The other night, we continued our tour of varying Japanese cuisines by hitting Hirosaku in Shimbashi. It’s a family-owned and operated restaurant focusing on traditional dishes and high quality ingredients.
“Is this a typical Japanese meal?”Ivon asked at one point.
“Yes,”my friend Jon replied – “for very wealthy Japanese families.”
“This is how they ate in olden times,”I added.
“Yes,”Jon agreed – “if they were very wealthy families.”
VERY wealthy. But I get ahead of myself.
Armed with a map provided for us by our hotel concierge, we headed out on foot and promptly got lost looking for the restaurant. We asked a helpful policeman, then wound our way around the neighborhood, stopping at the same spot to ask the policeman directions, then wound our way around to spot the same policeman awaiting our return. Eventually, we asked some guy in an alleyway either stocking a store (or looting it) who was more than happy to direct us to a street we’d already covered twice – only to succeed in locating Hirosaku the third time.
Once inside, we were greeted by Mrs. Watanabe (who apparently remembered me from my last visit – Ohishashiburi desu ne?), and my friend and fellow foodie blogger Jon who calls Tokyo home ( http://iitokorone.blogspot.com/ – Can’t wait to read the write-up on this one).
We took off our shoes (It’s customary to hold a customer’s shoes hostage until the bill has been paid) and were then directed up the steepest staircase I’ve ever hazarded –
– and seated in a private room –
We chatted, drank some sake, and enjoyed a very nice meal…
Our meal concluded, we braved the steep staircase to reach the main floor and reclaim our shoes. When we were presented with the bill, I did a double-take, not sure I was reading it correctly. Unfortunately for me, there was no linguistic divide here. They were universal numbers, not letters. Specifically, 107 000 yen. By far our priciest meal yet. In fact, I’d say probably my priciest meal in Tokyo ever.
We paid and headed out. As we left, the family and staff gathered to see us off.
We walked and chatted amongst ourselves. About halfway down the street, I glanced back – and they were still standing outside, waving. I waved back and continued on my way. About a minute later, I glanced back. They were still standing/waving. We eventually too a corner – but not before I turned and gave them one final wave. Even though it’s unlikely, I like to think that they’re still out there, gazing happily down that empty street, waving.
After dinner, we followed Jon through a series of alleys to a sake bar located in another alley. It’s affable host recognized Jon immediately and welcomed him back for his second only visit to his establishment.
We were seated next to a table of four Japanese businessmen who had apparently been there a while. One sat slumped in his chair, face down on the table, for the length of our entire one hour stay in the bar. Another stumbled over at one point and attempted to recommend some sake but, sadly, proved too inchorent to be of any help.
Eventually, we let Hideyuki decide for us. His selections –
All great.
After a few drinks, we wound our way back through the streets of Shimbashi, dodging the gals on every street side and corner offering “massages”. If I was guaranteed I’d get an actual massage, I would have happily taken them up on their offers. My feet were killing me!
The next day, we enjoyed a late sleep, then met up with my friend Moro-san (of Pierre Marcolini fame) for an unagi lunch at Nodaiwa (located, interestingly enough, right next door to Birdland in the basement of the Tsukamotosozan Building). We all had the special Christmas set –
It was a simple meal but one of my favorites so far. Perfection. I’ll definitely try to squeeze in a return visit before I leave, possibly to try some of Nodaiwa’s special wild eel (they’re one of the few places to serve it).
After lunch, we took Moro-san up on her offer to take us to Tokyo Tower in Shiba. It was an interesting yet altogether terrifying experience.
A looooong way up. The glass elevator ride up to the observation platform was one of the most hair-raising experiences of my life. The second we cleared the enclosure and were permitted a clear view of the rapidly receding ground below, I instantly regretted my decision to go. Am I afraid of heights? No, of course not. It’s not like Ivon’s fear of small elevators and insects. Afraid isn’t the right word. It’s more of a medical condition that severely limits the strength in my knees once I rise past a certain height. Anyway, the symptoms of my condition kicked in almost instantly. I had to avert my gaze and assure myself that I would head right back down – and I would have if nor for the fact that, when the elevator doors slid open, the expanse of the observation deck looked a lot more solid and comforting than the prospect of an equally hair-rising elevator ride back down.
