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[Freshmaker]

Generally speaking, the stupid boring crap that went nowhere in season 1 of SGU was called "character development".

No it wasn't. Character development only started when the people stopped bitching at each other for no reason and started working together. (Second half of season 2 in other words.)

How does stuff like Scott being a near priest until he found he couldn't control his dick vital knowledge of his character? Is it ever mentioned again?

It's nice Young got over wanting to kill himself every episode, but that's not really character development either. They never explained why he was suicidal (he was stepping down? He wanted to save his marriage by sexy stone swapping with Telford?) and he got over it by wanting Rush dead.

It seems season 2 is largely approved of by the fans because it has a lot more spaceships blowing up.

No, it's approved of because stuff has started happening. No more coyly dancing around why anyone is supposed to care about a junked outdated ship halfway across the galaxy. No more "We have to stop for supplies. Oh wait we got sick, so we have to stop here. Oh wait, we got cured of the skic, but we caught another disease, we'd better stop so we can get sick yet again!"

Honestly, I found season 2 to feel meaningful not because more spaceships were blowing up - SG1 and Atlantis became kind of pointless and dull due to relying on PEWPEW for false tension by their late seasons - but because so much careful groundwork had been laid in season 1 to make the characters much deeper and more interesting than anything in SG-1 or Atlantis.

This never happened. Rush and Eli are the only characters where actual groundwork was laid.

I'll bet they'll even have an amusingly awkward alien buddy who kicks ass in combat because he/she comes from a pseudo-primitive "warrior culture".

They already have that tightassed military dude.

 

[JoshuaJSlone]

So the Atlantis Blu-ray set is out now. Currently $115 at Amazon. For comparison on DVD it's $76, though $90 was the cheapest I ever saw it until very recently.

The way the package is set up seems a little weird to me. There are multiple cases in a sleeve, but rather than a case for each season there's a double size case for 1&2, a double size case for 3&4, and a standard size case for season 5. Still, better than some non-standard fancy setup that leaves the discs more vulnerable.

 

[isny]

So the Atlantis Blu-ray set is out now. Currently $115 at Amazon. For comparison on DVD it's $76, though $90 was the cheapest I ever saw it until very recently.

The way the package is set up seems a little weird to me. There are multiple cases in a sleeve, but rather than a case for each season there's a double size case for 1&2, a double size case for 3&4, and a standard size case for season 5. Still, better than some non-standard fancy setup that leaves the discs more vulnerable.

The Blu Ray was available through Deep Discount for 79.93 for a few weeks before they shot the price back up. Mine was shipped to Canada a few weeks ago, total cost was about $85 shipped, still waiting on it though due to our terrible mail service.

How do you find the PQ? I'm hoping it's much better than the terribly grainy DVD's.

 

[Unknown Soldier]

There was no Stargate franchise. There was only the original movie. Period.

 

[An-Det]

There was no Stargate franchise. There was only the original movie. Period.

O'Neill. Two L's. There's a guy with one L, he has no sense of humor.

 

[VOOK]

There was no Stargate franchise. There was only the original movie. Period.

I don't want to live in this world.


Anyone know if the Complete BRD set is region locked?

 

[HarryHengst]

There was no Stargate franchise. There was only the original movie. Period.

Tell me, how does it feel to be wrong?

 

[isny]

I don't want to live in this world.


Anyone know if the Complete BRD set is region locked?

If you don't find the answer before I get my set, I'll test it out and have an answer for you this week hopefully.

 

[Tim the Wiz]

There was no Stargate franchise. There was only the original movie. Period.

 

[isny]

I don't want to live in this world.


Anyone know if the Complete BRD set is region locked?

Alright, I have the answer for you =)

Box says Region A, but I changed my player to B and C and it works fine. =D

Import away! (But keep note that Amazon.co.uk has this listed for release with no estimated date yet, so although it may be import friendly, waiting may be cheaper)

 

[SolsticeZero]

I was such a Stargate nerd back in the day. It's a shame the series went down the way it did.