Stargate: Extinction" (SGA Movie) Pre-Airing Discussion/Speculation Thread (Spoilers)

[Jeff O'Connor]

You know, I'm not sure at all. I think it will probably have something pretty much identical to AoT and Continuum, personally, if not a slight bit less. Don't ask me why, but that's my gut feeling on this one. (Sometimes those are wrong, though. Hopefully it's way off, eh?)

Either way, I think if $5 million could do what it did, and in '04, then in '08-'09, that same $5 million can do even more. The telefilm ought to be great in that regard.

Now, concerning the nature of the piece, I don't think anyone can say for sure, 100% of the way, yet. But I would bet good money it's as you've said it. The difference between the SGA 'finale' and the SG-1 wrap-up film and then Continuum is that SGA's actually going to get Sci-Fi Channel to air it, whereas the SG-1 continuations haven't gotten that (as of yet.) Those two are better-classified as 'DVD continuations of the series', whereas this is a 'telefilm' -- it's coming out on TV in a film-esque format.

For that matter, with as well as Stargate does DVD-wise, it's a safe assurance that it'd the be released in such a format. So this is a telefilm whereas the other two are direct-to-DVD films, but both are kind of... both.

[SGFerrit]

Yeah, sounds about right

Hopefully MGM's press release will provide us with more info.

[RedvsBlue]

I don't see how non Stargate fans will be able to enjoy these "finish up story line movies". Michael & the Wraith still need to be taken care of but that can be done in one movie altogether but the non fans wont get it in the slightest

[Jeff O'Connor]

I don't see how non Stargate fans will be able to enjoy these "finish up story line movies". Michael & the Wraith still need to be taken care of but that can be done in one movie altogether but the non fans wont get it in the slightest

They aren't for non-fans. The fact that they're making these things shows that there are enough fans that the market is good enough for it.

[kymeric]

Movie role call. We still need to see:

*Resolution of the s5 cliffhanger
*The Wraith
*Michael
*The new bad guys in the midseason
*another replicator/wier story, think Torri would come back for a film? o.O
*The DV aliens
*a big genii or travellers story
*and all 20 scripts written for season 6 refurbed for a half dozen stories

Thats a minum of 8 atlantis films, and as many as 27

Heck if we know SGUs only gonna last 5 seasons they should plant some stories for huge film payoffs after the tvshow runs it course. I hope SG1 does the same with their library of stories.

[SGFerrit]

[QUOTE=kymeric;8794892]Movie role call. We still need to see:

[QUOTE=kymeric;8794892]*Resolution of the s5 cliffhanger
*The Wraith

I expect these two will be one and the same

*Michael

I think his story will likely be tied up in season 5.

*The new bad guys in the midseason

Indeed

*another replicator/wier story, think Torri would come back for a film? o.O

I Hope so. It would certainly be nice. I would also like to see Michelle Morgan at least once more, but that doesn't HAVE to mean Weir.

*The DV aliens

Like I said before, could be interesting...

*a big genii or travellers story

Hmm... I think these would be better suited as being part of a bigger story.

*and all 20 scripts written for season 6 refurbed for a half dozen stories

[metabog]

I'm just sad we won't be seeing any more McKay... I hope Universe will have likeable characters. I really liked every character on atlantis.

[Kris_x-303]

Think about the costing ... We already know that in SG Universe the sets are limited to the 2 Ancient ships, which, like the SGC's Gateroom or Atlantis' Control Room, can be used over and over and over again. Any planets, etc. can be done on blue screen (look at Sanctuary) saving a whole pile of money - let's hope it's used to fund more SG-1 + SGA movies.

Im not sure where i heard it, either on here or on another site SGU is going to be roughly 50% or 60% animated/blue screened, not sure where i saw it though

[unluckynumber11]

Movie role call. We still need to see:

*Resolution of the s5 cliffhanger
*The Wraith
*Michael
*The new bad guys in the midseason
*another replicator/wier story, think Torri would come back for a film? o.O
*The DV aliens
*a big genii or travellers story
*and all 20 scripts written for season 6 refurbed for a half dozen stories

Thats a minum of 8 atlantis films, and as many as 27

Heck if we know SGUs only gonna last 5 seasons they should plant some stories for huge film payoffs after the tvshow runs it course. I hope SG1 does the same with their library of stories.

if they do that, this will be the second stargate series finale movie with replicators
but at least they weren't entirely resoved in this series and left a door open for them not like AoT where they pulled them out of nowhere.

[Pic]

I'm just sad we won't be seeing any more McKay... I hope Universe will have likeable characters. I really liked every character on atlantis.

Agreed, I like them all.
present tense... still have s5 to watch

[jenks]

I'm just wondering what sort of budget there'll be, higher or lower then the SG-1 movies? Or perhaps the same...

It's funny that some people are such SG-1 fanboys that they have no concept or understanding of what made the original movie such an entertaining hit in 1994.

You seem to have a poor memory, Stargate was never a hit. It's widely agreed that it was Devlin and Emmerich's best work, but then it's also widely agreed that they're both hacks. The original movie was largely forgettable, and the franchise would be nothing without the series.

[Jumper_One]

I'm just wondering what sort of budget there'll be, higher or lower then the SG-1 movies? Or perhaps the same...

probably lower since it's supposed to be a tv-movie

[Lewisco]

In my opinion, Weir and Ford should be in the movie. As well as Beckett. A couplw SG-1 faces would be nice, preferably Jackson and O'Neill. However, i think the movie needs some true visual effects. To end the series in style. I think Atlantis has some great movie potential. I'll miss it though, Shepphard and McKay espcially, they were such great characters. I digress. I think the movie will need some space fights in it, and perhaps a fight in atlantis itself which somehow lends itself to the team ending up in a previously unexplored section of the city? and some amazing secret of the ancients is revealed. I'd like to see some touching team moments too.

once the series finale has aired i think i'll have a better idea as to what i think should be in the movie

[Jeff O'Connor]

From the sounds of it, this telefilm will be the 'Season Finale' more than 'Enemy At The Gate'. Not in the literal business sense, of course, but it's a direct continuation from 5x20; it's like EATG is Part I of III or something, depending on how this goes down.

Or not really 'Season Finale'; more like, 'DTV Premiere' or... something. Regardless, I've woken up stoked for it. My sadness over the weekly edition's cancellation still stings, but I'm getting over it, slowly but surely, I think.

[Ugly Pig]

I'm expecting another miraculous magical superweapon, like ark or grail...

Yes, and I'm expecting you to keep b*tching about it every opportunity you get until the end of time.

1. The reason why the SG-1 movies did so well was because, there was a huge gap between the movies and the ending of the series. More than two years from memory.

About a year, actually. And I just don't buy that people watched it only because it's been so long since the series ended (and it wasn't even that long). People watched the movies because they wanted to watch the movies. Plain and simple.

Stargate AOT was given 7.2 and Continium was give 7.5. Compared to SG-1 as a series thats very low for an awesome series.

No, that's actually pretty good. Certainly it's not "very low", any way you slice it.

3. People had the impression that if we were to buy the movies it would allow continuation of the series. We still don't know whether the 3rd movie will be the last.

No, but we pretty much know we're getting that third movie. So it was true.