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Stargate Universe

This article is about one of the series in theStargatefranchise.For the universe in which the franchise is set, seeMythology of Stargate.

Stargate Universe(often abbreviated asSGU) is amilitary science fictiondrama television series and part ofMGM'sStargatefranchise.It follows the adventures of a present-day, multinational exploration team traveling on theAncientspaceshipDestinyseveral billion light years distant from theMilky Way Galaxy.They are now trying to figure out a way to return to Earth, while simultaneously trying to explore and to survive in their unknown area of the universe. The series, created byBrad WrightandRobert C. Cooper,premiered in the United States onSyfyon October 2, 2009. The series featured anensemble castand was primarily filmed in and aroundVancouver,British Columbia,Canada. A second season of 20 episodes was announced by Syfy in December 2009.[1]

Stargate Universe
GenreMilitary science fiction
Created by
Based onStargate
byRoland Emmerich
Dean Devlin
Starring
Theme music composerJoel Goldsmith
Country of origin
Original languageEnglish
No.of seasons2
No.of episodes40(Episodes)
34(Webisodes)(list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
EditorMike Banas
Running time43 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkSyfy
ReleaseOctober 2, 2009(2009-10-02)–
May 9, 2011(2011-05-09)
Related

The first 10 episodes of the second season were aired in the United States beginning on September 28, 2010,[2]and the final 10 were shown beginning on March 7, 2011.[3]Syfy announced on December 16, 2010, that it would not be picking upStargate Universefor a third season.[4]The second season ofSGUended as a semi-cliffhanger.[5]

There is an ongoing comic book series set after the end of season two, but the original creators and writers are not involved.[6]

Premise

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Stargate Command(SGC) created Icarus base on a remote planet whose Stargate is powered by large naquadria deposits throughout the core. The team, led by Dr. Nicholas Rush, postulate that the power from that core could allow them to use a 9-chevron address to "dial" into the Stargate, allowing them access to locations far remote from their galaxy, but lack the means to translate the writing of the Ancients to understand how to dial this properly. Dr. Rush designs a video game used across Earth to find brilliant minds to interpret the puzzle, which Eli Wallace, a young mathematics genius, is able to solve. Although Eli is reluctant, he is brought to the Icarus base along with a contingent of guests of honor aboard theHammond,a Daedalus-class starship battlecruiser; the guests include Senator Armstrong, who funds Icarus Project, and his daughter Chloe. They are introduced to the base's military staff, led by Colonel Everett Young, Colonel David Telford, First Lieutenants Matthew Scott and Tamara Johansen, and Master Sergeant Ronald Greer.

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Dr. Rush and Eli work together to discover the means to dial the ninth chevron, just as the base is attacked by members of theLucian Alliance.Colonel Telford aids in the defense with F-302 fighters with Colonel Samantha Carter in command of theGeorge Hammond,while the base starts dialing Earth into the Stargate, finding that the planet's power core is about to explode. Dr. Rush realizes that the explosion would follow them through the base back to Earth, and instead redials the Stargate with the ninth chevron, successfully opening a wormhole. The surviving Icarus Base members flee through the wormhole before the planet explodes. They find themselves aboard an old abandoned spacecraft made by the Ancients, which Dr. Rush finds was namedDestiny.Around eighty survivors begin to assure the safety of their team, Senator Armstrong injured and realizing he might not have long, sacrifices himself to seal an air leak in one ofDestiny's shuttles.

As the rest of the team works to make the ship habitable, Dr. Rush, Eli, and other scientific members of Icarus Base start to understand the function ofDestiny;they are not able to directly control the ship, and find that it will drop out of faster-than-light travel to allow its Stargate to connect to a number of nearby worlds for a fixed period of time before it continues; it fuels itself by diving into the outermost layer of a nearby star and collecting energy from it; the first time theDestinydid that, the crew feared the worst, until they understood why it happened. The crew is able to remain in contact with Earth via the Ancient communication stones that Dr. Rush brought, and are told to continue the Stargate mission of exploring that galaxy, while searching for a way to return home.

The team's mission adapts in season 2, when the Ancients' mission forDestinyis discovered in "The Greater Good".Dr. Rush cracks the ship's master code, gaining control of the ship's systems and discovering that the Ancients found an artificial pattern to thecosmic microwave background radiationsaid to be a remnant of theBig Bang.This discovery suggested the possibility of life before or immediately after the Big Bang, andDestinywas launched millions of years ago to study and gather data regarding this possibility. WhileDestinyhas not solved this riddle after millions of years of research, the series ends with the team continuing its fight for survival while also dedicating itself to researching this possibility of an originating intelligence.

