Brad Wright And Robert Cooper Talk StarGate: Universe

It’s not going to be long from now that we will get to see Robert Carlyle and the gang restart a new and darker StarGate franchise operation. Gateworld has a big interview where creators Brad Wright and Robert Cooper fill us in on what they are shooting for in Universe, it’s mood and how it will be different.

Here are a few excerpts from the interview. The interview is long and really chock full of interesting bits. Jump on over to Gateworld for the full meal deal.

RC: I think there is a lot of fear amongst the fans that it’s going to be so different that it’s not Stargate, or that it’s not going to be something that they like. They want a science fiction show to watch. I think that there is certainly a need out there for science fiction product. There is a demand from people. They want good genre programming. I think they are afraid it’s going to be too dark, or that it’s not going to be something they want out of a “sci-fi” show. But I don’t think that’s going to be the case.

I mean, dark and edgy is kind of a couple of buzz words that people like to attach to things. At the end of the day, it’s going to have a lot of the things that I think people have always liked about Stargate. The sort of sense of adventure and exploration …

RC: … and hope. I think there’s going to be a little more reality in it. We’re trying to get more realistic about the characters. It is more character driven. If I could compare it to the old shows, the old shows were more of an action/adventure series. This is more dramatic.

It’s not to say we’ve completely lost our sense of humor! It’s not going to be, hopefully, not pretentious or take itself too seriously. But at the same time, I think, it’s going to be more dramatic and take itself a little more seriously — which I think some fans will embrace in a more positive way.

I think there was occasionally a sense that maybe we weren’t taking the show seriously enough from fans. I don’t think that’s the case with this show.