First Look at Stargate Universe, And It Looks Fantastic

by Josh Roth @ 7:47 pm July 25th, 2009

Comic-Con 2009 is already in full swing, and as you may have guessed we couldn’t make it out there to cover it. Lucky for us SyFy has released the Stargate Universe footage they showed off at Comic-Con the other day. We’ve seen teasers before but nothing this detailed about the plot. Personally, this is the return to Stargate that I’ve been waiting for since Atlantis went off the air. Check out the trailer after the jump.

Stylistically SGU looks a whole lot more like Battlestar Galactica or Caprica than it’s predecessors Stargate SG-1 & Atlantis, and I’m perfectly OK with that. Frankly the cinematography on Stargate has always been a little flat, this should spice things up a bit. Looks like production design and visual effects have also been upgraded. This has been happened all around SyFy’s programming ever since Galactica came about, and re-defined what we think of as television special effects. And Stargate could probably benefit from some upgraded effects and production design.

Although the production quality may have changed, it certainly looks like the classic Stargate-vibe is still around. Stargate has always felt, to me anyways, like the proper descendant of classic Star Trek. Original Series Star Trek was always quirky and up-beat, ‘light sci-fi‘ if you will, whereas shows like Battlestar Galactica are what I call ‘dark sci-fi‘. Well, the look and visual style of the Stargate franchise may have changed but as you can see from the trailer, there’s still a geeky sense of humor at work. Also it looks as though David Blue is going to be a suitable substitute for Dr. Rodney McKay (although no one could ever really replace him).

Color me excited, I need some Stargate back in my life. Stargate Universe premieres October 2nd, only on SyFy.