NOVEMBER NONFICTION LINKS

[ivorygates]

This is the November thread for links to non-fiction works relating to Stargate: Universe. Please comment to this thread with links, and include a few lines of explanation to tell us what they're about. Non-fiction includes but is not limited to: meta, discussion in people's journals, articles from the Web, picspam, announcements of communities, and macros. There will be a new non-fiction thread every month. At the end of each month, this top-post will be edited to include all the links posted that month.

Comments

[lacey]

Ooh, macros.

I can't wait.

[ivorygates]

Joe Mallozzi, in his wordpress blog, tells blogosphere to stop criticizing SGUgh because we're making the Baby Jesus and the moms of cast members cry. Stay classy, Joe.

http://josephmallozzi.wordpress.com/2009/10/31/october-31-2009-that-long-overdue-rant-and-a-behind-the-scenes-vid-from-water/

[sid]

Ugh. Do Not Like this man.

No reflection on his mom.

[ivorygates]

His mom may share your opinion, of course.

[lacey]

What an asshole.

If they didn't write like the privileged assheads they are, we wouldn't be criticizing so harshly. Jeez.

[ivorygates]

YOU HAVE TO LIKE THIS SHOW OR JAMIL WALKER'S MOM WILL BE SAD

[lacey]

Sadder than she is because her son's in a shitty show willing to cast him to do nothing but beating people up between bouts of standing around and looking impassive?

Shame.

[kaballa]

Does he play Greer?
If so, he also got nekkid, whilst standing around and being impassive. How's THAT for character depth? ;-)

[sid]

And he doesn't even have big boobs, so what was up with that? *iz puzzled*

[ivorygates]

he has hidden assets...

[lacey]

He's a real two-gun Sam.

Ba-dum-tish :D

[ivorygates]

have you noticed, btw, that Wright and Mallozzi have gotten louder and whinier as the crit JUST DOES NOT STOP.

boo-hoo, boys. play hard or go home.

[lacey]

bawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

[ivorygates]

hahahhahahahahahahaha

[icon love!]

[lacey]

[ditto!]

sg:ugh review

[ivorygates]

http://leftyfilmsblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/stargate-universe-or-how-we-learned-to.html

Something called "The Lefty Film Blog" reviews SGU and says it suxxor.

[catsmeow]

Ratings for the October 30th airing of SGU:

, the October 30th episode of "Stargate Universe" drew 1.97 million viewers (-2%) and a 0.8 A18-49 rating (n/c). Week-to-week there was very little loss, but the viewer figure is a new series low (it tied a series low in A18-49 rating). Lead-out "Sanctuary" drew 1.61 million viewers (-5%) and a 0.5 A18-49 rating (n/c). Note: Ratings for last night’s episodes (Nov. 5th) of both series will be known next week.

The ratings bit is at the tail end of this post, right above where the comments start:

http://trekmovie.com/2009/11/08/sci-fi-tv-saturday-2013-doctor-who-fringe-lost-smallville-v-more/

I don't know the formula for converting number of viewers to Nielsen HH rating, but it the article shows that Smallville's 2.92 million viewers is a 1.7 HH rating. SGU's 1.61 million viewers is nearly half of Smallville's count. I'm not sure SGU even got over 1.0.

Edited because I was looking at Sanctuary's numbers there, not SGU's. Either way - not so good since Oct. 30th was a series low. Halloween may have hurt them, though.

[ivorygates]

tellesilla already mentioned this in a new entry, but:

Maureen Ryan, columnist for the Chicago Tribune, responds to another whiny bitch SGU showrunner, Brad Wright this time…

http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2009/11/stargate-universe-syfy-.html

She reviewed SGUgh back in October, too:

http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2009/10/stargate-universe-syfy.html

[sid]

Brad seems to think that she has a hidden agenda, an actual axe to grind.

No. She just really hates your show. As do I, especially after seeing 1/3 of the most recent episode devoted to Chloe getting drunk, angry, and maudlin.

Just because she was occupying someone else's body at the time doesn't make it scifi.

[ivorygates]

oh say it twice...

[boji]

The show isn't worthy of meta, but I can't help commenting. Usually about how damn bad it is. I've basically been posting weekly about the show since it began.

On LJ:
Air I&II,
Air III,
Darkness & Light
Water
Earth


On Dreamwidth
Air I&II,
Air III,
Darkness & Light
Water
Earth

And yes, the predominant theme is: Robert Carlyle=brilliant, rest of shiplocked cast=utterly pants. Hope you don't mind the self-pimp.

[ivorygates]

Not at all! Please do!

Carlyle is a brilliant actor. His character could be fascinating (though still one I would hate like poison and want to see DIAF) if he only had a script...

And now… the cat macros!

[ivorygates]

sabinelagrande provides the desperately-needed, utterly vital CAT MACRO REBUTTAL to SG:Ugh!!!

http://sabinelagrande.livejournal.com/233328.html

Re: And now… the cat macros!

[sid]

YAYZ!

[archersangel]

gateworld reviews "earth"
http://www.gateworld.net/news/2009/11/review-sgus-earth/

they also have transcripts
http://www.gateworld.net/universe/s1/index.shtml

[esther_asphodel]

There is an entertaining reaction post to Wright's little snit fit here:
http://mayatawi.livejournal.com/812348.html

SGU newsletter

[sid]

Oops, I should have included a link here for LiveJournal's SGU daily newsletter.

Re: SGU newsletter

[ivorygates]

http://community.livejournal.com/sgu_newsletter/

[addung addy en clair for bookkeeping purposes...]

Re: SGU newsletter

[sid]

Add another oops. *G*

Hey, what would you say to picking a different layout for the comm? Threaded comments get down to about a millimeter wide, at least on my PC with my browser and my settings - don't know about anybody else.

Re: SGU newsletter

[ivorygates]

as far as i know that happens with any of them, but if you know of a layout that would be better, let me know what it is and I'll change it.

Re: SGU newsletter

[sid]

I'm using one of the Transmogrified variants and don't have any problems when I remember to click 'my style' at the top of the page. (Conceivably I don't always remember to do that, and have to scroll up later feeling aggravated with myself. Hence this conversation. *g*)

Re: SGU newsletter

[ivorygates]

*nodnod*

pierre bernard's blog

[archersangel]

remember this guy from his "recliner of rage?"
he wonders WTF happened to stargate?
http://pbdotman.blogspot.com/2009/11/what-f-happen-to-stargate.html

Re: pierre bernard's blog

[sid]

I love it. He says it all, really.

This freakin' thing I've been watching was Stargate.

Is someone on crack?

[archersangel]

an open letter to joe mallozi & company in the form of LOLcats by sabinelagrande of LJ. warning! there's a chance of spit-takes
http://sabinelagrande.livejournal.com/233328.html

i found this via queenbarwench here at DW

CinemaSpy article

[sid]

Why one Stargate Fan has stopped watching Universe: http://www.cinemaspy.com/article.php?id=3600

Call me an unimaginative traditionalist, but I like space operas that have a sense of fun.

[ivorygates]

http://www.cinemaspy.com/article.php?id=3600

He thinks SG:WTF sucks.

[sid]

:-P I posted this two days ago. *points up*

[ivorygates]

I've been busy sobering kazbaby up....

[sid]

You're a brave woman. ;-)

And I could have used you last night....