[Stephen]

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The Sci Fi Channel announced today that they have renewed Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis for the 2006-2007 season! Stargate SG-1 will become the longest-running US science fiction program as it enters its 10th season. New episodes of SG-1 and Atlantis begin filming in February 2006, and seasons 10 and 3 will begin airing next summer. The remaining episodes of seasons 9 and 2 will continue in January.

The quality dropped towards the end of season 6 and 7 but has been getting better with season 8 being a huge improvement over 7 and 9 being even better than 8, so its great to hear

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12:00 AM, 25-OCTOBER-05

SG-1, Atlantis Renewed

SCI FI Channel announced that it has ordered a 10th season of Stargate SG-1 and a third season of its spinoff series, Stargate Atlantis. Production on both 20-episode seasons is slated to begin in early 2006 for summer premieres on SCI FI.

Heading into a 10th season, Stargate SG-1 becomes the longest-running SF drama in American television history, outlasting The X-Files, The Twilight Zone and every iteration of Star Trek. The first half of SG-1's ninth season has averaged 2.4 million viewers per week.

Stargate Atlantis has averaged more than 2.3 million viewers a week for the first half of its sophomore season.

SG-1 co-creator Brad Wright and Robert C. Cooper will return as executive producers on both series.

[Barn]

Is 2.4 million viewers good then?

[Stephen]

For the sci-fi channel, remember the sci-fi channel is basically a cult TV station

[trekkie.]

given that scifi isn't on the basic cable tier, it's pretty good.

[Matt Marshall]

Though I lost most interest when RDA left.

[Skreid]

Matt Marshall, on Oct 30 2005, 12:59 PM, said:

Though I lost most interest when RDA left.

I lost interest when SG1 stopped being SG1 this season.

[Stephen]

Thats basically what he said

[Luke]

I have the season 1 through 8 on DVD (just got 8 when it came out at the beginning of the month). I am disapointed in 9 though as it seems to dip into some heavy spiritistic stuff with the Ori and stuff. Atlantis is pretty cool though, although different for sure.

Besides what im seeing in nine, I am a big fan of StarGate

Skreid, on Oct 30 2005, 04:09 PM, said:

I lost interest when SG1 stopped being SG1 this season.

Yeah it just isnt the same without Richard Dean Anderson... His "smart-ass" attitude, with his character, is just halarious.

[Stephen]

Cy, on Oct 31 2005, 01:20 AM, said:

I have the season 1 through 8 on DVD (just got 8 when it came out at the beginning of the month). I am disapointed in 9 though as it seems to dip into some heavy spiritistic stuff with the Ori and stuff. Atlantis is pretty cool though, although different for sure.

Besides what im seeing in nine, I am a big fan of StarGate
Yeah it just isnt the same without Richard Dean Anderson... His "smart-ass" attitude, with his character, is just halarious.

I have season 1 through 7 on DVD, here in the UK we get a bit of a good deal/bad deal on the DVDs, although we get them before everyone else they are individual volumes, the box set doesn't come out until about 6 months after the rest of the world.

I on the other had really like the Ori story line, the Goa'uld story was beginning to get a bit repetitive. But I know what you mean about RDA

[DragonFire0729]

RDA was my favorite character too, but I love the show still, just wish he was back more. Other than that, great show!

[Munja]

I love the Ori storyline, but i miss RDA.

[Luke]

I think some people may like the Ori story line because it's something different, but the way I see it (and this is just my opinion) they are going from parisites pretending to be Gods to spirit creatures acting like demons. May sound harsh, but that's pretty much what it comes down to... In my opinion the Ori is starting to ruin Stargate for me . I would rather see season nine focus on the Rathe (if I spelled that right) from the atlantus series from Earth's perspective of the whole thing, and have some of them find there way there and fight them. Would be interesting

One of the things that bugs me most about Stargate is some of the cool things they could have done, or can still do. I know it's just a TV show, but it just seems flustrating. In season 8 that found that pod with Time-Travel abilities, which they still have (unless they lost it in 9 somehow already), and they could do some cool things. For example: The Tochra (again, not sure how to spell this) is a dying race and pretty much extict. In season 7 (i think) they found the Tochra queen which died and because of that planet they got Trotonen. Well couldnt they go back a little bit before she was discovered, clone the queen with the help of the asguard, put the clone in the place, go forward a little to make sure everything played out the way it should, then take the real healthy one back to their time? Or put her in stasis so they can find her again later healthy? Or how about go back and bring back some people that they lost like the Doctor with the cloning technology. An idea anyway.... Would create some interesting episodes

[Michael Merritt]

Cy, on Oct 31 2005, 12:08 AM, said:

