Comments on: Is Stargate Universe Sexist? The Cast Says 'No'

By: Pckat

Pckat — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:11:00 +0000

This show is SG-U meets whiny soap opera. Boring as heck. So far I havent seen anything sexist about this show. But then I wont be watching it anymore any way. I felt the scene where they were having sex in the closet really wasnt necessary except to increase male viewers.

By: Pckat

Pckat — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:11:00 +0000

By: Etalyx

Etalyx — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:46:00 +0000

Just want to say I think Universe has been awesome so far. No, really.

By: Etalyx

Etalyx — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:46:00 +0000

Just want to say I think Universe has been awesome so far. No, really.

By: Etalyx

Etalyx — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:44:00 +0000

This. I didn't even know this was an issue til this article.

By: Etalyx

Etalyx — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:44:00 +0000

This. I didn’t even know this was an issue til this article.

By: TV series, episodes, spoilers, shows news | Stargate Universe | Stargate Universe first five episodes review

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:12:15 +0000

[...] show also suffers from claims of sexism against the female characters (recent interview with several members of the SGU cast). We have to admit that the all the female characters are kept in the [...]

By: Hurr durr

Hurr durr — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:05:00 +0000

That's your definition of a show doing something right? Upsetting people on the internet? Wow, just slap a TROLL sticker on your forehead and be done with it.

I didn't realize that SFU was so crappy that even its fanboys have to troll the internet in a desperate attempt to be entertained. lol.

By: Hurr durr

Hurr durr — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:05:00 +0000

That’s your definition of a show doing something right? Upsetting people on the internet? Wow, just slap a TROLL sticker on your forehead and be done with it.

I didn’t realize that SFU was so crappy that even its fanboys have to troll the internet in a desperate attempt to be entertained. lol.

By: AccidentalVisitor

AccidentalVisitor — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 05:25:00 +0000

Frankly if the show upsets the snarky, elitist posters of TWOP who always seem overly fixated on the quality of roles of females and homosexuals, if it ticks off the braindead Stargate nerds who think Stargate Atlantis represented great television, if it angers the pathetic fanboys who favor cool explosions and pointless action over character development (the kind of folks that made Transformers 2 a smash) then SFU must be doing something right. The series has its flaws but I am enjoying it more each week.

By: AccidentalVisitor

AccidentalVisitor — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 05:25:00 +0000

By: Braky

Braky — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:25:00 +0000

This show has brought Stargate to such a low I actually though Eli was going to use that 'keno' recording flying ball thing to spy on Chloe and that pilot having sex (willing to bet it is a deleted scene).

Also why are they spending so much time recording dumb messages for posterity hoping someone will someday find it, when they have a communication device (or six) to talk directly to people back to Earth? Did I miss something?

By: Braky

Braky — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:25:00 +0000

This show has brought Stargate to such a low I actually though Eli was going to use that ‘keno’ recording flying ball thing to spy on Chloe and that pilot having sex (willing to bet it is a deleted scene).

By: Michael Dubin

Michael Dubin — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 19:34:00 +0000

Stargate Universe makes me ask, ‘What has happened to sci-fi?’.

As a boy I turned to sci-fi, (mainly books), to get away from the more traditional stories which contained boring things, (particularly to a young boy), like love, romance, relationships, etc.

Stargate Universe must be the worst example of how sci-fi has changed.

It seems that many of us are now asking, ‘When will it start?’

The story has been dragged out by repeated ‘ET phone home’ video sequences, sexual encounters, and similar dross: A potentially good story, wasted by bad storytelling.

Is it worth watching?

Not if it carries on like this. Although Robert Carlyle does make it more bearable.

Most people watching will be long time Stargate fans: Stargate Universe should test their loyalty.

By: Michael Dubin

Michael Dubin — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 19:34:00 +0000

Stargate Universe makes me ask, ‘What has happened to sci-fi?’.
As a boy I turned to sci-fi, (mainly books), to get away from the more traditional stories which contained boring things, (particularly to a young boy), like love, romance, relationships, etc.
Stargate Universe must be the worst example of how sci-fi has changed.
It seems that many of us are now asking, ‘When will it start?’
The story has been dragged out by repeated ‘ET phone home’ video sequences, sexual encounters, and similar dross: A potentially good story, wasted by bad storytelling.
Is it worth watching?
Not if it carries on like this. Although Robert Carlyle does make it more bearable.
Most people watching will be long time Stargate fans: Stargate Universe should test their loyalty.

