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It has been another slow week for sci fi TV news, but former Stargate executive producer and showrunner Joseph Mallozzi put out some polls on his Twitter account that should be of interest of the show. Amazon now owns MGM Studios (and they may own you and me soon) and there have been rumblings about a new Stargate series. Mallozzi put out several polls asking what fans would want to see from a new show in the franchise suggesting that work may be progressing on a rvival/reboot. He did not offer any specifics on what may be in development but following are the results from the polls. It will be interesting to see whether studio execs will listen to the feedback of fans as well as the input of those previously involed with the shows, but this at least suggests that something could be moving forward on the Stargate front.
What kind of #Stargate series would you like @AmazonStudios and @mgmstudios to produce?
1. A mythologically rich series with a fun tone like #SG1
2. A distant galaxy series with a fun tone like #SGA
3. A series with a darker, more hard SF tone like #SGU
4. Animated
Retweet plz!— Joseph Mallozzi 🏴☠️ (@BaronDestructo) March 19, 2023
What should the new @AmazonStudios @mgmstudios #Stargate series be?
1. A direct spinoff like SGA and SGU
2. An in-canon soft reboot with familiar guest stars
3. An in-canon reboot with only new characters
4. A hard non-canon reboot that totally reimagines the concept
Plz retweet— Joseph Mallozzi 🏴☠️ (@BaronDestructo) March 20, 2023
Where should the new #Stargate series be set?@AmazonStudios @mgmstudios
1. Stargate Command (SG-1 style)
2. Off-world (on another planet, SGA style)
3. On a spaceship (SGU style)
4. Make the Stargate program public and open for civilian commercial/recreational use— Joseph Mallozzi 🏴☠️ (@BaronDestructo) March 21, 2023
The new @AmazonStudios/@mgmstudios #Stargate series should launch with…
1. A 20+ episode first season like the old days
2. A 10-13 episode first season
3. A 6-8 episode first season
4. A miniseries— Joseph Mallozzi 🏴☠️ (@BaronDestructo) March 22, 2023
In casting news, two family members will be joining David Tennant in the upcoming second season of Amazon’s Good Omens. His son Ty Tennant will be coming onboard in the role of Ennon, and fellow Doctor Who alum Peter Davison (who is David Tennant’s father-in-law and Ty’s grandfather) has been cast in the role of Alistair. Season 2 is expected to premiere later this year.
In an update on last week’s cancellation announcement, Disney+’s Willow may not be done yet according to the show’s creator. Jon Kasdan claims that even though the cast and crew have been released from their contracts, neither he nor Lucasfilm consider the show to be cancelled. Writing has begun on the second season, and Kasdan believe it will take a year or more for production to commence. For now, though, I am considering the show to be ended based on the Disney announcement.
In ratings news, The CW’s Gotham Knights slipped some to a 0.08 rating with 428K total viewers for its second episode, but those are still decent numbers for that network. Whether it will be enough to keep the show going considering all the changes under the new owners remains to be seen. Over at Netflix, Season 2 of Shadow and Bone premiered at the Number 2 slot in that streamer’s Top 10 for English Language shows, pulling in 50 million hours of viewing. That is a decent start considering it premiered on a Thursday and only covered four days, and that could have it on track for a third-season renewal. Keep up with the renewal/cancellation status of all the current sci fi TV shows at CancelledSciFi.com.
HBO Max has announced April 13th as the return date for Titans which will be streaming the second half of its fourth and final season. You can see the teaser at this link. Next week brings the premiere of Amazon’s new sci fi series The Power which has its bow on Friday. Also, The CW’s Riverdale will be returning for its time-bending seventh and final season on Wednesday following a new episode of The Flash. You can see the premieres for April and beyond at this link and you can keep up with the current schedule at this link.
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