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Celebrating Stargate Universe in Canada (Update)

Friday and Saturday (November 12 and 13) will be big days for Stargate Universe as the co-creators and cast celebrate the production in Canada in anticipation of the 25th Annual Gemini Awards Broadcast Gala. Spacecast, the Canadian home of SGU, has a rundown of the schedule of events designed to give fans access to Space’s “most-watched series.”

Friday: 6 AM to 9 AM: CTV’s Canada AM Program

“The cast stops by CANADA AM to chat with co-hosts Beverly Thomson and Seamus O’Regan about the Gemini nominations, the success of the franchise and the ever-growing popularity of genre programming. SGU fans can be part of CANADA AM’s live studio audience by emailing amsoundstage@ctv.ca.”

Friday: Doors Open at 9:15 AM (ET): CTV’s Masonic Temple in Toronto for INNERSPACE: SGU SPECIAL

Space’s Innerspace website
UPDATE: InnerSPACE: SGU Special – Part 1 (leads into subsequent parts)

“Taped in front of a studio audience, SGU’s Robert Carlyle, Louis Ferreira, Brian J. Smith, Elyse Levesque, David Blue, Alaina Huffman, Jamil Walker Smith, Ming-Na, Julia Benson, Patrick Gilmore, Jennifer Spence, and Peter Kelamis, along with creators Brad Wright and Robert C. Cooper, sit down with INNERSPACE hosts Ajay Fry and Teddy Wilson for an in-depth chat of all things SGU. Audience members also get access to an exclusive autograph session with the stars following the taping.

“SGU fans can be part of INNERSPACE’s live studio audience by emailing tickets@spacecast.com or calling 416-384-LIVE (416-384-5483). Fans should arrive early on Nov. 12 at 888 Yonge St. to pick up their wristbands.”

Friday: 10 AM (ET): CTV’s Masonic Temple in Toronto for Screening of “The Greater Good”

“The Greater Good” at Solutions

Continuing the Innerspace SGU Special, the audience will get a screening of the episode that will be aired on Space later in the day: “The Greater Good”, written by Carl Binder and directed by William Waring.

Friday: 1:45 PM to 2:30 PM (ET): Live Chat at spacecast.com

“Spacecast.com is opening its portal to SGU devotees for an exclusive live web chat with its stellar crew, including David Blue (Eli Wallace), Ming-Na (Camile Wray), Brian J. Smith (Lt. Matthew Scott) and Elyse Levesque (Chole Armstrong). Get your chance to talk directly to the stars by logging onto spacecast.com at 1:45 p.m. ET for chat starting at 2 p.m. ET.”

Friday: 10 PM (ET): Space’s Regular Airing of SGU: “The Greater Good”

SGU’s Space homepage

Fans who miss the 10 AM screening can tune in during SGU’s regular broadcast time of 10 PM ET for this week’s episode, “The Greater Good”.

Friday: 11 PM (ET): Space’s Innerspace: SGU Special

Space’s Innerspace website
UPDATE: InnerSPACE: SGU Special – Part 1 (leads into subsequent parts)

As executive producer Joseph Mallozzi informed his readers, “Fans in Canada have to wait until Friday night to check out The Greater Good, but they also get an extra treat when the entire cast puts in an appearance on Innerspace immediately following the show.” This is the show that was taped earlier in the day.

Saturday: 8 PM (ET/PT): Toronto: 25th Annual Gemini Awards Broadcast Gala

Gemini Awards 25

Gemini Awards website
Viewed on Global and Showcase

“SGU [is] up for four marquee awards, including Best Dramatic Series, two for Best Lead Actor and Best Director. In total, SGU received a series high nine Gemini Awards this year, tied for second for most nominations for a drama behind CTV’s hit series FLASHPOINT. Since its series premiere in October 2009, SGU is the most-watched series on SPACE. The series is also critically acclaimed, and nominated for 22 awards, including a 2010 Emmy® for Outstanding Visual Effects.”

