{"id":10639,"date":"2010-04-01T01:31:29","date_gmt":"2010-04-01T05:31:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wormholeriders.com\/blog\/?p=10639"},"modified":"2018-01-10T06:47:46","modified_gmt":"2018-01-10T14:47:46","slug":"stargate-universe-blows-it-out-into-space-pre-review-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/stargate\/2010\/04\/01\/stargate-universe-blows-it-out-into-space-pre-review-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Stargate Universe: Blows It Out Into Space Pre Review Four!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">Hey Stargate Universe fans,<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\"><a title=\"Click to visit SGU on SyFy!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.syfy.com\/universe\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-10314\" title=\"Click to visit SGU on SyFy!\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wormholeriders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/SGU-syfy-logo-c1.jpg\" alt=\"Click to visit SGU on SyFy!\" width=\"150\" height=\"111\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">For those who have wanted more action,<a title=\"Click to visit the Stargate Universe on SyFy Dot Com!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.syfy.com\/universe\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Stargate Universe&#8217;s<\/a> 11th episode, &#8220;Space&#8221; delivers tenfold. The below contains only minor spoilers (if you haven&#8217;t seen any promos on Syfy, <a title=\"Click to visit Stargate Universe on MGM-Dot Com!\" href=\"http:\/\/stargate.mgm.com\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-7696\" title=\"Click to visit Stargate Universe on MGM-Dot Com!\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wormholeriders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/MGM-Lion-035.jpg\" alt=\"Click to visit Stargate Universe on MGM-Dot Com!\" width=\"186\" height=\"128\" \/><\/a>Syfy.com or MGM yet we have them here at WHR!).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">In this episode, there is something old (Destiny), something new (<strong>spoiler<\/strong>), something borrowed <strong>(spoiler<\/strong>) and something blue (aliens <strong>[SPOILER]<\/strong>).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div><script src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.com\/tools.flashembed-1.0.4.min.js\"><\/script><a id=\"player00066\" style=\"width: 576px; 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mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">What can I say about Robert Carlyle?\u00a0 The actor brings every minute detail of his total acting experience to this character and never holds back.\u00a0 With just a gesture, just a notion, just the way the line is delivered with certain pauses or inflections, he single-handedly portrays the most complicated character in Stargate&#8217;s history.\u00a0 The last time we saw Dr. Rush was on the planet in &#8220;Justice,&#8221; he had just been punched out by Colonel Young. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.syfy.com\/universe\/\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.syfy.com\/universe\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10674\" title=\"Col Young Punches Out Doctor Rush\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wormholeriders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Col-Young-Punches-Out-Doctor-Rush1.jpg\" alt=\"Col Young Punches Out Doctor Rush\" width=\"575\" height=\"332\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">We know that in &#8220;Justice&#8221; Rush woke up after the Destiny had left, knowing that Colonel Young had abandoned him.\u00a0 I imagine that Rush got right to work learning the secrets of the alien ship they encountered on\u00a0 the episode &#8220;Justice&#8221; to try to get off that planet and get back to Destiny.\u00a0 Rush may be self-important, egotistical and a coward of sorts, but with his street style of fighting that he learned growing up, as we learned in the episode &#8220;Air&#8221;, he can certainly hold his own against the highly trained military personnel of Stargate Command.\u00a0 I hope that we will soon find out what happened to Rush.\u00a0 Did he get the craft open?\u00a0 Did he learn to fly it?\u00a0 Did he find some cool new alien technology?\u00a0 Were there other people or aliens on the planet with him?\u00a0 The rivalry between Rush and Young are delivered brilliantly by Louis Ferreira and Robert Carlyle; I just cannot get enough of the two of them.\u00a0 <strong> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"2010 SGU S1x11 Space - Louis Ferriera as Col Young\" href=\"http:\/\/www.syfy.com\/universe\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-10651\" title=\"2010 SGU S1x11 Space - Louis Ferriera as Col Young\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wormholeriders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010-SGU-S1x11-Space-Louis-Ferriera-as-Col-Young-576x338.jpg\" alt=\"2010 SGU S1x11 Space - Louis Ferriera as Col Young\" width=\"576\" height=\"338\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">Bringing the richness of his collective experiences from his curriculum vitae, Louis Ferreira creates yet another complicated character in the Stargate franchise as Colonel Everett Young.