Well, I think nowadays CGI is not so expensive anymore. Usually its cheaper than building models of space ships or weird landscapes. And also "aliens", monsters and stuff like that. And they look better, too - if you remember back at the time of Godzilla, or similar stuff in the 50s and 60s... it does look pretty silly from todays perspective.
And true, if the viewers are supposed to connect with the character of an alien, its sure easier when it looks a bit relateable and not so repulsive. Only the really nasty aliens are allowed to look inhuman. Old propaganda tricks that still work.
SG Universe, right. I didn't like that much. Too much bitching among the characters, instead of real SG action. A bit like "Walking Dead" - a Zombie show in which the Zombies are not important, instead the relations between the characters.
As I said, I favour the original SG1 series, and SG Atlantis is also quite good. This warrior guy, Jason Momoa, from Atlantis has made quite a career since, as Aquaman and some other roles in big movies. In Atlantis he looked a bit wooden at first, but loosend up later.
And generally they didn't take themself too seriously, at least sometimes.
I just had a look at the cast listing of the SG1 And Atlantis series - its absolutely stunning! I think it would be easier to list which US and Canadian actors were NOT in it. Even people like Bill Nye appear in it. :)
Ah, I love my silly Godzilla movies! The bad effects were part of the fun.
Certainly the CGI aliens look a lot better. I often prefer the models, as far as spaceships go: I have a photo of the U.S. Enterprise from the first Star Trek movie, a close up shot that looks fantastic ... the computerized space ships just don't have that weight to them, for want of a better term. Of course, the first Star Trek movie is proof that you need more than great special effects.
I saw the Stargate episode with Bill Nye--it was a lot of fun. Although there are some shows I like that are always serious, injecting a little light heartedness is usually an improvement with me.
The Walking Dead, of course, is not a zombie show, something I realized almost from the beginning. One of the characters actually says it, about the living: "WE are the walking dead". The truth is, I almost gave up on the show around season 4 not because it was too serious, but because I came to love the characters so much, and those lousy writers kept killing them off! I actually began to get stressed about it. I suppose that attracts some viewers, knowing that no one is safe.
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I don't like it too much if shows, that are obviously not based on facts. take themself too seriously. But it is not easy to find the right balance, I guess. Here on German TV they have crime shows sometimes, which miss this balance as well. Then you see one or a team of police detectives, supposedly investigating a murder case. But actually its all about their private problems, broken relationships, kids in puberty, a father that has Alzheimer or god knows what else. The actual investigation is done just inbetween, if and when they find time outside their private mess. Its just not what I'm looking for if I watch a crime show.
I guess the writers try to be closer to real life that way, but in fact they just dissipate in their story telling.
Yeah, there are some guys in US TV that seem to pop up in every production that didn't lock the doors fast enough. :) Bill Nye is one of them. In Big Bang Theory he appeared several times. Same as this old guy, I forget his name, he also did a popular science show many years ago, I think. He is quite funny actually.
Btw., there is a documentary about nature/ ecology out now, that is narrated by Barak Obama. Did you hear about that?
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Yeah, I get that--it's the reason why I don't watch most firefighting shows. Stop with the soap opera and give me firefighting!
I haven't seen that documentary, but I'll probably get around to it eventually. There are plenty of documentaries, these days!
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Well, its called "Our Great National Parks" and is a 5 part mini series. Not all parts are about US national parks, its all around the world. Yeah, narrator is a good job for him - if there is one thing he is good in, its talking.
Its on Netflix here, but may be you can find it elsewhere in the US.
Yes, Netflix especially produces tons of documentaries about each and everything. Just the other day I watched one about the Boeing 737 Max crashes. Absolutely irresponsible and criminal, how Boeing acted in that. Especially the 2nd crash was totally unnecessary. They knew exactly what the problem was, but didn't want to ground all the planes for PR reasons. Which killed another 150 people.
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I don't have Netflix, but there are great documentaries all over the place, so I don't miss it too much. Still putting a lot of time into trying to sell those books!
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