Ewww.. SGU let's have some freaking protocol

teacake · August 31 2012, 12:34 PM

Watching SGU all the way through for the first time. Was VERY disappointed because someone told me that Rodney was in the pilot as a hand over type deal and.. he isn't

However looking it up I see he will be in one episode.. !!!

Anyway, I just watched the ep Earth and am so creeped out I feel like having a shower. Having sex in someone else's body?! Are there NO guidelines to what you do when using this form of communication? Bad enough to get drunk.. but geezus.

Rant rant rant.. anyway what was the reaction, if any, to this event when the episode aired?

Methos · August 31 2012, 12:37 PM

lol, been a while since i re-watched any SG:U.... i remember the episode though, and it was pretty amusing...

I don't remember any outcry or anything when the episode first aired though, but by that point, i think the viewership had already dropped pretty significantly sadly

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teacake · August 31 2012, 01:04 PM

It was only the seventh episode.. was it a disaster by then?

Methos · August 31 2012, 01:20 PM

it had pretty much steadily died from the first few episodes...

"Air (Part 1)" - 2.346 million
"Air (Part 2)" - 2.346 million
"Air (Part 3)" - 2.447 million
"Darkness (Part 1)" - 2.099 million
"Light (Part 2)" - 2.015 million
"Water" - 1.974 million
"Earth" - 1.626 milion

by the end of season one, viewership was down to about half of what they started with... and then it steadily sank to under a million for the first half of season 2, and dipped even further throughout the run

M

bullethead · August 31 2012, 01:34 PM

teacake wrote:

Watching SGU all the way through for the first time. Was VERY disappointed because someone told me that Rodney was in the pilot as a hand over type deal and.. he isn't

However looking it up I see he will be in one episode.. !!!

Anyway, I just watched the ep Earth and am so creeped out I feel like having a shower. Having sex in someone else's body?! Are there NO guidelines to what you do when using this form of communication? Bad enough to get drunk.. but geezus.

Rant rant rant.. anyway what was the reaction, if any, to this event when the episode aired?

I don't remember what TrekBBS's reaction was, because I got into the SGU threads here pretty late, but on other forums, people were pretty irked by a lot of stuff the writers did.

The Wormhole · August 31 2012, 01:43 PM

"Stone sex" as it became known didn't really go over too well around here, either. To make matters worse, the webisodes establish that the people on Earth who volunteer for stone swaps sign forms giving consent for the person they switch with to have sex while in their body.

My main problem is that the spouses/partners of these people are actually okay with having sex with a stranger who just happens to claim to be their significant other.

MacLeod · August 31 2012, 02:12 PM

Out of interest here are the UK figures (that I could find on BARB website)

1.>1.165m
2.>1.061m
3.>1.004m
4.>959k
5.>1.004m
6.>858k
7.>939k
8.>865k
10.>861k

So even in other markets it was losing viewers overall, maybe not as much but still losing

Methos · August 31 2012, 02:14 PM

yeah i was a english viewer, it never seemed to get much publicity or anything over here

M

MacLeod · August 31 2012, 02:22 PM

Sky did advertise it quite a bit, but really only on Sky One, so unless you watched that channel a fair bit you might miss the adverts.

Methos · August 31 2012, 02:27 PM

ahh, i only really flick to sky one when there's something i want to watch on... i'm not a huge viewer at the best of times

M

MacLeod · August 31 2012, 02:54 PM

Though for many years, I have relied less on adverts for finding out when programmes are on and more on things like the Internet.

teacake · September 1 2012, 02:09 AM

The Wormhole wrote:

"Stone sex" as it became known didn't really go over too well around here, either. To make matters worse, the webisodes establish that the people on Earth who volunteer for stone swaps sign forms giving consent for the person they switch with to have sex while in their body.

My main problem is that the spouses/partners of these people are actually okay with having sex with a stranger who just happens to claim to be their significant other.

