Stargate:The Drama

Let me be the first to say that this show is pretty good. I think I might even like it more then sg-1! Even though there are few off world missions at the moment and no sign of a "bad guy" or protagonists, I think this series is going to turn out okay.

Right now in the series, There are only a handful of episodes with a great lead in 2hr episode. I must confess, I did watch the introduction 2 hour episode three times. When I heard they were going to make another series, I was expecting a flop like Atlantis(which did have it's good points, but didn't hold my attention long), but instead I saw a great introduction to a whole new side of Stargate I'd never think I would see. It was like watching a mesh of shows like Battlestar Galactica and Star Trek:Voyager dashed with a Stargate element.

The neat gadget that the show introduced too is the Kino, a small orb that takes readings around it's environment as well as visual recordings. This cool gadget is mostly seen being used by Eli, one of the main characters who happens to find himself solving a ancient riddle embedded in a online game.

Eli, a math wizard MIT drop out, lived at home with his sick mother. He played this online game and solved a puzzle that Dr. Rush couldn't and soon he finds himself on an adventures of a lifetime. Basically, he gets a visit from Jack O'Neil and get beamed aboard a spaceship and brought to another planet to help Dr. Rush figure out how to get their Stargate to dial the much anticipated 8th chevron. Then, while eating a nice dinner, the planet is attacked.

Everyone has to leave the planet they are on due to a attack on the planet and Dr. Rush decides not to dial earth and instead dials the 8th chevron address which puts them on to this ship that seems to be falling apart.

This is were the change in the Stargate usual format happens. There is little offworld exploration and alot of character drama and subplots going on. SyFy channel took stargate to a different level and created a dramatic sci-fi series. So far, the main bad guy is not present.

But my opinions so far on notable characters...

Dr Rush is a jerkwad who is trying to get power over the crew in one way or another. In fact, I think he may be "the traitor" that Samantha Carter asked about in the beginning of the series.

Col. Young is a good actor and I hope he stays in the series. He seems to like Eli over Dr Rush more and will probably try and get Eli more in the mix with Dr Rush as Young doesn't trust Dr. Rush as far as he can throw at this point.

Eli- great character. I like how the writers put in a normal everyday non -military character that the general public can relate to.

Ok I will comment on the other characters as the season goes on.

Until next blog,
H.Joe

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