After walking the observation deck (hugging the far wall), it was time to head up to the SPECIAL observation deck at the top of the tower, about twice as high as the one I was standing on. We headed up the stairs and, as we awaited the elevator to whisk us up, panic set in. Well, not panic, really. That medical condition I was talking about. My palms were perspiring. My heart was hammering. I felt as if I’d downed six successive vodka shots. And when the doors to that tiny elevator slid open to welcome us in – I bailed.
Sorry. Couldn’t do it. Ivon and Moro-san headed up for what was, by all accounts, an even more terrifying ride up to the next level, punctuated by a soul-shaking rattle that elicited an audible gasp from Moro-san.
Eventually, they made their way down and Ivon took the opportunity to check out the crazy lookdown windows –
Afterwards, we finally headed downstairs where we took in one of the worst wax museums I’ve ever visited – which was rivaled by one of the worst haunted houses I’ve ever walked through (which included one of the worst 3D spectacles I’ve ever witnessed).
We concluded our visit with sub-par sundaes from a place called Cafe Motherfarm.
Today’s entry is dedicated to blog regular Das. Speedy recovery! Don’t make me come out there and get you!
Looks like you had a great day once more. I like seeing all the sights and food of Tokyo through expert eyes. Thanks for sharing.
I know that medical condition, Joe. I experienced the same sensation when I was at Disney where they had a terrifying ride. My friends described it as a dark place where they had things that would go off that made you feel like things were crawling all over you. I forget the name of it. I was going to be brave and push past that fear, but I had a panic attack at the thought of being groped in the dark by things unforeseen at Disney no less. I made a quick exit and told my friends I’d see them on the other side.
I can tolerate heights in a closed environment. I’m terrified of open heights. I did fine though at the Space Needle in Seattle and on several lighthouses walking on the outside of them. I’m thinking more like a skydiving or bungee jumping open height. I’m fine in a plane, in a building, etc. I did feel this panic-like feeling though on the Capilano Suspension Bridge in Vancouver. I was so proud of myself for getting across it with some idiots deciding they were going to sway the bridge. Did horrible things for my vertigo. Then when I found out that the only way out was to go back across the bridge…just like you on that elevator.
Love the 3-D glasses. Thanks for letting someone else take a few pictures of you for a change.
Loved the Maguro! Man, I’m hungry for sushi!
And are you sure that one was Ringo? He kinda looked like Paul to me…or maybe Davey Jones? Come to think of it they look like the Monkeys to me. Or maybe Davey’s the one on the right…hmmm.
That dinner bill was unbelievable! And I share your feelings about Tokyo tower. We skipped the super high viewing platform. I had a hard enough time dealing with the windows in the floor!
The unagi look delicious!
Soba water. The way I understand it, when you finish your noodles you scrape whatever is left of your wasabi and onions into the dregs of the broth, then pour in the hot soba water and drink it like tea. My friend Sueko thinks it’s the best part of eating soba.
Thanks for another fun read!
“hey PBMom!!!!”
I think that was more like a Mannequin Museum. Pretty pathetic figures. No way is that the Beatles! Ivon looks more like a Beatle than those figures do. And the “bunch of crap from somebody’s basement!” made me laugh so hard!
I’m still in shock that Ivon can just walk in a store, grab a pair of glasses off the shelf and start wearing them. I’m so blind my glasses have to be special made and cost a fortune. Ivon looks really cute in his glasses. He looks like he is really enjoying himself. Either that, or he is always really drunk.
Keep those pictures of YOU and Ivon coming.
@ DAS –you got sick from putting orange juice in your coffee?? Hope you feel better soon. Make Joe come out there and get you! (After all, you are his favorite.) 🙂
Aw, you all look so cute in your new glasses.
I agree with the up too darn high thing, whoa. Now you never have to go to that place ever again.
That is so not the Julia Roberts I remember. bad wax job. Are you all ready to come back home yet? More adventures planned? Thanks for sharing your food, your day and your friends with us. It has been great fun for me so far. Enjoy!
