Those who were avid followers of the first two Stargate series may be shocked when checking out Stargate: Universe. Where SG1 and Atlantis are marked by heavy, almost slapstick humor and light innuendo, Universe opens up with a racy sex scene 10 minutes into the pilot with all the sweating and grunting one can imagine. A few episodes within the first season open up with similar scenes, and the placement of the sex is (in my opinion) gratuitous -- it plays no part what-so-ever in most of the story arcs and does not contribute to character development. The characters are dark but cliched in that they tend to be remarkable for only one or two personality features. Well into the second season, there are no strong female roles -- merely drama-spewing side-characters who appear to have originally been added in for sex appeal only. The drama has a Battlestar Galactica feel to it.

While I love all things Stargate, there's no way my son will see this show when he is twelve! In the very first episode, two characters are going at it against a wall when one of the character's gets called back to duty. That's not suggestive--that's explicit. Yes, they were clothed, but it's obvious what they were doing. One character zipped up as he answered the call.

This show should be canceled not for kids