Comments on: Today’s TV Addict Top 5: TV Plots That We’re Not Buyin’

By: ewanspotter

ewanspotter — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 05:09:42 +0000

Don’t worry. Just as we know the Stargate mythos in detail, we also have to remember that you’re a newb. (You could whip me on Gossip Girl tidbits anyday.) So we’ll cut you some slack when you don’t know, if you’ll cut us some slack for correcting you (when need be, of course).

By: theTVaddict

theTVaddict — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:01:50 +0000

ewanspotter and the1337, I suppose an apology is in order. SGU was my first real Stargate experience, and I guess I incorrectly assumed earth was a little more advanced. Apparently not!

grumpyoldman, VERY FUNNY!

By: grumpyoldman

grumpyoldman — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:51:48 +0000

How about that show, “The Middle”, where Janitor pretends to be normal with a normal wife and kids…not buying it.

By: DB

DB — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 08:02:42 +0000

just when I thought Ryan from Brothers & Sisters couldn’t get any creepier, him popping up in episode two pretty much topped all his creepiness from last season.
on the other hand, i love that the writers of the show pretty much stop making any attempt for the viewers to like that character now.

By: The1337

The1337 — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 03:37:05 +0000

Yeah, have you even watched SG-1? The world outside of the SGC is exactly the same except for the chance Jaffa incursion.

By: ewanspotter

ewanspotter — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 02:56:46 +0000

Uh, TV Addict, you do realize that Stargate Universe takes place in 2009, right? Why WOULDN’T Eli have an iPhone? Half the people I know do.

(And the Stargate program itself is — somehow — still a secret. It started as just a US venture, but now a lot of countries are in on it.)

By: Todd W in NC

Todd W in NC — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:35:45 +0000

I agree with you about Ryan on B&S and Will’s wife on Glee.

As for Eli on Stargate, I assume you’re talking about the scene when he’s on the phone with his mom. I just re-watched that scene (still saved on TiVo), and it’s hard to tell exactly what device he’s holding in his hand. Even if it is an iPhone, it would *have* to be tapped into the ship’s communication system.

You can tell from the wavy blue streaks outside the window that the Hammond is in hyperspace. I doubt an iPhone would get reception in Earth’s orbit. Talking to someone on Earth while traveling in hyperspace would definitely require the imaginary super tech of a starship.

By: Tim

Tim — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:42:02 +0000

LOL yea, how does dexter afford that? did he get his daddy’s pension? lol as for melrose, i had that thought last week too. lol where’s the overweight scarey looking older guy? lol

By: blueberry

blueberry — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:25:36 +0000

Stargate Universe is my first stargate experience, but I’m pretty sure that Blue’s character, if he is really using an iPhone, is only doing so because all the new technology like stargates are not readily available or known to the general public.

(He was shocked when he was beamed into the space station.)