While Yes, in theory, I think it sucks that they’re canceling Stargate: Atlantis just as it’s getting good, I have to think back to the final few seasons of Stargate: SG1, and it reminds me how stale the show got. But that’s just me; I know a lot of Stargate fans still think those final seasons with the Ori were really good. I just happen to not be one of them. But in any case, you probably already know that this season of Atlantis is also its final season, and that the show’s cast will be heading off into a series of direct-to-DVD original movies once the show shuts down production. That leaves, of course, the introduction of a new Stargate show — Universe — to fill the void.

Thanks to the blokes at Gateworld, who got their hands on casting notices for the upcoming Universe show, we now have an idea of who the characters of Stargate: Universe will be.

Here they are:

Colonel Everett Young
40’s handsome, capable, former SG team leader. Like the Jack O’Neill of ten years ago, but Young’s edges have tended to sharpen over time. He requested permission to serve the remainder of his commission on Earth upon marrying his wife, Hailey, two years ago, but for now he’s temporary commander of a secret off world base. The loss of two members of his team several years ago has taught him never to take anything for granted, and be prepared for anything. He stays on top of his team so they stay alive. STAR NAMES ONLY. SERIES REGULAR;

Tamara Jon
20-25, all ethnicities (Asian Preferably). SGC Field medic, Captain grade. Off world experience. Beautiful, tough, smart, capable. Paramedic level training. Able to triage serious injury. Modest background. Dreamed of being a doctor but couldn’t afford medical school and the Air Force was her best option. She ends up being the most medically inclined person on the ship but is overwhelmed by the lack of knowledge and experience treating seriously wounded and ill patients. She also lacks the medicine and supplies and has to make do. SERIES REGULAR;

Chloe Carpenter
20ish. Stunning and sexy. Daughter of a U.S. Senator. Silver spoon upbringing and a little spoiled but not stupid either. Politically and socially savvy. Dreams of following in her father’s footsteps but for now she’s a bit of a party girl in her first year at an Ivy League school. Her father’s tragic death and the dire circumstances of being trapped on a spaceship seriously tests her character. SERIES REGULAR;

Eli Hitchcock
20-25. Total slacker. Utter genius. Mathematics, computers, anything he puts his mind to. Acerbic sense of humor. A social outcast. Comes from a broken home. Lacks confidence because his true intelligence has never really been recognized like Matt Damon’s character from Good Will Hunting with a little Jack Black thrown in. SERIES REGULAR;

Lt. Jared Nash
20-25. Junior S.G.C. team member. Officer material but green and rough around the edges. Every teenage girl’s fantasy. Like a college quarterback thrown into his first pro game, he is thrust into the role of leader well before he’s ready for the responsibility and must learn to take command, earn respect through action, and manage the diverse personalities on the ship to keep everyone alive. Like Jason Bourne, he is skilled and well-trained however he is mentally unprepared for the urgency of the situation. SERIES REGULAR;

Ron “Psycho” Stasiak
20, all ethnicities. Marine. Big, strong, silent. You want him on your side. You don’t want him mad at you. Lacks control over his temper in non combat situations. His past is a mystery but it’s clear something dark formed the hard shell around him. Yet, there must also be some moral center because otherwise he’d kill everyone around him. Think Eric Bana’s character “Hoot” in Blackhawk Down. SERIES REGULAR.

From the looks of it, it sounds like the Jared Nash character is the main male lead, with the Everett Young character (the RDA 10-years earlier guy) will be slotted as the George Hammond role. It also looks like all the rumors we heard about the show is correct — they’re going “younger” with Universe.

I personally don’t know if that’s a good idea. If the idea is to introduce a younger cast to get younger audiences, they’re fooling themselves. Stargate audiences come in every shape and sizes, for sure, but just making the show “younger” won’t get them what they want. We’ll see how this goes, but if everyone on the show turns out to be whining little 90210-ish bores, it won’t be Stargate, it’ll be, well, 90210 In Space, and that would just really suck.