Or maybe not. But either way, New Moon in the theaters didn't seem to hurt Stargate Universe any last Friday night and its numbers were up for the second consecutive week.
It averaged 1.891 million viewers on Friday (11/20), up from last week's (11/13) 1.802 million last and the series-low 1.626 million on November 6. Maybe no Dollhouse (or Ugly Betty, last Friday ABC aired "Shrek the Third").
Gay entertainment blog After Elton it referred to Friday's episode, "Life" as an extraordinary landmark in lesbian television.
LOL, new moons Audience is not exactly SGU’s audience that pic above being proof. lol. SGU;s core audience is male 18 to 49, like me, lol. So did I mind that scene above, heck no. The episode was kinda dry for my taste but had it’s shining moments…
Who loved Telford getting his @ss kicked by Young? Oh yeah!
Anyway, it seems Sanctuary has less to cheer with only pulling 1.4 Million viewers………That is 200,000 less viewers for Live+SD than SGA pulled for their last season.
Was it a ‘very special episode’? One more ep and SGU is off until April.
I like SGU and V…I hope V will be back,
“LOL, new moons Audience is not exactly SGU’s audience that pic above being proof. lol. SGU;s core audience is male 18 to 49, like me, lol. So did I mind that scene above, heck no”
No offense to you @Marc but this is why I hate GLBT ‘scenes’ being used to sell shows. It’s got nothing to do with equality and seeing us GLBT folk as normal as everyone else and is more about voyeurism and titillation. I sort of resent it but that’s just me.
@Cimmer,
I did not mind the scene but I thought it was boring and it did not really play too much for me into the main episode. I think with a long haitus SGU is going to downtick in numbers. Air part 3 which was week 2 had 2.4 Million viewers. Will episode 112 see the same number? I highly doubt it. I hope we see more eps like “Time”,Air part 3″, and Light, and less eps like “Earth” and “Life”.
Anyway, I hear ya about using that scene to sell the show. It’s a sellout. I agree.
@ Marc, it’s cool. It’s just out of entire ep, that’s the scene a lot of people will remember for better or worse and I have a ‘strong suspicion’ it was not put into the show to advance equality and tolerance for the GLBT community regardless of what After Ellen has to say, you know? Call my cynical.:-(
Next on AS THE STARGATE TURNS: Lesbian kissing, bickering between crew members, shakey cam, sex,sex,sex! All the things you love about shows like the new MELROSE PLACE and 90120 (if you’re into that type of garbage). I turned the channel from SG-U a long time, ago. I watch porn for kicks, so I’m not offended by soft sexual content like in this show. I just think it’s unnecessary, a totaly distraction and would rather watch real science fiction/space fantasy. This show s-u-c-k-s! Thanks, again, Bonnie Hammer for another LIFETIME CHANNEL offering.
@Marc
Marc there was nothing special about that lesbian moment. I have seen that and much more every week here in California. It was a cheap way of getting ratings and it will back fire.
Obviously you are an (ELI) type of person and you have not been getting any and/or must live on a farm. Let me guess you did not go to any parties in college or grad school or presently don’t go to night clubs or bars.
@ todd-m
No, I am not an Eli type person. I am in a rock band and go to clubs and bars all the time.
You obviously did not read my post. I said it was not a big deal to me and am used to it. But other male viewers might of enjoyed it.
Any sort of sex on any scifi programme gets a turn off vote from me, if I want to see sex I’ll watch a soapie, no wait, SGU isn’t a soapie is it? Three sex scenes in eight episodes is enough, the Stargate franchise (for me) is dead and buried.
Well good. I hope SGU stays on the air and V goes. ABC is so annoying. The promoted the crap out of V and it honestly isnt THAT good.
A lesbian scene didnt seem to help Heroes even tho it was advertised all week. Two more points … first I didnt even know there was going to be a lesbian scene in SGU … did they advertise it? Second I think many more heroes fans would be more interested in a scene with claire in a veteran series over the woman in a freshman series. Also we barely know the woman from SGU … there hasnt been a lot of character development. I think I would be more interested one way or the other if I was more emotionally attached to the character … another point for heroes.
I think the lesbian kissing scene has run its course as a shocker to gain more viewers on tv. We have all seen it already .. nothing new …
I think the reason the numbers are going up is the fact that the show is actually getting interesting and we are learning more about the characters. I believe that is why the other SG shows did fairly well … it was character/story driven with a little action.
I think the first few episodes of SGU were fine but there are only so many episodes I can watch where they try to get you excited by making you think they will all die by the end of the episode. I mean really did anyone really think the show was going to end after 1 or 2 or 3 episodes? That “they all might die” mentality for those episodes wasnt interesting. Maybe if they used it at the end of the first season that might work but not at the beginning.
I think the last few episodes have finally been about interesting things … I finally feel like I can exhale(or maybe I feel like I can enjoy the episodes now without thinking .. how dumb is it to try to make me think they will all die by the end of this episode) and enjoy the show and learn about the characters.
I could be wrong or missing something but I go by feel … I dont examine shows and nitpick them to death. For some reason I feel it is getting better where as the first few episodes I could barely tolerate watching them to the end. Now they end and leave me wanting more.
Wow, a lesbian kiss, how surprising and unexpected or not. Lol
I hope SGU gets cancelled, it just gets more pathetic with every episode.
Leo – no, they didn’t advertise that aspect of the show because it wasn’t just a “stunt” to draw in a bunch of young male viewers…
Claire’s little “well this one time in college” story was a perfect example of why people always complain about these kinds of plot points. I think SGU handled it as best they could really. I mean let’s be honest… with all the sexual aspects of this show so far, they would’ve done a lot worse than two people cuddling.
SGU should be listed in the Soap section of the site.
I enjoy SGU a lot, I have done so since the first episode. Even though it’s an ensemble cast, from a practical POV they had to choose specific characters for us to identify with, that are key to the story to start the SGU journey. I have no problem with us learning more about the, what have so far have been minor characters as the episodes go by.
IMO the lesbian kiss was beautifully done, it was just part of the story, same as the sex was a few episodes earlier.
SGU is much more human and character driven than I expected it to be and so far I’m enjoying it. I think they’ve captured pretty accurately how people would react in this situation and as long as they stick with the basic truths of human nature, the show will continue to do well.
Of course, you have to compare that “V” is on ABC, a major network, while SGU is on SyFy, a much smaller network. If SGU was on ABC, would it still be on??
I’m hoping SGU can pick up the pace, or at least use the stargate!
ANd I do enjoy “V” and plan to watch it whenever it returns.
Was the kiss really that big a deal? I never realized until I saw some of the comments here and on other message boards about the episode.
What did stand out for me was a return to the use of the stones for “lite” character drama without ever delving into all the complex (and fascinating) issues that you’d think would arise from consciousness and body swapping.
I’d really hoped for something more from this series.
Lia,
It’s nice to see a comment like yours among the “hope it gets canceled”, or “this is 90210 in space”.
Wow,I have had to make myself watch each episode thinking they would improve and gradually they have gotten some better. However the last episode was a classical attempt to grasp a different group of viewers; lesbians and young males, and unforntuntaly lose others like myself. I have deleted it from my preset recordings, not a worthwhile show. What a disappointment since I have always enjoyed all the the stargate shows!