There’s a “Stargate: The Ark of Truth” movie that mentions the SG1 crew. Any idea if it matters where this is watched in SG1?

Wow...Heroes Part 2 was a hard episode to watch.

“The Shrine” was a very good Atlantis episode, David Hewlett really knocked it out of the park. It reminded me of this song.

I was trying to thinking of the name of the book (actually an excerpt in a grade school reading book) I’d read about the mentally-challenged school janitor “made smart” by an experimental treatment, who reverted after a time, since it reminded me of the episode. The Wikipedia page mentioned it, of course - “Flowers For Algernon.”

Flowers For Algernon is a great book, very tragic. As I remember it he was a baker's assistant or something.

Robert Carlyle has been added to the list of actors I want to punch in the face until I can no longer make a fist, then switch to my other hand and keep going. Others include Jack Gleeson (Joffrey Baratheon) and the actor who played Conrad Ecklie on the original CSI. SGU is probably my least favorite of the series. Almost everyone is at least as inept as the so-called scientists in “Prometheus,” and I can’t understand how so many people can make it to adulthood without having attained even a kindergartener’s skills at cooperation.

Whether consciously or unconsciously, SGU was very much a copy of Battlestar Galactica in style and tone. Carlyle's character was very much inspired by Gaius Baltar.

Hehehe

SGU is definitely a different sort of Stargate from SG1 and SGA.

How far have you gotten into the series? I felt much as you do early on in the series but by the end I was wishing for more, and I still hold out hope that they will continue the SGU storyline somehow some day.

I’m on S2E18, I like the show despite the characters. But I guess not every cast can be like Firefly’s.

Well you're almost through the entire franchise, started about a year ago per earlier post.

What do you think of the series as a whole?

I'm watching DS9 through at the moment and when I'm done I plan to start re-watching all of Stargate.

I liked it, a lot. A lot of the characters were likable and the actors made you care about what happened to them. When Even the annoying or obnoxious ones were given redeeming qualities that made you rethink your opinions of them.

Where would I rate it? Pretty high on my list. I liked Babylon 5 better, and The Expanse as well. I’d say it’s a step above BSG, mainly because the writing was better. It’s in my top 5, definitely.

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Hey Brad, is there any news about the possible new Stargate Series? Thanks ☺️ P.S. Funnily enough, i’ve only just discovered the show thanks to my boyfriend and i’m a 90’s kid. P.P.S. Stargate Universe was the best. Please keep the big personal stakes going, it was great
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Thanks! But you won't hear news from me. MGM did hire me to write a pilot for a new show but that was just before covid hit. Timing couldn't have been much worse. All the players have changed in the interim so it's likely destined to gather dust. Would've been fun, though.
7:35 PM · Nov 1, 2022

While a revival is not in development at the moment, this does not necessarily mean there is no future for Stargate. As Amazon acquired the rights to the franchise during an $8.5 million deal with MGM, it's clear the streaming conglomerate is interested in the franchise. Seeing their success with the recent revival of the Lord of the Rings franchise with The Rings Of Power television series, it's clear Amazon is willing to take the risk to tackle decades-old franchises and bring them back to life. However, it seems their attention is elsewhere for now considering Wright's response.

Luckily, stars Richard Dean Anderson and Amanda Tapping have both visibly expressed their interest in returning for a Stargate revival. While the attempted continuation of the series with the Stargate Universe TV shows never reached the same success as the original, it's possible a streaming option would work much better for the series in today's environment. However, Wright reveals the creatives behind the reboot have changed due to MGM's deal with Amazon. Whether Wright or Glassner return to work on a possible revival would have implications for the series' success, considering the pair have been with it since the beginning. Hopefully, the two are invited back, and as time passes, there is more interest in Stargate. As of right now, all viewers can do is be vocal about their interest and hope for the best.

The report comes via Dial the Gate, which cites reports that Amazon and MGM are in the early stages of fielding pitches and soliciting ideas for how to leverage the Stargate brand (which the tech giant acquired when it purchases MGM). That could mean TV shows, movies, or a combination of both.

Reports remain unconfirmed, but creative teams rumored to be approached and potentially in the mix (or at least on Amazon’s short list to approach) include Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby (The Expanse), J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot production shingle, and even some of the creative team behind Amazon hit The Boys. It sounds like things are still incredibly early, so take any report with a grain of salt, but it at least seems like the studio is keen to get something going in regards to new Stargate stories.

One person who it seems less likely to be involved is original Stargate SG-1 co-creator Brad Wright, who talked about the franchise’s future as part of a recent Reddit AMA (via Gateworld). Wright reiterated he’s “sure” MGM and Amazon will do something with Stargate, he’s just “less sure” it will actually include him or the world he created with SG-1 and Atlantis. Wright had previously worked on a revival pitch before Amazon bought MGM, but it seems that purchase has very much changed the calculus when it comes to the franchise’s potential.

“A few years ago now, MGM reached out to me and asked me to develop a pilot script for a new series, but so much has changed since then, including all of the players. Amazon is probably deciding what to do with Stargate as a tent-pole franchise and that may take some time. I wish them well,” Wright explained. “I doubt it’s because my script wasn’t ambitious enough, because it was huge! But it wasn’t a reinvention of the franchise and that may be what they’re looking for. I don’t know. I’ve not spoken to anyone at Amazon. I’m not keeping secrets. … I don’t think Amazon has decided anything yet.”

Wright’s script had aimed to thread the needle within the old canon as a revival, connecting the world of the original shows to a new story that still plays within the expansive canon and sandbox created over a decade of episodes on SG-1, Atlantis and Stargate Universe. But what will Amazon do now? That’s the big question. A soft reboot seems more likely, especially if Amazon sees franchise potential in Stargate. Fans no doubt love the original shows and characters, but that’s a whole lot of canon to be locked into for a potentially brand new creative team.