I think some people may like the Ori story line because it's something different, but the way I see it (and this is just my opinion) they are going from parisites pretending to be Gods to spirit creatures acting like demons. May sound harsh, but that's pretty much what it comes down to... In my opinion the Ori is starting to ruin Stargate for me . I would rather see season nine focus on the Rathe (if I spelled that right) from the atlantus series from Earth's perspective of the whole thing, and have some of them find there way there and fight them. Would be interesting

One of the things that bugs me most about Stargate is some of the cool things they could have done, or can still do. I know it's just a TV show, but it just seems flustrating. In season 8 that found that pod with Time-Travel abilities, which they still have (unless they lost it in 9 somehow already), and they could do some cool things. For example: The Tochra (again, not sure how to spell this) is a dying race and pretty much extict. In season 7 (i think) they found the Tochra queen which died and because of that planet they got Trotonen. Well couldnt they go back a little bit before she was discovered, clone the queen with the help of the asguard, put the clone in the place, go forward a little to make sure everything played out the way it should, then take the real healthy one back to their time? Or put her in stasis so they can find her again later healthy? Or how about go back and bring back some people that they lost like the Doctor with the cloning technology. An idea anyway.... Would create some interesting episodes

I'm not an avid Stargate watcher, but from what I understand,

Spoiler

the last time they went back in time, they screwed things up royally and had to fix their mess.

[Luke]

Michael Merritt, on Oct 30 2005, 09:48 PM, said:

I'm not an avid Stargate watcher, but from what I understand,

Spoiler

the last time they went back in time, they screwed things up royally and had to fix their mess.

Yeah, that happened in season 8 but when they fixed it the present them didnt have to do it, so the "present" them dont know they did . Plus if they took proper precautions they could prevent from doing so. I mean the idea of them brining life back to the Tochra would involve the Asguard anyway... With the cloning and switching and all... But then again they might be opposed to fooling with the time line, as an advanced race . But it's a TV show and anything can happen. Would be cool though

[Wilko]

Although I was a big fan of RDA, the new guy is doing a good job. He brings something different to the role.

I can't say im a big fan of the current storyline, mainly because its becoming less about advanced technology and more about "special powers".

The Goa'uld we're false gods and had alot of power, but they had the power through technology. Its still pretty good though, especially when they start to use technology more. Looking forward to the second half of season 9.

[//Nathan]

I don't get it... I liked Stargate when I saw it back in 1994. It was a damned good movie the first time, and held up on repeat viewings. I've even got the ultimate edition DVD with maybe 2 minutes added on. Then they start doing a series, but instead of putting it on TV, they put it on Showtime/Pay-Per-View. Then they put it on Sci-Fi, which is on maybe 1 in 100 homes which have satellite... I've never heard of a cable customer getting Sci-Fi unless they paid for it (like Showtime). Now they have a new Stargate movie out, Atlantis... and now that's a series as well?

I'm lost. Give me some good ol' Star Trek any day. I might have to download the Stargate episodes when I get back on high-speed, see what all the fuss is about.

[Wilko]

Dark Reality, on Nov 1 2005, 05:08 AM, said:

I don't get it... I liked Stargate when I saw it back in 1994. It was a damned good movie the first time, and held up on repeat viewings. I've even got the ultimate edition DVD with maybe 2 minutes added on. Then they start doing a series, but instead of putting it on TV, they put it on Showtime/Pay-Per-View. Then they put it on Sci-Fi, which is on maybe 1 in 100 homes which have satellite... I've never heard of a cable customer getting Sci-Fi unless they paid for it (like Showtime). Now they have a new Stargate movie out, Atlantis... and now that's a series as well?

I'm lost. Give me some good ol' Star Trek any day. I might have to download the Stargate episodes when I get back on high-speed, see what all the fuss is about.

Atlantis doesn't have a movie, its a spin off of the SG1 series.

[Luke]

They may be true, but now SciFi comes with the basic (cheapest) cable installation with a dozen other channels now, alteast with Comcast.

[Stephen]

At last they've finally set a UK release date Feb 13th for SG1, Feb 27th for SGA

[RawkBob]

the SG1 storyline for season 9 is excellent, i've enjoyed this a lot more than the current atlantis storyline. although, it's ok too...

As for the less on technology and more on spiritual, god like powers, i think that's an excellent twist, they've spent the last 8 seasons advancing their technology to defeat the bad guys only to come up even badder guys that their tech is useless against.

But... none of these two shows can top the all new battlestar galactica. the storylines with that at the moment are excellent, so many twists and turns with excellent suspense etc. woo!

</sci-fi g33k>

This post has been edited by Bøb: 03 November 2005 - 10:20 PM