History Series / StargateUniverse

* InternetBackdraft: There have been some complaints about the perceived oversexualization of Lieutenant James. This may have, itself, have been due in part to a recent InternetBackdraft that is ''almost'' entirely unrelated, over whether science fiction has become [[FanDumb too feminine and soapy]] (with ''[[Series/BabylonFive Babylon 5]]'' and ''Series/{{Battlestar Galactica|2003}}'' presented as examples). Some unfortunate comments were made along with some noting that ''SGU'' looked like it was about to get science fiction TV "back on track." Naturally, the offended other side jumped at the opportunity to attack ''SGU''. Part of the problem is that the franchise is sending mixed signals, as ''Universe'' is using elements of TeenDrama, which is the very thing that ''Series/StargateSG1'' parodied in "200" with their "Young SG-1" scene. This is exemplified in the characters of Lt. Scott, who is ThePornomancer when off-duty, and Chloe, who apparently leaves {{Love Triangle}}s wherever she goes. One wonders why people are complaining about her being sexy ''and'' a secondary character, despite Scott being on the main cast and having more ''actual'' sex than her. Brought up in-universe as James [[AllLoveIsUnrequited is still holding a candle]] for Scott even though he jumped ship on her, and jumped right back with Chloe. And she specifically says that she doesn't [[ReallyGetsAround really get around]], throwing the audience's perception for a loop.

A team of soldiers and scientists on an off-world base have finally cracked the secrets surrounding the, until now, unused ninth chevron of the Stargates (seven chevrons are used for regular trips, eight are used to travel between galaxies). With it, they are able to connect a wormhole to an [[{{Precursors}} Ancient]] [[GenerationShips ship]] called the ''Destiny''. This comes at a very bad time as [[TheRemnant remnants]] of ''Series/StargateSG1'' villains attack the outpost. In a desperation maneuver they travel to ''Destiny'' without a proper recon of the area and about 80 people are stuck on a very old ship that is falling apart.

* AppliedPhlebotinum: The mind-switching communication stones carried over from the original series, now with a handy on / off switch and much easier to use. A significant amount of screentime is spent on Earth-bound relationship issues of the characters (see DysfunctionJunction below), conveniently made possible by putting a stone on an illuminated base.

** Alisen Down reprises her one-off character (Dr. Brightman) from an episode of SG-1 five years previously, now as the occasional guest character whenever they need an Earth doctor.

* DysfunctionJunction: [[UpToEleven Hoo boy]], so far we have Scott's parental/religious issues, Young's troubled marriage, TJ's shattered hopes of going to medical school (and now her pregnancy), Young and TJ being stuck on the ship after trying to break off their affair, Greer's anger issues which had him imprisoned for striking Telford on-duty, Chloe [[BreakTheCutie watching her father die]], and Dr. Rush's insufferable nature. It's almost funny how Eli was a misfit on Earth and yet here he's portrayed as the ''normal'' one along with the side and supporting cast.

* {{Fanservice}}: Chloe in the shower and a pond, Greer in his quarters, and Lt. James in... anything. Someone attempted to use a Kino to [[http://stargate.mgm.com/view/othercharacter/87/embed_vid/1054/index.html spy on Lt. James]] in the shower, so now she's fan service for the ''Destiny'' crew, as well. Although she's developed into a stronger character lately, she also has appeared to have lost her uniform top and walks around in either a tan t-shirt or tank top. The ship also seems to be a little cold. Unlike a lot of fanservice characters though, James dresses appropriately as the situation dictates such as full combat apparel in the Season 1 finale.

** There's also the greater irony of Earth, having been engaged in a guerrilla war with numerous galactic powers, now finds itself on the receiving end of one from the Lucian Alliance.

** In "Space", Young's decision to [[spoiler: leave Rush behind in "Justice"]], as well as order Eli to go over Rush's work with a fine tooth-comb come back to bite him in the ass. Eli, who's been left exhausted and irritable, is now forced to figure out a way around Rush's lockouts to try and bring the weapon's back online, during their first space-battle.

* RobotWar: Ursini fought one and lost. Now it's human's turn.

** It becomes even more zanier in the following episode "Alliances" where [[spoiler: Future!Telford is now back on Earth, having gated back from the Future!Destiny]]. Did I forget to mention that [[spoiler: Present!Telford is ''dead'']]?

The show was canceled midway through its second season. [[KickTheDog The cast and crew only learned of the cancellation via Twitter.]] There was some speculation that the reason for the show's failure was a retaliatory campaign conducted by [[FanDumb angry fans]] of ''Series/StargateAtlantis'', due to the removal of the [[TheHeart Heart]] character of that show, Dr. Carson Beckett. SGU had a couple of fairly big name actors (Robert Carlyle, known for his role in the film ''Trainspotting,'' and Ming-Na Wen, a Chinese actress with numerous cinematic credits, who was probably best known for her role as Chun Li in the live action ''Street Fighter'' movie and more recently ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'').

