Stargate Universe is a Canadian-American military science fiction television series created by Brad Wright and Robert C. Cooper as a spin off from its sister shows, Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis.
The show has stand-alone episodes as well as multi-part episodes, and it also has more season-long story and character arcs running through every episode than any other Stargate series.[1] Brad Wright was hopeful that the show would last three or more seasons.[2] On December 16, 2010, Entertainment Weekly reported that the show would end after the second season.[3]
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| Season | Originally aired | Product | Episodes | DVD release date | Blu-ray release date | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season premiere | Season finale | Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 4 | Region A | Region B | ||||
| 1 | October 2, 2009 | June 11, 2010 | Stargate SG-U: 1.0[4] | 10 | February 9, 2010[4] | N/A | N/A | February 9, 2010[5] | N/A | |
| Stargate SG-U: 1.5 | 10 | July 27, 2010[6] | N/A | N/A | July 27, 2010[7] | N/A | ||||
| Complete Season 1[8] | 20 | October 5, 2010[9] | July 5, 2010[8] | January 12, 2011[10] | October 5, 2010[11] | July 5, 2010[12] | ||||
| 2 | September 28, 2010 | May 9, 2011 | Complete Season 2 | 20 | May 31, 2011[13] | July 4, 2011[14] | November 2, 2011[15] | N/A | N/A | |
| 1–2 | October 2, 2009 | May 9, 2011 | The Complete Series Collection | 40 | N/A | August 29, 2011[16] | November 2, 2011[17] | N/A | N/A | |
The first season consists of 20 episodes.[18] Brad Wright and Robert C. Cooper wrote the three-parter series opener named "Air", which was originally planned to be a two-parter.[19] The first two parts of "Air" premiered on Syfy on October 2, 2009, with regularly weekly airing beginning on October 9, 2009.[20] "Fire" was originally going to be the title for episode four, but the story and script was too big to be able to fit into one episode, so the producers changed it to become a two-parter called "Darkness" and "Light", therefore pushing all future episodes forward one slot. "Justice" was the mid-season finale. The back half of the first season aired on Friday April 2, 2010 on Space and Syfy.[21]
British channel Sky1 acquired the exclusive UK rights to Stargate Universe and began airing the series from October 6, 2009.[22] The series currently airs on Space in Canada.[23] In Australia Stargate Universe commenced airing on free-to-air-TV on Network Ten from 20:30 on Monday 14 December 2009, broadcasting the first two episodes: "Air (Part 1)" and "Air (Part 2)" as a movie-length premiere.[24] However, Network Ten dropped the series after just three weeks.[25] All available episodes were however fast-tracked from the US and broadcast on the Sci Fi Channel on Foxtel screening in Australia only 'days' after the US.[26]
| № | # | Title | Directed by | Written by | U.S. viewers (million) |
Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Air (Part 1)" | Andy Mikita | Robert C. Cooper & Brad Wright | 2.346[27] | October 2, 2009 |
| 2 | 2 | "Air (Part 2)" | Andy Mikita | Robert C. Cooper & Brad Wright | 2.346[27] | October 2, 2009 |
| 3 | 3 | "Air (Part 3)" | Andy Mikita | Robert C. Cooper & Brad Wright | 2.447[27] | October 9, 2009 |
| 4 | 4 | "Darkness (Part 1)" | Peter DeLuise | Brad Wright | 2.099[28] | October 16, 2009 |
| 5 | 5 | "Light (Part 2)" | Peter DeLuise | Brad Wright | 2.015[29] | October 23, 2009 |
| 6 | 6 | "Water" | Will Waring | Story by: Brad Wright & Robert C. Cooper & Carl Binder Teleplay by: Carl Binder |
