FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
BLU-RAY DISC AND DVD
STARGATE UNIVERSE
(SGU 1.5)
Featuring An All New Survival Instinct Game
And Over 90 Minutes Of Extras
SGU 1.5 Arrives July 27
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (May 20, 2010) – The latest hit series from the creators of “Stargate SG-1” makes a date with destiny when “SGU 1.5” debuts on Blu-ray Disc and DVD July 27 from MGM Home Entertainment. Featuring the final 10 episodes of season one, the story continues to follow a group of soldiers, scientists and civilians that was unexpectedly transported to the other side of the universe. Stranded billions of miles from Earth on an Ancient ship known as the Destiny, the passengers encounter adventures beyond their wildest dreams as they struggle to survive.
“Stargate Universe” recorded the highest Friday night series premiere since “Battlestar Gallactica” debuted in 2005, drawing in 2.7 million viewers. The bold and original show features an out of this world cast including Robert Carlyle (The Full Monty), Brian J. Smith (Hate Crime), David Blue (“Ugly Betty”), Jamil Walker Smith (“Hey Arnold!”), and Canadian actors Louis Ferreira, Alaina Huffman, Patrick Gilmore and Elyse Levesque. Plus fans will enjoy special appearances by original cast member Richard Dean Anderson (“MacGyver”).
Fans can also enjoy “Stargate Universe’s” very first interactive experience, the SGU: Survival Instinct Game, offered exclusively on the “SGU 1.5” Blu-ray Disc. The brand new game challenges players to use their knowledge, intelligence and skillfulness to jump through a series of time loops in order to return to the Destiny. In addition, the “SGU 1.5” Blu-ray Disc and DVD feature a universe of bonus materials including 15 behind-the-scenes featurettes, video diaries and commentary on every episode. The “SGU 1.5” three-disc Blu-ray will be available for a suggested retail price of $39.99 U.S./$49.99 Canada and the three-disc DVD will be available for $ 29.98 U.S./$37.98 Canada. A special on pack sleeve will be included for fans to combine SGU 1.0 and SGU 1.5 into one complete set. Prebook is June 30.
Blu-ray Disc Specs (Catalog # M122161):
Disc One:
- Episodes
○ Space
○ Divided
○ Faith
○ Human
Special Features
○ Destiny SML:
- ■ David Blue: An Interview with the Creators of SGU
■ Designing A New Race: Space Aliens
■ Tanked! Elyse Levesque Goes for a Swim
■ Chatting With The Cast: Peter Kelamis
○ Kino Video Diaries:
- ■ One Long Endless Night
■ Horrible Accident
■ We Volunteer to do This
■ Wait For It
○ Commentary by Cast and Crew on each episode
Disc Two:
- Episodes
○ Lost
○ Sabotage
○ Pain
Special Features
○ Destiny SML:
- ■ Brian J. Smith: An Interview with the Creators of SGU
■ The Destiny of General O’Neill
■ A Day in the Life of Louis Ferreira
■ Chatting with the Cast: Julia Benson
■ Out for a Spacewalk with Jamil Walker Smith
■ Finding Destiny: A Tour of the Destiny Set with Chris Beach
○ Kino Video Diaries:
- ■ Drop the Sirs
■ Like a Hug
■ Painful Moments (Part 1)
○ Commentary by Cast and Crew on each episode
Disc Three:
- Episodes
○ Subversion
○ Incursion (Part 1)
○ Incursion (Part 2)
Special Features
○ Destiny SML:
- ■ Alaina Huffman: An Interview with the Creators of SGU
■ Chatting with the Cast: Jennifer Spence
■ A Behind the Scenes Look at “Incursion”
■ Two-for-One: Behind the “Incursion” Double Ratchet Stunt
■ Chatting with the Cast: Patrick Gilmore
○ Kino Video Diaries:
- ■ All the Stages
○ Commentary by Cast and Crew on each episode
Three-Disc DVD Specs (Catalog # M122162):
Disc One:
- Episodes
○ Space
○ Divided
○ Faith
Special Features
○ Destiny SML:
- ■ David Blue: An Interview with the Creators of SGU
■ Designing A New Race: Space Aliens
■ Tanked! Elyse Levesque Goes for a Swim
