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O.. kay? So we may have to wait until Atlantis is dead before this would happen, partly because of the money, and partly because of production time.
The premise sounds interesting, but they're really moving pretty far from having a real-world present-day grounding for the show, which is one of the big reasons I think SG-1 was so successful.
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Saving energy, too. Even if you can technically gate to another galaxy and back as often as please you, it's still more efficient to have a mobile base in the galaxy you want to explore. And there may be things to see that aren't where gates were placed.
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quote:Originally posted by TSN: I don't understand. If they can gate within galaxies, and between galaxies, what's the ship for?
Gating between galaxies is still rather difficult for two reasons. First, you need the eighth symbol in a galaxy's address. To my knowledge, the SGC only has gate addresses to two other galaxies (the Asgard galaxy and Pegasus). Second, you need enough power to get there. Unless you've got a ZPM or somebody with an Ancient database in their brain who can build one, you're out of luck.
From reading this article, it seems as though this ship is meant to function as a "hub" for the universal Stargate system. Unlike Atlantis (which wasn't meant to operate for thousands of years without replacement ZPMs), the ship should still have power and presumably has gate addresses to all the gates dropped along the way.
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I think my main problem here is that it sounds like Atlantis all over again. ANOTHER lost ancient outpost/ship and ANOTHER Stargate network(s). Loosing the connection with Earth is what made most of the first season suffer IMHO and it was the grounding in reality that made SG1 so engaging. Without that it's just another Sci-Fi show a la mid-90's.
I wonder who the "big bad" will be this time. They've used up false gods/parasites, robots, real gods, more parasites and...uh, more robots. Probably evil Furlings or parasites.
Also, I'll put money on the fact that the name will change as it enters production. Stargate Universe just doesn't sound like a good title...a bit on the nose, no?
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Stargate Andromeda, where they gate around trying to rebuild the once great ancient republic.
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With Captain Hylan Dunt right?
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quote:Originally posted by Reverend: Loosing the connection with Earth is what made most of the first season suffer IMHO and it was the grounding in reality that made SG1 so engaging. Without that it's just another Sci-Fi show a la mid-90's.
I get what you're saying about the "feel" of the show, but I have to completely disagree with you, because I feel that Atlantis' first season was also its strongest so far, for just that reason; they were cut off from Earth, and there was a sense of urgency, of danger, and even impending tragedy that gave the show its impact and its identity; after they contacted Earth, it's been a lot less interesting to me.
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As with everything I'll reserve judgement until I actually see it. I do think it's a bit ambitious though. It's only been what? 15 years since the gate was discovered. IN those 15 years Earth has gone from a backwater planet to exploring the universe?
SG-1 was good because it was about humans in way over their head, but managing to keep up. Atlantis shows how far they've come. They're able to use and understand some advanced technology (too much to be believeable really). Now they're going galaxy-hopping. I too am curious about who the big bad will be. How do you have an enemy that covers multiple galaxies but miraculously hasn't effected Earth, at least up until the beginning of this series?
I'll be excited to see the ship though. And (hopefully) all the new Gate designs.
Aban, as far as watching the the progression like that, I have to agree.
As far as an enemy that is multi galaxy but hasn't been to earth yet.... How many galaxies are in our local cluster?
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"And, y'know, this ship is for seeding stargates."
No, that's what the other ship is for.
"Gating between galaxies is still rather difficult for two reasons. First, you need the eighth symbol in a galaxy's address. ... Second, you need enough power to get there."
And which of those things did the Ancients not have?
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