By: Is Stargate Universe Sexist? « Typing Faster

Is Stargate Universe Sexist? « Typing Faster — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:20:52 +0000

[...] despite some vociferous defenses of the show from places like TV Overmind, I think that there’s a bit of truth to the criticisms, though I think the reasons behind [...]

By: Never take anyone se

Never take anyone se — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:58:00 +0000

That whines about grammar while ignoring the statement.

By: Never take anyone seriously

Never take anyone seriously — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:58:00 +0000

That whines about grammar while ignoring the statement.

By: Never take anyone se

Never take anyone se — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 03:08:00 +0000

That uses a word like "nonsenses",

By: Never take anyone seriously...

Never take anyone seriously... — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 03:08:00 +0000

That uses a word like “nonsenses”,

By: eboolaaa

eboolaaa — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:28:00 +0000

SGU??? How about plotless, repetivie nonsenses!!….The only reason anyone would bring up the subject of sexist is because the storylines is so weak, viewers have to find something to talk about in reference to this loser.

By: eboolaaa

eboolaaa — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:28:00 +0000

By: Don

Don — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:22:00 +0000

"Anything that is compared to legends like LOST and Battlestar Galactica from the get-go can be considered an instant success"

How about a legend like, oh, the Stargate franchise?

BSG was good, but a little too "As the Battlestar Turns" at times.

By: Don

Don — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:22:00 +0000

“Anything that is compared to legends like LOST and Battlestar Galactica from the get-go can be considered an instant success”

How about a legend like, oh, the Stargate franchise?

BSG was good, but a little too “As the Battlestar Turns” at times.

By: Mary

Mary — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:25:00 +0000

I am a SG1 and SGA lover – did not want to watch SGU because of their treatment of SGA but hey it was free on itunes and I love scifi. So I am a self-confessed pre-hater of SGU. So what do I see. I loved the already-a-hero aspect of the previous stargate series and I am not so excited about everyone going on a journey to become more heroic. So I appreciate Scott and Young and TJ the medic stepping up and being heroic and I am willing to go along with the other people who will be working on their journey. I think the character of Eli was a good idea in concept – the everyman point of view but I think he is poorly written as someone who is used to make long-term stargate scientists look bumbling. Eli could have been the joyful resourceful geek without becoming the obnoxious deus-ex-machina for the show. I think that stargate has always had problems with character development unless the actor elevates it. Tapping, RDA and Shanks did it for SG1 but Tealc was stuck in I am a grunting warrior hell for 10

years. Hewlett really saved SGA, I don't think Flanigan has the chops that RDA did and certainly it was hard for Ronin and Teyla to really develop. So yes I think that stargate is poor in a lot of characterization – esp women – and it needs a strong actor to bring a stale character to life. So far the medic TJ is doing that for me. Chloe boobgirl, and Ming Na not so much.

That I think is a main problem is the writers are not good enough to be subtle hence the kinos for exposition and character development and the use of tropes and stereotypes. I have fewer problems with the writers before SGU because stargate was a kind of light, cheesy, alien technology romp. So far I don't think they have the chops to do dark and brooding well. Since it is 40 minutes out of my week I will give them time to see where it is going. But if the ship heads to the sun for recharging after a lotto death match then I will be validated in my opinion of the writer's skill.

By: Mary

Mary — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:25:00 +0000

That I think is a main problem is the writers are not good enough to be subtle hence the kinos for exposition and character development and the use of tropes and stereotypes. I have fewer problems with the writers before SGU because stargate was a kind of light, cheesy, alien technology romp. So far I don’t think they have the chops to do dark and brooding well. Since it is 40 minutes out of my week I will give them time to see where it is going. But if the ship heads to the sun for recharging after a lotto death match then I will be validated in my opinion of the writer’s skill.