Article at MGM
MGM site has an article called "Across the Universe" in which Robert Cooper states
"As fans slowly get over the news that Stargate Atlantis will not be continuing to air for a sixth season, behind the scenes the wheels are beginning to turn on the franchise's third live-action series. Entitled Stargate Universe, the show will follow the fortunes of a group of Stargate Command personnel who unexpectedly find themselves manning an Ancient ship, the Destiny, which is on a mission to the far reaches of the galaxy."
What......"as fans slowly get over the news that SGA will not be continuing" ..... ARGH!!!!!!!!!!!
Well, I haven't gotten over and will not be getting over SGA's cancellation anytime soon! Nor will I be waiting to tune in to watch SGU.
Then Robert Cooper stated "The SG-1 cast were quite young when they started," he argues. "Michael Shanks and Amanda Tapping were both in their early twenties when they first started the show - it just was on for ten years! So I don’t think we’re doing anything different than what we’ve done before when we’ve started a new show."
Let's do the math shall we....
Amanda Tapping - born in 1965, SG-1 started in 1997 = 33 yrs
Micheal Shanks - born in 1970, SG-1 started in 1997 = 27 yrs.
Richard Dean Anderson - born in 1950, SG-1 started in 1997 = 47 yrs
Chistopher Judge - born in 1964, SG-1 started in 1997 = 33 yrs.
Don't think they were in their early 20's....