All this talk of 'OMGZ!!!1 SGU IZ RIPPING OFF BSG!!! LOLZ' got me thinking...
True, SGU does borrow some distinct elements from the newest TV incarnation of Battlestar Galactica. But it borrows just as much, if not more, from the original 'thinking mans' sci-fi show, Space: 1999. Just as you can draw parallels from most of the BSG characters to SGU's major players, so can you with Space: 1999. Commander Koenig becomes Col. Young, TJ becomes Dr. Russel (right down to the implied relationship with the commander), Dr. Bergman becomes Dr. Rush (except more insane), Tony Verdeschi becomes Lt. Scott, Alan Carter becomes Sgt. Greer, Paul Morrow becomes Riley...
But even more than the character comaparisons is the overall plot description:
Space: 1999 - on September 13, 1999, a nuclear explosion on Moonbase Alpha hurls the moon out of Earth's orbit through the Galaxy. The survivors struggle to survive in an unfamiliar and unfriendly universe as they attempt to keep what little supplies they have from running out, and fending off the many other life forms in the galaxy that don't take kindly to visitors.
Stargate: Universe - an attack on Icarus Base forces a ragtag group of survivors through an Ancient portal known as a Stargate onto an immense starship that has been traveling through the universe for 'hundreds of thousands' of years. The group must then cope with failing systems onboard the ship, lack of adequate supplies, and their own personal demons as they travel to unknown parts of the Universe.
True, SGU does borrow some distinct elements from the newest TV incarnation of Battlestar Galactica. But it borrows just as much, if not more, from the original 'thinking mans' sci-fi show, Space: 1999. Just as you can draw parallels from most of the BSG characters to SGU's major players, so can you with Space: 1999. Commander Koenig becomes Col. Young, TJ becomes Dr. Russel (right down to the implied relationship with the commander), Dr. Bergman becomes Dr. Rush (except more insane), Tony Verdeschi becomes Lt. Scott, Alan Carter becomes Sgt. Greer, Paul Morrow becomes Riley...
But even more than the character comaparisons is the overall plot description:
Space: 1999 - on September 13, 1999, a nuclear explosion on Moonbase Alpha hurls the moon out of Earth's orbit through the Galaxy. The survivors struggle to survive in an unfamiliar and unfriendly universe as they attempt to keep what little supplies they have from running out, and fending off the many other life forms in the galaxy that don't take kindly to visitors.
Stargate: Universe - an attack on Icarus Base forces a ragtag group of survivors through an Ancient portal known as a Stargate onto an immense starship that has been traveling through the universe for 'hundreds of thousands' of years. The group must then cope with failing systems onboard the ship, lack of adequate supplies, and their own personal demons as they travel to unknown parts of the Universe.
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