SGU Plots
Tim Bruening
Tim Bruening
The Destiny's crew discovers that the galaxy they are currently in is
about to turn into a quasar.
The Destiny gets caught in a black hole.
A Wrath mother ship shows up.
The Destiny has a female android avatar, which Video game kid falls in
love with.
The crew de-evolves.
The ship gets shattered into multiple time zones (as in Voyager
"Shattered").
Time windows appear, linking the ship to various Earth time zones. A
crew member finds himself next to Hitler and accidentally saves him from
a bomb (Red Dwarf).
Crew members find themselves careering through parallel universes (TNG:
Parallels, SG:Atlantis: Daedalus Variations, SG-1 Ripple Effect).
The Destiny visits Earth's past (Voyager: Future's End, first two
episodes of last season of ST: Enterprise, TOS: Tomorrow is Yesterday,
TOS: City at the Edge of Forever, etc.).
whodunit
> The legendary Furlings show up.
>
> The Destiny's crew discovers that the galaxy they are currently in is
> about to turn into a quasar.
>
> The Destiny gets caught in a black hole.
Already done on a Doctor Who episode not long ago.
>
> A Wrath mother ship shows up.
Wouldn't have the power to do so, unless they hitchhiked on a different
Ancient ship hopping and bopping around the universe.
>
> The Destiny has a female android avatar, which Video game kid falls in
> love with.
Already done on Andromeda.
>
> The crew de-evolves.
Already done on Star Trek: The Next Generation.
>
> The ship gets shattered into multiple time zones (as in Voyager
> "Shattered").
Already done on Star Trek: Voyager AND The Next Generation.
>
> Time windows appear, linking the ship to various Earth time zones. A
> crew member finds himself next to Hitler and accidentally saves him from
> a bomb (Red Dwarf).
Already done on the original Star Trek series "The City On The Edge of
Forever".
>
> Crew members find themselves careering through parallel universes (TNG:
> Parallels, SG:Atlantis: Daedalus Variations, SG-1 Ripple Effect).
I think you mean 'careening'. As you note, already been done multiple times.
>
> The Destiny visits Earth's past (Voyager: Future's End, first two
> episodes of last season of ST: Enterprise, TOS: Tomorrow is Yesterday,
> TOS: City at the Edge of Forever, etc.).
I personally don't think the Destiny should be traveling through time.
Might run into the TARDIS and that would be bad.
>
spi...@freenet.co.uk
> Tim Bruening wrote:
>> The legendary Furlings show up.
>>
>> The Destiny's crew discovers that the galaxy they are currently in is
>> about to turn into a quasar.
>>
>> The Destiny gets caught in a black hole.
>
> Already done on a Doctor Who episode not long ago.
Not to mention voyager... First season.
>> Time windows appear, linking the ship to various Earth time zones. A
>> crew member finds himself next to Hitler and accidentally saves him from
>> a bomb (Red Dwarf).
>
> Already done on the original Star Trek series "The City On The Edge of
> Forever".
And doctor who, girl in the fireplace.
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> What plots would you like to see for SGU?
There are plenty of possibilities already in turning the "survivors"
into a workable crew of a starship.There are also alot of
possibilities while dropping by different planet stargates, as long as
that doesnt become "crew meets and defeats new alien threats in 12
hours" nonsense.I too would like to meet the furlings, and if the name
is an issue perhaps just make it that it was an epithet that doesnt
translate well and their real name is the fill in the blanks.Someone
commented a while back the name "furlings" was a stumbling block.
whodunit
> And so it was that in the sacred domain of alt.tv.stargate-atlantis, whodunit <whod...@invalid.invalid> uttered the following pearls of wisdom:
>> Tim Bruening wrote:
>>> The legendary Furlings show up.
>>>
>>> The Destiny's crew discovers that the galaxy they are currently in is
>>> about to turn into a quasar.
>>>
>>> The Destiny gets caught in a black hole.
>> Already done on a Doctor Who episode not long ago.
>
> Not to mention voyager... First season.
>
>>> Time windows appear, linking the ship to various Earth time zones. A
>>> crew member finds himself next to Hitler and accidentally saves him from
>>> a bomb (Red Dwarf).
>> Already done on the original Star Trek series "The City On The Edge of
>> Forever".
>
> And doctor who, girl in the fireplace.
>
>
TB
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"Tim Bruening" <tsbr...@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us> wrote in message
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> What plots would you like to see for SGU?
NOT a silly musical episode.
NOT silly episodes where they all play in the 'holodeck'.
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"whodunit" <whod...@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
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> Tim Bruening wrote:
> >
> > The legendary Furlings show up.
> >
> > The Destiny's crew discovers that the galaxy they are currently in is
> > about to turn into a quasar.
> >
> > The Destiny gets caught in a black hole.
>
> Already done on a Doctor Who episode not long ago.
Plus a movie called "The Black Hole" years ago, and I vaguely recall
something called "Event Horizon", but don't ask me what that was.
TB
> "whodunit" <whodu...@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
I bet that in the near future, someone will steal Rush's
communications stones, use one to communicate with the SGC, and thus
discover that Rush is NOT the duly appointed leader of the Destiny.
Plot: Someone uses a communications stone to contact the Lucian
Alliance. Rush might not be the only one with communications stones!
Akira Norimaki
> What plots would you like to see for SGU?
I would like to see SGA coming back, and I would like to see SGU shot to
hell.
