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Stargate: Origins Announced at SDCC
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Agent Gibbs
Member
My reading of those statements says this show will start at the discovery of the gate and end with the setting up of the events of the film/SGC, so it will incorporate this
Poodlestrike
Banned
We... already know this story, though. They dial a ton of wrong numbers, finally get one right, send a dude through and he vanishes. It's Stargate sans Gate travel.
And it's tied to a paid subscription service...?
What's even the point seriously.
And it's tied to a paid subscription service...?
What's even the point seriously.
SliceSabre
Banned
This doesn't sound like anything I remotely wanted.
Lord Panda
The Sea is Always Right
10 minute episodes ...
What in the actual @#$#@
What in the actual @#$#@
bait
hobblygobbly
Member
I hate prequels so much when there is so much established canon already and opportunity to extend it.
It's the same with Star Trek: Discovery that although I am excited for still disappointed when they said it's now going to be 10 years before TOS, I don't know anyone that wants prequels to these franchises.
It's the same with Star Trek: Discovery that although I am excited for still disappointed when they said it's now going to be 10 years before TOS, I don't know anyone that wants prequels to these franchises.
Mighty Chin
Banned
Didn't BSG try these 10 min episodes with Blood and Chrome?
I'll wait until they merge them all together to not watch then.
I'll wait until they merge them all together to not watch then.
CelticKnight
Member
So... a TV movie, hacked up into 10 minutes chunks, about them digging up the gate in the 20's? I'll watch it (if it's free) but that's probably the least Sci-Fi thing they could do with the StarGate franchise.
It's the online streaming service thing that confuses me.
It's the online streaming service thing that confuses me.
except worst
BattleMonkey
Member
Its just a movie cut up into 10 min segments
xrnzaaas
Member
Yes and Sanctuary also started out as a web-series. But that was in 2012 and 2007 respectively. Times have changed since we got Netflix and other streaming services.
Pop-O-Matic
Banned
All you fuckers wanted a la carte without realizing what you were gonna get in such a market. Now instead of paying $80 a month for 500 channels when only watch 3 you're instead paying for 8 $9.99 a month streaming services that only give you half the content you want.
Sweeney Tom
Banned
Yep. This was always going to be the result
davepoobond
you can't put a price on sparks
Look at it this way. When it fails it won't show up on any other service again because of the exclusivity contracts they created with the new streaming service then we can lose access to everything we might care about!
I honestly cannot decide if this is a good idea or not. I'm all for experimenting in short form scripted content for digital distribution be it a platform like this or Snapchat or whatever but this just feels like MGM chopping up a DTV movie for a glorified Youtube channel.
Is the Stargate community big enough to support a digital platform like this albeit a free, ad supported one? And how can they generate enough content to keep something like this going.
It's nice that MGM are at least trying something new but it all feels a little half baked to me.
Go on...
davepoobond
you can't put a price on sparks
I guess it really depends on how they offer the steaming. If we can stream everything for free but with ads they have to offer widescreen/HD versions of every episode to be worth it. But they are probably just gonna pull the show from everywhere else so there won't be any other option.
A steaming service dedicated to one show is probably going to have to do a lot of things right to get steady income and steady content created
More likely they will never make another Stargate show after they determine their is a lack of interest because no one subscribes to this service.
The difference being in this case, I already have all of Stargate at my fingertips anywhere in the world. I don't have everything that Netflix has.
Familienoberhauptvogel
Banned
10x10, fuck this smartphone age
funkystudent
Member
Mini Serise gonna be live action or animated?
Given how bad this sounds, gonna guess animated
Given how bad this sounds, gonna guess animated
It's live acrtion.
It's just a 1hr40 TV film that they are going to chop up in the name of "streaming service".
As I posted in the other thread...
It is absolutely ridiculous that they are asking fans to pay for a subscription service to watch a small webseries. This is what I call holding a franchise hostage. I mean just how greedy can companies get? This web series sounds like one of those small web series you release free on YouTube to help promote the real "larger" show. Like when they had Battlestar Galactica or Heroes webisodes or more recently Fear the Walking Dead webisodes that helped promote the main show.
If they release a cheap $10 Blu-Ray set of this then I may grab that and watch it but that's about it. I won't even consider paying an actual subscription price for this. Even if they have other content on this new unknown platform, this is still absurd. I won't be surprised if these webisodes are super cheap and low budget looking as well.
