Why <i>Stargate Universe</i> is no <i>Voyager/BSG</i> mashup

After more than a decade of Stargate series established lengthy backstories for both the Milky Way and Pegasus galaxies, where does a new entrant in the franchise take the story? How about the vast frontier of the universe?

That's the approach the creators of Syfy's upcoming Stargate Universe have taken. The new show centers on the adventures of a group of military personnel and civilians who gate inadvertently to the Ancient starship Destiny during an attack. They find themselves stranded and must explore the Destiny to find a way home as it soars through the uncharted reaches of space.