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More SG1-type series, less Universe-ones...

I’d take either. I thought by S2 Universe was very promising after an unfocused S1. It died before its time.

The movie was always a favorite of mine, and I think Shanks did a servicable job after Spader (even though no one could replace Russell). I would love a reboot of SG1 that isn't shackled by the budget of a 1997 genre TV-show. The spin-offs got gradually further away from what I liked about the initial premise, even if I understand what others might like about them.

RDA is the superior O’Neill. Nothing can convince me otherwise.

For me Russell vs RDA is like comparing Gervais with Carrell. Their Office roles started in the same place, but had completely different evolutions.

Therefor I completely accept your opinion, and won't even attempt to convince you otherwise.

RDA and Michael Shanks had insanely good chemistry. Both comedic and dramatic.

Atlantis felt like a fair continuation of SG-1, after SG-1 had been played out as far as they could take the plot. Different but similar.

I've always had a soft spot for ancient-tech-scifi a la Mass Effect/Expanse/Horizon/Raised By Wolves, and of course StarGate. In that regard Atlantis should be right up my alley as I like most fictional Atlantis-depictions.

What I disliked about SG:A wasn't the setup or the actors (which had fun chemistry), but the antagonists/wraiths that I found completely uninteresting, and the droning problem-of-the-week episodes, with too little focus on developing the backstory of the city/ship/base itself.

SG1 was definitely a show of the 90s TV show archetype too, but atleast evolved into higher stakes, borrowed tech, Asgardians, etc.

Atlantis was too similar. It was the ST:Voyager of the SG universe (lowercase U).

SG:Universe was more like the ST:DS9

IMHO, SG:U committed the twin sins of {unrelated teenage romance} + {idiot of the day causing plot crisis}. The previous series typically felt more coherent in terms of plot.

> idiot of the day causing plot crisis

I bailed after the second episode because of this. A character sacrificed himself by closing a door from the outside to stop an air leak, shortly after they discovered remote controlled flying robots. I figured if they were already making everyone into idiots to force conflict and crisis I was better off rewatching SG-1.

Now I have a better understanding of why I liked SG:U better than SG:A. :)

thats not fair DS9 was good... seriously though I got more a Battlestar Glactica vibe from it than ds9

i agree; universe was a little too bleak, which was trendy at the time. we need something campy and fun.

for the love of god upbeat scifi please. I can't take the dystopian themes anymore. I need escapism damnit.

This is my biggest concern with anybody (not just Amazon) trying to extend Stargate SG-1. I want more Stargate. Not a sudden dystopian nightmare, or dour bleak exploration of this or that, or gutting Stargate to write some other show wearing Stargate on the outside (e.g., "It's Game of Thrones, but Stargate!").

It's not even that those things are bad. I've watched and enjoyed some of them. It's just that I know where to get them and I've got enough of them right now.

I would happyly watch a Stargate which connects to parallel universes to keep the fun and curios and action part alive.

It can then become a gateway for stories like sliders and less coherent. Similar to black mirror.

This is the main reason I’ve been watching Star Trek TNG recently. If anyone could recommend some vaguely optimistic sci-fi books that would be amazing.

Babylon 5 is the most upbeat my suspension of disbelief allows for.

> LM: ...It is good to have friends, is it not, Mr. Garibaldi? Even if maybe only for a little while?

> MG: Even if only for a little while.

And no more time travel!

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