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Post by Brie on Aug 27, 2006 15:28:54 GMT -6
As I'm sure you've heard, in true Sci-Fi Channel fashion, Stargate SG-1 has been cancelled...on the eve of their 200th episode, no less. I guess they couldn't let everyone enjoy the party. My question is, was this a good move on their part? Was it time? Or was the show coming into their second wind?
After the announcement MGM said they planned to look for another venue. Sci-Fi said that it wouldn't be as a regular series on network TV here in the U.S. Something about holding the rights. (Here we go again!)
Thoughts?
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Post by Captain Hawke on Aug 27, 2006 22:55:38 GMT -6
Where did you hear/read this? I checked Sci-Fi's website and there is no mention of this anywhere.
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Post by Brie on Aug 28, 2006 5:44:22 GMT -6
I first read it on an AOL headline, but all the info is at gateworld.net. Sorry, but it's true. |
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Post by Brie on Aug 28, 2006 5:53:48 GMT -6
Hawke, here's the link from the Sci Fi Channel: www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=0&id=37607Here's the article: SG-1 Ends Run; Atlantis Back SCI FI Channel confirmed that it will not renew its record-breaking original series Stargate SG-1 for another season, but will pick up its spinoff series Stargate Atlantis for a fourth year. SG-1 aired its 200th episode on Aug. 18, and the SF series is the longest-running SF show on American television. SCI FI issued the following statement on Aug. 21: "SCI FI Channel is proud to be the network that brought Stargate SG-1 to its record-breaking 10th season. Ten seasons and 215 episodes is an astounding, Guinness World Record-setting accomplishment. Stargate is a worldwide phenomenon. Having achieved so much over the course of the past 10 years, SCI FI believes that the time is right to make this season their last on the channel. SCI FI is honored to have been part of the Stargate legacy for five years, and we look forward to continuing to explore the Stargate universe with our partners at MGM through a new season of Stargate Atlantis." Stargate SG-1, developed for television by executive producers Brad Wright and Jonathan Glassner, is based on the 1994 feature film Stargate. SG-1, which originally starred Richard Dean Anderson, Michael Shanks, Amanda Tapping and Christopher Judge, began on Showtime, then moved to SCI FI after five seasons. The current cast includes Tapping, Shanks and Judge and newcomers Ben Browder, Claudia Black and Beau Bridges. It airs Fridays at 9 p.m. ET/PT. |
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Post by Captain Hawke on Aug 28, 2006 5:57:25 GMT -6
Source: Gateworld.net gateworld.net/news/2006/08/cooper_isg-1i_will_go_on.shtmlCooper: SG-1 will go on Monday - August 21, 2006 | by Darren Sumner Don't count Stargate SG-1 out just yet. Though SCI FI Channel has cancelled the long-running series (story), the show's producers are hard at work looking for a new outlet for the story to continue, executive producer Robert C. Cooper told GateWorld exclusively. "As far as the future I can't comment yet because nothing has been confirmed," Cooper said. "What we want to emphasize is that the franchise is not dying. SG-1 will go on in some way. We're just not ready to announce how." A formal announcement from the studio and the network is expected later this week. Cooper also emphasizes that, though emotions are running high among Stargate fans who have just learned the news, it is important to keep the show's ratings strong throughout the remainder of its run on SCI FI. "What's most important is that fans don't take out their frustration with SCI FI by not watching," he said. "In fact, what they need to do is watch both SG-1 and Atlantis LIVE and make sure the ratings stay strong. "That helps prove to other outlets that might be interested in SG-1 that the show is still as strong as we think it is." Could Stargate SG-1 find its way to yet another network in 2007? Or might the SG-1 team be headed for a TV movie, mini-series, direct-to-video feature ... or the big screen? Stay with GateWorld for the latest developments. |
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Post by Brie on Aug 28, 2006 5:58:43 GMT -6
Here's the article from Gateworld that mentions that Sci-Fi won't let it on another network: gateworld.net/news/2006/08/mgm_considers_isg-1is_future.shtmlMGM considers SG-1's future Franchise owner MGM is exploring its options for Stargate SG-1 after its cancellation this week -- but SCI FI says TV isn't one of them. "We don't look at Stargate SG-1 as a TV show, but a franchise," MGM spokesman Jeff Pryor told Multichannel News. "It is our intention to vigorously find a way to extend the franchise." Fans have speculated this week that that could mean an SG-1 feature film, TV movie, mini-series ... or even Season Eleven on another network. U.S. cable networks such as SpikeTV and G4 have been expanding their original and science fiction programming, and former SG-1 home Showtime may be open the series again following its five years of great success on basic cable. But such a move may be out of the question, if SCI FI Channel has anything to say about it. "There is not going to be [an 11th season] on U.S. television," Mark Stern, SCI FI's executive vice president of programming, told Multichannel flatly. "Our contract with MGM prohibits it." "It's done a great job, rejuvenated with the additions of Ben [Browder], Claudia [Black] and Beau [Bridges], but we think we've come to the end of those stories," Stern said. "We really felt like it was the right time to segue out, for the show not to overstay its welcome." Reruns of Stargate SG-1 will continue on SCI FI following the spring 2007 finale. He added that the network "would look for opportunities for some or all