Yo!
Well, well, well. Apparently, the series MacGyver helped build just celebrated its WELL WORTH TAPING 200th episode last week, which officially cemented its well-deserved place next to "The X-Files" and "Star Trek"as one of the greatest sci-fi series ever. Period. Furthermore, because of the series' continually high ratings and popularity, even during the past year, despite certain cast replacements (Thanks Browder and Bridges, for not ruining the show!!!), there are rumors running rampant around the internet right now that a second and THIRD Stargate movie will come to fruition... Except the sequels will reportedly be taking the Superman Returns route and completely ignore the more recent incarnations of the franchise (read: SG-1 and Atlantis) in favor of picking things up right where Kurt Russell and James Spader left off back in '94... By getting Russel and Spader to come back and pick up where they left off personally! Meaning NO LEAD REPLACEMENTS IN THE SEQUELS!!!
And here we were supposed to be under the assumption that SG-1 was supposed to be the "sequel." A 10 year long, extreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeemely dragged-out version of what should've been a real theatrical sequel, but a follow-up nonetheless. Okay, first off, if the rumors are true, and by this time in 2010 we'll have a full Stargate Trilogy on our hands, where does that leave SG-1? Are we, the fans, supposed to instantly shelve that alongside "Lion King 1.5" as the dweeby younger sibling, or "in-between-quel", as it were, of the entire Stargate franchise? And don't even get me started on Atlantis. The instant I heard about SciFi making that show, I immediately knew it was the beginning of the original franchise creators trying to make up for approving Infinity.
I suppose if this does happen, here's hoping that SciFi won't do what Fox is supposedly about to do with The Simpsons: Make a movie, and pull the plug on the series. Not that I'm complaining about the cancellation of the series, mind you. How that show is existing post-1998, I'll never know. I'm just trying to create an analogy here. Also, if SciFi does end SG-1 because of the new movie(s), they better find a way to squeeze at least a couple more seasons past this point in the show before they cancel it. because as big and bad as these newer, post-Richard Dean Anderson episodes claim these "Ori" villains to be, that might dampen their massively evil image in the eyes of the show fans just a bit. Please, SciFi. At least stretch this to Season 12.
Think about it. It took seven years for SG-1 to dispose of Ra (also the villain from the movie, no less) once and for all, and to have a story arc that's strikingly reminiscent of the current conflict in Iraq (supposedly, it's America vs. The Evil, Oppressive Autocracy That Kills Thousands In The Name Of Religion, last time I checked Fox News) go from start to finish in less than half the time it took Ra and the Goa'uld to go down, that just seems a tad anticlimactic to me. Bottom Line: SG-1 show crew, I hope you guys know what you're doing. The way you guys have been building up to the inevitable end of the Ori, and the entire show, the finale had better not have a cheap ending. Especially if the movie sequel reports are right, because we, the fans, won't buy, or be able to buy, a copout excuse of "Everything'll be explained/wrapped up with the new movies." I don't think that's a very appropriate send-off/thank-you to the fans that supported you for so long. ...But that's just me. Anyway, readers, what do you think about this situation? As always, comments and kudos are more than welcome... That's all for now, though. 'Til next time...
Later!
-D.
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