Hey Joe, if you see something Godzilla-related, snap a pic for this kaiju fan! Thanks 😀
Hey Joe,
The food…is..well…very interesting. I think I much prefer seeing your GREAT pictures and reading your blog…than it would be to touching MOST of that food with a ten-foot-pole.
I keep shaking my head..I don’t remember last year being THIS interesting. hmmmm Probably me that has changed and NOT the food.
I LOVE your journeys…it is all fun and VERY educational.
Best to you Joe,
Always,
Cheryl 🙂
P.S. You are certainly NOT alone in the “fear” of heights department. Add air sickness to what you experienced and THAT would be ME. hehehehe ugh
I sincerely hope that meal was worth it. Even splitting it three ways (I really hope that was the total for all three of you because for one person, that’s more than insane — which it kinda already was), it still would be me do a double take and wince.
Hey hey, thanks for the link! The purple buds were shiso flowers, you’re right that the white fish was snapper, the sake place is Ishii いし井, and New Tokyo Tower is already taller than the old one. And more menacing.
See you next year if not sooner!
Hirosaku sounded awesome but a bit freaky how the staff watched you go like that. I reckon you were over charged or fed the dangerous cut of fugu; they were watching on either to see if one of you fell to the floor, clutching an achey belly or if you’d come back and query the bill. Course, it might have just been politeness -knowing the Japanese it was probably that…
Thanks for today’s entry. Good to see you are really in Tokyo. 🙂
Holy Crap! I choked on my chocolate cake and almost had a heart attack after converting your bill!
I like heights. Not because I can stand them, but to see how high up I can bully myself into going. Get a terrific rush when I can overcome the condition… but just imagine standing there and then having someone come up behind you and pushing you.
I second what Lexxye said, “Holy Crap”.
You guys look so handsome in the picture above!
Das: I hope your feel better today. We miss ya!
That little restaurant looked cozy. Except for the fish liver…the food looks good. That scorpion fish looked yummy. The eel on rice looks absolutely delicious! 🙂 Love soba….yumm. But…don’t think I would eat the starchy remnants. 😛 Sushi looks yummy.
That Eiffel Tower of Tokyo looks really cool…and a lot of fun. LOL! Joe, you look cute with 3D glasses.
Joe,
I think the family @ Hirosaku kept waving because you dropped over $1,200.00 on an (arguably) $200.00 meal. I’d wave a lot too if I were them. =)
Good thoughts to Jelly and Das! Get better girls!
@das – no internet? I hope you get better soon (and get some internet soon). What kind of hospital has no internet?
@Joe – My brother-in-law went to a lunch for 4 in Japan that cost the equivalent of $10,000 dollars.
Nothin’ quite like Tokyo sticker shock; that 107 k yen dinner takes the cake though. The dinner looked beautiful and delicious, and very traditional even if it was an arm and a leg (and a mortgage).
Pretty sure they took the wax body of say Darryl Hannah and said “hey, we can make more money dressing this gal up as Julia Roberts!” I’m pretty sure half of those Beatles are really left over Osmonds. Loved the junk drawer museum.
That traditional meal looked delicious, start to finish. But 1270 canadian dollars worth? Not so much. But that eel dish had me drooling. I could live on that one dish for a year. (well, the same dish over and over; I may be overweight but I don’t have that much flab to spare). Giggled at the sake bar experience. I see things haven’t changed much in four or so decades. Work hard, play harder..
A pity you couldn’t bring yourself to make the rest of the trip up the tower. But better conceed your limitations than suffer the humiliation of being rescued and hauled to a hospital after almost stroking out. Personally, I’d love to throw a line off the top and try a rappel. I’ve a healthy respect for heights, but it’s confined spaces that give me the symptoms you suffer. To each his achilles heel.
Thanks for sharing and keeping your posts so detailed and long. Snowing here in Virginia, and the neighborhood stray has finally decided to trade in frozen freedom for a warm place to bed and acclimation to human company. Now, to get her and my K’Tesh to actually be friends…
Wow, Joe, I cannot believe you guys dropped that much money on a meal. But if you have the money to do it, who am i to complain. It looked great though! glad you guys enjoyed it. I’m sure Ivon is left wondering if the meal was worth the price, lol. Dont blame you for bailing, as much as i would tell myself theres no way i’d die, it still looked very scary! Love all the pics of the food and sight seeing your doing!
