New StarGate series Prime Video.

[oktay]

Saying this feels a little strange, but the people leading the project mentioned during discussions about the cancellation that the goal was to avoid the mistakes made by many modern science-fiction productions. The question is whether the project was canceled because there was not enough diversity. If the cancellation really came down to a single executive's decision, canceling a project with real profit potential after it had already reached the stage of beginning casting, without providing any explanation, does not seem logical.

If they didn't want to do a series, I can't image they'd do a theatrical film. A movie is going to take a lot more money, and need a much bigger audience than a TV series would. If they didn't want to take a chance on a series, there's probably very, very little chance of them doing a movie.

After this, the IP will either be shelved or restarted as a complete reboot, only to face cancellation again when another executive takes over. The possibility of something similar happening to the new RoboCop series currently being planned at Amazon is concerning.

A film could also be made for Prime Video rather than as a theatrical release if there is interest in producing a Stargate movie.

 

[Christopher]

If the cancellation really came down to a single executive's decision, canceling a project with real profit potential after it had already reached the stage of beginning casting, without providing any explanation, does not seem logical.

When have executives' decisions ever been logical?

 

[AntonyF]

It was renewed in November of 1987 for season two. Roughly five weeks after “Encounter at Farpoint” premiered in the US.

TNG was a phenomenon here, right out of the gate and was never in danger of not being renewed.

And Farscape was renewed for a fifth season and Dark Angel was to get a third season, albeit briefly.

But we've gone off track slightly as I never said about renewal just that it almost didn't make it. The writer's strike almost sank the show. It took the powers that be to have the patience to stick with it.

 

[bdub76]

And Farscape was renewed for a fifth season and Dark Angel was to get a third season, albeit briefly.

But we've gone off track slightly as I never said about renewal just that it almost didn't make it. The writer's strike almost sank the show. It took the powers that be to have the patience to stick with it.

Jensen Ackles talked about issues on Dark Angel not that long ago on Inside of You.

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[AntonyF]

Jensen Ackles talked about issues on Dark Angel not that long ago on Inside of You.

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Thanks I'll take a look.

Although Jensen Ackles and the text "inside of you" in one sentence has sent me into a spin.

 

[BillJ]

But we've gone off track slightly as I never said about renewal just that it almost didn't make it

That was never the case. The show was a hit right out of the gate and never looked back.

 

[AntonyF]

That was never the case. The show was a hit right out of the gate and never looked back.

Interesting that you removed half of my paragraph. The part that was nothing to do with success.

 

[BillJ]

Interesting that you removed half of my paragraph. The part that was nothing to do with success.

Because the show was never in danger of not being produced.

The we're making a project, oh wait no we’re not, is largely a product of the franchise streaming era.

 

[AntonyF]

Because the show was never in danger of not being produced.

TNG was in danger of cancellation between seasons one and two. It was due to the writer's strikes not due to any perceived success or lack thereof, as I have explained.

Thank the heavens they stuck with it so we can be here talking about the show decades later.

 

[bdub76]

TNG was in danger of cancellation between seasons one and two. It was due to the writer's strikes not due to any perceived success or lack thereof, as I have explained.

Thank the heavens they stuck with it so we can be here talking about the show decades later.

I remember a bunch of other shows getting canceled due to writer strikes. Highwayman comes to mind.

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[AntonyF]

I remember a bunch of other shows getting canceled due to writer strikes. Highwayman comes to mind.

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While I can't recall any (never heard of Highwayman!) it would make sense. Various shows met the fate in recent writers strikes.