1.974[30] | October 30, 2009 |
| 7 | 7 | "Earth" | Ernest Dickerson | Story by: Brad Wright & Robert C. Cooper & Martin Gero Teleplay by: Martin Gero |
1.626[31] | November 6, 2009 |
| 8 | 8 | "Time" | Robert C. Cooper | Robert C. Cooper | 1.802[32] | November 13, 2009 |
| 9 | 9 | "Life" | Alex Chapple | Carl Binder | 1.891[33] | November 20, 2009 |
| 10 | 10 | "Justice" | Will Waring | Alan McCullough | 1.340[34] | December 4, 2009 |
| 11 | 11 | "Space (Part 1)" | Andy Mikita | Joseph Mallozzi & Paul Mullie | 1.486[35] | April 2, 2010 |
| 12 | 12 | "Divided (Part 2)" | Félix Enríquez Alcalá | Joseph Mallozzi & Paul Mullie | 1.600[36] | April 9, 2010 |
| 13 | 13 | "Faith" | Will Waring | Denis McGrath | 1.422[37] | April 16, 2010 |
| 14 | 14 | "Human" | Robert C. Cooper | Jeff Vlaming | 1.313[38] | April 23, 2010 |
| 15 | 15 | "Lost" | Ronn Schmidt | Martin Gero | 1.587[39] | April 30, 2010 |
| 16 | 16 | "Sabotage" | Peter DeLuise | Barbara Marshall | 1.391[40] | May 7, 2010 |
| 17 | 17 | "Pain" | Will Waring | Carl Binder | 1.554[41] | May 14, 2010 |
| 18 | 18 | "Subversion" | Alex Chapple | Joseph Mallozzi & Paul Mullie | 1.454[41] | May 21, 2010 |
| 19 | 19 | "Incursion (Part 1)" | Andy Mikita | Joseph Mallozzi & Paul Mullie | 1.178[42] | June 4, 2010 |
| 20 | 20 | "Incursion (Part 2)" | Andy Mikita | Joseph Mallozzi & Paul Mullie | 1.469[43] | June 11, 2010 |
The final episode of Season 1, "Incursion (Part 2)", had World Premiere on the German TV channel "RTL2". RTL2 aired the episode one week ahead of SyFy.
The second season of Stargate Universe was announced by Syfy on December 13, 2009. Like the first season, the second season consisted of 20 episodes. Nine episodes had already been reserved by the primary series writers. The series was moved from the franchise's usual time on Friday to Tuesday, along with Caprica. This is due to Syfy picking up WWE Friday Night SmackDown.[44] The series resumed on September 28, 2010, USA.[45] In Ireland & UK the series resumed on October 5 at 9pm on Sky1 and Sky1 HD. Syfy announced the series cancellation during the mid-season hiatus. Syfy aired the remainder of season two consisting of the final 10 episodes which were all filmed before the series was cancelled. The second half of Season 2 began airing on Mondays as of March 7.[45] In Canada, the second half of Season 2 began airing on Tuesdays as of March 8 at 10pm on the Space Channel.[46]
| № | # | Title | Directed by | Written by | U.S. viewers (million) |
Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 1 | "Intervention (Part 3)" | Andy Mikita | Joseph Mallozzi & Paul Mullie | 1.175[27] | September 28, 2010 |
| 22 | 2 | "Aftermath" | William Waring | Robert C. Cooper | 1.070[47] | October 5, 2010 |
| 23 | 3 | "Awakening" | Andy Mikita | Joseph Mallozzi & Paul Mullie | 1.222[48] | October 12, 2010 |
| 24 | 4 | "Pathogen" | Robert Carlyle | Carl Binder | 0.974[49] | October 19, 2010 |
| 25 | 5 | "Cloverdale" | Alex Chapple | Brad Wright | 1.012[50] | October 26, 2010 |
| 26 | 6 | "Trial and Error" | Andy Mikita | Joseph Mallozzi & Paul Mullie | 0.967[51] | November 2, 2010 |
| 27 | 7 | "The Greater Good" | William Waring | Carl Binder | 1.074[52] | November 9, 2010 |
| 28 | 8 | "Malice" | Robert C. Cooper | Robert C. Cooper | 1.025[53] | November 16, 2010 |
| 29 | 9 | "Visitation" | Peter DeLuise | Remi Aubuchon | 1.169[54] | November 23, 2010 |
| 30 | 10 | "Resurgence (Part 1)" | Andy Mikita | Joseph Mallozzi & Paul Mullie | 1.094[55] | November 30, 2010 |
| 31 | 11 | "Deliverance (Part 2)" | Peter DeLuise | Joseph Mallozzi & Paul Mullie | 1.035[56] | March 7, 2011 |
