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<blockquote data-quote="Rykion" data-source="post: 4959571" data-attributes="member: 33035">I think this is essentially what the show creators are going for.&nbsp; The other Stargate shows had very heroic characters.&nbsp; They had some depth, but we seldom saw their lives away from the Stargate.&nbsp; With SGU we have a group of characters who aren't going to be able to maintain a false face.&nbsp; They don't leave each other to go home and cook supper once their work day is done.&nbsp; We will see their personal lifes and flaws in ways the previous shows didn't explore.&nbsp; The show hasn't actually been following each individual character's every moment, but we have a bigger window into their lives.&nbsp; This is why I think naming the floating eyes kinos was more than just a simple reference by the people behind the show.The second link I gave in the first thread to Vertov's concept of a &quot;kino-eye&quot; says that it shows the people &quot;without masks, without makeup, to catch them through the eye of the camera in a moment when they are not acting, to read their thoughts, laid bare by the camera.&quot;&nbsp; I think this is the major difference the show's creators are going for in the way we see characters over previous SG shows.I think it's a good idea, but not all the pieces are in place for a successful show.&nbsp; It needs some action.&nbsp; It doesn't have to be as much as SG1/SGA.&nbsp; I actually like the character of Dr. Rush, but we need some more exposition to keep a casual audience.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Rykion, post: 4959571, member: 33035"] I think this is essentially what the show creators are going for. The other Stargate shows had very heroic characters. They had some depth, but we seldom saw their lives away from the Stargate. With SGU we have a group of characters who aren't going to be able to maintain a false face. They don't leave each other to go home and cook supper once their work day is done. We will see their personal lifes and flaws in ways the previous shows didn't explore. The show hasn't actually been following each individual character's every moment, but we have a bigger window into their lives. This is why I think naming the floating eyes kinos was more than just a simple reference by the people behind the show. The second link I gave in the first thread to Vertov's concept of a "kino-eye" says that it shows the people "without masks, without makeup, to catch them through the eye of the camera in a moment when they are not acting, to read their thoughts, laid bare by the camera." I think this is the major difference the show's creators are going for in the way we see characters over previous SG shows. I think it's a good idea, but not all the pieces are in place for a successful show. It needs some action. It doesn't have to be as much as SG1/SGA. I actually like the character of Dr. Rush, but we need some more exposition to keep a casual audience. [/QUOTE]

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