Will SGU manage to avoid sequelitis?

[PG15]

What are you talking about? Voyager and Enterprise aired on UPN, which reached more people than SciFi, and I do believe it was considered one of the 6 major networks (it was just the tiniest one).

[knowles2]

"lighter, different Saturday Morning style focus" definitely isn't how I would describe Atlantis.

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which episode is the first picture from?

[jelgate]

which episode is the first picture from?

Doppleganger

[Detox]

You know of what I speak. Third movies (Shrek 3, Spiderman 3, Pirates 3, Superman 3, etc.) are almost always terrible or hilariously terrible compared with the others, with few exceptions.
However, that behavior is just movies as far as we know, and most series do not last as long as Stargate has.

Usually, the formula will go like this:
1st: Best, original, nostalgic
2nd: "darker," "edgier," tends to be better in some areas but not others
3rd: Different focus, possibly lighter

Stargate seems to have switched the second and third with regards to Atlantis and Universe.
SG1 = Best, original, nostalgic
Atlantis = lighter, different Saturday Morning style focus
Universe = dark, edgy, ????

Any thoughts on this?

You're talking about movies. Stargate Universe is a TV series. They're two completely different things. You're right about the trilogy curse, but only in regards to movies.

The reason is television shows rarely get sequels and made into franchises. And just the way they're made, it's not one shot, they got it wrong, they're screwed. They can fix it every season if they feel something isn't right.

[Vladius]

You're talking about movies. Stargate Universe is a TV series. They're two completely different things. You're right about the trilogy curse, but only in regards to movies.

The reason is television shows rarely get sequels and made into franchises. And just the way they're made, it's not one shot, they got it wrong, they're screwed. They can fix it every season if they feel something isn't right.

That's why I wrote this sentence: "However, that behavior is just movies as far as we know, and most series do not last as long as Stargate has."

[any_gopher]

which episode is the first picture from?

It's not "Doppelganger". It's from "The Last Man".

[jelgate]

It's not "Doppelganger". It's from "The Last Man".

The pic of Teyla is from Doppleganger while the pic of Micheal with the Wraith queen is from The Last Man.

[Ishay]

ownage

i'm not worried SGu is a different concept and i'm optimistic

[the fifth man]

I am not worried about Universe at all. I think it will be just fine.

[Ishay]

I am not worried about Universe at all. I think it will be just fine.

[Baalssneer]

I was wondering what might cause it?

Spoiler:

Spinophilobacter? Let's hope it won't need a sequelectomy!