Stargate Universe Season 1

Stargate Universe Season 1
DVD set of Season 1
Country of origin	USA Canada
No. of episodes	20
Broadcast
Original channel	Syfy
Original run	October 2, 2009 — June 11, 2010
Home video release
DVD release
Region 1	October 5, 2010
Region 2	July 5, 2010
Region 4	January 12, 2011
Blu-ray release
Region A	October 5, 2010
Region B	July 5, 2010
Season chronology
Season 2
List of episodes

The first season of Stargate Universe consists of 20 episodes. Brad Wright and Robert C. Cooper wrote the three-parter series opener named "Air", which was originally planned to be a two-parter. The first two parts of "Air" premiered on Syfy on October 2, 2009, with regularly weekly airing beginning on October 9, 2009. "Fire" was originally going to be the title for episode four, but the story and script was too big to be able to fit into one episode, so the producers changed it to become a two-parter called "Darkness" and "Light", therefore pushing all future episodes forward one slot. "Justice" was the mid-season finale. The back half of the first season aired on Friday April 2, 2010 on Space and Syfy.

British channel Sky1 acquired the exclusive UK rights to Stargate Universe and began airing the series from October 6, 2009. The series currently airs on Space in Canada. In Australia Stargate Universe commenced airing on free-to-air-TV on Network TEN from 20:30 on Monday 14 December 2009, broadcasting the first two episodes: "Air (Part 1)" and "Air (Part 2)" as a movie-length premiere. However, Network TEN dropped the series after just three weeks. All available episodes were however fast-tracked from the US and broadcast on the Sci Fi Channel on Foxtel screening in Australia only 'days' after the US.

Reception

The series premiere was watched by 2.346 million viewers. By the end of the season the show had lost more than 35% of its audience, with the finale drawing only 1.469 million viewers.

Cast

Main characters

Actor	Character	Number of episodes
Robert Carlyle	Dr. Nicholas Rush	20 episodes
Louis Ferreira	Colonel Everett Young	20 episodes
Brian J. Smith	Lt. Matthew Scott	20 episodes
Elyse Levesque	Chloe Armstrong	20 episodes
David Blue	Eli Wallace	20 episodes
Alaina Huffman	Lt. Tamara Johansen	20 episodes
Jamil Walker Smith	MSgt. Ronald Greer	20 episodes
and Ming-Na	Camile Wray	16 episodes (Main 1-2, 10-20; recurring 3-9)

Recurring characters

Actor	Character	Number of episodes
Peter Kelamis	Dr. Adam Brody	19 episodes
Patrick Gilmore	Dr. Dale Volker	19 episodes
Julia Benson	2nd Lt. Vanessa James	18 episodes
Jennifer Spence	Dr. Lisa Park	17 episodes
Haig Sutherland	Sgt. Hunter Riley	14 episodes
Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman	Airman Darren Becker	11 episodes
Mark Burgess	Jeremy Franklin	10 episodes
Josh Blacker	Sgt. Spencer	9 episodes
Lou Diamond Phillips	Colonel David Telford	8 episodes
Darcy Laurie	Airman Dunning	4 episodes
Andrew Dunbar	Cpl. Gorman	4 episodes
Michael Karl Richards	Major Peterson	4 episodes
Ona Grauer	Emily Young	4 episodes
Christopher McDonald	Senator Alan Armstrong	3 episodes
Anna Galvin	Patricia Armstrong	3 episodes
Tygh Runyan	Dr. Robert Caine	3 episodes
Bradley Stryker	Sgt. Curtis	3 episodes
Ryan Booth	Cpl. Marsden	3 episodes
Christina Schild	Andrea Palmer	3 episodes
Glynis Davies	Maryann Wallace	3 episodes
Ian Butcher	Dannic	3 episodes
Rhona Mitra	Commander Kiva	3 episodes
Mike Dopud	Varro	3 episodes
Dominic Zamprogna	Dr. Boone	2 episodes
Mar Andersons	Major Green	2 episodes
Sandy Sidhu	Dr. Mehta	2 episodes
Zak Santiago	Cpl. Rivers	2 episodes
Carlo Rota	Dr. Carl Strom	2 episodes
Conan Graham	Calvos	2 episodes
Ken Tran	Chen	2 episodes
Primo Allon	Koz	2 episodes
Reiko Aylesworth	Sharon Walker	2 episodes

Guest Stars

Actor	Character	Number of episodes
Richard Dean Anderson	Lt. General Jack O'Neill	6 episodes
Michael Shanks	Dr. Daniel Jackson	4 episodes
Amanda Tapping	Colonel Samantha Carter	2 episodes

