Hence why those who disliked the moral, good nature of SG1 and SGA would find SGU a far “superior” product. Because on many levels the messages of homosexuality, infidelity, ruthlessness and bs drama resonate with you.

In short if you did watch SG1 and SGA you are such a scum sucker you would probably of rooted for the Gould and the Wraiths. AKA your liking of SGU is a reflection of what a scum bag you are.

The most important thing to remember is that SGU is sci-fi (the good epic stuff.. not the less than awesome “syfy”).  There are not a whole lot of good sci-fi shows out there these days, most likely because of the limited demographic it attracts and the superior cost of production.  This in mind I’ll watch most good sci-fi shows.  After being canceled, I can only hope someone somewhere picks up this franchise again and continues developing the deep and complex universe stargate takes place in.

If anyone has any knowledge of sci-fi its that it takes years and years to develop a sci-fi universe as deep as the stargate realm.

Its sad to see good sci-fi get ripped from TV, especialy when we live in a time where a science fiction channel has some sort of paranormal hunters show on 60% of the time.

There’s nothing really wrong with the show, except her.

Annoying actress. Wish they’d just kill her off and be done with it.

She’s the only weak link in the show.

And SG-1 was “OK”

Stargate Universe is the best Stargate series.

I find it amazing how anybody could prefer Shitlantis, or SG-1 over Universe.

SGU has the best cast.

We should all at least agree, that Atlantis is EMBARRASSINGLY BAD.

I guess V is not just a letter in the alphabet!!!!

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

My problem with the series so far has been the characters and the show trying to be thematically too familiar to another series which grated on me midway through the 3rd season.

Yes the characters are unlikeable and there isn’t anything wrong with having an unlikeable character or members of an unlikeable group. The characters I find unlikeable however I almost wish that they are killed off on each episode and that isn’t good.

Nicholas Rush: Not only is unlikeable but is irritating. There are many characters despite being A-holes. Many of them fall into either a character that is an A-hole but doesn’t really realize they are an A-hole (Socially inept, ie. Rodney McKay, ) or an A-hole that is striving to be an A-hole either because they think they need to protect against being seen as week or because they revel in being one. These characters we usually enjoy watching because we either see something redeemable in the character even when the character doesn’t see it or we know that they are just covering up their true tender nature or just to see how evil they really can get. I don’t see any motivation for Rush to be an A-hole except out of spite perhaps. The writers have tried to make us empathize with him in the episode with his wife and then again with the lost of the only other person that appears to have been close to him, but in both cases I didn’t buy it. The worst kind of A-hole to be as a character is one that’s just an A-hole because he can be one. These are usually the villains that become fodder for whatever comeuppance that is in store for them down the road. Since Rush is without a doubt a main character and not a “villain” per se, you know there is no real chance of this yet there is nothing I see remotely redeemable about him. He might as well have died on the planet Commander Young left him on. Great A-hole characters of this ilk (House, Zachary Smith, Bialar Crais, Scorpious, Garek and others. They also had “Character”, a certain flair for the way they portrayed themselves. This so far is lacking with respect to Rush.

Commander Young: To compare him to the likable General Hammond is doing the Hammond Character a disservice. Hammond was not only a competent commander, but a fair and deliberative man who had the loyalty of his troops and though a by the book man knew when to bend the rules when it came to his men at times because he also trusted them. They are deep into the second season and the ship has begun running mental tests on the man because it thinks he isn’t up to the job. Anyone could see he wasn’t up to this job in the pilot episode. He’s not confident at times and at others he’s so bullheaded about a position that it’s to the detriment of everyone on board. And what command worthy officer for whatever reason you may have for not liking a person just leave a man (a civilian even) to die on a planet. He didn’t even have the balls to fess up what he did and at least try and merit the decision he made. Another character that if they killed off, wouldn’t shed a tears for.

Everett Scott: Just not that into you or was that a book title. Besides being the wishy washy lieutenant that they can’t afford in a survival type scenario that they find themselves in from week to week. The romance between him and Chloe is pretty lame. The initial romance with the enlisted woman would have sparked a little more interest as well as tensions in the military ranks perhaps especially if he had to put her in harms way, etc.

Chloe: I didn’t quite care for the spoiled brat to begin with but as she becomes more and more alien at least she has become more interesting, even if she is locked up for most of the episodes.

Camile Wray: Unfortunately she is still just another IOA worm that is only looking to advance their own career and gain more power over the military. Though they haven’t revisited that plot line in a while and they have tried to show the softer more human side of her through her on Earth relationship, it is only a matter of time before they spin up the IOA angle again. If that does happen she will be just another unlikeable character and I haven’t liked any of the IOA characters in any of the previous series either, but I hate most politicians so that might just be a bias I have. They may have her buck the system as well, but until one of those two things happen what is she on the show, eh?

There are countless secondary characters on the show I don’t give a second thought about either which is even more of a downer. I can honestly say there are only 3 main characters I like. Eli (though a bit too whiny at times), Greer (which I do agree with NIX on his assessment) and Tamara Johansen. The leader of the Lucian Alliance may in time become a more interesting and likeable character but right now it’s a bit part. The psycho Lucian member was even more interesting character than anyone of the main characters I have mentioned earlier and they killed him off. Lou Diamond Philips character isn’t even on enough to help counter balance the level of dislike I have for the main characters.

The only other complaint I have is that in it’s pacing, music, space battles and overall cinematic feel they are trying to be way too much like the early BattleStar Galactica series (new). Instead of striving for something different. Don’t misread this now I am not talking about the plot, but if the only SciFi series you ever watched was the new BSG and you had never seen ANY SG series and you turned SGU on in the middle of an episode without any references, you might think this was some offshoot of BSG or an episode with some different characters somewhere else until someone mentioned a Stargate or some other thing that you clearly knew was not BSG.

I will continue to watch the series and hope that by some miracle the main characters, the majority of whom you would think the writers would want us to be rooting for to get home or at least find this new goal become not only likeable but at least interesting.

There was more conection with the cast on the previous programes and I think that is what SGU is missing the most.