No offense intended.
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"Tim Bruening" <tsbr...@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us> wrote in message
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Dunno about plots, but I'd like the series to end with them all dying and
never getting home. Or getting home but the process kills them all. All
that's left is the footage from the floating camera thing.
AC
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AC wrote:
SGU: Voyage Oblivion.
Anim8rFSK
wrote:
Ooo, ooo
They all kill each other, and the floating camera captures it all for
our repeated viewing enjoyment!
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series should have started that way! Have the ship/camera ball get to a
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Anim8rFSK <ANIM...@cox.net> wrote:
>In article <xfRym.7901$x61....@newsfe23.ams2>, "AC" <x...@xxx.xxx>
>wrote:
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>> "Tim Bruening" <tsbr...@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us> wrote in message
>> news:4AC9CD0B...@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us...
>> > What plots would you like to see for SGU?
>> >
>>
>> Dunno about plots, but I'd like the series to end with them all dying and
>> never getting home. Or getting home but the process kills them all. All
>> that's left is the footage from the floating camera thing.
>>
>> AC
>
>Ooo, ooo
>
>They all kill each other, and the floating camera captures it all for
>our repeated viewing enjoyment!
The foating camera is the one that actually KILLS them! Kind of like
in Dark Star when the beach ball attacked.
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Count Floyd <Count...@MonsterChillerHorrorTheater.com> wrote:
I like it!
TB
> In article <xfRym.7901$x61.1...@newsfe23.ams2>, "AC" <x...@xxx.xxx>
> wrote:
>
> > "Tim Bruening" <tsbru...@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us> wrote in message
> >news:4AC9CD0B...@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us...
> > > What plots would you like to see for SGU?
>
> > Dunno about plots, but I'd like the series to end with them all dying and
> > never getting home. Or getting home but the process kills them all. All
> > that's left is the footage from the floating camera thing.
>
> > AC
>
> Ooo, ooo
>
> They all kill each other, and the floating camera captures it all for
> our repeated viewing enjoyment!
On the Human Sacrifice Channel, created by the Supreme Court?
TB
> In article <ANIM8Rfsk-E8C108.06314307102...@news.dc1.easynews.com>,
>
>
>
> Anim8rFSK <ANIM8R...@cox.net> wrote:
> >In article <xfRym.7901$x61.1...@newsfe23.ams2>, "AC" <x...@xxx.xxx>
> >wrote:
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> >> "Tim Bruening" <tsbru...@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us> wrote in message
> >>news:4AC9CD0B...@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us...
> >> > What plots would you like to see for SGU?
>
> >> Dunno about plots, but I'd like the series to end with them all dying and
> >> never getting home. Or getting home but the process kills them all. All
> >> that's left is the footage from the floating camera thing.
>
> >> AC
>
> >Ooo, ooo
>
> >They all kill each other, and the floating camera captures it all for
> >our repeated viewing enjoyment!
>
> The foating camera is the one that actually KILLS them! Kind of like
> in Dark Star when the beach ball attacked.
What does the verb "To Foat" mean?
Plot: The kinos get infected by replicators or viruses, and attack the
crew! The crew has to make the kinos self destruct.
AC
"whodunit" <whod...@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
No, not al all.
Look, we have to accept a contrivance to get the main plot of the series
going. Ok, I can accept that. As long as we get out characters on the iffy
ship, then all is cool. But in reality, that must mean an equally huge
contrivance to get them home again. Why bother? And I'll tell you right now,
if this show does the full 5 seasons, if they mostly get home in one piece,
it will be universally slagged off. And its very easy to see why.
Some of the best ending of shows are when they all die. You know darn well
its all over and if handled well, highly emotional. And you remember it. The
ending of Blackadder 4 is burned in to my mind!!!!
I like what I see so far, and there is already huge potential. From what I
see, I think they have character and plot arcs already planned, although I
don't know if they were bold enough to plot out 5 years!! Even so, I think
SGU could surprise. If it does, if must have a fitting ending and not a
ST:Voyager / BGS hacked on nonsense ending.
Killing them all and leaving the ball as a record would be perfect. Perhaps
the ball makes it back with a message from Rush, left alive stuck for ever,
alone. Something like that. I'm sure some writer can come up with something
like that but much better.
AC
whodunit
classic Twilight Zone.
I see what you mean now. I thought you hated the premiere and just
wanted to do away with everyone because of that! Thanks for clarifying.
Legend11
Actually, in scientific terms, it would tear a whole in the fabric of
the space time continuum whoozamajig. And the Doctor would then tear
Rush a new crapper for spoiling up his ride. So yus, very bad indeed.
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> Tim Bruening wrote:
>> What plots would you like to see for SGU?
>
> I would like to see SGA coming back, and I would like to see SGU shot to
> hell.
>
> No offense intended.
>
Not for me. SG-1 was a great show and the only one to leave me wanting
more (even after it went Farscape I still enjoyed it), which considering
it was 10 seasons is testament to just how good a show that really was
(for a camp and light hearted sci-fi show that is). SGA IMO was merely a
decent show that perfectly ran its course, but without overstaying its
welcome. Just enough, you might say.
IMO it really is time for something different and little more gritty in
this franchise. Not to confuse dark with gritty, that is. As I'll bet
you any money that the essence of SGU will be no way near as dark as
BSG. I'm happy with how things are.