Episodes

Image	Title	Number	Airdate	Planet(s)	Race(s)	Enemies
	"Air", Part 1 (Part 1 of 3)	1.01	October 2, 2009	P4X-351, Earth	Lucian Alliance	Lucian Alliance
	When a research team is forced to evacuate their secret base, they find themselves on board a derelict Ancient vessel that is many galaxies away from Earth.
	"Air", Part 2 (Part 2 of 3)	1.02	October 2, 2009	Desert planet, Earth	N/A	N/A
	Stranded on the Ancient vessel Destiny, the evacuees from Icarus Base discover that a worn-out life-support system and hull breaches will suffocate them in a matter of hours.
	"Air", Part 3 (Part 3 of 3)	1.03	October 9, 2009	Desert planet, Earth	Dust bugs	N/A
	Lt. Scott leads a team to a desert planet to locate a mineral capable of fixing Destiny's life support system. Chloe visits her mother on Earth.
	"Darkness" (Part 1 of 2)	1.04	October 16, 2009	"Big Bertha", Earth	N/A	N/A
	The Destiny suffers a power crisis, putting the lives of the stranded crew in jeopardy when even the emergency reserves run dry. Dr. Rush pushes himself to the breaking point.
	"Light" (Part 2 of 2)	1.05	October 23, 2009	Goldilocks zone planet	N/A	N/A
	With the ship on a collision course, Young conducts a lottery to determine who will escape certain death and try and find a habitable planet with the shuttle.
	"Water"	1.06	October 30, 2009	"Hoth"	Dust bugs	Dust bugs
	Severe rationing can't save the Destiny's dwindling water supply, forcing Colonel Young and Lieutenant Scott to seek out drinkable water on a deadly ice planet.
	"Earth"	1.07	November 6, 2009	Earth	N/A	N/A
	Colonel Telford takes over Young's command in order to enact a dangerous plan to try and get the ship's crew home. Back on Earth, Young, Eli, and Chloe visit their families.
	"Time"	1.08	November 13, 2009	Jungle planet	Squigglers	Squigglers
	Eli Wallace is taking a kino on a planet the team never visited before.
	"Life"	1.09	November 20, 2009	Earth	N/A	N/A
	Lt. Scott and Camile visit their loved ones using the communication stones, leading Colonel Young to a discovery about Telford's activities. On the Destiny, Rush discovers technology he believes maybe able to get them home.
	"Justice"	1.10	December 4, 2009	Gravel pit planet	N/A	N/A
	Colonel Young cedes command of the ship after he is implicated in the murder of a crew member.
	"Space"	1.11	April 2, 2010	Purple plants' planet	Nakai	Nakai
	A mishap with the communication stones sends Colonel Young's consciousness to an alien vessel, provoking the crew's first extra-terrestrial encounter.
	"Divided"	1.12	April 9, 2010	N/A	Nakai	Nakai
	Colonel Young's opponents launch a coup to take control of the ship, pitting the military against civilians.
	"Faith"	1.13	April 16, 2010	Eden	N/A	N/A
	The crew finds a idyllic planet when Destiny stops without its countdown clock running, tempting some crew members to stay permanently.
	"Human"	1.14	April 23, 2010	Ruins planet	Giant spider	N/A
	Rush uses the neural interface chair to try and access Destiny's systems, causing him to recall the events which led to his recruitment into the Stargate program.
	"Lost"	1.15	April 30, 2010	Ruins planet, Foggy planet, Crystal planet, Desert planet, Winter planet, Gravel pit planet, Forest planet	Giant spider, Dinosaur-like creature	N/A
	A group from Destiny is left behind on a planet when the ship enters F.T.L., and must find a Stargate route back before the ship leaves the galaxy.
	"Sabotage"	1.16	May 7, 2010	Forest planet, Earth	Nakai	Nakais
	When problems with the F.T.L. drive threaten to leave Destiny stranded, the crew calls upon an expert from Earth to help — a quadriplegic woman who temporarily takes over Wray's body.
	"Pain"	1.17	May 14, 2010	N/A	Alien tick	N/A
	The ship's crew is plagued by hallucinations that manifest their fears and desires.
	"Subversion"	1.18	May 21, 2010	Earth, Icarus-like planet	Lucian Alliance	Kiva
	Dr. Rush and Homeworld Command investigate when Colonel Telford is suspected of spying for the Lucian Alliance.
	"Incursion", Part 1 (Part 1 of 2)	1.19	June 4, 2010	Earth, Icarus-like planet	Lucian Alliance	Kiva
	The Lucian Alliance manages to board Destiny, taking several crewmembers hostage in a bid to wrestle control the ship.
	"Incursion", Part 2 (Part 2 of 2)	1.20	June 11, 2010	N/A	Lucian Alliance	Kiva
	While Colonel Young and Kiva grapple over control of the ship, a pulsar threatens everyone on board with deadly radiation.