11 Facts About Stargate Universe

1.

Stargate Universe is a military science fiction television series and part of MGM's Stargate franchise.

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SGC created Icarus base on a remote planet whose Stargate Universe is powered by large naquadria deposits throughout the core.

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3.

The team, led by Dr Nicholas Rush, postulate that the power from that core could allow them to use a 9-chevron address to "dial" into the Stargate Universe, 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.

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4.

Colonel Telford aids in the defense with F-302 fighters with Colonel Samantha Carter in command of the George Hammond, while the base starts dialing Earth into the Stargate Universe, finding that the planet's power core is about to explode.

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5.

Since their ambitions with the previous live-action Stargate Universe series were often restricted by the low budget and risked coming across as silly, they pitched the show as "an expensive series" to the Sci Fi Channel in the last quarter of 2007.

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6.

Stargate Universe had a markedly different shooting style for more reality and immediacy with inspiration from Cloverfield, as if "a documentary crew were to ride along on this adventure to outer space".

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7.

Stargate Universe is set on the spaceship Destiny, which was launched by the race known as the Ancients from the Milky Way galaxy several million years ago.

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8.

Series begins when a team of soldiers and scientists from present-day Earth escape through the Stargate Universe and arrive on the Destiny after their base is attacked.

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9.

Stargate Universe was intended to appeal to both veteran fans and newcomers, being firmly entrenched in established Stargate mythology without relying on it too often.

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10.

Stargate Universe was well received by several major media outlets upon airing of the pilot episode.

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11.

Mike Hale from The New York Times was generally positive towards the pilot episodes, saying the Stargate Universe franchise was "catching up" with the long-running Star Trek franchise.

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