Although I've not seen anything official at Gateworld, I've heard tell that Season 9 of SG-1 has been confirmed, however there are a few potential problems - the big one being that Richard Dean Anderson will only be in 4 of them, and also the fact that Amanda Tapping is due to have her baby around the time filming starts, so it'll be interesting to see just what involvement she chooses to have in the season - I suppose it's possible she could choose to leave the show entirely to become a mother...

Hopefully proper confirmation will come soon! :)

Despite the potential problems, I'd consider a 9th season good news. I've enjoyed the first half of season 8, and to be honest, the genre needs SG1 still. With Enterprise's continued lacklustre performance, SF needs a heavyweight still, and BSG is too young to carry that mantle just yet :thumbsup:

With RDA's further reduced role, and AT's likely enforced absense for a while, hello ?? Jonas ?? I hope they bring him back.

I still consider this good news, although I'm a little worried that the show seems to be winding down. Season 8 just hasn't had the same feel about it.

One thing that I think they can do it continue to expand the supporting characters. I know most people think that the team is integral to the plot, but I see it becoming more like DS9 for example. You still have a core crew, but there are all sorts of supporting characters floating around. We should be getting more familiar with other SG teams by now. Although they have brought in a few extra characters, they haven't really given them a personality yet. For example, the new doctor who was in Avatar needs a bit more depth, same for the guy from SG2 in Zero Hour.

If they do this, then they could continue running the show for a good few years yet.

Don't you think that stargate should end before it gets too long in the tooth?

I think that eight seasons is long enough and it's not the same without Richard Dean Anderson taking centre stage. I have to admit I haven't seen the 8th season currently being shown on Sky, however, I saw the 7th when it was shown on Sky last year and it wasn't a patch on previous seasons with RDA's reduced role.

It seems like stargate is going down the road of the X Files, flogging a dead horse if you ask me. :(

I thinks its time for something new to replace it ...or something old like Farscape or B5 :thumbsup:

I wouldn't say that SG with RDA's reduced role is worse, just different. And at the end of the day, a show lasting that long has to change, to stay creatively fresh. My only regret with SG1 is that RDA's reduced role was the perfect opportunity to bring back Corin Nemec's Jonas Quinn.

The genre needs Stargate at the moment. Enterprise can't carry the genre, and BSG is still too young.

I don't think the genre does need stargate and it's never a good sign when the leading star takes a reduced role in the series. You only need to checkout the X Files without Mulder to see that. Even though season nine had some good stories it just wasn't the same without the main stars taking the lead, perhaps stargate should quit while it is ahead.

Maybe enterprise cannot take the mantle, neither can BSG but it only goes to show that fresh blood is needed to reinvigorate the genre. A series going on and on and on is a bad thing in my opinion. If they have good enough ideas and a strong enough following then perhaps they should move on to the big screen?

As far staying creatively fresh, it's kind of hard to do after eight seasons and the best way to keep the stargate universe fresh is stargate Atlantas - which I have not seen BTW.

The genre always needs one or two cracking shows to lead the way, if for nothing else than to keep the door ajar for other like-minded shows to slip onto the air.

The X Files without Mulder was just a different show. Their only mistake really was not to completely cut the ties with the first eight seasons by pensioning off Scully as well. Consequently it was a show that was inbetween two worlds; still trying to live off it's part reputation whilst simultaneously trying to bring in new blood with Doggett and Reyes. Season 9 would have been a lot better IMO if they'd just concentrated on that pair rather than trying to shoehorn Scully into every other episode.

Fresh blood is most definitely needed, but without a strong series to show that sci-fi can get numbers and do well, the flow of new shows is severely restricted.

Atlantis started well. Dropped off a little after that, but has picked up again come mid-season ;)

I see what you're saying and think you could be right.

I think we both were to some degree. I'd certainly love RDA still to be there for a full season, but the show still has a chance. Any show's bigger than one character.

