Its so sad...yet so predictable.
I wish that was the case.
Defying Gravity was a short-lived sci-fi series in 2009 (not brilliant, but not bad), with a grand total of 13 episodes. Overmind One's intel sounds correct -
SGA sets were most likely dismantled a long time ago. Maybe someone who's been to the Vancouver SG con (studio tour) last year could confirm..?
My intel says they were not just dismantled, but DESTROYED, Defying Gravity didnt even last a whole year! But there was no surprise there. It was totally soap-fi, complete with love triangles and sappy soapy character interaction...set in space. Like the other failed BSG-modeled shows following the new soap-fi model, it was not well received and failed quickly. Like all of them, the cast was too big, the lack of science was too obvious, and the pace was too slow. I watched part of the first episode and was done.The Wiki on it describes the premise:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defying_Gravity_(TV_series)
The program follows the adventures of eight astronauts on board the international spacecraft Antares, the next ambitious manned space mission after the Mars landing. The lives of the astronauts are being constantly recorded and broadcast back to Earth both as part of an ongoing documentary and as part of mission monitoring. In spite of a libido-suppressing device worn by each crew member, referred to as "HALO" for "Hormone Activated Libido Oppressors", romantic entanglements develop among some crew members.
It seems that some of the SGA sets were appropriated by
Defying Gravity production (once SGA was cancelled).
I'm not sure if this was done to save DG production some dough, or whether they were being "saved" for a possible SGA movie. Although I highly doubt the latter.
Couldn't agree more.
Thirteen episodes were initially ordered and filming began on
January 19, 2009 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, lasting six months.
CGI effects were handled by Stargate Studios, in collaboration with set designer Stephen Geaghan.
SGU premiered on October 3, 2009, and my intel says that the Atlantis sets were mostly struck by that time. All of season 1 of SGU was finished by the end of October 2009, and when the second season for SGU was approved in December of 2009, the rest of what was left of those Atlantis sets in Bridge studios Stage 6 was destroyed to make room for the new bridge and hydroponics bay seen in SGU season 2.
I blame Brad Wright more than Joe Mallozzi - JM is just repeating the bullshit thet BW tells him.
There is no way there will be a 3rd season of SGU, there will be no movie, no miniseries or anything creatively new from the show. The production staff will move on to new jobs (as some already are starting to), the actors will start working on new shows or movies and anyone that still held out hope but has an ounce of intelligence will finally realise the show is gone. What there will be even after all this has happened is lots of rumor mongering from BW in the hope of drumming up ratings for the last episodes of season 2 and DVD sales but eventually even the most die hard squeedrones will stop listening to his prattle.
Hopefully we will never hear from BW again and someone can restore some respect to the franchise. The problem, as I see it, is that he let his ego grow to epic proportions after having years of success but success wasn't enough; he wanted critical acclaim - the only problem is that neither he or the rest of the writers had the necessary talent to create a drama that anyone would want to watch. There is a reason they say fame changes people, most people walking around are closet egomaniacs; they think the world revolves around them, god is watching their every move, they have a purpose, a destiny but unfortunately for BW its all in his mind and he is just another egomaniac that stepped out of the closet.
PRECISELY! You have such a way with words.
In a way it's good that the sets are being redressed and being reused, since I am an avid recycler myself.
With the whole save the planet and all that.
I recycle because Im cheap, and much of the wasteful (but effective) packaging of goods can be used for other things. Im big on keeping spray bottles, since they can be easily refilled, and microwave containers with sealable lids can be reused over and over.
However I do not believe in manmade global warming or that the planet needs saving. When the planet or its environment is significantly thrown out of balance by any single creature (plant, animal, large and small), then the planet will simply wipe them out with plague or increase the equalizing factors (predators, habitat, etc). Man is not grand enough or important enough to put this planet in peril.
I recycle because I am cheap as hell!
Me too!