I have never really thought much about traveling to Tokyo until reading about your adventures there — now I hope I can get there someday! Here’s a fun little article about shirako I found — I would try it 🙂
And here’s the link to the article that I forgot to attach..
http://nymag.com/restaurants/features/25585/
“107 000 yen”
Dude. According to the currency converter, that’s… a lot of money. That’s more per person than my friends and I managed to spend at Morimoto in NYC, even with cocktails, appetizers, and a monstrous bottle of the house sake. Sounds like it was well worth it, though. 🙂
I look forward to reading about your trip each year with a mixture of glee and envy. You always have such grand adventures that make me crave ramen and sushi the likes of which are pretty close to impossible to find in Boston.
While I’m mostly okay with heights, it was a little scary being on the (exterior) top of the dome at Il Duomo in Florence on the windy day we happened to make the climb. The view was magnificent, though, so the scary and tiring parts were easier to justify.
@Shiny: My thoughts exactly…Darryl Hannah.
THAT Eiffel Tower has nothing on the height of the Stratosphere in Vegas where the glass panes angle out so you can look straight down…freeky!
The conversion table I used showed your meal being way over 1200. Either way…(with all due respect) not how I would have spent that money. But then I’m happy with a plate of good spaghetti 😉
$1278.79 for ONE MEAL…. I love ya you know I do but I think your NUTS!! LOL….. yikes.. But glad your having fun!
Hmmmm. I think I agree with Ivon on needing a salad. I also think he needs to be a bit wary as Joe looks to be plotting against the man in that one pic! (This even AFTER the cod tempura)
I’m hoping that wax museum was free. I mean just…WOW.
Also kudos to Joe for even getting halfway up that tower with the way he reacts to heights! You should see this pic of me laying down on a ledge at the Cliffs of Moher in Ireland trying to get a pic of the cliff wall, ocean/rocks, & a small cave that I’m sure was used for piracy and/or smuggling! 😀
das update I’m not going to get by today or tonight but called with everyone’s comments. It cheers her up. 🙂 She’s actually getting real food today so is quite a bit happier. Today is technically her 3rd day but they said they’re going to keep her 1 more night. She’s saying this is the best vacation she’s ever had & her blood pressure has never been lower. (Amazing considering the end of the last Pendergast book nearly threw her into a fit & the start of the next one isn’t helping.)
BTW. The hospital DOES have internet, but the laptop that das has is having “technical difficulties”. 😉 It’s a PC.
Joe you are such a wuss. I would have loved Tokyo Tower!! When I was in Vegas we took a tour out to the Grand Canyon on some indian reserve which had no fence. We got to sit on the cliff and get pictures with our feet hanging off the edge.
Hey Joe,
Just heard the news about Syfy not picking up SGU for an additional season. Super bummed about it, but I’m looking forward to seeing how your future projects pan out! I hope you keep the blog going, even if it’s not daily!
-J. Chris
Hey Joe – With Syfy cancelling SGU, ( http://twitter.com/Syfy/status/15504225714831360 )any idea yet on MGM’s plan moving forward? Any chance they shop it to another network or consider a non-traditional distribution method like releasing it on iTunes first and airing it afterwards, or even direct to syndication?
I’m hoping MGM has something in mind because I think SGU got jobbed when they moved it to Tuesdays to air against NCIS:LA and Dancing with the Stars.
Stargate Universe is dead. This really sucks! But then from Joe’s message before leaving for Japan, I’m not really surprised.
Nothing left to watch on Syfy now.
Wtf i just read SGU is cancelled. You guys gotta dump Syfy i hate them, they never respected Stargate even back when SG-1 was the only thing keeping them alive. I really hope another channel picks you guys up, there is now officially no good scifi show on tv.
I just read the news about SGU. CRAP! That sucks. I feel bad for all the folks that have worked so long and hard to make that show the best sci-fi program (and arguably the best show period) on TV.
Well, I think I’ll go somewhere and sulk now.
