Editing Stargate SG-1 (section)

=== Cancellation and future ===
On August 21, 2006, a few days after the premiere of ''SG-1''{{'s}} milestone episode "[[200 (Stargate SG-1)|200]]", the Sci Fi Channel confirmed that ''Stargate SG-1'' was not being renewed for an 11th season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=2&id=37607 |title=SG-1 Ends Run; Atlantis Back |publisher=scifi.com |date=August 22, 2006 |access-date=August 27, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060825081141/http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=2&id=37607 |archive-date=August 25, 2006 |url-status=dead }}</ref> While news outlets cited declining ratings, expensive production and lack of promotion as possible reasons for the cancellation,<ref name=v_swinging/><ref>{{cite magazine |last=McNamara |first=Mary |url=http://www.multichannel.com/article/124883-Sci_Fi_s_Stargate_SG_1_Said_to_Be_Axed.php |title=Sci Fi's Stargate SG-1 Said to Be Axed |magazine=Multichannel News |date=August 21, 2006 |access-date=May 26, 2009}}</ref> the Sci Fi Channel's Mark Stern merely stated the decision was not ratings-based.<ref name=v_swinging/> Instead, he said the production staff was given enough time to tie up all the loose ends of the story and ''SG-1'' cast members were planned to be incorporated into the renewed ''Stargate Atlantis''.<ref name=v_swinging>{{cite magazine |author1=John Dempsey |author2=Ben Fritz |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |url=https://variety.com/2006/digital/markets-festivals/sci-fi-s-stargate-swinging-closed-1200341604/ |title=Sci Fi's 'Stargate' swinging closed |date=August 21, 2006 |access-date=August 27, 2006}}</ref> Meanwhile, the ''SG-1'' producers and rights-holder MGM expressed a desire to continue ''SG-1'' as a movie, mini-series, or an eleventh season on another network.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sumner|first=Darren|publisher=[[GateWorld]]|url=https://gateworld.net/news/2006/08/mgm-considers-sg-1s-future/|title=MGM considers SG-1's future|date=August 26, 2006|access-date=August 27, 2006|archive-date=November 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211125050947/https://www.gateworld.net/news/2006/08/mgm-considers-sg-1s-future/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="coopersg1">{{cite web|last=Sumner|first=Darren|publisher=[[GateWorld]]|url=https://gateworld.net/news/2006/08/cooper-sg-1-will-go-on/|title=Cooper: SG-1 will go on|date=August 21, 2006|access-date=August 21, 2006|archive-date=January 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126101322/https://www.gateworld.net/news/2006/08/cooper-sg-1-will-go-on/|url-status=live}}</ref> Brad Wright confirmed the production of two direct-to-DVD films in October 2006,<ref>{{cite web|last=Sumner|first=Darren|url=https://www.gateworld.net/news/2006/10/stargate-sg-1-movies-coming-to-dvd/|title=Stargate SG-1 movies coming to DVD|publisher=[[GateWorld]]|date=October 11, 2006|access-date=March 18, 2009|archive-date=January 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127134241/https://www.gateworld.net/news/2006/10/stargate-sg-1-movies-coming-to-dvd/|url-status=live}}</ref> and Amanda Tapping joined the ''Atlantis'' cast for their fourth season. The first film, ''[[Stargate: The Ark of Truth]]'', was released in March 2008 and wraps up the Ori storyline. The second film, ''[[Stargate: Continuum]]'', is an alternate time-line [[time travel]] story and was released in July 2008. A special edition of the two-hour pilot episode "[[Children of the Gods]]" with re-edited scenes and a different score has also been produced.<ref name=gw_specialpilot>{{cite web|last=Sumner|first=Darren|url=https://gateworld.net/news/2008/04/special-edition-of-sg-1-pilot-episode-in-the-works/|title=Special edition of SG-1 pilot episode in the works|publisher=[[GateWorld]]|date=April 4, 2008|access-date=March 30, 2009|archive-date=August 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190807101304/https://www.gateworld.net/news/2008/04/special-edition-of-sg-1-pilot-episode-in-the-works/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In April 2009, MGM confirmed a third new ''SG-1'' film that Brad Wright had first announced in May 2008.