Cast

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Main article:List of Stargate Universe characters
TheStargate Universecast at Comic Con 2009
  • Robert CarlyleasNicholas Rush– The "ship's brilliantMachiavellianscientist "[7]whom producerJoseph Mallozzihad first mentioned in his blog in mid-November 2008 as Dr. David Rush.[8]The ship's crew believe Rush to be losing his mind, but he does things for a reason.[9]Carlyle explained in an interview that after Rush lost his wife to cancer, he became driven by the opportunity to explore the galaxy.[10]Mallozzi rectified casting reports in mid-December 2008[11]that Rush "is not the leader of the unplanned expedition. That honor falls to Colonel Everett Young. For now. But things could have a way of changing on board a ship manned by a disparate group with very different agendas...".[7]Although a confirmed main character,[12]Rush was not included in the initial casting character breakdowns.[13]Wright and Cooper intended the character to be different from any previous main characters in theStargatefranchise, "somebody who is not the hero, not the villain, and more of a very flawed and complex person".[14]About a year before being cast, British actor Robert Carlyle wanted to try something new in his career and approached television companies in Los Angeles. They offered him several parts, butStargate Universehad the greatest appeal to him as "suddenly a drama [was] opening up in space, [and] in the past that was something that was slightly missing from the genre".[15]He was aware of the success of theStargatefranchise and had seen "quite a bit ofSG-1,plus a bunch ofAtlantis".[16]Carlyle accepted the role because of Wright and Cooper's take on the drama and direction of the show, and he was "more than prepared" to play the character for possibly many years.[16]Carlyle kept hisScottish accentfor the role, though mi xing it with anEnglish accent[17][18]
  • Louis FerreiraasEverett Young– Described in the initial character breakdown as a "handsome, capable, former SG team leader" in his 40s who holds the rank of Colonel. He is "like theJack O'Neillof ten years ago "yet has sharper edges. At the beginning ofStargate Universe,he has been married for approximately five years and is the temporary commander of a secret off-world base.[13]Young is Rush's nemesis on the ship.[10]
  • Brian J. SmithasMatthew Scott– A 26-year-old skilled and well-trained Airman and junior SGC member holding the rank of First Lieutenant. He is "mentally unprepared for the urgency of the situation" aboard the ship. He was named Jared Nash in the initial casting call.[13]Before being cast, Brian J. Smith had been working as a stage actor in New York for a year and a half. Smith taped hisStargate Universeaudition and was invited to a screen test in Los Angeles. He received the news of being cast a few days after the screen test.[19]He prepared for the role by doing military research. He had not seen theStargateTV series before being cast, but caught up with much ofSG-1afterwards.[14]
  • Elyse LevesqueasChloe Armstrong– She is the daughter of a US Senator, 23 years old, whose character is tested "after her father's tragic death and the dire circumstances of being trapped on a spaceship".[13]Her father (played byChristopher McDonald)[20]had political oversight over the Stargate project trying to dial the ninth chevron.[21]Before the producers settled on the final name, the character was named Chloe Carpenter[13]and Chloe Walker.[21]Levesque's "wonderfully nuanced audition" convinced the producers to cast her, as she demonstrated an "impressive range in two very different [and] demanding scenes".[20]
  • David BlueasEli Wallace– Named Eli Hitchcock in the casting call,[13]Eli Wallace is a "total slacker" in his early twenties and an "utter genius" in mathematics, computers and other fields. He is a social outcast with an "acerbic sense of humor", and lacks confidence in his intelligence. The character breakdown compares him to "Matt Damon's character fromGood Will Huntingwith a littleJack Blackthrown in ".[13]He was the main source of comic relief in the show.[9]David Blue, a self-declared fan of the science fiction series, has seen allSG-1andAtlantisepisodes.[14][22]
  • Alaina HuffmanasTamara Johansen– Named Tamara Jon in the character breakdown, she is anSGCmedic in her mid-twenties with off-world experience and the rank ofFirst Lieutenant.Friends call her "T.J."[23]She finds herself the most medically experienced person aboard the ship after the death of the Icarus Base doctor in the pilot episode "Air" (according to co-creator Robert C. Cooper). She has a modest background, yet is "beautiful, tough, smart and capable", but also has a secretive past with another member of theDestiny's new crew. At the beginning of the series, she is overwhelmed by the lack of medical knowledge, experience, medicines, and supplies aboard the ship.[13]Mallozzi considered Huffman's audition in December 2008 "so good that, quite frankly, we would've been crazy not to cast her".[20]
  • Jamil Walker SmithasRonald Greer– In early casting documents named Ron "Psycho" Stasiak,[13]Ronald Greer is a "big, strong, silent" Marine with a mysterious past who lacks control over his temper in non-combat situations. The character breakdown compares him toEric Bana's character "Hoot" inBlack Hawk Down.[13]His rank isMaster Sergeant.[24]
  • Ming-Na WenasCamile Wray– Camile Wray is the first openly lesbian character in the Stargate franchise. She is the IOA representative onDestinyand supports civilian leadership on the ship. Ming-Na was credited as a regular character in the first two episodes. She was downgraded to a recurring character from then on until the episode "Justice", in which she returned and continued as a regular character.

