Syfy has ordered a second season of Stargate Universe. The renewal for StarGate Universe came quick with only half of the first season being aired so far, with the second 10 episodes not scheduled to start until April. Production on the first season has been complete for several weeks, and writers have been looking for an official word to start work on season 2.
Hey there everyone, this is forum member AssassinsClaw who has recently accepted the task of posting some more stargate news to the site and keeping everyone as up-to-date as possible with all things Stargate.
so lets start with something quite important – the UK Stargate Universe Premiere!
now while our American breathren have already seen Air Parts 1 and 2, us UKadians have not yet been able to. This changes tonight as SGU will be premiering this Tuesday night at 8PM GMT on Sky 1. I, being a resident of the UK will certainly be watching it and hopefully now anyone who frequents the forums and the front page regularly from the UK will alson now know (looking at you Mike!)
so lets get this new series off with a bang and try and get as many people to watch the premiere, as Justin would say: tell you family, tell your friends, tell your enemies, tell everyone!
sound off in the comments!
AssassinsClaw
The SCI FI Channel may be looking at Friday, October 2 as the premiere date for Stargate Universe in the United States.
Sanctuary actress and executive producer Amanda Tapping told Pop Culture Zoo this week that the network wants to pair the second season of that show with Universe on Friday nights. “SCI FI wants us to air October 9th,” she told the site. “We will run concurrently with Stargate Universe. I think they premiere with a two-hour episode and then the following week we will run together.”
That would put “Air” Parts 1 and 2 as the premiere event on October 2, and “Air, Part 3″ on October 9.
Source: Gateworld.net
Stargate SG-1 star Michael Shanks (Dr. Daniel Jackson) revealed to SCI FI Wire that he may have a role in the pilot of SCI FI Channel’s upcoming new series Stargate Universe.
“I talked to [executive producer] Brad Wright a couple of weeks ago, and he asked me if I’d be interested in doing a cameo in the Universe pilot, and I of course said I would be,” Shanks said in an exclusive interview. “And there’s a great deal of talk about [it]. … They’ve got a script going and everything like that.”
Shanks added that he hasn’t put Dr. Jackson away completely yet. “There will be a Stargate SG-1 movie [for DVD], probably filmed around the same time the [Stargate] Atlantis movie is filmed this coming summer,” he added. “So that’s all going to be going on.”
Shanks played Jackson on and off for a decade in Stargate SG-1, as well as on the spinoff seriesStargate Atlantis and in the made-for-DVD movies The Ark of Truth and Continuum.
The next SG-1 movie, “as far as I know, is pretty Rick-heavy [as in Richard Dean Anderson], pretty O’Neill [Anderson]-heavy,” Shanks said. “So I don’t know much more than that, but I will most definitely be involved in it.”
Since SG-1 ended in 2007, Shanks has been busy with guest appearances on TV shows, including USA Network’s Burn Notice and the upcoming telemovies Living Out Loud and Desperate Escape (withAngel’s Elisabeth Rohm).
Shanks explained that it’s the ideal situation to be able to stay in the Stargate game without being tied to it as an everyday job. “It’s great,” he said. “After 10 years and getting not picked up or canceled or whatever you want to call it, it feels almost a little bit odd, because you’re so used to the process. But going away from it, it’s great to be able to explore other opportunities. When you’re doing a show for nine months a year, you always want to shake it up and do other things, but you don’t have the time. Now, it’s the best of both worlds. We can get on with it and have other experiences and still revisit the franchise and the great family environment that we have with the cast and crew. ‘The further adventures of …’ is a nice treat.”
Edgier and younger in tone than the two previous series, Stargate Universe follows a band of soldiers, scientists and civilians who must fend for themselves as they are forced through a Stargate when their hidden base comes under attack. The desperate survivors emerge aboard an ancient ship, which is locked on an unknown course and unable to return to Earth.
The cast includes Robert Carlyle, Justin Louis, David Blue, Brian J. Smith and Jamil Walker Smith. Production will begin in Vancouver, Canada, in February with an eye toward a fall premiere.
Source: Scifiwire
Here is the teaser trailer to Stargate Universe.
New York, NY – January 16, 2009 – SCI FI Channel has announced Justin Louis, David Blue, Brian J. Smith and Jamil Walker Smith will join the cast of the highly anticipated new original series Stargate Universe. The four will enlist alongside Robert Carlyle (Dr. Nicholas Rush) in the latest adventure in the Stargate franchise produced by MGM television. Production will begin in Vancouver in February 2009 with an eye toward a fall ‘09 premiere.
Edgier and younger in tone than the two previous series, SGU follows a band of soldiers, scientists and civilians, who must fend for themselves as they are forced through a Stargate when their hidden base comes under attack. The desperate survivors emerge aboard an ancient ship, which is locked on an unknown course and unable to return to Earth.
Justin Louis (Hidden Hills, The Fighting Fitzgeralds) will portray Colonel Everett Young, an experienced Stargate team leader. Married, with years of tough decisions under his belt, life has taught him never to take anything for granted. He stays on top of his team so they stay alive.
David Blue (Ugly Betty, Moonlight) stars as Eli Wallace, a total slacker, who just happens to be an utter genius with anything he puts his mind to – mathematics, computers, video games. A lack of confidence has left him with an acerbic sense of humor.
Brian J. Smith (The War Boys, Hate Crime) is Lt. Matthew Scott, a junior member of the Stargate team. Green and rough around the edges, he is thrust into the role of leader well before he’s ready for the responsibility and must learn to command, earn respect through action, and manage the diverse personalities aboard the ship.
Jamil Walker Smith (Waynehead, Sister, Sister) will portray Sr. Sgt. Ronald Greer, a Marine with a temper you don’t want to mess with. His past is mysterious but it’s clear something dark formed the hard shell around him.
Brad Wright and Robert Cooper, of Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis, will serve as executive producers and writers on the new series.
Stargate Universe will debut as a two-hour movie event on SCI FI and will be distributed by MGM Worldwide Television Distribution.
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