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So as we all know Stargate: Universe was the shortest lived show out of all the Stargate shows, being cancelled after only 2 seasons and finally bringing the franchise to an end.

The show got poor ratings and many old Stargate fans didn't like the show. One of the reasons for this is thought to be the inclusion of many non-human characters to the main cast. Thus many viewers could not sympathies with the characters as the writers of the show tried to be edgy & different by constantly emphasized how unlike humans & how, well, alien the characters were. Others felt that the show rather than being edgy and original was trying to coppy other popular existing si-fi franchises like Star Wars by including many non-human main characters and so came off as a cheap knock-off. And let's not forget that the alien characters sucked up much of the show's budget (the CGI and makeup doesn't come cheap after all).

So do you think the show would have done better if the had included more human & less alien characters?

And since we're on the topic, who/what was your favorite character on the show?

OOC: in case this isn't clear, this is not an ASB WI where aliens are real and are actors in Hollywood. This is an ICWI were developers of Stargate: Universe decided to create a large number of alien & non-human main characters for the new show (like Christopher Judge's Teal'c, only maybe more non-human).
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