Begin forwarded message: > From: "Bjo Trimble" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Tue Aug 22, 2006 1:01:34 PM US/Pacific > > Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but pass the word and let’s see if > something can be done about it. > > SG-1 CANCELED > > Sci-Fi Channel canceled STARGATE SG-1on the eve of its 200th episode > (The first cable scripted series to reach such a milestone.). The > announcement came before cast, crew and executives gathered to > celebrate the historic airing in the Pan Pacific Hotel in Vancouver, > BC, where the series is shot. > > Spinoff series STARGATE ATLANTIS - which also airs Friday nights on > SFC and shares producers and production facilities with the older > SG-1- is unaffected by the cancellation. STARGATE ATLANTIS is > currently in its third season and SCI FI confirms that ATLANTIS has > been renewed for a fourth season. > > After a 9-year run - 5 years on Showtime and now in its fifth year on > NBC Universal's SCI FI -SG-1's ratings dropped approximately 30% this > summer compared with last year, according to Nielsen Media Research > data. The aging series is expensive to produce and US-Canadian dollar > exchange wiped out savings related to the Vancouver production. > SG-1was also moved into the Friday 9 pm EST slot (from 8 pm last > year), pitting it against high-performance MONK, which had also been > shifted this season. > > But feelings are running hot over the timing of the decision, just as > the show was celebrating its finest hour. People close to the show > complained that support was tepid and that a decision to cancel was > made early on. The Channel failed to vigorously promote the show this > season, they added, giving the network the public excuse they needed > to pull the plug. > > SFC did, however, issued black-velvet-lined STARGATE press packets in > June, and the Channel honored the 200th episode with a lavish event at > the Television Critics Association gathering in Pasadena last July, > flying in the cast and producers, and trucking in a 14’ Stargate prop > from Vancouver. > > There is industry speculation that NBC Universal cable networks were > pressured to cancel aging shows produced by competing studios. SCI FI > executives vehemently denied this, pointing to ongoing partnerships > with Lionsgate and other studios. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, owner & > producer of STARGATE SG-1, expressed strong support:
> <http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6332083.html> > > Studio executives are working to identify an alternative outlet for > STARGATE SG-1, people close to the production said. That could be a TV > movie, miniseries, direct-to-DVD film or big-screen feature. Based on > the 1994 movie STARGATE, SG-1 is the longest-running science fiction > series on American TV. Season 10 of the show is still in production. > The series finale will air in June of 2007. > > Letters can be sent to the following addresses: > > Bonnie Hammer, President, NBC Universal | Sci-Fi Channel, > 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY, 10112 > > Mark Stern, Executive VP Original Programming, NBC Universal | Sci-Fi > Channel, > 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY, 10112 > > David Howe, Executive VP & General Manager, NBC Universal | Sci-Fi > Channel, > 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY, 10112 _______________________________________________ basfa mailing list [email protected] http://vesta.wallis.com/mailman/listinfo/basfa
