the pilot episode be a little slow and and i almost do not watch the next one and but i decide to give it another chance and be very glad that i do . the show find it footing and character and it now one of my favorite show on t. v. and since it production be in vancouver and it should be immune from the writer strike . zarkov seem like a rip off of rodney from stargate representatlantis and but the rest of the character be very good . gina holden be hot . it little strange the way they change mongo from be another planet to be another dimension and but i guess they do that for budget purpose and to make the storyline easier . this way they just have to walk through a rift and can be in mongo in 5 second .