It seems that the Stargate franchise is coming to an end as Syfy has cancelled SGU.
I am not as sad as when they cancelled SG-1 but, still, this show was really, really coming into its own this season and now we will be cut off, likely with a cliffhanger, with all of these dangling plot lines. I know that some folks were put off by the darker tone but I really think most of the problem came from that move to Tuesday nights.
Still, I owe a great deal to Stargate, aside from the 12 or 13 years that I have watched and loved a show that had the Best. Prop. Ever.
It was the very first fandom I ever became involved in and, wow, was that ever fun. I met a great bunch of people online, some of whom I remain friends with to this day. Because of Stargate, I was bitten by the travel bug as I ventured forth to Vancouver for Gatecon, my first ever scifi convention, my first trip out of the country, and my first meeting of those kindred spirits I met online. I had so much fun that I did it again the following year, even managing to snag a set tour in the process.
I really don't think I'd be as computer savvy as I am if it hadn't been for Stargate, though that isn't saying much. I didn't come into the show from the beginning (No showtime, you see) and I remember searching for and downloading these horrific 20MB episodes from websites that would constantly be shut down. I mean, really, the quality was crap and if we were desperate enough to download crap, don't you think we would watch it in syndication eventually? Either megaupload did not exist or I was totally unaware of it. Later, I learned about torrent but I could never, ever get that to work right. I eventually got sucked into making fanvids and spent many a happily obsessed hour trying to get the timing just right. Of course, I had to learn how to make a website where I could house all these vids, even though the site is no longer available. I still watch these vids when I am feeling nostalgic.
Certainly vid making has come a long way since I dabbled with basic, old movie maker (And I apologize) but here is the only vid I have left online. It has a great many clips of my favorite team EVER along with that wonderful, bestest prop. Yep, nostalgic and misty eyed.
Because of Stargate, I discovered fanfiction, to which I am still completely addicted to. And it really hasn't been that long since I moved on from SG-1 fanfic to my latest fandom addiction.
So, yeah, I am sad to see an end to something that I loved and that brought me so many great friends, even friends from new fandoms because, really, Stargate started it all.