| 32 | 12 | "Twin Destinies" | Peter DeLuise | Brad Wright | 0.928[57] | March 14, 2011 |
| 33 | 13 | "Alliances" | Peter DeLuise | Linda McGibney | 0.814[58] | March 21, 2011 |
| 34 | 14 | "Hope" | William Warring | Carl Binder | 0.876[59] | March 28, 2011 |
| 35 | 15 | "Seizure" | Helen Shaver | Remi Aubuchon | 0.823[60] | April 4, 2011 |
| 36 | 16 | "The Hunt" | Andy Mikita | Joseph Mallozzi & Paul Mullie | 1.020[61] | April 11, 2011 |
| 37 | 17 | "Common Descent (Part 1)" | Peter DeLuise | Robert C. Cooper | 0.861[62] | April 18, 2011 |
| 38 | 18 | "Epilogue (Part 2)" | Alex Chapple | Carl Binder | 1.092[63] | April 25, 2011 |
| 39 | 19 | "Blockade" | Andy Mikita | Linda McGibney | 0.993[64] | May 2, 2011 |
| 40 | 20 | "Gauntlet" | Andy Mikita | Joseph Mallozzi & Paul Mullie | 1.134[65] | May 9, 2011 |
Thirty-four webisodes have also been released to tie into the series. The webisodes use "SG·U Stargate Universe KINO" as their title card. They center on the Kino (described by Mallozzi as an Ancient version of the MALP) following around the crew of the Destiny.[66][67] The webisodes are available for viewing at the Kino character profile.
| # | Title | Release date |
|---|---|---|
| Kino 1 | "Get Outta Here" | October 22, 2009 |
| Eli spies on Col. Young with the Kino. | ||
| Kino 2 | "Not The Com Lab" | October 22, 2009 |
| Eli gets lost trying to find the com lab. | ||
| Kino 3 | "No Idea" | October 22, 2009 |
| Eli is exploring the ship and has no idea what room he is in. | ||
| Kino 4 | "The Stargate Room" | October 22, 2009 |
| Eli shows the Gate Room. | ||
| Kino 5 | "Eli's Room" | October 22, 2009 |
| Eli shows his room. | ||
| Kino 6 | "Don't Encourage Him" | October 23, 2009 |
| Eli talks through the Kino to Scott, Johansen, and Greer. Greer warns Eli not to use the Kino to spy on women, in response to the failed attempt to spy on Lt. James in "Darkness". | ||
| Kino 7 | "Corridor Conversation" | October 23, 2009 |
| Eli spies on Chloe and Lt. Scott. | ||
| Kino 8 | "Marked Hatch" | October 26, 2009 |
| Eli talks about one of the hatches that is sealing a damaged compartment. | ||
| Kino 9 | "Not Supposed To Be In Here" | October 26, 2009 |
| Eli shows one of the shuttles. | ||
| Kino 10 | "Nobody Cares" | October 26, 2009 |
| Eli interviews Chloe. | ||
| Kino 11 | "Kino Race" | November 2, 2009 |
| Riley and Eli have a race with Kinos. | ||
| Kino 12 | "Covered Kino" | November 2, 2009 |
| Lt. James covers a Kino that's watching the shower room. | ||
| Kino 13 | "Variety" | November 2, 2009 |
| Becker, the chef, watches as Inman isolates banana-flavored esters from chemical impurities in water from the ice planet for him to use. At the end, the ship shakes suddenly and everyone leaves to find out what happened. | ||
| Kino 14 | "You Okay?" | November 9, 2009 |
| Lt. Scott tries to comfort Chloe after the recently-failed attempt to dial home in "Earth". | ||
| Kino 15 | "Do I Look Stupid?" | November 9, 2009 |
| Lt. Scott and Dr. Volker help Dr. Brody and Sgt. Riley put on the space suits so they can start repairing damaged power conduits. Brody is self-conscious about how the suit looks and can't get his balance. Riley realizes that he has to go to the bathroom, but is reluctant to go in the suit despite it being made for that. Volker takes the opportunity to tease him about it. | ||
| Kino 16 | "All Telford's Fault" | November 9, 2009 |
| Dr. Park tries to comfort Dr. Brody after Sgt. Riley's accident in "Earth". Brody blames Telford for putting Riley in danger, and decides to help Rush instead. This leads into Rush's scheme to get rid of Telford at the end of the episode. | ||