Details of the nominations are as follows:

Best Dramatic Series – Brad Wright, Carl Binder, Robert Cooper, John Lenic, N. John Smith (Stargate Universe I Inc.)
Best Direction in a Dramatic Series – Andy Mikita, “Air Part 1?
Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role – Robert Carlyle, “Human”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role – Louis Ferreira, “Justice”

The other five nominations were from the categories Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Series, Best Picture Editing in a Dramatic Program or Series, Best Sound in a Dramatic Series, Best Visual Effects, and Best Original Music Score for a Program or Series, but none of these awards were taken home.

Stargate Universe "The Greater Good" Ratings

The numbers for Stargate Universe episode “The Greater Good” have been added to our summary table below.

Season Two Viewer and Ratings Summary
Episode	Rating/Share		Viewers in Millions
Episode	HH	18-49	Live+Same Day	Live+7 Days
Intervention	0.8/1	0.5/1	1.175	Note 1
Aftermath	0.7/1	0.5/1	1.070
Awakening	0.8/1	0.5/1	1.222
Pathogen	0.7/1	0.4/1	0.974
Cloverdale	0.7/1	0.4/1	1.012
Trial and Error	0.7/1	0.4/1	0.967
The Greater Good	0.7/1	0.4/1	1.074		<<<< NEW DATA

Source for New Data: pifeedback.

Notes

“Just got the live+7 numbers for Intervention, the season 2 premiere. Wow. We jumped 78% from the live number, about 40% from the liv+SD. That’s a lot of eyeballs. Of course that isn’t even counting those who are viewing the show through alternate platforms (ie. netflix, iTunes, and other download options).” — Joseph Mallozzi, October 19, 2010.

Stargate Universe: 2.07 "The Greater Good"

Young and Rush board derelict spaceship in THE GREATER GOOD (MGM) — Rush gets sidetracked when he and Young board a derelict spaceship in THE GREATER GOOD (MGM)

Tonight (November 9) on Syfy at 9 PM ET: Stargate Universe episode 2.07 “The Greater Good”, written by Carl Binder and directed by William Waring.

“Always consider the greater good. That’s it,” Dr. Nicholas Rush advised Lt. Tamara Johansen when she was given command of Destiny for the first time.

These may sound like wise words, but considering the source, one does have to question his sincerity considering that he’s hiding the discovery of the ship’s master code, its bridge, and how to control when the Destiny enters and exits FTL. There are still several systems to discover and gain control of, evident by the number of empty seats on the bridge, but Rush is of the mind-set that “Ultimately, I control this ship.” He wants to continue to sit on the bridge alone and in command. But Destiny itself has shown that it has its own agenda. After the revelation that the ship can play the “what if” game within Young’s mind to test his command capability, what’s to say that the ship isn’t manipulating Rush similarly?

Actor Robert Carlyle loves talking about this episode and the one that follows, especially since they delve into where Rush stands in Season Two. He’s on the verge of discovering Destiny‘s mission, and he’s made this discovery his and Chloe’s highest priority.

“I can’t tell you what the mission is,” Carlyle teased in an interview with The Flick Cast, “but I can tell you there is a mission and it’s massive. The clue is in the title of the ship: Destiny. The ship is named that for a reason and perhaps all of these people are there for a reason. It starts to really become an adventure.”

After getting in on the beginning of the crew’s new adventure, make sure to rejoin us here for our episode poll on the front page.

Link and Spoiler Collection

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SYFY: Dr. Rush and Col. Young are stranded aboard an alien ship.

Destiny comes upon a heavily damaged ship floating in space. Dr. Rush suggests that the alien vessel be explored in the hopes of salvaging any worthwhile data or technology. Without a shuttle, Rush and Col. Young must make a dangerous space-suited expedition to the derelict ship. Once safely aboard, they discover that the ship contains empty pods similar to those they encountered on the seed ship. As Dr. Rush gets the life support and power running, the ship’s engines suddenly engage, propelling it away from Destiny. With the power now depleted the ships drift helplessly apart.