\u00a0 His subtle, deliberate performance as Colonel Young brings an air of mystery about him, and while we were introduced to this level-headed character in <em>&#8220;Air&#8221;,<\/em> we now meet a more flawed human being.\u00a0 In <em>&#8220;Space<\/em>,&#8221; Colonel Young is dealing with guilt about what he did to Dr. Rush in episode &#8220;Justice&#8221;.\u00a0 He may even regret his decision.\u00a0 TJ and he have a tender moment where she advised him to speak to her about what is going on because he has recently lost many of under his command.\u00a0 Later in the episode he agrees to share, but he walks in on the middle of something he thinks is one thing, but is something else entirely.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"2010 SGU S1x11 Space - Brian J. Smith as Lt. Matthew Scott\" href=\"http:\/\/www.syfy.com\/universe\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-10652\" title=\"2010 SGU S1x11 Space - Brian J. Smith as Lt. Matthew Scott\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wormholeriders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010-SGU-S1x11-Space-Brian-J.-Smith-as-Lt.-Matthew-Scott-576x317.jpg\" alt=\"2010 SGU S1x11 Space - Brian J. Smith as Lt. Matthew Scott\" width=\"576\" height=\"317\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">While Brian J. Smith&#8217;s film resume is not as lengthy as Robert Carlyle and Louis Ferreira, his Julliard training has prepared him well.\u00a0 He is carving out his own trail to blaze with this rich character on Stargate Universe.\u00a0 He is an impassioned young man who brings depth to 1st Lt. Matthew Scott.\u00a0 In the shuttle, Scott sets off with Greer to protect the Destiny.\u00a0 For a young military officer who has had minimal flight training prior to gating to the Destiny, he does a fantastic job.\u00a0 Brian has many emotional scenes within this episode and his character has many choices to make that cross the spectrum of emotions.\u00a0 He is truly a hero, never desiring recognition to the things he does, but not knowing any other way to live his character&#8217;s life.\u00a0 Scott is an interesting cross between soldier and priest.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"2010 SGU S1x11 Space - Elyse Levesque as Chloe Armstrong\" href=\"http:\/\/www.syfy.com\/universe\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-10654\" title=\"2010 SGU S1x11 Space - Elyse Levesque as Chloe Armstrong\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wormholeriders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010-SGU-S1x11-Space-Elyse-Levesque-as-Chloe-Armstrong-576x326.jpg\" alt=\"2010 SGU S1x11 Space - Elyse Levesque as Chloe Armstrong\" width=\"576\" height=\"326\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">I will never forget the heart-wrenching scene in &#8220;Air&#8221; when Chloe watches her father die.\u00a0 That scene made me become an Elyse Levesque fan.\u00a0 The actress has had to deal with a lot of Stargate fan heckling (to downright rudeness) for actions of her character of the show. \u00a0She has carried herself with the utmost grace and dignity.\u00a0 It has been a pleasure to watch the character grow since &#8220;Air&#8221; as well.\u00a0 Elyse has made Chloe a credible character.\u00a0 In this episode of &#8220;Space,&#8221; Chloe is curious when she hears someone cutting into the hull.\u00a0 After the circle of hull drops to the ground, she gazes up.\u00a0 Didn&#8217;t this character ever watch science-fiction in her life?\u00a0 Don&#8217;t look up at the light!\u00a0 Bad things can only ensue.\u00a0 Warning!\u00a0 Warning!\u00a0 Danger, Will Robinson!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"2010 SGU S1x11 Space - David Blue as Eli\" href=\"http:\/\/www.syfy.com\/universe\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-10655\" title=\"2010 SGU S1x11 Space - David Blue as Eli\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wormholeriders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010-SGU-S1x11-Space-David-Blue-as-Eli-576x322.jpg\" alt=\"2010 SGU S1x11 Space - David Blue as Eli\" width=\"576\" height=\"322\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">David Blue is responsible for my Twitter addiction, having followed him since the very early stages of SGU production.\u00a0 He seems to be a very intelligent and witty person.\u00a0 His comedic timing is stunning.\u00a0 There is a lot said in his inflections and gestures and truly makes this show enjoyable.\u00a0 He taps into the awe and wonder that makes Stargate such a joy to watch.\u00a0 His character, Eli Wallace, was terrific in this new episode, having to take over for Rush when new visitors pop in to say &#8220;hello.&#8221;\u00a0 Poor Eli!\u00a0 He is still trying to work on the systems, figuring things out, and now he has to handle the space battles.\u00a0 I am always rooting for Eli, as I personally identify most with this character .