Production

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Conception

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Stargateproducers Brad Wright and Robert C. Cooper conceivedStargate Universeas "a completely separate, third entity" in the live-actionStargatefranchise[25]– as opposed toStargate Atlantis,which was created as a spin-off from the first seriesStargate SG-1.They wanted to produce a stylistically and totally different TV series with a more mature and fresh story approach so as not to get too repetitive.[26]Wright and Cooper originally planned to write the pilot script forStargate Universeduring the summer of 2007, making a 2008 premiere possible.[25]Since their ambitions with the previous live-actionStargateseries were often restricted by the low budget and risked coming across as silly,[26]they pitched the show as "an expensive series" to theSci Fi Channel (now Syfy)in the last quarter of 2007. Although the pitch was well-received,[27]the project was put on hold because of the ongoing work onStargate AtlantisandStargate: Continuum,and the2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike.[25][27]The series was given the official greenlight for a 2009 debut by Syfy on August 22, 2008, shortly after the cancellation ofStargate Atlantishad been announced.[28]It was given an initial order of 40 episodes across two seasons.[29]Joseph Mallozzi explained that a new series would have lower salaries and licensing fees than a new sixth season ofAtlantiswould have had.[30]MGMco-funded the project.[31]According to co-starRobert Carlyle,each episode had a budget of $2 million US dollars.[32]

Brad Wright pitched the series and its first five episodes to theStargate Atlantiswriters and producers in mid-September 2008.[33]Wright, Cooper, andCarl Binderproduced the show, whileJoseph MallozziandPaul Mullieserved as writers and consultant producers.[34]Stargate AtlantiswritersMartin Geroand Alan McCullough contributed scripts, but were not part of the regular writing staff.[35]New writers were initially sought for freelance scripts and possible staff positions.[31]AuthorJohn Scalziwas hired as a creative consultant, "a background rather than foreground sort of job".[36]Most of theStargate Atlantiscrew, such as stunt coordinatorJames Bamfordand composerJoel Goldsmith,moved over toUniverse.[37]

Casting

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Short character breakdowns for the series regulars (created for casting calls) leaked on the internet on September 17, 2008.[13][38]Joseph Mallozzi explained the largely negative initial fan reaction[12][33][34]as a passionate response to the preceding cancellation announcement ofAtlantis.[34]Brad Wright dismissed negative comments as a sole reaction to the wording of the network; character breakdowns are written to aid casting directors and agents in the selection process, and "always sound shallow, and if they're written to appear 'deep' it's just ridiculous".[12]Robert C. Cooper replied to concerns of young age that theSG-1cast was also quite young in their first season. The producers were "looking for people who are a little more identifiable and contemporary," with an "everyman on the street point of view" after being challenged by the situation.[38]Martin Gero consideredStargate Universeas an ensemble show, more than the previous twoStargatelive-action series were.[39]

Auditions were held in Los Angeles.[40]The producers were looking for well-known names for the lead roles, but intended to mostly cast "either new faces, or people you've seen in other stuff but maybe aren't as aware of".[38]BAFTAandScreen Actors Guild Award-winning actorRobert Carlylewas the first announced series regular in mid-December 2008.[11]The casting of Louis Ferreira, David Blue, Brian J. Smith, and Jamil Walker Smith as series regulars was announced in mid-January 2009.[41]The casting of Alaina Huffman and Elyse Levesque was announced in late February 2009, along with other actors whose status as regular or recurring cast has not been established.[24]The cast is American (Blue, B. Smith, J. Smith, Wen), Canadian (Ferreira, Levesque, and Huffman) and British (Carlyle).

Writing and filming

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Stargate Universewas filmed atThe Bridge StudiosinBurnaby,Canada.

