Jeff Searles

[Jeff Searles @sensoki]

@MichaelShanks @venturepictures I can drop four 😉

[Jay @JamesBryhan]

I’ve noticed something happening.

People who didn’t know each other a few months ago are now talking every day.

Fans from different countries are planning events.

People are organising watch parties.

Artists are creating.

Actors are joining conversations.

Old fans are reconnecting.

New friendships are being made.

All because of a television franchise that hasn’t aired a new series in years.

That’s extraordinary when you actually think about it.

We started by asking for Stargate to return.

But somewhere along the way, something else happened.

Stargate brought people together again.

Before a single new episode.

Before a casting announcement.

Before a trailer.

Before anyone even knows what happens next.

The community found each other.

And whatever the future holds, that is something worth celebrating.

Because perhaps the Gate has already opened.

Just not in the way we expected.

#Stargate #SaveStargate

[Jeff Searles @sensoki]

@LouDPhillips Very happy you were a part of it, too. Telford was a great character brought to life by a great actor 👍🏻👍🏻

[Jeff Searles @sensoki]

@ELittlechild Plus he was Mr. Jones in the 2009 movie remake of Under the Mountain, an 80s TV series I loved as a kid.

[Jeff Searles @sensoki]

@ELittlechild This was the first role I saw Sam Niell in. So devilishly charming 😈

[Jeff Searles @sensoki]

@RetroMoviesDB Sam would have made a great Bond.

[Jeff Searles @sensoki]

@JamesBryhan The fans have not only spoken, they will continue to calm up until they're heard 👍🏼👍🏼

[Jeff Searles @sensoki]

@cb_doge It's amazing to think this is version 2 released only a little over 2 years after the first announcement and we still haven't reached 3 years from the first announcement. At this pace Optimus Data should be here before the end of 2027 😉

[Jeff Searles @sensoki]

@bestofStarTrek Well that meme is certainly a barrel of fun 🤣🤣

[Jay @JamesBryhan]

A reminder @AmazonMGMStudio
Hathor was the mate of Ra and the mother of Heru'ur who was left stranded on Earth after the Tau'ri Rebellion. She later became imprisoned in her sarcophagus for centuries before being set free albeit accidentally in 1997.
Leaving Earth in the aftermath of her failure to claim the SGC for herself, Hathor attempted to rebuild her power base, and did so, finally achieving the rank of System Lord before being killed for good during a confrontation with SG-1 two years later in 1999.

#Savestargate

[Jack O'Neill @Jack2LOneill]

Oh come on now you are just baiting Stargate fans #SaveStargate

[Jay @JamesBryhan]

I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately.

We’re getting quieter.

And I get it. People get tired. Life gets busy. You post, you share, you make noise… and sometimes it feels like nobody is listening.

But then I remember what I’ve seen from this community.

Thousands of people from every corner of the world showing up because of one thing we all love.

Stargate.

A story that has been part of people’s lives for over 30 years. A story some of us grew up with. Some discovered later. A story that gave us heroes, friendships, laughter, hope — and a universe that somehow felt like home.

That’s why we’re here.

Not because somebody told us to campaign.

Because we bloody love Stargate.

And I refuse to believe that love has simply disappeared.

Maybe we’re tired.

Maybe we’ve gone a little quiet.

But we’re still here.

So come on.

Find that fire again.

Post the scene you love. Talk about the character who stayed with you. Share the moment that made Stargate your Stargate.

Fill the timeline with the reason we started making noise in the first place.

Love.

Love for this extraordinary universe and the people we found through it.

The gate isn’t closed.

So let’s dial it again. Together.

❤️

#Stargate

[Jeff Searles @sensoki]

These businesses are doing signage right 🤣🤣👍🏼👍🏼(the road here is one way to explain the "if you can read this" sign)

[Teish Grasso @GrassoLati30007]

That's why I believe the fanbase isn't a limitation—it's Stargate's greatest strength.
Here's my open letter to Amazon MGM Studios, and Prime Video.

