Stargate Universe (TV series)
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| Genre | Military science fiction |
| Created by | |
| Based on |
Stargate by Roland Emmerich Dean Devlin |
| Starring | |
| Theme music composer | Joel Goldsmith |
| Country of origin | |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 40 (Episodes) 34 (Webisodes) (list of episodes) |
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| Editor(s) | Mike Banas |
| Running time | 43 minutes |
| Production company(s) | MGM Television |
| Distributor | MGM Worldwide Television Distribution |
| Release | |
| Original network | Syfy |
| Picture format | 16:9 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original release | October 2, 2009 – May 9, 2011 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by |
Stargate Stargate SG-1 Stargate Atlantis |
| External links | |
| Website | stargate |
Stargate Universe (often abbreviated as SGU) is a Canadian-American military science fiction television series and part of MGM's Stargate franchise. It follows the adventures of a present-day, multinational exploration team traveling on the Ancient spaceship Destiny several billion light years distant from the Milky Way Galaxy. They evacuated there and 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 by Brad Wright and Robert C. Cooper, premiered in the United States on Syfy on October 2, 2009. The series featured an ensemble cast and was primarily filmed in and around Vancouver, BC, Canada. A second season of 20 episodes was announced by Syfy in December 2009.
The first 10 episodes of the second season were aired in the United States beginning on September 28, 2010, and the final 10 were shown beginning on March 7, 2011. Syfy announced on December 16, 2010 that it would not be picking up Stargate Universe for a third season. The second season of SGU ended as a semi-cliffhanger.
The 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 code 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. Eli is reluctantly brought to Icarus base along with a contingent of guests of honor aboard the Hammond, a Daedalus-class starship battlecruiser; the guests include Senator Armstrong, who funds the 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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