“Air” (Parts 1 and 2) will premiere as a 2-hour movie event at 9 p.m. Eastern and Pacific (8 p.m Central). The following week, the show will stick with the 9 p.m. time slot. Amanda Tapping’s Sanctuary will follow at 10 p.m.
Here’s how the network describes the show in the most recent press release:
Syfy’s upcoming one-hour series, Stargate Universe follows a band of soldiers, scientists and civilians, who must fend for themselves as they are forced through a Stargate when their hidden base comes under attack. The desperate survivors emerge aboard an ancient ship, which is locked on an unknown course and unable to return to Earth. Faced with meeting the most basic needs of food, water and air, the group must unlock the secrets of the ship’s Stargate to survive. The danger, adventure and hope they find on board the Destiny will reveal the heroes and villains among them.
Set to premiere in October 2009 with a two-hour special, the series stars Robert Carlyle (Trainspotting, The Full Monty), Lou Diamond Phillips (Che, La Bamba), Ming-Na (ER, Vanished), Alaina Huffman, Louis Ferreira, David Blue, Jamil Walker Smith and Brian J. Smith with special guest stars, Grammy nominated recording artist, Janelle Monáe, Amanda Tapping, Michael Shanks, Gary Jones and Carlo Rota.
Edgier and younger in tone, Stargate Universe will take the franchise in a dynamic new direction, appealing to longtime Stargate fans and first-time viewers alike. The two-part premiere is being directed by Andy Mikita (Stargate Atlantis, Stargate SG-1) and lensed by Rohn Schmidt (The Shield, The Mist). Robert Cooper and Brad Wright, of Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis, serve as executive producers and writers on the new series. Stargate Universe is distributed by MGM Worldwide Television Distribution.
Also on Syfy’s fall schedule: Destination Truth (Season Three) premieres September 9 at 9 p.m.; Scare Tactics returns October 6; Ghost Hunters will air Wednesdays throughout the fall; and Warehouse 13 continues Tuesdays at 9 p.m. through September.
We’re counting down the final weeks till the new show premieres! For more on Stargate Universe, including episode details, spoilers, photos, character descriptions and more, head over to GateWorld’s SGU Launch Center.
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Okay thats great but is it the same for canada, on the space channel?????
Am I crazy or have they forgotten to mention Richard Dean Anderson as a special guest? Idiots!
I'm still waiting on the "Confirmed! Entire SG-1 Series on Blu-ray!" article.
Im still waiting on the "OH CRAP, we really messed up when we canceled Atlantis and will bring it back post-hast" announcement
"Edgier and younger in tone, Stargate Universe will"
appeal to the kids and scare the adults away *g*
I expect that Canada (SPACE) and the U.K. (Sky1) will be airing new episodes a few days after Syfy. They haven't announced their schedules yet, to my knowledge, but we'll keep our ears open and report it when it's confirmed.
I sure wish you were announcing SGA's 6th season return along with this. so sad.
Thanks Darren!!!!! your awesome!!!!
Ok.. In an article posted her it said that the gate has the ability to dial 7,8 or 9 symbols ok so just dial earth... How can they be stuck... Again another fact that totally messes with accepted theory..
@Katana
I imagine they will explain why they can't dial earth in the actual pilot episode, wouldn't they. In the end, you have to watch it and find out.
I hate that Atlantis was cancelled (I will miss characters like Rodney McKay), but I can't hold that against Universe, one has nothing to do with the other.