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Watched 12 Rounds last night, got a review copy for BluRayMMA.com. It was very fast paced I prefer a film where they take a bit more time to introduce the characters. Some cool stunts though.

Cheers TB

There's no such thing as a ninth sigil, it's the ninth chevron and it's pretty important towards the end of SG1, when they muse about the origins of the ori and their home galaxy.

Oh right I recall that being said in the programme, or at least chevron. I got the impression you wouldn't have needed to have seen the previous series to follow SGU.

So what is the ninth chevron? The only chevron I've heard before is a car

Perhaps I'll have watch some of the other series' to clear it up.

EDIT:

After to reading the above post I've got a better idea.

I wondered about the Lou Diamond Philips character too actually.

Logic flaws? It's Sci Fi. What logic flaws did you notice that aren't explained by the "It's Sci Fi" comment?

Right then. Off the top of my head:

 

* The main kid. The chances of them hiring him rather than just using his solution to the problem, which is a one-time-only deal anyway, and never telling him? Unlikely.

 

* The ship and its justification of "oh, and earlier ship must have come this exact same way and left stargates for us to visit. Convenient, eh?"

 

* The heroic sacrifice of the senator guy, when he'd given no indication of that sort of behaviour, and besides had only been on screen for a few minutes, thus giving the viewers no real sense of attachment to him.

 

* Why didn't the main cast go to a stargate on another safe planet and wait to find out if Earth was okay, rather than randomly jumping through to some place they'd never seen before?

 

* The ship conveniently having CO2 scrubbers. If it was designed for them to find it, as will no doubt be revealed in a later episode, why not have the screen instructions in a language they can understand?

 

*The 9th sigil never being mentioned, except in the briefest of passing comments, in any other Stargate show (I got this from my flatmate, who's a pretty dedicated fan, as I've not watched tons of their shows before).

 

There are lots of issues with it which aren't so much logic flaws as bad writing - why they let such an obvious Baltar-level sociopath as Carlyle's character into such a government-sensitive job; and why use two characters from SG-1 to launch the franchise and then do nothing with them, rather than having the main characters perform some sort of interaction with them for the early part of the show, giving us the regular viewers some sort of emotional connection by proxy.

 

That's just after a few minutes of remembering the show, I'm sure there are more. It's attitudes like yours - that sci-fi doesn't have to be logically consistent, that's doomed it to fringe discussions of TV. At its best, it's as good as any other genre out there, and in the case of stuff like BSG, is better.

Will probably watch the second episode this aftie but I'm intrigued by this sigil bit here. A sigil is supposedly some sort magical symbolism used to make things happen. Comic book writer Grant Morrison explains his experiences of in video that someone(?) on here posted a link to. It also links into conspiracy theories related to occultist Freemasons. So I'm intrigued by this. It makes interesting when something fictional draws on something real or a good chance of being so.

I'm surprised at the love for Stargate Universe, I watched it with no great expectations and was unimpressed. There's logic flaws all over the place, and it seems obvious that someone high up at their channel went "make the new SG series more gritty, like Battlestar Galactica, and make the main character more like Gaius Baltar". There was the mega-cliched angry army guy, and the audience avatar (the maths / computer genius) pretty much did nothing.

 

It's like they couldn't decide what they wanted it to be - show in the Stargate universe, or BSG mk.2 - and it ended up not being enough of either. Shame, really. I'll give it another few episodes before I give up on it, but thumbs down for me so far.

Seen the first episode so far and found it hard follow as to wether they were on a base a some plant or on the space ship as they seemed to be going back and forth

Some of these sci-fi programmes are lost on me the way they talk in all that jargon like you are supposed to understand it all lol

Oh well, will watch the second episode and see how it goes.

I Sky plussed Stargate Universe last night, I'm hoping it will be good.

Since having MTV again we've been catching up Brooke Knows Best. One the mrs, my son and I can enjoy

Gotta love the double act of The Hulkster and Knobbs!

It's Freakish how similar Hulk's girlfriend is to his daughter

Saw a bit of the Kerry Katona series, it's horrible to watch.

