Stargate Universe “Darkness”

!!!Warning!!!

!!!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)

Stargate Universe “Air” Part III

!!!Warning!!!

!!!Spoilers!!!

Kino on the Planet

The conclusion to the season premier of Stargate Universe was a good one. The third part starts just after rush Steps through the event horizon at the end of the last episode and it opens with a vast desert, and the arrival of the team.

There is not that much that happens in the episode but the way that it has been put together makes it feel although there is, the A story is the team on the planet looking for Lime (Calcium Carbonate) and there isn’t really much of a B story.

Colonel Telford

So on the Planet they are working there way across and checking the sand looking for the Lime, and after a while they split into 2 teams one lead by Eli and the other lead by Scott and around this time on the Destiny Young and Chloe use the communication stones to contact earth, this is the 1st time the Colonel Telford is on the Destiny and he is not doing Young’s body any good. Chloe uses this opportunity to tell her Mother what happened to her father.

We learn about Scott’s past in this episode, we learn that he is a religious person and that his parents were killed and he was raised by a Priest who drunk himself to death. On the planet after Rush and Greer head back to the gate Scott starts to Hallucinate the priest and when he passes out he is saved by some form of life that appears to be spiralling wind carrying sand.and where he had collapsed was the lake bed where the Lime is.

Sand Entity (for lack of a better word)

Greer goes back to get Scott and there is not allot of time left before the Destiny leaves and with Minutes to spair Rush instructs Eli to place his arm inside the event horizon of the Stargate and this allofs Scott and Greer to get back in time.

They manage to get the Life-support working in time and the choice of music was interesting and appropriate as the song was called “Breathe”.

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It ends with something leaving the ship and that raises many questions like what is it? where is it going? who is it going to?are they in danger?

This episode was a good conclusion to the three parter as it adds more depth to to the characters as there is not allot of action in this part but has set up the starting of what appears to be an amazing series.

Stargatefreek

(“Keep your head above water but don’t forget to breathe”)

Stargate Universe “Air” Parts I and II

Robert Carlyle as Dr. Nicholas Rush

Louis Ferreira as Col. Everett Young

Brian J. Smith as 1st Lt. Matthew Scott

Elyse Levesque as Chloe Armstrong

David Blue as Eli Wallace

Alaina Huffman as 1st Lt. Tamara Johansen

Jamil Walker Smith as Msgt. Ronald Greer

Ming-Na as Camile Wray

This Post May contain Spoilers,

you have been warned.

Stargate Universe Premiered a couple of days ago (02/10/2009) and as i am in the UK i have to wait until the 6th but i have found another way to see it. I have sat through the 2 part episode a couple of times, 1 to watch it, 2 to look at the details and the 3rd i took notes so i can write this. From this point on the could be spoilers, if you have not seen Stargate Universe of you are waiting to see it I would suggest that you leave and come back once you have seen it, but there is nothing stopping you from reading on.

SG-U Stargate Universe

The Destiny

The episode started with  a ship dropping out of FTL (Faster Than Light) and the SGU logo, we then pass over the ship, this is similar to the starting of Atlantis, then the shot changes to the interior corridors and you get a feel for how big the ship is, the camera then stops at the gate room and the gate is spinning and it then activates. After the activation of the gate Lt. Scott is throw clear from the gate.

This starting for the show is different form anything that we have seen it starts in the middle of the story which is a good way to start a show.

the way that every one and every thin came through the gate is interesting as they come through and are thrown across the gate room. once Colonel Young has com through the gate closes and we discover that hes is Injured, Badly.

Then we are looking at a game being played and it is Eli playing it, he solves the problem in the game and the game then restarts, and Eli seems to be rather annoyed by this. the day after O’Neill and Rush arrive at the door, they seem to know allot about Eli, we then find out that the game is called “Prometheus” and the problem is for the “Dakara weapon” and i like the call back to SG1 there. they beam out Eli and he is on the observation deck of the U.S.S. George Hammond and here Eli is given some information and we learn about Eli’s Mother.

Daniel Jackson

The use of Daniel for the teaching of the Stargate and all other things Related is a nice touch. the merging of the Audio of the tapes is a good feature as it is showing that there is allot of information being given and Eli is loosing concentration and becoming confused.

then we meet Chloe Armstrong in the Hammond’s Mess and she seems to know a bit about Eli as well.

Rush, Eli and scott on the observation deck

Back on to the ship and it seems that Rush had disappeared and Eli and Scott are looking for him, when they find him he is on an Observation deck and he makes a comment about the Ship,

“The design is clearly Ancient in the truest scene of the word” – Dr Rush

The Life support then fails and the title of the episode is then evident as they are running out of “Air”.

We then see something of Colonel Young’s past as he is arguing with someone, who appears to be his wife, about his reassignment, young then collapses and we see TJ looking over him and tending to him.

We are back to the Hammond and it is dropping out of HyperSpace over Icarus and then we have the Sex scene, it was a brave choice to have this in the show and it is showing that it is a very different to SG1 and Atlantis, the show could have done without it but it was important in the showing of its difference.

