Stargate Universe SG-U: 1.0
	Release Date: 2010-02-09
	Amazon Price: $24.49 (51% off the list price of $49.98) Sales Rank: 2023
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Average Customer Rating: (179 reviews)

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Review by: Terrance R. NEAL, Tampa, FL USA
Rating:
Thankfully a realistic show
I hated SG-1 and wondered if the edginess of Continuum might be continued....well, thankfully it has with Stargate Universe. What a wonderfully, realistic depiction of human behavior thrown into a stew of the unknown. THE BEST Stargate in my opinion since the original film. BRAVO!

Review by: Scubafiend, St. Petersburg, FL USA
Rating:
Gross mis-step by the usually exceptional Stargate team
To begin, I am a very hard-core Stargate fan. I have the original film, all of SG-1, all of Atlantis and all of the direct to DVD films. I was very hopeful when I first heard about the new series - although there were elements of the previous shows that I was not fond of, as a rule they were exceptional. I expected the same from SGU and it was a mistake. <br /> <br />It is difficult to get enthused about a show when you despise virtually all of the characters. Maybe one or two, that I can understand. But all of them? I can't necessarily blame the actors as I expect they are hostage to the script and director. This show has a group of the nastiest, most self involved characters I've seen outside a "reality" tv show. Petty, backstabbing behavior, chronic lies and betrayal seems to be standard with this group. These are just not nice people. <br /> <br />There is none of the humor or "team spirit" the prior shows were known for. The SGU characters are all about "me me me". SG1 and Atlantis characters were all about doing what is right. SG1 and Atlantis always had hope underlying the drama. Granted, the lightning in a bottle chemistry that was SG1 doesn't happen easily or frequently, and I didn't set the bar that high for this series and it still fell WAY short. <br /> <br />In the case of both SG1 and Atlantis the characters all struck me as being people I would want to know - people you would want to "have your back" in a bad situation. The cast of SGU makes me want to run in the other direction figuring it is better to face the danger alone than with them at your back. <br /> <br />The story ideas have been creative, but without the positive feel to them in the implementation. I can't work up any emotional investment in their well being, so the "dangers" have a very disconnected feel to them. I just can't get engaged in what is happening when they are running out of air, water, etc because I just don't care. It just isn't worth watching when you are just disgusted most of the time. I've given up watching. I prefer to re-watch SG1 or Atlantis. <br /> <br />Now, regarding the half series DVD release nonsense. Syfy doesn't seem to care much about their fan base since this isn't the first time they ahve done this... I think it is shoddy and money grabbing with no consideration for the fans - particularly if it isn't obvious that it is only half the season. I guess they don't care if they alienate their fan base.

Review by: Martin T. Ingham, Downest Maine, USA
Rating:
A Weak Start
Being a Stargate fan since the first season of SG-1, I've found the first half season of Universe to be less than appealing for several reasons. Most of the stories unfold far too slowly. The atmosphere of the show goes beyond "dark," gearing more toward dreary and mundane, with plodding human interest pieces which belong on daytime drama (aka soap operas). The sex scenes sprinkled throughout the series often do little to advance the plot, and only serve to smut things up. On top of all that, the music sucks. <br /> <br />To summarize, this is not the kind of show fans came to know and love in SG-1 and Atlantis. Whether that's a good thing or a bad thing, time will tell, but personally I'm not enjoying the change. I really hope things improve with the second half of the season, or I'm afraid this will be Stargate's swan song before too long. <br /> <br />My rating has nothing to do with the "half season rip-off" some other people have posted. It is based solely on the quality of the episodes.

Review by: James Mosher, Robbinsdale, MN
Rating:
give it a chance we might regret if it goes away
If Stargate was taken out of the title the same people complaining about the show would be gushing over it. If you want the same SG you have 15 seasons to go back to. We should support sci-fi tv shows with good production and story lines. Who wouldn't want Firefly back? Give the show a chance. I enjoy the show and I'm looking forward to the upcoming fall episodes. The half season releases don't bother me so much but the price point does. $20 per half season, max.

Review by: Farscape fan, AZ United States
Rating:
I did not want to like it.
I am a big fan of the first two Stargates. As I found out that Atlantis was being cancelled and this one created, I rebelled and got tired of getting used to new crews, so I did not watch it, until I finally was bored one Friday night, feeling nostalgic for my favorite Friday night show. I could always count on a good laugh for the week with Atlantis, and some great action. What I missed in Atlantis and SG-1 is right on track with Universe...real characters that have a life that goes one or two steps further than the heroic characters of the first two series. What I can say is that while I was a fan of Atlantis, I did not purchase that series because it wasn't something I would be interested in seeing for a while. I do own the SG-1 series but find I only have a very few favorite episodes. I did not hesitate to purchase this series because even though it can be a bit dark souled and too oppositional, the characters are engaging and never boring. I'm hoping it will evolve into some lighter episodes and more scenes to refresh this audience like McKay was on Atlantis and ONeil and the others on SG-1. Carlyle is a force to behold and Ferreira is a good match. I feel like the creators were reading my mind in wanting a SG with some depth of character and I saw on interviews that it was on their mind too.. Lou Diamond Phillips is never better and looking over the cast they chose in the beginning, I thought, I'm not interested in watching these actors..but I was wrong and I've enjoyed the entire cast. The women have some soul and are rounded out with lives and feelings and so are the men. I look forward to the new episodes and am thankful the creators took the time to choose a cast that had such long term appeal, or do they have long term appeal because they have more to express? Which ever it is, I''ll be there on whatever night they show up. One note on DVD quality..mine(1.0) skips, so whether that is due to the low price at Amazon or not, can't say..I purchased 1.5 locally so I could take it back if necessary. It did not skip.