Comments on: On Being the Stargate Universe Creative Consultant: Answers!

By: DevilaN

DevilaN — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 21:57:45 +0000

I am glad to hear that there is somebody who is trying to keep things right by helping writers to avoid ridiculous situations :)

Mr Scalzi, are you fan of SG series (have you seen each sg-1 / sg-a episode)? Or maybe your job forced you to familiarize yourself with previous SG eposides?

Can you give away any example what was improved after your intervention in any of already aired episodes it it’s not a secret? :)

Best regards.

PS. I apologize for my lack of skills in english and hope i was clear enough with my post :)

By: Doubting Thomas

Doubting Thomas — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 03:22:30 +0000

You only need to use it once. That sounds like quite a bargain to me, especially compared to such unattractive modern medical treatments as chemotherapy and amputation of infected extremities.

Even if the effects are cumulative, like radiation damage, it’s still better than chemo. Not even close.

But this is moot — Scalzi’s SG is going to be way smarter, it’s on the air as we speak, and I haven’t seen it yet. (If you’ll excuse me …)

By: melendwyr

melendwyr — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:48:33 +0000

The Sarcophagus, which cured all diseases and injuries in one pass, became addictive after a few hundred, and caused reversible brain damage after months of abuse which became permanent after years of abuse.

Actually, it became addictive after a dozen or so uses, and the changes to the brain are irreversible after several months. Having a symbiote protects the user slightly, but a lot of the problems with the Go’auld came from their use of the technology. Eventually you can’t keep your body together without regular Sarcophagus use.

By: marine

marine — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 20:45:30 +0000

yea how come our marines are not properly portrayed? a msgt at 20 sumthin? cmon thats impossible if you need a marine to give you advise…hell ill do it for free just so i can get the satisfaction that my marines are protrayed accurately. in pressure and battle!!

By: John Scalzi

John Scalzi — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 10:10:29 +0000

The producers have said they don’t want English-speaking aliens, and given what I know of the series, there’s not much reason to doubt them so far.

By: Maya Bee

Maya Bee — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 08:09:26 +0000

Thanks for your time and this peak behind the scene.
As a bilingual person on her way to being trilingual, I’ve always wondered why the Aliens in SGA always spoke English? The wraith have a specific writing but speak English, with no explanation being given.
They are no linguist on SGA either, which seems kind of strange if you’re going to explore a new galaxy. It’s a definite “wait a minute” thing to me….
Do you have any thoughts about this problem? Will it be the same thing in SG:U (ie all aliens speak English)?

By: Barryke

Barryke — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:39:08 +0000

Its a good thing they take science seriously. Its that and the self-ridicule i enjoy about Stargate. Thanks for doing your job, also sounds like heaps ‘o fun doing it.

By: masksoferis

masksoferis — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:00:59 +0000

Toilet paper? Bah, in the future they’ll be using those three seashell things introduced during the Schwarzenegger presidency.

By: Jack

Jack — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:20:23 +0000

At the great risk of sounding genuinely unappreciative (which I’m not) – the original SG offerings left much to be desired. Much.

Here’s a toast to you helping them improve, perhaps in the same way that ABC’s relentless LOST machine has driven that network to hire real writing talent for its growing sci-fi canon.

By: John Scalzi

John Scalzi — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:22:05 +0000

I believe it will be available via Hulu.