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There's a couple of movies supposedly in the works.
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Originally Posted by spice_weasel
/could this be the end of the stargate franchise until a reboot in 2015 with young hipsters running around in nothing but a zat and a condom?
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The movies are pretty much on hold right now partially because of MGM's current situation and because the direct to DVD market fell out after the SG-1 movies came out but they do have scipts for both Revolution and Extinction. We may get some indication of what is going on in terms of Atlantis around episode 15 when David Hewlett and Robert Picardo guest star. Because of their appearance and because of how Extinction has yet to be made, there has been some changes made to everything regarding Atlantis.
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never shall i complain about a character in their for fanservice, so long as I am the fan being serviced. that being said, and with all the dirty implications in mind, i actually meant Eli. |
Originally Posted by Forbin_Project
Are you referring to Sgt Greer or Lt Chesty McBewbs?
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Originally Posted by spice_weasel
i don't think atlantis started with the same limitations and intentional jeopardy that sgu started with though. the simple idea of basic survival seems to keep getting glossed over in sgu by avoidance of that same intentional jeopardy. in atlantis, considerations of basic needs such as food, water, and air are abundant when anchored to a habitable planet in a large, well stocked city. in sgu, we start with one guy dragging several 'bags' of mineral to purify the air. this might last all of a week. later, 2 guys go for water and come back with the equivalent of a vw bug in ice, for give or take 50 people. then they crossed the galactic gulf between 2 galaxies....and had a guy turned into 'steam' with nary a whisper as to 'wtf mate?'
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But the problem i have is that was the concept they were pitching for BSG. None of these folks were the 'best of the best', tossed into the situation and forced to make the best of it. At least THAT was peppered with moments of action because they were getting chased by Cylons.
I sort of want to like the series, because it is the only Stargate show left, and from all indications right now, the movies are dead in the water. But thus far, there is very little in it that's worthwhile, much less making it a decent Stargate series. ah well.
they have at least ONE likeable character... but yeah, i'd like the thing to look more like a stargate show and less like BSG.
i really, really, would like to see this go someplace, but i feel the writers are ignoring a large swath of issues they put themselves in intentionally.
there are a few characters i like, greer and tj are among them. i hope that tj as a character isn't broken by recent events, although as soon as she mentions the baby is alive she'll be treated as if she's had a nervous break. i get the feeling greer has a secret (no, not that surprising) but something tells me his first earth leave shown will bring something interesting to the character. even james has an air of believability to her in a life unlikely to be lived and a sense it will likely remain unlived.
also, i'd completely forgotten about gateworld.com, ty for reminding me. it mentions a seed ship at some point in s2, as well as correcting me on the presence of a gate on the mmr greeter world (there wasn't, they shuttled down).
/could this be the end of the stargate franchise until a reboot in 2015 with young hipsters running around in nothing but a zat and a condom?
Kittens give Morbo gas.