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How about having just one character make it alive? Say, Eli, for
instance, who seems to be an early favourite amongst those of us who
liked the pilot. If they all die, then all those 'Save SGA' petition
signers who managed to be won round by SGU will be screaming blue
murder. It has become increasingly clear over the last week that a
significant portion of the Stargate fan base actually liked the light
hearted/camp, easy viewing, heroes always save the day type of vibe.
Doing it your way might mean the opposite of what you say would happen,
and that by killing them ALL it would be "universally slagged off". One
champion of people's hearts...Eli...knocking on his mum's door with the
camera panning out, might just be enough to strike the right balance
(although not if he has his arm around sweet young Chloe...LOL...barf!).
Don't forget, the end of BSG was pretty much celebrated as a good ending
by a LOT of viewers and reviewers, even if you (and I) thought it a bit
'tacked on', and sweet.
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At the very end of the series, the Destiny and its crew go back in time
millions of years, and become the ancestors of the Ancients!
Tim Bruening
Dillon Pyron wrote:
> [Default] Thus spake Tim Bruening <tsbr...@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us>:
> Um, I actually like that.
>
> Most of the characters seem to be in their reproductive prime and
> while it's small pool, the number of combinations certainly appears to
> be sufficeient. In my anthro class, the prof said that about 25 to 30
> of each sex would easly create a safe population. But each pairing
> has to produce at least one of each sex and ideally two of each to
> permit expansion and more like a total of five to allow for
> preproductive mortality.
Say farewell to monogamy!
Tim Bruening
The Great Evil is a really big and mean intelligent entity that makes
matter dissolve by altering the laws of physics.
spi...@freenet.co.uk
> The Destiny discovers a Great Evil that is headed for the Milky Way.
> The Great Evil is a really big and mean intelligent entity that makes
> matter dissolve by altering the laws of physics.
>
Been done, both in star trek AND andromeda!
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Tim Bruening
spi...@freenet.co.uk wrote:
> And so it was that in the sacred domain of alt.tv.stargate-sg1, Tim Bruening <tsbr...@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us> uttered the following pearls of wisdom:
> > The Destiny discovers a Great Evil that is headed for the Milky Way.
> > The Great Evil is a really big and mean intelligent entity that makes
> > matter dissolve by altering the laws of physics.
> >
> Stop nicking scifi from other shows!
> Been done, both in star trek AND andromeda!
I nicked the Great Evil from Alan Dean Foster's Pip and Flinx series, not from Star Trek or Andromeda. The Great Evil is bigger than galaxies.
Akira Norimaki
<snip>
> SGA IMO was merely a
> decent show that perfectly ran its course, but without overstaying its
> welcome. Just enough, you might say.
Well, I'm frankly hoping in something more. Some movies would be nice.
However the point is that when I watch a Stargate something I wanna
laugh, I don't wanna see a BSG thing or something. What's the point in
naming SG* something that simply it isn't? They should have called it in
another manner, 'cause it's another thing. I don't know if I made myself
clear, I hope so.
> IMO it really is time for something different and little more gritty in
> this franchise.
No for me pal. I liked very much the old sitcom like show, and I'd want
it back. :)
As I said I'm waiting for movies, SGA and SG1 as well. I really hope
they didn't play bullshit in talking about a SGA moive.
<snip>
> I'm happy with how things are.
I'm not, point of view I guess.
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"Akira Norimaki" <sutte...@rx78.org> wrote in message
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> Legend11 wrote:
> <snip>
> > SGA IMO was merely a
> > decent show that perfectly ran its course, but without overstaying its
> > welcome. Just enough, you might say.
>
> Well, I'm frankly hoping in something more. Some movies would be nice.
> However the point is that when I watch a Stargate something I wanna
> laugh, I don't wanna see a BSG thing or something. What's the point in
> naming SG* something that simply it isn't? They should have called it in
> another manner, 'cause it's another thing. I don't know if I made myself
> clear, I hope so.
Exactly the same thing I've been saying all along about Hollyweird's idiotic
"in name only remakes", with Ron Moore's so-called "Battlestar Galactica"
being a prime example. There's absoluetly zero point (other than trying to
con the audience into watching) in re-using the same name for a completely
different show.
Tim Bruening
"Sir F. A. Rien" wrote:
> spi...@freenet.co.uk found these unused words:
>
> >And so it was that in the sacred domain of alt.tv.stargate-sg1, Tim Bruening <tsbr...@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us> uttered the following pearls of wisdom:
> >> The Destiny discovers a Great Evil that is headed for the Milky Way.
> >> The Great Evil is a really big and mean intelligent entity that makes
> >> matter dissolve by altering the laws of physics.
> >>
> >Stop nicking scifi from other shows!
> >Been done, both in star trek AND andromeda!
>
> New to Timmette, MUST be 'new' to the world ...
I got the Great Evil from the Pip and Flinx series (Alan Dean Foster), not from TV.
I do remember a Next Gen novel titled "Intellivore" about a planet sized intelligence which ate intelligence.
Tim Bruening
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I bet that at some point in this series, Greer (the soldier who was in
detention and appears trigger happy) will be accused of murder.
spi...@freenet.co.uk
syndrome" from the original trek and that massive great
solar-system-planet-ship thing in andromeda?
Just stop it, OK. I for one don't want to hear about your latest "let's nick
this idea from some other scifi work and shoehorn it into universe"
bullshit.
And I doubt anyone else does either.
