Stargate Universe Is Sort Of...Boring, Time To Cancel

When it was announced that Stargate would have a new series out this year, the sci-fi community let out a collectively nerdy 'hoo-rah!' A show that promised the action and fun of Stargate SG1, the escapism of Atlantis and tied it up with the space faring voyages of Star Trek and BSG...what more could we want?

Well it turns out, quite a lot more. So far, Stargate Universe has been very slow. Verrrry slow. This is surprising, considering the set of the show is supposedly upon an ancient space ship that can travel faster than the speed of light. I'm sure Einstein would chime in about relativity around this point, and he'd be spot on.

From the seat of whoever watches this show, it's pretty slow-moving and boring. The characters are not very endearing, at least yet, and as some potential fans have mentioned seemed to be based on characters from past sci-fi space adventure shows. The plot of being stranded out in space and wanting to get home seems not so unique either, but then again what's new?

As mentioned, the main problem with Stargate Universe is pace. The little video recordings the characters do into the ancient ball of archives get tedious and boring (yes, they are introductory and may serve a deeper purpose) and so far, the plot has been quite predictable, down to the ambigous nature of the doctor.

Pacing. Action points. Character development. These things will be crucial to keep Stargate Universe open for business. Also, we are still lacking external antagonists or the sense of exploration that seem to be popular in a good space set series. So let's hope the ship literally turns around for this show, or Atlantis may no longer have the ranking of worst Stargate franchise ever.