It can fall on just about any sci-fi setting - either a well thought out device that uses as much of modern science as possible, or something that Runs on Nonsensoleum but gets the characters from Point A to Point B. Writers resolve this problem by creating a system of some kind that allows for travel faster than the speed of light. There's a whole bunch of stuff about this on the analysis page, but trust us - it's not likely to happen.
The problem is that as far as present-day science is concerned, going faster than - or even just as fast as - the speed of light is, for all human intents and purposes, impossible. Thus, in order for the protagonists to be able to plausibly visit a new Planet of Hats every week, they need to travel through space at speeds faster than that of light itself. Other planetary systems are so far away from us that it takes even the fastest thing in the universe - light itself - years, decades, or millenia to reach them. Nowadays, we know that the rest of our solar system is almost certainly devoid of other life forms - so we've got to go outside the system.Īnd that's where the "space is honking big" part comes in. This has been an issue for writers since The '50s or so before then you could get away with having your aliens come from Neptune without totally losing the audience. Stargate SG-1, Stargate Atlantis, and Stargate Universe are available to stream on Hulu.Faster-Than-Light Travel is a staple of Space Opera that allows an "out" to the unfortunate fact that space is honking big, making it impossible (within physics as we understand it now) to get anywhere remotely interesting within the average lifetime of a civilization. Full of engaging characters, intriguing plotlines and grand concepts, the Stargate franchise blended futuristic concepts with myth and legend to create a unique experience. Stargate Atlantis and Universe continued SG-1’s central themes, and followed humanity as it explored the universe at large. They also introduced the Ancients, an ascended race of humans who predated the current inhabitants of Earth.
Stargate SG-1 established humans exploring the galaxy in secret, and coming up against hostile races like the Go’auld and the Replicators. The shows took the central theme of the Stargate creating a method of travel to a distant planet and posited the simple question – what if the Stargate could travel to different places? In total, 354 episodes and two TV movies were produced across the three series. Spun off from the successful Stargate film released in 1994, the Stargate franchise encompasses three distinct series: Stargate SG-1, Stargate Atlantis, and Stargate Universe.
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