I honestly had very low expectations for this Stargate news but I find this unveil to be a complete insult to long-time Stargate fans and consumers in general. A hard pass from me!
It is absolutely ridiculous that they are asking fans to pay for a subscription service to watch a small webseries. This is what I call holding a franchise hostage. I mean just how greedy can companies get? This web series sounds like one of those small web series you release free on YouTube to help promote the real "larger" show. Like when they had Battlestar Galactica or Heroes webisodes or more recently Fear the Walking Dead webisodes that helped promote the main show.
If they release a cheap $10 Blu-Ray set of this then I may grab that and watch it but that's about it. I won't even consider paying an actual subscription price for this. Even if they have other content on this new unknown platform, this is still absurd. I won't be surprised if these webisodes are super cheap and low budget looking as well.
I honestly had very low expectations for this Stargate news but I find this unveil to be a complete insult to long-time Stargate fans and consumers in general. A hard pass from me!
Remember when one cell carrier-limited "mobisodes" were a thing? This is a business plan straight out of 2007.
Dark Cloud
Member
Ugh is this going to be that she went through the Stargate once and never told anyone?...
DiipuSurotu
Banned
At this point... just reboot the whole thing
Tal Shiar Agent
Member
No. Soft reboot set 50 years in the future post-disclosure, yes.
We dont know if this will be behind a paywall. They said the service as a mix of free and paid content. So its possible they use this as a free taster to get you onto the service to see what else they have
probably stargate stuff
Sweeney Tom
Banned
I'm still in disbelief we're getting a Stargate streaming service
Wag
Member
You're welcome.
They could have done a million different things with Stargate but they probably did this for financial reasons. Too bad- it would have been nice to see a series set in one of the parallel dimensions or something.
DiipuSurotu
Banned
Are the original SG-1/SGA/SGU showrunners even involved?
TGO
Hype Train conductor. Works harder than it steams.
I was excited, then I realized it'll be a origin story and thought maybe its set before the uprising with Ra', could be interesting
Then I read the details......10x10 minute episodes with Catherine Langford, what?
And that poster has a woman who is obviously Catherine with a gun holster about to go through the gate.
Makes no fucking sense and completely shits on both the Film and the TV series, eventhou her would be partner accidentally manage to go through during a test and disappeared until SG-1 found him which still didn't make sense.
No Dr. Jackson, no Star Gate after it was buried.
Then I read the details......10x10 minute episodes with Catherine Langford, what?
And that poster has a woman who is obviously Catherine with a gun holster about to go through the gate.
Makes no fucking sense and completely shits on both the Film and the TV series, eventhou her would be partner accidentally manage to go through during a test and disappeared until SG-1 found him which still didn't make sense.
No Dr. Jackson, no Star Gate after it was buried.
I Wanna Be The Guy
U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!
Indeed.I was excited, then I realized it'll be a origin story and thought maybe its set before the uprising with Ra', could be interesting
Then I read the details......10x10 minute episodes with Catherine Langford, what?
And that poster has a woman who is obviously Catherine with a gun holster about to go through the gate.
Makes no fucking sense and completely shits on both the Film and the TV series, eventhou her would be partner accidentally manage to go through during a test and disappeared until SG-1 found him which still didn't make sense.
No Dr. Jackson, no Star Gate after it was buried.
Tal Shiar Agent
Member
Looks like SG-1 is getting a blu-ray release.
This listing popped up today.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0022NI4HO/?tag=neogaf0e-20
This listing popped up today.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0022NI4HO/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Wag
Member
ASIN but could be a placeholder. Doesn't seem right. Seasons 1-7 would probably be upscales anyways.
aHebrewMenagerie
Member
They probably don't have the original prints if they were
Not sure Stargate is popular enough to get the full treatment like TNG was either. All depends what masters they've got.might be like Farscape where all they've got are the digibeta masters so the bluray was just an upscale from a good SD source. If they've got the film with the effects embedded then at least the life action stuff would look good.
davepoobond
you can't put a price on sparks
A lot of the old CG was pretty bad, but it was only really bad for a couple seasons. Might be a better way to go than "true" HD if they care about how that looks