I was hoping someone else would make this thread, but I waited a few days and apparently no one cares or watches these shows.

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I'm a big SciFi nut, and I thought some of you guys were too... so just wanted to see if you guys share my feelings/thoughts on the Stargate Universe Ending and/or Fringe Finale.

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Ok first about Stargate Universe, I know there are alot of Stargate fans here and many have already expressed opinions that could be summed up as something like 'Crappiest Stargate Yet'. Honestly I agree with you, but IMHO it was still good enough to give me the Stargate fix I needed and I am sad to see it go. However the manner in which it ended seemed incredibly crappy to me. The Drones as an enemy reminded me too much of the Replicators from the original series. I was hoping for some sort of victory against the Drones, which atleast made that part of the Galaxy safe for their descendants to grow and prosper. Instead at the ending they stuck to the theme of barely surviving, with no resolution about the deeper mystery Destiny is exploring. Maybe it fit with overall feeling of the show, but as an ending I was disappointed. Now I'm gonna have to find another SciFi show which glorifies the Scientist/Warrior.

There is really only 1 issue I have with the ending of Fringe- and thats JJ Abrams has turned it into LOST (Well thats what it feels like, I don't know if he should be credited for the storyline at this point or not). Most of my frustration deals with the fact they decided to remove 'Peter' from existence completely. The could have come up with a dozen reasons to make him disappear at that point without effecting the entire backstory of both universes. At first I hoped the Observers were simply being unclear with their comment about no one remembering Peter, but:

http://www.dailyblam.com/news/2011/05/11/producers-answer-questions-fringe-finale

Apparently it was accurate. It just annoys me that basically we don't know anything about the main characters anymore because the timeline has completely changed.

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What were your thoughts about any of this?

i really liked SGU too. i'll be the first one to admit it didn't start off too well. season 1 was unbearably slow in some episodes, but i kept watching because i had high hopes it would take off. season 2 had a good start and it did progress as the season went on. the last 4 or 5 episodes were really good and if it hadn't been canceled i think it would have stayed a good show. i would be interested in any links about where the series was headed if it hadn't been canceled.

I LOVE Stargate Universe, I just got done watching the finale. It was so well written. This is what TV needs. The characters on shows like SGU and Battlestar Galactica are more real to me than anyone of these "fake" people on reality shows.

So many good moments of dialogue. Too much to tell, I'm heart broken it was cancelled, same with Caprica, oh gods, Caprica was beautiful.

ditto with all that has been said,

SGU started off slow, even the beginning of series 2 wasn't great (from a pace point of view), but what it was building was a VERY solid character base and getting me routing for their survival. The final episode was a bit of a let down, but I doubt even the writers expected for the show to be cancelled. I get the feeling it was never the intention to finish like that, I for one would have loved to have seen more of their decendents in that galaxy. Real shame it got cancelled, the last half of season 2 was really doing well.

I didn't keep up with Fringe this season but I'll make sure I go watch it, suprises me that they have cancelled that as well [edit]ah, not cancelled, phew[/edit]

Bit worried where the next Sci-Fi fix is going to come from....tips on other good shows are welcome.

Fringe isnt cancelled. It got renewed for another season. Atleast last I heard.

At least we have Doctor Who...and the new BSG series coming out "Blood and Chrome"

Ah cool didnt hear anything about this yet.

Kind of really stoked for the next season of warehouse 13..

Yeah I know, massive nerdrage is going to rain a ****storm on my ass in a few minutes.

Only thing of WH13 I've seen is that cross-over on Eureka..if that was the show that crossed over..I think it was