Post by koenigrules on Jan 30, 2005 10:24:59 GMT -5
Found this in TV Guide:
www.tvguide.com/search/editorial/article.asp?keyword=stargate&articleId=100325
TV's Cult Night: Fridays provide a haven for sci-fi fans
BY: MATT ROUSH Source: TVGuide
Ever since The X-Files grew from cult status to hit in its first three years, Friday has been a destination for sci-fi buffs seeking out-of-this-world diversion.
Fox tried for years to replicate X-Files' success on Fridays, and UPN moved Star Trek: Enterprise there this season, but that's more of an attempt to put this wooden disappointment where it can do the least damage. Still, the show's recent experiments with multi-episode arcs --including one with guest star Brent Spiner and another involving Vulcan political intrigues --have shown improvement.
But cable's Sci Fi Channel generates the biggest Friday-night buzz, spotlighting its signature shows: the irreverent and long-running Stargate SG-1 and its promising new spin-off, Stargate Atlantis (which has created a scary new adversary in the lifesucking Wraith).
While I still haven't gotten over Sci Fi's cancellation of Farscape, its most enjoyable Friday series ever, the recent arrival of the richly reimagined Battlestar Galactica has lured me back into the fold.
A far cry from the cheesy '70s Star Wars wannabe, the new and darker Galactica is an intensely suspenseful journey of survival. The series follows an exhausted, dwindling band of humans trying to avoid extinction at the hands of the cunning Cylons, rebellious androids who have evolved to look human -- and sometimes even sexy.
Our heroes, including fighter pilot Apollo (Jamie Bamber) and a scrappy female Starbuck (Katee Sackhoff), are outnumbered and often outgunned. Their exploits are gripping, scary and well worth staying home on Fridays to watch.
KR
www.tvguide.com/search/editorial/article.asp?keyword=stargate&articleId=100325
TV's Cult Night: Fridays provide a haven for sci-fi fans
BY: MATT ROUSH Source: TVGuide
Ever since The X-Files grew from cult status to hit in its first three years, Friday has been a destination for sci-fi buffs seeking out-of-this-world diversion.
Fox tried for years to replicate X-Files' success on Fridays, and UPN moved Star Trek: Enterprise there this season, but that's more of an attempt to put this wooden disappointment where it can do the least damage. Still, the show's recent experiments with multi-episode arcs --including one with guest star Brent Spiner and another involving Vulcan political intrigues --have shown improvement.
But cable's Sci Fi Channel generates the biggest Friday-night buzz, spotlighting its signature shows: the irreverent and long-running Stargate SG-1 and its promising new spin-off, Stargate Atlantis (which has created a scary new adversary in the lifesucking Wraith).
While I still haven't gotten over Sci Fi's cancellation of Farscape, its most enjoyable Friday series ever, the recent arrival of the richly reimagined Battlestar Galactica has lured me back into the fold.
A far cry from the cheesy '70s Star Wars wannabe, the new and darker Galactica is an intensely suspenseful journey of survival. The series follows an exhausted, dwindling band of humans trying to avoid extinction at the hands of the cunning Cylons, rebellious androids who have evolved to look human -- and sometimes even sexy.
Our heroes, including fighter pilot Apollo (Jamie Bamber) and a scrappy female Starbuck (Katee Sackhoff), are outnumbered and often outgunned. Their exploits are gripping, scary and well worth staying home on Fridays to watch.
KR