Should a new Stargate show be a reboot or a revival?

[Silvercrest]

I didn't say either/or. I did say that FTL, energy weapons, and so on (the natural outgrowth of exploration through the gate) are fine. But casual intergalactic travel, super-powerful Asgard tech, etc. tend to be game-breakers. The SG-1 finale had to nerf all that stuff to make the plot work.

Notably, Trek would've had the same problem if they'd retained the Batmobile armor, torpedoes that could one-shot a Borg cube, etc. introduced in the VOY finale.

I'm just suggesting a way to step away from all that.

 

[JD]

Just came into this thread, and I voted for a revival. The universe is open enough that there's no reason to reboot it.

 

[bdub76]

Start over. But keep the humor of SG-1.

 

[Mr J]

Quite torn on this one to be honest!

I originally leaned towards revival - just because the universe became so rich and I'd love to see some of the characters again. Setting it at a time the Stargate programme finally becomes public could be really fun, not to mention potentially resolving some of Universe. The humour and sense of not taking itself too seriously was also a big selling point.

Having said that though - the tech development issue over the course of the series is a challenge. A back to basics reboot route could fix that, doing what the earlier years of SG-1 did so well by making humans the underdogs again.

Then again as others have noted - there could be creative routes to achieving both things. Maybe lift something like "The Burn" from Star Trek Discovery to level things up a little more again tech-wise? Something thats meant Earth's influence has diminished significantly in the Universe all over again.

A reboot though would certainly make it easier though to reinvent that original concept of present-day human underdogs not really knowing what they're doing in the universe/experiencing that wonder/etc and make it feel more contemporary. Early SG-1 done on todays scale/budget/creative level could really be quite something (and with hopefully slightly less of a green universe...)

Maybe what we need is a JJ Abrams 2009 Star Trek style reboot... something that ties it firmly to the old universe canonically, but has space to do something new and reset some of the more difficult elements.

 

[F. King Daniel]

I'd like a reboot. I loved SG-1, SGA and (upon rewatch many years later) SGU. But the concept changed a great deal from the original Stargate-as-a-weekly-series thing into it's own take on Star Wars/Star Trek/whatever. But I kinda want that season 1 vibe back.

 

[Christopher]

Too much modern media is about recapturing the feel of what we liked in the past. I want to be given something new to like, whether a new concept or a new angle on an established universe.

 

[valkyrie013]

I'd like a reboot. I loved SG-1, SGA and (upon rewatch many years later) SGU. But the concept changed a great deal from the original Stargate-as-a-weekly-series thing into it's own take on Star Wars/Star Trek/whatever. But I kinda want that season 1 vibe back.

If they do a revival, your going to have a somewhat "Season 1" Vibe as in there is going to be a new team, maybe an new setting, so you'll have new adventures a new enemy without rebooting and retreading over what has already been done for alot of seasons.

 

[F. King Daniel]

The show had softened a LOT since the early days. SGU kinda brought the edge back but I do miss the "American army guys explore new worlds" thing that got buried in starships and international treaties and whatnot. Those first steps that can only be taken again in a full on reboot.

 

[Owain Taggart]

The show had softened a LOT since the early days. SGU kinda brought the edge back but I do miss the "American army guys explore new worlds" thing that got buried in starships and international treaties and whatnot.

Yeah, I agree. As it went along, it seemed it got a little too 'safe' and taken for granted. But instead of a full reboot, maybe what it needs is a soft reboot. Have a new generation of people who discover the abandoned tech and associated facilities, ie a bit like urban explorers, which then attracts the attention of the military.This would start a whole lot of questions surrounding what happened to the tech in the first place, why it was abandoned, etc. This would allow it to have an edge while still retaining that continuation that people want.

 

[Christopher]

But reverting to the way it started is exactly what I don't want. What's the point of redoing what's already been done? I want to see the universe move forward, not reset to the past. If you don't like the approach of the later seasons, that doesn't mean the only alternative is to rehash the early ones. There are a wealth of possibilities beyond those.

 

[Dee1891]

What are your thoughts on this?

How about neither? I really wish someone would simply create a new sci-fi franchise - either movie or television - instead of just regurgitating old ones.

 

[The Wormhole]

"American army guys explore new worlds"

Air Force, not Army.

 

[Guy Gardener]

Air Force, not Army.

Um...

The real world might have to step in here.

How is the Star Gate not the providence of Space Force?

 

[The Wormhole]

Um...

The real world might have to step in here.

How is the Star Gate not the providence of Space Force?

It might be now, but there was no Space Force back when the Stargate shows were in production.

 

[JD]

How about neither? I really wish someone would simply create a new sci-fi franchise - either movie or television - instead of just regurgitating old ones.

We are getting the beginning of a potential new big sci-fi franchise on Netflix later this year.

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[thribs]

Snyder's Star Wars. The Internet will love that.

 

[Guy Gardener]

It might be now, but there was no Space Force back when the Stargate shows were in production.

Are you sure?

Didn't President Harding found Space Force while recycling his old bathtubs that he'd outgrown?

 

[Christopher]

Snyder's Star Wars. The Internet will love that.

Well, Star Wars was Lucas's Flash Gordon.

 

[David cgc]

It might be now, but there was no Space Force back when the Stargate shows were in production.

IIRC, in the later seasons, the logos and patches seemed to indicate that the SGC/Homeworld Security/Homeworld Command was a department of Air Force Space Command, which is basically what the Space Force is, just with spiffy new stationary.

 

[fireproof78]

Air Force, not Army.

And some Marines.