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 "Ken from Chicago"  wrote:

> "atlas bugged"  wrote in message 
> news:uP0al.70474$mm.47106{at}fe02.news.easynews.com...
> > You know....scroll down.
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> > 1.  They should have at least had a cameo with Tori Higginson.  An 
> > unforgivable omission for all of us Tori-philes, because she was to SGA as 
> > Jack or Hammond was to SG1.
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> Some preferred the original Weir--and will never accept substitutes.

Yes
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> > 2.  They should have utilized the "full" opening
credits, rather than the 
> > new (albeit acceptable) shortened version.  More content for the finale? 
> > Instead of "Vegas," we deserved a two-part cliff-hanger.
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> Reportedly they found out the series was canned while filming "Vegas".

Yeah, which means either this was a season finale that they got lucky 
with, or they cranked out a new end in a hurry!
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> > 3.  The entire Stargate TV franchise was always derivative, and I was cool
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> No. It wasn't.
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> > with that.  Still am, but note the fundamental similarity between the 
> > Super-Hive's dash for Earth and the Borg cube racing to Earth in
"The Best 
> > Of Both Worlds" from TNG, which was obviously superior, and probably 
> > always will be.  ST:E did this too, but far worse, in the Xindi Arc.
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> Never even thought of the Borg cube (or V'ger, or Ming the Mercilless or 
> INDEPENDENCE DAY or WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE or DEEP IMPACT, etc.).

ENTERPRISE is the closest and worst precedent.
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> > Those whines aside, I loved the finale.  A splendid conclusion.
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> It was okay.

Agreed.  Will withhold detailed commentary for . . .
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> > It was a great ride, and the SG1 post-series DVD's showed that good stuff 
> > may still be in the pipe.
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> > Only one more thing to do in this newsgroup, apart from looking back.
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> > George?

Him, right there.  :)

> > -- 
> > Atlas Bugged, 7:44 am,  Saturday, January 10, 2009
> > SERENITY/FIREFLY FAQ
> > http://FF-FAQ.notlong.com "One page, all you need to know,
referenced."
> > WHO IS ATLAS BUGGED?
> > http://bugged4.notlong.com "Attorney, Sci-Fi-O-Phile, and some other 
> > stuff."
> 
> -- Ken from Chicago

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