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[Thinkey @thinkey1013]

The well watched shows of the household currently:

Atlantis, DS9, SG-1, Frasier…

#savestargate #stargatesg1 #stargate

[That Crazy Cat Mum @thatcrazycatmum]

Never Surrender! #SaveStargate
@AmazonMGMStudio @PrimeVideo @BaronDestructo @dhewlett @MichaelShanks @RobertPicardo @rachel_luttrell @iamchrisjudge @actualApophis
@JewelStaite @imcorinnemec
@PaulyMcGillion

[That Crazy Cat Mum @thatcrazycatmum]

Never Surrender! #SaveStargate
@AmazonMGMStudio @PrimeVideo @BaronDestructo @dhewlett @MichaelShanks @RobertPicardo @rachel_luttrell @iamchrisjudge @actualApophis
@JewelStaite @imcorinnemec
@PaulyMcGillion

[Thinkey @thinkey1013]

@WilliamShatner

[Wonky Astromech Droid @FaultyMotivator]

Stargate fans are not going anywhere. We're stocked up on blue Jell-o and Fruit Loops and can outlast even the stupidest studio execs. #Savestargate

[Jay @JamesBryhan]

If Stargate is no longer relevant, then why is it currently available on not one, but two of the world’s biggest streaming platforms: Prime and Netflix?

Think about that for a moment.

These companies spend billions of dollars every year deciding what content deserves a place on their platforms. Every title is there because someone believes it has value and an audience.

They don’t invest in forgotten franchises.

They invest in franchises that people are still watching.

Every day, long-time fans return to Stargate.

Every day, new viewers discover it for the first time.

And does that not show exactly how popular it still is?

With the support of the incredible Stargate community, alongside @BaronDestructo, @martingero, @MichaelShanks, @robertpatrickT2, @Imcorinnemic and so many others who helped make this franchise a success, the fanbase continues to grow.

In fact, dare I say it, the online Stargate community now feels larger and more active than Doctor Who’s in many places.

If two of the most successful streaming platforms in the world believe Stargate is worth putting in front of millions of viewers, should that not tell us something?

Should that not tell executives that Stargate is still one of science fiction’s most valuable untapped opportunities? @AmazonMGMStudio @ajassy @JeffBezos @netflix

A franchise with a proven audience.

A franchise with global recognition.

A franchise with generations of loyal fans.

And a franchise that continues to attract new ones every day.

That isn’t a relic of the past.

That is a franchise ready for the future.

The audience is here.

The community is here.

The gate is still open.

#SaveStargate

[Thinkey @thinkey1013]

@KekiusWolf *thinks about it*

Yep. It applies. 🙃🫠😂

[Leon Krekels @_JAW1973_]

#SaveStargate

[Thinkey @thinkey1013]

@DavidZorkocy Not gay (gal here) but hey dude! Lakewood Ranch here!

Yet hawt! Just putting that out there 😇👍

[Thinkey @thinkey1013]

🥳 #savestargate

[Wonky Astromech Droid @FaultyMotivator]

Stargate fans are not going anywhere. We're stocked up on blue Jell-o and Fruit Loops and can outlast even the stupidest studio execs. #Savestargate

[Thinkey @thinkey1013]

*marks off calendar*

#savestargate

[UNDΘΘMΞD @Undoomed]

🚨 STARGATE FANS — WE NEED YOU. 🚨

Join the #SaveStargate Tweetstorm this Wednesday, June 24!

🕙 10–11 AM PT
🕐 1–2 PM ET
🕕 6 PM UK
🕖 7 PM France

We need every fan, every voice, every post.

Can’t join live? Schedule your posts in advance using the desktop version of X.

Starting now, Tweetstorms will happen EVERY WEDNESDAY until we’re heard.

🔥 Post your own messages
🔥 Share and repost others
🔥 Like and engage with everything you see
🔥 Use #SaveStargate on every Stargate-related post

Let’s make enough noise that @AmazonMGMStudio and @PrimeVideo can’t ignore us.

The future of Stargate won’t be decided by silence.

