NEXT UP: “Frantic.” SCI FI aired the very first, 30-second teaser for SGU on Friday, March 20. View all screen caps.
As the Icarus Base comes under attack, the research team cracks the code and dials the 9-chevron address to the Destiny. The entire base is evacuated to the Ancient vessel, which the long-gone race who built the Stargate network(s) set on a programmed course millions of years ago. Most of the first teaser shows the first moments of their panicked arrival in the deserted ship’s darkened Gate Room.
Chloe arrives on the ship with her father, probably thinking about how this is the craziest and most perilous situation she’s ever been in. She and her father, along with the rest of the Icarus support staff, were never supposed to go to the Destiny.
Dr. Rush is caught up in the panicked evacuation, but also elated that his work has been successful and he’s reached the Ancient exploratory ship. He’s well aware that he could have taken these people home to Earth instead, but would have lost the ship.
This is Colonel Everett Young (Justin Louis), commander of the Icarus Base. He appears to be moving against the crowd in a corridor (note the blue stripes on the wall — that’s the Icarus Base). While everyone hurries toward the Gate Room, Young has another mission.
Here’s a closer look at Colonel Young, possibly after the loss of his base and his arrival on the Destiny. As the base’s commander Young was never supposed to be on the ship, either. Now that he’s here, a serious question of command authority will arise.
Speaking of problems with authority — meet the man who is supposed to command a team through the Stargate to the Destiny, should Dr. Rush and his team unlock the secret of the ninth chevron. Colonel Telford (Lou Diamond Phillips) is on the base waiting for his mission to be green lit, and aids in its defense when Icarus is attacked. But he misses the evacuation through the Stargate and is left behind.
Note the Icarus Base’s logo on his shoulder patch: A feather over a sun. In Greek mythology Icarus was given wings made of wax and feathers, but against the warnings of his father (Daedalus) he flew too close to the sun. Icarus’s wings melted and he fell back to earth. It’s an appropriate image for Earth’s attempts to reach the Destiny on borrowed technology. It also may be a hint at the sort of location needed to dial a 9-chevron address. Fans are speculating that, due to power requirements, the base may be located on a moon, or perhaps a space station in near orbit of a star.
The point is that 9-chevron addresses won’t be easy to dial — meaning that after Earth loses the Icarus Base, it won’t be able to dial the Destiny again.
Camille Wray (Ming-Na) is fairly low on the I.O.A. totem pole, but finds herself with newfound authority as the only person on the Destiny who is from the organization that oversees and funds the Stargate program. When she first arrives, however, Wray is furious. She stepped through the gate expecting to be evacuated back home to Earth — not knowing that Nicholas Rush ordered the gate dialed to the Destiny in order to not miss his one opportunity.
This is just a cool shot of Eli on the Destiny, soon after their arrival. As a tech genius, the others will rely on him to figure out how to use the advanced (yet millions of years old) systems on board the alien ship.
Senator Armstrong and Chloe join the rush to the Stargate during the evacuation of the Icarus Base.
The Money Shot! Though the characters and their relationships will be at the center of the series, the producers assure fans that the Stargate itself will continue to play a formative role in Stargate Universe. This is the ancient gate on board the Destiny, and it even dials in a totally different way.
The new crew of the Destiny will send people to planets through the Stargate, with one major hitch: They have to return before the ship’s countdown reaches zero, or they will be left behind.
NEXT: See the faces of Stargate Universe in “Philosophical”
How much of this is guesswork?
That is a good question… cause I would prefer it if Telford actually does make it through the gate to the Destiny. Though it would be interesting how they have him as a regular but only his consciousness is on the ship using that ancient device. I’m excited to see the premier.
Just a little thing, the opening line, “SCI FI Channel has aired three different video teasers to date that featuring actual footage”, shouldn’t ‘featuring’ just be ‘features’?
