Stargate Universe “Darkness”

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!!!Spoilers!!!

Rush on the Warpath

Darkness starts with rush in the control room, is is looking rather stressed out, this is obvious when he is on the way back to the control room after leaving the mess, he pins Riley up against a wall and shouts at him, just for asking a question, there are many contributing factors to this and we do find those out later in the episode but the main one at the moment is Lack of sleep.

James talking to the Kino

Over the course of this episode we get an insight to some of the crew of the destiny, this is done by them recording messages  into a Kino, I like this feature of the show as it means that the actors are braking the 4th wall and connecting directly to the audience. As SGU is a character driven show rather than an action show like SG1 and SGA it means that we get to know more about the charactors, even though we are geting the story and the character traits of the main cast the Kino Diaries gives an insight to the supporting cast as well.

Eli and Chloe

This episode brings Eli and Chloe closer I think as there Walk and talk allows for them to reassure each other that they are not useless to the crew:

Chloe: Me? I don’t even know what to do with myself, Eli. I’m the last person who should be here.

Eli: I’m second to last!

Chloe: You’re under-estimating yourself.

Eli : So are you.

After this Eli shows Chloe how to use the “Shower”.

Destiny droping out of FTL

When the destiny drops out of FTL (Faster than Light) it brings on the literal meaning of the episode “Darkness” as that is what the ship has descended into without any power and it brings out the jeopardy as there is nothing that can be done and no way to save them that can be seen on the horizon. when the ship goes dark it takes Rush to a whole new level of Crazy, he becomes more stressed.

The power issues are similar to that of the ones in the Pilot of Atlantis (101/2 – Rising) but in this case there is no fail safe to save them.

Rush passed out

Rush has a nervous breakdown and ends up passing out, with rush out of it they need ideas of how to get out of this mess, Young is asking the actual scientist (Dale Volker) and engineer (Adam Brody)and they have nothing nut the MIT dropout Eli has the idea of using the 2nd shuttle for power, then young gose to earth to report back.

Peter DeLuise as "Peter" the scientist

Peter DeLuise makes an appearance in this episode as “peter” the scientist and just misses the opportunity to be on the Destiny and his place is taken by Telford.

After young has briefed General O’Neill he goes to see his wife and this is an iteresting option as this could meen that all of teh family members are being security clearance as we know in Air Pt I that she was not told where he was going to be stationed.

Telford usis this oppotunity to gather information on the running of the ship so that he can get Young replaced.

Rush finally comes to and he is told that he has been out for 10 hours and we then find out that all of his stress is due to Caffeine and Nicotine withdrawal, poor rush he has got it bad.

Rush staring into the Kino

Destiny slingshot arroung the Gas Giant

I have nothing but good things to say about the Visual effects department as the visuals of  the Destiny making that sling shot around the Gas giant was just incredible.

The slingshot around the gas giant was another call back to SG1 (412 – Tangent) to where the X-301went out to the edge of the solar system and they tried to slingshot it around Jupiter.

Destiny heading towards the sun

We are now at the end of the episode and here is the worse parts about 2 parters, the cliffhanger, the new course is straight in to the sun, it could not have gotten any worse can it, it will be interesting as to how they use the shuttle to get out of this and howe the 3 “habitable” plaints factor in to it but I can tell you one thing, I cant wait.

Stargatefreek

(Recipess Becker, for the love of God Recipes)

Updating, updating, updating

Hello there everyone it has been a bit since I posted an update on this blog (other than a review) and I thought that I should.

First of all can I say a thank you to everyone that has visited my blog since the start of the month, I find it quite interesting as to how people have been finding me on the web. over the last couple of weeks it has been search terms relating to Stargate Universe like, “stargate universe destiny” and “stargate universe whiteboard” but amongst the best there was “stargate universe sex scene”, this is one of those things that i can’t make up i have had people here looking for “Photos of David Hewlett”, “red nose day”, “stargate ships comparison chart”, “pictures of Elyse Levesque” and there are lots of other so thank you and keep all of your different searches coming I like to see the weird ways that people arrive at my blog.

SG-U Stargate Universe

I have been enjoying the start of Stargate Universe and I am liking the new season of Sanctuary. I will be reviewing both of them on this blog, SGU is being done and I will be starting the sanctuary ones at the weekend and there will one for each part of “End of Nights”.

