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Syfy cancels Stargate Universe, is run by slack-jawed rubes

bananacasts:

For those who haven’t had the pleasure, SG:U has been a bright spot in the otherwise uneven lineup on Syfy. The series took the very arcane plot-driven canon of Stargate: SG-1 and Stargate: Atlantis and copied some sensibilities from the new Battlestar Galactica to make something both familiar and exciting.

Where Battlestar Galactica only happened to be set in space, SG:U’s approach has been to make the standard “exploring space on a big ship” genre seem challenging and slightly frightening — to restore the wonder of being out there in the unknown. SG:U falls back on some standard Stargate technologies like the gates themselves and some exotic stones that can swap consciousnesses across the universe, but it’s largely about surviving in a difficult situation.

I had a feeling things weren’t going well for the show based on some recent episodes that seemed to rush things along. And now Syfy, in its pursuit of filling yet another cable network full of bullshit programming, is going to push this away. Enjoy your wrestling and ghost hunter shows, jackwagons.

Well I find this a bit depressing. I actually enjoy this show.

Via bananacasts

  1. thememegeneration said: It was all downhill for SyFy when they canceled Farscape a season early. The series had a defined end point and they didn’t even want to commit to that.
  2. tbridge reblogged this from bananacasts and added:
    is some absolutely bullshit.
  3. myifdn reblogged this from thesemicullen
  4. doublejack said: GODDAMNIT.
  5. mrsbadcrumble said: But at least Two and a Half Men is still on the air! *gunshot*
  6. thesemicullen reblogged this from pigtailsandcombatboots and added:
    AAAAAAARRRRRRRRRGH!!!!! I gave up the satellite a while ago, but this is, well, I guess, was, one of the shows I still...
  7. guillee said: Between this and Fox moving Fringe to the Friday night death slot next year… ugh. This feels like the worst TV season ever. Good shows getting killed and the rest just suck.
  8. handsagainsthearts reblogged this from pigtailsandcombatboots and added:
    ….I am actually really happy about this, sorry. I hated SG:U.
  9. classicbrion reblogged this from pigtailsandcombatboots
  10. angryoldcoot said: Shit. That was one of maybe two or three shows that I actually watched anymore. Really? Fuck them. Fuck them right in the eye.
  11. pigtailsandcombatboots reblogged this from tymethiefslongerthoughts and added:
    Syfy is the bane of my existence. It’s a love/hate relationship. Gah!
  12. rrrrred said: Oh no. I know a boyfriend who’s going to be piiiiiissed. …And it’s MY boyfriend.
  13. tymethiefslongerthoughts reblogged this from bananacasts and added:
    bit depressing. I actually enjoy
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