Woooow, that price is crazy! And yet still you call it cheap.. O_O
But oh well. If not for vacation than for what else, right?
Anyways, great to see you enjoy your trip. The food looks always great, even although I’m not a fish-fan or anything coming from the sea, ha, ha.
But I’d definitely try it out!
Continue to have a great trip!
Hi Joe:
I agree with everyone – $1,280.79 CAD is an outrageous amount of money to pay for a meal. With those four people serving you, they each just made $320.00 a piece. Were there other diners?
Great to see photos of you as well as your dinner companions.
Patricia
Joe,
I’m so sorry to hear about the #SGU cancellation. The cast and crew worked hard and over long hours to produce a fantastic series. I really wanted to see where you were going with it.
I’m angry and sad at the timing and that apparently the cast and crew weren’t notified of the cancellation before SyFy tweeted it.
A massive hug to you and Ivon. I wish I could do more than say thanks. You guys are so important in my life and I appreciate the time you give me.
I’ll follow whatever you’re working on (it goes without saying but I thought I’d say it anyway)
LOVE, CHEV
NNNOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
Just heard the news.
Worst Christmas present ever!
Joe, hoping you and the team have some other options to get the show onto another channel somewhere. I believe it had great ratings in Canada but I’m sure that won’t be a big enough market to cover the costs of production.
Any other options? Does the Syfy (argh, hate even typing the name now!) contract even allow you to market elsewhere?
SGU Cancelled.
http://www.deadline.com/2010/12/syfy-cancels-stargate-universe/
Happy Christmas everybody!
Sorry to hear about SGU…
GAHHH!!!!!!! SyFy is cancelling SGU. How incredibly unfortunate.
Joe, any other possibilities? Taking the franchise to another channel? I heard Starz as a potential new home for SGU.
Worst case, could you tell us how it was supposed to go for the next 3 seasons?
It’s been a good run, and I’ve enjoyed every minute of it…
Connor P
Wow, I really want to visit Tokyo now.
I’m sad to hear SGU was cancelled.. Damn this sucks. I hope this doesn’t hinder the decision for the new movies.
No day out for Joe, tomorrow. He’s got 50,000 comments to sift through!
Have you heard the news? It’s all over. Thankfully, SG-1 and SGA universe will continue in the novels and fanfic. Life goes on. Thank you & goodbye.
Hi Mr M!
I presume there are a million comments awaiting approval for you, so I’ll keep it short.
I am very very disappointed to hear SGU is cancelled. Though a slow burn, I really got into it this Season. I am so annoyed that this story was not allowed full time to accurately express itself.
My thanks and deep gratitude to all at The Bridge for SGU.
Paul (AKA Shirt’n’Tie)
Hi Mr. Mallozzi,
sorry for SyFy’s just-announced decision.
What happens to the unfinished story? I know, you and your fellow writers already have a fully developed ending for the main plot, but how are you going to release it into the world?
Kinda hard to tell which scenario is less unlikely, a DVD wrap-up or a short Miniseries…
that does look like a bunch of crap from someone’s basement. or closet or attic or the crap that accumulates in the car
*SIGH* Stargate Universe has been canceled…. 🙁
http://blastr.com/2010/12/stargate-universe-not-bei.php
So, Joe, what will you be working on now that SGU is cancelled?
I just got home and heard the news via Twitter that SGU has been cancelled. This absolutely sucks all of the joy I had during this Christmas season out. Very unclassy how everyone found out, too (the cast/crew), via Twitter.
Joe — can’t the show be shopped to another network. Can we do a massive “Save SGU” campaign to perhaps Showtime? Let it end up where it all began?
Devastating news. I can only imagine what all of you are feeling.
Joe! You guys had better start eating at the LESS expensive places and SAVING your Yens as I just read that SGU has been Cancelled…?
Sorry Dude!
http://www.gateworld.net/news/2010/12/syfy-cancels-stargate-universe-after-two-seasons/
I cant believe this….
know what a knife in the gut feels like for us all, and from us all SORRY.
I absolutely loved the show, and my thoughts goes out to all crew and cast for making another fantastic show.
