MGM Open To More Stargate Depending on Success of Stargate Origins and SGC

[Platschu]

When I watched the live stream with the SG:C guys on Saturday, there were only 145 viewers. When I watched AT on Sunday, then there were only 120-125 people. Even half of the seats were empty as well in the hotel when they showed the people at the Q&A section. So I don't know what was going on, but it was definately not a huge buzz there.

Then they haven't stated anything about the long-term plan with the SG:C. What do they expect now? Talking about 15-20 years old episodes? So if no Origins, no Jaffa stories, nothing were announced then what will happen now with this little SG:C community? Shall we wait for the next announcement lie in the near future? They will lose people very quickly if there is no motivation to keep them together.

[Falcon Horus]

When I watched the live stream with the SG:C guys on Saturday, there were only 145 viewers. When I watched AT on Sunday, then there were only 120-125 people. Even half of the seats were empty as well in the hotel when they showed the people at the Q&A section. So I don't know what was going on, but it was definately not a huge buzz there.

I can't be sure because I didn't check back in later during the day, but the live stream thread had been removed from the feed, by which I mean that it was no longer visible for general subscribers designated Airman+. It was all-access only. That could be the reason why only a few people were watching.

Empty seats, however, is generally not a positive note. At every convention I've been that is avoided as much as possible by telling people to move rows, even if the row in front of you is a gold ticket seat or whatever. Never should it look like an actor has little audience.

However, at conventions such as Gatecon, I imagine they would be planning activities against one another so perhaps there were photoshoots happening or autographs happening at the same time as the panels.

Then they haven't stated anything about the long-term plan with the SG:C.

Because they probably don't actually have one -- it wouldn't surprise me if that were the case. They could just by flying by the seat of their collective pants.

What do they expect now? Talking about 15-20 years old episodes? So if no Origins, no Jaffa stories, nothing were announced then what will happen now with this little SG:C community? Shall we wait for the next announcement lie in the near future? They will lose people very quickly if there is no motivation to keep them together.

Everybody who already enlisted will be around, and those that haven't yet will probably do so anyway cause they have something that others don't and why waste not getting that "founding member patch" and 3 extra months. And those that don't, are probably not going to stick around for long anyway.

I certainly have no intention to stick around for much anymore. When the week is done, I'll be at Command for a year and will have gained nothing, other than a few extra stargate relations.

ProperStargateRewatch posts will continue, and maybe the hangman too but beyond that, I'm done. For real this time.

[planet_tv]

I think the Amanda panel was streamed. Can't be sure, Command closed their streaming page for non-access people on sunday. At least, I was no longer able to see it as a general subscriber.

Thanks for the reply. Well, if they did put it up on YouTube then it would be unlisted just like Saturday's.

[Chaka-Z0]

Maybe it was too soon to actually announce something? I can't believe that all of this is hot air since Brad himself made a speech about it.

[Falcon Horus]

Maybe it was too soon to actually announce something? I can't believe that all of this is hot air since Brad himself made a speech about it.

If it was too soon for Stargate Command to reveal any of their plans, they shouldn't have hyped it so much.

That's one the problems with that place. They hype something into oblivion and then can't deliver on it later, other than "we're working on it".

[Platschu]

That's one the problems with that place. They hype something into oblivion and then can't deliver on it later, other than "we're working on it".

Exactly. As a Hungarian SG fan said "if something is not reachable online in the XXI. century then it doesn't exist".

[Elite Anubis Guard]

Unless I'm mistaken, they didn't hype up an announcement at the event. Chris Judge said something might be said and they actually poked fun at him at the panel. If anything, I think GateWorld made a bigger deal of it.

[Falcon Horus]

Exactly. As a Hungarian SG fan said "if something is not reachable online in the XXI. century then it doesn't exist".

Than a lot of things don't exist in a lot of countries.

Unless I'm mistaken, they didn't hype up an announcement at the event. Chris Judge said something might be said and they actually poked fun at him at the panel. If anything, I think GateWorld made a bigger deal of it.

I wasn't talking about at Gatecon, but before, and before Comic-Con too.

I sure am interested in what that typhoon, Gateworld talked about on twitter, was all about though.

[Platschu]

You know the GW also supported and advertised this event thad the SDCC in July that something will be announced then it feels they have done it as a clickbait for advertising the GW and SG:C videos. I don't want to condemn any actors, but CJ always talks like that in private? Is his stoic face his "acting" as Teal'c? Has he been in embarassement why he has misleaded the fans? He behaved really strange under the whole SG:C panel.

[Falcon Horus]

Yes, Gateworld has been posting articles that Stargate Command keeps hidden for all-access only -- well, the article about its "future" anyway. And has been promoting stuff that is all-access only, and spoiled Origins.

And as far as I can tell, the actors don't even know that SGC is off limits to half the fandom. At least, those that I have seen confronted with it, act surprised enough that it seems they didn't or suspected.

Chris Judge goes along with it. I'm sure he's employed by contract. He can do whatever he likes, I imagine, as long as he doesn't damage the image of the franchise. That would literally benefit no one (even though MGM is most certainly turning it into remote island for most fans).

I haven't seen the SGC panel and I have no intention to watch it either, so I don't know what Chris might or might not have been thinking during it.

Actually, I have no access to the videos anyway so...

But in their eyes they're not misleading anyone. They are doing exactly what you expect they would do. They keep you just enough satisfied with new dialing home interviews and promises of other things, and those lucky enough to be in the all-access countries will bite.

Maybe they will only bite for the patch, or they will genuinely want to have more exclusive content.
They don't need the casual stargate fan, and they don't want all the fans. They just need enough "crazy" fans to pay the fee and enjoy their streaming and exclusive content.

The rest is just irrelevant.

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[planet_tv]

Gatecon Panels - I included the reddit post for the 14th and the 16th because that's how I found the videos so I figured I would include the one for the 15th.

September 14
https://www.reddit.com/r/Stargate/co...ls_livestream/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mq6TVsdcHDQ - I did I google search and found this in a reddit post. Thanks to that post I right-clicked the name of the community, chose in a new tab and after some scrolling I found the Sunday Panels.

September 15
https://www.reddit.com/r/Stargate/co...ls_livestream/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-Eg82fv8Cg - Thanks to Platschu for posting a link to this video. Virtual Green

September 16
https://www.reddit.com/r/Stargate/co..._from_gatecon/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8O63iVDrAA

Other
A Look Around Gatecon 2018 LIVE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4JxopVPbx0

[Platschu]

Thanks for the links. I have no idea now what is all-access and what isn't and why have they changed it halfway through the weekend. I am guessing more videos will be uploaded here and on the SG:C. Have we got one for the Brad Wright panel? The September 15th has got only the SG:C panel.

"Stargate guy" has also put up a video how the con looked like :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4JxopVPbx0

FH: What is this TopFan? Are they the same with Tongal? I am confused, but your copied paragraph are a disgrace how they want to pass the flock of fans. Meh.

[planet_tv]

If anybody finds more videos on YouTube from Gatecon, listed and/or unlisted, feel free to: quote my Gatecon Panels post, remove the quote tags and add to it.

[NickEast]

The live-streams were always available. They were just unlisted on YouTube so you could only see them using a link and those links were only posted on the Feed in the app AFAIK (and which were removed once the stream was over). I watched them all (live), except for the last one on Sunday. But live-streams on YouTube will be hidden by default once the stream is over, unless the user explicitly makes them available.

[planet_tv]

....But live-streams on YouTube will be hidden by default once the stream is over, unless the user explicitly makes them available.

Thanks for this. I knew what unlisted videos on YouTube meant but not the part I quoted.