None of it makes any sense, unless it was a kink option to swap bodies and everyone agreed that's what was going on. As it is I think the use of the stones to flesh out the characters never really works. Being able to see them on earth dealing with closure issues guts the tension of them being trapped galaxies away from home. You go from it being a survival story to the usual dribble about people's daddy issues or love life.

It's also awkward to watch as they seem to flit back and forth in showing you the character and the body inhabited.

The Wormhole · September 1 2012, 03:40 AM

The stones generally didn't go over with the fans. Personally, I liked that they stayed in contact with Earth from the get-go, but the way the stones were depicted wasn't handled properly. Very rarely do we see them used for practical purposes like sending experts over to help out with Destiny. It's usually just random people who swap and presumably they sit on their ass (or rather someone else's) for a few hours while someone else is using their body to party and score on Earth.

Hmm, that is a good point. What did the people from Earth do while they were on board Destiny during a stone swap?

teacake · September 1 2012, 04:03 AM

Took in the view? Not every day you get to look out the window at a galaxy billions of miles from your own.

Mr. Laser Beam · September 1 2012, 04:09 AM

What happens if somebody dies during a stone swap while in someone else's body?

August 31 2012, 12:34 PM	#1
teacake Admiral Location: Militant Janeway True Path Devotees Compound. With Sehlats.	Ewww.. SGU let's have some freaking protocol Watching SGU all the way through for the first time. Was VERY disappointed because someone told me that Rodney was in the pilot as a hand over type deal and.. he isn't However looking it up I see he will be in one episode.. !!! Anyway, I just watched the ep Earth and am so creeped out I feel like having a shower. Having sex in someone else's body?! Are there NO guidelines to what you do when using this form of communication? Bad enough to get drunk.. but geezus. Rant rant rant.. anyway what was the reaction, if any, to this event when the episode aired? __________________ Rider: I can't believe you'd kill me for a field of empty holes. J'onn: It's all I have. ■ ■ ■ Janeway does Melbourne

August 31 2012, 12:37 PM	#2
Methos First Officer: USS Aventine Location: Hiding under Gaila's bed...	Re: Ewww.. SGU let's have some freaking protocol lol, been a while since i re-watched any SG:U.... i remember the episode though, and it was pretty amusing... I don't remember any outcry or anything when the episode first aired though, but by that point, i think the viewership had already dropped pretty significantly sadly M __________________ In Russia, a 122 year old man has passed away, he credited his long life to abtaining from alcohol, tobacco and women. His last words were "I've made a huge mistake."

August 31 2012, 01:04 PM	#3
teacake Admiral Location: Militant Janeway True Path Devotees Compound. With Sehlats.	Re: Ewww.. SGU let's have some freaking protocol It was only the seventh episode.. was it a disaster by then? __________________ Rider: I can't believe you'd kill me for a field of empty holes. J'onn: It's all I have. ■ ■ ■ Janeway does Melbourne

August 31 2012, 01:20 PM	#4
Methos First Officer: USS Aventine Location: Hiding under Gaila's bed...	Re: Ewww.. SGU let's have some freaking protocol it had pretty much steadily died from the first few episodes... "Air (Part 1)" - 2.346 million "Air (Part 2)" - 2.346 million "Air (Part 3)" - 2.447 million "Darkness (Part 1)" - 2.099 million "Light (Part 2)" - 2.015 million "Water" - 1.974 million "Earth" - 1.626 milion by the end of season one, viewership was down to about half of what they started with... and then it steadily sank to under a million for the first half of season 2, and dipped even further throughout the run M __________________ In Russia, a 122 year old man has passed away, he credited his long life to abtaining from alcohol, tobacco and women. His last words were "I've made a huge mistake."

August 31 2012, 01:43 PM	#6
The Wormhole Admiral	Re: Ewww.. SGU let's have some freaking protocol "Stone sex" as it became known didn't really go over too well around here, either. To make matters worse, the webisodes establish that the people on Earth who volunteer for stone swaps sign forms giving consent for the person they switch with to have sex while in their body. My main problem is that the spouses/partners of these people are actually okay with having sex with a stranger who just happens to claim to be their significant other. __________________ "Internet message boards aren't as funny today as they were ten years ago. I've stopped reading new posts." -The Simpsons 20th anniversary special.

