Is bring back SGU possible?
I loved the show and would really like to see netflix pick it up.
shareA big fan of this show, think it's very underrated (and thanks to Netflix currently rewatching), but not really.
Even if Netflix wanted to, and got SyFy to actually get involved (think they own the rights and as is now very obvious they don't do actual sci-fi anymore) then they probably couldn't get all the cast back again (I know Ming Na Wen is currently involved in Agents of shield, which is 22 eps a series).
No it is not, seeing some of the actors are in other shows and not Netflix. Dear God, not frelling Netflix.
shareReally not many of the actors are doing much you have that one on agents of sheild if thats what its called the others or what doing budget movies. It is possible its just no one is trying. I signed the petition and it didnt get the fans far I just wanted a simple ending get them to the end 1 season or 2 thats it. It can be done and I think the cast would do it.
shareYeah, that's not true. Ming-Na Wen, as you pointed out, is occupied with her show, but she's not the only one. The two leads of SGU are in that same boat; Robert Carlyle has "Once Upon a Time" and Louis Ferreira has "Motive."
Also, actor availability is a complicated thing. You might look at an actor's project list and see that they've just been going from one short term project to another and think that means they can be available to do something like what you're proposing. The problem is that while you can find a time when such an actor is free, finding a time where he/she and every single other cast member is free all at once is a huge problem. It's why the fourth season of "Arrested Development" split time between individual character stories, why Daniel lost his leg in Continuum, (they reduced his role because of a scheduling conflict) why the third X-men utilized so many existing characters for only a few minutes, (they were only on a two film contract) and so on ad nauseam. They can't just drop their upcoming TV spots/movies/whatever because they already committed to doing those things and, again, nobody is going to be commitment free at the exact same time.
They can just kill off anyone who is too occupied to do the show.
shareThe problem is that, at the bare minimum, that includes all of the top tier characters minus maybe Eli. Even if you wanted to see a continuation that included basically whatever B characters they could get together, a lot of people wouldn't and a studio would never green light something like that.
shareWhy not Netflix? They have done very well with a lot of their original shows.
shareThe problem is that Netflix has largely grown out of needing to resurrect old shows. Not that bringing back a show like SGU would be possible for anyone at this point, but the reason Netflix was looked to as a potential savior for canceled shows was because they were just launching their original programming scheme and were desperate for content and publicity. Giving a show like "Arrested Development," with its cult following and movie buzz, a fourth season garnered them a lot of attention. Since then they've been able to parlay that into being known for putting out solid, original programming and they don't really need to do the savior act any longer.
It's the same thing a lot of fledgling networks have gone through. They need original programming and they want to get some buzz going so they save a show or two. It's easy because it brings an established audience that a new show wouldn't have and because it gets reported that they're saving the show. This increases their own name recognition. Because of this everyone with a canceled show starts to look at them to save their own show, but once they use a saved show (or shows) to launch a successful number of their own original shows, they no longer need keep doing that.
That's basically what happened with Stargate and the Sci fi channel. They had their own original programming, but it wasn't getting as much attention as they liked. To change that, they saved Sg-1 from Showtime's cancellation and it helped them quite a bit. After that, they launched BSG and a bunch of other original shows, some of which did better than others. I don't know what they're up to by now because I stopped following them after they made a wave of idiotic programming decisions, but that move both made them the one that was looked to in order to save every canceled science fiction show ever and made it so they no longer needed to do that.
It sometimes happens past that point, (the major networks sometimes pick up shows from the other major networks) but it's rare. For Netflix, they're doing the whole "Fuller House" thing right now, but it's technically a separate show and they are in the process of trying to become known for family programming. So that helps to get that going and bring attention to those particular types of shows that they are producing. As far as the darker themed, adult skewing programming goes, they're pretty much set so I wouldn't look to them to bring back anything in that milieu. Right now they want to give viewers things they can't see elsewhere, so the focus is on original concepts and winning concepts from other mediums (like the whole Marvel thing).
Resurrecting a recent franchise that was perceived as having failed is below them at this point. You need someone desperate enough to take that kind of chance and that's not Netflix.
I don't see why he would be resistant to it though. Netflix may not need to do it, but it wouldn't be a bad thing if they did.
shareWell I guess it was wishful thinking I just would really like to know if they made it or not.
https://josephmallozzi.wordpress.com/2011/05/12/may-12-2011-stargate-u niverse-beyond-season-2-what-might-have-been/
shareIt would be possible but the funding is proably needed. Plus anything science fiction is dead it is disappointing sg1 was great Atlantis was pretty good and sgu brought the drama the action and a brand new twist and would had made a great ending to the whole series. Mgm syfy or who ever owns the rights should just sell give it to someone get the cast back make 1 more season and finish the story give the fans the ending to end a great adventure. Im suprised netflix or amazon prime wouldnt do it netflix has but some crap on their they call netflix original. Sgu had a good fan base now you have ignorant a holes who just want reality tv which is just all crap. For every stargate series it had great cast crew and writers. It is really sad to see what the world is going to and such great things have to come to an end.
shareSell what? The whole franchise? You do realize they make a ton of money in syndication, right? If you just mean they should partner up with someone to make another season, two things...
