10:51 AM
I'm trying to determine whether I can work this into the THESIS or not, but either way this is pretty cool. Fans of the long-running Stargate SG-1 already know that Sci-Fi canned the series last year, which means that this will be the show's 10th and final season. Sad, but 10 years is a hell of a long run and the show ain't over just yet. Dark Horizons has details of the upcoming non-theatrical films (by which I mean both made-for-TV and straight-to-DVD, although this is clearly an area that needs some clarification) and the Sci-Fi channel's own news site, Sci-Fi Wire, has an interview with Stargate Atlantis star Torri Higginson which suggests at least one SG-1 regular will appear on Atlantis. There's no indication of how regularly the original cast will appear on the spin-off show, but I wouldn't be a bit surprised if Daniel didn't make the jump full-time. After all, there were insinuations that Daniel's been aching to study the sunken city for pretty much the entire run of the show and after having left the show once before and returned, Michael Shanks probably knows by now how lucrative a really good recurring role can be. We'll see.
Either way, I'm just happy the original series isn't entirely over. I love the new Doctor Who and all, but my Friday nights just don't feel complete without Stargate and a pizza...