The Closing of a Television Franchise

Aug 21, 2008 12:19

Yesterday, just a day shy of the two year anniversary of Stargate: SG-1's cancellation, MultiChannel announced that, after five seasons, Stargate: Atlantis has been cancelled ( Read more... )

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geonncannon August 21 2008, 20:53:35 UTC
Wow. I didn't realize it was that close to the anniversary of SG-1. :( I'm sad, too, but mainly for the closing of the franchise than for Atlantis ending. It really was time, alas.

BTW, if you didn't get into the movies...? Stargate Continuum is the epitome of everything that was good and right with the show. Anyone who was ever a fan needs to check that movie out. :D

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fangirljen August 21 2008, 20:57:22 UTC
Yeah. *nod* And someone on one of my lists said something about how surprised he or she was by how early this was being announced. And then I was like, "Well, SG-1 was cancelled two years ago, tomorrow."

I haven't seen it yet. I was supposed to go to the premiere in San Diego, but I felt like crap. *L* I'll check it out eventually. There are still quite a few eps of Season 10 I haven't seen.

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geonncannon August 21 2008, 21:01:29 UTC
~shakes head~ It's very surprising. I would say it gives them time to give the show a proper ending, but I heard because of the movies, they're going ahead with a cliffhanger. Which I think it just stupid. But, hey.

You definitely, definitely should check it out. :D So many of the reviews I've seen of it were by people who are just blown away. Old fans, new fans, people who were drifting away... the movie really pulled them back in with both hands.

And right now, I'm listening to the soundtrack! I hardly ever have soundtracks on as background music, but I've played this one back-to-back, over and over again, ever since I got it. :D

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fangirljen August 21 2008, 21:05:36 UTC
A cliffhanger? Oh shit. Yeah, that's really stupid. But that also gives them a built-in audience for the movies. *sighs* Just for the money. How nice of them.

Sweet! I will. Probably when it's on cable....Nice. Yeah, that sounds good. I'll check it out. The first reviews I heard weren't so positive.

Heh. Nice!

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gloriatempest August 21 2008, 22:19:56 UTC
I never got into any of the Stargates...Although, I feel like I would have loved all of them, if I had caught them from the beginning.

However, I do know what its like to miss a show... I still miss Buffy and Highlander. I can't say those shows inspired me, so much as they spoke to different aspects of my personality.

Star Trek the Next Generation...I always felt inspired by that show...and I kind of miss it too.

Ahh. The good ole shows... One day, I'll say the same thing about Doctor Who and Heroes.

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ewanspotter August 21 2008, 22:54:11 UTC
Although I watched SGA (mostly because it kept me in the 'verse) I never loved it like SG-1.

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dine7184 August 21 2008, 23:13:18 UTC
SGA never got me that way SG-1 did, but I loved it (in a way). I always said if SG-1 gets cancelled Atlantis would last 2 more years at most.

So I'm sad, but not actually surprised.

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dref22 August 21 2008, 23:15:03 UTC
I don't know why but I've never really liked the Stargate shows...I watched a couple of episodes and decided that it wasn't for me.

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