Kevin Karhan 

If #MGM / #Amazon cared about #Stargate they'd use that #IP and build some [#MMO-] #RPG in said universe.

  • They don't even need to redcon or otherwise tamper with it, they could just choose from many of the #characters' pre - #SG1 / #SGA - series' stories...

Indeed many folks would love to play as Teal'c, Selmak, Ba'al, Ronon, Teyla or even Vala simply because these characters didn't exist in a vacuum before they met the Stargate Teams.

  • Heck even Sallis and Harrid Cicera would make for an interesting campaign with their Anti-Ori Underground...

And besides Selmak they could easily get the same people to voice their original roles, because Amazon, unlike MGM, does have the money to throw AAA+ after this.

  • Plus they have all the resources "in-house" to make that work as an #MMORPG...

But even a nice #SinglePlayer Game would be nice...

#SinglePlayerGaming #FPS #Gaming #Games

Teal'c of Chulak

Teal'c of Chulak [pronounced ˈtiːəlk], sometimes referred to as 'Shol'va' (traitor) by those allied with the Goa'uld, is a male Jaffa politician and revolutionary from the planet Chulak who is a member on the Jaffa High Council and once served as a member of Stargate Command's flagship reconnaissance team SG-1. Prior to this, he served the Goa'uld and System Lord Apophis as his First Prime. As a younger man, Teal'c learned that Apophis was not a God. During his tenure as First Prime, Teal'c...

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@kkarhan Sadly, I don't think MGM cared much about Stargate even when it was the only thing keeping them afloat from bankruptcy.
Show threadKevin Karhan Oct 2

@confracto because they rather #gamble on the next #Bond movie rather than working on getting their #distribution and #production going...

  • And it wasn't like folks weren't interested in making it continue.

Allegedly Joe Flanaghan himself offered to cough up substantial amounts to allow continuation of #StargateAtlantis since it obviously made good profit.

  • Obviously it's not like with #Movies where one has big box office, then a year later physical, streaming and (Pay-)TV reruns that make resitutional payments go, but #Series productions do accrew longer time and more mixed revenues with #TV, #streaming and physical disc sales delivering constant revenue for 2-5+ years post-production.

And whilst original production costs were high amidst expensive spechal effects and CGI, the economies of scale and subsequent cost reductions in many parts made it more feasible, less costly (after all the expensive parts were built and bought once and reused as much as possible) and more streamlined as crews have done their workflows and co-optimized each other.

  • Not to mention that whilst a physical set is big, bulky and expensive, once setup it's relatively cheap to run and has all the things in place...

Noone's gonna complain that they use greenscreen & green lametta for the activated Stargate surface, or that the #Moviecaps (basically gas/signal cartridges without projectiles but some mnor metal powder to provide muzzle flashes and cycle the firearm) don't have the exact recoil impulse or original cyclic rate and that they've to superimpose the real gun sounds for hearing safety...

  • And with Amazon owning MGM the problem isn't money - in fact if Bezos wanted he could easily invest record amounts in it and not even get side-eyed for it in terms of % it takes...
Show threadconfractoOct 2
@kkarhan Oh, the one time that I experienced them caring was that when Atlantis reached 100 episodes (a shortcut milestone for syndication), MGM put on the wrap party for us that year. It was a very nice party. I do recall Joe Flanigan's bid, but I think it was too little too late.