<ref name=gw_need_rda/><ref>{{cite web|last=Sumner|first=Darren|url=http://www.gateworld.net/news/2009/04/anderson-confirms-sgu-appearances/|title=Anderson confirms SGU appearances|publisher=[[GateWorld]]|date=April 6, 2009|access-date=April 8, 2009|archive-date=July 27, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727232653/http://www.gateworld.net/news/2009/04/anderson-confirms-sgu-appearances/|url-status=live}}</ref> Joseph Mallozzi revealed the working title as ''Stargate: Revolution''.<ref name=jm_091111>{{cite web|author=Joseph Malozzi |url=http://josephmallozzi.wordpress.com/2009/11/11/november-11-2009-tech-troubles-x-2-get-your-questions-in-for-adam-troy-castro-mailbag/ |title=Tech Troubles x 2! Get your questions in for Adam-Troy Castro! Mailbag! |date=November 11, 2009 |access-date=November 23, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091117145118/http://josephmallozzi.wordpress.com/2009/11/11/november-11-2009-tech-troubles-x-2-get-your-questions-in-for-adam-troy-castro-mailbag/ |archive-date=November 17, 2009 }}</ref> The film was planned to be written by Wright and former ''Stargate Atlantis'' executive producer [[Carl Binder]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Mallozzi |first=Joseph |author-link=Joseph Mallozzi |url=http://josephmallozzi.wordpress.com/2008/10/09/october-9-2008-actor-tyler-mcclendon-answers-your-questions/ |title=October 9, 2008: Actor Tyler McClendon Answers Your Questions |date=October 9, 2008 |access-date=March 18, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090129203403/http://josephmallozzi.wordpress.com/2008/10/09/october-9-2008-actor-tyler-mcclendon-answers-your-questions/ |archive-date=January 29, 2009 }}</ref> Martin Wood would serve as director.<ref name=jm_090102/> The premise of the film would have been the "possibility of the Stargate program going public".<ref name=jm_110515>{{cite web |last=Mallozzi |first=Joseph |author-link=Joseph Mallozzi |url=http://josephmallozzi.wordpress.com/2011/05/15/may-14-2011-the-apocalypse-approacheth-more-sg-1-season-6-memories-another-monster-mailbag/ |title=May 15, 2011: The Apocalypse Approacheth! More SG-1 Season 6 Memories! Another Monster Mailbag! |date=May 15, 2011 |access-date=May 16, 2011 |archive-date=May 20, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520043002/http://josephmallozzi.wordpress.com/2011/05/15/may-14-2011-the-apocalypse-approacheth-more-sg-1-season-6-memories-another-monster-mailbag/ |url-status=live }}</ref> According to Wright, the film would center on the Jack O'Neill character and would reunite as many of the ''SG-1'' cast as possible, depending on the cost of the film and actor availability.<ref name=gw_need_rda>{{cite web|last=Read|first=David|url=https://www.gateworld.net/news/2008/05/wright-stargate-movies-need-oneill/|title=Wright: Stargate movies need O'Neill|publisher=[[GateWorld]]|date=May 12, 2008|access-date=March 16, 2009|archive-date=January 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126101325/https://www.gateworld.net/news/2008/05/wright-stargate-movies-need-oneill/|url-status=live}}</ref> The character of [[Vala Mal Doran]] would not appear in the film.<ref name=jm_090102>{{cite web |last=Mallozzi |first=Joseph |author-link=Joseph Mallozzi |url=http://josephmallozzi.wordpress.com/2009/01/02/january-2-2009-brad-wright-answers-your-questions/ |title=Brad Wright Answers Your Questions |date=January 2, 2009 |access-date=January 27, 2009 |archive-date=July 28, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728032708/http://josephmallozzi.wordpress.com/2009/01/02/january-2-2009-brad-wright-answers-your-questions/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Amanda Tapping confirmed her appearance in this ''SG-1'' film and the first ''Atlantis'' movie in September 2008,<ref name=cinemablend>{{cite web|last=West |first=Kelly |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/television/Amanda-Tapping-Talks-About-Sanctuary-12460.html |title=Amanda Tapping Talks About Sanctuary |publisher=cinemablend.com |date=September 28, 2008 |access-date=October 10, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081001074132/http://www.cinemablend.com/television/Amanda-Tapping-Talks-About-Sanctuary-12460.html |archive-date=October 1, 2008 }}</ref> and Michael Shanks (Daniel Jackson) confirmed his and Richard Dean Anderson's participation in January 2009.