I've been feeling a bit guilty about hijacking Albion's thread about Gateworld's latest poll, so I figured I'd start a new thread to discuss the possibility of MASSIVE crossovers between SG-1 and Atlantis.
GatetheWay found a quote from Rob Cooper saying...
Gate might be able to tell you what interview/article that snippet is taken from, but it only emphasizes some of the hints Joe has thrown at us in his Q&A thread and the comments Amanda made about how her character will be crossing over periodically (or maybe a LOT).
I'm curious to see how people feel about this. Personally, I'm all for the occasional crossover, but I'd really prefer that they be few and far between.
When Atlantis was first conceived, it was supposed to be a spin-off of SG-1. Originally, it was figured that it would continue after SG-1's conclusion in season 6/7/8, but instead the shows are running parallel and I think it's hurting them both.
Atlantis may have started off as a "new and different" look into the Stargate universe, but I think that its originality is being worn away bit by bit and from the sound of things, it has now become a way to dump characters out of the way for a while (poor Sam). It also sounds as if TPTB are going out of their way to bind the two shows together with MORE crossovers instead of less and I can't help thinking that it's either because Atlantis is suffering... or SG-1 is... and they figure they can drum up interest by having SG-1 characters pop up on Atlantis and vice versa.
Is this the genuine plan of TPTB or is it some marketing scheme by SCIFI? I don't know and frankly, at this point, I don't care. All I know is that Atlantis seems to be in danger of becoming SG-1 Lite.
I watch Atlantis. I DO NOT watch SG-1 and while, as I said, the occasional crossover is to be expected, I think they've already overplayed that card and I resent being forced to watch SG-1 instead of Atlantis- however cutesy they get with the "Oh, but it isn't the main characters" crap.
I love the characters and the stories on Atlantis. I understand that the base is an Earth outpost and has to answer to Earth authorities, but that doesn't mean I have to be visually reminded of it in every other ep.
I want Atlantis to be the "new and different" show that we were promised. I want to become involved with the situations and characters on that show. I emphatically DO NOT want SG-1 stuffed down my throat when I'm supposed to be watching Atlantis.
Joe has said that crossovers (such as Sam being in Atlantis) allow for a deeper exploration of the existing characters, but somehow, I have a really hard time believing that that's what will happen. Maybe it's because TPTB have shafted us so many times on so many other fronts that I no longer believe the platitudes and promises they spew at us.
I say get rid of Atlantis as a separate show and make a 2-hour extravaganza called Stargate Command. A majority of the spotlight can stay on SG-1, where it apparently belongs, and then just for laughs we can see how things are going in Atlantis with those other, less important characters who aren't SG-1.
Am I overreacting? Will all these potentially huge crossovers only bring goodness and light to both shows? Or are the producers taking it too far? How much is TOO much and at what point does Atlantis cease to be its own entity?
Yes, I know it's only "theoretical" and "possible" right now and I sincerely hope that this IS all for nothing and that the amount of crossovers won't increase significantly. But as I said, I think there have been too many already and I just have this bad, sinking feeling that TPTB are trying to hype up the idea of lots of crossover for a reason.
What do YOU think?
EDIT: And since people can't seem to read this very carefully, allow me to make myself abundantly clear- I am not talking about the occasional one to two eps per season. I'm talking about FIVE OR MORE CROSSOVERS PER SEASON. Frequent, not occasional.
GatetheWay found a quote from Rob Cooper saying...
Originally posted by Rob Cooper
I'm curious to see how people feel about this. Personally, I'm all for the occasional crossover, but I'd really prefer that they be few and far between.
When Atlantis was first conceived, it was supposed to be a spin-off of SG-1. Originally, it was figured that it would continue after SG-1's conclusion in season 6/7/8, but instead the shows are running parallel and I think it's hurting them both.
Atlantis may have started off as a "new and different" look into the Stargate universe, but I think that its originality is being worn away bit by bit and from the sound of things, it has now become a way to dump characters out of the way for a while (poor Sam). It also sounds as if TPTB are going out of their way to bind the two shows together with MORE crossovers instead of less and I can't help thinking that it's either because Atlantis is suffering... or SG-1 is... and they figure they can drum up interest by having SG-1 characters pop up on Atlantis and vice versa.
Is this the genuine plan of TPTB or is it some marketing scheme by SCIFI? I don't know and frankly, at this point, I don't care. All I know is that Atlantis seems to be in danger of becoming SG-1 Lite.
I watch Atlantis. I DO NOT watch SG-1 and while, as I said, the occasional crossover is to be expected, I think they've already overplayed that card and I resent being forced to watch SG-1 instead of Atlantis- however cutesy they get with the "Oh, but it isn't the main characters" crap.
I love the characters and the stories on Atlantis. I understand that the base is an Earth outpost and has to answer to Earth authorities, but that doesn't mean I have to be visually reminded of it in every other ep.
I want Atlantis to be the "new and different" show that we were promised. I want to become involved with the situations and characters on that show. I emphatically DO NOT want SG-1 stuffed down my throat when I'm supposed to be watching Atlantis.
Joe has said that crossovers (such as Sam being in Atlantis) allow for a deeper exploration of the existing characters, but somehow, I have a really hard time believing that that's what will happen. Maybe it's because TPTB have shafted us so many times on so many other fronts that I no longer believe the platitudes and promises they spew at us.
I say get rid of Atlantis as a separate show and make a 2-hour extravaganza called Stargate Command. A majority of the spotlight can stay on SG-1, where it apparently belongs, and then just for laughs we can see how things are going in Atlantis with those other, less important characters who aren't SG-1.
Am I overreacting? Will all these potentially huge crossovers only bring goodness and light to both shows? Or are the producers taking it too far? How much is TOO much and at what point does Atlantis cease to be its own entity?
Yes, I know it's only "theoretical" and "possible" right now and I sincerely hope that this IS all for nothing and that the amount of crossovers won't increase significantly. But as I said, I think there have been too many already and I just have this bad, sinking feeling that TPTB are trying to hype up the idea of lots of crossover for a reason.
What do YOU think?
EDIT: And since people can't seem to read this very carefully, allow me to make myself abundantly clear- I am not talking about the occasional one to two eps per season. I'm talking about FIVE OR MORE CROSSOVERS PER SEASON. Frequent, not occasional.
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