Originally posted by Skydiver
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I've had several people mention that my basic idea is more interesting than the SGU premise, and my point is this...some people have said we should just be thankful for getting any new series and not quibble about the quality.
Some people have also said that the storytelling potential of stargate has been mostly used up by SG-1 and Atlantis, that the well is starting to run dry.
I refuse to believe this, and I can prove it. Hence, my concept...Return of the Ancients.
The key isn't to go a different direction and abandon precedent, its to expand on precedent(SG-1, Atlantis) and follow those threads. They don't lead to dead ends, as some people believe, but instead open up even more storytelling potential.
For example, the Ori arc didn't pigeonhole the future of stargate, it opened it up. I don't think all aspects of it were handled very well, but that's a side point. It was good for the franchise and a bold step, IMO.
SGU isn't a bold step. It doesn't add to what came before. It contradicts what came before. It is a retcon.
Spinoff series don't work if they ignore the other series. It only works if they all correlate and add to each other. Multiple aspects of ONE gigantic story.
Stargate cannot follow the Final Fantasy methodology and survive. It must have continuity.
I've shown one way to do that, and I'm willing to bet there are many others if people take the care and attention to do a thorough look at the potential of the franchise.
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