SG-1: Pilot: Children of the Gods
Well, Children of the Gods got us off to a good start. Lots of Air Force-y stuff on Earth. Lots of crazy costumes on Abydos and Chulak. Super hot Daniel/Sha're kiss. ;) RDA was really a breath of fresh air for this series. If they'd gotten someone to play it as straight as Kurt Russell did, I think this series would've fallen flat on its pilot. Jack's practically the only one cracking jokes and it's such a relief when he does.
Some of the funny things I noticed.
1) They totally overuse "with all due respect." Reminds me of the audiobook "Half-Life" when Vala says (paraphrase) "Why is it whenever any Tau'ri says 'with all due respect' what they really mean is 'shut the hell up'?"
2) Daniel/Michael Shanks licks his lips. A LOT! It's really hilarious at times.
3) Can't remember other funny things right now, but there were lots. kehwie and I laughed at a bunch of lines. Kawalsky was a good guy to play off Jack's humor. It's gonna be sad to see him go next ep. :( But Janet should be there so that's nice. :)
I will admit it's hard not to get bogged down by the fact that we Earthlings are so unprepared for space travel like this. I mean, machine guns against fireball weapons? C'mon. Well, *rethinking* I guess those *are* pretty even odds. Oh, and like all space shows, why does everyone speak English? *sigh* At least Star Trek had the universal translator thingies, and Farscape had the translator microbes. You can tell that in the pilot Daniel was going to be much more of a translator until they figured out that would bog the stories down a ton. I know there's a fanon thing that says the stargates translate for travelers, but still, that feels like a stretch. Oh, and lastly, I don't think the Goa'uld care much for their Jaffa or their young infants. Just a little chain mail to protect that pouch? Yeah, you'd think they'd get some better torso armor for their warriors. Or does this just speak to how incredibly arrogant, egotistical, and evil they are? They don't even care about their larval young. Not a bad villain race if I do say so myself.
Hmm, this is already getting very long. I should wrap this up now. See you next time for The Enemy Within and Emancipation. *giggles* That outfit! HAHAHA!
Some of the funny things I noticed.
1) They totally overuse "with all due respect." Reminds me of the audiobook "Half-Life" when Vala says (paraphrase) "Why is it whenever any Tau'ri says 'with all due respect' what they really mean is 'shut the hell up'?"
2) Daniel/Michael Shanks licks his lips. A LOT! It's really hilarious at times.
3) Can't remember other funny things right now, but there were lots. kehwie and I laughed at a bunch of lines. Kawalsky was a good guy to play off Jack's humor. It's gonna be sad to see him go next ep. :( But Janet should be there so that's nice. :)
I will admit it's hard not to get bogged down by the fact that we Earthlings are so unprepared for space travel like this. I mean, machine guns against fireball weapons? C'mon. Well, *rethinking* I guess those *are* pretty even odds. Oh, and like all space shows, why does everyone speak English? *sigh* At least Star Trek had the universal translator thingies, and Farscape had the translator microbes. You can tell that in the pilot Daniel was going to be much more of a translator until they figured out that would bog the stories down a ton. I know there's a fanon thing that says the stargates translate for travelers, but still, that feels like a stretch. Oh, and lastly, I don't think the Goa'uld care much for their Jaffa or their young infants. Just a little chain mail to protect that pouch? Yeah, you'd think they'd get some better torso armor for their warriors. Or does this just speak to how incredibly arrogant, egotistical, and evil they are? They don't even care about their larval young. Not a bad villain race if I do say so myself.
Hmm, this is already getting very long. I should wrap this up now. See you next time for The Enemy Within and Emancipation. *giggles* That outfit! HAHAHA!