Fight for sga!/Save our Stargate.. Fans frustrations with the SGA cancellation

[Ishshah]

I wish I knew it was possible to save a show, but I have not seen evidence of it yet? it's just that if they didn't change the characters so much i think it might have hada chance



so I pray it goes in blaze of glory

So have any of you gone to Hey Nielsen and posted your comments and opinions... it is a way to let TPTB know we are not happy! It may not change thier minds...but it might make them regret thier decision! Please come to Hey Nielsen and post daily... get as many recommenders as you can and comment on everyone else's opinion too! Do it daily, check the box to receive email notices when new opinions are posted... it could not hurt!

http://www.heynielsen.com/view/stargate-atlantis/

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[Platschu]

I would rather see an Atlantis mini series (= 4 episode) next year. I don't want to wait until 2010-2011 for the second Atlantis movie.

[Why Carson? Why?]

After an episode like first contact I just don't understand the way that they think i mean canceling it.... AHHHHH!!!!

I don't know how much longer i can stay loyal with all this crap that they keep doing to us seriously ffs.

[Mitchell82]

After an episode like first contact I just don't understand the way that they think i mean canceling it.... AHHHHH!!!!

I don't know how much longer i can stay loyal with all this crap that they keep doing to us seriously ffs.

Agreed it is tough but I will remain loyal until I see the pilot of Universe. If it sucks I will just cling to my SGA dvds and future movies and of course SG-1.

[g.o.d]

I'm really curious how idiotic SGU will be with same writers.I'm sure there are waiting many lovely plot holes and plot devices for us

[jelgate]

The funny thing is what 90% of people here call plot holes aren't really plot holes

[GoSpikey]

Just like Jelgate's head on the inside isn't really a hole, but a massive void.

[Mitchell82]

I'm really curious how idiotic SGU will be with same writers.I'm sure there are waiting many lovely plot holes and plot devices for us

Funny how most so called plot holes and plot devices that many claim plague SG-1 and Atlantis really aren't.

[Bizzare Star]

Can someone tell me why they are canceling SGA? I just recently started obsessing over it and it's already being taken away from me. The characters, the stories, and just simply everything about the show is amazing. Stargate is the only reason I watch the Sci-Fi channel now (and wrestling.) I'm a huge sci-fi addict but it's hard to trust a station when good shows won't last.

[Jumper_One]

Can someone tell me why they are canceling SGA? I just recently started obsessing over it and it's already being taken away from me. The characters, the stories, and just simply everything about the show is amazing. Stargate is the only reason I watch the Sci-Fi channel now (and wrestling.) I'm a huge sci-fi addict but it's hard to trust a station when good shows won't last.

basically Atlantis was offed to make way for SGU

[Mitchell82]

Can someone tell me why they are canceling SGA? I just recently started obsessing over it and it's already being taken away from me. The characters, the stories, and just simply everything about the show is amazing. Stargate is the only reason I watch the Sci-Fi channel now (and wrestling.) I'm a huge sci-fi addict but it's hard to trust a station when good shows won't last.

It is tough to trust the scifi channel but in this case they attempted to keep SGA but MGM decided to can it. Going into a season 6 means the cost is higher do to rising actor's salaries. Instead they are pushing forward a new Stargate series.

[Bizzare Star]

It is tough to trust the scifi channel but in this case they attempted to keep SGA but MGM decided to can it. Going into a season 6 means the cost is higher do to rising actor's salaries. Instead they are pushing forward a new Stargate series.

That really is sad. "The show is doing amazing but meh, you cost too much. Buh-bye!"

I will really miss SGA. I just hope SGU will be good enough to replace it.

[Mitchell82]

That really is sad. "The show is doing amazing but meh, you cost too much. Buh-bye!"

Whats even worse is this is the second time they did this.

I will really miss SGA. I just hope SGU will be good enough to replace it.

I hope so. I really want to hope that my fears about SGU will be like my original fears about Atlantis.

[Ashimjara]

It is tough to trust the scifi channel but in this case they attempted to keep SGA but MGM decided to can it. Going into a season 6 means the cost is higher do to rising actor's salaries. Instead they are pushing forward a new Stargate series.

I still think it's an amazingly bad decision, after all the standard of SGA was getting better every series and ratings were up. I read somewhere that Universe was going to be aimed at a 'younger viewer' so surely doing both would have kept the money rolling in and kept the fans happy?

[CarnalPIE]

That really is sad. "The show is doing amazing but meh, you cost too much. Buh-bye!"

What's interesting about this is the fact that each of the two SG1 movies cost $7 million to make, while the individual episodes cost $2 million to make. So, $14 million gets you two movies whereas $40 million gets you 20 episodes. Once you realize that the two movies sell for approximately the same price as a standard def season DVD boxset (each movie is $20 or so a pop so that's $40 when taken together, while the DVD boxset is about $49 at the bust out retail price) the decision actually makes a little financial sense. For a savings of $26 million you're going to generate just about the same amount of money from DVD sales.

However, this doesn't account for the advertising/Itunes/etc money they make on showing TV episodes one at a time before selling them on DVD. But, does that extra income the movies don't generate make up for the extra $26 million invested?

Don't get me wrong, I'm ticked off about the cancellation too, but they do have some strong financial arguments in their favor.