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EPILOGUE
 
RATINGS SCORECARD
GATEWORLD - * * * *
FAN POLL - 8.84
SYFY RATING - 1.092 mil.

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EPISODE NUMBER - 218
ORIGINAL U.S. AIR DATE - 04.25.11
SYNDICATION AIR DATE - 04.30.12
WRITTEN BY - Carl Binder
DIRECTED BY - Alex Chapple
GUEST STARRING - August Schellenburg (Yaozu), Mike Dopud (Varro), Peter Kelamis (Adam Brody), Patrick Gilmore (Dale Volker), Jennifer Spence (Lisa Park), Julia Benson (2nd Lt. Vanessa James), Reilly Dolman (Jason), Katie Findlay (Ellie), Leanne Adachi (Cpl. Barnes), Shaughnessy Redden (Steven), Lane Edwards (Matthew Wallace), Shauna Johannesen (Sara)
While attempting to return a group of colonists to their home, the crew finds records of their own alternate lives -- and a planet on the verge of seismic destruction.

PRODUCTION
  • In its earliest script drafts, "Epilogue" carried the working title "Radio."

  • "The rest of the day was spent yakking about Carl's first draft of 'Hope,' episode #14, my outline for 'The Hunt,' episode #16, and whether or not 'Radio,' episode #18, still worked given the preceding episode."
    (Executive producer Joseph Mallozzi, in a post at his blog)

  • "'Radio' has been renamed to the far more appropriate 'Epilogue.'"
    (Executive producer Joseph Mallozzi, in a post at his blog

  • "We watched Carl's producer's cut of #218, 'Epilogue,' this afternoon. This one gets a 3-hanky alert. You've been warned!"
    (Executive producer Joseph Mallozzi, in a post at his blog

  • "Kudos to writer/producer Carl Binder on this one. It has a it of everything: humor, charm, dramatic developments, and a couple of truly heartbreaking moments. A great episode that, once over, had me really excited for Season Three -- until I remembered: Oh, right. We're not making a Season Three. It's really a shame because the back half of Season Two sets up a lot of terrific story elements."
    (Executive producer Joseph Mallozzi, in a post at his blog

  • "'Epilogue' is a very cool episode and it was so much fun to shoot. There are a lot of 'changes' that we all go through as characters ... should be lots of fun for the audience."
    (Actress Julia Benson, in an interview with Abbas Karimjee)

  • "In retrospect, ['Epilogue'] would have been a nice way to conclude the show but, alas, at the time, we were looking at 'Gauntlet' as the season ender, not a series ender. Executive producer Carl Binder's crowning achievement on the franchise, 'Epilogue' also includes a little cameo by the man himself. Well, not a physical cameo; more of a cameo in spirit. That snippet of the elderly Brody complaining about those damn dancing kids? He's actually channeling Carl Binder. Come on! Don't tell me the mustache didn't give it away!"
    (Executive producer Joseph Mallozzi, in a post at his blog

  • Why couldn't Eli have just left the planet and managed the transfer of the Novus archive from the safety of Destiny? "The conceit was that the transfer had to be initiated and maintained from the send point and I had no problem with that. One of my biggest pet peeves is convenience, strokes of luck that end up benefiting our character. On the other hand, I don't mind complications that make our hero's life difficult. The former is lazy writing. The second is good drama."
    (Executive producer Joseph Mallozzi, in a post at his blog)

  • "Of course I died in 'Epilogue.' I don't think I hold the record in Stargate deaths, but I think I hold the record in Stargate Universe deaths. I could be wrong."
    ("Dale Volker" actor Patrick Gilmore, in an interview with MediaBlvd Magazine)

  • "One episode that I think is one of the best hours of TV you'll ever see is 'Epilogue.' When we got this script (penned by the fabulous Carl Binder) we knew how incredible it was and also how ambitious it was but the whole team far exceeded all expectations and created this mini-movie of sorts that left me sobbing in the way that the last episode of Six Feet Under left me sobbing! Just because it all comes down to that same basic stuff: love, connection, family, friendship, leaving your mark, faith, action, survival, doing your best, the journey of being a human being."
    (Actress Jennifer Spence, in an interview with Abbas Karimjee)

  • Why was this episode originally titled "Radio?" "The original pitch involved Destiny picking up messages (in the form of radio waves) from a distant civilization."
    (Writer / producer Joseph Mallozzi, in a post at his blog)

  • NEWS HEADLINES

    SGU Actor August Schellenberg Dies
    The 77-year-old actor played Yaozu in two episodes of Stargate Universe.

    GateWorld Podcast: ‘Epilogue’
    David and Darren talk about episode 18, which turned out to be one of Stargate Universe's finest hours.

    HD Screen Captures: ‘Epilogue’
    Nearly a thousand images for this revealing episode have been uploaded into the GateWorld Gallery for you to enjoy.

    Transcript: SGU‘s ‘Epilogue’
    We have your complete transcript for last week's episode of Stargate Universe!

    ‘Epilogue’ ratings show improvement for SGU, but Sanctuary suffers
    The move to Monday nights dealt a major blow to Sanctuary's "Live + Same Day" ratings.

    Tonight on SGU: ‘Epilogue’
    The crew uncovers a life that might have been. (9/8c on Syfy)

    First plot details on Stargate Universe‘s final episodes!
    Find out which bad guys will plague the Destiny in the show's final hours. SPOILERS

    Details on SGU‘s April episodes revealed!
    Hints of the stories still ahead make us weep that this show was cancelled. SPOILERS

    Syfy announces April schedule for Stargate Universe
    SGU's final episodes will move to 9 p.m. after Being Human's season finale.

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