The SCI FI Channel today confirmed a long list of guest stars for the upcoming spin-off series Stargate Universe. Included in the announcement is the news that Stargate SG-1 and Atlantis co-star Amanda Tapping (“Samantha Carter”) will make a guest appearance on the show.
Tapping joins previously announced SG-1 actors Richard Dean Anderson (“Jack O’Neill,” story), Michael Shanks (“Daniel Jackson,” story), and Gary Jones (“Walter Harriman,” story) — leaving Christopher Judge (“Teal’c”) the only member of the original SG-1 team not yet confirmed to appear on the new series.
It is not yet known which episode Tapping will appear in.
Tapping’s own series, Sanctuary, will begin its second season this fall, likely airing alongside SGU.
SCI FI also officially confirmed the casting of actor Christopher MacDonald, giving us the full name of his character: Senator Alan Armstrong. The Senator is the father of Chloe Armstrong (Elyse Levesque), one of the show’s main characters.
Carlo Rota
The network has also announced that veteran actor Carlo Rota has been cast in the role of Carl Strom. This is probably a renamed “Dale Strom,” who as we previously reported works for the I.O.A. (International Oversight Advisory), the organization that oversees all things related to the Stargate program. SCI FI tells us that the character is actually the head of the I.O.A. — making him the guy to whom people like Richard Woolsey and Shen Xiaoyi report.
Rota hails from London, England, and has played recurring characters on 24, Queer as Folk, La Femme Nikita and Traders. His list of credits also include Saw V, Shark, Earth: Final Conflict and Total Recall: 2070.
Strom appears in the show’s fifth episode, “Earth” — though his first appearance on Stargate Universe might come sooner.
Finally, in something of a first for the Stargate franchise, the network announced that Grammy-nominated recording artist Janelle Monáe will play herself in an upcoming episode and will perform two songs from her new album Metropolis: “Many Moons” and “Sincerely.”
Stargate Universe is now filming for an October premiere in the U.S. (SCI FI), U.K. (Sky1), and Canada (SPACE)! Learn more about the new series in GateWorld’s SGU Launch Center.
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“Call me crazy but I’m going to assume that not only is that gate one way but they only have enough power to dial once.
kzap333 | April 16 @ 8:49 am”
Okay, you’re crazy!
But you also probably right.
; )
Dave C.
gojira66 | April 16 @ 10:26 pmHope they don’t pull that old cameo trick where they strut though with a cup of coffee saying hi, and just passing through…
retiredat44 | April 17 @ 1:27 amI was really excited about SGU (the cast is good and the style looks edgy and dark from what I’ve seen). Until, that is, this singer playing herself thing – that is just so Gossip Girl/90210/Las Vegas. Not only is it lamer than a horse that’s been quadruple kneecapped, it just doesn’t fit in with a Sci-fi show at all. Is there going to be a cheesy scene at the end with everyone on the Destiny getting down to her latest hit? Utter idiocy.
jonnyb57 | April 17 @ 1:53 pmRegarding the singer, I think you’re reading far too much into it. More than likely she’ll in for a scene on Earth in a club or some place where some or all of the main characters meet in the pilot or used as flashback later on in the season. 1 singer does not make a show like 90210.
corruptbiggins | April 17 @ 6:41 pmDragging in these SG-1 characters for universe is like tying a steak to an ugly baby so the dog will play with it.
Imitation Tofu | April 18 @ 11:02 amI wonder if they will be taking a page from LOST and doing flashbacks with all these characters.
Christopher | April 19 @ 10:49 amtalk about messing up the show.
thereturnofthelantian | April 19 @ 7:59 pmOMIGOD. We are going to have singers playing themselves on the show? What for? It was fine when they had scientists like Bill Nye, etc. on. But singers? Really? Is this the best they can do? And why are we raiding the SG-1 cast? Can’t this show stand on it’s own? Sorry, but I am still on the fence about this new series.
TVDIVA | April 20 @ 6:31 amif they need all the sg1 team together to kick start sgu off that’s telling me somthing about this sgu show……..that i thought would happen as soon as i heard about sgu…….
nudgeerulz | April 21 @ 3:02 amWhere is Telic
SG1FAN | April 26 @ 6:14 amWhere is Vala
tow lovely character R gone why
at least one episode pls
their are 2 ships to start with the first ship places the stargates on different planets in different galaxys hence the name universe the second ship follows the first one stopping at every gate drop for a limited time to explore for life if your not back on the destiny the ship will leave you stranded the ancients stopped the first ship from planting more gates but never stopped the destiny which probably still has a lot of stops to make before it catches up to where the ancients stopped the first ship.
mikeymike | April 30 @ 10:49 pmFantastic!!!!Richard, Amanda ,Michael…And Ben??? Yes,BEN BROWDER.Come on! Producers,Sci Fi !!Don´t forget him.You must call him!He worked 2 years in SG1 and also he was part of the team.He´s a brilliant actor!!!!!!
ro39ar | May 7 @ 12:59 pmShe’s a terrible singer!!! They should pay her NOT to be on the show!!!! No Atlantis people??? This show sounds like BSG…
Atlantis783 | June 24 @ 12:56 am