<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"2010 SGU S1x11 Space - Alaina Huffman as Tamara Johansen\" href=\"http:\/\/www.syfy.com\/universe\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-10656\" title=\"2010 SGU S1x11 Space - Alaina Huffman as Tamara Johansen\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wormholeriders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010-SGU-S1x11-Space-Alaina-Huffman-as-Tamara-Johansen-576x331.jpg\" alt=\"2010 SGU S1x11 Space - Alaina Huffman as Tamara Johansen\" width=\"576\" height=\"331\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">This is my first introduction to Alaina Huffman, the actress.\u00a0 I have enjoyed immensely seeing her turn her character into something wonderful.\u00a0 A character description can be written anywhere, but it is with the writing, directing and the acting that will endear a character to its audience or not.\u00a0 Alaina has made 1st Lt. Tamara Johansen endearing by her high degree of insight, knowledge and compassion.\u00a0 In &#8220;Space&#8221;, TJ takes command.\u00a0 She has some great girl-bonding moments with James.\u00a0 Dr. Caine offers her some alcoholic-like substance and she does not take it.\u00a0 I wonder if this is yet another hint that her character is indeed pregnant (as we know Alaina was pregnant during shooting).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"2010 SGU S1x11 Space - Jamil Walker Smith as Sgt. Greer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.syfy.com\/universe\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-10657\" title=\"2010 SGU S1x11 Space - Jamil Walker Smith as Sgt. Greer\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wormholeriders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010-SGU-S1x11-Space-Jamil-Walker-Smith-as-Sgt.-Greer-576x335.jpg\" alt=\"2010 SGU S1x11 Space - Jamil Walker Smith as Sgt. Greer\" width=\"576\" height=\"335\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">With many acting credits under his belt, Jamil Walker Smith has filled out his role of Msgt. Ronald Greer quite well.\u00a0 I have met many Marines and some of them are exactly like Greer.\u00a0 It was funny listening to him on the commentaries of Stargate Universe 1.0 because his real voice is higher than the voice he uses for Greer.\u00a0 Jamil He has many stellar moments in his portrayal of Greer in the first 10 episodes.\u00a0 Greer continues to have shining moments in the episode &#8220;Space.&#8221;\u00a0 My favorite moment, however, was near the end when he pulls out a picture and looks at it, chuckles and smiles.\u00a0 I look forward to learning more about his back-story because frankly he is truly a mystery.\u00a0 Or perhaps an onion (peeling back layers and layers).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"2010 SGU S1x11 Space - MingNa as Camile Wray\" href=\"http:\/\/www.syfy.com\/universe\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-10659\" title=\"2010 SGU S1x11 Space - MingNa as Camile Wray\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wormholeriders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010-SGU-S1x11-Space-MingNa-as-Camile-Wray1-576x335.jpg\" alt=\"2010 SGU S1x11 Space - MingNa as Camile Wray\" width=\"576\" height=\"335\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">Ming-Na has played many dramatic roles as a professional actor.\u00a0 Stargate Universe has been a vehicle for her to showcase her talents as well.\u00a0 Camile Wray is a chameleon.\u00a0 As a woman she has to compete in a man&#8217;s world, her loyalties always with the IOA and their agenda.\u00a0 She is tough and calculating.\u00a0 However, when she is with her partner, Sharon, as we saw in &#8220;Life,&#8221; she is a completely different person, like looking at mirror images of each other.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/stargate.mgm.com\/view\/character\/163\/index.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-10660\" title=\"2010 - SGU Lou Diamond Phillips as Col. Telford\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wormholeriders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lou-Diamond-Phillips-150x384.jpg\" alt=\"2010 - SGU Lou Diamond Phillips as Col. Telford\" width=\"334\" height=\"854\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">Lending his star power to the series is Lou Diamond Phillips.\u00a0 Only being 2 years older than I am, I have been following Lou&#8217;s career since his early days.\u00a0 Even then, you could see he was going to be quite a successful actor.\u00a0 Although the bulk of his roles have been dramas, the actor has quite a charming and personal side as we have seen in interviews and conventions.\u00a0 The last we saw of Colonel David Telford, he was being punched by Colonel Young unexpectedly during a communication-stone-swapping moment.\u00a0 Has Telford remained in contact with Young&#8217;s wife?\u00a0 We know his end-game is to get to the Destiny and replace Young physically.\u00a0 I am looking forward to the storyline that tries to get him there.\u00a0 We can always look forward to tense moments between the two of them, and now that Lt. Scott has had some side effects of the stones (from the time he swapped with Telford) with memory imprinting of Telford&#8217;s brain to Scott, there is no telling where that idea could take us.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Wonderful Co-Stars<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">The fabulous guest-stars have returned.\u00a0 Each one of these actors and actresses has had their roles expanded because of the richness they brought to their characters.