oooh, ouch.

[cofax7]

I know some folks on my flist really enjoy SGU (Stargate: Universe). I fully support your interest in the show and ability to enjoy it! I also recommend that you not follow the link I am about to provide.

Abigail Nussbaum on season 1 of Stargate: Universe. [I]t's hard not to suspect that it's not a desire to examine the story, characters, and

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[cofax7]

And yet based on her review, I'm pretty sure she enjoyed SG-1 and SGA both rather more than SGU. I wouldn't really claim, myself, that SG-1 was brilliant, except very occasionally (and often accidentally). What was engaging for me was the characters and the premise, which I found just really likeable, as Katie once said.

[rdamel]

I've been reading these posts thanks to POG who put in some links, and it's been interesting. I watched just a few SGU before quitting on it--too dreary, I couldn't make myself watch even for a glimpse of Jack (well, that's why I did watch, but I soon regretted it.)

I agree with her criticism of the writers/showrunners of SGU, yet I also take exception, as I loved SG1 and often enjoyed SGA (though never with the same intensity, it was Jack O'Neill and Team that kept me glued to SG1), so I resented her negativity about those shows.

Melissa M.

[veejane]

What SGU I've seen is the sort of thing that could be better, in the hands of better writers, but is actually just so dour and determinedly unpleasant that I tuned out. It's like there's no in-between: you got your faintly-silly OTT and you got your Grim Darkness and you don't got nothing in-between. With nobody particularly likable or even cheerful, I'm not sure how the characters have managed not to kill each other.

(In re Grim Darkness, well, there's a reason so many BSG fans gave up before the end!)

[abigail_n]

You know, I believe that this is the very first time that a link to a post of mine has been preceded with a content warning. To be honest, I'm surprised it hasn't happened before.

[iamrosalita]

I agree so much with that article. I flat out do not like SGU's characters. And as a character-driven viewer, unlikeable characters are the kiss of death, I don't care how good the show might be otherwise. Not that SGU is in any way good. Conversely, I'll watch absolute dreck if I like the characters.