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July 17, 2005
TV : TV Comes and TV Goes
The new season on the SciFi channel started Friday. Some quick takes:
Stargate SG-1
Changing of the guard – Richard dean Anderson is leaving the series, causing a shuffle of characters and roles, with Ben Browder and Claudia Black (who previously starred together on SciFi's Farscape) and Beau Bridges being added to the cast. The previous season ended with our heroes finally defeating the Gua'uld (the primary recurring villain of the series), so this is their chance to really start the whole series over while keeping the very rich mythology they have created. I'm going to watched the first 5-6 episode then make a call if they have brought new time to the series or not. I have to say, I love seeing Browder and Black together again, and the fact that they have essentially changed roles (this time he's the straight arrow military type and she's the wild one) is fun to watch.
Stargate Atlantis
Looks like more of the same here. While I love Stargate SG-1, Atlantis always seemed superfluous to me. Spin-off series work if they allow the writers to explore new ground; but I don't really see what new doors this series opened up for drama. I suspect this will get dropped off my list soon.
Battlestar Galactica
Wow. Let me say that again. Wow. This new "re-imagined" series is everything good science fiction is supposed to be. Complex characters, complex plots, mysteries, moral dilemmas. The new season doesn't take the easy path of putting every back together again after last season's finale, and continues to provide the characters with challenges.
On the flip side, word is that "The Inside" will not be continued, and that in fact not all of the filmed episodes will air. This is a dark cop drama that I still haven't made my mind up on. The characters are so complex, I'm still trying to form an opinion on the show. Well, there's always DVDs.
Posted by Steven at July 17, 2005 07:55 PM