The show was canceled midway through its second season. [[KickTheDog The cast and crew only learned of the cancellation via Twitter.]] There was some speculation that the reason for the show's failure was a retaliatory campaign conducted by [[FanDumb angry fans]] of ''Series/StargateAtlantis'', due to the removal of the [[TheHeart Heart]] character of that show, Dr. Carson Beckett. SGU had a couple of fairly big name actors (Robert Carlyle, known for his role in the film ''Trainspotting,'' and Ming-Na Wen, a Chinese actress with numerous cinematic credits, who was probably best known for her role as Chun Li in the live action ''Street Fighter'' movie and more recently ''{{Series/AgentsOfSHIELD}}'').

The show was canceled midway through its second season. [[KickTheDog The cast and crew only learned of the cancellation via Twitter.]] There was some speculation that the reason for the show's failure was a retaliatory campaign conducted by [[FanDumb angry fans]] of ''Series/StargateAtlantis'', due to the removal of the [[TheHeart Heart]] character of that show, Dr. Carson Beckett. SGU had a couple of fairly big name actors (Robert Carlyle, known for his role in the film ''Trainspotting,'' and Ming-Na Wen, a Chinese actress with numerous cinematic credits, who was probably best known for her role as Chun Li in the live action ''Street Fighter'' movie).

* JitterCam: While ''Series/{{Battlestar Galactica|2003}}'' probably was an influence, the producers have mentioned shows like ''{{Series/Firefly}}'' and even ''TheShield'' when discussing this element. They even had ''The Shield'''s director of photography working on the pilot to help them establish it. There's one bit where Eli manages to find a remote-controlled hovering camera, and he looks into the lens in [[TheOffice much the same way Jim does]]. The later episodes seem to tone down the use of the jitter save for instances where they're trying to establish a certain feel such as when the crew does [=EVAs=] on the hull of the Destiny.

** There was the ''PlanetOfTheApes'' reference in "Air", then again in "Darkness". He has to explain this one, if only because no one seems to find it funny.

*** It was ok when he only played Odai Ventrell and a Runner in Atlantis (being in different galaxies and all). But Odai Ventrell and Varro are supposed to work for the same organization (the Lucian Alliance). This has resulted in fanfiction that declares that they are actually the same person, that Odai Ventrell was an alias.

*** It was ok when he only played Odai Ventrell and a Runner in Atlantis (being in different galaxies and all). But Odai Ventrell and Varro are supposed to work for the same organization (the Lucian Alliance). This has resulted in fanfiction that declares taht they are actually the same person, that Odai Ventrell was an alias.

The installment of the ''Franchise/{{Stargate|Verse}}'' franchise that began in 2009 and ended in 2011.

* FailOSuckyname: Alternate Brody named a nation "Futura". Yes, the [[UsefulNotes/{{Fonts}} font]]. The modern Brody is repeatedly mocked for it.

* ApocalypticLog: Eli is GenreSavvy enough to realize that he should put one together, since they could all die at any moment. His comrades think this is silly, but it saves all their asses in "Time" and proves Young innocent in "Justice". And in "Common Descent", [[spoiler: his Kino logs end up as a sort of big book of how to's for a civilization founded by the Destiny's crew 2000 years ago.]]

** Also, Rush is commonly seen as one of these, and most the crew are usually GenreSavvy enough to always assume that fact. In the finale [[spoiler: when someone has to stay out of the remaining pods, Rush volunteers to do so and fix the pod. Young tells Eli he can't trust Rush to stay out, suspecting that he if he can't fix the pod he won't sacrifice himself; so he will stay out and sacrifice himself. Eli later suspects that Rush volunteered for this very reason.]]

** Matthew Scott can often veer into this territory. Part of the reason why fans disliked his relationship with Chloe was that a mere ''two days'' before he hooked up with Chloe, he was already shown to be in a relationship with Lt James, which he broke off without telling her, deliberately avoided her afterwards, and then had the nerve to seem ''confused'' why James was naturally pissed off with him?

* InternetBackdraft: There have been some complaints about the perceived oversexualization of Lieutenant James. This may have, itself, have been due in part to a recent InternetBackdraft that is ''almost'' entirely unrelated, over whether science fiction has become [[FanDumb too feminine and soapy]] (with ''[[Series/BabylonFive Babylon 5]]'' and ''Series/{{Battlestar Galactica|Reimagined}}'' presented as examples). Some unfortunate comments were made along with some noting that ''SGU'' looked like it was about to get science fiction TV "back on track." Naturally, the offended other side jumped at the opportunity to attack ''SGU''. Part of the problem is that the franchise is sending mixed signals, as ''Universe'' is using elements of TeenDrama, which is the very thing that ''Series/StargateSG1'' parodied in "200" with their "Young SG-1" scene. This is exemplified in the characters of Lt. Scott, who is ThePornomancer when off-duty, and Chloe, who apparently leaves {{Love Triangle}}s wherever she goes. One wonders why people are complaining about her being sexy ''and'' a secondary character, despite Scott being on the main cast and having more ''actual'' sex than her. Brought up in-universe as James [[AllLoveIsUnrequited is still holding a candle]] for Scott even though he jumped ship on her, and jumped right back with Chloe. And she specifically says that she doesn't [[ReallyGetsAround really get around]], throwing the audience's perception for a loop.

