Stargate Universe: an informal non-poll

[hwconundrum]

Okay, so I'm curious: who on my FL has been watching Stargate Universe, and what do they think of it?

For all my initial cynicism, my reaction to the WTF casting of Robert Carlyle, the jokes about the younger-and-edgier parody from '200'... I have to admit I actually kind of like it. Although I'm not entirely sure why. All I know is that I somehow

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[hwconundrum]

Fair enough. Out of interest: what particularly did you find offensive about it? For me, the main issue was the fact that the only black guy in the show was the one being painted as a psychopath, pretty much dangerously unhinged, but thankfully that's toned down a lot in recent episodes and he's actually somewhat likable now.

The show is certainly far from perfect, but it seems to fill an entertainment niche for me. And yeah, the David Blue thing probably carries it a long way...

[hwconundrum]

Yeah, that aspect is kinda concerning. :-/ It's a shame they've never really tried to address the moral implications of it, just brushed over it, because I think it raises some interesting questions. I think within my own mind I've tried to handwave it with the assumption that the hosts (for lack of a better word) have consented to having their bodies used for whatever, but it's still a bit disturbing

[hwconundrum]

Ugh, that Atlantis mention brings back memories of the headaches I got from head-desking so hard! And then the dude actually came back later, I think, although at least then the Atlantis team treated him like a jerk (from faint memory, anyway).

We'll see how things go, I guess. I maintain that Robert Carlyle is always entertaining, so as long as he's in it and I don't let myself think too hard about what's going on, it'll stay on my watch list for now. :)