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Legend11
> Legend11 wrote:
> <snip>
>> SGA IMO was merely a
>> decent show that perfectly ran its course, but without overstaying its
>> welcome. Just enough, you might say.
>
> Well, I'm frankly hoping in something more. Some movies would be nice.
> However the point is that when I watch a Stargate something I wanna
> laugh, I don't wanna see a BSG thing or something. What's the point in
> naming SG* something that simply it isn't?
Well the original movie wasn't in any way light hearted or sprinkled
with humour, so they have every right to take it in a direction more in
line with the original source material.
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Well the original BSG was a pile of particularly rancid horse puckey in
comparison to most other sci-fi shows of the era. I always have a little
giggle to myself at people who argued against the new BSG by holding up
the original as "better", when at the time (I watched it in the 70's &
80's) the general consensus was that it was nothing more than average,
or funny for all the wrong reasons - but with some very admirable visual
qualities and a fantastic basic premise. So taking its name, the good
bits and making a wholly better product was a fantastic idea.
I know from reading posts of your in the past that you never liked the
new BSG, but you have to hold your hands up and accept it is considered
a success. For me that renders all arguments, for or against, academic.
Basically, they took a license and made it better...and that can only
ever be an argument *for* what you call "in name only remakes".
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The original, and propre, "Battlestar Galactica" was made as "Star Wars for
TV" and that's exactly what it was.
> I know from reading posts of your in the past that you never liked the
> new BSG, but you have to hold your hands up and accept it is considered
> a success. For me that renders all arguments, for or against, academic.
>
> Basically, they took a license and made it better...and that can only
> ever be an argument *for* what you call "in name only remakes".
"Better" is purely opinion-based. I don't deal in wishy-washy opinions.
The FACT is that Moore-Ron's version was a very different show (as
acknowledged by many of the people making it) and should have had a
different name - it was "Battlestar Galactica" in little more than name
only, so why bother re-using that name?? The same goes for all the other
idiotic in-name-only remakes that are barely recognisable as having anything
to do with the original.
But as usual, the facts and actual point are completely missed and ignored
by people who simply and irrelevantly want to say the new version is
"better". :-\
Akira Norimaki
> Well the original movie wasn't in any way light hearted or sprinkled
> with humour, so they have every right to take it in a direction more in
> line with the original source material.
I'm not talking about right or wrong, they have the right to do whatever
they want to. I'm talking about my expectations, I'm talking about what
SG1 was. Come on, you have to admit that SGU doesn't fit in the "idea"
of what SG1 was, it's something different. Why don't they call it
accordingly? (Rhetorical question)
By the way, SG1 and the movie are/were two different beast and I'm
really surprised you're using the movie to "justify" SGU.
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> I'm not talking about right or wrong, they have the right to do whatever
> they want to. I'm talking about my expectations, I'm talking about what
> SG1 was. Come on, you have to admit that SGU doesn't fit in the "idea"
> of what SG1 was, it's something different. Why don't they call it
> accordingly? (Rhetorical question)
> By the way, SG1 and the movie are/were two different beast and I'm
> really surprised you're using the movie to "justify" SGU.
This is an interesting point, Stargate:SG1 evolved in a very different
way form the original movie but it started as a spin-off, and I think it
was clear since day one that it was going to be something else.
I think I've just shot myself in the back. LOL.
Well, I'll put it in this way. Newsgroups are good 'cause they make you
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Legend11
I feel that buzz word coming on again. 'Reboot' - does that makes it sit
better for you than remake? I guess they should have used the same
stories, scripts and chuck in a few more of the old actors? The reboot
was a great show for a lot of people, and it had more than BSG's
name...it took a lot of the fantastic visual qualities, a great bunch of
bad guys and roughly the basic premise. Easily enough to justify using
the title. So what if it also has the added plus of putting a few bums
on seats? They make shows like this to make money...period. People who
liked the old show and the new show are not mutually exclusive
either...I know many who enjoyed both, and none have a problem with them
calling it Battlestar Galactica. I guess it's just your problem if you
do, and the same for others who share that opinion. I'm sure Ron Moore
aint losing much sleep over it...and neither am I.
I've also read your opinions on the show away from the fact they used
the same name, and it was clear you never liked it. I should say at this
point I don't deal in "wishy-washy opinions"...but I won't. I appreciate
you don't like it, and that you never liked them using the BSG tag, but
if you can't appreciate it was a successful project I really do think
you're burying your head in the sand. The more popular sci-fi shows
there are, the more chance there is of a show you do like getting
commissioned. Although I have a hard time believing that...as some
people seem to have a hard time not picking fault in every new show that
comes along.
Legend11
> Akira Norimaki wrote:
>> I'm not talking about right or wrong, they have the right to do whatever
>> they want to. I'm talking about my expectations, I'm talking about what
>> SG1 was. Come on, you have to admit that SGU doesn't fit in the "idea"
>> of what SG1 was, it's something different. Why don't they call it
>> accordingly? (Rhetorical question)
>> By the way, SG1 and the movie are/were two different beast and I'm
>> really surprised you're using the movie to "justify" SGU.
>
> This is an interesting point, Stargate:SG1 evolved in a very different
> way form the original movie but it started as a spin-off, and I think it
> was clear since day one that it was going to be something else.
>
No less clear than the fact SGU was going to be different again. That's
my point.
