New StarGate series Prime Video.
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They're going down the path the Star Trek franchise has been going down since 1979. Good Luck as the fanbase fractures.
Be interesting to see where they go with this.
I wonder if they will move away from Aliens and not Egyptians built the pyramids and do what Atlantis did and create some new villains.
I wonder if they will move away from Aliens and not Egyptians built the pyramids and do what Atlantis did and create some new villains.
I'm so happy right now, Gateworld who kept the lights on, all the major TV series folks onboard, not a reboot - a brand new chapter - YEEAAHHH 
Well, good. I'd prefer a revival to a reboot. While the original movie was an unimaginative rehash of hackneyed 1970s ancient-astronauts tropes, the makers of the TV franchise built a rich and intricate universe that still has a lot of potential for future exploration.
My main wish is that the show will be set in a world where the Stargate program is public knowledge. In the later seasons, it got increasingly ridiculous that Earth had become this major player in galactic affairs yet the general public had no idea of it. And once you had a bunch of stories about political leaders and top scientists and business executives interacting with the SGC, there was no longer any good story reason to keep it secret from the public -- and it was morally reprehensible to have the US military and government doing all this big stuff in the galaxy without the voters having a say in what was done in their name. I've never liked the secrecy trope in sci-fi; it's an excuse to stick close to the real-world status quo, but the entire value of science fiction is in exploring the consequences of its speculative elements, the ways they transform human life and society. Secrecy stories are never about anything but keeping the secret; it's very limiting. There'd be so much more story potential if the Stargate program is publicly known now. Also, it'd be a good way to make the new show distinct from the old.
My main wish is that the show will be set in a world where the Stargate program is public knowledge. In the later seasons, it got increasingly ridiculous that Earth had become this major player in galactic affairs yet the general public had no idea of it. And once you had a bunch of stories about political leaders and top scientists and business executives interacting with the SGC, there was no longer any good story reason to keep it secret from the public -- and it was morally reprehensible to have the US military and government doing all this big stuff in the galaxy without the voters having a say in what was done in their name. I've never liked the secrecy trope in sci-fi; it's an excuse to stick close to the real-world status quo, but the entire value of science fiction is in exploring the consequences of its speculative elements, the ways they transform human life and society. Secrecy stories are never about anything but keeping the secret; it's very limiting. There'd be so much more story potential if the Stargate program is publicly known now. Also, it'd be a good way to make the new show distinct from the old.
Public disclosure is definitely my number 1 want, number 2 being answer to Destiny and the signal in the CMBR.
I just don't want to see something like "Earth took major setbacks, Atlantis is gone, the Tau'ri fleet is gone, and this is the first time Earth has ventured forth into the galaxy again in ~10 years" or something, like the Burn crap from DIS.
That's odd, since Emmerich said just a year or so ago that he'd given up on Stargate because Amazon MGM and the TV producers held the rights and he and Devlin couldn't get their plans for a reboot off the ground. So if Gero's been working on this relaunch for 18 months already, as they said in the video, that makes it unlikely that Devlin & Emmerich were involved from the start.
Of course, "executive producer" these days encompasses any number of different categories of people who have nothing in common beyond a financial share in the show, so just because Devlin & Emmerich have EP credits doesn't mean they'll be participants in the creative process. It could just mean that Amazon MGM cut them in for a share of the profits as part of a deal to get them to drop their push for a competing reboot. Maybe that's what Emmerich meant when he said he'd given up on the reboot.
I'd like to see the parallel universes play out and we have an alien threat that is invading through different ones which causes it to be possible to have the gate go not just to other planets, but other parallel versions.
Mainly so we can then get a Kurt Russell and RDA joint appearance on screen as Jack O'Neil/Jack O'Neill
Mainly so we can then get a Kurt Russell and RDA joint appearance on screen as Jack O'Neil/Jack O'Neill
They probably just paid to use his name - much like Paramount did with GR in the later Trek feature films. (It wasn't until TNG that GR had control over the direction and stories for the then 'new' continuation of Star Trek.)
AP may have just figured having their names attached will help bring the original fanbase to give the new Stargate show (whatever form it takes) a look. That was Paramount's reasoning when they paid GR on the later TOS Trek feature films.
Brad Wright and Joe Mallozi are listed as "creative consultants/producers" so I'm sure it will feel like SG1/SGA, (much like SNW feels like TNG/DS9 etc).
Just spitballing, but a good revival could start with Atlantis returning to Pegasus via the wormhole driver, but accidentally end up in a new galaxy. Lets you start with a blank slate, but keep the structure of the early seasons of Atlantis.
Just spitballing, but a good revival could start with Atlantis returning to Pegasus via the wormhole driver, but accidentally end up in a new galaxy. Lets you start with a blank slate, but keep the structure of the early seasons of Atlantis.
Disagree with the statement "(much like SNW feels like TNG/DS9 etc)."
If SNW was in any way like TNG for me, I wouldn't be watching it. SNW is the closest to a an actual 'feel like' continuation of actual TOS. <--- That's why I enjoy it so much. The 'perfect humans' are non-existent (and while yes, DS9 made 24th century era people 'more human' it still had plenty of instances where even Ben Sisko shifted into 'Picard Like' mode for a scene.
I have (thankfully) yet to see that in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds <--- And I'm so thankful for that.
No, Roddenberry's only credit on the movies after TMP was "Executive Consultant," which is an emeritus credit for a creator who's no longer on the creative staff but merely serves in an advisory capacity to the current creators. It meant he was kept in the loop and allowed to offer notes and suggestions, but the filmmakers weren't under any obligation to follow them.
Only for the first season, due to his failing health. And really, a lot of "his" decisions in the first season were actually those of his lawyer and handlers.
"Executive Producer" is not merely a courtesy credit. It means, at the very least, that the named person gets a cut of the profits. Generally the producers of a movie get an EP credit on a series based on it (e.g. Buffy the Vampire Slayer), but oddly, Devlin & Emmerich were not credited as EPs on the previous Stargate TV series, only getting a "Based on" credit.
Deadline calls them consulting producers, which is essentially the same as executive consultants -- more advisors to the creative team than central members of it. They'd be there to help maintain consistency, but only if the main creative staff chooses to heed their advice. Although since Martin Gero is the showrunner and he's a veteran of the original shows, that should maintain some consistency.
trying to think what actors could potentially come back.
RDA I think is unlikely, he's retired and hasn't acted in anything since 2013. Even if he did Jack would be past retirement age so he'd just be a civilian anyways.
Amanda Tapping still occasionally acts, but mostly focuses on directing and producing. She has said recently she'd be willing to come back though. Sam could be a General, or have taken an early retirement, she'd be in her late 50s.
Michael Shanks and Christopher Judge are still acting. Daniel would be in his early 60s, Teal'c would be.. old.
RDA I think is unlikely, he's retired and hasn't acted in anything since 2013. Even if he did Jack would be past retirement age so he'd just be a civilian anyways.
Amanda Tapping still occasionally acts, but mostly focuses on directing and producing. She has said recently she'd be willing to come back though. Sam could be a General, or have taken an early retirement, she'd be in her late 50s.
Michael Shanks and Christopher Judge are still acting. Daniel would be in his early 60s, Teal'c would be.. old.
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