NUMBER 2: REACH A NEW AUDIENCE.
Of course we love the casts of Stargate SG-1 and Atlantis and the tremendous talent that they bring to the franchise. We don’t ever want that to go away. But the franchise has been around for a long time, and TV viewers have already been exposed to Stargate and decided whether or not they are going to watch it. Making Stargate Universe different enough that it will appeal to a brand new set of viewers is exactly what the franchise needs.
Simply put: If the third series doesn’t grab new viewers, the franchise’s future will be limited and finite. Hold-over viewers from the first two series, loyal as we are, will simply continue to age and lose interest. Universe can reach a new set of viewers (and appeal to those who may have wandered away from Stargate) by appealing to a slightly younger demographic.
Now we’re not talking about Stargate Squarepants or Stargate: The O.C. here. We don’t want a live-action version of Stargate Infinity, and we don’t want “who slept with who” teen angst while the new single from Time Warner’s new up-and-comer croons in the background. But certainly that’s not what Universe will be; that’s not who the show’s creators, Brad Wright and Robert Cooper, are.
Aiming for a “younger audience” probably means cast members in their 20s and 30s (rather than 30s and 40s), and trying to bring the average viewer age from around 47 (which is what Atlantis‘s average demo is believed to be) to perhaps the early 40s. That doesn’t mean that the show will be written with teens in mind, or that the producers have no interest in viewers over 45 or under 20. Remember, we’re talking about gross audience averages here.
It may not be everyone’s cup of tea (Stargate‘s current audience does lean into the older demographics). But it is good for the future of Stargate.
NEXT: Character Drama
How is more character drama going to make it better? Viewers defiantly the younger viewers don’t wont drama
The whole thing should be based around Sci-Fi mythology that was the one cool thing about Stargate SG1 that made me watch it, I loved hearing about how everything is connected.
Stargate SG1 and Alantis had the right amount of drama, it wasn’t all action, it doesn’t have an expense. If you have to much drama it look unrealistic and cheesy. Yeah character are why people fall in love with a story and the character in SG1 and Alantis were perfect. The show made seem real unlike in other show of Sci-Fi and what seems to be the new show Stargate Universe there is so much drama that it doesn’t seem real, what kind of military officer would be crying or showing to much emotion in the middle of a mission?… Read more »
SG Universe sounds like a fascinating way of exploring how the Ancients developed the Gate system and expanded into the universe. I am interested in seeing what other adventures are in these other galaxies. I agree with composer01 in regards to linking the new show to the Sci-Fi mythology then expanding upon it. My concern is that the current characters listed are cringe-worthy and stretch the imagination way beyond the realm of science fiction as to how certain of these characters would be on a super-secret military base. When I initially read about the characters for SG Atlantis, I wanted… Read more »
“Hold-over viewers from the first two series, loyal as we are, will simply continue to age and lose interest.”
That explains it then! That attitude tells me that I’m not important to the producers of this show, which is why I have now given up. I gave it a few episodes to prove itself, but I’m not interested in a soap.
One more of your original fans have just “aged and lost interest” for good. What fools you are.