College has been going well over the last month, we have a boring tutor and one of our tutors has left due to stress (this is based on information i received this morning), we only have another few days left and then we are off for a week.

Lost seasons 1-3

I have now got nearly all of Stargate SG1 on DVD, I am missing episodes 220 – Show and Tell, 917 – The Scourge, 918 - Arther’s Mantle, 919 – Crusade and 920 – Camelot (ptI) and I am missing season 10, I have now got seasons 1-3 of LOST and I have worked my way through them and I only have 2/3 of season 3 left to go.

I have been updating my website over the last couple of days and the changes are live here, also I changed the header to this blog.

Sanctuary Season 1 Boxset

Last week I managed to purchase sanctuary season 1 and one of the discs didn’t working properly, actually it was the 1st disc just after the 2nd episode so that was rather annoying but I took it back and they refunded the money and are going to hold another copy of it when it comes in again so I can’t really complain.

I think that is everything for now I am still using Twitter so follow me if you like.

Stargatefreek

(All access pass to Spookville. Comes with a free lunch and a decoder ring)

Happy New Year – 2009

Well let me say happy new year to friends and the odd people that have found this blog post.

This is another one of my scheduled blog posts

It was an eventful year 2008

I won competitions
1) TORCHWOOD Season 1 box set
2) Live at Kerrang! to see Black Stone Cherry

I have gained MORE Qualifications:
1) BTEC Firs Diploma for IT Practitioners
2) Wider Key skills Level 2
3) Application of Number Key Skill Level 2
4) eQuals 07 level 1

I have been looking for part time work both over the summer and over Christmas and at both times being very unsuccessful.

Over the summer there was an outstanding amount of gold Meddles won by the GBR Olympic and Paralimpic teams and not forgetting the Silver and Bronze meddelists.

Beijing 2008 Medals

In May the Radio 1 big weekend was held in Maidstone, Kent (but i did not get tickets even though i live in Kent).

Radio 1's Big Weekend in Maidstone, poster

Last year also saw Rose Tyler return t the set of Doctor Who and the shock resignation of David Tennant as The Doctor and the start of David Hewlett’s Squirrels Campaign to get David Hewlett to play the role of The Doctor and the end of Stargate Atlantis.

David Hewlett and Jewel Staite

Who can forget the news of Woolworth’s going into Administration and closing down, they will all be gone by the 5th of January and MFI was gone before Christmas

Woolworth's

Well I now don’t have long to wait till mine, my mate Paul’s, James May’s, Preston’s and Kate Moss’s Birthday, Yay. When i will be 18

James May

So this is me Signing off.

I hope that you have had a happy PGP and a merry AGZ.

Happy
New
Year

Stargatefreek
(One of David Hewlett’s Squirrels)

The Best of 2008

well as 2008 approaches its end i am now going to be awarding the titles of the Best of 2008 for what i have determined to be the best and biggest for this last year.

The Best Radio show
1. The Night Before with Nick Margerrison (Kerrang! Radio)
2. The Chris Moyles Show (BBC Radio 1)
3. Drive with Kate and OJ (Kerrang! radio)

The Best TV show
1. Stargate Atlantis
2. Torchwood
= Doctor who
= Sanctuary

The Best Film
1. Stargate Continuum
2. A Dog’s Breakfast (even thought it is not out in the UK yet)
3. Futurama: The Beast With A Billion Backs

The Best Album
1. Off With There Heads – Kaiser Chiefs
2. Oracular Spectacular – MGMT
3. The Trick To Life – The Hoosiers

The Best Single
1. Decode – Paramore
2. Mountains – Biffy Clyro
3. Never Miss a Beat – Kaiser Chiefs

The Best Purchase
1. The (almost) complete sires of Stargate SG-1 for under £100 (in missing seasons 3, 8, 9, 10 and part of 2 and 5)
2. My computer (as my laptop died)
3. My Phone (Nokia 5310 XpressMusic)

The Biggest Shock
1. The resignation of David Tennant as “The Doctor”
= The Axing of Stargate Atlantis
3. Woolworth’s Closing

