"SGU Stargate Universe" Air: Part 1 (2009)

Director:

Andy Mikita

Writers:

Brad Wright (creator) &
Robert C. Cooper (creator) ...

TV Series:

"SGU Stargate Universe" (2009)

Original Air Date:

2 October 2009 (Season 1, Episode 1)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

Plot:

When Icarus Base is attacked, it's inhabitants are force to flee through the Stargate. The base was...

Plot Keywords:

Alien Attack | Stargate | Survival | Spaceship | Spin Off

Cast

Robert Carlyle	...	Dr. Nicholas Rush
Justin Louis	...	Everett Young (as Louis Ferreira)
Brian J. Smith	...	Matthew Scott
Elyse Levesque	...	Chloe Armstrong
David Blue	...	Eli Wallace
Alaina Huffman	...	Tamara Johansen
Jamil Walker Smith	...	Ronald Greer
Ming-Na	...	Camile Wray
Richard Dean Anderson	...	Lieutenant General Jack O'Neill
Amanda Tapping	...	Colonel Samantha Carter
Michael Shanks	...	Dr. Daniel Jackson
Ona Grauer	...	Emily Young
Peter Kelamis	...	Adam Brody
Mark Burgess	...	Jeremy Franklin
Jennifer Spence	...	Lisa Park

Runtime:

UK:60 min

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Stargate Universe Productions

Goofs:

Continuity: When Colonel Young came through the Gate he had collapsed. When Scott went to assist him there was blood coming from the back of his head which ended up in a pool of blood and all over Lt. Scott's hands. In "Air: Part 1" when they are about to go through the Stargate which is supposedly less than 24 hours later, there is no blood whatsoever. His hair is clean, and there are no stitches or bandages. Since they don't have shower facilities yet, it's doubtful he managed to clean any blood off his head or his uniform.

It better stay clean

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I've been really excited about this show for a long time. I've watched every SG-1 and every Atlantis as has my wife. What I liked about those shows was the intelligence. Atlantis not as much as SG-1 but still very intelligent. It was intriguing to watch the writers link real history with fantasy history and plug up holes and "answer history long questions." This show needs to have that level of intelligence to keep us watching.

That being said, regardless of how intelligent it is, if the show does not stay clean like SG-1 (except for the pilot) and Atlantis we will be 2 people not watching this show. It's not important enough to put up with that sort of thing. The sex scene in the first episode was completely uncalled for. I know they wanted to show that these two characters had a relationship going, but a kiss or pat on the butt would have done the trick. We're both afraid they are going to turn this show into a "main stream" prime time show for the ratings instead of a niche sci-fi and ruin the whole thing.

I also agree with other posters that the opening episode (1 & 2) were very abrasive with the cut scenes, but I will offer one reason for why that I think makes it OK. This 1st episode was originally designed to be 2 episodes but they were forced by the networks to make it a single 2 hour episode. So they just took the 2 and knitted them together. I believe all the scenes at Icarus base were suppose to be Part 1 and the scenes on the ship would be Part 2. In that way you'd have a similar "cliff hanger" like you do leading into part 3, with them entering the Stargate into the unknown.

Anyways, just my two cents. I think it'll be a perfectly wonderful show that will be what Star Trek Voyager never achieved, (a.k.a. Good acting and believable plot line) if they keep it clean and traditional niche Sci-Fi.