Unwilling to tell everyone that he has partial control of the Destiny, Rush claims he has been working on a program to manually fire Destiny‘s thrusters. Because of the complexity of the program he suggests Dr. Amanda Perry be brought on board via the communication stones to help. Once aboard, Rush covertly informs her of his success with Destiny‘s master code and directs her to the bridge. With Rush’s help, Perry is able to steer Destiny back to the damaged ship. But when Eli unearths their plan, the big secret is revealed much to Rush’s chagrin—especially when Young finds out.

SKY: The Destiny is left stranded in space after an encounter with a damaged ship. While Young goes into panic mode, Rush refuses to divulge a valuable secret.

When the Destiny encounters a damaged ship, Rush and Col Young climb onboard to see if any worthwhile technology can be salvaged. But as the Doc gets the power up and running, the ship’s engines suddenly engage, propelling it away from the Destiny and leaving it stranded in space. While Young goes into panic mode, a cagey Rush refuses to divulge a valuable secret.[/spoiler]

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Stargate Planner: Week of November 8-14

You might be interested in these news tidbits and announcements that have been noted on this editor’s calendar and notebook for this week. If you’ve got more to add, please don’t hesitate to announce them in the comment section below. We’ll update this article if something comes to our attention during the week.

Calendar

Monday, November 8
Tuesday, November 9	Syfy: SGU 2.07 “The Greater Good” at 9 PM ET, with a repeat at 11 PM. Sky1/UK: SGU 2.06 “Trial and Error” at 9 PM. Today is Teryl Rothery‘s birthday!
Wednesday, November 10	Stargate Universe – Season 1 DVD set is being released in France today. Last week, David Hewlett thought that maybe his first of three appearances in The CW’s new show Hellcats was going to be aired, but it turned out not to be the case. He tweeted, “Next week I guess!” We’ve checked with TV Guide for the next two episodes, and Hewlett’s name doesn’t appear attached to them, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that he’s not in them. If he isn’t able to direct his fans via Twitter when his episodes will air, we’ll just have to keep our eyes open for him at 9 PM ET on Wednesday nights on The CW. If we do happen to miss his appearance, The CW posts full episodes online for later viewing.
Thursday, November 11	Veterans Day in USA and Remembrance Day in Canada SGU 1.12 “Divided” on New Zealand’s Prime TV at 8:30 PM.
Friday, November 12	Sci Fi/Australia: SGU 2.07 “The Greater Good” at 8:30 PM. Space/Canada: SGU 2.07 “The Greater Good” at 10 PM ET. “Fans in Canada have to wait until Friday night to check out The Greater Good, but they also get an extra treat when the entire cast puts in an appearance on Innerspace immediately following the show.” — Joseph Mallozzi. There will also be a Live Chat between 2:00 and 2:30. Visit Spacecast for the details. The cast of Stargate Universe will be present on the CTV Canada AM show, which airs from 6 AM to 9 AM PT. They’ll be discussing the show’s Gemini nominations in honor of the Gemini Award’s Broadcast Gala that is occurring November 13. Chevron 7.5 begins today and runs until Sunday, November 14. From the con’s website: “This unofficial convention aims to bring together fans of the various “Stargate” series including “SG1”, “Stargate: Atlantis” and the brand new “Stargate: Universe” from across the country to meet some of the show’s stars and enjoy various events over the weekend. There will be activities each day from guest talks and photograph sessions to quizzes and late night parties. For more information on these, check out our events section. This event will take place in The Park Inn, Northampton… Registration will begin at 2pm and the Opening Ceremony will be at 7pm on the Friday evening!” Guests include Michael Shanks, Teryl Rothery, Andee Frizzell, Lexa Doig, and Sarah Douglas. Make sure to visit the website for further details.
Saturday, November 13	The Broadcast Gala of the 25th Gemini Awards is tonight. We’ll hear the outcome of these nominations: Best Dramatic Series – Brad Wright, Carl Binder, Robert Cooper, John Lenic, N. John Smith (Stargate Universe I Inc.) Best Direction in a Dramatic Series – Andy Mikita, “Air Part 1” Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role – Robert Carlyle, “Human” Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role – Louis Ferreira, “Justice”
Sunday, November 14

