It isn’t yet clear on whether the series, now behind tightly-closed doors, will ever actually see the light of day, and if so, will it go to SCI FI or some other network.
“It’s being developed,” Cooper said. “Not a lot to say at the moment, other than it’s not the characters from ‘SG-1’ or ‘Atlantis.’ It’s a completely third entity. The third series is born [out] of the mythology that’s been established.”
We can tell you that the timeline for this third entry will be present day. “One thing that we think contributes to the success of the series’ and the concept behind the series’ is that it takes place in the here and now,” Cooper added. “It’s about us and our age of people dealing with fantastic things, like Stargates and wormholes and aliens. And then there’s an identifiable quality to the people in the show. It’s not like an antiseptic version of humanity sometime 500 years in the future. [For instance,] Jack O’Neill (Richard Dean Anderson of SG-1) was a guy who everybody could relate to, and his reactions to the more fantastic elements of the series were the reactions the average Joe on the street might have.”
So, exactly what do the show runners have in mind for “Universe?” “It’s all top secret,” stated another of the show’s executive producers, Paul Mullie. “Either that, added fellow executive producer Joseph Mallozzi, or “it just hasn’t been written yet. I’m not sure which.”
We will be keeping a close eye on this project and keep you informed of its developments over the coming months. Meanwhile, Season Ten of “Stargate SG-1” is about to come to its final close, while shooting for the two straight-to-DVD films is ongoing. “Stargate: Atlantis” is winding down it’s third season and preparing for some major changes for the cast and Atlantis Base in Season Four. We will have more news on that development on our next Slice of SciFi Show #114.
Didn’t they already announce a few months ago that “Stargate Universe” was under development? They’re not really adding anything to the story that wasn’t mentioned before.
Actually Kyle they did and that is why we did another story on it. When it was first announced sometime last year, it was just a idea in the mind’s of the producers. Now a script for a pilot is in development, we now know it will not be connected with any of the SG-1 or Atlantis characters and it will deal a lot more with the mythos that surrounds the Stargate, the ancients and the go’auld. None of that was the case when we first reported on this quite some time ago.