The writers started drafting stories for the first season in mid-November 2008.[8]TheUnited States Air ForceandMarine Corpsreviewed the scripts, and disaster geophysicistMika McKinnonserved as a science consultant.[35][42]The projected film start ofStargate Universewas initially slated for February 4, 2009,[43]but was moved to February 18, 2009.[44]The show was filmed on stages 2, 4 (Destinyset) and 5 (Icarus Base set) atThe Bridge Studios[45][46](SG-1andAtlantishad been filmed at stages 5 and 6)[44]and on location in and aroundVancouver, British Columbia.[43]"Air (Part 3)" was filmed in and aroundAlamogordo, New Mexicofrom late April through early May 2009.[47]Stargate Universeshowed computer-generated worlds filmed in digital sets.[12]Stargate Universehad a markedly different shooting style for more reality and immediacy with inspiration fromCloverfield,as if "a documentary crew were to ride along on this adventure to outer space".[26]

Pre-broadcast marketing

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Sci Fi Wirepublished concept art of theDestinyin October 2008.[48]The first promotional picture of the cast (out of costume and in casual clothing) was released on March 20, 2009.[49]The same day, Syfy began airing thirty-second trailers ofUniverse,showing various clips of theUniverseteam aboard the ship and theSG·UStargate with the first visual effects.[50]MGMrevealed its revampedStargate Universewebsite on July 8 with an interactive virtual set tour of theDestiny,interviews with the cast, character profiles and videos.[51]Joseph Mallozzi began posting concept art and behind-the-scenes photos of theSGUset on his blog afterwards. Brad Wright, Robert C. Cooper and most members of the main cast appeared at anSGUpanel atSan Diego Comic-Conon July 24, 2009. Behind-the-scenes material was shot for future online and DVD use.[14]

Themes

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Main article:Mythology of Stargate

Stargate Universeis set on the spaceshipDestiny,which was launched by the race known as theAncientsfrom the Milky Way galaxy several million years ago.[52]Several ships were sent ahead of it to seed the universe withStargates.The Ancients had planned on using the Stargate aboard Destiny to board that ship when it was far enough out into the universe, but they eventually abandoned the project after looking intoascensionand other endeavors. To reach this ship, an address would have to be dialed consisting of ninechevrons,a possibility that had been unknown in the previousStargateseries, due to energy constraints and the lack of any nine-chevron addresses recorded anywhere until Destiny's address was discovered in Atlantis' database.[27]

The series begins when a team of soldiers and scientists from present-day Earth escape through the Stargate and arrive on theDestinyafter their base is attacked.[53]Many of its primary systems are damaged or failing, and they are unable to return to Earth or even maneuver the ship. However, theDestinyperiodically stops to dial the Stargate to planets with necessary supplies to repair the ship, and sustain human life.[16][26]The writers have discussed the possibility that each season represents a voyage of theDestinythrough a different galaxy.[54]

Stargate Universewas intended to appeal to both veteran fans and newcomers, being firmly entrenched in establishedStargatemythology without relying on it too often.[26][33]It retained the familiarStargatethemes of adventure and exploration,[26]but focused mostly on the people aboard the ship.[34]SGUwas also moreserializedthan its predecessors, although the writers attempted to resolve each character story within the episode.[26]There was a conscious effort to avoid makingSGUtoo serialized, with the serialization stemming mainly from character development.[14]The industry described the show as "dark and edgy".[26]According to Robert C. Cooper, the essence of the story is "that sort of fear and terror of a tragedy combined with the sense that there is hope for us in the basic ways in which human beings survive".[26]The planned increased levels of drama were balanced with humor to avoid pretentiousness. The differences betweengood and evilwere meant to be less apparent, as the ship was populated with flawed and unprepared characters who are not supposed to go there.[26]According to Brad Wright, the show would "hopefully explor[e] the truly alien, and [avoid] the rubber faced English-speaking one[s]". There were aliens, but not a single dominant villain race likeSG-1'sGoa'uldandAtlantis'Wraith.[12][26]

Broadcast and release

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See also:List of Stargate Universe episodes