Your Name
>
> I feel that buzz word coming on again. 'Reboot' - does that makes it sit
> better for you than remake?
Nope. "Reboot", "remake", "reimaginging", and whatever other "re" words they
can come up with all mean the same thing: idiotic changes that are
ill-fitting with what came before. :-(
When done mid-season this idiocy is called "jumping the shark" and is almost
always an incredibly bad sign that leads to even sillier nonsense to follow,
and then cancellation.
TB
> "Sir F. A. Rien" wrote:
>
> > spi...@freenet.co.uk found these unused words:
>
> > >> The Destiny discovers a Great Evil that is headed for the Milky Way.
> > >> The Great Evil is a really big and mean intelligent entity that makes
> > >> matter dissolve by altering the laws of physics.
>
> > >Stop nicking scifi from other shows!
> > >Been done, both in star trek AND andromeda!
>
> > New to Timmette, MUST be 'new' to the world ...
>
> I got the Great Evil from the Pip and Flinx series (Alan Dean Foster), not from TV.
>
> I do remember a Next Gen novel titled "Intellivore" about a planet sized intelligence which ate intelligence.
Can you suggest any plots which have never been seen in any other Sci-
Fi shows or books?
Mysterious Traveler
TB
> The legendary Furlings show up.
>
> The Destiny's crew discovers that the galaxy they are currently in is
> about to turn into a quasar.
>
> The Destiny gets caught in a black hole.
>
> A Wrath mother ship shows up.
>
> The Destiny has a female android avatar, which Video game kid falls in
> love with.
>
> The crew de-evolves.
>
> The ship gets shattered into multiple time zones (as in Voyager
> "Shattered").
>
> Time windows appear, linking the ship to various Earth time zones. A
> crew member finds himself next to Hitler and accidentally saves him from
> a bomb (Red Dwarf).
>
> Crew members find themselves careering through parallel universes (TNG:
> Parallels, SG:Atlantis: Daedalus Variations, SG-1 Ripple Effect).
>
> The Destiny visits Earth's past (Voyager: Future's End, first two
> episodes of last season of ST: Enterprise, TOS: Tomorrow is Yesterday,
> TOS: City at the Edge of Forever, etc.).
Proposed plot: Destiny personnel set up an alcohol distillery. Scott
and Chloe protest the distillery violently, due to their experiences
with alcoholism.
TB
> Akira Norimaki wrote:
> > Tim Bruening wrote:
> >> What plots would you like to see for SGU?
>
> > I would like to see SGA coming back, and I would like to see SGU shot to
> > hell.
>
> > No offense intended.
>
> Not for me. SG-1 was a great show and the only one to leave me wanting
> more (even after it went Farscape I still enjoyed it), which considering
> it was 10 seasons is testament to just how good a show that really was
> (for a camp and light hearted sci-fi show that is). SGA IMO was merely a
> decent show that perfectly ran its course, but without overstaying its
> welcome. Just enough, you might say.
>
> IMO it really is time for something different and little more gritty in
> this franchise. Not to confuse dark with gritty, that is. As I'll bet
> you any money that the essence of SGU will be no way near as dark as
> BSG. I'm happy with how things are.
I bet that at some point, food will become so short on Destiny that
there will be talk of EATING Senator Armstrong!
TB
> In article <xfRym.7901$x61.1...@newsfe23.ams2>, "AC" <x...@xxx.xxx>
> wrote:
>
> > "Tim Bruening" <tsbru...@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us> wrote in message
> >news:4AC9CD0B...@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us...
> > > What plots would you like to see for SGU?
>
> > never getting home. Or getting home but the process kills them all. All
> > that's left is the footage from the floating camera thing.
>
> > AC
>
>
> They all kill each other, and the floating camera captures it all for
> our repeated viewing enjoyment!
Were they infected by alcoholic water, as in Star Trek's "The Naked
Time", and Star Trek:TNG's "The Naked Now"?
Plot: The crew sets up a farm.
Jette Goldie
Was I imagining it, or when they were itemising their supplies, did I
see packets of seeds? I thought at the time they might solve their
air crisis by setting up a hydroponic garden (but it wouldn't have
been fast enough)
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>> TB wrote:
>>> On Oct 7, 6:31 am, Anim8rFSK <ANIM8R...@cox.net> wrote:
>>>> In article <xfRym.7901$x61.1...@newsfe23.ams2>, "AC" <x...@xxx.xxx>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> "Tim Bruening" <tsbru...@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us> wrote in message
>>>>> news:4AC9CD0B...@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us...
>>>>>> What plots would you like to see for SGU?
>>>>> Dunno about plots, but I'd like the series to end with them all dying and
>>>>> never getting home. Or getting home but the process kills them all. All
>>>>> that's left is the footage from the floating camera thing.
>>>>> AC
>>>> Ooo, ooo
>>>>
>>>> They all kill each other, and the floating camera captures it all for
>>>> our repeated viewing enjoyment!
>>> Were they infected by alcoholic water, as in Star Trek's "The Naked
>>> Time", and Star Trek:TNG's "The Naked Now"?
>>>
>>> Plot: The crew sets up a farm.
>>
>> Was I imagining it, or when they were itemising their supplies, did I
>> see packets of seeds? I thought at the time they might solve their
>> air crisis by setting up a hydroponic garden (but it wouldn't have
>> been fast enough)
>
>
I think it's called "let's introduce something and see if anyone spots
it later when we actually USE it".
