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Has anyone felt like Sam has rambled on too long [in a particular sitting], or the science was too much to understand?
I felt she got pretty close in A Matter of Time.
Oh, often. But it's interesting that you pick AMoT, cos that's one I enjoy for its 'science-heavy/technobabble-lite'-ness. It's a hard-science idea that can be summed up using primary-school words: "A black hole slows down time near the gate - BOO!" and "an explosion can make the wormhole jump away from the gate - HURRAH!".
I loved that ep.
The other one I love for the same reasons is Exodus: "They link the gate to a black hole, drop it into a sun, and the sun explodes." Cool!
The ones I dislike are the "lets re-route the primary power through an inertial dampener and disengage the dialing protocols!" type things. It makes me feel like I've wandered into a Voyager ep by mistake
Yup, inertial dampeners, anti-graviton beams and transphase inducers. Stargate ain't there yet, but when they start explaining all of our new Ancient toys, who knows?
I usually don my brain blanket and phase out until the techno-talk is over.
If I really want to know what is being said (technically), then I would turn the closed-caption on. It's much easier to read than to listen to techno-talk. Am I babbling?
I usually don my brain blanket and phase out until the techno-talk is over.
If I really want to know what is being said (technically), then I would turn the closed-caption on. It's much easier to read than to listen to techno-talk. Am I babbling?
Not at all. Closed-captioning was invented by the gods. I could not live without it especially being involved with GateWorld. It is a Godsend. I would really like to know the percentage of deaf/not deat who use it.
I though closed-captions was when its on a TV and its set in one language, ie English. But subtitles are when is on like DVDs and such and you can choose from multiple ones.
I could be wrong though.
I think that the technobabble is great, it adds some realism to the show. But I hope that it doesn't get to the point where they start contradicting themselves like in the Star Trek series.
Dark Helmet: So, Lone Starr, now you see that evil will always triumph because good is dumb. Dark Helmet: No, it's not what you think. It's much, much worse!
Col. Sandurz: Prepare for light speed. Dark Helmet: No, no, light speed is too slow. Col. Sandurz: Light speed too slow? Dark Helmet: Yes, we'll have to go right to...Ludicrous speed! Col. Sandurz:Ludicrous speed! Sir, we've never gone that fast before. I don't think the ship can take it. Dark Helmet: What's the matter, Colonel Sandurz...CHICKEN?!
Oh, right. In England they both get called subtitles. I tried it once on a Channel 4 showing of Stargate. They got all the spelling of the Stargate-Universe-Specific words wrong, including a lot of the technobabble. There, I'm vaguely on-topic.
Technobabble only seems to bother me on subsequent viewings of an episode. The first time I watch an episode I'm usually pretty well into it, and it doesn't bother me.
After that it depends on how long and boring the scene is.
Of couse I find that's the case for any exposition scene not just Carters.
Techno babble is one of the things that makes the show great! I love to listen to sam just ramble on and jack try to keep up and then surrender to the inevitable "For Cryin out loud!"
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