brad wright says SGA fans hurt SGU

[archersangel]

as seen on many a LJ & DW journal; the article is here

Perhaps a more seedy, and disappointing aspect of the hits to Universe’s popularity, though, is the fanbase itself. “I don’t think if we for any reason go away, it is an issue necessarily of the quality of the product that we’ve been making,” said executive producer and co-creator Brad Wright. “I think getting moved on the schedule has hurt us. And the fact that some of the fans that liked SG-1 and Atlantis were so angry that they have deliberately hurt us, which is unfortunate.”

Indeed, log on to any message board, and the vociferous level of criticism directed towards Universe for its supposed role in the demise of Stargate Atlantis is obvious, as is the recent, unpleasant schadenfreude in its ratings descent. Websites have even been set up purely for opposition to the show, which seems like a curious move for people who are supposedly avowed fans of the franchise. Simplistic descriptors such as Stargate In Name Only abound, and the feeling of engendered ill wishes can be nauseating.

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[juliet316]

This reminds me of when Farscape was initally cancelled with the announcement close behind of the neo!BSG mini - series and the regular series airing in it's time slot. A lot of Scapers vowed to both not watch BSG and try to make sure the show got cancelled. Eventually the vitrole simmered down (Probably helped that the Peacekeeper Wars got green - lit to be made) and obviously we know what how things with BSG went.

However it seems that SGA fans may very well succeed in their venture to get SGU canned.