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dramaphile

SGU (with a grain of salt)

Oct 03, 2009 12:27

I really do understand why some fandom folk are choosing not to watch SGU, and I appreciate their concerns over the various issues that have been brought up, but I felt that I needed to see it for myself before making a judgment call on whether or not it was offensive or good or worth watching ( Read more... )

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insaneboingo October 3 2009, 17:39:47 UTC

Yay! I'm glad someone else likes it =D. I was quite pleased with it (even if I did make a few too many Quantum Leap jokes at the end ;p)

I am interested to see the development of all the characters, especially Dr. Rush and Eli. Even with Rush having such blinders to everything else, I still can't hate him (maybe.. because I like Robert Carlyle) and Eli is crazy awesome.

I didn't read the spoilers because I wanna watch it.

But yeah, I think it's totally awesome you seemed to enjoy it. ♥

dramaphile October 3 2009, 17:41:26 UTC

I love Eli, too! He's so nerdy and awesome, and makes lots of geeky sci-fi references. Also, i want to cuddle him.

I'm the same way about spoilers, too, usually. I resisted watching the advance copy earlier this week because I wanted to wait until Friday. But after the premiere? I was so wanting more, so we watched the next one just because we could.

insaneboingo October 3 2009, 17:44:37 UTC

Yes, Eli is ♥

Okay, so I read the spoilers. Was your premier 2 hours, originally? And are you talking about the same technology that was used in the 2nd half of the ep, where Rush basically put himself in charge? Or is it some new thing?

dramaphile October 3 2009, 17:57:03 UTC

We had the two hour premiere, plus the next episode.

They use the bodyswapping tech in the second episode more extensively, and you actually get to see what happens when it's used :)

I feel like we're such fandom rebels, actually liking something that everyone's all up in arms first. I wish people would actually watch the thing before making such a big judgment call aver whether it's prejudiced or having consent issues or 90210 or whatever. Promos and casting calls do not tell the whole story.

hllangel October 3 2009, 20:36:40 UTC

I have idological issues with SGU, but I watched last night (until I got called to go out at 10.20) but my biggest beef with it so far?

YOU CANNOT USE EARTH AS THE POINT OF ORIGIN UNLESS YOU ARE ON EARTH.

There's 15 years of established canon for that fact, and the handwaving was pretty poor.