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End of an Era

Posted by on May 12, 2011 5 comments

Monday marked the end of Stargate: Universe, which lasted only 2 seasons. It also marks the end of Stargate, after a 17 year run.

Stargate SG-1 was the show that got me into Science Fiction. While I had previously read books like Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, and watched movies like Star Wars, the concepts of space ships didn’t really appeal to me, at least until I watched SG-1.

What SG-1 had was more than Space ships, it had great humor, and the first few seasons, the only ones with space ships where the bad guys (Goa’uld). It took the humans about 7 seasons before they could build their own human-Asgard space ships, and by the time they had space battles, I was already in love with the show so much, it all felt natural.

After SG-1, I started watching other Sci-Fi shows like Firefly, Fringe, Doctor Who and I even watched the Star Trek movie that came out recently (But that’s all I’ve seen on the Star Trek side).

Stargate Universe being the last of the Stargate series marks the end of a great show, one that changed me from being interested in Fantasy (Think Hobbits and Elves), to being interested in Time Travel, Space Travel and Technology. To look into the future, rather than the past.

Thanks for the great run, Stargate. You will be missed.

30 day geek challenge – Day 10: Favorite TV Series

Posted by on April 7, 2011 Comments Off

Missed the list? I’m doing a 30 day geek challenge.

There’s a lot of very good TV Series, and a lot of crappy ones (Like Jersey Shore). I’d like to think I sided with a great one.

If you’ve been living under a rock (Like I had, up until about 6 years ago) and you’ve never heard or seen Stargate SG-1, do yourself a favor, and do it.

The reason it is by far my favorite TV Series is that it combined Sci-Fi and Humor. It was hilarious, but serious when it needed it to be. All cast members where instantly likable, and those that weren’t (I’m looking at you, McKay) were given a chance to redeem themselves on the sister-show Stargate: Atlantis.

SG-1 is a show about a military group that found an Ancient transportation device that opens wormholes to other Earth-like planets and challenges false gods, usually Egyptian-themed (With tons of other cultures mixed in, like Chinese, Celtic, Greek and my favorite ones: The Asgard).

I could keep on writing about how the writers did a great job, and the actors did a great job, but I’d rather stop and let you see for yourself. This show turned me into a Sci-fi geek. It’s that good.

30 day geek challenge – Day 3: Geek Crush

Posted by on March 31, 2011 Comments Off

Missed the list? I’m doing a 30 day geek challenge to counter all my anime nerd friends (I’m sorry, but I’m not calling you ‘Otaku’).

Ah, Geek Crush. So hard to pick that one geek that you’d die for.

Brigadier General Samantha Carter (As of Stargate Resistance, the failed Videogame). She’s smart, she’s beautiful, she blew up a sun.

It’s kind of hard to find someone that compares to her, imaginary or otherwise. Having the knowledge to integrate the systems of the Ancients, the Goa’uld, the Asgards and Earth-based tech into one. She also has excellent marksmanship skills and a great sense of humor to boot.

‘Black Widow Curse’ or not, she’s definitely my geek crush.