(upbeat music) (air whooshing) - [Narrator] It finally happened, after 11 years and hundreds
of thousands of us asking, nay begging for MGM to
be sold to another studio so that Stargate may
once again breath life, it has finally happened. Amazon, in a blockbuster
deal paid $8.45 billion for the 97-year-old studio,
it's 4,000 film library and more than 17,000
episodes of Television. This is a huge deal for Amazon but for Stargate fans, this
is not just a huge moment but it is the moment
we've been waiting for. For several years now,
we've been explaining why Stargate being chained
to MGM is a death sentence for the future of the
science fiction franchise we love and adore. And today we can rejoice
because our chains are broken. With Amazon's incredible cash flow, Stargate is going to be one
of the biggest benefactors from this new deal. We've gathered all of the facts and put them together for you here. The stars have aligned perfectly
after a decade of waiting and everything points to
Stargate being a new series on Amazon quickly. But before we start the
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the Stargate story closely since it was taken off the air in 2011 understand what a big deal it is that MGM was bought by Amazon. Since their bankruptcy and the abrupt end of
the Stargate franchise, the legendary Hollywood
studio has been wishy washy about restarting the property. And the fandom has grown sick riding the emotional
rollercoaster MGM has built. Despite being disappointed by
the studio's lack of action, thanks to the 2017 Stargate
fan temperature test known as the Stargate
Command Streaming Service, we know that MGM doesn't think of stargate as a dead franchise and
neither will Amazon. According to insiders, Stargate commands subscription service was MGM's initial test
to gauge fan interest in the franchise with
streaming becoming the future, this was a clever way to
not only find out if fans were still interested but also raise money to create a new Stargate series risk-free. The service was launched in
the wake of an announcement that a new 10-part web
series, Stargate Origins would live exclusively on the platform. While exciting news for fans, Stargate Command quickly got a bad rap for having constant
issues with their service. Also, Stargate was already
available on Netflix, Hulu and Amazon and people weren't
sure they wanted to pay for a new service to watch content they already had access to. So when Stargate Origins
10, 10-minutes episodes were released in 2018, fans
were not only underwhelmed by the service they were underwhelmed by the content as well. And MGM was underwhelmed by
the lack of paid subscribers to their service. According to people close to the project, MGM didn't feel they would get
a return on their investment based on the estimated 75,000 subscribers who had paid for a Stargate
Command subscription. The studio put Stargate back on the shelf and fans' questions were met with silence. And as the silence went
from months to years, like a child who has just realized their pet is not actually
at some happy fam, the slow realization that
Stargate was now dead to MGM started to set in. But it was only dead
because MGM couldn't afford to take a chance on it. The reality was that MGM
needed about 50 Million dollars to produce one season of a conservatively
budgeted Stargate show. Remember that number, because it is going to
be an important reason why we believe a new Stargate series will be one of the first
MGM products out of Amazon, but let's get back to that in a moment. Following the Stargate Command debacle, fans kept their fingers crossed that a streaming service
like Netflix or Amazon would sweep in and rescue the Franchise. Then out of nowhere,
Stargate Television Creator, Brad Wright announced that
he was talking with MGM and that spark lit a flame
of hope in the fandom. More time passed and a couple
of Stargate Twitter Storms and a Save The Gate campaign
was launched by fans to get the attention of a
studio, yes MGM, but any studio. Shortly after that, Brad
tickled the community with small twitter hints that
he was working on something. After breaking down
Brad's mysterious Tweets and cross referencing it
with other information, we were able to gleam that he was indeed working on a Stargate project. Then a recent podcast with
him and Michael Shanks revealed that Brad was writing
the Daniel Jackson character into his project. Excitement in the fandom was growing. And most recently, Amanda Tapping revealed she had been asked by Brad if she was interested in being
in his new Stargate project reprising her role as Samantha Carter. Statements like these
sound like a foundation is being built for a project that is on it's way to production. But something was still wrong, why was Brad working on new Stargate if MGM had been shopping
themselves around to be sold and most people believed it
was just a matter of time before the right deal fell into place. Hold onto that thought for a second. Rumors that Apple TV was
close to a deal to buy MGM have been floating around since 2018 when MGM CEO Gary Barber was fired. According to the Wall Street Journal, MGM had a market value of about
$5.5 billion at that time. It was reported that MGM
Board Chair Kevin Ulrich, said he could sell MGM
for more than $8 Billion in 2 or 3 years and
apparently he was right. And through all of this,
Brad was still writing. What did he know? Well, here is what we know. Brad Wright doesn't work on projects hoping something will happen. He is extraordinarily accomplished and he could have easily washed his hands of Stargate and looked back on it as a shining moment in his career. At 60 years old, Brad has a
