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?
Maybe NOW someone will have the GUTS to make another SG1 movie. Maybe I am partial to the original show and even Atlantis grew on me but I never felt the cohesiveness with the actors on SGU. The set is too dark and The caracters do not seem real,might have gotten better if show was not canceled.
Im officially turning my television off…. This sucks what a bad year
1st no 24
2nd no LOST… Thank God
3rd. The Walking dead only 6 episodes
4th. No more ******* Stargate ….. You dont tell us when its over we will tell you….. Its not over dammit.
Im signing out like Larry King
BTW Hes gone too.
I am highly upset that Stargate Universe has been canceled. I’m only 15 but, I have all the SG-1, Stargate Atlantis,Stargate Universe, Stargate Ark of Truth, and Stargate Continuum dvd’s. I am upset that they are not continuing the show I love it so much. I hope they keep it running. I can see Stargate Universe beatting the record of just 10 seasons.
Groan! SyFy strikes again and plays the ol’ switch a roo. This time its one of the greatest franchise series. Stargate Universe, from the start I wish you would have been put in some other networks hands that actually cares about their viewership base. They would have properly advertised you and not moved you around….. The SyFy guys are going- great lets pull out something that people actually like and throw them something that we TELL them to like, and then we can cancel that too when we get a following! I’m not buying what your selling anymore SyFy, and… Read more »
Now that they finally started to get it right, it is being cancelled! Why do they keep canceling my fav shows!
Comment above is mine. Turns out that posting is only broke if you use Chrome???
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#@!!!
Wow. Commenting section borked. Have to reply to get the option to type in a box. Apologies to the above person. The major problem is that the show has the most uneven pacing I have ever seen. People show up, are MAJOR to the storyline, and then you don’t see them for 3-5 more episodes. Why!!! Where did they go!!! They are still on the ship so it isn’t like they can’t have gone somewhere. They had a chance to save the show when a bunch of people left, and then they brought in the STUPID LUCIEN ALLIANCE CRAP… That… Read more »
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.
SYFY holding true to it’s new branding of taking the Sci-Fi out of SYFY. They’d rather host the WWE (which is in their cherry time/day 2 hr slot, and if course the REALITY shows. Hmmmm… doesn’t REALITY reflect the opposite of science fiction??? The long a waited BSG Blood and Chrome???? They mean their long awaited series. They killed Caprica for it and Caprica had a lot more room for BSG background and history than B & C ever will. “This has all been done before and looks like it will happen again”, it was called BSG The Re-Imaged Series…..lol.… Read more »
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!!!