■ Chatting With The Cast: Peter Kelamis
■ Brian J. Smith: An Interview with the Creators of SGU
■ Finding Destiny: A Tour of the Destiny Set with Chris Beach
○ Kino Video Diaries:
- ■ One Long Endless Night
■ Horrible Accident
■ We Volunteer to do This
■ Wait For It
○ Commentary by Cast and Crew on each episode
Disc Two:
- Episodes
○ Human
○ Lost
○ Sabotage
○ Pain
Special Features
○ Destiny SML:
- ■ The Destiny of General O’Neill
■ Chatting with the Cast: Julia Benson
■ Out for a Spacewalk with Jamil Walker Smith
○ Kino Video Diaries:
- ■ Drop the Sirs
■ Like a Hug
■ Painful Moments (Part 1)
○ Commentary by Cast and Crew on each episode
Disc Three:
- Episodes
○ Subversion
○ Incursion (Part 1)
○ Incursion (Part 2)
Special Features
○ Destiny SML:
- ■ A Day in the Life of Louis Ferreira
■ Alaina Huffman: An Interview with the Creators of SGU
■ Chatting with the Cast: Jennifer Spence
■ A Behind the Scenes Look at “Incursion”
■ Two-for-One: Behind the “Incursion” Double Ratchet Stunt
■ Chatting with the Cast: Patrick Gilmore
○ Kino Video Diaries:
- ■ All the Stages
○ Commentary by Cast and Crew on each episode
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SGU 1.5
Street Date: July 27, 2010
Prebook Date: June 30, 2010
Screen Format: Widescreen – 1.78:1 (All)
Audio: English 5.1 DTS HD Master Audio, Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital (BD)
English 5.1 Dolby Digital, Spanish Dolby Surround (DVD)
Subtitles: English, French and Spanish (All)
Total Run Time: 556 minutes (BD)
537 minutes (DVD)
U.S. Rating: NR
Closed Captioned: Yes
STARGATE UNIVERSE TM & © 2010 METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER STUDIOS INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
I think I’ll just wait for the full season. or until both halves are really cheap.
I’ve never been a big fan of these half season releases i got burned with BSG season 2.0 and 2.5 because i didn’t read the box correctly
While the studio listening to fans may have been a factor, I suspect that the poor sales of the previous release played a substantial role in the studio’s decision to cut the blu-ray asking price nearly in half.
@mattcci, The poor sales of 1.0 is mainly due to fans holding out until the complete season is released in 2011. The whole season will have everything that 1.0 and 1.5 has and will be a more cost effective purchase. I’m happy to hold out for the complete season, mainly because 1.0 and 1.5 are not going to be released like they do in the US. We have no choice as UK fans, but to wait for the complete season. Plus, if MGM follows the recent trend of other shows getting released on Blu-ray, then the complete season boxset will… Read more »
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‘…means more SHELF space…’
I’ve already got the first part so I’m so excited to get the second half, but it’d be great if they’d just release a full season at a time :)
This series is already a mile ahead of Atlantis. Hopefully it can continue down the road it’s on and move closer to familiar galaxies as it does. I don’t think I can enjoy the show if Destiny doesn’t return home before the end of the series. Nice price for the Blu-ray set, definitely picking this up.
Ordering 1.0 and 1.5 on Amazon it STILL comes to $60 for the Blu-ray entire season (20 episodes).
I ordered 24: Season 7 for $43 dollars for 24 episodes.
Hardly a deal from MGM…
I think the reason that 1.0 did not sell very well is that it was not very good.
Already have (and love) the 1.0 edition so I’ll picking this up as well. Nice to see some of the supporting cast getting some interview time. Will probably get it on blu-ray as I have the first half on blu-ray. Good to see they dropped the price down though.