However, where Galactica seemed to be depressing and too pessimistic in its goal for deep passionate drama, SGU may have been able to achieve something better, that middle ground.
I also vaguely remember watching Star Trek Voyager when it first appeared on television and many of the complaints that series got similar to Stargate Atlantis, was the series never took itself seriously and the characters never seemed to feel real in the predicament they were in.
Atlantis was the same and didn’t try anything new.
When I spoke to the series star, Brian J. Smith, back in July at Comic-Con we discussed about his character but more importantly how the series would portray these “adventurers” in the deep, dark, depths of space. He told me, “we are flawed, every single one of us is flawed in some way and that is a big piece of the story.”
For long-time fans of the series, they will find traditional elements to laugh at and smile at whereas new fans will be opened up to a whole new world.
This is something that co-creator Robert Cooper discussed with me at the MGM party at Comic-Con. “The show will have that humor but it will be when the situation calls for it, when it is appropriate. But we will make sure it calls for it.”
Louis Ferreira plays Col. Everett Young, an established and experienced leader who butts heads with Carlyle’s Marcus Rush, a scientist with his own agenda and plans.
Overall a great review. Makes me more optomistic than concerned with the new series.
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