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Which is possible. We know they seeded both galaxies with human life, so their desire to populate wasn't limited to their own reproduction. But they may have had reasons for wanting to keep the population of actual Alterans limited.
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I liked it- good contunity and a nice cinematic feel (particularly the fades from one scene to the next). There are several gaps between this and the series' end though- the sudden quest for yet another Altaran artifact foe example.
Still, fun on a bun and the Replicators were cool- as they should be: no silly "humanform" nonsense. Metal bugs baby!
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I will say that it benefited from a second viewing following directly on the heals of Season 10. It was alot better when I looked at it as another episode. But yes... the sudden appearance of another weapon (as opposed to the Clava Thesaura Thingamajiggy) was a little weird though. Trying to fill it in by saying "Oh, by the way, Daniel had another Merlin vision and they hatched this whole plan while you weren't watching" didn't really do it for me.
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To answer an earlier question, the bridge on a Daedalus class ship IS in the forward section - putting it up in the tower in this movie is an error. You can see the bridge "bump" in this pic of the official CG model:
The forward section has windows to match the set, and we HAVE seen at least one episode where Colonel Caldwell is looking out of the window over the forward sections missile launchers. Now, there IS a similar bank of windows up in the tower, so there may be a second or "flag" bridge up there that our heroes could have used... But somehow I think it more likely that it's just an FX error.
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Well, it really does look like there's a set of windows in the tower that looks like the one on the bridge bulge. But I'm more than willing to agree that the bridge is up front especially if we've seen more convincing evidence. Just because the camera chose to cut away at a certain point doesn't really mean anything.
quote:Originally posted by Aban Rune: I will say that it benefited from a second viewing following directly on the heals of Season 10. It was alot better when I looked at it as another episode. But yes... the sudden appearance of another weapon (as opposed to the Clava Thesaura Thingamajiggy) was a little weird though. Trying to fill it in by saying "Oh, by the way, Daniel had another Merlin vision and they hatched this whole plan while you weren't watching" didn't really do it for me.
They did actually fill that bit in, though it was a bit of a blink-and-you-missed-it type reference. Daniel mentioned he's been having the Merlin (Le Fey) visions for a while now, hence them looking for the thing.
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Yah, but I guess my bigger problem is that they built the Key to Infinite Treasure up so much that it's obvious it was important, but then just dropped it. Unless it figures into Continuum somehow...
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It was on TV last night, so that saves me the price of a dvd / the arse numbing wait for it to torrent.
I liked it. I quite enjoyed Unending, but this was a far better way to end the show. On the whole most of it worked, and it did wrap up most of the loose ends.
Trouble is, it felt like they'd done it all before. The replicators were cool, but pointless, and 90 minutes just wasn't long enough for all of them to get a proper bit of the action.
Still, I'll probably buy for completeness at some stage. After I finish buying my DS9 set. All this sci fi and so little shelf space. Moving back home is a nightmare!
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quote:Originally posted by Aban Rune: Yah, but I guess my bigger problem is that they built the Key to Infinite Treasure up so much that it's obvious it was important, but then just dropped it. Unless it figures into Continuum somehow...
True, but to be fair they didn't expect that they'd be cancelled at the end of season 10 and thought they'd have a whole season to sort things out. Compressing twenty two forty minute episodes of story into a ninety minute movie is an unenviable task on the best of days.
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In relation to the location of the bridge on the Daedalus and in Star Trek vessels - if I ever design a space ship, please, remind me not to freaking expose the bridge to enemy fire.
I've often wondered why the hell they did it that way in Star Trek - with that viewscreen they certainly don't need windows, so, what? They just like being at the Top Of The Ship? (hehehe Reed's line in ENT...)
Also, I've wondered why they opted for windows on the Daedalus instead of a huge screen. Surely it'd make *far* better sense to use a screen? They'd be thousands of klicks away from most vessels, battles, planets, etc...you wouldn't see diddly shit through a window.
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Argument invalid: Stargate is set in the present
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they may not have advanced enough visual sensors to create viewscreen images. Sure they can receive communications on screen, but it's different.
The reason (that's been stated) as to why it doesn't matter if bridges are outboard is this: if the shields go down, you're screwed anyway. Energy weapons tend to cut right through the hull, so no matter where the bridge is, you'd be hosed.
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As it stands, you only really expose the bridge crew to sunburn. Remember when the Daedalus deflected a really conveniently-placed solar flare? Without sunglasses? -_-;;
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