well i watched it .... was impressed by the production like modjoe mentioned, but not by the characters. I already dont like 3 of the characters. Could be promising but it looks like the series is going to be progress VERY Slowly. I also hoped Eli would be the first person to die, he is really a thorn in the show's side.

First off, Lost is a relative Newbie. They aren't copying or following Lost. Forget Lost.

Secondly, I really liked this show. This is coming from someone who was not entirely optimistic as you can tell from my earlier post. I think everything from the sex scene, to the heavy amount of blood, and even the way the set was designed shows that they are trying to shake off a little of the cheese-factor from Stargate. The plots will see familar because this is still Stargate, but as long as they keep more than one ball in the air at a time these shows can continue to be more or as entertaining as anything else on TV. I actually liked all the characters as I always have when it comes to Stargate, but a little more background on the Asian lady and a little more fleshing out of the Medic wouldn't hurt. I'm sure there is plenty of that to come.

Finally, I thought both the actor and character of Eli is the best part of the show. They obviously are using him to sort of represent the average Stargate fan. He is literally thrust into the middle of the Stargate Universe and kind of puts things in a whole new perspective. Those saying he is fat or comparing him with Hurley both here and on other forums are wrong. Yeah he's overweight, but not so much that it'll define his character or even be something people will consider as the show moves forward. Eli is the anchor of the show and personally I find it a little refreshing that this time it isn't so much military based(SG1) or Science based(Atlantis).

Originally posted by modjoe86

I liked it!  I just discovered Farscape so now I have two Scifi shows to watch.  Happy times, what with South Park and The Office having new episodes.

To elaborate: This is the first Stargate series that has a real production quality to it.  I watched 7 seasons of SG1 before abandoning ship, so don't take it the wrong way.  SG1's production sucked, and Atlantis was unwatchably cheesy.  I like the BSG feel this new series has to it.

Interesting, I might have to check this out. I haven't really set down to dedicate some serious watching since the Sopranos ended.

Originally posted by Laserwolf

Finally, I thought both the actor and character of Eli is the best part of the show. They obviously are using him to sort of represent the average Stargate fan. He is literally thrust into the middle of the Stargate Universe and kind of puts things in a whole new perspective. Those saying he is fat or comparing him with Hurley both here and on other forums are wrong. Yeah he's overweight, but not so much that it'll define his character or even be something people will consider as the show moves forward. Eli is the anchor of the show and personally I find it a little refreshing that this time it isn't so much military based(SG1) or Science based(Atlantis). 

i dont like eli not because he's fat, but because he's an idiot. He gets beamed up into a spaceship, goes to another world and is worried more about eating then helping work on some super futuristic technology. The only thing he took serious in the whole show was when that guy died and even that was stupid because nobody could figure out that sacrificing 1 person to save 50 others is necessary. He is a distraction and an annoyance imo, they could have picked a better "civilian" team member. Hopefully they change his character or something later in the series, otherwise its just gonna bother the hell out of me every time i see him.

Originally posted by tvalentine

Originally posted by Laserwolf

Finally, I thought both the actor and character of Eli is the best part of the show. They obviously are using him to sort of represent the average Stargate fan. He is literally thrust into the middle of the Stargate Universe and kind of puts things in a whole new perspective. Those saying he is fat or comparing him with Hurley both here and on other forums are wrong. Yeah he's overweight, but not so much that it'll define his character or even be something people will consider as the show moves forward. Eli is the anchor of the show and personally I find it a little refreshing that this time it isn't so much military based(SG1) or Science based(Atlantis). 

 

i dont like eli not because he's fat, but because he's an idiot. He gets beamed up into a spaceship, goes to another world and is worried more about eating then helping work on some super futuristic technology. The only thing he took serious in the whole show was when that guy died and even that was stupid because nobody could figure out that sacrificing 1 person to save 50 others is necessary. He is a distraction and an annoyance imo, they could have picked a better "civilian" team member. Hopefully they change his character or something later in the series, otherwise its just gonna bother the hell out of me every time i see him.

I agree... I thought the whole "moral dilemma" of sacrificing 1 person for the entire group to survive took waaaay too much time and was blown out of proportion. I can see why Eli is a MIT dropout... he's a moron and only seems to do things half-assed.

Originally posted by tvalentine

Originally posted by Laserwolf

Finally, I thought both the actor and character of Eli is the best part of the show. They obviously are using him to sort of represent the average Stargate fan. He is literally thrust into the middle of the Stargate Universe and kind of puts things in a whole new perspective. Those saying he is fat or comparing him with Hurley both here and on other forums are wrong. Yeah he's overweight, but not so much that it'll define his character or even be something people will consider as the show moves forward. Eli is the anchor of the show and personally I find it a little refreshing that this time it isn't so much military based(SG1) or Science based(Atlantis). 

 

i dont like eli not because he's fat, but because he's an idiot. He gets beamed up into a spaceship, goes to another world and is worried more about eating then helping work on some super futuristic technology. The only thing he took serious in the whole show was when that guy died and even that was stupid because nobody could figure out that sacrificing 1 person to save 50 others is necessary. He is a distraction and an annoyance imo, they could have picked a better "civilian" team member. Hopefully they change his character or something later in the series, otherwise its just gonna bother the hell out of me every time i see him.

They can kill him off if need be.Hehe its easy to die in Sci- Fis