Stargate Universe

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After the secret of the Stargate's ninth chevron is discovered, a team of explorers from Earth travels to the unmanned starship Destiny, which was launched by the Ancients hundreds of millenia ago as an experiment. The new crew, not able to control the Destiny's navigation, is forced to complete its original mission. They travel far out into the universe, encountering new races and enemies.''''Stargate Universe is produced and distributed by MGM Television and Sci-Fi Channel. It is filmed at Bridge Studios and on location in and around Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.moreless
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  • Worst of anything in the Stargate franchise.

    4.0
    "Poor"
    By JonoGunther, Jan 21, 2012 Report Abuse
    No likeable characters. Fail, and dull plots. The main story was novice at best.
    Basically, a ship from hundreds of thousands of years ago, they get stranded on, what happens next? Continuous pointless drama, no proper plots, at least not interesting ones, they removed the sci from sci-fi, and made it more dull-fiction.
    They changed it from what made Stargate loved, which is just stupid.

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  • It's too bad people wanted this show to be the same old, formulaic, predictable, warm and fuzzy show that was the previous Stargate ventures. Apparently 15 years worth of SG-1/SG:A just wasn't enough for these dull, close minded people. SG-U WAS AWESOME!moreless

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    By itchywolf, Nov 29, 2011 Report Abuse
    I know I gave this a prefect rating, that's based on what the show could have been had the writers not listened to the complaining of people who were just upset that SG-1 and Atlantis were canceled. The fact is this show was dark, edgy and realistic, it had great acting (with a couple exceptions) and the use of the vast SG background was very cool. I was a fan of the original shows, not a die hard fan but I definitely enjoyed the fun happy-go lucky feel of the shows, at least at first... After the 8 or 9th season however, it started to become forced, predictable and dare I say, boring. Atlantis was a fun idea but it really was just more of the same. I hope all the moaners and complainers are happy with themselves, because there will NEVER be another Stargate show or movie EVER again because of these ungrateful, close-minded, mouth breathers who wanted yet another team of people going through a stargate each week, getting into random adventures while the leader makes silly sarcastic wise cracks while the smart team members roll their eyes along with the audience. Give this show a chance, the 1st 3 episodes alone are worth checking out, & as long as your not a silly SG-1 fanboy who gets scared by dark places and surprising story lines I hope you will like the show as much as I did. I was very sad when they canceled it, it really was the best thing on SyFy, before or since.moreless

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  • My determination to give this latest spin-off a fair go did not get rewarded until half way season 2 where teh seemingly forgotten Stargate magic was refound (much to my relief) although ultimately it proved too little too late as the show was cancelledmoreless

    7.0
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    By Ditzyleo, Nov 27, 2011 Report Abuse
    Having been a fan of the Stargate phenomenon from the very beginning I eagerly awaited this new season. Having being dubious about the first spin-off "Atlantis" , and being more than pleasantly surprised, I was determined to give this latest spin-off a fair go. However sitting through season one was a lesson in patience: waiting for those moments that had made Stargate the success it was. Gone were the funny quips and adventure and in its place was a show that was Hollyoaks-est in its plots then seemingly remembering there was a Stargate. While its predecessors did obviously delve into what made the characters real, this show seemed to be more concerned with who was bedding who, and simply handing over the back details in a rush leaving the watcher feeling oddly empty and apathetic towards the characters. The whole show was a lot like the Stargate :Atlantis character Ford- nice enough but no real interest to catch you
    However about half way through season 2 the Stargate magic finally seemed to be back! (Yay!) Characters suddenly came to life, and the sci-fi element came back into the foreground with that well known Stargate humour.
    However it came too late as the rates were too low to justify a renewal.
    But what an ending! If only they had started with those finial 12 episodes- the show might still be going.
    Still- hopefully this hasn't completely killed the Stargate franchise. I hope they come up with a new way round- or try for a renewal carrying on in the future from where Stargate Universe left offmoreless

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  • This show has absolutley NO likeable characters in it. They are all the same, all react the same way, have the same sort of quirks, talk the same way, etc...

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    By pnuker, Nov 17, 2011 Report Abuse
    This show has absolutley NO likeable characters in it. They are all the same, all react the same way, have the same sort of quirks, talk the same way, etc... Even though the show does show some promise mostly because it has "stargate" in the title, the casting and character writing has not shown much promise yet.

    Hopefully things will start happening soon... I've watched the first 8 episodes now, and I feel like I'm still on the first one!! Almost every episode so far has had the same basic outline: they're stuck on a ship, they don't know how to get back home, they are still exploring the ship, they get into a little bit of trouble every once in a while messing with the ships computers...it could be a three stooges episode with the right music in the background...moreless

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  • Battlestargate Destiny

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    By CaptainMidnight, Nov 05, 2011 Report Abuse
    I'm still watching for now, but maybe not for too much longer. The "inspiration" from latter-day Battlestar Galactica is just too overwhelming. It was touted as a return to the basics but seems like nothing so much as a clone of Galactica with a smattering of Stargate thrown in. We have a group of badly flawed people at each other's throats much of the time. The long-haired genius with the English accent and possibly ulterior motives. The brooding, fatalistic atmosphere that pervades every moment. Flashbacks for the characters, who all seem to be hiding something. The omnipresent shaky cam that's supposed to make everything seem more realistic yet just makes me nauseated. The dark, grungy spaceship with the shuttles that just happen to resemble the Raptors. Young, pretty actors hooking up with each other. All accompanied by the special effects that look like they were done by the exact same CGI artists as Galactica, right down to the shaky cam in space look. And to top it off, the soulful Celtic violin that I got tired of after one season of Galactica. There's nothing original here.

    This may be the end of the Stargate franchise, just as Enterprise doomed Star Trek on television. The fun is gone, although Atlantis began that slide. Before the series started, they insisted this was a return to the basics, brought to us by the creators of SG-1. It's nothing of the sort. I've seen reviews that say they don't solve the problems in 45 minutes, as the other Stargate shows did. Sure they do, although not in the two-hour premiere. One week, they get air at the end of the episode. The next week, they get water. In fact, that's similar to Galactica in that the other show also had an episode dealing with a water shortage. Following that, they got power. I suspect within the next couple of episodes, they'll get food. And then in another episode, they'll fix the other shuttle. The show is utterly shipbound so far, with no enemies (except themselves) and almost no guest stars. At least that keeps the budget low. I never thought I would miss Stargate Atlantis.moreless

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