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Hoping for some new Stargate now that Amazon has MGM!

by vips7L 5y ago

forgingahead 5y ago
More SG1-type series, less Universe-ones...
- unemphysbro 5y ago
  i agree; universe was a little too bleak, which was trendy at the time. we need something campy and fun.
  - jatone 5y ago
    for the love of god upbeat scifi please. I can't take the dystopian themes anymore. I need escapism damnit.
    - jerf 5y ago
      This is my biggest concern with anybody (not just Amazon) trying to extend Stargate SG-1. I want more Stargate. Not a sudden dystopian nightmare, or dour bleak exploration of this or that, or gutting Stargate to write some other show wearing Stargate on the outside (e.g., "It's Game of Thrones, but Stargate!"). It's not even that those things are bad. I've watched and enjoyed some of them. It's just that I know where to get them and I've got enough of them right now.
      - Geritio 5y ago
        I would happyly watch a Stargate which connects to parallel universes to keep the fun and curios and action part alive. It can then become a gateway for stories like sliders and less coherent. Similar to black mirror.
    - ethbr0 5y ago
      Babylon 5 is the most upbeat my suspension of disbelief allows for. > LM: ...It is good to have friends, is it not, Mr. Garibaldi? Even if maybe only for a little while? > MG: Even if only for a little while.
    - cillian64 5y ago
      This is the main reason I’ve been watching Star Trek TNG recently. If anyone could recommend some vaguely optimistic sci-fi books that would be amazing.
    - stjohnswarts 5y ago
      And no more time travel!
  - deleted 5y ago
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- croon 5y ago
  The movie was always a favorite of mine, and I think Shanks did a servicable job after Spader (even though no one could replace Russell). I would love a reboot of SG1 that isn't shackled by the budget of a 1997 genre TV-show. The spin-offs got gradually further away from what I liked about the initial premise, even if I understand what others might like about them.
  - ethbr0 5y ago
    Atlantis felt like a fair continuation of SG-1, after SG-1 had been played out as far as they could take the plot. Different but similar.
    - nly 5y ago
      Atlantis was too similar. It was the ST:Voyager of the SG universe (lowercase U). SG:Universe was more like the ST:DS9
      - ethbr0 5y ago
        IMHO, SG:U committed the twin sins of {unrelated teenage romance} + {idiot of the day causing plot crisis}. The previous series typically felt more coherent in terms of plot.
        thedanbob 5y ago
        > idiot of the day causing plot crisis I bailed after the second episode because of this. A character sacrificed himself by closing a door from the outside to stop an air leak, shortly after they discovered remote controlled flying robots. I figured if they were already making everyone into idiots to force conflict and crisis I was better off rewatching SG-1.
      - layer8 5y ago
        Now I have a better understanding of why I liked SG:U better than SG:A. :)
      - 5y ago
- Semaphor 5y ago
  I’d take either. I thought by S2 Universe was very promising after an unfocused S1. It died before its time.
- deleted 5y ago
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dsparkman 5y ago
I vote for more Stargate! It is a franchise that has just be languishing for far too long.
unemphysbro 5y ago
indeed
distances 5y ago
Rather hoping for a proper HD remaster of SG-1!
- gojomo 5y ago
  On the one hand, the original recordings & models might not be sufficient for a true 'remaster' from original sources. But on the other, ML-driven upscaling has improved so much that a model trained specifically on the full series – so that it inherently "knows" what various characters/sets/props should look like, at higher-resolutions, from other closer-in shots – might offer acceptable results. Definitely worth a research project from a tech-smart outfit like Amazon.
  - distances 5y ago
    I'm not expecting 4K, the originals are on film and never released in Blu-ray quality. AFAIK the existing Blu-ray release is just upscaled and cleaned version of the old DVD release. So I'm sure a new well made scan from original film stock would give us a fine enough HD option.
HWR_14 5y ago
I thought more Stargate was already announced. An SG-1 reunion. I will say, they'll have to decide if they want it to be Stargate like showtime produced or like scifi did.
- andrew_ 5y ago
  There was a reading of an AI-generated script with 4 cast members, but I haven't heard anything (or been able to find anything) about an actual reunion.
  - HWR_14 5y ago
    Ah, I didn't realize that's what the reunion was. I never got a chance to see (or I guess hear) it. I just assumed it was on a random streaming service.
nly 5y ago
I'm not sure where you go in the Stargate universe next though. Over the 10 seasons they defeated all the antagonists, demystified the Gate Builders (Ancients), and took some philosophical turns (destruction of the Asguard, Ascension, religious undertones with the Ori etc) SG-1 was an epic show, but where would you take it next? Universe was actually a good attempt to breakout of the Ancient Earth mythology and leave it all behind, but the last thing we want is another "Picard" or worse... ST:Discovery
- tmikaeld 5y ago
  > "Picard" or worse... ST:Discovery Glad I'm not the only that's fed up with overly emotional therapy TV shows.
  - nly 5y ago
    God, I can just see the cringe fest. Scene opens at a pond with a fishing rod cast over it. Enter Jack, bearded and old...cringe cringe...
  - Geritio 5y ago
    Picard s1 wasn't like that. S2 on the other hand is very weird right now. Std is getting unwatchable :-( And I'm not sure if I will look back in 10 years and feel cringe on how I perceive std right now or if it is way over the top and not fitting. There are now a lot of scenes which lost all sense of urgency because they have a small happy circle...
    - nly 5y ago
      ST:D was unwatchable from Season 1, Episode 2. It has almost nothing in common with the ST ethos except that it's set in space and some of the alien species and locales have the same names I also think Picard was overly emotional right from the beginning. These bastards just want to gut our favourite childhood TV memories
      - kyriakos 5y ago
moltke 5y ago
I'm sure it will be great given the history of Netflix and Amazon. https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/QmYqh8z4hoFhJPko6TvjBEWQqGZRcBUmtKvDmwbGgirao2 https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/QmYqh8z4hoFhJPko6TvjBEWQqGZ...