#SaveStargate #Stargate @PrimeVideo @AmazonMGMStudio #WeWantStargate #BringBackStargate

[Jeff Searles @sensoki]

@actordougjones Proof that good things happen to great people 😊

[Jeff Searles @sensoki]

@SteveInman Including the levels of embarrassment and regret, it seems 🤣🤣

[Jeff Searles @sensoki]

I thank you, @BaronDestructo , @martingero , and all the cast and crew that brought Stargate into our homes and to our families. That's where I think @AmazonMGMStudio is going most wrong in this. It's not just about fans it's about family. We're invested in knowing what became of our family on Destiny. The show's final episode was amazing and so well done. But it isn't the story's ending. Let the amazing family that is Stargate continue on under the expert guidance and imagination of the family that made it the enduring epic it is #SaveStargate

[Joseph Mallozzi 🏴‍☠️ @BaronDestructo]

Stargate: Universe - The finale, "Gauntlet"

I assumed that "The Hunt" (Episode 2.16) was going to be my last script for Stargate: Universe’s second season, but when my writing partner, Paul, got busy producing "Common Descent" (Episode 2.17), the task of tackling the first draft of the finale fell to me. When I sat down to write "Gauntlet", I assumed we WERE coming back for a third season. Some may not have shared in my optimism (Paul had always been a “glass half full and its contents are probably undrinkable anyway” kind of guy), but I nevertheless approached the episode as a season finale and not a series finale.

Armed with the story beats we’d spun in the writers’ room (a creative effort spearheaded by series co-creator and longtime Stargate writer and showrunner Brad Wright), I fleshed out the narrative in outline form, received everyone’s notes, and got to work. By the time the first draft of "Gauntlet" was complete, Paul’s schedule had freed up and he was able to jump on the rewrite. After so many years of writing scripts separately, I suppose it was somehow fitting that our last script for the Stargate franchise would be a true collaboration - Paul, myself, and of course Brad the series architect.

Now, as I said, I was under the impression that we would be back for a third season. And I wasn’t the only one. When the ratings for the back half of the second season faltered, it was clear that we were in trouble. However, we did have a few things going for us.

For starters, after months of uncertainty, the studio had finally turned the corner and gained stability in the form of new management. I assumed that given the fact that Stargate was one of their biggest franchises (next to Bond), they would make a concerted effort to keep it alive. That meant not only brighter prospects for SGU, but renewed hope for the SG-1 and Atlantis movies, Stargate: Revolution and Stargate: Extinction.

Despite the show’s ratings, it wasn’t as if any of the network’s other shows were going gangbusters. In fact, the erosion of viewership across the board at the time suggested a definite trend. Fewer people were watching television live. They were DVR’ing and downloading – and, in the case of Stargate: Universe, apparently doing so A LOT. Not surprising given our audience was young and tech-savvy, the demographic most likely to DVR and download. Surely, I presumed, we would not be punished for having smart, forward-looking viewers.

Finally, there were reports from various sources that we WOULD be back for a third and final season. Yes, the series would end, but armed with this knowledge and with plenty of time to prepare and wrap up loose ends, we would be able to go out in grand style. I recall sitting in my office with actor Louis Ferreira (SGU’s Colonel Everett Young), discussing the great opportunity this would afford us to make some really bold creative decisions knowing these final 20 episodes would be our last!

After the episode aired, many fans expressed their satisfaction with series finale. Although there are a number of questions left unanswered, the consensus was that Gauntlet offered a bittersweet conclusion to our crew’s adventures. I don’t know if I totally agree, but I do recognize three scripted elements that certainly lent this episode a sense of closure.

The Goodbyes

One by one, the characters we’ve grown to know and love over the course of SGU’s two seasons bid farewell to one another (and, by extension, of course, the audience at home), until only our core trio remain. Then, it comes time for them to say goodbye as well, first Rush, then Young, leaving Eli (our viewer proxy) alone on the bridge heading into the unknown.

