SG-1 will have a season 10. Suppousedly, Ben Browder was contracted for two seasons, and the other actors have voiced their willingness to stay. The show pulls in good ratings, and the audiences for syndication and the scifi channel are steady with DVD sales starting to attract attention.
The people at SciFi probably realize that many people tune in for all three shows, or at least the first two. They wouldn't create a void in front of Atlantis where we might find other Friday night line ups to watch before catching Atlantis later in the evening. They want us there on Friday nights, and the Stargate Franchise and BSG have been making the critics notice SciFi as network. Yes, they have been stupid before, but cancelling SG-1 at this point would be network suicide. In anger and because of no new shows, many fans would turn to their DVDs. They wouldn't need Monday nights or the 6:00 broadcast either. SciFi would lose ratings on numerous nights and in several demagraphics of viewers. They can't afford that.
There is also the anger and resentment over former shows for them to consider. Farscape fans began boycotting SciFi, and angry Dead Like Me fans have hurt Showtime. If they anger the majority of SG-1 fans, they risk weakening Atlantis and BSG. While I enjoy Atlantis, it isn't strong enough to hold Friday night . . . yet. It's growing. The same goes for BSG. Admittedly, I do not care for it and don't watch, but the show has a following, but I'm not sure that its ratings would hold if some fans were not already tuned into SciFi on Friday nights.
So far, I have enjoyed Season 9. Stargate has suffered off years before and recovered for those uncertain about the team's dynamic. Personally, Season 6 makes me cringe, but it set up essential plot elements that made Season 8 wonderful. Others didn't care for Season 7, but again, it established plot lines that led to a wonderful Season 8. The Ori storyline will develop with time, and the team will also mesh if fans give the show the space it needs to evolve. In just one more year, SciFi can claim it has the longest running scifi show in America, and their network needs all the help it can get. They would have to be idiotic to cancel SG-1. We'll get to see if Daniel will ever end up beating a Prior with his own staff.
The people at SciFi probably realize that many people tune in for all three shows, or at least the first two. They wouldn't create a void in front of Atlantis where we might find other Friday night line ups to watch before catching Atlantis later in the evening. They want us there on Friday nights, and the Stargate Franchise and BSG have been making the critics notice SciFi as network. Yes, they have been stupid before, but cancelling SG-1 at this point would be network suicide. In anger and because of no new shows, many fans would turn to their DVDs. They wouldn't need Monday nights or the 6:00 broadcast either. SciFi would lose ratings on numerous nights and in several demagraphics of viewers. They can't afford that.
There is also the anger and resentment over former shows for them to consider. Farscape fans began boycotting SciFi, and angry Dead Like Me fans have hurt Showtime. If they anger the majority of SG-1 fans, they risk weakening Atlantis and BSG. While I enjoy Atlantis, it isn't strong enough to hold Friday night . . . yet. It's growing. The same goes for BSG. Admittedly, I do not care for it and don't watch, but the show has a following, but I'm not sure that its ratings would hold if some fans were not already tuned into SciFi on Friday nights.
So far, I have enjoyed Season 9. Stargate has suffered off years before and recovered for those uncertain about the team's dynamic. Personally, Season 6 makes me cringe, but it set up essential plot elements that made Season 8 wonderful. Others didn't care for Season 7, but again, it established plot lines that led to a wonderful Season 8. The Ori storyline will develop with time, and the team will also mesh if fans give the show the space it needs to evolve. In just one more year, SciFi can claim it has the longest running scifi show in America, and their network needs all the help it can get. They would have to be idiotic to cancel SG-1. We'll get to see if Daniel will ever end up beating a Prior with his own staff.
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