14 YEARS MR WRIGHT- Well Done
MR Mallozzi- some fantastic writing, had pretty much all the greats that Binder,Cooper and Gero
ENJOY TOKYO!!! Start a show there instead doing animie!
STARGATE UNIVERSE CANCELED…
wrong so wrong!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MR Mallozzi- some fantastic writing, had pretty much all the greats that Binder,Cooper and Gero didn’t… simply because they were each working on their own “Greats”
Syfy Will End SGU After Two Seasons
http://stargate-sg1-solutions.com/blog/2010/12/syfy-will-end-sgu-after-two-seasons/
I would ask for something for my birthday tomorrow, but I’m just too pissed after hearing that SGU has been canceled!
I do hope you enjoy the rest of your trip, it’s NOT your fault.
*Sushi, rather. Stupid iPhone.
Joe!
Stop reading these comments and call Brad Wright right now(if he hasn’t called you already).
It’s probably better you hear what’s happened from him than from someone here.
BYE
Sorry to hear about SGU dude. I’ll miss my Stargate fix 🙁
Okay …
1273.35 american dollars…
Well, I once had a glass of wine from a bottle that cost $1500. I couldn’t believe the stupidity of the people who paid that. At least you got actual food, but wow. Wow. Did I mention WOW? Aren’t there prices on the menu? Wow. They’d have had to keep my shoes. 🙂
GO Jelly. GO Das. GO away heights. Still gonna be here.
DD
I just heard that SGU GOT CANCELLED!
*Cries*
Q. What plans have you got for the future of the SG Franchise? Will you wrap up SGU’s story with movies like that of *Planned*SGA-SG1?
Hi joe.
I just read the news that sgu was canceled, its a sad day for quality television
I hope that you guys know that although sometimes critical we all loved sgu and the great stories it brought us
So sad to hear about SGU Joe. I thought you all were doing a great job and will miss it. I sent an email to syfy voicing my displeasure, but I doubt they care. I wish you and the cast and crew all the best, and would like to thank you all for working so hard to put out such a great show. Syfy will not longer be getting any of my business except to watch the remaining SGU episodes.
Oy. I’m sure you’ve heard the news. That sucks so, so, so bad. I can only hope you guys will get a chance to wrap up the story in a miniseries or straight-to-dvd movie?
Also, would this make MGM more like to push the other two movies forward on their agenda, not in terms of freed-up cash, but just so that SOMETHING Stargate-related is happening?
Hi Joe,
It’s a sad, sad, sad day. When I think of a tv season with no Stargate….
For the record, I think you guys are amazing. I think you got a raw deal from SyFy. I think TV will be a poorer medium for the loss of this outstanding show.
Thank you…and Carl and Brad and Rob and everyone else who gave us such complex and meaningful characters and stories. And thank you to the outstanding actors who took those words and brought them to life. And thank you to all the directors and the crew who have worked so hard to bring us not only SGU but SGA and SG1 for so many years.
I won’t lie. I’m gutted tonight because of this. I know. It’s “just a tv show”. But it’s a show that’s played an important part in my life for several years and the thought that it won’t be there any more….
*sigh*
I’m sure others are also asking if you’ll be working on a movie to tie up the story. I hope so. And I hope that perhaps the SGA and SG-1 movies might not be lost either, although I fear they are.
Anyway. I’m sad. And mad. And in mourning. As are many, I wager.
As always, Thanks, Joe, for letting me vent here. I’m so terribly sorry about this news.
SBS
SGU has been cancelled. In my opinion, the best way to save the show is for Syfy to sell it to CTV/SPACE, they get big ratings there, and properly advertise the show etc. Even if it isn’t shown in the US I could still watch the DVD’s or soemthing!
What do you think?
OMG I just saw the get well wishes for Das in the comments…how did I miss the dedication and news yesterday? Oh yeah distracted by the photos and suggestive video.
GET WELL DAS!!!
Love Chev
Hi Joe,
There’s a webpage at “tv.ign.com” that says SGU has been cancelled. (Link below.) Is this true?
http://tv.ign.com/articles/114/1140558p1.html
:'(
P.S. –
Another webpage “tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com” has a similar article mentioning SGU cancellation:
http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/12/16/stargate-universe-canceled/75799
:'( Noooooooo!!! :'(
Please confirm if this is true/false or still officially unknown.