Frank Frank
Aka Checkhov's Seeds?
Legend11
He'll be a bit smelly now, fella.
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Jette Goldie
> TB wrote:
>> On Oct 9, 11:30 am, Legend11 <Slithee...@googlemail.com> wrote:
>>> Akira Norimaki wrote:
>>>> Tim Bruening wrote:
>>>>> What plots would you like to see for SGU?
>>>> I would like to see SGA coming back, and I would like to see SGU
>>>> shot to
>>>> hell.
>>>> No offense intended.
>>> Not for me. SG-1 was a great show and the only one to leave me wanting
>>> more (even after it went Farscape I still enjoyed it), which considering
>>> it was 10 seasons is testament to just how good a show that really was
>>> (for a camp and light hearted sci-fi show that is). SGA IMO was merely a
>>> decent show that perfectly ran its course, but without overstaying its
>>> welcome. Just enough, you might say.
>>>
>>> IMO it really is time for something different and little more gritty in
>>> this franchise. Not to confuse dark with gritty, that is. As I'll bet
>>> you any money that the essence of SGU will be no way near as dark as
>>> BSG. I'm happy with how things are.
>>
>> I bet that at some point, food will become so short on Destiny that
>> there will be talk of EATING Senator Armstrong!
>
> He'll be a bit smelly now, fella.
>
Without air and exposed to vacuum, he'll be "freeze dried".
Legend11
Well now you've gone and convinced me. Put me down for a succulent
senator bum steak. LOL :D
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Tim Bruening
Legend11 wrote:
In the episode "Darkness", Destiny passed through the atmosphere of a gas
giant. Gas giant gases would have gotten into the leaky shuttle Armstrong died
on, and likely have smushed his body!
Malcom "Mal" Reynolds
<4AEBE866...@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us>,
Tim Bruening
<tsbr...@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us> wrote:
Not enough density, or it would have
smushed the shuttle
Tim Bruening
Malcom \"Mal\" Reynolds wrote:
Aren't shuttles generally tougher than human bodies?
Tim Bruening
Frank Frank wrote:
When did Pavel Chechov start a farm?
Malcom "Mal" Reynolds
<4AEC9A74...@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us>,
Tim Bruening
<tsbr...@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us> wrote:
How do you propose smushing a body in
the shuttle without smushing the shuttle
Tim Bruening
Malcom \"Mal\" Reynolds wrote:
The shuttle had a hole in it, through which the gas giant gases could come in to
damage Armstrong's body.
Plot: The crew plants their seeds, but holly hocks come up.
Malcom "Mal" Reynolds
<4AED5344...@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us>,
Tim Bruening
<tsbr...@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us> wrote:
If enough gas could get in to smush a
body, enough could get in to smush the
shuttle
Tim Bruening
Malcom \"Mal\" Reynolds wrote:
By saying that the Ancient shuttle is made up of computer designed composite
materials that are very tough.
Tim Bruening
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Scott and Chloe get married. Chloe's Mom is brought to Destiny via
communications stone to witness the wedding. Then the stone
malfunctions, and Mrs. Armstrong is trapped, perhaps in the body of
Scott's ex-girlfriend, or in the body of that medic, or in the body of
the IOA chick. Even worse, there's no alcohol available for her to
drink!
Tim Bruening
The communications stones swap Young with the Young of an alternate
universe, either on an alternate universe Destiny, or back on an
alternate Earth with his wife!
nemo
"Tim Bruening" <tsbr...@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us> wrote in message
news:4AEC9A74...@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us...
Ned Ludd was good at doing that - especially if they were flying!
nemo
Malcom "Mal" Reynolds
<4AEE9C71...@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us>,
Tim Bruening
<tsbr...@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us> wrote:
Then why does it leak?
Malcom "Mal" Reynolds
<4AEEA129...@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us>,
Tim Bruening
<tsbr...@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us> wrote:
Now we have two versions of Young in two
universes that are no more equipped to
solve the problems than they already are
Malcom "Mal" Reynolds
<4AEE9D13...@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us>,
Tim Bruening
<tsbr...@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us> wrote:
Nobody is getting married. There may be
arranged matings (eventually) to breed
replacements, but not until they get
their environment under control or
really hungry
Jette Goldie
The window was smashed. Glass or plexi or whatever the Ancient
equivalent is might be less sturdy than metal.
Malcom "Mal" Reynolds
<hcniu8$4dq$1...@news.eternal-september.org
>,
Jette Goldie
<jgold...@btinternet.com> wrote:
But Tim assures us that the shuttle is
made up of super composite materials
that are very tough. Allowing the
windows to be made of material less
sturdy than the material around it is a
sure sign of faulty design/construction
nemo
"TB" <tsbr...@dcn.davis.ca.us> wrote in message
news:425495ec-19c7-4326...@k13g2000prh.googlegroups.com...
> On Oct 5, 4:00 am, Tim Bruening <tsbru...@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us> wrote:
>> The legendary Furlings show up.
>>
>> The Destiny's crew discovers that the galaxy they are currently in is
>> about to turn into a quasar.
>>
>> The Destiny gets caught in a black hole.
>>
>> A Wrath mother ship shows up.
>>
>> The Destiny has a female android avatar, which Video game kid falls in
>> love with.
>>
>> The crew de-evolves.
>>
>> The ship gets shattered into multiple time zones (as in Voyager
>> "Shattered").