| Kino 17 | "What's That Light?" | November 14, 2009 |
| Dr. Brody and Dr. Park have rigged an interface between the radios and Destiny's intercom, but are having trouble distinguishing between the public and private channels, leading to some unfortunate on-air comments. | ||
| Kino 18 | "New Kind of Crazy" | November 19, 2009 |
| Following from the end of "Time", Eli and Lt. Scott detail how they found the two Kinos which were sent back in time in the two alternate timelines. With that knowledge, T.J. is developing a cure for the disease which they are all infected with. Both Eli and Scott relay their thanks to the alternate Scott who sacrificed his life, and Eli wishes that for once they could have a day where death isn't staring them in the face. | ||
| Kino 19 | "Only Run When Chased" | November 19, 2009 |
| Eli, Dr. Park, Dr. Volker, and Dr. Brody are watching South Park when Lt. Scott comes in to assign them their daily exercise regimen: a two-mile run in under 21 minutes. Eli claims this to be impossible, and bets Scott a protein bar that he can't do it. When Scott runs off to prove them wrong, they all go back to watching South Park. | ||
| Kino 20 | "Want Me To Bust Him Up?" | November 25, 2009 |
| Greer finds Dr. Park crying and attempts to comfort her. | ||
| Kino 21 | "The Apple Core" | December 9, 2009 |
| Eli shows the control interface room, which he has nicknamed the "Apple Core". Brody objects to the name, but his fellow scientists simply go along with Eli's nickname to annoy him. | ||
| Kino 22 | "Not Just For Posterity" | December 9, 2009 |
| Dr. Park records a video diary for her family and friends, but records more than she intended when she forgets how to use the pause button. | ||
| Kino 23 | "We Volunteer To Do This" | April 16, 2010 |
| Eli interviews Airman Kelly, while her consciousness is in Chloe's body, about why she volunteered to use the communication stones. | ||
| Kino 24 | "Wait For It" | April 23, 2010 |
| Dr. Brody attempts to take revenge on Sgt. Riley by playing a prank on him. | ||
| Kino 25 | "Drop The Sirs" | May 14, 2010 |
| Scott tells Greer to be sometimes less formal. After that they chat a bit. | ||
| Kino 26 | "Like a Hug" | May 19, 2010 |
| TJ and Dr. Park discuss Rush's relationship with Dr. Perry. | ||
| Kino 27 | "Chloe's Room" | August 9, 2010 |
| Eli stops by Chloe's room while he's touring the ship, but she doesn't answer the door. | ||
| Kino 28 | "Disgusting Habit" | August 9, 2010 |
| Sgt. Spencer and Dr. Brody sneak a smoke and catch the Kino watching them. | ||
| Kino 29 | "Favorite Meal Of All Time" | August 9, 2010 |
| Sgt. Greer refuses, but Dr. Park, Dr. Brody, Lt. James, Dr. Franklin and Lt. Scott share their favorite meals. | ||
| Kino 30 | "Not Being There" | August 9, 2010 |
| Riley gives an update on his family back home on Earth. | ||
| Kino 31 | "One Long Endless Night" | January 27, 2011 |
| Lt. James talks about keeping time on the Destiny. Camile wishes James a happy birthday. | ||
| Kino 32 | "Horrible Accident" | January 28, 2011 |
| Sgt. Riley uses the Kino to check up on Eli in the infirmary. | ||
| Kino 33 | "Painful Moments" | January 31, 2011 |
| Brody, Park, Morrison, Sgt. Riley and Eli recount their most emotionally painful moments in life. | ||
| Kino 34 | "All The Stages" | February 1, 2011 |
| Lt. James documents all the stages she's gone through while aboard the Destiny. | ||
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