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SGU Stargate Universe

Duration:
USA:43 min
Genres:
Drama | Sci-Fi
IMDB rate:
7.7
Awards:
Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 8 wins & 24 nominations
Details
Country: Canada
Filming Locations: Alamogordo, New Mexico, USA
Cast
Actor
Character
Richard Dean Anderson
Richard Dean Anderson
SGU Stargate Universe
Rhona Mitra
Rhona Mitra
SGU Stargate Universe
Amanda Tapping
Amanda Tapping
SGU Stargate Universe
Agam Darshi
Agam Darshi
SGU Stargate Universe
Katie Findlay
Katie Findlay
SGU Stargate Universe
Robert Carlyle
Dr. Nicholas Rush
Louis Ferreira
Colonel Everett Young
Brian J. Smith
Lt. Matthew Scott
Elyse Levesque
Chloe Armstrong
David Blue
Eli Wallace
Alaina Huffman
Lt. Tamara Johansen
Jamil Walker Smith
Master Sgt. Ronald Greer
Peter Kelamis
Adam Brody
Patrick Gilmore
Dr. Dale Volker
Jennifer Spence
Dr. Lisa Park
Julia Benson
2nd Lt. Vanessa James
Ming-Na Wen
Camile Wray
Lou Diamond Phillips
Colonel David Telford
Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman
Pvt. Darren Becker
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Trivia
David Blue was not just a casual "Stargate" fan, but had watched every episode of Stargate SG-1 (1997) and Stargate: Atlantis (2004) before pre-production on this show even began. He says that being part of 'Universe' "brings pride in being a part of it but also immense responsibility in every scene'. Brad Wright joked to a audience at the 2009 San Diego Comic Con "With David we got not only an actor, but a technical adviser for our own show".
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Sergeant Greer's Uniform and collar insignia mark him as a Marine Master Sergeant. This would make him an E-8 and a very senior and experienced enlisted man.
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Faster than light (FTL) travel in the Stargate universe is conventionally achieved either by starships going into hyperspace or via the use of wormholes through the stargate. Both of these are theoretically possible with the former making use of additional dimensions (String Theory) and the latter of the curvature of space-time (General Therory of Relativity) and neither actually violate the speed of light - they provide shortcuts in distance meaning they only appear to travel faster than light. Destiny however seems to travel faster than light without the use of either of these technologies. As there is no theoretical means of travelling directly faster than the speed of the light the most likely explanation is that FTL by Destiny is achieved via a warp drive. This technology warps space-time around Destiny faster than the speed of light whilst Destiny travels locally within the warp bubble less than the speed of light. Warp drive is theoretically possible and is the primary FTL technology in the Star Trek universe - which is perhaps why SGU does not discuss it in detail.
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Goofs
Medics are enlisted personnel, not officers. Lt. Tamara Johansen should be a nurse or doctor.
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Hunter Riley cannot have the rank of Sergeant. The Air Force eliminated the rank of Sergeant in 1994. By the number of stripes on his collar insignia, his correct rank should be Senior Airman.
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Quotes
Dr. Nicholas Rush: Destiny... The design is clearly ancient... Launched hundred of thousands of years ago.
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Dr. Nicholas Rush: I may be on the verge of discovering the true nature of Destiny's mission.
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Everett Young: [repeated line in reference to Dr Rush] That man's a lot of work.
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Faq
Q
If Destiny is exploring distant galaxies, why are there Stargates on some of the planets?
A
In an early episode, Dr Rush explains that unmanned "seeder" ships were likely sent out before Destiny to plant gates on various worlds. They would also seem to have done some preliminary surveying since she is able to respond to onboard crises such as power failures by stopping near star systems with appropriate resources. In the episode Lost they explain that the seeder ships have only placed gates on worlds within a relatively narrow band anticipating Destiny's path through the galaxy. In the season two episode Awakening, the Destiny catches up with a damaged seeder ship and they see stargates being constructed.
Q
What was that ship/pod that flew off of Destiny in Air pt 3?
A
Writer Joseph Mallozzi has confirmed that the pod/ship flying away belongs to the Sekkari, or as they were known until recently, the Blueberry Aliens.
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How does the stargate work on Destiny? We knew very well from SG-1 and Atlantis series that, stargates can only work while on a planet or while a ship is in the orbit of the planet.
A
This is a common cause of confusion, explained at an early stage by Dr. Rush (although it isn't "directly" explained - it's simply meant to be one of those things that you pick up on: 'If I'm right, the Gate should begin to dial any moment').Simply put, the Stargate on-board Destiny only works when the ship is within range of a planet that also has a Stargate. This is due to the low levels of power that Destiny has after hundreds of thousands of years of floating adrift; if, however, the power levels were to be restored to their maximum, a wormhole could possibly be established to Earth. Unfortunately, we never have the chance to see this happen, so all we really know for certain is that the Stargate on-board Destiny is a very early version created by the Ancients and is able to connect with other, similar models when they are in-range.N:B - it is also worth noting that there was a functioning Stargate on-board a Wraith Hive Ship in the final episode of Stargate Atlantis (Enemy at the Gate), so SGU is "not" the first example of a Stargate being on-board a spaceship.Further to Dougal_95's noting of the stargate on the Wraith ship, it should also be noted that tthis is not the first instance of an operational stargate being found on a ship (Season 1, Episode 21 - Within The Serpent's Grasp).
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Richard Dean Anderson Rhona Mitra Amanda Tapping Agam Darshi Shauna Johannesen Katie Findlay
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