<ref name=scifi_surprise>{{cite web |last=Spelling |first=Ian |url=http://scifiwire.com/2009/01/michael-shanks-has-a-surprise-about-stargate-universe.php |title=Michael Shanks has a surprise about Stargate Universe |publisher=scifi.com |date=January 26, 2009 |access-date=January 27, 2009 |archive-date=January 30, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090130070640/http://scifiwire.com/2009/01/michael-shanks-has-a-surprise-about-stargate-universe.php |url-status=dead }}</ref> No contracts had been signed by April 2009,<ref name=gw_expanding>{{cite web|last=Sumner|first=Darren|url=https://www.gateworld.net/news/2009/04/an-expanding-universe/|title=An Expanding Universe – GateWorld talks with Brad Wright & Robert Cooper|publisher=[[GateWorld]]|date=April 29, 2009|access-date=April 22, 2009|archive-date=December 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181210015643/https://www.gateworld.net/news/2009/04/an-expanding-universe/|url-status=live}}</ref> but Wright stated that he "can almost guarantee we are proceeding with the ''SG-1'' movie this year [2009]".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gateworld.net/news/2009/04/third-sg-1-movie-has-a-go/|title=Third SG-1 movie has a go!|date=April 8, 2009|access-date=October 30, 2009|publisher=[[GateWorld]]|first=Darren|last=Sumner|archive-date=March 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328043929/https://www.gateworld.net/news/2009/04/third-sg-1-movie-has-a-go/|url-status=live}}</ref> Nevertheless, production was put on hold. Wright explained that the [[late-2000s recession]] made DVD premieres less lucrative for MGM than in the years before,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://blastr.com/2009/08/new-sg-1-atlantis-films-d.php |title=New SG-1, Atlantis films due, just not yet |date=August 12, 2009 |access-date=September 30, 2010 |publisher=[[Sci Fi Wire]] |archive-date=July 8, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708013957/http://blastr.com/2009/08/new-sg-1-atlantis-films-d.php |url-status=dead }}</ref> and he also pointed to the financial crisis of MGM as reason for the delay.<ref name=wrightpreviewssgus2>{{cite web|url=http://tvdeathray.com/2010/09/27/interview-stargate-universe-co-creator-brad-wright-previews-season-2/ |title=Interview: 'Stargate Universe' Co-Creator Brad Wright Previews Season 2 |publisher=tvdeathray.com |date=September 27, 2010 |first=Mike |last=Moody |access-date=September 30, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101001085140/http://tvdeathray.com/2010/09/27/interview-stargate-universe-co-creator-brad-wright-previews-season-2/ |archive-date=October 1, 2010 }}</ref> Wright and Joe Mallozzi expressed optimism that production would eventually start,<ref name=wrightpreviewssgus2 /><ref name=jm_101106>{{cite web |author=Joseph Malozzi |url=http://josephmallozzi.wordpress.com/2010/11/06/november-6-2010-stargate-ratings-fandom-and-my-picky-aunt/ |title=November 6, 2010: Stargate ratings, fandom and my picky aunt! |date=November 6, 2010 |access-date=November 22, 2010 |archive-date=November 18, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101118081248/http://josephmallozzi.wordpress.com/2010/11/06/november-6-2010-stargate-ratings-fandom-and-my-picky-aunt/ |url-status=live }}</ref> until Wright announced in April 2011 that the ''SG-1'' film project was permanently shelved, along with plans for future ''Atlantis'' and ''[[Stargate Universe]]'' films and a cross-over film incorporating elements from all three series.<ref name="sgmoviesdead" /><ref name=jm_110417>{{cite web |author=Joseph Malozzi |url=http://josephmallozzi.wordpress.com/2011/04/17/april-17-2011-until-we-meet-again/ |title=until we meet again |date=April 17, 2011 |access-date=April 21, 2011 |archive-date=April 21, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110421085944/http://josephmallozzi.wordpress.com/2011/04/17/april-17-2011-until-we-meet-again/ |url-status=live }}</ref> By then, neither the ''Atlantis'' nor ''Universe'' television series were produced anymore. Still, Wright did not rule out future ''Stargate'' films, saying; "It's a franchise. ''Stargate'' is not over. Somebody smart from MGM is going to figure it out and something will happen."<ref name="sgmoviesdead">{{cite news |last=Colvin |first=Chad |url=http://www.gateworld.net/news/2011/04/wright-sgu-continuation-other-movies-dead-for-now/ |title=SGU continuation, other movies dead — for now |date=April 17, 2011 |access-date=April 18, 2011 |publisher=[[GateWorld]] |archive-date=April 20, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110420125009/http://www.gateworld.net/news/2011/04/wright-sgu-continuation-other-movies-dead-for-now/ |url-status=live }}</ref>