"200" was a hysterical bit of meta-commentary and took jabs at the industry in general and Sci-Fi/SyFy specifically.
As for "SGU", yeah, it started as Stargate: BSG, but was starting to find its footing by the end of season 2. I'm curious to know where they'd have gone with it given more time. On Saturday, June 6, 2026 at 3:00:43 PM UTC-4 Kevin M. (RPCV) wrote: > Well, in the 200th episode of the series (a personal favorite of mine), > one of the things they brilliantly satirized about their own series was a > potential, younger reboot. > > Ironically, they ended up doing it with Stargate: Universe, effectively > grinding the franchise to a screeching halt. > > On Friday, June 5, 2026 at 10:40:41 AM UTC-7 [email protected] wrote: > >> From what I've been seeing, Amazon MGM nixed the series because it was >> going to be TOO faithful to canon and wouldn't attract a large enough new >> audience. So... >> >> On Wednesday, June 3, 2026 at 5:28:54 PM UTC-4 Kevin M. (RPCV) wrote: >> >>> The Stargate reboot has been cancelled, just a couple months before >>> filming was to commence >>> >>> I cannot imagine the creative forces behind both the original film and >>> the subsequent TV series could ever patch up their differences >>> >>> >>> https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/stargate-tv-series-martin-gero-scrapped-amazon-1236765061/?fbclid=IwVERDUASNeyJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xNzM4NDc2NDI2NzAzNzAAAR5-BRi_8eebtND7uz7NG8WwabafSwOwg1n2xgDUMdY2WX2dGq-IaiP9Z27XIg_aem_gDMno63EXWfuEV-Yq1SwsQ >>> On Thursday, November 20, 2025 at 9:47:47 AM UTC-8 [email protected] >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Well, Martin Gero is the showrunner and he worked on all three series, >>>> and he said in the announcement video that it's not a reboot, but a >>>> continuation of the SG1/Atlantis timeline. That makes me hopeful...but I >>>> guess we'll have to wait and see. >>>> >>>> On Wednesday, November 19, 2025 at 4:59:31 PM UTC-5 Kevin M. wrote: >>>> >>>>> The people behind the movie absolutely despise the people behind the >>>>> TV franchises, and vice-versa. They have publicly and repeatedly stated >>>>> as >>>>> such. >>>>> >>>>> I cannot imagine anything good coming from this collaboration of >>>>> talent. >>>>> >>>>> Although it cannot be worse than Stargate: Universe. >>>>> >>>>> Kevin M. (RPCV) >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Nov 19, 2025 at 1:53 PM 'Bob F' via TVorNotTV < >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> The 'Zon was all itchin' to pounce on this MGM gem when they acquired >>>>>> the studio in '23... Martin Gero ("Blindspot") is writing and >>>>>> showrunning, >>>>>> while Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich from the OG movie are on board as >>>>>> execs, with Brad Wright and Joe Mallozzi from the earlier series as >>>>>> consultants: >>>>>> >>>>>> https://deadline.com/2025/11/stargate-tv-series-order-amazon-martin-gero-1236623431/ >>>>>> (link) >>>>>> >>>>>> B >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >>>>>> send an email to [email protected]. >>>>>> To view this discussion visit >>>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/e4722d0a-9b9f-4119-970a-8bc82a4dadf0n%40googlegroups.com >>>>>> >>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/e4722d0a-9b9f-4119-970a-8bc82a4dadf0n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>>> . >>>>>> >>>>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/ecaf7caf-5059-4a0a-9b1b-fcb2c97aa352n%40googlegroups.com.