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August 31 2012, 02:12 PM	#7
MacLeod Vice Admiral Location: Great Britain	Re: Ewww.. SGU let's have some freaking protocol Out of interest here are the UK figures (that I could find on BARB website) 1.>1.165m 2.>1.061m 3.>1.004m 4.>959k 5.>1.004m 6.>858k 7.>939k 8.>865k 10.>861k So even in other markets it was losing viewers overall, maybe not as much but still losing __________________ On the continent of wild endeavour in the mountains of solace and solitude there stood the citadel of the time lords, the oldest and most mighty race in the universe looking down on the galaxies below sworn never to interfere only to watch.

August 31 2012, 02:14 PM	#8
Methos First Officer: USS Aventine Location: Hiding under Gaila's bed...	Re: Ewww.. SGU let's have some freaking protocol yeah i was a english viewer, it never seemed to get much publicity or anything over here M __________________ In Russia, a 122 year old man has passed away, he credited his long life to abtaining from alcohol, tobacco and women. His last words were "I've made a huge mistake."

August 31 2012, 02:22 PM	#9
MacLeod Vice Admiral Location: Great Britain	Re: Ewww.. SGU let's have some freaking protocol Sky did advertise it quite a bit, but really only on Sky One, so unless you watched that channel a fair bit you might miss the adverts. __________________ On the continent of wild endeavour in the mountains of solace and solitude there stood the citadel of the time lords, the oldest and most mighty race in the universe looking down on the galaxies below sworn never to interfere only to watch.

August 31 2012, 02:27 PM	#10
Methos First Officer: USS Aventine Location: Hiding under Gaila's bed...	Re: Ewww.. SGU let's have some freaking protocol ahh, i only really flick to sky one when there's something i want to watch on... i'm not a huge viewer at the best of times M __________________ In Russia, a 122 year old man has passed away, he credited his long life to abtaining from alcohol, tobacco and women. His last words were "I've made a huge mistake."

August 31 2012, 02:54 PM	#11
MacLeod Vice Admiral Location: Great Britain	Re: Ewww.. SGU let's have some freaking protocol Though for many years, I have relied less on adverts for finding out when programmes are on and more on things like the Internet. __________________ On the continent of wild endeavour in the mountains of solace and solitude there stood the citadel of the time lords, the oldest and most mighty race in the universe looking down on the galaxies below sworn never to interfere only to watch.

September 1 2012, 03:40 AM	#13
The Wormhole Admiral	Re: Ewww.. SGU let's have some freaking protocol The stones generally didn't go over with the fans. Personally, I liked that they stayed in contact with Earth from the get-go, but the way the stones were depicted wasn't handled properly. Very rarely do we see them used for practical purposes like sending experts over to help out with Destiny. It's usually just random people who swap and presumably they sit on their ass (or rather someone else's) for a few hours while someone else is using their body to party and score on Earth. Hmm, that is a good point. What did the people from Earth do while they were on board Destiny during a stone swap? __________________ "Internet message boards aren't as funny today as they were ten years ago. I've stopped reading new posts." -The Simpsons 20th anniversary special.

September 1 2012, 04:03 AM	#14
teacake Admiral Location: Militant Janeway True Path Devotees Compound. With Sehlats.	Re: Ewww.. SGU let's have some freaking protocol Took in the view? Not every day you get to look out the window at a galaxy billions of miles from your own. __________________ Rider: I can't believe you'd kill me for a field of empty holes. J'onn: It's all I have. ■ ■ ■ Janeway does Melbourne

September 1 2012, 04:09 AM	#15
Mr. Laser Beam Fleet Admiral Location: The visitor's bullpen	Re: Ewww.. SGU let's have some freaking protocol What happens if somebody dies during a stone swap while in someone else's body? __________________ It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java that thoughts acquire speed, the hands acquire shakes, the shakes become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.