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Driskoll Xun
Driskoll Xun
14 years ago

Regarding the title, the first four stories were obviously referring to the elements: Air, Fire, Water, Earth.

Driskoll Xun
Driskoll Xun
14 years ago

I don’t think think Jack was out of character at all. He’s in a position where he must rely on the experts given to him. I think he’s always relied on the experts that he’s had. Regarding Telfords orders: I believe O’Niell was referring to the objective, not the cut-n-run bit. It seemed that he only stated that Telford was under orders because it was appropriate. While one hopes that a soldier will go above the call of duty, it cannot be expected. I think it is obvious in the scene that Jack loses respect for Telford. I find Young… Read more »

far_wanderer
far_wanderer
14 years ago

In the beginning of this podcast, you seemed surprised and confused by the level of dislike SGU has drawn from some people. Let me see if I can enlighten you a bit by summing up the core principles that make the discussion so idiotically extreme: Point 1 – SGU is named Stargate. Point 2 – One of the expressly stated intentions of SGU is to not be Stargate. This is all dramatically further exacerbated by point 1a – SGU is currently the only thing named Stargate, which means that nearly all of the people and places that were interested in… Read more »

Scott Watson
14 years ago

all 3 series are part of the same franchise though. Good comparison would be Star Trek: DS9, Voyager & Enterprise are different from one another and all had different fan bases but both had “Star Trek” in front of the name.

David Read
14 years ago

Far_Wanderer, I think we made it clear in the ultimate outcome of that pre-Main Topic discussion that all fans are entitled to their opinions. If I had any surprise, it came from some of the wording that was used. Like Darren says, previous Stargate viewers, like you far_wanderer, are not necessarily going to like SGU. Do you understand that that’s OK?

Just don’t cry about me not supporting your beliefs. I’m not crying over you.

My very best.

Darren
Admin
14 years ago

: If anything, what I wanted to get across in the opening segment is that not every Stargate fan likes SGU, and that’s OK. I have a lot of respect for Maureen Ryan, and she articulated a common sentiment very well in her follow-up editorial.

We thought it was worth pointing out to listeners, and talking about. David and I aren’t mystified why some viewers don’t like Universe. If anything, I think this show gave some voice to that perspective.

far_wanderer
far_wanderer
14 years ago

Perhaps I was not clear enough. The thing you seemed confused by, and the thing I was attempting to explain, was not the source of the outrage and sensitivity but the magnitude of it. The fact that some people dislike the show is not a mystery, the mystery is why both people who don’t like it AND people who do like it are so absurdly sensitive and hot-tempered. I’m one of the people who likes the show, and the fact that the behavior of other people who also like the show is starting to turn me away from it is… Read more »

Mentat
Mentat
14 years ago

I think the one thing that was missed here was that this was a “checkout” episode for many viewers. I was going to shut it off the first minute but gave it yet another benefit of the doubt for another 30 minutes and finally said, “What’s the point?” The Mo Ryan write up really expressed succinctly what many former fans have been saying without resulting to the mudslinging that has been going on. And the producers reming me of the waiter that serves you dirty cutlery and a fly in your soup and then virulently complains about the tip. D… Read more »