of the members to appear on Atlantis." Whether SCI FI hopes to replace some Atlantis regulars with SG-1 regulars, or simply bring SG-1 cast members in for occasional guest appearances, is not known. Meanwhile, cast member Michael Shanks ("Daniel Jackson") has been the first to comment publically on the cancellation, telling Michael Shanks Online, "Unfortunately, all good things must come to an end. But I look at it as the closing of a chapter, not the whole story." Executive producer and series co-creator Brad Wright told TV Guide that his "dream is to take SG-1 back to the feature it began as" -- but, more realistically, the show may segue into TV movies and, eventually, a third television series. "There's absolutely no reason in the world there couldn't be and won't be another series that takes part in the Stargate universe," he said. Wright said that the final episodes of SG-1's current season "should be a very satisfying end to the season, but not necessarily an end to SG-1 by any means." SCI FI would be interested in more Stargate SG-1 "if MGM came to us for less," Stern said -- indicating that the licensing fee for the 10-year-old show may have played a significant role in the network's decision not to renew it. Stern was previously quoted as saying that the show's depressed summer ratings were not the (sole) reason for the decision. But if U.S. television is not an option (apart from a mini-series or TV movie on SCI FI), what might MGM be considering? Pryor told the Associated Press that MGM believes that "in this new media world there are many more opportunities to continue (the) franchise. We're exploring those possibilities." Some fans have speculated that MGM may hope to make Stargate SG-1's eleventh season the first show ever to be offered exclusively online. New episodes from the current season are now available for $1.99 each on iTunes. Despite the show's lower ratings, nearly 2 million viewers still tune in to the venerable sci-fi hit. The show also airs to millions of viewers in 120 countries worldwide, earns the company extra money in U.S. syndication and on DVD, and supports fan conventions and a broad array of licensed merchanise. "This is not the end of the 'Stargate' franchise," Pryor said. "This is just the end of (Stargate SG-1) airing on the SCI FI Channel." |
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Post by Brie on Aug 28, 2006 19:24:54 GMT -6
More from Gateworld... gateworld.net/news/2006/08/fans_rally_savestargatesg1.com.shtmlFans Rally: SaveStargateSG1.com! In the week since the cancellation of Stargate SG-1 was announced, fans from all over the world have come together to show their support for America's longest-running science fiction series. Fans hope that by writing letters, sending faxes and tissue boxes (see "Children of the Gods" if you don't get the reference), making phone calls, and supporting the show on television and iTunes, they will send a message that there is a lot of life left in the series. GateWorld is proud to support the fan campaign, now headquartered at SaveStargateSG1.com. It seems that in this day and age every cancelled television show gets a requisite "Save Our Show!" campaign, driven by the ability that the Internet gives fans around the world to coordinate their efforts. Quite often these are ineffective: it is not 1968 anymore (when a famous letter-writing campaign convinced NBC to renew Star Trek for its third season), and often by the time a campaign is in full swing, the sets have been dismantled and the cast and crew have already moved on. Such is not the case with Stargate SG-1. Production continues through 2006, with the final scripts of Season Ten only now being written. Not only that, but most of the writers, producers, cast and crew want to continue telling the SG-1 story. The goal of the Save Stargate SG-1 campaign is to support the future of Stargate SG-1, be it in an eleventh season, a feature film, or a TV movie or mini-series. What can you do? Join the campaign today! Fans of the show are encouraged to: write a letter or send a postcard to SCI FI Channel call or fax SCI FI Channel send e-mails to SciFi.com spread the word to other viewers offline watch the show live on SCI FI Fridays (as TiVo-delayed viewings have contributed to ratings erosion) support the series' new iTunes downloads Mail letters and postcards to: Mark Stern Executive Vice President Original Programming NBC Universal | SCI FI Channel 100 Universal City Plaza Bld. 1440, 14th Floor Universal City, CA 91608 Bonnie Hammer President NBC Universal | SCI FI Channel 100 Universal City Plaza Bld. 1440, 14th Floor Universal City, CA 91608 We hope to both encourage SCI FI to reverse its decision (ratings talk), and prove to a potential future network or film partner that SG-1 still has a strong audience. There are loads of other ways to volunteer, including mailing letters on behalf of other fans, handing out flyers, and more. Visit SaveStargateSG1.com to join. There are still stories left to be told! |
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Post by Brie on Aug 28, 2006 19:27:10 GMT -6
Of course, being a fan of the original BSG, I know how well Sci-Fi listens. Maybe we should write and tell them that we're happy it's cancelled, they seem to do the opposite of what the fans want.
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Post by Captain Hawke on Aug 28, 2006 22:43:14 GMT -6
*waves hand at Sci-Fi* You WILL re-new Stargate SG1...
;D
Worth a try....
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Post by Brie on Aug 30, 2006 12:54:48 GMT -6
We'd better watch what we say to Sci-Fi, or else they'll "re-imagine" the whole show and Jack will end up a woman! And she'll spell her last name with only one "L"! But the actress will say it's okay, because the basic character will stay the same and there still won't be any fish in the pond...
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