Apparently Stargate producer Joseph Mallozzi has been hearing the not-so-pleasing rumblings that his new Stargate show, Universe, is little more than an odious attempt by the suits to “young up” their aging franchise. I’ve gone on record calling this a poor attempt at going the youth route (I think I’ve called it Stargate: 90210 in the past), while others have dubbed it Voyager: 90210. I kinda like my own name for it better. But in any case, Stargate producer Joseph Mallozzi would like to assure fans that Universe is not Voyager: 90210. By which I mean, Joseph Mallozzi apparently hasn’t read his own press releases, because if this thing isn’t stinking of Voyager: 90210, I don’t know what does.

Will Stargate: Universe be the Star Trek: Voyager of the Stargate universe? Time will tell, although taking into consideration the age of the characters that are currently being cast for the show, I’m getting this sinking feeling they’re going the Stargate 90210 route with this one. We already know that the show will take place mostly onboard a ship that is lost in some unexplored part of the universe, and must find a way home. This means new characters, new aliens, new enemies — pretty much new everything for the Stargate universe. Now Sci Fi Channel has your first look at concept artwork for the ship at the center of the show, called Destiny.

See if the plot for the Sam Raimi-produced TV show Legend of the Seeker sounds familiar: a young, simple country boy who dreams of being something more is sought out by an attractive, mysterious woman who is leading a rebellion against a tyrannical ruler whose very name causes people to shudder in fear; with the help of a crazy old man who lives alone, the boy learns to accept his destiny and embrace his role as savior. Okay, so maybe it doesn’t take a whole lot of imagination to guess that whoever wrote the “Legend of the Seeker” books probably got an itty bitty inspiration from George Lucas’ Star Wars flicks. Except instead of space ships and lightsabers, Legend of the Seeker has horses and swords. Now if only Sam Raimi and the producers can convince Bridget Regan to slip on a gold metal bikini…

With NBC having announced that the new Knight Rider has gotten a full season order, here’s your promotional images for the show’s cast. I know, just a little bit late, but better than never, right? I’m still not a fan of the show quite yet, although I admit that it has some potential, especially with its solidly hot cast. Really, who knew scientists looked as good as Deanna Russo? On TV, anyway. Featuring Justin Bruening, Deanna Russo, Sydney Tamiia Poitier, Bruce Davison, Paul Campbell, Yancey Arias, and Smith Cho.

They’re not just plumbers, they’re also ghost hunters! Okay, I have to admit, that premise sold me on the Sci Fi Channel’s Ghost Hunters TV show when it first premiered a few years back. On the show, two plumbers name Jay and Grant go to supposedly haunted locales and try to catch ghosts (well actually, they don’t “catch” them, they pretty much just record them on audio and video recorders and show it to the home owners) with a small team of dedicated flunkies — er, I mean, assistants. It’s a pretty entertaining show, even if, undoubtedly, 90% of the “atmosphere” is manufactured in post. The show proved so popular that it is now launching a second spin-off show, College Edition.

Promo images for the Stargate: Atlantis episode (Season 5, Episode 20) “Enemy at the Gates”. That’s right. This is the final episode of Stargate: Atlantis before the cast and crew jet off into their very own series of made-for-DVD movies, following in the footsteps of the Stargate: SG1 gang. From the looks of these promos (VERY SPOILERISH, I must say), I guess we know who ends up with whom — at least at the end of the episode.

Fans of KITT and company’s latest reincarnation on TV rejoice: NBC has given your show about a talking car with turbo boosting options a full season order, which means even if the show doesn’t return for a second season, you’ll have a full first season to chew on. I wasn’t exactly the biggest fan of the show when it returned from its TV movie premiere as a regular series, but judging by the ratings for the show, people still aren’t very sure about it. But hey, maybe the show will grow on me.

Over at his official site, V creator Kenneth Johnson has a new post in his “V: The Second Generation” section dated October 13, 2008, that responds to a recent Variety article about ABC bringing the lizards of V back to primetime for a new TV show based on the original mini-series that aired in the ’80s. The show will have no involvement from Johnson, or the writer/director’s “Second Generation” idea. The statement below, while being on Johnson’s official site, is worded in such a way that it’s clear he didn’t write it. But since it is from his official site, I’m going to assume that this is an official response by Kenneth Johnson to the Variety story. If I’m wrong, I’ll correct myself later.

Fringe stars Anna Torv and Joshua Jackson graces the cover of TV Guide’s October 20 issue.

I have to admit, I wasn’t a big fan of the original Knight Rider TV show, but I did give the recent reincarnation a chance when it first surfaced earlier this year. I also tuned in for the premiere of the ongoing TV show, but tuned out about 30 or so minutes later. The whole thing just looked … cheesy. What can I say? Even the treat of seeing the gorgeous Deanna Russo in her undies for about 10 minutes of the pilot didn’t do anything for the show’s overall quality. The backstory for the lead character also came across as incredibly cliche, and then they introduced some supposedly badass girl with a past to the hero, and … well, that’s pretty much when I tuned out of the pilot and haven’t come back since.