Can’t wait to see Robert Carlyle in action. One of the main reasons in watching this show.
good decription about icarus. i thought i was the only one out there who understood it. WOOT daren got it!!!!
looks like Battle Star Galactica just worse
not trying to be Mr negative
Shallowly, I am waiting for the hot guys…
I’m so excited ;)
Looks like a mix of ST:Voyager and BSG but I don’t expect people to come up with entirely new things. There’s simply too much there already.
This seems to be great <3
“It also may be a hint at the sort of location needed to dial a 9-chevron address. Fans are speculating that, due to power requirements, the base may be located on a moon, or perhaps a space station in near orbit of a star.” – Gateworld
I was thinking using the time-dilation devise, you could sit on the edge of a blackhole like the super gate.
Lot’s of guesswork I’d say. I only hope Col. Telford is NOT left behind. He needs to be a 24/7 presence. Phillips & Carlyle are the reasons I’ll be watching…
Sorry still not feeling the love, just leaves me cold. So far NOTHING, I have read or seen to date has even remotely changed my initial view.
I’ll stick to my first impressions, gonna give it a miss, I think I’ll just focus on geting season 5 box set SGA to complete my collection then I’ll be happy camper.
Robert Carlyle is the F man. Want to see him in action very bad. :)
I could see myself watching it only if Lou Diamond Phillips was one of the main cast, not just a recurring character – I’m a big fan of his.
And, uhm, we now get to ship senator’s children to space? Really? Ugh *head/desk* Shouldn’t this be, I don’t know, a TOP SECRET project?
All this doesn’t make me excited at all, to be honest. Actually, the more I read about it, the more I find the whole thing eye-roll inducing.
OH DEAR, no sorry but no, didn’t have very high hopes in the first place.
The trailers and some of the other interviews have not helped either.
BUT this OH DEAR, NO, NO NO NO!.
Just read also read Michaels Shanks interview and OH DEAR, NO!
After having read this, I think my minds now firmly made up and I will be giving this a miss. This is NOT the Stargate I have come to love over the years.
Nice thing this “analysis”. Here is my analysis;
First ditch 75 % of the characters and their relationships and add people from SG1 and Atlantis, Then maybee the show will be interesting. The SGU ideea is great BUT the current characters are NOT.
I am actually liking Vorcha’s idea, cause these characters so far aren’t grabbing me or piquing my interest.
But I’d LOVE to see my favorites from SGA and SG1 on the Destiny…
The idea of: Getting back to Destiny before if leaves or they’ll get trapped on the planet is kinda reminicent of what they did in Sliders.
I don’t know – seems to me that this team should run into trouble and all of SG1 and SGA would have to go to their rescue. I’d watch them. I’ll give this new crew a chance – but I’m not sure this is going to work with these choices of newbys. I miss SG1 & SGA a lot.
Indeed.
I’m curious how Telford managed to evade and survive the attack. The analysis confirms itm and Connell is right: all we need is Kate Mulgrew as Kathryn Janeway, and you’ve got Slidergate: Voyager. Pretty old concept guys…. These days the last thing anyone wants to see on TV is any representation of any kind of politician, real or otherwise, and this thing has two. Robert Picardo could get away with it on Atlantis because… 1. He’s Robert Picardo. 2. Although his backstory and image on SG1 & Atlantis was a shifty bureaucrat, he’s Robert Picardo and can believably change character… Read more »
That last concept would be great. They definetly need to do that although I would miss the SGC! I already miss the SGC!
OMG this thing is even worse than I thought it could be and THAT WAS ALREADY BAD!!!!!!
BACK BACK SGA
Only recently found out that Sga has been stopped, just checked out the trailers WHY SO DARK? and all that stupid screaming!, these are supposed to be professional people not a bunch of silly little girlies. This is horrible the above analysis wow , cant believe this. And Robert Carlyle WTFs that all about, didn’t he do enough with ruining 28 Weeks Later let alone Stargate.When’s Atlantis coming back, this has to be a joke. Everything has been nicked from other shows, straight from Space 1999, Sliders, Voyager, Lost in Space and Battlestar an gods knows what else. Wheres the… Read more »