Sci-Fi To Start Remaining Episodes In March

[Nolamom]

Read Joe Mallozzi's interview in the News section of the forum.
http://forum.gateworld.net/showthread.php?t=31676

[Oka]

I read an interview with David Eick on cinescape that would suggest that there will not be a 6month hiatus for stargate after all
yayness!
heres why I think this may be the case

http://cinescape.com/0/editorial.asp...5&obj_id=51719

Let us all keep our fingers crossed guys!

Um, sounds like Cinescape is just assuing things - not sure if Eicke actually confirmed that. Also, the interview is 13 days old.

"The pre-Christmas episodes are expected to run with the second season of DOCTOR WHO, while the second half of the season should run with STARGATE."

[SGVern]

Maybe they want to get the three back together, it's a total guess. What it would do is put the premieres on track with the previous season's DVD box set release in SG1's case. The S9 box set is due on the 17th or 24th of Oct. with S10 (if they stay with the current production schedules) out on the 16th or 23rd of Oct. 2007.

Problem would be if DVD releases run by production or air schedules. Right now, S10 shoots in Vancouver from Feb. 12-second Fri in Oct. The previous season would then be released in box sets the following Tuesday or the week after based on post production issues. If that holds, then the dates above will work for S9.

S10 DVD box set release dates are based on the same formula. S11 will shoot once the producers get the go-ahead from the network and all contracts are signed. If last year is any indication.... We'll see. Rumor has it that the actors have tentatively agreed on S11 contracts if the network picks up.

Sci-Fi has expended its original programming, largely due to the fact that the Stargate franchise has taken off. Surely, they would not change that. In other words, they may be building a schedule based entirely on original programming. Whether they stretch it out (SG1 and Atlantis one day, BSG the next, and on down the line), or put it all in one night (with SG1, Atlantis, BSG, Eureka, et. al., and not in that order.) is anyone's guess. However, based on the success of SG-1, if they do it all in one night, SG-1 will be first with the others after it. It remains to be seen whether Sci-Fi wants to put all of their eggs in one basket, but that appears to be their thinking at this time. If that is the case, look for all of Sci-Fi's Original Series' premieres to be held back-to-back-to-back-to-back at either 7-11 pm et or 8-12 am et, starting with S11 of SG-1 in either September or October of 2007.

[Mitchell82]

Yeah, I wouldn't be for that idea either. Especially since only the initial airing is what really matters to those in charge. If a show is shown twice in the same evening, those figures should at least be taken into consideration.

For example, the premiere of SG-1 this season got a 1.4 initially, right? Well, the second airing that night scored a 1.0. That should be considered somewhat, I don't care what anyone says.

I think they do because all together that would be 2.4 ! So when you look at it that way it's not as bad.

[GreyFox]

wouldn't surprise me. since the timing of which (poor ratings news)

[rarocks24]

No to six month hiatus, then sounds like it's just bs, yay!!!

[NowIWillDestroyAbydos]

I think they do because all together that would be 2.4 ! So when you look at it that way it's not as bad.

You forget that people might have also watched the repeat of the new episode, along with the original airing of the eps

[Commander Jumper]

I feel bad now....I wrote a pretty nasty letter to SciFi about ir.....well not nasty....just brutally honest.....well all I said was that they were crazy....is that nasty???......it's a bit hypocritical.....cuz I'm probably more crazy than them.....hmmm......

Spoiler:

