After Roland Emmerich’s “Stargate” proved a stable hit again in 1994, a TV collection was created to proceed the intergalactic adventures. Relatively than depart followers hanging with a single film, “Stargate SG-1” picked up with the story of the titular crew as they traveled the universe through the Stargate portal, encountering new alien lifeforms and worlds alongside the way in which.
Sadly, when the collection wrapped up, there was nothing to proceed the story in the way in which that “SG-1” had picked up the place the movie left off. “Stargate SG-1” was canceled by the Sci-Fi channel (now SyFy) after 10 seasons again in 2007, and whereas there was the spin-off present “Stargate Atlantis,” and two additional spin-offs that arrived within the years that adopted, the “SG-1” story was very a lot completed.
Ever since, we have heard a lot about what may have been, together with a canceled “Stargate” film that may have introduced the occasions of all of the exhibits collectively. We have additionally heard about a number of the showrunners’ regrets about “SG-1.” Co-creator Brad Wright has a number of issues he would change concerning the collection, together with putting off the symbiotes and firming down the nudity that the present’s authentic community, Showtime, inspired from the soar. Nevertheless it seems Wright has much more regrets concerning the collection, together with a weapon which the co-creator thought was “downright foolish.”
The issue with Zat weapons in Stargate SG-1
Brad Wright, the “Stargate SG-1” co-creator, has regrets over the sci-fi collection, and it appears he is significantly remorseful about Zat weapons. In any other case often called Zat’nik’tel, these Goa’uld power weapons had been utilized by each the Jaffa and Tok’ra. The serpent-like design of a Zat gun seems like a Goa’uld symbiote and permits for a novel operation, whereby activating the weapon causes it to boost up like a snake elevating its head. One shot causes a sufferer unimaginable ache however does not kill them. The second shot kills most victims, although some might survive relying on the species. A 3rd shot can disintegrate the sufferer altogether, and it is this that Wright discovered so egregious.
The co-creator beforehand revealed that he thought Zat weapons had been “simply dumb,” however elaborated on his distaste for the alien firearm in a 2023 piece for The Companion. “Generally, we discovered ourselves lamenting the brand new guidelines we made up,” he admitted. “[Co-creator Jonathan Glassner] realized that the physique depend was alarmingly excessive each time we fought our Goa’uld enemies and so he got here up with a brand new weapon known as a ‘Zat’nik’tel’ or ‘Zat gun’ (a reputation I by no means warmed to).” The gun itself did not appear to hassle Wright all that a lot, however its skills definitely did. He continued:
“It was principally a phaser, besides extra phallic. One shot surprised; a second shot killed. Advantageous. Then sooner or later on set, in an earnest effort to decrease the physique depend of unhealthy guys useless on the studio flooring, he added a 3rd setting. A 3rd shot made the unhealthy man disappear. This was downright foolish to me, and we ultimately stopped doing that, nevertheless it’s within the episode.
“Generally, your personal guidelines chew you within the a**,” he concluded.
