Open the Iris: Stargate SG1 Confirms Season 7

Nefrayu writes "After false rumors having been posted on the /. forum lately about the 7th season of SG-1, Gateworld.net and the SciFi Channel have now confirmed that the show will be carried on SciFi through the 7th season. Along with this announcement is the "surprise" that Dr. Daniel Jackson (portrayed by Michael Shanks) will be returning full time for the said 7th season. Excerpts from an online chat with supervising producer Joseph Mallozzi at SG1Fans can be found here. "

Comments

That's good

[acehole]

It's good that Daniel Jackson is to return to Stargate, but what happens to Jonas (the one who replaced him for season 6)?

Re:That's good

[dvk]

According to the interview, he is "certain" to sign on, if he does, will also be SG1 member. How they plan to expand SG1 to 5 people, i'm not sure. But watchng the interplay between him and Jackson, if written as well as other interaction between team members, would be fun.
-DVK

Re:That's good

[guybarr]

It's good that Daniel Jackson is to return to Stargate ?

The producer wants to kick him out, he ascends to godhood, the crowds want him back in, he descends back to mortality.

Will they frigin decide what is his theological rank ? All these phase transitions are tiring.

New plot line for season 7

[Angry White Guy]

They travel to a world where they are attacked, the scientists screw up dramatically and the military has to go in and save the day, all the while the alien companions know absolutely nothing about the world, have nothing of value to input, and in general get underfoot throughout the entire episode.

We can call this season: Journey to the not-so-parallel universe.

Dr Daniel is returning? You mean to say he left?

[Xpilot]

Aaaah.... I've been Lone Gunmenned.

In the country where I live, SG1 hasn't gone that far yet :)

Re:Dr Daniel is returning? You mean to say he left

[ealar dlanvuli]

whats even worse is 9/10 people who read your post will understand it...

In defense of SG-1

[rde]

I liked the movie, but the series is the only one I watch at the moment, with the exception of the surprisingly excellent Odyssey 5. Both of the above, IMO, are up there with the greats (B5, Farscape, Misfits of Science, early McGyver, etc).

And what does 'extrapolates too far' mean, anyway? It's a science fiction series. If they didn't extrapolate as much as they did, it'd be a shit series. Everyone'd spend every week staring at the iris, wondering what those occasional 'thuds' were.

Re:What is this? TV Guide?

[dacarr]

No, no, no, you got it all wrong! It gives Richard Dean Anderson a career beyond MacGuyver!

Re:who's running the sci/fi channel anyway?

[erpbridge]

New Twilight Zone is UPN, not SciFi. Maybe you're thinking of the new Outer Limits... which originally was made by Showtime, then after about 4 years Sci-Fi bought it.

SG-1 was also oiginally made by Showtime... and bought by Sci-Fi after about 5 years.

I think Lexx was originally an HBO series, bought by Sci-Fi.

I never watched Lexx, but I watched Outer Limits and SG-1 before and after Sci-Fi. Anyone notice that after Sci-Fi buys something that's still in production (not something in reruns like Lost in Space or Forever Knight), the quality of the show decreases dramatically?

Another example: Sliders. Was orignally a FOX show. It was a good show in it's 1st season, then Fox's execs demanded it be turned to crap, which of course got it cancelled. Sci-Fi bought it, and REALLY screwed it up.

I think the quality of Sci-Fi's writers also hinges on the fact that:

1) they're not a premium network. They make money off commercials and a few product placements, not off monthly subscriptions and product placements.
2) they're owned by USA, which is also known for tons of crap.

I think it's about 70% number 2, 20% number 1, and the rest just general faults of these shows (certain premises last longer than others, and you can only do so many plots on the same general building blocks.)

Re:who's running the sci/fi channel anyway?

[Bobulusman]

That's b/c Invisible Man and Farscape were total crap! Lexx is crap! The new Twilight Zone is crap! Any other "SF originals" that I forgot? Oh yeah, Saint-Sinner is crap! Taken is crap!

I would agree with you on Lexx and that crappy new Outer Limits (I think that's what you ment) and Good vs Evil (again, I watch too much tv), but I liked the other two.

Farscape was really good, at least for the first couple seasons. This last one was kinda crap. I know I'll be flamed for that, but, seriously, it seemed like the characters could not keep the same personality from episode to episode.

The invisible man gave me some good chuckles, again, mainly in the first couple seasons. When they brought in that person from Black Scorpion and actually started getting serious about the plot, they lost focus. It was a comedy, not a drama! Ugh.

It's too bad we can't start our own cable network....can you imagine the /. channel? What would you (yeah you! the one reading this right now!) put on it.

A /. channel? Hmm.... MST3K, a little anime, a GOOD scifi movie on Saturday nights (like Tron), Red Dwarf, Futurama. In the morning, say, 8-11 am, you could show the cartoons from our childhoods. Who doesn't like to watch those when they are sick? :)

That's great...hey...

[Call Me Black Cloud]

...has anyone heard who shot JR? I missed that episode.

Re:Daniel Jackson Back!?

[The Rizz]

My big concern is how they will bring him back without making the plot totally absurd!

They actually set that up near the beginning of season 5 (in episode 3, "Ascension"), long before Jackson left the show. It is aparrently easy for any ascended being to become mortal again - it's ascending again that's difficult.

--The Rizz

"The only 'ism' that has justified itself is 'pessimism'." --George Orwell

how they will bring jackson back

[zephc]

scene: outside

Daniel Jackson appears wearing a white robe, surrounded by a glowing light: "I come to you now in your hour need."