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"2010 SGU S1x11 Space - Peter Kalamis as Dr. Adam Brody\" href=\"http:\/\/www.syfy.com\/universe\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-10661\" title=\"2010 SGU S1x11 Space - Peter Kalamis as Dr. Adam Brody\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wormholeriders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010-SGU-S1x11-Space-Peter-Kalamis-as-Dr.-Adam-Brody-576x335.jpg\" alt=\"2010 SGU S1x11 Space - Peter Kalamis as Dr. Adam Brody\" width=\"576\" height=\"335\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">Peter Kelamis (as Dr. Adam Brody) looks like a young Dustin Hoffman and has awesome comedic timing.\u00a0 He has quite an impressive resume.\u00a0 In &#8220;Space&#8221; his role gets expanded and the division between the civilians and the military grows.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"2010 SGU S1x11 Space - Tygh Runyan as Dr. Cain\" href=\"http:\/\/www.syfy.com\/universe\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-10662\" title=\"2010 SGU S1x11 Space - Tygh Runyan as Dr. Cain\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wormholeriders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010-SGU-S1x11-Space-Tygh-Runyan-as-Dr.-Cain-576x326.jpg\" alt=\"2010 SGU S1x11 Space - Tygh Runyan as Dr. Cain\" width=\"576\" height=\"326\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">Tygh Runyan was brought into the SGU fold in the latter part of the first 10 episodes as Dr. Caine.\u00a0 He brings a very dry sense of humor to his character and I am looking forward to seeing more character development.\u00a0 It looks like they are already setting him up with a possible love interest.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"2010 SGU S1x11 Space - Julia Benson as Lt. James\" href=\"http:\/\/www.syfy.com\/universe\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-10664\" title=\"2010 SGU S1x11 Space - Julia Benson as Lt. James\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wormholeriders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010-SGU-S1x11-Space-Julia-Benson-as-Lt.-James-576x326.jpg\" alt=\"2010 SGU S1x11 Space - Julia Benson as Lt. James\" width=\"576\" height=\"326\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">Julia Benson is another jewel in the SGU franchise as 2nd Lt. Vanessa James.\u00a0 She brings a tough edge to her character, yet she also has a deeply emotional side to her as well.\u00a0 She has some wonderful scenes in &#8220;Space.&#8221;\u00a0 She also gets to step into a heroine role during this episode, and in a juxtaposition, we get to see her very vulnerable later in the episode.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"2010 SGU S1x11 Space - Patrick Gilmore as Dale Volker\" href=\"http:\/\/www.syfy.com\/universe\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-10665\" title=\"2010 SGU S1x11 Space - Patrick Gilmore as Dale Volker\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wormholeriders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010-SGU-S1x11-Space-Patrick-Gilmore-as-Dale-Volker-576x335.jpg\" alt=\"2010 SGU S1x11 Space - Patrick Gilmore as Dale Volker\" width=\"576\" height=\"335\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">Cast as Dr. Dale Volker is Patrick Gilmore, who also has an impressive list of supporting roles.\u00a0 I believe his sense of comedic timing allows us to have moments of brevity in the midst of the heavy dramatic scenes delivered by others.\u00a0 It was nice to see Volker, too, becoming more involved in the story line.\u00a0 He and Brody are becoming like inseparable twins.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"2010 SGU S1x11 Space - Jennifer Spence as Dr. Lisa Park\" href=\"http:\/\/www.syfy.com\/universe\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-10666\" title=\"2010 SGU S1x11 Space - Jennifer Spence as Dr. Lisa Park\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wormholeriders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010-SGU-S1x11-Space-Jennifer-Spence-as-Dr.-Lisa-Park-576x331.jpg\" alt=\"2010 SGU S1x11 Space - Jennifer Spence as Dr. Lisa Park\" width=\"576\" height=\"331\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">Jennifer Spence (as Dr. Lisa Park) has made being smart fun.\u00a0 I was impressed with the lines of dialogue she had in the Kino scenes she delivered effortless, especially given all the techno babble.\u00a0 I am so glad they expanded her role as well because we needed more women on the show.\u00a0 Who knew that behind that geeky exterior lay a little minx?\u00a0 Never trust those women scientists.\u00a0 She becomes more involved in the story line in the episode &#8220;Space&#8221; as well.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Stargate Universe is blessed with a talented crew. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">Writing partners Joe Mallozzi and Paul Mullie excel at composing sizzling action episodes, just as they have in multiple episodes of Stargate Atlantis (<em>Enemy at the Gate<\/em> for example) and Stargate SG-1 (<em>The Quest<\/em> for example).\u00a0 As usual, I was on the edge of my seat, my adrenaline rushing, always wondering what was around the next corner.