limited number of years left and he isn't going to waste it on a project that he doesn't
know will likely get made. The only reason to start seriously creating
new Stargate stories is that he knows it's going to get made. We believe Brad knew it
was only a matter of time before MGM would be sold
to someone with enough cash to bring Stargate back. Also despite the studios
mishandling of the property, there are people inside
MGM who really love the Stargate franchise
and want it to succeed. People who spoke with Brad
and gave him assurances they could develop something together. While a decision hasn't been made about whether Amazon will
pull MGM into the fold or let it operate independently, those MGM employees that support Stargate will likely be involved
with advising Amazon on what to launch first and
what will Amazon ask them? What do you guys have ready to launch now? Amazon will be looking for an
immediate return on investment and the properties with large fan bases that are easy to get going
will get green lit first. This is why Stargate should
be the first MGM property up to bat for Amazon. Amazon is clearly preparing for liftoff. Jeff Blackburn who is credited with helping build Amazon with Jeff Bezos was brought back two weeks
before the MGM purchase to serve as Vice President of their newly-created Global
Media and Entertainment unit. Amazon is bringing in the big guns and they are going to bring as much high level original
content as they possible can as quick as they can. And this is the beauty with Stargate, Amazon will not have
to start from scratch. Brad has been developing the show. The Original actors are
ready to return and reprise their roles and the price
tag for Stargate is good. Remember that $50 million
dollars we mentioned earlier for a Season of Stargate? Amazon recently announced they were spending $465 million just for one season of A
Lord of the Rings series. - Half a billion dollars on a TV show. - Somebody bring Stargate back on-- - Yeah, how on the world
it's not a Stargate show. - [Narrator] That's an incredible number and for a little more
than 10 percent of that, they can produce an entire
Stargate season quickly. Other MGM content is
going to require Amazon to find Showrunners, develop scripts and begin production from the beginning. But with Stargate, Brad
Wright is the show runner and the ink is already
drying on the scripts. Stargate alumni are ready to
come back to act and direct. Longtime Stargate producers
like Joseph Mallozzi are chomping at the bit to return with Brad to the franchise. With Stargate, Amazon has a snowball already at the top of the hill. Everyone else is trying to figure out where the snow is. All the hype is being written
about what Amazon will do with properties like James Bond. And while the idea of a James
Bond universe television show sounds wonderful, Bond is co-owned by people who have decision
making power over that content. So it's going to take time
to develop anything related to Bond into a series. MGM has been heavily focused
on movies like Creed III, Tomb Raider 2, RoboCop
Returns, a Pink Pather Reboot and Legally Blonde 3. But those are all movies
and Amazon is going to be looking to launch
more series to keep pace and pull ahead of Netflix. Amazon is going to be looking
at properties like Fargo, Vikings, The Handmaid's Tale, Twilight Zone and Yes Stargate. With Fargo, series creator
Noah Hawley said season 5 is coming but he's not in a place where he's writing that yet. Fargo is something Amazon should continue but they aren't even
thinking about season 5 yet. This makes Stargate the obvious choice to be the first MGM property
to make a new series for. Brad Wright's new Stargate
series as confirmed by Mallozi will be a new show set within the established Stargate Universe that would appeal to new fans but also reward long-suffering fans with guest appearances,
cameos, Easter eggs and the answer to many
of our burning questions from the first three
series of the franchise. It is expected that
the story will take off after Stargate Atlantis. Mallozi also confirmed that a new series would answer the question of what happened to the Destiny Crew
from Stargate Universe. Amazon will not be able to
pass up on green lighting this fully-fleshed out series that will have fans lining
up to subscribe to Prime in order to watch it. So Amazon, if you are
watching, we're ready. And more than two million Stargate fans who have been waiting more
than a decade are ready. It's time to dial the gate. The Stargate stars are aligned, the right people are in place and stories are ready to be made. The next move is yours Are you excited to have the fourth series in the Stargate Franchise
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"Has no loose ends"... did you watch Atlantis or universe?
No loose ends? Am I remembering Atlantis and Universe wrong??
No loose ends meaning no one else has control of the property unlike Fargo and Handmaids tale.
"...No loose ends..." You never watched Stargate Atlantis or Universe, did you?
I guess I wasn't clear since a lot of people are saying this. I meant loose ends that would stop Amazon from making stargate, unlike handmaid tale and Fargo which are under contract still.
I guess I wasn't clear since a lot of people are saying this. I meant loose ends that would stop Amazon from making stargate, unlike handmaid tale and Fargo which are under contract still.
It's not mentioned in this video, but Handmaid's tale is locked up by Hulu right now. It does seem that Stargate should be the number 1 MGM property to make now for Amazon.