Home media

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Season Product Episodes DVDrelease date Blu-rayrelease date
Region 1 Region 2 Region 4 Region A Region B
1 Stargate Universe - SG-U: 1.0[55] 10 February 9, 2010(2010-02-09)[55] — — February 9, 2010(2010-02-09)[56] —
Stargate Universe - SG-U: 1.5 10 July 27, 2010(2010-07-27)[57] — — July 27, 2010(2010-07-27)[58] —
Stargate Universe - Complete Season 1[59] 20 October 5, 2010(2010-10-05)[60] July 5, 2010(2010-07-05)[59] January 12, 2011(2011-01-12)[61] October 5, 2010(2010-10-05)[62] July 5, 2010(2010-07-05)[63]
2 Stargate Universe - The Complete Final Season 20 May 31, 2011(2011-05-31)[64] July 4, 2011(2011-07-04)[64] November 2, 2011(2011-11-02)[65] — —
1–2 Stargate Universe - The Complete Seasons 1-2 40 — August 29, 2011(2011-08-29)[66] November 2, 2011(2011-11-02)[67] January 15, 2021(2021-01-15)[68] January 15, 2021(2021-01-15)[68]

Reception

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Critical reception

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The series holds a score of 58 out of 100 on thereview aggregatorwebsiteMetacritic.[69]

Stargate Universewas well received by several major media outlets upon airing of the pilot episode. Mike Hale fromThe New York Timeswas generally positive towards the pilot episodes, saying theStargatefranchisewas "catching up" with the long-runningStar Trekfranchise.Hale also agreed withSyfy's promotion of it being an "edgier"Stargate.[70]The Boston Globereviewer Joanna Weiss also reacted positively towards the pilot episodes, saying it felt like "earlyLost",while the story arc followed the patterns ofBattlestar Galactica.[71]Mark Wilson fromAboutgave the episode four-and-a-half stars out of 5, sayingUniverseaccomplishes whatStargate Atlantiswas not able to, and said it was "exceptionally well made" compared to other shows.[72]ThePittsburgh Post-Gazetteboth praised the show, calling it "intriguing", for not abandoning its premise asStar Trek: Voyagerdid and criticized it by pointing out that the characters spend "far too much time wandering a desert planet" in "Air (Part 3)". ThePittsburgh Post-Gazettesummarized their review by saying that, "given time,Stargate Universemay become worth watching if it develops its characters and continues to mine its premise for stories. "[73]David Hinckley, a reviewer fromThe New York Daily Newsgave the episodes four out of five stars, saying that "Eli's not the only one playing a high-stakes game here."[74]

Among reviewers who were negative towards the new installments was Maureen Ryan from theChicago Tribune.The reviewer wrote that the "gloomy, underwhelmingUniverseseems to have ditched many of the elements that the previous "Stargate" shows had, notably camaraderie and a sense of adventure, without adding much in the way of narrative suspense or complexity. "The only characters she felt were" worth following "were Eli Wallace and Nicholas Rush.[75]Vince Horiuchi fromThe Salt Lake Tribune,while not overall positive to the series, said the cast and characters were a "little more likable and interesting" than previous entries in theStargatefranchise.[76]Reviewer Laura Freis fromVarietyconcluded her review with "Sure,SGUis grittier, darker and psychologically deeper than previous versions. But so far, it's also a lot less fun. "While negative towards the show, she calledRobert Carlylean "excellent" actor.[77]The Hollywood Reporternoted a lack of "intelligent" and "surprising stories" and was overall negative towardsStargate Universe.[78]The show has also been criticized for its similarities to the reimaginedBattlestar Galactica.[79][80][81]

Ratings

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In its second season, SGU had declined in viewership ratings.[82]Series co-creator Brad Wright attributed this decline to its change in timeslot (from Friday night to Tuesday night, and then again to Monday night), stating:

I don’t think if we, for any reason, go away, it is an issue necessarily of the quality of the product that we’ve been making. I think getting moved on the schedule has hurt us. And the fact that some of the fans that likedSG-1andAtlantiswere so angry that they have deliberately hurt us, which is unfortunate.[82][83]

After the cancellation ofStargate Universe,Stargatefans reacted angrily towards Syfy. On May 12, 2011, Syfy released a letter explaining its reasons for the series' cancellation.[84]The letter discussed the fact that ratings during the first season had fallen significantly on the Friday timeslot, dropping over 25% of its viewership during the long hiatus between the first and second half of the season. This prompted Syfy to start the second season in the Tuesday slot making room on Friday for wrestling, the change from Friday to Tuesday being a major factor in the reduction in viewership.[84]

Awards and nominations

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Main article:List of awards and nominations received by Stargate Universe

The episode "Time" won aWriters Guild of CanadaAward for best one-hour TV series[85][86]and both "Air" and "Space" were nominated for Outstanding Special Visual Effects For A Series at the2010 Primetime Emmy Awards.[87]

Robert Carlyle won Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role for the first-season episode "Human" at the2010 Gemini Awards.[88]

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