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Anatomy of a hit: 'Stargate SG-1'
How did the 10-year-old show transcend the space-time continuum?
By Rebecca Ascher-Walsh
Its premise is based on an only moderately successful sci-fi feature. It has endured the loss of its lead actor and changes in time slots and channels, yet it still draws 2.2 million viewers each week. Perhaps it was simply in the stars for "Stargate SG-1" to become the longest-running sci-fi show on U.S. television to date, with its 200th episode airing tonight on the Sci Fi Channel.
The show has defied multiple attempts to kill it off and spawned an even higher-rated spinoff in "Stargate Atlantis" in 2004. Yet, the question of whether it's time to end the show's run pops up each season.
"I've been here for five years, and almost every year we've had the debate, 'Is this the last year?'" Sci Fi Channel executive vp and general manager David Howe says. "And every year, we say 'No, one more season, but next year is definitely the last.' We thought we'd pass the baton to 'Atlantis,' but all we've done is double money and our audience.'"
**snippity doo-dah**
Anatomy of a hit: 'Stargate SG-1'
Space race
he planets fell into alignment when "Stargate" got into the
merchandising game.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr..._id=1003018897
Dialogue: Robert Cooper & Brad Wright
After 200 episodes, these showrunners still adore their space opera
but keep their tongues firmly in cheek.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr..._id=1003018896
The SPFX files
Craftspeople work to infinity and beyond on the equivalent of two
creature-heavy, effects-laden features a week.
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Cyber space
The Internet keeps 'SG-1' fans informed, in touch -- and might have
helped keep the show on-air.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr..._id=1003018894
Published Aug. 18, 2006
© 2006 VNU eMedia, Inc.
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Morjana
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr..._id=1003018898
(Please follow the link for the complete article.)
Anatomy of a hit: 'Stargate SG-1'
How did the 10-year-old show transcend the space-time continuum?
By Rebecca Ascher-Walsh
Its premise is based on an only moderately successful sci-fi feature. It has endured the loss of its lead actor and changes in time slots and channels, yet it still draws 2.2 million viewers each week. Perhaps it was simply in the stars for "Stargate SG-1" to become the longest-running sci-fi show on U.S. television to date, with its 200th episode airing tonight on the Sci Fi Channel.
The show has defied multiple attempts to kill it off and spawned an even higher-rated spinoff in "Stargate Atlantis" in 2004. Yet, the question of whether it's time to end the show's run pops up each season.
"I've been here for five years, and almost every year we've had the debate, 'Is this the last year?'" Sci Fi Channel executive vp and general manager David Howe says. "And every year, we say 'No, one more season, but next year is definitely the last.' We thought we'd pass the baton to 'Atlantis,' but all we've done is double money and our audience.'"
**snippity doo-dah**
Anatomy of a hit: 'Stargate SG-1'
Space race
he planets fell into alignment when "Stargate" got into the
merchandising game.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr..._id=1003018897
Dialogue: Robert Cooper & Brad Wright
After 200 episodes, these showrunners still adore their space opera
but keep their tongues firmly in cheek.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr..._id=1003018896
The SPFX files
Craftspeople work to infinity and beyond on the equivalent of two
creature-heavy, effects-laden features a week.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr..._id=1003018895
Cyber space
The Internet keeps 'SG-1' fans informed, in touch -- and might have
helped keep the show on-air.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr..._id=1003018894
Published Aug. 18, 2006
© 2006 VNU eMedia, Inc.
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Morjana
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