\u00a0 At the same time, they provided storylines that helped round out our characters even more, setting the stage for their adventures to come.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">Andy Mikita is back in the director&#8217;s chair, a symmetry I love since he directed the first episodes that launched Stargate Universe, and now he is directing the mid season starter as well.\u00a0 I enjoyed the odd camera angles during this episode.\u00a0 His decisions on lighting and lens effects served the episode well.\u00a0 Mr. Mikita does a wonderful job guiding the crew and actors to fulfillment of his vision of how the episode should look and feel.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"2010 SGU S1x11 Space - Cool Camera Angles\" href=\"http:\/\/www.syfy.com\/universe\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-10667\" title=\"2010 SGU S1x11 Space - Cool Camera Angles\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wormholeriders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010-SGU-S1x11-Space-Cool-Camera-Angles-576x322.jpg\" alt=\"2010 SGU S1x11 Space - Cool Camera Angles\" width=\"576\" height=\"322\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">Multiple award-winner Mark Savela and his team of graphic artists find a way to achieve new personal bests each week Stargate Universe has aired a new episode.\u00a0 &#8220;Space&#8221; blows it out of the universe.\u00a0 Where have we seen this ship before\u2026perhaps in Air III?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Stargate Universe S1x11 Space - Alien Ship\" href=\"http:\/\/www.syfy.com\/universe\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10494\" title=\"Stargate Universe S1x11 Space - Alien Ship\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wormholeriders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/alien-ship-2.jpg\" alt=\"Stargate Universe S1x11 Space - Alien Ship\" width=\"572\" height=\"364\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">The space battles rocked with explosions galore!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"2010 SGU S1x11 Space - Awesome Special Effects by Mark Savela\" href=\"http:\/\/www.syfy.com\/universe\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-10668\" title=\"2010 SGU S1x11 Space - Awesome Special Effects by Mark Savela\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wormholeriders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010-SGU-S1x11-Space-Awesome-Special-Effects-by-Mark-Savela-576x331.jpg\" alt=\"2010 SGU S1x11 Space - Awesome Special Effects by Mark Savela\" width=\"576\" height=\"331\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">The aliens were spectacular!\u00a0 These are not your latex-clad, human-speaking beings.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">I can only imagine the painstaking hours that went into the creation of these beings from conception to delivery.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"2010 SGU S1x11 Space - Awesome Aliens by Mark Savela\" href=\"http:\/\/www.syfy.com\/universe\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-10669\" title=\"2010 SGU S1x11 Space - Awesome Aliens by Mark Savela\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wormholeriders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010-SGU-S1x11-Space-Awesome-Aliens-by-Mark-Savela-576x317.jpg\" alt=\"2010 SGU S1x11 Space - Awesome Aliens by Mark Savela\" width=\"576\" height=\"317\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">The Director of Photography, Jim Menard, Production Designer, James C. D. Robbins, and Costume Designer, Valerie Halverson, create such beautiful work week after week.\u00a0 It must be a pleasure to act in such an environment where everything created was done with such love of the craft.\u00a0 It makes the actors&#8217; jobs much easier and allows the audience to truly immerse themselves in the Stargate Universe.\u00a0 The alien ship sets were unique.\u00a0 The lighting through all sets enhanced the production.\u00a0 The outfits for all our regulars have not changed, but there was some the new costuming involving the aliens.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">Joel Goldsmith has brought a different sound to the Stargate franchise.\u00a0 Every week I feel like I am in the midst of a big cinema production.\u00a0 The music drives the story and when the action kicks in, it propels it forward to put you on the edge of your seat.\u00a0 I have enjoyed greatly the addition of recorded songs to the show.\u00a0 It has allowed an individual or band&#8217;s work to be showcased at a time when the music industry has undergone such dramatic changes with digital downloading, and getting one&#8217;s music out there for the world to listen is difficult.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\"><em><a title=\"WormholeRiders. Click to visit &amp; follow WHR on Twitter!\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/WormholeRiders\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-15987\" title=\"WormholeRiders. Click to visit &amp; follow WHR on Twitter!\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WormholeRiders-New-Logo-150.jpg\" alt=\"WormholeRiders. Click to visit &amp; follow WHR on Twitter!\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>&#8220;Space&#8221;<\/em> has left me breathless! \u00a0I hope you&#8217;ll love it as much as I did.