Hi, a quick hello as this if my first post on the forum ... at all ! (apparently I am a Probie ! [I thought THAT was NCIS])... anyway .. hello ... Channel 5 in the UK has just stopped SG, as SGA ran out a few weeks ago.. and I am getting withdrawal symptoms already ... these take the form of utter boredom .. and thinking.
Now I tend to "twin" with McKay ... we think alike, I do feel so sorry for him ! ... But thinking is what I do best .. ( without the ...er ... or um ... business) ... and I have had a thought .... but it needs a little help to get it going ... so ....
I am wondering how many SGA fans there really are out there in the known Universe ( well on this particular planet anyway) .. If its in the hundreds then this idea is rather dead (unless Bill Gates is in there !!) But if its in the millions ... then ... maybe ... just maybe it might work ...
I tend to feel the makers of SGA dumped the series while it was in its prime ... and so many threads left without answers nor explored ( I was really warming to Todd) ... I suggest either getting another series made ... or the movie that was missing !
They do not want to throw money at it .. ... OK ... but I bet they would be happy enough to take the profits ... and I am sure there would be .. and quite a lot too ... so I have an idea ...
What about the idea of the Forum starting a legal entity to create a crowd funded film / series ... and reaping the rewards of the results ... the exposure of each person would be about the same as a cinema ticket if there is enough of us .. maybe a little more ... but if there are enough then the project could be a winner ... and perhaps even set a trend to enable other SCI Fi shows to be brought back to life ... ( SGA first ... and I want Weir back ! ) ..
I am no totally sure how to do this ... but I think it could be fun and interesting ... as well as profitable for the forum. (in PR if not money) The spin offs and merchandising could provide the forum with a mega amount and the profits from the film / series could go to provide the next film / series ... ... so they become self funding instead of a cash cow for a few, already rich, "investors" (bankers).
As for collecting the funds ... how about forming a charity .. the funds could them be collected by Paypal and we could sell unwanted junk on Ebay totally towards the funding project ...
IF there are enough people to do this ... it could be done in a very short time indeed and not cost anybody a lot at all !! Yet leave an enduring legacy to SGA and the Forum ...
Just think ... on the opening credits ... a FULL screen GWF Logo stating that funding for this film was provided exclusively from the fans .. and NOT a bunch of bankers making a buck !
So ..
What are your thoughts ?? There is no need to think "Can it be done" ... of course it CAN .. but ... will it?
I live in the UK (I am trying to escape... help me !) and people are always saying that "someone" should do something about whatever ... but never think of doing it themselves ... or forming a group to do so. We seem to have cornered the world market on apathy ...
As GWF is international I am hoping that there are enough "can do" people out there who may not have thought about this idea ...
As the funding supplier it would also allow a little leeway for us to get a few ideas into the script ... what would you like to hear / see in the series / film ...
If this idea appeals ... perhaps the mods might like to make a separate area for the funding and ideas sections ... perhaps GWF Film Mogul Area ?? ( or something ... )
Now I tend to "twin" with McKay ... we think alike, I do feel so sorry for him ! ... But thinking is what I do best .. ( without the ...er ... or um ... business) ... and I have had a thought .... but it needs a little help to get it going ... so ....
I am wondering how many SGA fans there really are out there in the known Universe ( well on this particular planet anyway) .. If its in the hundreds then this idea is rather dead (unless Bill Gates is in there !!) But if its in the millions ... then ... maybe ... just maybe it might work ...
I tend to feel the makers of SGA dumped the series while it was in its prime ... and so many threads left without answers nor explored ( I was really warming to Todd) ... I suggest either getting another series made ... or the movie that was missing !
They do not want to throw money at it .. ... OK ... but I bet they would be happy enough to take the profits ... and I am sure there would be .. and quite a lot too ... so I have an idea ...
What about the idea of the Forum starting a legal entity to create a crowd funded film / series ... and reaping the rewards of the results ... the exposure of each person would be about the same as a cinema ticket if there is enough of us .. maybe a little more ... but if there are enough then the project could be a winner ... and perhaps even set a trend to enable other SCI Fi shows to be brought back to life ... ( SGA first ... and I want Weir back ! ) ..
I am no totally sure how to do this ... but I think it could be fun and interesting ... as well as profitable for the forum. (in PR if not money) The spin offs and merchandising could provide the forum with a mega amount and the profits from the film / series could go to provide the next film / series ... ... so they become self funding instead of a cash cow for a few, already rich, "investors" (bankers).
As for collecting the funds ... how about forming a charity .. the funds could them be collected by Paypal and we could sell unwanted junk on Ebay totally towards the funding project ...
IF there are enough people to do this ... it could be done in a very short time indeed and not cost anybody a lot at all !! Yet leave an enduring legacy to SGA and the Forum ...
Just think ... on the opening credits ... a FULL screen GWF Logo stating that funding for this film was provided exclusively from the fans .. and NOT a bunch of bankers making a buck !
So ..
What are your thoughts ?? There is no need to think "Can it be done" ... of course it CAN .. but ... will it?
I live in the UK (I am trying to escape... help me !) and people are always saying that "someone" should do something about whatever ... but never think of doing it themselves ... or forming a group to do so. We seem to have cornered the world market on apathy ...
As GWF is international I am hoping that there are enough "can do" people out there who may not have thought about this idea ...
As the funding supplier it would also allow a little leeway for us to get a few ideas into the script ... what would you like to hear / see in the series / film ...
If this idea appeals ... perhaps the mods might like to make a separate area for the funding and ideas sections ... perhaps GWF Film Mogul Area ?? ( or something ... )
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