Re: SGU S1
Greatest strength: A very strong cast, chock full of established movie stars and fresh faces that have all stepped up to the plate and knocked it out of the park from episode 1.
Greatest weakness: Like Atlantis, we haven't seen much of the ship. I realize this is a practical limitation of the studio space, sets and resources they have available, but it still waters down the series when they have to rely on interpersonal drama to the detriment of exploring the ship or much actual sci-fi with spacewalks and the like. "Light", with the whole shuttle sequence was a nice exception. At least the sets are beautifully intricate, dark and I love the falling vapor effect that gives it a steam-punk look and feel. Also, the tension has been raised to the level that we forget that the show mostly consists of people in standing sets talking(a la BSG). Related to that quibble is the fact that of the few planets they have visited, most have mostly been created in a studio, versus shooting on location. Then again, every planet SG-1 went to looked like British Columbia, so maybe this is a good thing. Still, I never believed for one instant of Time or Water that there wasn't a stage wall behind all those plants or that the ice wasn't just a foam-covered set.
Greatest strength: A very strong cast, chock full of established movie stars and fresh faces that have all stepped up to the plate and knocked it out of the park from episode 1.
Greatest weakness: Like Atlantis, we haven't seen much of the ship. I realize this is a practical limitation of the studio space, sets and resources they have available, but it still waters down the series when they have to rely on interpersonal drama to the detriment of exploring the ship or much actual sci-fi with spacewalks and the like. "Light", with the whole shuttle sequence was a nice exception. At least the sets are beautifully intricate, dark and I love the falling vapor effect that gives it a steam-punk look and feel. Also, the tension has been raised to the level that we forget that the show mostly consists of people in standing sets talking(a la BSG). Related to that quibble is the fact that of the few planets they have visited, most have mostly been created in a studio, versus shooting on location. Then again, every planet SG-1 went to looked like British Columbia, so maybe this is a good thing. Still, I never believed for one instant of Time or Water that there wasn't a stage wall behind all those plants or that the ice wasn't just a foam-covered set.
It's like the original UK "Life on Mars" (which took 3 or 4 eps to get into and then developed a full blown addiction to 
), what is it about some of these UK shows?!
I downloaded the podcast when it cut off at 12min so I deleted it, but iTunes will not re-download it.
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