\u00a0 Have yourself an &#8220;SGU is back&#8221; party and invite a bunch of people who have not seen this show, making sure to indoctrinate them before they leave.\u00a0 Let&#8217;s give the network a through-the-roof ratings for episode 11 and show the actors, actresses and crew some love for the unique talents and massive effort they all bring to us with each new episode.\u00a0 After being off the air for 4 months and nurturing serious withdrawal pains, I&#8217;m ready to start seeing my Stargate Universe back on Friday nights.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">Join us on Twitter during the airing on Friday (check your local times) and be sure you put a hashtag in as #SGU.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\"><a title=\"Click to visit and follow PBMom (Hilda) on Twitter!\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/PBMom\" target=\"_blank\">PBMom<\/a><a title=\"Click to visit PBMom on Twitter\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/PBMom\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-8095\" title=\"Click to visit PBMom on Twitter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wormholeriders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/PBMom4.jpg\" alt=\"Click to visit PBMom on Twitter\" width=\"124\" height=\"132\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hey Stargate Universe fans, For those who have wanted more action, Stargate Universe&#8217;s 11th episode, &#8220;Space&#8221; delivers tenfold. The below contains only minor spoilers (if you haven&#8217;t seen any promos on Syfy, Syfy.com or MGM yet we have them here at WHR!). In this episode, there is something old (Destiny), something new (spoiler), something borrowed&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/stargate\/2010\/04\/01\/stargate-universe-blows-it-out-into-space-pre-review-4\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;Stargate Universe: Blows It Out Into Space Pre Review Four!&rdquo;<\/span> &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32,62,64,33,34,66,39,40,100,41,42,74,75,76,77,44,45,46,79,80,47,49,82,50,83,230,85,30,438,3,29,22,448,92],"tags":[31,104,13,215,1856,441,4,38,95,225,105,442,443,1858,227,162,106,107,189,21,1841,444,114,434,447,435,8,18,9,1849,10,1859,1851],"class_list":["post-10639","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-alaina-huffman-celebs","category-andy-mikita-creators","category-brad-wright-creators","category-brian-jacob-smith-what-are-they-doing-now","category-bridge-studios-creators-2","category-carl-p-binder","category-elyse-levesque-celebs","category-herb-sommerfeld-celebs","category-james-bamford-creators","category-jamil-walker-smith-celebs","category-jennifer-spence-celebs","category-joel-goldsmith-creators","category-john-g-lenic-creators","category-john-scalzi-creators","category-joseph-mallozzi","category-julia-benson-celebs","category-lou-diamond-phillips-celebs","category-louis-ferreira-celebs","category-mark-savela-creators","category-martin-gero-creators","category-mgm-studios-creators","category-ming-na-wen-celebs","category-n-john-smith-creators","category-patrick-gilmore-celebs","category-paul-mullie-creators","category-peter-kalamis","category-robert-cooper-creators","category-robert-carlyle-celebs","category-sgu-s1x11-space","category-stargate","category-stargate-universe-network-studio-series","category-syfy","category-tygh-runyan","category-valerie-halverson-creators-2","tag-alaina-huffman","tag-andy-mikita","tag-brad-wright","tag-brian-jacob-smith","tag-carl-p-binder","tag-celebrity-series","tag-david-blue","tag-elyse-levesque","tag-jamil-walker-smith","tag-jennifer-spence","tag-joel-goldsmith","tag-john-g-lenic","tag-john-scalzi","tag-joseph-mallozzi","tag-julia-benson","tag-lou-diamond-phillips","tag-louis-ferriera","tag-mark-savela","tag-martin-gero","tag-mgm-studios","tag-ming-na-wen","tag-n-john-smith","tag-patrick-gilmore","tag-paul-mullie","tag-pbmom","tag-peter-kelamis","tag-robert-carlyle","tag-robert-cooper","tag-sgu","tag-stargate","tag-stargate-universe","tag-studios","tag-syfy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/stargate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10639","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/stargate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/stargate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/stargate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/stargate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10639"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/stargate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10639\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28515,"href":"https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/stargate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10639\/revisions\/28515"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/stargate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10639"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/stargate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10639"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/stargate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10639"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}