Hoping for some new Stargate now that Amazon has MGM!

by vips7L 5y ago

Hoping for some new Stargate now that Amazon has MGM!

forgingahead 5y ago

More SG1-type series, less Universe-ones...

unemphysbro 5y ago
i agree; universe was a little too bleak, which was trendy at the time. we need something campy and fun.
- jatone 5y ago
  for the love of god upbeat scifi please. I can't take the dystopian themes anymore. I need escapism damnit.
  - jerf 5y ago
    This is my biggest concern with anybody (not just Amazon) trying to extend Stargate SG-1. I want more Stargate. Not a sudden dystopian nightmare, or dour bleak exploration of this or that, or gutting Stargate to write some other show wearing Stargate on the outside (e.g., "It's Game of Thrones, but Stargate!"). It's not even that those things are bad. I've watched and enjoyed some of them. It's just that I know where to get them and I've got enough of them right now.
    - Geritio 5y ago
      I would happyly watch a Stargate which connects to parallel universes to keep the fun and curios and action part alive. It can then become a gateway for stories like sliders and less coherent. Similar to black mirror.
  - ethbr0 5y ago
    Babylon 5 is the most upbeat my suspension of disbelief allows for. > LM: ...It is good to have friends, is it not, Mr. Garibaldi? Even if maybe only for a little while? > MG: Even if only for a little while.
  - cillian64 5y ago
    This is the main reason I’ve been watching Star Trek TNG recently. If anyone could recommend some vaguely optimistic sci-fi books that would be amazing.
  - stjohnswarts 5y ago
    And no more time travel!
- deleted 5y ago
  [deleted]
croon 5y ago
The movie was always a favorite of mine, and I think Shanks did a servicable job after Spader (even though no one could replace Russell). I would love a reboot of SG1 that isn't shackled by the budget of a 1997 genre TV-show. The spin-offs got gradually further away from what I liked about the initial premise, even if I understand what others might like about them.
- ethbr0 5y ago
  Atlantis felt like a fair continuation of SG-1, after SG-1 had been played out as far as they could take the plot. Different but similar.
  - nly 5y ago
    Atlantis was too similar. It was the ST:Voyager of the SG universe (lowercase U). SG:Universe was more like the ST:DS9
    - ethbr0 5y ago
      IMHO, SG:U committed the twin sins of {unrelated teenage romance} + {idiot of the day causing plot crisis}. The previous series typically felt more coherent in terms of plot.
      - thedanbob 5y ago
        > idiot of the day causing plot crisis I bailed after the second episode because of this. A character sacrificed himself by closing a door from the outside to stop an air leak, shortly after they discovered remote controlled flying robots. I figured if they were already making everyone into idiots to force conflict and crisis I was better off rewatching SG-1.
    - layer8 5y ago
      Now I have a better understanding of why I liked SG:U better than SG:A. :)
    - 5y ago
Semaphor 5y ago
I’d take either. I thought by S2 Universe was very promising after an unfocused S1. It died before its time.
deleted 5y ago
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dsparkman 5y ago

