Universe

Having been a long time fan of Stargate I have been impatiently waiting for the lastest chapter in the story - Stargate Universe (or SGU). I have watched Stargate since the original Stargate film and then SG-1 and then Atlantis and I must say that this series shows the potential to move Stargate in a new direction, or it may have very well done it already.

Finally a Stargate that isn't afraid to blur the lines between good and evil, removing the constant obvious segregation of the two that both SG-1 and Atlantis displayed. The main character (as far as i can assess from 2 episodes) of Doctor Nicholas Rush is a flawed character. Good? Yes, but obviously to a degree which there is (for once) leniency to the character to make mistakes, or selfish choices. The other characters seem interesting enough, unlike the original Atlantis team they are not carbon copies of the SG-1 team. Rush is unique, Eli Wallace brings to mind a nice mixture of a SG-1 Season 1 Daniel Jackson combined with Rodney McKay. Except the main difference between these 3 and Eli is that he is an 'accidental' genius - he just played a video game and happened to understand some pretty heavy equations (from what we have seen) and grasp the basics of the Ancient language.

I'll see how the next few episodes play out but it has well and truly sucked me back in - i may even go watch the 10 seasons of SG-1 i have sitting on my shelf. Or at least an episode or two.