Circumstantial Evidence for Season 7

[Unas]

Most series finales are two-hour episodes (such as Star Trek's All Good Things, What You Leave Behind, and Endgame), while the last episode of Season 6 is the one-hour episode "Full Circle."

If Season 6 is to be the last season, the last episode would be a two-hour episode, counting as both hour 21 and hour 22 of the season. However this is not the case, as hour 21 is a different episode called "Prophecy."

Does this mean "Full Circle" will not be the series finale and that there will be a Season Seven?

 

[webmouse]

At this point no one knows for sure -- not even, it seems, the show's producers. There is no question that SG1 is having trouble finding its feet in S6 and that has long been said to be the last of the show. But Brad Wright and others have hinted that S7 is a possiblity -- depending on audience response, etc.

But then if you cruise through the posts on this board and others you'll find that much of the audience is not entirely happy. Some want to team to go out in a blaze of glory, but that would end any possibility of feature films. Some want a romantic ending for Sam and Jack, but that means those characters can no longer serve in the USAF which runs the Stargate project. Some want a return of Daniel Jackson, but he has ascended to an ethereal existence -- getting him back to mortal status could be awkward. Some want more of Jonas, some want less, some want him shoved out an airlock.

S7? Feature films? A one hour finale? No one knows right now what it means or what to expect. Keep reading and watching. It will all evolve somehow.

 

[CynVision]

And how many ways can they make excuses for O'Neill to be "out" because RDA wanted a trimmed back schedule? Somehow, I don't see that would change if they went another year.

 

[pamie]

I read on Gateworld.net that the powers that be are not sure if there is going to be a season seven but they will know by Gatecon....also that if there is going to be another season then Richard will be in it!

 

[digi_rage1]

I am, as most of you are, a huge fan of Stargate. Every week I look foward to watching the shows. If some of the actors and producers could just see how involved the fans have become, just by looking at these forums. In technical, people sit and debate about a TV show, fiction, as if it is real. Stargate has become a reality in some peoples minds, and I for one will be very sad to see it go. Lets do our part to make sure the show continues....

 

[PTeppic]

But we (as a forum) also express concern about some of the more dubious story arcs, and I've certainly seen comments suggesting that the oomph has gone out of the writers...

By the time any series hits the end of the sixth series (in the US) by definition they are well over 100 episode - and that is a LOT of new, inventive, different, consistent and creative story to find, without repetition, copying from other shows, succumbing to obvious cliches, etc... and that is without the pull of the actors into other projects, away from their current character etc.

 

[webmouse]

I'd love the series to go on and on, but not at the expense of good stories and believable characters. When it reaches the point where I can say "Hey, this looks like something out of Star Trek" or "Oh, yeah, this plot is based on Beautiful Mind" -- then the writing is slipping.

SG1 has to recapture those elements that make it unique or take the high road and quit while it is still loved. Better to put real effort into a few feature films than to slide into sloppy writing week after week.

 

[Rowan]

One thing to remember ...

One has to remember that there are only '26 unique stories' in the world [I heard that in a creative writing class years ago] - meaning: you can't help but see plots 'recycled' somewhat from show to show - especially in the SF genera.

The trick is: did they make it 'feel' fresh?

My hope is that we can see this in future writing and not jsut S7.

Rowan

 

[webmouse]

Re: One thing to remember ...

Originally posted by Rowan
The trick is: did they make it 'feel' fresh?

There is a problem when I can say "Oooh, that's unique story #23" -- but there have been a host of missed opportunities to make those subtle differences that can give a fresh feel to an old story.

I was intrigued in an "Enterprise" plot where the alien guests stomped off horribly offended by some unnamed insult on the part of the crew -- turns out it was eating. Yes, the aliens eat with their mouths, but not in front of people. It was a private act.

SG1 should be running into all sort of minor diplomatic problems with aliens who have different meanings for our typical hand gestures -- just like between Earth cultures. Be careful how you beckon someone in Indonesia (whole hand should be used and pointing down, the waving upraised finger beckon is obscene). The "OK" hand gesture is obscene in Brazil. Why should every race shake hands or wave? Surely there are naked races (interesting filming problem, of course) who don't understand the use of clothes -- any more than many Amazon tribes did.

And why should every race use English the same way we do. In STNG "Darmok" the plot revolved around aliens who used metaphor as a language. Shouldn't SG1 be running into the same sort of problems -- they understand the words, but not the meaning?

These are minor quibbles I know, but they reflect the sort of creative thinking that can push a plot into a new direction and give the writers more to work with than just ripping off something as obvious as "A Beautiful Mind."