So yeah… no amount of complaints from those who DIDN’T like the 1st half of SGU would have changed Season 1’s storyline. The PTB didn’t “hear” you guys and then changed the second half of SGU for your whims. At least not for Season 1.

Season 2 is another matter. :)

**Q: It was notable right from the start of the second half of the season that the action and adventure element of the show had really been amped up. Was that a deliberate choice, you think?**

Huffman: The season itself was completed almost by the time we aired. We wrapped October 28th, and it aired October 3rd. … So, yes, I think the intent was to introduce the characters, develop the characters, and then put them to work. And that seems to be the way that it’s gone.