGA. They are both different, which is what we need for the third one. SG1 was all about the gate and exploration. SGA was in the middle with some space action here and there. SGU should be more space IMO. I dont want SGU to be the same thing as SG1 is.

[DigiFluid]

SG-1's biggest failing in its last few years, and Atlantis' as a whole, was too much emphasis on space ships and space battles when the core of the show was using the STARGATE (gee, imagine that) to explore the galaxy.

[rlr149]

We do not know what they mean by younger yet. They could mean less technical talk (I am heavy into computers/math/physics and sometimes I dont get what they are saying for a while and I am almost done with college)


maybe you should stay on for another year then ;)

[CrazyCarter]

No, younger in of itself doesn't mean worse. But there is a rather large correlation between TV networks saying a show will be "young" (or "younger") and the show itself being "hip" and targeted at a teen demographic. It's not a fact, but it's certainly not unlikely either. I think you're fooling yourself if you completly ignore what the network is describing something to be just becuase 'it could be proven to mean anything.'

[NKDietrich]

I understand you want to keep your hopes up, but its just gonna make Stargate: Voyager 90210 more disappointing.

[WhiplashX86]

maybe you should stay on for another year then ;)

Just because I dont know every single thing they say I need to stay in college to understand a TV show?

Im not going for a doctorate in physics, just a BS in computers with math and physics minor.

[rlr149]

Just because I dont know every single thing they say I need to stay in college to understand a TV show? if its not a problem, why mention it? if it is a problem, i'd suggest 'yes'.


Im not going for a doctorate in physics, just a BS in computers with math and physics minor.thanks, ill sleep better tonight knowing that.;)

[WhiplashX86]

Ah cool, ill tell my friends that a requirement to watch stargate is time in a physics class.

I need to help my parents watch it sometimes, should they go to college again too?

[ferrari20092]

yea people are dumb, they are taking this way to far just because they are all in a bad mood because of the cancellation. It does sound interesting but we know almost nothing about Stargate Universe yet, who knows it could turn out to be very awesome. Maybe base camp is just on the ship, and maybe the ship is in another galaxy, and they travel through the gates there (database in the ship) looking for a way home. There's a chance it rarely takes place on the ship that much. So just shut up and wait before you judge something.

[rlr149]

Ah cool, ill tell my friends that a requirement to watch stargate is time in a physics class.

I need to help my parents watch it sometimes, should they go to college again too?you don't need to go to college to read a book, libraries and book shops have them. dumbing down the show so you people don't have to read is not a good way to go.

[WhiplashX86]

Hey I am mad too, but to think it will become the OC or 90210 is just stupid. I dont even know if you can become high enough in the military to be on these exploration at age 25 even.

[CrazyCarter]

I dont even know if you can become high enough in the military to be on these exploration at age 25 even.

Right, becuase television shows always get everything from reality right. :sheppardanime31:

[WhiplashX86]

Right, becuase television shows always get everything from reality right. :sheppardanime31:

Didnt SG1 and Atlantis work with the military?

[CrazyCarter]

Didnt SG1 and Atlantis work with the military?

Yeah, but they weren't trying to appeal to a "younger" fanbase. Anyway the point isn't that they're going to be stupid and not do any background research, the point is that they themselves, the people working on this show, announced they want to appeal to a particular pyshcographic - one which they themselves declared to be "away from the sci-fi aspects" and more "character based." I don't know about you, but when I think of people who don't like sci-fi stories and/or plots, the last thing I think about is people who want everything to be accurate to the real military (as well as science). In fact that sort of thing is often a turn off for that kind of psychographic. Either way no they may not go out of their way to cast younger actors, but they are certainly trying to target a specific psycho, and as a result you can sure as heck bet that the style of this show, and all of it's elements, are going to reflect that.

[Ace]

Didnt SG1 and Atlantis work with the military?

SG1 did... not so much with Atlantis. And it showed. *glares at Sheppard with anger*

Ace

[Andromeda Galaxy]

Well I'm only 14 and I started watching stargate when I was like 13 and I love the writing of Stargate but at times the writing feels old, it'll b intesting 2 c what they come up with. and they need 2 keep the technobabble b/c there isn't nearly as much of it on SGA then there is on SG-1(I kno ironic) but they need to have much more of it on SGU.

[CrazyCarter]

Well I'm only 14 and I started watching stargate when I was like 13 and I love the writing of Stargate but at times the writing feels old, it'll b intesting 2 c what they come up with. and they need 2 keep the technobabble b/c there isn't nearly as much of it on SGA then there is on SG-1(I kno ironic) but they need to have much more of it on SGU.