I vote for more Stargate! It is a franchise that has just be languishing for far too long.

unemphysbro 5y ago

indeed

distances 5y ago

Rather hoping for a proper HD remaster of SG-1!

gojomo 5y ago
On the one hand, the original recordings & models might not be sufficient for a true 'remaster' from original sources. But on the other, ML-driven upscaling has improved so much that a model trained specifically on the full series – so that it inherently "knows" what various characters/sets/props should look like, at higher-resolutions, from other closer-in shots – might offer acceptable results. Definitely worth a research project from a tech-smart outfit like Amazon.
- distances 5y ago
  I'm not expecting 4K, the originals are on film and never released in Blu-ray quality. AFAIK the existing Blu-ray release is just upscaled and cleaned version of the old DVD release. So I'm sure a new well made scan from original film stock would give us a fine enough HD option.

HWR_14 5y ago

I thought more Stargate was already announced. An SG-1 reunion. I will say, they'll have to decide if they want it to be Stargate like showtime produced or like scifi did.

andrew_ 5y ago
There was a reading of an AI-generated script with 4 cast members, but I haven't heard anything (or been able to find anything) about an actual reunion.
- HWR_14 5y ago
  Ah, I didn't realize that's what the reunion was. I never got a chance to see (or I guess hear) it. I just assumed it was on a random streaming service.

nly 5y ago

I'm not sure where you go in the Stargate universe next though. Over the 10 seasons they defeated all the antagonists, demystified the Gate Builders (Ancients), and took some philosophical turns (destruction of the Asguard, Ascension, religious undertones with the Ori etc) SG-1 was an epic show, but where would you take it next? Universe was actually a good attempt to breakout of the Ancient Earth mythology and leave it all behind, but the last thing we want is another "Picard" or worse... ST:Discovery

tmikaeld 5y ago
> "Picard" or worse... ST:Discovery Glad I'm not the only that's fed up with overly emotional therapy TV shows.
- nly 5y ago
  God, I can just see the cringe fest. Scene opens at a pond with a fishing rod cast over it. Enter Jack, bearded and old...cringe cringe...
- Geritio 5y ago
  Picard s1 wasn't like that. S2 on the other hand is very weird right now. Std is getting unwatchable :-( And I'm not sure if I will look back in 10 years and feel cringe on how I perceive std right now or if it is way over the top and not fitting. There are now a lot of scenes which lost all sense of urgency because they have a small happy circle...
  - nly 5y ago
    ST:D was unwatchable from Season 1, Episode 2. It has almost nothing in common with the ST ethos except that it's set in space and some of the alien species and locales have the same names I also think Picard was overly emotional right from the beginning. These bastards just want to gut our favourite childhood TV memories
    - kyriakos 5y ago

moltke 5y ago

I'm sure it will be great given the history of Netflix and Amazon. https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/QmYqh8z4hoFhJPko6TvjBEWQqGZRcBUmtKvDmwbGgirao2 https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/QmYqh8z4hoFhJPko6TvjBEWQqGZ...