I just read at Gateworld.net that SGU was tashed. What now?
Wow, that’s one expensive meal, conversion rate puts it around 1280$ CAD, I get less than that to live on for a month!
And sorry to hear that SG:U was canceled, must be a bummer in the middle of your vacation.
P.P.S. –
If it’s true that SGU has been cancelled, then, please, please:
Please create another Stargate television series.
Does anybody on SGU’s production team – or anyone at all in the movie/television business – have any plans for another Stargate television series?
Thanks!
Hi Joe,
Just want to say how gutted I am about SGU. I can only imagine how you guys must be feeling, especially as it feels like it’s happened very quickly, to say the least. It’s been such a good show, and I genuinely hope we get to see it again in some form or another. You guys, all of you, are amazing, and I wish you all the best of luck with whatever you go on to do.
Christina
P.P.P.S. –
Have you heard anything from the studios on the status of MGM and/or any possible word on MGM’s plans for the future of Stargate?
Do you know if anyone has any plans on bringing Stargate to the movie theaters again?
Thank you for your time. This is really sad news about SGU. 🙁
If it doesn’t have squabbling teens/vampires/collagen injected lips/boob jobs and bad acting then it’s yesterday’s news..
Just so unfair.
I love SGU..
SYFY can get nicked as far I am concerned.
Joe please ensure you send an email to Syfy telling them that by cancelling SGU, they have lost all credibility and I, and many others, are now uninterested in their other shows and will publically boycott the entire channel.
…another article on the SGU news from “hollywoodreporter.com”. 🙁
A certain part of the Stargate-loving community is saying, “SAY IT ISN’T SO!” But it seems that it is, without a doubt… official. This is a total bummer! Stargate Universe is a great show.
Offer Comcast some money to break that “if we don’t have you, no one else can” clause. Don’t bother until GE’s out of the equation.
And so one of the greatest Scifi show in history ends…
Are there any plans to try to convince SyFy to let the show move if another network agrees? (I’ve thought AMC would be the best network to take it on since the ratings started falling)
I was going to wait until you did another blog entry, but after seeing all the comments, I had to add in mine. Tonight, two nights before my older son’s birthday, I am devastated. SGU was one of the few programs I watch on tv that I considered to be interesting and of high quality. Please express my best wishes to the cast and crew for an amazing two seasons, and I hope everyone involved with the show goes on to bigger and better things. Much love to all at the Bridge!!!!
Joe I am truly sorry to hear about the cancellation. That really bites. I am not even sure what to say. So I will just say I am disappointed in the direction syfy chose to go. Many thanks to everyone involved in the production of the show, and what a tremendous job they did. best wishes to all.
Okay, one more question from me (you’re getting tons of questions! …thank you very much, in advance, for at least looking them over)…
A couple/few weeks ago I asked the following and you responded…
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Sean D. writes: “If, god forbid, the network doesn’t renew the show, might the producers try to get the show another season via another network?”
Answer: Hopefully such a scenario won’t even enter the equation and, two months from now, we’ll be collaborating with our friends at SyFy on bring you SGU’s third season.
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So, knowing what we now know, here’s that question renewed:
Knowing that the network has not renewed the show, might the producers try to get the show another season via another network?
I was with you on the hoping that such a scenario wouldn’t even enter the equation. I am now hoping that the producers can collaborate with another network on bringing us SGU’s third season.
Thank you again for your time, it’s greatly appreciated!
Sean D.
I am selfishly sad, I have so enjoyed watching SGU, as well as SG1 and Atlantis over the years…but your trip sounds amazing, and am so glad Jelly is on the mend 🙂
For crying out loud
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Sean D. I wouldn’t hold my breathe on another network picking the series up, this was apparently the most expensive of the Stargate shows, and if another great recently canceled show like Terriers couldn’t be saved by another network SGU’s chances are just as small.
I’m sad to see that SGU got cancelled on SyFy. It’s the only show I look forward to every week. I really hope you can get a few DVD movies to wrap it up or get another network to pick it up.