* JitterCam: While ''Series/{{Battlestar Galactica|Reimagined}}'' probably was an influence, the producers have mentioned shows like ''{{Series/Firefly}}'' and even ''TheShield'' when discussing this element. They even had ''The Shield'''s director of photography working on the pilot to help them establish it. There's one bit where Eli manages to find a remote-controlled hovering camera, and he looks into the lens in [[TheOffice much the same way Jim does]]. The later episodes seem to tone down the use of the jitter save for instances where they're trying to establish a certain feel such as when the crew does [=EVAs=] on the hull of the Destiny.

* SpaceFriction: Averted. Every time ''Destiny'' drops out of FTL, it maintains its forward momentum. The shuttle is shown adjusting its attitude and velocity in a realistic manner with maneuvering thrusters, though this may be less a case of [[ShownTheirWork showing their work]] than adopting the style of the 2000s ''[[Series/BattlestarGalacticaReimagined BSG]]'', in which ships maneuvered in a similarly realistic fashion.

* TheMainCharactersDoEverything: They do. However, due to a much larger number of main characters it almost look like an aversion in comparison with previous series. It's also much more justified this time; there's hardly anyone else qualified to do the work. It's averted heavily in the second seasons; while the primary characters tend to be the leaders, the other characters play prominent supporting roles and often get rather significant amounts of dialogue and screen time, often as much as with the primary characters as with each other.

* JitterCam: While ''Series/{{Battlestar Galactica|Reimagined}}'' probably was an influence, the producers have mentioned shows like ''{{Firefly}}'' and even ''TheShield'' when discussing this element. They even had ''The Shield'''s director of photography working on the pilot to help them establish it. There's one bit where Eli manages to find a remote-controlled hovering camera, and he looks into the lens in [[TheOffice much the same way Jim does]]. The later episodes seem to tone down the use of the jitter save for instances where they're trying to establish a certain feel such as when the crew does [=EVAs=] on the hull of the Destiny.

* AesopAmnesia: During his crossover appearance in "Seizure", Rodney McKay is arrogantly confident that using Langara to dial ''Destiny'' won't destroy the planet. One would think he would be less flippant considering he blew up 5/6 of a solar system back in the ''Stargate Atlantis'' episode "Trinity".

*** To be fair to Scott, while he was a bit of a jerk, the scenes where he was a *massive* jerk to her and seemed confused didn't actually happen, it was part of a hallucination Lt James was having.

*** [[MindScrew Which is assuming it actually even happened.]]
*** It's confirmed later that this in fact did not happen. It was just Destiny screwing with her mind. The reason the nebula appeared on the planet was because the nebula was in front of the ship. She was basically just seeing what the ship saw. The ship pulls this mind screw several times later on, and it's revealed that it has the ability to both do this and also take control of their dreams. The ship just didn't forsee that the crew members left on the planet would come back, so it used them as characters in its scenario.

** Some of the astronomy details are surprisingly well-researched, such as Park's explanation of some of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habitability_of_red_dwarf_systems#Tidal_effects the problems]] with habitable planets in red dwarf systems.

The show was canceled midway through its second season. [[KickTheDog The cast and crew only learned of the cancellation via Twitter.]] There was some speculation that the reason for the show's failure, was a retaliatory campaign conducted by [[FanDumb angry fans]] of ''Series/StargateAtlantis'', due to the removal of the [[TheHeart Heart]] character of that show, Dr. Carson Beckett. SGU had a couple of fairly big name actors, (Robert Carlyle, known for his role in the film ''Trainspotting,'' and Ming-Na Wen, a Chinese actress with numerous cinematic credits, who was probably best known for her role as Chun Li in the live action ''Street Fighter'' movie).

** Rush does one in "Time", or rather tries. He jumps through an unstable wormhole and is sent back in time. [[ResetButton More time travel fixed it.]]

** Although this borders on YMMV, the way Lt. James is depicted (particularly her style of dress emphasizing her upper torso) has no real analog in previous ''Stargate'' series.

** In "Subversion", Telford pulls this on O'Neill and Young in regards to Earth's "protect ourselves first" policy, arguing that toppling the System Lords without concern for the fate of their slaves led to the creation of the Lucian Alliance. While he's arguably right on a base level, YMMV on whether or not he has a valid point.

* BerserkButton: Greer really isn't very happy about Telford attacking Young. He sprints into the room and takes him apart in under six seconds. Hurting TJ is also this for Young, as is the general suggestion that he cannot protect the people under his command.
** When it comes to Rush, keep your hands off Amanda Perry. Simeon found out the hard way.