Syfy has confirmed that there won’t be a third season for Stargate Universe. The science fiction series has been cancelled after two seasons and 40 episodes.
The first half of season two finished airing on November 30th. The second 10 episodes are expected to air in the Spring of 2011. Unless the cable channel comes up with a replacement, this will mark the first time since 2002 that a Stargate series hasn’t aired on Syfy (previously known as the Sci-Fi Channel).
Stargate Universe follows a diverse exploration team who is unable to return to Earth after evacuating to a Ancient spaceship that’s headed to a distant part of the universe. The cast includes Robert Carlyle, Louis Ferreira, Brian J. Smith, Elyse Levesque, David Blue, Alaina Huffman, Jamil Walker Smith, and Ming-Na.
Here’s the official statement from Syfy…
Syfy will end its original action-adventure series Stargate Universe when the show returns with the final 10 episodes of its second season in the Spring of 2011. The Stargate franchise — consisting of Stargate SG-1, Stargate Atlantis and Stargate Universe — has aired on Syfy since 2002.
Syfy has a slate of new sci-fi/fantasy scripted projects lined up for 2011 including the series premiere of Being Human on January 17, the recently green lit one-hour drama series Alphas and the much anticipated Battlestar Galactica prequel pilot movie, Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome. Warehouse 13, Eureka and Haven will also return with new seasons next year.
It’s unclear if the final 10 episodes of Stargate Universe will give closure to the series.
What do you think? Are you sorry that SGU is coming to an end? Do you think the ongoing storylines will be resolved?
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199 Comments on "Stargate Universe: Syfy TV Show Cancelled; No Season Three"
Now that they finally started to get it right, it is being cancelled! Why do they keep canceling my fav shows!
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The greedy writers and the strike ruined TV forever!!! Thats why we wait 6 months for the next season!! The writers can all kiss my a#@!!!
WTF???? This is one of the best shows of the Startgate franchise!! I hope producers reconsider… :-/
maybe if they stopped airing their shows a half a season at a time they would keep the ratings to keep going. I know I personally damn near lose interest when a show stops for several months halfway through the season.
maybe if they stopped airing their shows a half a season at a time they would keep the ratings to keep going. I know I personally damn near lose interest when a show stops for several months halfway through the season.
It started off interesting, then Cloverfield was the worst episode yet, while episode 10 was the best one yet, and the mixup of the available episodes.
All in all, I like the latest show, really cool, and that I know they had originally 6 seasons thought about where the’d be in a different galaxy each season.
Dunno how they’ll handle the franchise now.
I’m looking forward and excited about Blood and Chrome TV Series coming soon.
Jerks! This is why I’m canceling my satellite account and ditching television. Why bother investing in a series that doesn’t feed the greed fast enough for execs to keep it alive?
Great show. Not sure why they are canceling it. Then again, not sure why they canceled Atlantis.
WOW Another great show they cancelled!!! Stargate!!!! all of the shows where great shows and a large fan base!!! Wake up!!!! Listen to the fans and also allow none cable people to see these series!!!
SyFy disappoints fans again, I guess I will stop watching all of thier stuff like I did NBC.
SyFy sucks big time. You invest time and interest in a show and when you really start to “get” it, they yank it off the air.
I hate SyFy at the moment but this too shall pass
Stargate Universe is the best show ever made, including all stargates. If they cancelled this show, in favor of aaaaanything off their current line up: big mistake.It’s the only reason I turn to Syfy, that and the commercials.Look forward to it every week.
Well that’s lame I really liked that show I wanted to see the characters explored more especially TJ SyFy is getting lamer and lamer by the minute !!