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Off Topic => Holodeck => Topic started by: Nemesis on March 25, 2007, 08:39:14 am
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Link to full article (http://www.gateworld.net/news/2007/03/third_series_is_istargate_univer.shtml)
The new series has been conceived to be "a completely separate, third entity," Cooper said in an interview -- "much more so than Atlantis was. Atlantis was much more of a spin-off seires of SG-1 and was sort of born out of SG-1."
Stargate Universe will not be set in a different era, Cooper confirmed, neither as a prequel nor in the far future of the Stargate program.
"I'm not a big fan of prequels," he said. "I don't think that really works, and I don't really understand people who do think that works. One of the things that we love about Stargate is that is us -- it's our military, it's our scientists, it's our people -- and we're going out into the galaxy and the universe to discover all the wonders that are out there, and dealing with our own limitations versus things that are far more advanced than us.
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I disagree with him about prequels, if there ever was a franchise that could get away with a prequel it's Stargate. The story of the Ancients, the rise of the Goa'uld. Each could be a series in itself.
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Those stories could be "revealed" in the context of a current era show. I'm hoping that they have the gate go public and have the show mainly ship based.
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Sorry Nem.
Universe deals with ninth chevron
Saturday - March 24, 2007 | by Darren Sumner
The working concept for the third Stargate television series includes the Stargate's ninth chevron, executive producer Robert C. Cooper told fans today. Cooper appeared on stage in front of 500 fans at Creation's Official Stargate SG-1 / Stargate Atlantis Convention in Vancouver, British Columbia.
"It plays a major factor in the third series," Cooper said in response to a fan's question about the significance of the ninth chevron. "So that question is answered!"
Fans have long wondered why the ninth and final chevron was created by the Ancients, since normal gate addresses only utilize seven of them. The eighth chevron adds an extra distance calculation, allowing the team to establish a stable wormhole to a Stargate in another galaxy. It was first used in SG-1 Season Two's "The Fifth Race."
Cooper also said that the third series "is very active in development. MGM is currently putting financing together. The goal is to have it out in the marketplace in early 2008, which means that we have to start writing very soon. The hold-up has really been the movies -- Brad and I are busy. When we are done with Continuum and Ark of Truth we're going to turn our attention to that pretty seriously."
Whatever form the series takes, viewers can definitely expect the same familiar from that has made the franchise a 10-year-old success. "There will be a Stargate, and a team on adventures," Cooper said. "I can tell you what it won't be, which is it really won't be as much of a spin-off of SG-1 as Atlantis was. And it won't be a spin-off of Atlantis. It's going to be a third arm of the franchise that will really stand alone and I think be an entirely new flavor from what we've done before."
Just what the Stargate's ninth chevron does and how it might relate to working title Stargate Universe (story) fans can only speculate. Watch GateWorld for more on the third series!
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9th chevron = time coordinate!
I hope they're not that stupid...
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9th chevron = time coordinate!
I hope they're not that stupid...
Alternate universes perhaps, like the quantum mirror but controlled.
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nope. its even farther out than that. ;D ;D
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errrm.... how much further out is there than time and alternate dimensions?
So help me if the Stargate crew pops up on an Enterprise set I'll start listening to country and drive a tractor to work.
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errrm.... how much further out is there than time and alternate dimensions?
So help me if the Stargate crew pops up on an Enterprise set I'll start listening to country and drive a tractor to work.
Geez, why would they do that? They need to go join Luke, Han, and Leia and fight the evil Emperor and bring Darth Vader back to the good side!
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errrm.... how much further out is there than time and alternate dimensions?
So help me if the Stargate crew pops up on an Enterprise set I'll start listening to country and drive a tractor to work.
Hey what you got against us peeps who drive tractors? ;)
Stephen
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Hey what you got against us peeps who drive tractors? ;)
Stephen
Your just asking for that picture aren't you?
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I've driven a tractor before. The farmer made a comment about me not being able to drive in a straight line. Well, duh, why would anyone expect me to do anything straight?
(Okay, I was fourteen, but still! Well, his son knew better).
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Hey what you got against us peeps who drive tractors? ;)
Stephen
Your just asking for that picture aren't you?
What? You mean this? ;D
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I was reading this thread at work (not logged in) and my boss saw that picture. Not easy to explain. :(
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I was reading this thread at work (not logged in) and my boss saw that picture. Not easy to explain. :(
I have to be honest here: I'm not sure whether to laugh my ass off or apologize profusely over that... :-\
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Not to worry. I blamed Punisher.
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Not to worry. I blamed Punisher.
You didn't get in trouble, did you bro?
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You didn't get in trouble, did you bro?
No problems. It was during a break and my boss both trusts me and relies on me. In addition to my own job I am official (and unofficial) backup for 4 or 5 others and do trouble shooting and procedure development that are officially way outside my responsibilities. My flexibility makes me valuable to my boss and his boss and several others at my bosses level so they give me leeway when I do things outside the norm.