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    If Atlantis was an epic.

    If Stargate Atlantis which we all hold dear was having it's last movie... it's last adventure. And it was a two- two and half hour epic movie... who would be your choice to make the movie. 100+million budget.

    Personally I would have:
    Director= Roland Emmerich, and Martin Wood.

    Roland has a unique/rare capability to transform a movie from just-a-movie, in to a masterpiece, an epic movie. A movie that pushes the cinema, that pushes the crew, and the cast. ie) 10,000 BC, Day After Tomorrow, Independence Day and the original Stargate movie. Roland really challenges those around him, and us the audience.

    Writer = Brad Wright, and Robert Cooper, would have to both write the last ATLANTIS movie. Although I would think that there would be a place to invite other writers such as Joseph Mallozzi, Martin Gero and Paul Mullie, to have a creative input on what is what with the movie. These five people are the soul most important writers of the Stargate Franchise ever.

    Although I would also stress that another writer such as: James Cameron, Joss Whedon, Dean Devlin who are emmensly significant writers in the science fiction movie world to help shape the movie in to an EPIC. I fear that even though BW/RCC and the others are great writers, they've been writing for tv so long, if an "epic specialist" didn't come in to view it would form in to a great great great story. It would be a slightly better than an episode flop.

    And the worlds most leading visual fx team that has worked on 10,000 BC, and the Day After Tomorrow would HAVE TO!! be involved. not the inhouse team. THeyre great... but I think even without experience a team that has had experience creating bigger things would be better.
    IT WOULDN"T BE EPIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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    Director/Writer : Chris Nolan
    With a bit of help from Peter Jackson and Martin Wood(Just for the commentary!) and he would have some of the best knowlage of the franchise too.
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      #3
      Jole Goldberd, stargete music writer, I can't spell his name, will need to have all the music preformed in a live orchestra and it needs to be as epic as POTC3's soundtrack was

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        #4
        Originally posted by wkw427 View Post
        Jole Goldberd, stargete music writer, I can't spell his name, will need to have all the music preformed in a live orchestra and it needs to be as epic as POTC3's soundtrack was
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          #5
          I'll be happy with a TV movie. However, if SciFi dictates that it must be 84 minutes long (18 minutes of commercials per hour), then I hope the DVD will contain a director's cut.

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            #6
            For a movie to do well, it would have to go beyond the TV Movie stereotype. TV movie = slightly bigger two-parter. AoT and Continuum showed this. Unfortunately, I don't think the current tptb has what it takes to make a good movie. Yes, people like Chris Nolan, or any others who could make it better would be helpful. The reason I point out Chris Nolan is because he did an excellent job reviving and giving depth to the Batman franchise- something SGA was missing. The Dark Knight was exceptional, and had great character development. And so much happened. SGA fails on all of these points- no character development, no depth of plot or enemies, no suspense, no climax, just the exposition and then the resolution, and no plot.
            Never, never, never believe any war will be smooth or easy...

            ... or that any man can measure the tides and hurricanes he will
            encounter on the strange journey.


            Spoiler:

            2 Cor. 10:3-5
            3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:
            4 (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds; )
            5 Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;

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              #7
              Originally posted by Ltcolshepjumper View Post
              no character development
              You'll see more of this in movies than in television. In TV, character development tends to stagnate to keep the status quo for the next episode.

              no depth of plot or enemies
              Depth is a problem with television. There's only 42 minutes to tell the story. Occasionally, there will be deep episodes. However, since this is an adventure show, depth takes a back seat.

              no suspense
              Check out episodes like "Whispers."

              no climax, just the exposition and then the resolution
              You have to have a climax in order to get to the resolution. As for exposition, we get this all the time.

              no plot.
              Right.

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                #8
                Originally posted by Daniel Jackson View Post
                You'll see more of this in movies than in television. In TV, character development tends to stagnate to keep the status quo for the next episode.


                Depth is a problem with television. There's only 42 minutes to tell the story. Occasionally, there will be deep episodes. However, since this is an adventure show, depth takes a back seat.