1) I don't see why anyone would be interested in picking up what is considered to be a failed two season show with a niche fanbase and huge overheard. This isn't a simple comedy that developed mainstream attention and had movie buzz going for it. The costs to rebuild the sets alone is rather significant and nobody goes around doing that for what they expect will be one season. They do that as a investment for something that they want to last years.
Shows like this are impossible to bring back after a stretch of time because of that reason and because of actor availability. Hence, if a show like this is going to be saved it needs to be done within a few months of cancellation, otherwise it's gone. The few rare shows that have worked around actor availability issues are not heavily dependent on unique and expensive set designs. And, no, David Hewlett did not save the whole Destiny set as some people claim - He bought a small part of it, repainted it, used it for a movie that he shot awhile ago, and I would wager that he's since gotten rid of what he did buy since storage costs for sets are too expensive for studios to maintain long term, let alone for an individual to do so.
Btw, Netflix is not in the business of saving original programming any longer. They saved "Arrested Development" because they needed the media attention that came from doing something so extraordinary to promote their push into original programming. Now they're at a point where they're working only with fresh programming.
2) Even if shopping SGU around was a viable option, I don't think they are legally allowed to do that. When Sg-1 was canceled and the option of shopping a season 11 to another network came up, the Sci fi channel announced that they had an exclusivity contract with MGM that prevented MGM from letting anyone else air the show. MGM has full control over what it does with the property concerning other mediums (books, games, movies). However, any effort to produce Sg-1 as a TV show has to air on their channel or not at all. It doesn't matter that Netflix is not a network. Even if the contract was set up in such a way where MGM thought they could exploit a loophole in wording since the contract was drawn up before the proliferation of alternative programming disruption, the Sci fi channel could drag MGM to court over it and they don't need the expense of defending themselves/paying the Sci fi channel to void the contract.
Now, it was never said whether MGM agreed to the same terms concerning SGU, but chances are high that they did.
You make a valid point I just want an ending and not making up my own ending. Im a big fan of the stargate series just sad its gone.
shareI know the post is old. But still wanted to give my thought about the ending.
I just imagine that the automatic revive system failed, and they for that reason never wakes up again. It makes sense.
That why I suggested Netflix to see if a loop hole was there. I enjoyed the show I thought it was okay just want an ending.
shareAlthough I'm still on the first season of this show, I like it a lot, and I hate it when a movie or a TV show does not have a proper ending, so I'm probably going to wish for more SGU as well, when I've finished both seasons.
As others have pointed out, however, I don't think we'll ever get that wish fulfilled. Firstly, it is not likely that they will bring back a show that only made it through 2 seasons before it was cancelled, and secondly a lot of the actors on the show have moved on to new projects.
Perhaps - if they wanted to do something - they could make a movie based on the show, giving the story a proper ending. But I don't know if that would work either, and they would still need the original cast as well as an extensive budget to do that. I don't think they'll put neither the money nor the energy in such a project, given how soon the show was cancelled.
Agreed just want a proper ending.
shareWell sure, I suspect all of us here have shows that we want an ending to and remain upset that they weren't allowed to have one. However, at some point you just have to let it go because it is not going to happen and that's where we're at with SGU. It's one thing to look to other stations or platforms for hope right after a show was canceled but we're long beyond that at this point.
shareWell sure, I suspect all of us here have shows that we want an ending to and remain upset that they weren't allowed to have one. However, at some point you just have to let it go because it is not going to happen and that's where we're at with SGU. It's one thing to look to other stations or platforms for hope right after a show was canceled but we're long beyond that at this point.
Netflix also bought Longmeadow and The killing as well as Arrested Development. Netflix has has also looked into other series as well. But SG-U was not one.
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It is on netflix. Well it is here in the UK
shareMaybe the only possibility of an end would be an animated miniseries...voice actors could replace original ones... too bad this isn't like the late 80's & 90's: the heyday of reunion movies for cancelled TV series: Bionic Woman/SMDM, Alien Nation, MacGuyver.. etc.
The next step 'down' would be a novel/comic book
Sanctuary & Revolution are two that I'd like to see proper endings: what are yours.
I would love to see this show come back. It wasn't to dark. If people want fluff they can watch power rangers.
Because of how the show ended, they have all the options when it comes to picking it up again.
#1 Of course they can go for a full reboot with new actors. But then they would have to go through the first half of season 1 all over again, with air , light and water.
#2 They can start again in season 3, with all new actors. The same way the actors were changed between Stargate the movie and Stargate SG-1. Changing actors is done from time to time, but for course, changing the entire crew may not be very popular.
#3 They can gather the old crew, and start again in season 3. Then the first couple of episodes will probably focus a lot on how the stasis pods didn't work properly, which is why everyone has grown older.
#4 Same as #3, but if there are some characters they want to get rid of, then their stasis pods failed completely, and the characters are dead.
#5 Same again, but if there are some actors who can't come back, these can be replaced. Not perfect, but has been done in other TV series.
#6 If too many of the old cast are unable to rejoin, and they don't want to change the actors but keep the characters, then they can also say that another Icarus planet has been found, and send a new group of people to crew the ship. The disadvantage with doing that is that they can then send lots of resources and the right people. Which would detract from the whole point of the series.
So yes, bringing back SGU would most definitely be possible.
Whether it would work, is another question.