>>
>> Time windows appear, linking the ship to various Earth time zones. A
>> crew member finds himself next to Hitler and accidentally saves him from
>> a bomb (Red Dwarf).
>>
>> Crew members find themselves careering through parallel universes (TNG:
>> Parallels, SG:Atlantis: Daedalus Variations, SG-1 Ripple Effect).
>>
>> The Destiny visits Earth's past (Voyager: Future's End, first two
>> episodes of last season of ST: Enterprise, TOS: Tomorrow is Yesterday,
>> TOS: City at the Edge of Forever, etc.).
>
> Proposed plot: Destiny personnel set up an alcohol distillery. Scott
> and Chloe protest the distillery violently, due to their experiences
> with alcoholism.
In my case, the chance of alcoholism would be a fine thing, after a top
h�matologist told me that if I continued drinking I was Cohen to be in a lot
of trouble!
nemo
> On Oct 7, 6:31 am, Anim8rFSK <ANIM8R...@cox.net> wrote:
>> In article <xfRym.7901$x61.1...@newsfe23.ams2>, "AC" <x...@xxx.xxx>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > "Tim Bruening" <tsbru...@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us> wrote in message
>> >news:4AC9CD0B...@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us...
>>
>> > and
>> > never getting home. Or getting home but the process kills them all. All
>> > that's left is the footage from the floating camera thing.
>>
>> > AC
>>
>> Ooo, ooo
>>
>> They all kill each other, and the floating camera captures it all for
>> our repeated viewing enjoyment!
>
> Were they infected by alcoholic water, as in Star Trek's "The Naked
> Time", and Star Trek:TNG's "The Naked Now"?
>
> Plot: The crew sets up a farm.
Arable or orrible?
Dillon Pyron
It's after 11. Kahlua and cream on monitor. Easier to clean up than
beer.
And off to abhou, unless someone beats me to it.
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nemo
You find those on dogs that have sat on branches from a certain prickly
shrub with red berries much used as a Chroistmas decoration!
Tim Bruening
Malcom \"Mal\" Reynolds wrote:
I was proposing that the shuttle be made up of super tough material to explain why
the gas giant's atmosphere didn't smush it, not SAYING that the shuttle is
comprised of super tough material. I was figuring that the Ancients would have
quite naturally used super tough materials to construct their space craft.
New Plot: Destiny crewmembers see or imagine their greatest fears come to life.
Malcom "Mal" Reynolds
<4AF523FB...@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us>,
Tim Bruening
<tsbr...@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us> wrote:
It seems a given that a ship with such a
mission would not be built by the lowest
bidder. If you propose a super tough
material for the shuttle but not a super
tough material for the window, your
proposition is fallacious
>
> New Plot: Destiny crewmembers see or imagine their greatest fears come to
> life.
That ship sailed in the pilot
Tim Bruening
Malcom \"Mal\" Reynolds wrote:
The window could have been broken by a superweapon that hit only the window. The
hull and the windows could be impervious to gas giants yet be vulnerable to energy
weapons. A Senator's body would not be impervious to gas giant gases.
> >
> > New Plot: Destiny crewmembers see or imagine their greatest fears come to
> > life.
>
> That ship sailed in the pilot
I didn't see anyone face imaginary monsters in the pilot!
Malcom "Mal" Reynolds
<4AF5E6FB...@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us>,
Tim Bruening
<tsbr...@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us> wrote:
Yes, we have an enemy weapon so precise
and powerful that it can damage the
window but cause no other damage. LOL
>
> > >
> > > New Plot: Destiny crewmembers see or imagine their greatest fears come to
> > > life.
> >
> > That ship sailed in the pilot
>
> I didn't see anyone face imaginary monsters in the pilot!
Correct. They faced the fact of dying on
an unknown ship in an unknown galaxy in
an unknown universe after being nearly
blown up by an unknow enemy on a planet
that wasn't Earth. That rates as just
your regular ordinary fear
Tim Bruening
Malcom \"Mal\" Reynolds wrote:
I was thinking in terms of people's phobias coming to life (i.e. spiders, snakes,
etc).
Malcom "Mal" Reynolds
<4AF87EF2...@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us>,
Tim Bruening
<tsbr...@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us> wrote:
Except for Eli, I would imagine everyone
else must be aware of that possibility
Tim Bruening
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Lucian Alliance pirates use Ancient communications stones to infiltrate
Destiny and the SGC.
A commstone malfuctions, resulting in both Young AND Telford being
present in Telford's body at the same time, while leaving Young's body
mindless on Destiny. Thus both Young and Telford can enjoy the pleasure
of Emily's company!:) The same thing happens to Scott and Eli.
Emily is swapped with that medic Young had an affair with. Emily: What
am I doing in the body of that slut????? While the medic is in Emily's
body, she has sex with Telford.
Chloe and Eli switch bodies.
Frosty
whodunit
Tim Bruening
whodunit wrote:
Why do those V reptiles want our water, and why don't they harvest it from ice
asteroids or Europa (which has an underice ocean).
Malcom "Mal" Reynolds
<4AFCB025...@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us>,
Tim Bruening
<tsbr...@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us> wrote:
Earth water is flavored with all the
effluvia of an industrial planet. Yummy
and tasty.
