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I have three sci-franchises that I absolutely adore: 1. Stargate 2. Star Trek (specifically Classic and DS9) 3. Doctor Who (fave doctors pictured)

The TRUTH about why AMAZON Doesn't Care about Legacy STARGATE Fans and Chose to go with Jac Schaeffer for the new Series over Martin Gero and our OGs: This is going to BLOW YOUR MIND! Because, They Don't Need You. In Fact, Amazon Executives Believe YOU'VE ALREADY BEEN CAPTURED! We keep thinking, this makes no sense. They need long time fans to bolster viewership of their new shows... Actually They Don't. Amazon values new subscriptions over everything else. The number 1 priority for Mike Hopkins who is in charge of Amazon Prime is to keep subscriptions growing. This is the #1 metric stock holders track in streaming services. More subscribers means more advertisers which equals more dollars. This is why every streamer is in search of the mythical younger audience because they represent not yet captured subscribers. Star Trek, Star Wars, Marvel and now STARGATE. We all keep saying, it makes no sense! We're not watching these new crappy shows... how can they keep making them!?!? The Answer is BECAUSE WE ARE ALREADY WATCHING. That's right. These streaming services can see that we are already subscribed and watching Star Trek TOS, TNG, DS9, Voyager and even Enterprise. We are still watching Star Wars eps. 1-6 (okay 4-6 anyway) and we are watching Iron man through End Game. And Guess what happened with the New Stargate Series was announced? We ramped up our watching of SG1, Atlantis and Universe with our Amazon Prime subscriptions! That was the moment they got us. And it was the moment they realized they didn't need us for new Stargate. Here is the executive pitch: "Old fans are already subscribed. They are watching the old shows and they aren't going anywhere. Since we don't have to release the views on new shows, we don't have to count on them. What we need is to focus on NEW FANS... people not already subscribed to watch Stargate. Now, who are those people? Young people, Gen Z and Gen Alpha, mostly women and young people struggling to find their identities. This generation is young and emotional and the content needs to reflect that. Besides, old fans will probably watch the new stuff anyways." What about advertisers? Won't they be upset by the views? NO! Because they are advertising across platforms and streamers can fudge the views however they want. But they can't lie on that 10-Q form to the SEC without repurcussions. So Amazon Studios TV Chief Peter Friedlander wants to keep his job and decides to hire Blair Fetter from Netflix because Netflix is arguably the only streamer that has found the mythical audience. Gero is Out and they hire 47 year old Jac Shaeffer, whose Agatha All Along and work on Wanda Vision will 100% create Stargate to capture this small and non paying segment of the population. That's right. I don't know how Amazon hasn't figured out that us Legacy Stargate fans are the ones paying the subscription fees for this Younger Audience who mostly still lives at home. That's why Robocop's original co-creators are working on the new Amazon series still. Because there is not enough original content to capture original fans yet. They are going to have to build that audience with this show and then they can replace them with future content. So, if you really want these streaming services to do the right thing, perhaps it's time we start pulling old DVDs out of storage bins and start watching our favorite old shows from physical media because that will scare the shit out of them. And just perhaps, they'll eventually start making new content for us again. #SaveStargate

Legendary Actor Hiroyuki Sanada Turns 66 Years Old! 🎉🎬 Hiroyuki Sanada has spent decades building a career that bridges Japanese cinema and Hollywood with remarkable ease. From acclaimed performances in The Twilight Samurai and The Last Samurai to major franchise roles in The Wolverine, Avengers: Endgame, Mortal Kombat, and John Wick: Chapter 4, his quiet intensity and commanding presence have made him instantly recognizable. His career reached another landmark with Yoshii Toranaga in Shōgun, a performance that earned him both an Emmy and a Golden Globe. The role introduced his work to an even wider global audience while adding another powerful character to a résumé already filled with samurai, warriors, villains, mentors, and historical figures. Some of his standout roles include: • Yoshii Toranaga (Shōgun) • Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion (Mortal Kombat / Mortal Kombat II) • Koji Shimazu (John Wick: Chapter 4) • Ujio (The Last Samurai) • Shingen Yashida (The Wolverine) • The Elder (Bullet Train) • Kenji (Rush Hour 3) • Ryuji Takayama (Ringu / Ringu 2) • Ōishi Yoshio (47 Ronin) • Dumo the Sumo (Minions) • Musashi / Sato (Westworld) • Dogen (Lost) • Seibei Iguchi (The Twilight Samurai) • Akihiko (Avengers: Endgame) • Captain Kaneda (Sunshine) Happy 66th birthday, Hiroyuki Sanada! Toranaga, Scorpion, Ujio, and Seibei Iguchi represent just a few chapters of a career defined by precision, intensity, and a screen presence that commands attention without ever needing to shout. 🎂⚔️

The #DanielDistraction - a daily dose of #DanielJackson for your enjoyment.  #Stargate #SaveStargate #ZeroHour

Red Moon over Pyramids of Giza 😮

"I [Amanda Tapping] still get very emotional when I talk about this episode, because it kind of mirrored my real life experience. I lost my stepdad the previous October, and was devastated... So there I am in the Stargate observation room, watching Carmen [Jacob Carter] lying in this bed, and they call me down and I'm running down the stairs into this room, and as I lean down towards Carmen it strikes me: not only the enormity of the moment in Stargate, but I'm reminded of my stepdad, which is just filling my heart up. I looked at Carmen and realized that he was not going to be on the show any more. My beautiful Carmen, whom I adore. All of a sudden I started to cry and couldn't stop. I wasn't even on camera at the time, but I couldn't stop. Peter Deluise looked at me and asked, 'Are you all right?' and I sobbed, 'But it's Carmen." Tapping says she eventually pulled it all together, and went to the observation room to shoot a scene with Richard Dean Anderson: "We're sitting getting ready for this little scene between Carter and O'neill, which is quite wonderful, and some interesting things are brought to bear. Rick turned to me and said, 'You're not crying, are you?' and I went, 'Yes, I am.' And he replied, 'I hate it when you cry. I hate it.' And it was just the perfect prelude to that little scene between us. - Stargate SG-1 The Illustrated Companion Season 7 and 8, p. 90 - 91 ift.tt/1Lmofvl #SaveStargate

When STARGATES collide!!! Got to hang with the incredible Richard Dean Anderson!! #Stargate #SDCCMS