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Stargate Universe: Human (2010)
Great background to Dr Rush despite technical difficulties
I really liked this episode. In it, we see a glimpse from Rush's past through some clever 'technobabble' involving the chair and we get to meet his wife.
For me, Louise Lombard, made this episode shine. What a wonderful and beautiful actress she is.
Given what her character has to go through it was never maudlin or just for sentiment.
You also have to allow that this is Rush's dream, so it's from his point of view. He's only there to solve a problem and not deal with a reality he had lived through.
We see his wife struggle to deal with her situation and stay connected to a man she loves but is driven by his work. There were some lovely tender scenes that served to humanise Rush in a way that explains most of his current actions.
On the ship, the crisis there is of the ticking clock variety. While I agree they could have used the previous plot device of preventing the Gate from closing but that then becomes the standing joke. Remember Star Trek Voyager, when for a while they nearly lost a shuttle a week and they were just as stranded!
While I think there could have been a different resolution to the problem, it needs to be conceded that this adds considerably to the reality of the premise and the drama.
Dead Like Me (2003)
Intelligent, Well-written and acted drama
I read a few of the comments regarding this show. As we're all entitled to our opinion, I have to say I thought this show was great.
Mandy Patinkin & Ellen Muth work so well together. She conveys the frustration of being given a job that you do not want to do but have no choice in the matter. He does not - quite rightly - totally fill the role of Father figure but has a tenderness toward her that grows.
Cynthia Stevenson as the mum was an inspired choice & I thought the scenes between her and Britt McKillip as the younger daughter sparked. The child who was almost better prepared or better able to cope than the adult to deal with grief.
Greg Kean conveyed the tiredness and regret of his character with such empathy. The husband and wife of twenty years dealing with such loss and finding out where their relationship has gone was touching.
I would have wished that Rebecca Gayheart's character had lasted longer but Laura Harris sold me the moment she came. The chemistry between her and Callum Blue was so good that you rooted for them to get together.
Christine Willes was just a delight as Millie's boss and for me the star of the office was Crystal. Always in the background but the force to be reckoned with and such fun was had with her character.
The individual stories and the overall arc was set that I think had season three come it would have been the best one. I have so many questions and I'm hoping the DVD will answer some of them.
I miss the cynical voice over of Ellen Muth's character. It's entertainment I know but it's helped me deal with the subject of death and loss. Yes, death is sad but it is part of life and this show put it in a way that took some of the sting away and left a little more smile! Well worth a look if you can.
Stargate SG-1: 200 (2006)
Well acted; Excellent Parodies but I felt the ending fell flat after all the fun.
As ever, the crew that write Stargate SG-1 are on top form to poke fun at themselves and other related shows with gracious aplomb in their ever original way.
I thought it was a neat plot point to have Vala contribute her ideas. The casting for that had, for me, echo's of Trek's Next Gen episode where Worf cries: 'I am not a merry man!'
However, for all the interplay and fun throughout the story I was sorely disappointed and let down with the ending. To some extent I expected more and much better. On some level it may work and Peter DeLuise is so good at what he does but as far as I am concerned, on first watching, it missed the mark.
It was a suitable change of pace from the main story arc and again I stress for me, worked right up to the last ten minutes or so. If I've missed the point of it, please let me know as I only saw it once.
The Seventh Stream (2001)
It's romance, folklore and rural life with it's prejudice.
Scott Glenn provides the understated sense of loss & loneliness. It's his burden in life. He covers so much with his eyes and simple movements. Saffron Burrows well conveys- pardon the pun -the fish out of water but with an awareness of the lives around her.
As the summary says: It's romance, folklore and rural life with it's prejudice. It's not complicated just a well presented story with good performances all around.
There's a song/story called 'Peter Kagen & the Wind.' I heard it performed by Tommy Makem and Liam Clancy in Dublin years ago. It was on the album of the concert but not on the CD. This is a version of that song.