{"id":12891,"date":"2011-05-13T18:27:35","date_gmt":"2011-05-14T01:27:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stargate-sg1-solutions.com\/blog\/?p=12891"},"modified":"2011-05-13T18:34:32","modified_gmt":"2011-05-14T01:34:32","slug":"wright-someone-will-bring-stargate-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stargate-sg1-solutions.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/wright-someone-will-bring-stargate-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Wright: Someone Will Bring Stargate Back"},"content":{"rendered":"

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"I think somebody is going to bring the show back." — Brad Wright<\/figcaption><\/figure>Brad Wright was interviewed in Marsha Lederman’s article for The Globe and Mail<\/a> about the impact that the “end of an era” of the Stargate<\/em> franchise has had on the Vancouver film industry.<\/p>\n

The article, entitled “Hollywood North wraps in Vancouver,” seems to indicate that much harder times now await now that both Stargate<\/em> and Smallville<\/em> have ended their productions. That’s not to say that the whole industry is shutting down, but their absence definitely will be felt.<\/p>\n

There are several quotes from various interviewees concerning the Stargate<\/em> franchise in addition to Wright’s. They’re highlighted below, but make sure to visit The Globe and Mail<\/a> for the complete article:<\/p>\n

On Stargate’s Importance to the Industry<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cIn one sense, they\u2019re just another series, and we typically do 15 to 20 a year,\u201d says Pete Mitchell, president and COO of Vancouver Film Studios, a 13-sound stage facility which has been home to Battlestar Galactica and more recently Caprica and Hellcats. \u201cAt the same time, Stargate spawned so many spinoffs and other shows that came along with it, that it was, I would say, particularly important. And Smallville, if you were to add up the number of man hours it employed people, it was tremendous.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

On Brad Wright’s Frustration after Cancellation<\/strong><\/p>\n

For some, the loss is more personal. Brad Wright, Stargate\u2019s co-creator and executive producer, is still smarting months after the announcement of SGU\u2019s cancellation \u2013 after two seasons \u2013 with a renewed sense of outrage this week, as the final episode aired.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a good show, and that\u2019s the kicker,\u201d he says. \u201cWhen you do something that you\u2019re really proud of and you think everybody should be watching and you get cancelled, it\u2019s kind of frustrating.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

On Stargate’s Impact on the Acting Community<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cEvery single actor I know did a gig on Stargate,\u201d says Bill Marchant<\/a>, who about a decade ago landed his first recurring role: a billionaire with an incurable disease on SG-1.<\/p>\n

Marchant, now head of acting at Vancouver Film School, notes that such a thing didn\u2019t exist for actors back when he was learning the craft. \u201cThose cheesy sci-fi shows were my education. It was a brilliant place to learn the lessons that the Americans knew by rote. If you look at the early Jump Street and X-Files, you can see how Canadian acting styles have shifted toward a more naturalistic and filmic approach. It\u2019s quite a leap.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

On Stargate’s Economic Impact<\/strong><\/p>\n

All that science fiction work has played a leading role in Vancouver\u2019s development as a production centre. Wright says Stargate alone (in its various forms) spent close to a billion dollars, employing thousands of people over the years.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

On the Future of Both Vancouver’s Film Industry and Stargate<\/strong><\/p>\n

As for the importance of Stargate, [Marianne O\u2019Reilly, a visual-effects producer whose credits include SG-1, Night at the Museum and Vantage Point,] says, \u201cso many people\u2019s careers, lifestyles, livelihoods really point to that show. … Any time a show ends, you just hope that there\u2019s another show everyone can move onto.\u201d<\/p>\n

B.C. is losing both shows at a precarious time: The Canadian dollar is high (making it harder to attract productions north of the border) and the future of the HST (a tax the industry likes) is uncertain.<\/p>\n

The state of the local industry will be clearer next week, when the rest of the networks announce their fall line-ups. […]<\/p>\n

Wright has hopes of his own; that (spoiler alert) stasis doesn\u2019t mean finished.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy feeling is that … the concept of Stargate is too big to just let go. Somebody at MGM is going to say \u2018hey we\u2019ve got this show; let\u2019s do something with it,\u2019\u201d he says. \u201cI don\u2019t think it\u2019ll happen really quickly, but I think somebody is going to bring the show back.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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