#SaveStargate

[Thinkey @thinkey1013]

@BrewingSailor @thatcrazycatmum @jameswiding @AmazonMGMStudio @PrimeVideo @BaronDestructo @dhewlett @MichaelShanks @RobertPicardo @rachel_luttrell @iamchrisjudge @actualApophis @JewelStaite @imcorinnemec @PaulyMcGillion That would mean alot of Amazon lol

[Thinkey @thinkey1013]

@CatherineGlins2 Byers looks kinda hot here

[Carl Feagans cfeagans.bsky.social @cfeagans]

Sci-Fi's Coolest Archaeologist was Daniel Jackson!
#SaveStargate

[Joseph Mallozzi 🏴‍☠️ @BaronDestructo]

Stargate bloopers - "Window of Opportunity"
Teal'c loops #SaveStargate

[Marine 🛸 @HerNameIsSpooky]

BTS video of The X-Files episode "Plus One" and it's just David and Gillian giggling together in bed 🤭 The way he touches her btw 👀❤️‍🔥

[Thinkey @thinkey1013]

(From: https://t.co/ivH8YSx3Ej)

CARTER

We got a message from the Tok'ra. Apparently they've been trying to contact us for over three months.

[O'Neill looks up, not surprised.]

He submitted that resume quite a few times @BaronDestructo 🤣🙃❤️😜

#savestargate #stargatesg1

[Joseph Mallozzi 🏴‍☠️ @BaronDestructo]

Stargate Trivia: Window of Opportunity

We had no idea this episode would become so beloved by fandom and yet, looking back, it’s easy to see why it has. It’s one of those "fun" episodes with a fairly straightforward premise that allows our characters to shine in ways unexpected. Specifically, Jack and Teal’c who, in the past, have relied on Carter and Daniel to handle the science and Ancient translations, and suddenly find themselves having to step into their team members’ shoes.

Yes, it’s our version of Groundhog Day. And yet, in its earliest form, the pitch for this story was very different, much darker in tone. Originally titled Ad Infinitum, it involved the team gating to a planet and becoming trapped in a seemingly endless time loop orchestrated by a dying race seeking to buy more time to come up with a solution to an impending armageddon (which became the backstory of the device’s genesis mentioned in the episode by Malakai). Exec Producer Robert Cooper suggested another spin on the time loop angle and, while I was dubious at first (“Isn’t this Groundhog Day?”I remember asking. “Yeah,”was Rob’s counter.), I was proven wrong. Now, the “Groundhog Day” episode has become a staple of most every genre show.

While there’s a lot to like about this episode, it was the “time off” montage that stands out. And it almost didn’t happen. The episode was timing short, it was clear we would need to come up with some extra scenes, and that gave Exec Producer Brad Wright (@bradtravelers) the opportunity to do something he had always wanted to do: see our characters golfing through the stargate. And so, several scenes were added (they were all scripted, not improvised as some fans assumed): the juggling, Teal’c’s repeated door run-in, Jack riding his bike through the corridors of the SGC, Jack trying his hand at pottery, the golfing through the gate and, oh yes, THE KISS. The latter was my former writing partner Paul Mullie's idea - in his pitch, an opportunity we could not pass up. Note: We made sure to have Jack tender his official resignation before dipping Carter and planting one on her, just to make sure we didn’t catch any flak from our Air Force tech advisors.

One of the first pieces of Stargate-related artwork I put up on my office wall was some concept art from this episode - the stargate itself. As the seasons wore on, so did that original sketch, gradually fading away. My then writing partner mused that once the sketch vanished, it would signal the show's end. It took well over six years but , in the end, he was right.

[Thinkey @thinkey1013]

@MekunTizichi @BaronDestructo lol. Now imagine all the loops we never saw. How much time at the end of the episode was said to have passed?

😂🙃 yep!

That episode still produces fanfic to this day.

[Thinkey @thinkey1013]

@DigiRanger1994 @BaronDestructo @MichaelShanks Hmmm nah it’s been around before that. Voyager’s “Coda”. X-Files “Monday” I gather there’s more.

[Ryan Howard ✝️ @BigHowie8]

@BaronDestructo This episode is also a great example of the depth of O'Neill (and of course RDA in playing him). He's smarter than he lets on so of course he'll be able to solve the problem - and he deals with so much, as per his conversation with Malakai at the end. My favorite episode of all!