Senator Armstrong is introduced to the Base Military  and Rush attempts to dial the 9 Chevron Address but it dose not work, this makes Rush annoyed.

The Whiteboard

Eli makes a point about Rush using a whiteboard when there are computers everywhere on the base. I like this as when rush erases the equations from the board Eli starts saying “Save” over and over.

There seems to be a distrust of Rush as when he is trying to fix the Life support Eli comments that rush dos not know what he is doing and then Msgt. Greer aims a weapon at rush.

Colonel Samantha Cater in charge of the USS George Hammond

Cater and young think that the ships that are attacking Icarus Base are of the Lucien alliance which is another call back to SG1.

during the attack Eli makes a comment that the gate address could be a code and that the Earth Point of Origin is needed to dial, this is an idea that i had and i was pleased that i was correct about this.

The journey of the Destiny

We then see the course that the ship took and this took one of my theory’s out, i believed that the ship was sent from the original Galaxy where the Alterans and the Ori Originated but it turns out that it was from the Milky-Way and it took a course through Pegasus. this is a nice part to the plot as you discover the history of the ship and that it has traveled along way.

General Jack O'Neill

Dr Bill Lee

after jack and same have a conversation and discover that they never came back to earth Rush goes of to a secluded area of the ship and opens a case and there is a device that look’s earth made, we then find out that it is a communication terminal due to the fact that there is one on earth with a Communication stone on it and Dr Lee is sitting by it and this is who Rush uses to talk to people on earth, with the new design of the Communication terminals it means that they are able to stop the connection better that in the past.

Senator Armstrong Sacrifices himself to save everyone on the ship by sealing a section of damaged ship that can only be sealed from the damaged side. this is showing that the show is much darker that SG1 and Atlantis and this was important in showing this.

The discovery of the ship’s name towards the end of the episodes is a nice touch as it gives hope to the people that are around Rush that hear it.

Ticking Clock

at the end of the episode the gate dials a planet that Rush clams is one with what they need. the discovery of the clock is important as it means that there is a time restraint on how long that they can stay on the planet before the destiny leaves.

the episode ends on a cliffhanger where the team embark to the planet and the episode ends when rush enters the gate. I am going to have to wait for the next episode to find out what happens but i can say that the show so far is really good.

Rush Leaving for the Planet

Stargatefreek

(Maybe we aren’t suppose to be here )

The Next Doctor Is Anounced Today

Well the moment we have all been waiting for, today is when the BBC is going to anounce the Person that is going to replace David Tennant for the part of The Doctor.

David Tennant as The Doctor

The Announcement is in the Doctor Who Confidential on BBC1 At 17:35.

Here Is the BBC Advert:

Now I would like the the Replacement to be David Hewlett as he would make a good Doctor. I am involved in the campaign that has been organized by the Squirrels of David Hewlett (the members of the forum on his website (of which I am one)).

David Hewlett and Jewel Staite

There are other actors that the Bookies have been taking bets on taking over the role of The Doctor. thease include such people as:
Doctor Who Guest Stars:
These probably will not be the doctor as they have appeared in the show and only one Doctor was a guest star and became The Doctor (Tom Baker)

Paterson Joseph – Rodrick
David Morrissey – Jackson Lake
John Simm – The Master
Russell Tovey – Midshipman Alonzo Frame
Anthony Head – Mr Finch
Harry Lloyd – Jeremy Baines/Son-Of-Mine
John Barrowman – Captain Jack Harkness
Dean Lennox Kelly – William Shakespeare
Christopher Eccleston – The Doctor
Richard E Grant – The Doctor (Curse of The Fatal Death)
Hugh Grant – The Doctor (Curse of The Fatal Death)
it is fairly unlikely that these actors will make The Doctor but as Richard E Grant and Hugh Grant were in a spoof episode the could be a chance that these could be considered.

Other Names:
James Nesbitt
Robert Carlyle
Jason Statham
Aidan Gillen
Ben Whishaw
Julian Walsh
Nigel Harman
Bill Nighy
Stephen Fry
Chiwetel Ejiofor
David Suchett
Paul Bettany
Joel Beckett
Christopher Villiers
Ricky Gervais
Vinnie Jones
Robbie Williams
now these are some big names that could play the part of The Doctor but as this list of people was in Doctor Who Magazine issue:402 and this was out in November 2008 and in December of 2008 Robert Carlyle was signed as Dr David Rush in Stargate Universe and so he was taken off of the list as he will be filming SGU at the same time as the Filming of Doctor who so he was unable to be included but he was the favorite of Russell T Davies and it was learned that RTD is not a Stargate Fan.

Robert Carlyle

All of these names are the ones that the bookies are and have been taking bets on them to be given the role of The Doctor. I am supporting David Hewlett but I have seen some people that others would like to see in the role of The Doctor and these include:
Allan Davies
Bill Bailey
Martin Freeman
Any of these could be in the role.

So I will be watching Live at 17:35 on BBC1 and I will be posting who gets the role later on.

BBC1 Logo

Stargatefreek
David Hewlett Supporter

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.