Tim Bruening
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Plot proposals/ speculations
Destiny medic TJ discovers that use of the commstones is harmful to
one's mental stability. Its partially to blame for Chloe getting drunk
(Earth), Telford endangering Destiny (Earth), Telford falsely telling
Emily that her husband is boinking Destiny women silly (possible in
future episodes), and Young using other people's bodies to beat up
Telford (possible in future episodes).
A commstone accident causes Destiny crew members to swap bodies with
other Destiny crew members. Samantha Carter is stoned in to unravel the
swaps, as she did in "Holiday".
Destiny crew members get trapped outside their bodies.
TJ is seriously injured, and Young slobbers all over her.
AC
While most of that is mind blowingly boring and a game any Muppet can play
with any TV series, I do like the idea of Carter being stoned, biblical or
bong.
AC
Tim Bruening
AC wrote:
Why would you want people to throw rocks at Carter?
Plot: Young brings Greer to Earth to beat up Telford, and brings Eli to Earth
to investigate Telford.
Emily winds up in Young's body due to a commstone mishap. She gains access to
his memories and therefore learns the full extent of his affair with TJ!
Hopefully, she would also discover that the affair is over, and thus be able
to forgive him. Of course, Everett would be in Emily's body and gain access
to HER memories, and thus might learn that she has been boinking Telford!
Eli winds up in his mother's body, and Chloe ends up in her Mom's body!
Why did Greer punch Telford in the first place?
travisdead
> While most of that is mind blowingly boring and a game any Muppet can
> play
>> with any TV series, I do like the idea of Carter being stoned,
>> biblical or bong.
>
I found most of the possible plot's in Tim Bruening's post, to be rather intresting.
I loved the episode where Destiny was flying into a sun. Very tense. I wasn't bored. I was
thinking "how can they get out of this?" Dramatic, last ditch attempt to save SOME of
them. Only to have it turn out that...Destiny is an Atlantean/Ancient starship. It can
INTO a sun. Everything is alright. Wouldn't have flown into a star if t couldn't fly into
a star without being destroyed. Atlantean build stuff better than GM, and program better
than Microsoft.
Episodes like that illustrate how sci-fi is not simply the things every other sci-fi TV
show is. It's more. Though so far it has not "been more" on TV, just in Novels and comics
(or "graphic novels, specifically), until this series.
Well, I guess Star Trek had episodes that were more than starship battles and aliens. But
it always went back to the former, rather than staying the latter. And Babylon 5's concept
of guidance vs. entropy, which is better? That was intresting. But it too, was rooted in
alien invasions and starship battles. Though I suspect this is because the producers of
both shows were aware that that is what most want.
I mean, hell, I love aliens and starship battles too. It seems interesting to me for it to
try to be a tv series that is, while sci-fi, NOT aliens and battles/starship battles.
Tim Bruening
travisdead wrote:
> Tim Bruening <tsbr...@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us> wrote in
> news:4B125C62...@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us:
>
> > While most of that is mind blowingly boring and a game any Muppet can
> > play
> >> with any TV series, I do like the idea of Carter being stoned,
> >> biblical or bong.
> >
>
> I found most of the possible plot's in Tim Bruening's post, to be rather intresting.
>
> I loved the episode where Destiny was flying into a sun. Very tense. I wasn't bored. I was
> thinking "how can they get out of this?" Dramatic, last ditch attempt to save SOME of
> them. Only to have it turn out that...Destiny is an Atlantean/Ancient starship. It can
> INTO a sun. Everything is alright. Wouldn't have flown into a star if t couldn't fly into
> a star without being destroyed. Atlantean build stuff better than GM, and program better
> than Microsoft.
>
> Episodes like that illustrate how sci-fi is not simply the things every other sci-fi TV
> show is. It's more. Though so far it has not "been more" on TV, just in Novels and comics
> (or "graphic novels, specifically), until this series.
>
> Well, I guess Star Trek had episodes that were more than starship battles and aliens. But
> it always went back to the former, rather than staying the latter. And Babylon 5's concept
> of guidance vs. entropy, which is better? That was intresting. But it too, was rooted in
> alien invasions and starship battles. Though I suspect this is because the producers of
> both shows were aware that that is what most want.
The Shadows did not just let entropy operate. They sought to enhance chaos to promote the
operation of evolution among the lower races.
Tim Bruening
AC wrote:
Plots: Scott and Chloe or Eli and Chloe swap bodies, as do Young and
TJ. The swaped couples then make love.
Carter and O'Neil swap bodies too, as do Telford and Emily.
Young and Telford start feeling each other's emotions. For example,
Young feels Telford's pleasure when he boinks Emily, and Telford feels
Young's pleasure when HE boinks Emily! When Young tries to beat up
Telford, he feels Telford's pain and has to stop.
Tim Bruening
Plot: Emily uses a commstone to visit Destiny, and finds herself in TJ's
body!
Since Everett is already familier with TJ's body, he should have no
trouble
boinking Emily in that body!
Dan
>
>Plot: Emily uses a commstone to visit Destiny, and finds herself in TJ's
>body!
>Since Everett is already familier with TJ's body, he should have no
>trouble
>boinking Emily in that body!
Plot: An accident destroys the commstones unit on Destiny. No one is
ever swapped again. Viewer's rejoice at the lack of future
soap-opera visiting-family content and overdone body-swap/
gender-swap cliches. Destiny's people have to pull themselves
together, form themselves into a coherent crew and work things out
for themselves.
Dan
Tim Bruening
Plot: The good ship Destiny has a baby.