MGM/Warner Bros teaming up with Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin Stargate Reboot

[Sealurk]

For those speculating that the movies may follow or include nods to the TV canon, I can't see how that will happen. Emmerich and Devlin may not be writing (then again, they may, it's still early in the process and they wrote the original film) but given their approach to the TV continuity (i.e. it's not a valid continuation, generally very dismissive) they wouldn't be signing on if they had to play in that particular sandbox.

Wasn't RoboCop an MGM property? That got rebooted. Arguably Bond too, though admittedly that was before the bankruptcy. Stargate is their other big property, so it was inevitable.

I think the closest we'll get to a nod to SG-1 and the like will be something like "That's O'Neil, it's spelled with one 'L' and always has been".

[Jedi_Master_Bra'tac]

I didn't think this would actually happen, I hoped it wouldn't.....

First of all I hate the current the trend of reboots, I find it really annoying. Though if you must reboot it, Devlin and Emmerich are the WORST people to do so. They are known for making sub-par films (including 1994's Stargate), which means that I don't have high hopes for this. They have made their distaste for the series known, which means that they will ignore SG1/SGA/SGU. A reboot usually includes stock characters, plots, tech, races etc - stuff that makes the franchise the franchise. All this will have is a Stargate and maybe moody O'Neil, season1&2 Jackson and a few minor characters (though it sounds like they may have different characters all together). No Carter, no Teal'c, no Ancients, no Asgard, nothing from the franchise we all know and love.

In my experience (which is apparently different from P90's), most people know Stargate from the TV show and haven't even heard of the movie. So I think that most people who go to see it will be there because they like the TV show (and that includes perhaps all of this forum), which makes the fact that they will ignore the show even more of a shame (and even more irritating because I know that they'll cash in on its popularity).

Though of course, I'll see it. Grudgingly. Expecting that it will suck.

[rushy]

As a fan of the Stargate movie too, I'M excited about this. I really am. It's pretty much like JJ Abrams' Star Trek all over again in terms of franchise. And yes, that was a stupid idea, but I'm just clarifying it.

Still, I'm gonna watch the original movie again in preparation and hope for the best.

[DCK]

I was never a Star Trek fan, until they rebooted it. Saying so, will 90% of all users here have imploding minds?

But that's right, I thought Star Trek was damn silly until they did the new movies.

Sci Fi fans are extremely self destructive. "Boycott SGU" they said, and the franchaise went into a long coma (and it will never come out of that coma).

Rebooting Stargate is the only choice they have. Will they successfull?

I don't know. Leaning on "no". It depends. The Stargate fanbase, a loyal bunch of people, are mostly connected to the series, not the movie. Most fanbases are usually loyal to whatever they can call "original". Mostly because it's "cool" to say you only like the original, but also because no one likes change. With Stargate, the movie itself was below par. It wasn't very good. The series BECAME good. After a while. Mostly thanks to RDA who performed brilliantly in his role as O'Neill, but also thanks to some very innovative writers (especially in SG-1 seas 5 to 10, Atlantis and SGU).

But here's the amazing part, re-booting Stargate won't magically set your SG-1 DVD's on fire and "destroy them". Star Trek or Star Wars fans are not familiar to this concept as they think that "new" will destroy "old". Come on, where's your mindset. I will watch the Stargate movies with an open mind. If they are horrible, I will never think of them again. If they are good, well hurray. But, I'm not sulking in a corner just because no one decided to bring Teal'C into the fold.

[Jedi_Master_Bra'tac]

But here's the amazing part, re-booting Stargate won't magically set your SG-1 DVD's on fire and "destroy them". Star Trek or Star Wars fans are not familiar to this concept as they think that "new" will destroy "old". Come on, where's your mindset. I will watch the Stargate movies with an open mind. If they are horrible, I will never think of them again. If they are good, well hurray. But, I'm not sulking in a corner just because no one decided to bring Teal'C into the fold.

But it feels like it's disrespecting SG-1's memory. I tried to explain this to my wife and she came up with a good analogy: "so it's like building a really ugly statue on the grave of someone really well-respected"

[DCK]

It's a TV show, not religion. It doesn't matter to be one bit what they do. I can still watch old DVDs.

[rushy]

It really depends on whether or not they plan to continue with their trilogy as they intended(Devlin always said they wanted to make more) or if they'll REMAKE their original film.

[P-90_177]

I prefer to think that we have superior taste.

Well to be honest whenever I watch the show now, unless it's SGU or the first six seasons of SG-1, I don't see what used to be my favourite show.... I see Wormhole X-Treme.

[Gatefan1976]

Well to be honest whenever I watch the show now, unless it's SGU or the first six seasons of SG-1, I don't see what used to be my favourite show.... I see Wormhole X-Treme.

I feel the same way with Matt Smith on the screen for Who.

[P-90_177]

I feel the same way with Matt Smith on the screen for Who.

Heathen!... Though I generally feel that way about David Tenent's reign... Though only in hindsight. I loved them at the time. Matt Smith's episodes I can still watch over and over again and never get tired of.

[ESESEL]

I think the closest we'll get to a nod to SG-1 and the like will be something like "That's O'Neil, it's spelled with one 'L' and always has been".

Actually, if I get the system right, it should be three "L" this time.

[Gatefan1976]

Heathen!... Though I generally feel that way about David Tenent's reign... Though only in hindsight. I loved them at the time. Matt Smith's episodes I can still watch over and over again and never get tired of.

I think the writing for Matt Smiths Era was brilliant, I forgave the Doctor, and enjoyed the story, I think the Tennant era was more the reverse, I forgave the stories because I liked the Doctor.

Of course, I would have loved to have seen more John Hurt as the Doctor however.

[KEK]

I still doubt that this'll actually happen.

[Skydiver]

One movie maybe. But three? It'll have to be pretty danged good to shell out the money to make three high budget scifi movies.

Looks like Stargate fans will get their Episodes 1-3 (Just please, no jarjar)

[Gatefan1976]

One movie maybe. But three? It'll have to be pretty danged good to shell out the money to make three high budget scifi movies.

Looks like Stargate fans will get their Episodes 1-3 (Just please, no jarjar)

IIRC, none of DD/RE movies are "high budget"