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Rowan · 17th October 2003, 07:12 AM

For me 'Space Race' was the most annoying episode of S7 to date. I could have done without the endless 'commercials' for this or that product - the interuptions broke the flow of the episode. If they had used that technique only a couple of times, it might have gone over better with me, but it seemed like every time something happened in the race, they cut to a commercial.

This episode felt like a miss-mash of Trek and Bab-5 without the redeeming qualities of either show.

JMO-YMMV.

Rowan

Colonel, sir! · 17th October 2003, 07:43 AM

The problem felt, oh I don't know, contemporary, including the commentators. It was almost too furturistic, and the look and feel felt too polished for the Stargate universe. Where are the gould? Do they allow such sporting events to happen in this part of...space? Im sure they are advanced enough to protect themselves against the gould, but thats the hidden irony, they are not part of the "GREAT FOUR" and the gould despise those with technology greater than theirs.

The satire on our own global commentators and their relish for death(The-whats-his-name-alien and the female human alien(Carter) are going to die! make sure to buy heaps and volumns of sun deflectors(or whatever it was)

to protect your family) was pretty well done. But I still don't like the approach they took with it(the writers approach I guess).

beckmen · 17th October 2003, 11:15 AM

If yoo taped it, try watching it and fast-forwarding through the commentators, trust me it's much better.

Dave · 17th November 2003, 09:32 PM

I agree with you about the Star Trek-B5 likeness, but for spaceship based stories those shows have pretty much done it all already, and anything Stargate does will be similar to something. Maybe that's why they should stick to being Stargate instead.

I've stopped reading spoilers in advance, and from the title, I actually thought that it would be a political story on Earth i.e. Senator Kinsey. I didn't get the real 'race' meaning.

The newscasters did nothing for me either, but on the plus side...

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Originally posted by skydiver
the sfx were fantastic, everything from the scrolling alien graphics to the ship flying through asteroid fields.
yes, it was a little cliche here and there, but at least they avoided the biggest cliche (sam and warwick winning).

The cgi sfx was some of the best I've seen made for TV.

And I was surprised; I actually expected them to win. It was much better the way the story turned out.

Also, they have really put meat on the bones of these aliens now. Last time it was just the old cliché of a unhuman-looking alien turning out to be the good guy, and the humans turning out to be the baddies. Now we are seeing something of their culture and technology, and the fact that they have an 'Alien Nation' kind of problem on their world. I would like to revisit them again.

Arc_Angel · 19th November 2003, 07:30 PM

I really enjoyed this episode (if you fast-fowarded through those annoying commentaries and adverts by the Tech-Con groupd - urgh!!!.

Highlander II · 7th February 2004, 05:33 AM

Merged the two Space Race threads - so if things look a little wonky - that's why ----

17th October 2003, 07:12 AM	#31 (permalink)
Rowan Registered User Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: In the wilds of Puget Sound. Near Seth and Cascade, WA. Posts: 2,480	For me ... For me 'Space Race' was the most annoying episode of S7 to date. I could have done without the endless 'commercials' for this or that product - the interuptions broke the flow of the episode. If they had used that technique only a couple of times, it might have gone over better with me, but it seemed like every time something happened in the race, they cut to a commercial. This episode felt like a miss-mash of Trek and Bab-5 without the redeeming qualities of either show. JMO-YMMV. Rowan

17th October 2003, 07:43 AM	#32 (permalink)
Colonel, sir! Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 17	The problem felt, oh I don't know, contemporary, including the commentators. It was almost too furturistic, and the look and feel felt too polished for the Stargate universe. Where are the gould? Do they allow such sporting events to happen in this part of...space? Im sure they are advanced enough to protect themselves against the gould, but thats the hidden irony, they are not part of the "GREAT FOUR" and the gould despise those with technology greater than theirs. The satire on our own global commentators and their relish for death(The-whats-his-name-alien and the female human alien(Carter) are going to die! make sure to buy heaps and volumns of sun deflectors(or whatever it was) to protect your family) was pretty well done. But I still don't like the approach they took with it(the writers approach I guess).

17th October 2003, 11:15 AM	#33 (permalink)
beckmen First Prime of Burgstrom Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Fredonia, NY Posts: 275	If yoo taped it, try watching it and fast-forwarding through the commentators, trust me it's much better.

19th November 2003, 07:30 PM	#35 (permalink)
Arc_Angel Mr. Flibble is very cross Join Date: May 2001 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 2,873	I really enjoyed this episode (if you fast-fowarded through those annoying commentaries and adverts by the Tech-Con groupd - urgh!!!.

7th February 2004, 05:33 AM	#36 (permalink)
Highlander II There can be only one!! Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Virginia Posts: 9,499	Merged the two Space Race threads - so if things look a little wonky - that's why ----