But with renewal ever a possibility in the minds of producers and the crews that they employ, show writers still write for open-ended season finales. I wish mgm would put it back on TV. Unless you’re writer in which you have the experience. Don’t get me wrong, I’d love to have my favorite shows keep going and going, but generally that ends with overly drawn out content that has been rehashed over and over. A shift toward short series — usually just two or three seasons of 10 episodes each — has been signaled by Netflix’s recent cancellation of a number of original series. Fans were caught off guard last November when Netflix cancelled Daredevil, after just three seasons. It is just as likely that Netflix didn’t see the point in continuing with shows that built a competitors brand. I mean the shows are on there anyway. As one source put it to Deadline: “They are proving that they are not in the back-end business.” That might not be the worst news in the world for the production studio, since it has already secured profitability in Netflix’s initial pay-out. I would agree that the Netflix model is concerning for my own personal hopes about the next real go at a Stargate series, but I would say that any future series like Origins is definitely NOT the way they should go. So I have absolutely no remorse about getting Origins from torrent, because these days it’s unacceptable to geolock content on the internet, and release it months after the premier on other platforms. I would love to see another MGM Stargate show (and/or the conclusion of Destiny), but The Expanse is solid entertainment and has super gates now. Amazon prime would be better being it’s all streaming on the site including the fully combined origins Catherine. I hope that if MGM does choose to move forward with Netflix that they ensure that the show can run as long as the fans support it. So Disney doesn’t have the option to shop Daredevil to another outlet, or save it for its own Disney+ service (at least not for a few years). We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. Netflix does not report viewership numbers on its shows — and, because it doesn’t sell ads, ratings really don’t matter much. Somehow get SG-Atlantis back to the Pegasus Galaxy and begin SG1 10 years later with a new but badass team and bring The Nox back for a few episodes. He fails to mention the reason all those marvel series were canceled. But the reality is that the absence of ratings are proving to be something of a double-edged sword. The reason they go for a young cast is (like every business on the planet) finds it is cheaper to employ a younger cast/staff. Because there are no advertisements delivered each time you watch one more episode, there isn’t much incentive to have a show run 80 or 100 episodes rather than, say, 30. A show didn’t need to hit a per-episode viewership average in order to be judged a success. (Take SG-1‘s seventh season, for example: “Heroes” and “Lost City” wrapped up the season in such spectacular fashion, in part, because the writers believed the show was going to end. Why has a fourth season become a rare thing at Netflix? But then I look at how I felt at the end of Dark Matter, or SG:U and am extremely dissatisfied at how they were left incomplete. How about we worry about finishing the unfinished series through reboots rather than start up a new one. Anything more is superfluous. Netflix cancelled Brad Wright’s Travelers after three seasons — the first two of which were co-financed by Canada’s Showcase. Having 3 year runs is a good idea, but Netflix should consider a model for things that can go on and on like Stargate and Star Trek. Personally, I would have been willing to pay 20 dollars per year only to watch the interview series and Origins, but I couldn’t. Then again, MGM has been incredibly wasteful. Trek lives on CBS All Access (and is distributed on Netflix only outside the U.S.). NF is not the answer, unless they 100% own the show, they will cancel it. Those shows likely have been permitted to run longer because they keep creating buzz for the company. Again thanks for representing the best interests of SG fans such as myself. Shows need to reach a certain age (traditionally, the 100-episode threshold for strip syndication) before they really become profitable. I love them all. Sum up SGU with a 2hr DVD. I’ve been vocal here on the Web site and on the GateWorld Podcast that I see a 13-episode season of a new Stargate show on Netflix as the idea scenario for the franchise’s return. They also need to restart Atlantis and Universe oh hell even good ol SG 1 for that matter. I’m a HUGE Stargate fan and was one of the very first to sign up to SC, but that show was so bad I couldn’t even finish the series. I know as I am currently re watching Enterrprise. In deciding where to go with a new Stargate show, MGM will need to consider not just what sort of deal it needs in order to pay for the show but also how to ensure its long-term success. A new piece from Nellie Andreeva at Deadline examines the business-end of the matter. Just please, please, I sincerely hope the show doesn’t sell its soul to NetFlix, this article clearly proves it will kill SG after a few seasons. I haven’t seen any solid reporting that the launch of the Disney service was, as you put it, “the reason.”. Sidenote: considering Stargate Origins was literally… Read more ». That followed October’s axing of fellow Marvel series Luke Cage and Iron Fist (two seasons each). He lives in the Seattle area with his wife and three future Stargate fans. Stargate Roleplaying Party: Watch These Six Actors Play The RPG Live Online, Stargate Ethics: Crossing The Line In ‘The Other Side’, Stargate Ship Models Are Coming From Eaglemoss, Stargate Ethics: Crossing The Line In 'The…, New Stargate Development Project Gets A 1-Word…, Battlestar Galactica To Be Resurrected In 2020. Several of these fall into the sci-fi and fantasy space, and hit close to home for fans of Stargate. From a writer’s POV its easy. If it followed the HBO GoT model it could be a big success. Orange is the New Black ends this year, at seven. The company pays out a premium to secure hot content from top talent, effectively guaranteeing that the studio making the show will see a profit from Day 1. When Netflix decides they are done with a show, it’s over. I signed up for SC mainly to see the new show but I’m enjoying it for all the other series, movies and other features. At 20 or 30 episodes, Netflix’s original programming starts to look less like traditional television and more like extended mini-series. Who would say no to a short series focused on the Ancients, or revisiting the Asgard colony in the Pegasus Galaxy, or (dare we say) bringing some closure to SGU. Once a viewer has signed up to watch Travelers, Netflix is banking on the likelihood that they will stick around for the thousands of other pieces of content it has to offer. As much as I hate to say it Stargate may be dead. “As an asset, having 30 episodes of a series (three seasons) is considered enough to satisfy viewers discovering the show.” Shorter seasons are considered optimal, as “tacking on more episodes does not add significant value.”. Even relative newcomer The Expanse lives elsewhere, with Amazon picking up the show for a fourth season after Syfy’s cancellation. I would prefer Netflix because that’s the only streaming service I can legally watch. So, what’s the deal? i don’t care… i want it on Netflix!! Yes, that viewer would also watch Travelers Season Four, Five, and Six … but that doesn’t really gain Netflix anything it does not already have.