Stargate's producers have decided that they'd really rather like the show to continue, following the show's cancellation by the SciFi Channel. Producer Robert Cooper has already revealed that they're considering other avenues for SG-1 to continue their never-ending adventures, but it seems they're not content to look just for DVD and video game opportunities. They're going to try other channels, too.
Stargate has already been cancelled by its host network once already, way back at the end of season five when Showtime decided to call it a day. SciFi then picked up the slack and has carried it for another five seasons. Will there be another channel out there willing to carry it for a further five, I wonder?
With Stargate: Atlantis picked up for another season by SciFi, it would be interesting to see a repeat of the Buffy/Angel situation of a few years ago. This saw Buffy lured away by UPN from its original home of The WB, where sister-show (brother-show sounds wrong, somehow) Angel remained. At the very least, it would probably rule out crossovers.
But could a full-on "Battle of the Stargates" take place, I wonder? It never happened with Angel and Buffy, but it would be fun to watch if it happened with the two Stargates.
"Your effects are cheap and our Stargate is more interesting to watch than yours!"
"Ha! Your characters are even more tissue-thin and inconsistently written than ours!"
"Well, we have more super-textual references than you!"
Let the trash talk begin...
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September 1, 2006 | Reply
The disturbing thing about the trash talk is that it's impossible to tell which lines belong to which show.
Ah, I don't mean 'disturbing'; I mean 'searingly insightful commentary on the inherent mediocrity of the Stargate franchise'. Ing.