I caught some of it from E4 yesterday when my son was off school. Looks a lot different, where Clark is in Metropolis and just met Lois Lane.

I'll be looking out for this being on, noticed it in the new Sky guide.

Anyone else been following What Katie Did Next on ITV2? It's a lot different watching her with Alex Reid as opposed to Peter Andre.

I enjoyed Peep Show last night, was a real corker!

Got True Blood waiting to watch on Sky +. I see that'll be on Channel 4 soon.

I took a wander down to the Lib Dem conference today to have a look at the fringe events and what not. Got into the climate conference hotel just as it was all over and Nick Clegg's speech started in the BIC. Saw it on telly chatting to an dear about the climate and stuff over a coffee and fair trade cookie

Watched JFK for the first time, bloody good film, nice surprise to see Joe Pesci in it.

Interesting to see this having an interest in conspiracy theories/truth movement as this one is THE original one post Second World War exposing what was going on. So sad when somone who tries to to something for good and peace gets killed off as did Robert Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, John Lennon...

Still thoroughly enjoying True Blood. Refreshingly better than Heroes.

On an old school tip been enjoying the Royle Family past couple of evenings

Ghosthunting With The Happy Mondays on ITV2 tonight is the funniest thing I've seen all year. Peep Show will do well to top Bez swigging from a whiskey bottle and going, "Come on lost souls, let's 'ave it!"

I watched that, twas hilarious

I take it's the party conferences next week? The year before last I popped along the Labour one in Bournemouth. Didn't get in the main thing but mooched around and went to a fringe event where I saw good ol' Red Ken

Saw Matrix: Reloaded today for the first time. Guess it's one to add to the topic of things you never done. Saw the first one a couple of years back but wish I'd seen it sooner as I they are wicked movies!

I've got the 3rd of the trilogy waiting to see on Sky +, so no one spoil it for me

If you are like me in that you've not seen any of the Matrix trilogy then I highly recommend 'em if you are into action, sci fi and kung fu

Talented bloke but what a silly old hippie lol

Wonder what it's like if he bumps into Dave Gibbons and Dave talks about what he's spending his Watchmen pay cheque on

Moore has still got to be earning more from the release of the film/DVD since would have boosted sales on his published work but still he's missing out on some big bucks.

I'm looking forward to catching "District 9". Is my excitement warranted?

Not seen but did see about on the beeb's breakfast programme this morning. Didn't give away how good a film it was but seems a little different where it's set in South Africa.

Seen the Watchmen now. It was really good, read the graphic novel so long ago it didn't affect me watching it. Funny though no mention of Alan Moore, as creator/writer, just Dave Gibbons, does he miss out on a residual from the movie?

With all these cool American drama series' on there seems to be a lack of good comedy. Surely there are some on at the moment? Any you'd recommend?

Got Kung Fu Dunk on DVD from the wife for our aniversary yesterday, not seen it yet. Looks really good, similar to Shaolin Soccer

Anyone seen it?

It's a wicked little series is True Blood, I'm folloing it on FX.

Good overview without giving anything away - JLM.

Got Never Back Down and Big Stan to watch before we lose Sky Movies on Thursday. Anyone else seen Never Back Down yet?

Saw Never Back Down last night, was pretty good. No recognisable MMA fighters in it but a better film than No Surrender. The hero is better hero and better characterisation. A bit of modern take on Karate Kid but as it says on the Sky EPG about it, it's Fight Club meets The OC which is about right.

Got Never Back Down and Big Stan to watch before we lose Sky Movies on Thursday. Anyone else seen Never Back Down yet?

Sounds like a wasted effort, it's not like we have a constitution and they've declared the BNP unconstitutional.

BNP is not general politics, they are far right extremists who want to divide people, it's just so small minded.

I'm off to the Notting Hill Carnival on Sunday for a great time mixing with people of different colours and creeds, there is a whole world of different people out there to meet and make you a richer person for meeting them. F**k the BNP!! I don't want to know, they shouldn't be given a platform to preach their policies of hate and division.