Shanks on SGU Fan Respose

[ncc74302]

I was bored 15 minutes in to Lost's pilot. Should I have turned that off ?

I was too, actually. I even sat on the series for about a year and a half after that before finally making myself sit through the first few episodes. After that, I'm so glad I did. It got much much better and more engaging.

 

[TheMasterOfOrion]

I assume Michael doesn't realize that a lot of the negative response comes from fans upset that TPTB canceled Atlantis for Universe.

Atlantis was dead in the water anyway, I liked a lot of episodes but overall it had too many plot twists, guys suddenly getting blown up for no reason, then coming back from the dead as clones!? the actress playing Weir getting the boot so Sam could be on the show, then Sam is gone too, basically a walking disaster...don't get me wrong I liked many things about the series but it could have been managed better and cancellation was due anyway.

 

[Noname Given]

From GateWorld:

Many fans of SG-1 and Atlantis have already made up their minds about whether or not they will give SGU a chance. Shanks suggests that we reserve judgment and risk a couple of hours on the pilot.

“I think the most important thing is watch the show,” he said. “Judge from what you see. I didn’t think much about it until I watched the trailer that they had done for the pilot and I went ‘Wow! This looks cool!’ And I know from interacting with that cast, they’ve got a great group there. They have some amazing actors led by the profoundly amazing Robert Carlyle, who I couldn’t say enough about. I think it’s worth a look. I think you’re going to be pleasantly surprised.”

I think he hits the nail on the nose. Watch the thing before passing judgment which, not necessarily here, I've noticed in other SG circles on the Internet. It makes logical sense on, well, really anything.

I think he's hoping come sweeps month; he'll get a guest shot and a paycheck