Post by sledgeka on Sept 14, 2006 20:37:09 GMT 10
If u haven;t heard or read, read this article: 
"SCI FI Channel has cancelled the long-running Stargate SG-1, TV series. The news regrettably follows the airing of the show's milestone two-hundredth episode on the Sci-Fi Channel.
Stargate Atlantis, meanwhile, has been renewed for a fourth season, with the network hoping to see that the spin-off series can stand alone.
SG-1 has struggled in the ratings all summer, with the record-breaking tenth season premiering with a 1.4 household rating -- down more than 20 percent from last season's average. After a brief climb to a 1.6 in its second week, the show fell to a 1.3 in week four.
Viewers and production personnel alike have blamed a number of factors for the show's dramatically lower ratings, from SCI FI and Sony's lack of promotion to the removal of anchor show Battlestar Galactica from the Friday night line-up, to new competition from such shows as USA's hit Monk.
Though also down significantly in the ratings this summer, Atlantis has consistently scored better than SG-1.
In addition to holding the record for the longest-running science fiction series ever produced in North America, Though the writers intended to end the show several times, its larger, newfound audience on basic cable rejuvinated the series, extending its life far beyond the average science fiction series.
Series lead Richard Dean Anderson left the show in 2004, to be replaced by Ben Browder and Beau Bridges when the show relaunched in a new creative direction in Season Nine. Ratings remained strong, though no longer at their historic peak. The show's producers had even intended to rebrand the show Stargate Command, but SCI FI ultimately opted to stick with the established SG-1 name.
Ironically, this is the first year since Season Four that plans were already in place, both creatively and in signed actor contracts, for another year. The show has lived on year-to-year since moving to SCI FI, with the writers forced to write a possible series finale every year -- only to find the show renewed once again.
Following the September 22 mid-season finale, SCI FI Channel intends to air the final 10 episodes of Stargate SG-1
Meanwhile, Stargate Atlantis will have the chance to step out of the shadow of its parent show and stand on its own two feet. Though the foundational chapter of the Stargate saga draws to a close, hope remains for the future. "
Not good news there!
. A friend of mine has started a petition to save SG-1. please click here and sign. www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/612025000
SAVE THE SHOW YOU LOVE THE BEST
MAKE YOUR VOICE BE HEARD!!
To help encourage you to sign the petition, please take alook at this tribute video from 'Yourtube'
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eLooaLVAIk
"SCI FI Channel has cancelled the long-running Stargate SG-1, TV series. The news regrettably follows the airing of the show's milestone two-hundredth episode on the Sci-Fi Channel.
Stargate Atlantis, meanwhile, has been renewed for a fourth season, with the network hoping to see that the spin-off series can stand alone.
SG-1 has struggled in the ratings all summer, with the record-breaking tenth season premiering with a 1.4 household rating -- down more than 20 percent from last season's average. After a brief climb to a 1.6 in its second week, the show fell to a 1.3 in week four.
Viewers and production personnel alike have blamed a number of factors for the show's dramatically lower ratings, from SCI FI and Sony's lack of promotion to the removal of anchor show Battlestar Galactica from the Friday night line-up, to new competition from such shows as USA's hit Monk.
Though also down significantly in the ratings this summer, Atlantis has consistently scored better than SG-1.
In addition to holding the record for the longest-running science fiction series ever produced in North America, Though the writers intended to end the show several times, its larger, newfound audience on basic cable rejuvinated the series, extending its life far beyond the average science fiction series.
Series lead Richard Dean Anderson left the show in 2004, to be replaced by Ben Browder and Beau Bridges when the show relaunched in a new creative direction in Season Nine. Ratings remained strong, though no longer at their historic peak. The show's producers had even intended to rebrand the show Stargate Command, but SCI FI ultimately opted to stick with the established SG-1 name.
Ironically, this is the first year since Season Four that plans were already in place, both creatively and in signed actor contracts, for another year. The show has lived on year-to-year since moving to SCI FI, with the writers forced to write a possible series finale every year -- only to find the show renewed once again.
Following the September 22 mid-season finale, SCI FI Channel intends to air the final 10 episodes of Stargate SG-1
Meanwhile, Stargate Atlantis will have the chance to step out of the shadow of its parent show and stand on its own two feet. Though the foundational chapter of the Stargate saga draws to a close, hope remains for the future. "
Not good news there!
. A friend of mine has started a petition to save SG-1. please click here and sign. www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/612025000 SAVE THE SHOW YOU LOVE THE BEST
MAKE YOUR VOICE BE HEARD!!
To help encourage you to sign the petition, please take alook at this tribute video from 'Yourtube'
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eLooaLVAIk
