Late I know...: Atlantis

[Ferret]

I only recently saw atlantis on TV (in the UK so it isn't in sync with america). I'm not sure if I like it. It is great, sure, that much is obvious but some things are dragging on my...

Dr weir looks like an aweful diplomat. The 'main character' looks like a Jack O'neil copy. The Wraith are far to 'B-movies' (pardon the crude expresion) for me;

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I'm cool with all of the different body parts, the look (apart from that single, one's hair, the red barbie look) the fact that they don't die age, and even the morbius like hands. The fact that irks me is when they do things simply for the cool factor, when the first one we see feed is feeding, she's waving her other hand all over the place! She prances around far too much to be sinister, and the way she talks goes against what they need to be. She does far to many human-like/know to much about humans. When she does the "I am only the guardian! When I die they will awake!" I dispaired. What I did like was that the main character (I have forgoten the name....) just stuck the gun through her, not shot her. Nice touch!

Any way I'll be tuning for the next one soon to see if what I think is wrong is or it's just the late hour.

 

[Crothian]

Ya, that seems pretty accurate. Its an okay series but not near as good as Stargate.

 

[Darrin Drader]

I'm still watching, but the jury's still out.

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I personally don't think Sheppard is an O'neil clone. In fact, I think O'neil is quit a bit more interesting of a character than he is. Dr. Rodney McKay also just bugs me. He may be as smart as Daniel, but Daniel has this endearing quality of knowing that the odds are against him and that he shouldn't do something, but then does anyway. McKay is just a plain old boring chicken who should have stayed behind and worked in a lab somewhere rather than blazing the trail into the Pegasus galaxy.

On the other hand, I have found that there are some surprisingly good cast members. Teyla is a fun character, and uh... not unpleasant to watch. Weir is also far less annoying than I expected her to be. My first trepidations about her character were that she would become too much like a Janeway character, but that seems to not be happening.

The wraith are a cool concept, but I agree with your comments above. I also think they would be a bit more interesting as villains if they weren't so bloody unkillable.

All in all, I plan to keep watching, but for me, its no Farscape of Babylon 5.

 

[Viking Bastard]

Ya, that seems pretty accurate. Its an okay series but not near as good as Stargate.

True, but I just keep tellin' myself that SG-1's first seasons weren't really that
hot either. Fun, but not on the level of quality we got in the later ones.

 

[Ferret]

I'm not sure which parts should be spoiler tagged, I think its ok, just stuff that happens that shouldn't spoil it.

He isn't a perfect copy, what I mean is the comments and the attitude. They aren't as cool, or spontanious.

Is McKay the scottish dude? Yeah I can see his being there for some comic value, but I wouldn't have compared him to Daniel. Unless you meant the american, but then that would be like carter...

Yeah, Weir could have been a Janeway, but there is still something I don't like. I'm not sure, maybe (I'm entirely unsure) it's the fact that shee seems to make mistakes and so blatently learns from them. I'm not sure.

I dig the first comment on Teyla, but she fills the role of 'Foreign wise woman' too perfectly, I can't put my finger on why she annoys me (which makes it worse). It's like the way Teal'c joined, not much of a reason but he did. Maybe if Jack had tried to rally the people, or something.

On the unkillable part, one survives an explosion, the arm survives, the other gets shot and stabbed and then dies. Very convinient.

 

[Ankh-Morpork Guard]

He isn't a perfect copy, what I mean is the comments and the attitude. They aren't as cool, or spontanious.

"You're not allowed to name anything."

That's great! I find that I'm loving Atlantis, and I think I agree that its similar to the first seasons of SG-1 where they were really getting their footing. Funnily enough, the only character I don't really care for is Teyla. Not sure why...just, don't like her that much.

 

[Ferret]

I like it now. The episode with the darkness was cool. I still see Teyla as the magic wand of cliched morals. She's the one who says 'My people have a saying....' and then slaps you with the wand. Over and over. I can see it comming.

But I am growing to like the two doctors, and shepard (is it?). The jury is still out on Weir, I think she is becoming a leader though....

 

[Viking Bastard]

Funnily enough, the only character I don't really care for is Teyla. Not sure why...just, don't like her that much.

She's bland.

As for Weir, I'm sensing the Janeway problem, that they don't know what to do
with her and she comes off as kinda inconsistant. But I have faith that they'll
get over that.

And Ford is this series' Mayweather, it seems.

 

[Nareau]

I just watched the first 2 episodes/premiere, and I have to agree with the above sentiments. I was hoping we'd see something dramatically different from the SG-1 format. Instead, it's just more of the same:

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Racial, nearly unkillable enemies who have colonized the galaxy with humans (who all speak english and wear funny hats) for nefarious reasons. Except instead of all being beautiful and regal, they're just a bunch of soul-sucking Marylin Mansons

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I do really like the fact that McKay is intentionally not very likeable. I hope they develop his character well over the series, possibly like Whedon developed Cordelia on Angel.

Teyla irks me because she doesn't seem to have any purpose except for "hot alien chick." I suspect her role in the group will become clearer:

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The fact that she can sense the Wraiths makes me think she's got some kind of mystical powers or unusual heritage just waiting to be discovered

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I'll be interested to see what happens with Lt. Ford. He seemed pretty bland in the premiere. I might go watch it again just to see if I can pick up any clues as to why the hell he's there.

Weir seems pretty cool. I agree with the "Janeway syndrome" though.

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I think a big part of why they put her there was so they could re-hash the "Janeway and Chakotay" storyline. Blah. I do think she'll be an interesting contrast to Hammond, though. Hammond was an incredibly cool character, and faced down countless ethical quandries with great wisdom and practicality. I'll be interested if the writers put Weir through the same situations

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[Nareau]

Oh, yeah. If anyone doesn't already know about TV Tome, you should check it out. Here's the direct link to their Atlantis pages:
http://www.tvtome.com/tvtome/servlet/ShowMainServlet/showid-11415/

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