Stargate Universe

Name: Stargate Universe
Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Drama
Released: 2009-10-02
Cast: Robert Carlyle, Louis Ferreira, David Blue, Elyse Levesque, Brian J. Smith

2009 | 2 seasons | 45 min | Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Drama

Weeknight Watch

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With middling reviews (58%), it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Made for sci-fi fans and action fans. If you loved Star Trek: Deep Space Nine or Firefly, start here.
The mood: Exciting.
The pace: 2 seasons: a few weeks of evenings, episodes of about 45 minutes, about 30 hours in all.
What might put you off: It was cancelled, so the story may not get a proper ending.

The adventures of a present-day, multinational exploration team traveling on the Ancient spaceship Destiny many billions of light years distant from the Milky Way Galaxy. They evacuated there and are now trying to figure out a way to return to Earth, while simultaneously trying to explore and to survive in their unknown area of the universe.

How it earned its rating

CriticsBelow par
58% critic score
AudiencesSolid
7.4 out of 10
AwardsNot counted
Awards data unavailable, so this isn't counted
Reach & staying powerSolid
Ran for 2 seasons and reached a solid audience; still draws a steady audience long after release
Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 220K people sought it out in the past year