Lois & Clark Forums Forums General Discussion Off Topic Woohooo!!!!!!! Stargate Gets A Ninth Season!

And I am so happy I actually cried when I read the announcement! But the constant speculation and yes it will, no it won't, okay maybe it might over the past few months has been driving me crazy and although I've desperately wanted a ninth season, I was trying not to hope even a teensy amount for fear of being crushed into disappointment a la LNC's fifth.

Wooohooooo!!!!

WOOT!! WOOT!!

James

Is that show still on?

Is anyone still watching it?

Tank (who tried to watch Stargate-Atlantis for a while but got bored with the annoying doctor and the J'Lo wanna be)

Congrats, Lab!! I feel like I should be handing out cigars or something <g>.

Really, nothing worse than having them quit on you when you're not ready for it to be over. Thankfully, almost every show I've loved (LnC excluded) petered out to the point I was no longer watching by the time they took it off the air. Current example: ER. Used to be I wouldn't miss an episode if the house was on fire. Now, I erase them from the TiVo weeks after airing and having never watched them. Weird.

Anyway...enjoy. Of course, you know this means another set of DVDs to purchase.

Lynn

I just hope that RDA comes back for the Ninth season that show just wouldn't be the same without him. I've watch StarGate SG-1 since it came out only missing one season and not all of that. I just couldn't get used to the show without Daniel but I did watch a few ep. and was so glad when he came back.

I just don't understand why they had to get rid of Jonas.

More Stargate!! That's cool.

As for Jonas.. <shrug> I liked him, I guess, but he was no Daniel. They had to get rid of him because Jonas + Daniel = redundant. Both filled the same role, and there isn't really a reason to have both around. It would bog down the scripts as the writers tried to find ways to use them both, and it would cost the studio an extra salary.

What I didn't get was why the team saw it that way. For the writers and producers, it makes no sense. For the SGC, it means having an extra hand around who knows how to do translations and stuff. Sure, he's not needed on SG-1 anymore (unless Daniel becomes temporarily unvailable), but why not assign him to SG-3 or something? Actually, production-wise, it also makes sense, leaving the option for guest-starring open.

What I really don't get is why Jonas himself took it as a given. "Oh, Daniel's back. Guess that means I won't be needed around here anymore. Might as well give up this whole adventuring around the galaxy thing and take that job back home." It seemed kind of weak to me.

Anyway, not that big a deal. The important thing is that we've got season 9!

Atlantis? No big surprise that it'll be sticking around, but it's just not the same. It's a decent show and I watch it every week, but I could take it or leave it.

Paul

LOL, Lynn. I had chinese takeout and a bar of galaxy last night to celebrate. Not at the same time, of course.

I'm actually quite excitable about new DVDs of SG1 because that means when it finishes there's still more new bits to get with DVD extras like audio commentaries. <g>

Now, if I have to start collecting Atlantis DVDs...then I'll start to panic. :rolleyes:

The official word on Jonas - as Paul says - is that they couldn't afford to have five core regular team members, so when MS returned to the show, CN had to leave.

I never really was that interested in Jonas. Didn't loathe him like some, just didn't think much of him either way. Partly, I feel, because TPTB didn't work at making him an original character - he was too much a Daniel clone - or at fitting him into the team. I enjoy watching CN in S6 - but I'd rather it had been Daniel not Jonas in those episodes. Although if MS hadn't left in S6 we wouldn't have gotten terrific episodes like Abyss...so I guess it all evens out.

They could have assigned him to SG-13 and then we could have had Dave Dixon and his boys as a bonus and a lot of fans would have been ultra happy.

I have the feeling that when TPTB say they are still in negotiations with the main cast of SG1 for S9, they mean RDA. CJ and MS have always been up for more, so I can't see that they're balking. And although Amanda's baby is due early next year, I can't see them having trouble getting her name on the dotted line either. She's been excited about getting a new season for months now and a start date for filming S9 has been put back a month from the usual February to March - the baby's due date - so they're obviously accommodating her as much as they can and AT seems to think there are no problems with the show and the baby clashing. Says, in fact, that it's 'perfect timing'. So... fingers crossed.

Atlantis has failed to grab me by the throat and shake me, yet. I'm still recording it each week and...kinda...watching. I haven't given up on it because I've had too much experience of not liking shows until the pivotal moment when I fall in love...and then I have to scrabble around looking for the early episodes I haven't got. So I'm hedging my bets and recording the full season. So far...don't think I'll be buying anything but the pilot on DVD (for the RDA and MS scenes).

LabRat

The latest rumors I've heard (so don't take them as gospel truth) was that RDA wanted a still more limited schedule, which would put him at 4 episodes for the season. Since they're still doing the whole negotiating thing, it's hard to tell what will happen.

I wasn't expecting S9, so when I heard is was kind of a let down. I hate being wrong.

I like Atlantis. I'm waiting for McKay to grow up, and I love Sheppard. Anyone who makes jokes during crises gets my vote (which is how I latched on to O'Neill ). I love the irreverence.

Stargate's not quite the same without Jack O'Neill there all the time, but they still do a good job writing the episodes. And it's interesting seeing what they come up with for more earth-bound episodes. So, yay for S9!

I like Atlantis -- although I wish they'd kept the actress who played Dr. Weir in the S7 finale, she rocked. I do like Shepard, though, and the others haven't really annoyed me yet <g> Actually, for mid-season cliffhangers, I thought Atlantis was much better than SG-1. So they're coming along and while I'm not yet enthralled, I am enjoying the ride.

PJ

At first I really liked Atlantis but the more I got watching it after SG-1 the more it felt like a clone of SG-1 just with different people. I do find some eps. funny and I liked them. But I just don't think Atlantis is ever going to take the place of SG-1 for me.

I'm hoping that RDA at least comes back for four or more eps. next season.