Stargate Atlantis ending this season on Sci-Fi.

[Smith6612]

Well, news has broken out all over the Stargate community about the latest move that MGM has taken. Ultimately, what will be going is after Season 5 is done airing or around the middle of it, Sci-Fi will not be airing any more episodes of Stargate Atlantis, and there will be a cliffhanger at the end of the show with a movie following it, wraping up the show.

Source: http://www.gateworld.net/news/2008/08/istargate_atlantisi_will_end_thi.shtml

What do I think of this in my opinion? This just absolutely sucks/blows, however you want to think of it. Honestly, Stargate is the only reason why I watch TV on Friday nights/midnight on Friday/Saturday, and if the stop producing or airing the show, I'm ultimately going to stop watching TV. While I do have lots of channels on Satellite TV, most of the stuff on just doesn't appeal to me. Killing Atlantis will be the last move for anyone to do. Hopefully Sci-Fi will fight to change MGM's mind, but if they don't, it'll be a sad day for the Stargate Community. But if MGM doesn't change their mind, it's going to be a sad time for the Stargate Community. :sad:


EDIT: By the way, MGM makes more money off of DVD sales than anything really. I'm sure they'd have more than enough in budget to keep producing SGA. Not to mention, now that Blu-Ray has won the content wars, they can make a lot of money by selling Blu-Ray disks. Or, if not that, just set up a web site that allows you to download the new episodes in SD, and they get their revenue from Blu-Ray and HD-DVD sales and ads from the download site.

 

[Mitch]

Well, news has broken out all over the Stargate community about the latest move the Sci-Fi channel has taken. Ultimately, what will be going is after Season 5 is done airing or around the middle of it, Sci-Fi and the cast and crew of Stargate Atlantis will not be airing any more episodes of Stargate Atlantis, and there will be a cliffhanger at the end of the show with a movie following it, wraping up the show.

Source: http://www.gateworld.net/news/2008/08/istargate_atlantisi_will_end_thi.shtml

What do I think of this in my opinion? This just absolutely sucks/blows, however you want to think of it. Honestly, Stargate is the only reason why I watch TV on Friday nights/midnight on Friday/Saturday, and if the stop producing or airing the show, I'm ultimately going to stop watching TV. While I do have lots of channels on Satellite TV, most of the stuff on just doesn't appeal to me. Killing Atlantis will be the last move for anyone to do Hopefully Sci-Fi will change their mind, but if they don't, it'll be a sad day for the Stargate Community. :sad:

Atlantis and Stargate never were much on air on the netherlands. But i liked it very much. It sucks that it stops for now. But this isn't official, right?

 

[Smith6612]

I think it is official. But only time can tell. I sure hope that MGM understands that the ratings don't mean a thing, and that a lot of people these days use DVRs to record Stargate. I do since I play a lot of games and lose track of time. But this is very sad, as the show just keeps getting better and better.

 

[jazzencat]

Hmm, I know I'll still be able to see it on Space... ^,^ I haven't watched SGA much yet. I need to get the episodes and watch them. Still working through SG-1. For good SF you might like Battlestar Galactica. It's a bit dark but it is good writing.

 

[Mitch]

Hmm, I know I'll still be able to see it on Space... ^,^ I haven't watched SGA much yet. I need to get the episodes and watch them. Still working through SG-1. For good SF you might like Battlestar Galactica. It's a bit dark but it is good writing.

i don't like Battlestar Galactica, star trek / star wars is better. But Stargate is the best SF serie for now.

 

[Smith6612]

Star Wars is good too. The new animated movie just doesn't live up to the Star Wars feeling in my tastes.

 

[cowctcat]

I have become rather adicted to Eureka. But it would never be the same as stargate. I was really mad when they killed sg-1

 

[galaxyAbstractor]

I have become rather adicted to Eureka. But it would never be the same as stargate. I was really mad when they killed sg-1

They killed Eureka here once. But they changed their mind .

I don't really watch stargate. I saw the first movie and some episodes only