                Check out episodes like "Whispers."


                You have to have a climax in order to get to the resolution. As for exposition, we get this all the time.


                Right.
                Well, there really wasn't that much depth or character development in AoT or Continuum. And my point exactly is that you have to have a climax to have a resolution, and the episodes tend to go from exposition to resolution, skipping any sort of climax hence, no real plot. Like Whispers- what was the climax? Usually plots build up to the climax. SGA's eps don't.

                I'll use The Dark Knight as an example, since it was superbly done. The beginning dealt with a simple bank robbery, setting up the primary villian and plot. The exposition involved the state of affairs since the first movie. The characters were set up in a believable way, without dragging the plot. When the plot gets going, trying to stop the Joker from killing all of Gotham's notable individuals, then the suspense kicks in, as you don't know if the Joker will succeed in his plan. Then, the surprise kidnapping of two very important people- and you don't know who will live. Then, the movie throws a wrench- someone important does die a tragic death. But it isn't over. The movie reaches the climax, which involves a long ordeal in order to get to the top of the building to face the Joker. But, that isn't the only thing going on. The resolution involves the madness of the other important individual, and the result of the past events.

                One of the major points is that the plot was not one-sided and simple. It was complex, and added the right amount of supsense, action, and character development. Did I mention plot development? It was a sequence of events that occurred, and it led right up to the climax. And, the ending wasn't rushed or horribly tacked on. Everything didn't come out picture-perfect, but actually dealt with the repercussions of the events. The movie was perfectly balanced, with well-developed characters, an excellent script, and a well-paced, complex, yet believable plot. While an SGA movie couldn't possibly match up to it in budget or available resources, it could learn a thing or two from it.
                Never, never, never believe any war will be smooth or easy...

                ... or that any man can measure the tides and hurricanes he will
                encounter on the strange journey.


                Spoiler:

                2 Cor. 10:3-5
                3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:
                4 (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds; )
                5 Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;

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                  #9
                  I don't think you're ever going to see that kind of complexity from Stargate. That's not a bash against the production team, it's just... you don't get that complexity in space adventure.

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                    #10
                    Martin Wood.
                    By far and away the only one I would ever trust with a Stargate epic master piece.

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                      #11
                      Originally posted by Daniel Jackson View Post
                      I don't think you're ever going to see that kind of complexity from Stargate. That's not a bash against the production team, it's just... you don't get that complexity in space adventure.
                      Anything more complex than the current plots would be good. I know time restraints wouldn't allow it to work for an episode. But for a movie, yeah, they could at least attempt it. Because they see movie level quality as bigger set, more Vfx, and live-orchestra music. I think complexity of plot should be a priority. Other non-scifi dramas do it. And yeah, if it was less of an adventure type show, then it would work.

                      I think a director is important, but I think they need better script writers as well.
                      Never, never, never believe any war will be smooth or easy...

                      ... or that any man can measure the tides and hurricanes he will
                      encounter on the strange journey.


                      Spoiler:

                      2 Cor. 10:3-5
                      3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:
                      4 (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds; )
                      5 Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;

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                        #12
                        10000 bc suckedd.... -_-
                        anyways, for the GREATEST sg movie ever
                        you'll need
                        chris nolan as a director

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                          #13
                          I am Exited to watch the nxt movie..................................................................
                          There wasn't really that much depth or character development in AoT or Continuum.

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                            #14
                            Originally posted by Athosian Death facilitator View Post
                            Roland has a unique/rare capability to transform a movie from just-a-movie, in to a masterpiece, an epic movie. A movie that pushes the cinema, that pushes the crew, and the cast. ie) 10,000 BC, Day After Tomorrow, Independence Day and the original Stargate movie. Roland really challenges those around him, and us the audience.
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                              Roland has a unique/rare capability to transform a movie from just-a-movie, in to a masterpiece, an epic movie. A movie that pushes the cinema, that pushes the crew, and the cast. ie) 10,000 BC, Day After Tomorrow, Independence Day and the original Stargate movie. Roland really challenges those around him, and us the audience.

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