The Best Comedian
1. Bill Bailey
2. Russel Howard
3. Frankie Boyle

The Best Event
1. Kath’s 18th (Jordan got Drunk)
2. College Trip to Wembley Stadium
3. Live At Kerrang! Black Stone Cherry (even though i was not there)

The Best Advert
1. Top Gear (New season (for the end of 2008(Clarkson falls of the bike)))
2. Barclays (water Slide)
3. Argos Christmas Ad (the one with the over packaging of the present)

The Funniest Image
1. Scott Mills (BBC Radio 1) getting bundled but Chris Moyles on ScottCam
2. Scott Mills Sees and invisibal Bee on Big Brother Celeberaty Hijack
3. Greg James broadcasting from a service Station

The Most Annoying
Person:
1. Alistair Darling
2. Gordon Brown
3. Me
Thing:
1. EMA
2. The Computer that i added a second Hard Driver to
3. my TV areal

David Hewlett For The Role of The Next Doctor

 

 

David Hewlett as Dr Rodney McKay

 

 

 

 

David Hewlett (stargate Atlantis) has said in many interviews that he has been a big Doctor Who fan and like David Tennant it has been a life long dream to play the role of The Doctor.

with the sudden of David Tennant it will then leave a gap in the show that not that many will be able to fill but i have the utmost confidence in David Hewlett to fill the, to be quite honest, big shoes of the Timelord.

David Hewlett’s part in Stargate Atlantis needs him to be able to speak at a very fast pace, also the character of Rodney McKay needs to be able to use Techno-babble, but the most important bit of McKay is that he has to do them both at the same time.

Carter Vs McKay

Here is an example of the abilities of David Hewlett with the reading of a page of technobabble at speed and not tripping over the lines or getting confused.

 

David Hawlett with The TARDIS

 

 

David Hewlett and Jewel Staite

 

 

Now if you want to join this campain there are a couple of ways to do this:

1. there is a facebook Group, infact there is 2
2. Write to the BBC
3. Email the BBC 
4. pertitions 
5. and showing your support on Davids website

I do beleve that David Hewlett will make a blinding replacement for David Tennant. If not i will eat my TARDIS!!!!!!

 

TARDIS

Why?

hi it has been a while but i am good i am now going to complain and moan like normal.

Stargate Atlantis

the 5th season has just started over here in the UK we are only 3 episodes in but i am at episode 6 as the show is on you-tube and now the US is on episode 8 so i will now have to wait till the DVD box set is out to watch this season but not only that i now have found out that this is to be the last 20 episodes of the series witch in my opinion is a shame as there is a lot more that could have been done to save the show, for example: have sky one on virgin media and then the show would have had more viewers and then if the show was allowed to run to the 10th episode over here in the UK then the viewing numbers would have been adequate to save the show.

now i have to look forward to the new series Stargate Universe and the prospect of stargate Atlantis and stargate SG1 films witch should keep the franchise alive for years to come if there best case scenario is achieved of 2 SG1 and 2 Atlantis films a year.

speaking of Stargate SG1 last weak i bought myself StargateContinuum and this is one of the best films i have seen this year with the exception of A Dog’s Breakfast this has not yet been released over here in the UK but i have watched it on-line and it is funny well the humor is only sold by the cast witch is almoast all actors from stargate’s SG1 and Atlantis. it was written and Directed by the talented David Hewlett who also plays the part of the character Patrick.

the other actors from Stargate are:

Kate Hewlett – Marilyn

Paul McGillion – Ryan / Colt / Detective Morse

Christopher Judge – Chris

Rachel Luttrel – Ratcha

this film also stars Mars the dog who is the dog of David Hewlett.

i have no idea when this film is out but it should be soon so that i can enjoy this film without having to wait for it to buffer on the computer.

 

i go back to college on Tuesday and i have been so board that these last 9 Weeks have been so slow i have had nothing to do but now i have my mountain bike working a bit i now don’t have to worry about paying for transport to college so that makes things a bit cheaper but Tuesday i had to go to my aunts on my bike and the route that i took was about 8 1/2 miles so i have been in a bit of pain but it is getting better.

i have been listening to quite a lot of music over the last couple of months and it has been nice as i have not relay had the time with college and i wont have the time when i go back but i still has been good to listen.

till next time  stay safe.