More technoblabble? Then "SGU" would be a full Voyager rip off instead of just sharing it's premisis. :beckettanime04:

Technoblabble isn't what any science fiction needs. All it does is distract from what really counts -- the stories and characters. Sg-1 was always pretty light on it too, so I'm not sure what you're talking about. Sg-1 was more rooted in real physics but always kept it light and quick - only using it where necessary to explain something and never developing stories around it. In fact when they could avoid it they did.

[Andromeda Galaxy]

More technoblabble? Then "SGU" would be a full Voyager rip off instead of just sharing it's premisis. :beckettanime04:

Technoblabble isn't what any science fiction needs. All it does is distract from what really counts -- the stories and characters. Sg-1 was always pretty light on it too, so I'm not sure what you're talking about. Sg-1 was more rooted in real physics but always kept it light and quick - only using it where necessary to explain something and never developing stories around it. In fact when they could avoid it they did.

Ok yeah thats what I meant, but it doesn't distract me from the plot or characters, I just think its funny to listen and see RDA's response to it, and since he isnt on SGA(only for a couple episodes) the technoblabble doesn't fit in atlantis, thats why I hope TPTB can make it work in SGU.

And I've never seen Voyager so I don't really kno what ur talking about.

[CrazyCarter]

Ok yeah thats what I meant, but it doesn't distract me from the plot or characters, I just think its funny to listen and see RDA's response to it, and since he isnt on SGA(only for a couple episodes) the technoblabble doesn't fit in atlantis, thats why I hope TPTB can make it work in SGU

Oh, I see, so you mean you don't like it when stories pretend everything is possible and don't explain anything?

[Andromeda Galaxy]

Oh, I see, so you mean you don't like it when stories pretend everything is possible and don't explain anything?

OMG, can your ego get any bigger. THIS IS MY OPINION, I may not be able to vote, but I kno I still have the right of an opinion. AND DO YOU REALLY CARE if I think its funny that RDA spaces out and always thinks the answer is magnets. Dude, seriously calm down, if you don't like it, fine. Couldn't you of just said "ok I dont like it, I like it when its actually real". and be done with it

[CrazyCarter]

OMG, can your ego get any bigger. THIS IS MY OPINION, I may not be able to vote, but I kno I still have the right of an opinion. AND DO YOU REALLY CARE if I think its funny that RDA spaces out and always thinks the answer is magnets. Dude, seriously calm down, if you don't like it, fine. Couldn't you of just said "ok I dont like it, I like it when its actually real". and be done with it

Hey buddy relax, I was trying to understand what you were saying. My ego had nothing to do with it, I wasn't sure what you meant. My God. Take a breathe.

[Andromeda Galaxy]

Hey buddy relax, I was trying to understand what you were saying. My ego had nothing to do with it, I wasn't sure what you meant. My God. Take a breathe.

Then why couldnt you have said that in the first place, what was the point in criticizing my opinion

[CrazyCarter]

I'm confused?? Where did I criticize your opinion or say you weren't entitled to it? My first posting in response to yours was my own opinion in response to yours, my second was just me asking for clarification on what you meant.

[Andromeda Galaxy]

Wow I feel like an idiot. I just re-read your first post, and thats exactly what I meant. Sorry I'm just not in a great mood and kinda tired so I like didnt actually understand what you mean and just started standing up for myself. Sorry again

[CrazyCarter]

That's perfectly okay. We all have our bad days.

By the way, I think it's hilarious the way O'neill reacts to technoblabble too. :cameron:

[Andromeda Galaxy]

That's perfectly okay. We all have our bad days.

By the way, I think it's hilarious the way O'neill reacts to technoblabble too. :cameron:

Yeah theres not enough of that in SGA and I hope itll b in SGU, u?

[madd4the24]

I think Stargate 90210 would be kinda nifty ... as a comedy, of course.

[Wayston]

when I read about appealing to a younger demographic those horrible teen scenes from sg-1 episode 200 came to my mind, though I imagine they wouldn't do it like that :cool:

[Character]

when I read about appealing to a younger demographic those horrible teen scenes from sg-1 episode 200 came to my mind, though I imagine they wouldn't do it like that :cool:

Exactly like my reaction. i mean seriously, When keller was introduced, people were so angry/disapointed. Sure it was related with Carson dying, but still, there was a huge amount of criticysm about her being so young, and now they do this?

[Flyboy]

Didnt SG1 and Atlantis work with the military?
TPTB have a piss poor record of accurate military representation.