News Notes

News Flashes and Brief Follow-Ups

Gemini Awards – Stargate Universe was nominated for nine Gemini Awards this year, and five of them were covered in the Industry Gala held last week. Unfortunately, none of them were taken home.
Michael Shanks – There was some confusion as to which Tower Prep episode Michael Shanks was to make his appearance as Professor Literature. MSOL investigated and determined that his episode, titled “Book Report”, will air November 16.
SG-1 and SGA Portals – Each Friday, a new feature is posted to the Portal pages. This past Friday, we worked from the keyword prompt “mutations”. From that prompt, we got into the discussion of biological warfare. Visit the SG-1 Portal to discuss “Teal’c in ‘Bane'” and the SGA Portal to discuss “Sheppard in ‘Conversion'”.

Stargate Universe Press

Brian J. Smith – SciFi and TV Talk Blog: Stargate Universe’s Brian J. Smith – Universal Soldier.
Louis Ferreira – Joseph Mallozzi’s Weblog: November 1, 2010, November 3, 2010, and November 5, 2010.
Elyse Levesque – Collider: Elyse Levesque Exclusive On Set Interview STARGATE UNIVERSE.

It should be noted that whenever spoilers come out for SGU, they are placed in the episode guides in the Stargate Wiki without much fanfare here in the News Blog. However, we should note that the episode guides for “Visitation” and “Resurgence” were updated with spoiler summaries recently. To keep on top of such updates, visit the main page of the Stargate Wiki to see the “Recent Updates” list of links.

Solutions News Blog Round-Up

Our News Blog posts since the last Stargate Planner (most recent listed first):

Solutions LJ Companion Background Articles

Last week, we posted a few background articles in our LJ Companion that you might be interested in. The articles listed in this section don’t have a companion piece in our News Blog here:

Reminders

For news as it happens, make sure to visit the Stargate Twitter Superfeed for tidbits directly from the Stargate stars and production crew. And don’t forget our new feature Beyond the Event Horizon, which consists of “home pages” with dynamic feeds from our LJ and Blog for the stars of SG-1 and Atlantis.

Our LJ Companion has news bites, polls, and glimpses into the lives of the actors that we don’t necessarily cover here in our more formal news blog. Make sure to visit the LJ’s feed on our front page or visit the site directly to see its mostly fun little tidbits.

For the latest in convention appearances, which are subject to change, make sure to visit Stargate Actor Appearances.

Brad Wright: SG-1, Atlantis Fans Hurt Stargate Universe

In this opinion piece, SciFi Now author James Rundle notes that Universe needs fan support now more than ever, pointing out that its ratings have plummeted for Season 2. He also asks Stargate Atlantis fans to stop punishing Stargate Universe for not being Atlantis, quoting the actors’ disappointment over some lack of fan acceptance. He also quotes Brad Wright on the topic:

“I don’t think if we for any reason go away, it is an issue necessarily of the quality of the product that we’ve been making,” said executive producer and co-creator Brad Wright. “I think getting moved on the schedule has hurt us. And the fact that some of the fans that liked SG-1 and Atlantis were so angry that they have deliberately hurt us, which is unfortunate.”

What do you think? Has whatever negative fan reaction that exists been fueled primarily by Universe being new and not SG-1 or Atlantis? Has fandom negativity in turn affected Nielsen ratings? Feel free to sound off in the comments.