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Lou Diamond Phillips and Ming Na Talk Stargate Universe Season 2

Stargate Universe kicks off its second season on the Syfy Network on Tuesday, September 28 at 9 Pm Et and two of the main cast members spoke out about the show. Lou Diamond Phillips, who plays Colonel David Telford, and Ming-Na, who portrays Camille Wray, recently held a conference call to discuss Season 2 and here's what they had to say below:

Lou, it's great to see you the last few episodes and the first two of the season back on the show. I was wondering, can you tell us are you going to be on a lot of the episodes this season or is that not going to be kind of back and forth or how's that going to go?

Lou Diamond Phillips: Presently I'm still technically a recurring guest star. Without giving too much away, I mean I will be...

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Stargate Universe primer:

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