Of course Angel the series, would be pretty redundant with Angel, likewise Buffy, but that's beside the point :lol:

...And where would Dark Angel be without Max (Jessica Alba), but as you said that's beside the point :lol:

Might be spoilery? :unsure:


O'Neill Remains Part Of SG-1

Robert C. Cooper, executive producer of SCI FI Channel's original series Stargate SG-1, told SCI FI Wire that the character of Brig. Gen. Jack O'Neill will remain a part of the show in the upcoming ninth season, whether or not Richard Dean Anderson returns as a regular cast member. "His character is going to remain very much alive in the Stargate [SG-1] universe," Cooper said in an interview. "He ... is going to be integral in commanding what goes on at the SGC. As to the appearance of Richard Dean Anderson in the series, that's really still undetermined. We are very hopeful that Rick is going to agree to participate in a number of episodes, but I have no idea as to how many or when that will be resolved."

At press time, Anderson was still in talks about his status on the show.

Meanwhile, Cooper said the ninth season would introduce new villains and take the show in a new direction. "While we say new direction, ... the concept of the series is very much pulled from the mythology of SG-1, and I think fans are going to be very excited about the direction we're going. ... One of the things we're going to be exploring in season nine is the origin of the Ancients and the Gatebuilders. And it's something I know fans have been sort of very curious about, and have sort of asked to see. And that is ... one of the things we're really going to be delving into: ... Who the Ancients really are, and where they came from, and we may even get a chance to go there."

The remaining new episodes of Stargate SG-1's eighth season kick off Jan. 21, 2005, in a new Friday 8 p.m. ET/PT timeslot, followed by the new episodes of Stargate Atlantis at 9 p.m. and the new original series Battlestar Galactica at 10 p.m. The ninth season of SG-1, featuring new cast member Ben Browder, will begin airing in the summer.

That sounds very interesting indeed. Wonder if we'll finally get a chance to see the Furlings :unsure:

Is this a spoiler thread? :unsure:

Black And Browder Reunite In SG-1

Robert C. Cooper, executive producer of SCI FI Channel's original series Stargate SG-1, told SCI FI Wire that Farscape star Claudia Black will reunite with her co-star Ben Browder in several episodes of SG-1's upcoming ninth season. Black will play Vala, a human character who will be introduced in the 12th episode of season eight, "Prometheus Unbound," which airs early next year when SG-1 resumes original episodes.

"It will air in January [28]," Cooper said in an interview. "It'll be the second episode back in our run on SCI FI. And we thought she was absolutely wonderful. The character really worked out. She had wonderful chemistry with Michael Shanks. She plays opposite [Shanks'] Daniel Jackson in the episode."

Black will return to SG-1 in five season nine episodes, which begin shooting in March. "We are having to ... deal with a brief absence of Carter, [played by] Amanda Tapping, who's pregnant," Cooper said. "And we had already discussed a storyline that involved the return of Vala, ... the character played by Claudia. And so we thought it worked perfectly to have that sort of miniarc play out maybe while Amanda was less available to us."

Cooper added that Black will play several scenes with Browder. "She's [a] human from another planet," he said. "And she's a bit of ... an enigma. You're not quite sure what her true story is in the episode 'Prometheus Unbound.' She's a bit of a rogue who tells a long story about her planet and her people and her past, and then in the end you're not really quite sure whether it's true or not. So she's a bit of a wild card. She's a very ... sexy character, who isn't afraid to take whatever ... she wants in any given situation. And we had a lot of fun writing the role, and I know she had a lot of fun playing it, and we're going to try very hard to maintain the integrity of that character and still have her sort of join up with the team, but still sort of keep the essence of that wonderful friction that went on between her and Daniel, and I'm sure it'll continue to sort of play out with the rest of the characters as well."

From 1999 to 2003, the Australian-born Black played Officer Aeryn Sun in Farscape against Browder's John Crichton. The two reprised their roles in this year's SCI FI miniseries Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars. The remaining new episodes of Stargate SG-1's eighth season kick off Jan. 21, 2005, in a new Friday 8 p.m. ET/PT timeslot, followed by the new episodes of Stargate Atlantis at 9 p.m. and the new original series Battlestar Galactica at 10 p.m. The ninth season of SG-1 will begin airing in the summer.