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Stargate Officially Finds a New Free Streaming Home After Prime Video’s Scrapped Reboot
The sci-fi genre space in the modern age has its fair share of epic stories that, without question, have the ability to truly and utterly captivate its audience. For instance, 3 Body Problem, based on novels by Liu Cixin, is a mind-bending Netflix series which jumps straight to mind, as do several offerings from Apple TV, like Silo and Severance. However, there was a generation that laid the foundations for the stories we now enjoy on-screen. In the ’70s and ’80s, some huge stories were being told within the big science fiction franchises of the time, with Star Trek and Star Wars top of the list. Before mind-bending foes like the San-Ti ever threatened Earth, both franchises made it abundantly clear that the universe was both an uncharted, intimidating and strange place, with levels of danger which are sometimes unfathomable.
There is, however, one franchise that often gets brushed aside in the conversation and that should not be the case. This franchise’s contribution to the genre has been immense. The 1994 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film, Stargate, launched the franchise, with Roland Emmerich directing in a film that featured the likes of Kurt Russell, James Spader, Jaye Davidson, Alexis Cruz, Mili Avital, and Viveca Lindfors. The central theme of the story saw humanity traversing the vastness of space in search of new alien allies and weapons of defense. Very quickly, within two years to be precise, a sequel series, the iconic Stargate SG-1 from Brad Wright and Jonathan Glassner, would launch and go on to enjoy a 10-season run while also attracting an incredibly loyal fan base along the way.
Last December, a reboot of the long-dormant science fiction franchise was announced to be in development at Prime Video and that sounded exciting to many. Several key staff members from the series’ earlier incarnations came on board, but somewhat surprisingly, earlier this year, that reboot was canceled, with its being allegedly heavily targeted by Stargate‘s existing fanbase, the reason. Such a development is sure to have broken the hearts of those who hold the franchise to heart, but there is some good news, according to sources. The discovery of the lost city of Atlantis at the end of SG-1 Season 7 would be the premise for the franchise spin-off sequel, Stargate: Atlantis. For those interested in investigating Atlantis, the home of the advanced alien race known as the Ancients, you will be pleased to know that the sequel series has been listed among the free TV streaming options on YouTube.
The Canceled Amazon Reboot Series Wasn’t Exactly a Reboot
It has been three months since Prime Video decided to cancel the Stargate reboot series, but efforts from fans and several franchise stars are actively trying to save it. A dedicated campaign labelled “Save Stargate with Martin Gero!” has been running for months, in the hopes of reversing a decision some believe was a huge mistake. Richard Dean Anderson, who played Jack O’Neill in all ten seasons of SG-1, was one of the franchise stars with knowledge of the reboot, and recently offered insight on what audiences would have enjoyed on screen. Speaking at the Stargate SG-1 reunion panel at Rose City Comic Con, Anderson shared his insight, saying the Amazon series wasn’t actually a traditional reboot:
“I’ve stayed out of touch with many things in my life, but the politics going on over the reboot, they’re calling it – first of all, it technically didn’t seem like a reboot more than it was using Michael Shanks’ character, Daniel, well again, as the conduit that would take us from our show, from our universe to the next generation of it.”
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2004 – 2009-00-00
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Martin Wood, Andy Mikita, William Waring, Peter DeLuise, Brad Turner, Mario Philip Azzopardi, Robert C. Cooper, Brenton Spencer, David Winning, Ken Girotti, David Warry-Smith, Holly Dale, James Head, Jule Gilfillan, Neill Fearnley, Paul Ziller, Martin Gero
- Writers
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Alan McCullough, Damian Kindler, Ken Cuperus, Joe Flanigan, Alan Brennert, Jill E. Blotevogel, Melissa R. Byer, Scott Nimerfro, Sean Carley, Treena Hancock, Alex Levine, Holly Henderson
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Joe Flanigan
John Sheppard
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David Hewlett
Rodney McKay
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Rachel Luttrell
Teyla Emmagan
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Samantha Carter
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