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TV – StarGate: Universe

All right… time for a fun post after all the depressing talk about the things going on in my life. I managed to catch a few episodes of StarGate: Universe while my Mom was napping. Luckily it’s on my “On Demand” section on cable, so I could catch it on my schedule rather than try to watch it during prime time.

Lo and behold, I was absolutely thrilled to see one of my favorite actors in a major role - Louis Ferreira. He plays the colonel in charge of the expedition, Colonel Young.

I first became aware of this actor on the chick-based semi-paranormal cop show “Missing”, where he played the head FBI dude. He had some of the BEST lines! He plays a fantastic badass and strikes just the right balance between tough as nails and sort of semi-sensitive. I love this guy! LOL. He plays the “man’s man” incredibly well.

I started watching “Missing” because I liked the premise of a psychic working with the FBI, though the show turned into a vehicle for Vivica A. Fox more than anything. She’s good, but I was more interested in the psychic side of things and also really started to enjoy Louis Ferreira’s character. He stole a lot of the scenes he was in. He’s just that good. I ended up watching the show more for him than anything else. His dialog was snappy and really clever, so kudos to the writers as well.

StarGate: Universe has an interesting premise but could turn out to be a little too contrived to suit me. I’ve seen two episodes now and the magic ship seems to know an awful lot. So far there’s a little too much Deus ex Machina for me, but that could change. We’ll have to see. It’s a grittier version of StarGate with a noir-esque Galactica feel to it at times. I didn’t really like the new BSG. Too depressing and too complicated for the occasional viewer to really follow. I’ve loved SG since the Kurt Russel movie and have really liked every iteration of it they’ve had so far.

I’m hoping SG:U doesn’t go too dark a la BSG. I like the hopefulness of the SG shows. I also like how they’ve kept their integrity through all the different versions, unlike the Trek fanchise, which just seemed to get worse and worse. SG only gets better and better. Here’s to more StarGate!