The Final Supper

Which, interestingly enough, wasn’t in my first draft or Paul’s pass. Well, not quite anyway. In the original script, the last supper sequence was a simple beat in a more expansive montage – no dialogue, just a shot of the crew enjoying their last meal together. It was changed at the suggestion of SyFy’s Erika Kennair who requested an actual scene, a moment for our characters to pause and reflect on where they’ve come from and where they were headed. In retrospect, a brilliant request. I wrote the speech, then handed it over to Paul who made a couple of tweaks (one of which was nixing Young’s toast: “To three years!” which, in story terms, referred to the best-case-scenario three year journey they’d be facing but, in my mind, was a reference to the show’s expected three year run).

I am especially fond of this scene because, at the end of the day, it really sums up what, for me, science fiction is all about - family. Whether it's the crew of the Enterprise, team SG-1, the Atlantis expedition, or the crew of the Destiny, they are all found family - and, for viewers at home, an extended family they would visit with every week. It was philosophy I applied to Dark Matter years later, crafting a show that, beyond the space opera, the action-adventure elements, the twists and turns and shocks and surprises, was really about another sci-fi family.

The Bookend Visuals

Paul added this, a call back to the opening moments of the series premiere. Nothing but stars, then – Destiny approaches camera. We CUT INSIDE and bear witness to Destiny’s awakening, PANNING UP the ship’s levels as its various chambers light up. In Gauntlet, it’s the same sequence in reverse. Destiny goes back to sleep as we PAN DOWN the ship’s levels, its various chambers going dark. We CUT OUTSIDE to the ship making the jump to FTL and then – nothing but stars.

Yes, I can see how many would view Gauntlet as an appropriate series ender but, as much as I love the episode, it still leaves me frustrated. More to the point, it leaves me frustrated knowing that, after 11+ years of resolving cliffhangers, this was the one time I wouldn’t be able to come up with the answers. That feeling of dissatisfaction would be revisited years later when my own series, Dark Matter, would be cut short.

Does Destiny make the jump to the other galaxy? How long does the journey take? Does Eli manage to fix the damaged pod(s) or find a way to extend the ship’s life support long enough to ensure his survival? Does T.J. find a cure for her ALS? Who does she get together with in the end, Young or Varro? Does Lisa ever regain her sight?

In the end, the answers are what you choose them to be. In those final moments, we fail to make the jump to FTL with Destiny and, after two years of following its journey, we are left behind to wonder. Maybe they do make the voyage in three years and our crew’s adventures will continue, only we won’t be privy to them. Maybe, sadly, they don’t make it and that final glimpse of Destiny was a true farewell. Or, maybe, Destiny is still out there, still journeying, its crew in stasis, destined to outlive all our questions.

[Jay @JamesBryhan]

100,000 signatures was never the destination, It was the signal.

A signal that Stargate still matters.

A signal that this community is still here.

A signal that people still believe in the stories, the characters, and the message that made this franchise special @JeffBezos @AmazonMGMStudio
That should be good for thought .

To the cast, crew, writers, producers, creators, and every fan who has posted, shared, signed, commented, and kept this movement alive:

Thank you.

But we’re not done yet.

Keep posting. Keep sharing.

Keep making your voices heard.

Let’s keep pushing.

Let’s keep the momentum going.

Let’s show the world that the gate is still open.

The journey continues.

We shall not go quietly into the night.

#SaveStargate #Stargate

[Jay @JamesBryhan]

This Tweetstorm is important for one simple reason:

It gives the Stargate community one voice.

For one hour, fans from around the world can come together to show that Stargate is not a forgotten franchise. That the audience is still here. That the passion is still here.

Every post.

Every repost.

Every comment.

Every story shared.

Helps remind people why this universe still matters.

Not to look back at what Stargate was.

But to look forward to what it could still become.

Thank you to everyone supporting this movement, including @BaronDestructo, @martingero, @MichaelShanks, @robertpatrickT2, @imcorinnemec @dial_the_gate and @SGFansUnited.

Together we’ve shown that years after the last series aired, Stargate continues to inspire people around the world.

And if Stargate is currently streaming on both Prime and Netflix, two of the biggest and most successful streaming platforms on the planet, does that not show exactly how popular it still is?

Does that not show there is still value in this franchise?

The audience is here.

The community is here.

The gate is still open.

Join us.

Share your story.

Make your voice heard.

#SaveStargate

We shall not go quietly into the night!