Dear ScFi,

It concerns me and a whole slew of other Stargate fans that you are going into a SIX MONTH HIATUS!!!!! Please for the love of Oma Desala DON'T DO THAT!!!!! I have been watching Stargate for well over two years....and I am an avid fan. I know that when I was a casualy veiwer the three month Hiatus made me nearly loose intrest. Six Months will not only turn away new veiwers....but also us devoted fans......I will stick around but these past three months have been brutal....and now you want to delay the next half for Six months. If your goal is to build suspense....you aren't doing it right...suspense if held back too long.....looses it's fire...veiwers forget.....they move on....and give up. Though I will never be one of those viewers anytime soon.....I'm starting to question you Sanity....if you want to murder a perfectly good show....go right ahead. I'm not trying to be mean...I'm just being brutaly honest. You can't do this to us crazy veiwers....some of us rely too much on weekly episodes.....*cough* Me *cough* six months with out Stargate would cause alot of us to be shoved in the loony bin *cough*me*cough* we can't live with out Stargate for such along time. Imagine it Stargate is air. If you take our (veiwers) air away some will die (as in stop watching) some of us can hold our breath praying it will be returned to us soon. When it is released many of us will be damaged (turned into veiwers who only watch it if they have nothing better to do on a friday night) some may be sick (watch the show every friday but have lost most of their apprecaition) and some will be fine. But if you think the ratings are bad now....wait untill after the Hiatus.....you're making a mistake.....

yours truly, Anne

does that sound mean and nasty??? *Worried face* I was in a very bad mood...when I wrote and sent this.....

[the fifth man]

You forget that people might have also watched the repeat of the new episode, along with the original airing of the eps

Thing is though, from what I've gathered, the initial airing is all they can really count ratings-wise. Because not all channels air episodes of shows mutiple times in the same evening.

What I meant is that they should still at least acknowledge that this show isn't doing too poorly. Those later airings should at least be figured into their decisions come renewal time. Given choices, a lot of people choose to watch the later airings.

[freyr's mother]

I feel bad now....I wrote a pretty nasty letter to SciFi about ir.....well not nasty....just brutally honest.....well all I said was that they were crazy....is that nasty???......it's a bit hypocritical.....cuz I'm probably more crazy than them.....hmmm......

Spoiler:

Dear ScFi,

It concerns me and a whole slew of other Stargate fans that you are going into a SIX MONTH HIATUS!!!!! Please for the love of Oma Desala DON'T DO THAT!!!!! I have been watching Stargate for well over two years....and I am an avid fan. I know that when I was a casualy veiwer the three month Hiatus made me nearly loose intrest. Six Months will not only turn away new veiwers....but also us devoted fans......I will stick around but these past three months have been brutal....and now you want to delay the next half for Six months. If your goal is to build suspense....you aren't doing it right...suspense if held back too long.....looses it's fire...veiwers forget.....they move on....and give up. Though I will never be one of those viewers anytime soon.....I'm starting to question you Sanity....if you want to murder a perfectly good show....go right ahead. I'm not trying to be mean...I'm just being brutaly honest. You can't do this to us crazy veiwers....some of us rely too much on weekly episodes.....*cough* Me *cough* six months with out Stargate would cause alot of us to be shoved in the loony bin *cough*me*cough* we can't live with out Stargate for such along time. Imagine it Stargate is air. If you take our (veiwers) air away some will die (as in stop watching) some of us can hold our breath praying it will be returned to us soon. When it is released many of us will be damaged (turned into veiwers who only watch it if they have nothing better to do on a friday night) some may be sick (watch the show every friday but have lost most of their apprecaition) and some will be fine. But if you think the ratings are bad now....wait untill after the Hiatus.....you're making a mistake.....

yours truly, Anne

does that sound mean and nasty??? *Worried face* I was in a very bad mood...when I wrote and sent this.....

Doesn't sound like there's anything wrong with it. Someone needs to get the point across that what they're doing will cost them millions of $$.

[the fifth man]

If this is just a rumor, great. Sci-Fi would be making a big mistake IMO if it was true. You just don't leave people hanging for half-a-year in the middle of a season. It just isn't right, or a smart business decision.

[seasong]

So what do you think about the long break for SG1 and Atlantis..? Maybe someone is trying to get us acclaimated to them not beinging around? Or just hungry for more. What do you people think?

[Ltcolshepjumper]

It sucks. Why would Scifi do this? Im not so much mad at the break as the fact that BSG gets to do their entire season without a break.

[MediaSavant]

It's not a big deal. Fans are totally over-reacting.

[prion]

Well, I suspect the six month hiatus will probably include no repeats.