I'm still not finding myself all that interested in this.
Casting announced for Stargate Origins
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I notice the notebook with the symbols identifies them as constellations. I suppose that fits, since Danial's big breakthrough was figuring out that the little pyramid was part of the sequence and not just ornamentation, and you could say they were just making sure Daniel wasn't a crank by not telling him any of what they'd already figured out (aside from their bad translation job on the chalkboard) but, still.
I'll probably still watch it, but at this point, I'm fully expecting to forget it ever happened a la the Dead Like Me movie.
I'll probably still watch it, but at this point, I'm fully expecting to forget it ever happened a la the Dead Like Me movie.
Good to see Connor Trinneer again.
No.
No.
NO.
If we get a future series or mini series where we find out Goddamn Space Nazi's took over galaxies and are heading to Earth, I'm gonna balfe all over the place.
Yeah! The goddamn Space Nazis should stick to TOS, VOY and ENT where they belong!
I didn't recognize him without the drawl, or with a moustache and glasses.
This looks like hot garbage.
Well, SG-1 itself made some pretty major changes to prior canon -- the whole nature of the parasitical aliens, the spelling of O'Neill's name and the name of his son, the location of the SGC, the nationality of Catherine Langford, etc. If this is just a retcon, that might be good, because "retcon" is supposed to mean a new revelation that retroactively fits into prior continuity rather than conflicting with it. For instance, revealing that Spock has had a sibling (or two) that he never told anyone about, or that the Doctor came to Totters Lane in 1963 to hide a powerful artifact rather than just to put his granddaughter in school, or that the Death Star plans were stolen by its designer's daughter.
Then again, trying to keep it consistent with prior continuity could be too limiting. So far, it doesn't seem like all that interesting a story, since it looks like it's just a "keep the powerful unearthly Macguffin out of Nazi hands" story, and we've seen things like that a bunch of times. I guess that filling in an untold story in the Stargate's post-rediscovery history could be an entertaining sidebar, but it seems an unambitious basis for a revival after seven years.
Then again, trying to keep it consistent with prior continuity could be too limiting. So far, it doesn't seem like all that interesting a story, since it looks like it's just a "keep the powerful unearthly Macguffin out of Nazi hands" story, and we've seen things like that a bunch of times. I guess that filling in an untold story in the Stargate's post-rediscovery history could be an entertaining sidebar, but it seems an unambitious basis for a revival after seven years.
Nope. Looks like crap. Maybe they will just explain this away like they the fact they actually got the Stargate to work in 1954 and her husband / boyfriend was on a random planet for 40 years by himself.
I'm really sick of prequels anyways. So I'll just ignore it. Was never going to pay to watch it anyways.
I'm really sick of prequels anyways. So I'll just ignore it. Was never going to pay to watch it anyways.
They've released a new trailer.
Looks like it could be interesting, but not enough to get me to sign up for the streaming service. I might rent it from Netflix when it comes out on DVD/Blu-Ray, but that's probably as far as I'd go for it.
I'm wondering if maybe the Abydonians come through to Earth. That could be a good way to have Gate travel, and non-Earth characters, but still not go against the pre-established history.
Looks like it could be interesting, but not enough to get me to sign up for the streaming service. I might rent it from Netflix when it comes out on DVD/Blu-Ray, but that's probably as far as I'd go for it.
I'm wondering if maybe the Abydonians come through to Earth. That could be a good way to have Gate travel, and non-Earth characters, but still not go against the pre-established history.
Getting more bored about it the more I see.
And now I find a non-Stargte composer is apparently scoring this:
Aaron Fullan.
And now I find a non-Stargte composer is apparently scoring this:
Aaron Fullan.
The more I see of that 'gate prop, the less I like it. Giving it that plain finish just makes it look plasticy. I guess they're trying to make it seem more anachronistically technological compared to the other artifacts, but the movie and TV versions looked more like aged stone that had been sitting around (or buried) for uncounted thousands of years.
The kawoosh looks suspiciously good compared to pretty much everything else. I wonder if they have access to the old water-tank photography from the shows, or maybe even from the movie.
The kawoosh looks suspiciously good compared to pretty much everything else. I wonder if they have access to the old water-tank photography from the shows, or maybe even from the movie.
Most of the trailer seems consistent with that, but there's a shot where the leads are staring around in wonder at a bare desert, whereas the other desert scenes apparently in Egypt are more full of people and stuff around the dig site. It certainly suggests they're on Abydos, although that seems hard to reconcile.
It doesn't look good in comparison to other Stargate Series. It looks pretty good for a Web Series, though. It's not like this 10-minutes Webisode format ever produced anything groundbreaking before. It's a very limited medium.
I'm not very concerned about this retconning canon either. Stargate Origins can't possibly contradict SG-1 more than the original Movie ever did. Abydos being in another Galaxy, the Asgard-esque previous Ra host... Stargate never was a shining example of decent continuity in the first place.
I'm not very concerned about this retconning canon either. Stargate Origins can't possibly contradict SG-1 more than the original Movie ever did. Abydos being in another Galaxy, the Asgard-esque previous Ra host... Stargate never was a shining example of decent continuity in the first place.
It looks like a really high budget Stargate fan film.
I really wish we got the Big Dumb Blockbuster Reboot instead.
I really wish we got the Big Dumb Blockbuster Reboot instead.