JAMES SPADER - SCI-FI CHANNEL BOSSES CLOSE STARGATE

SCI-FI CHANNEL BOSSES CLOSE STARGATE

Cult science fiction series STARGATE SG-1 is on the verge of closing at the end of its current 10th season. Bosses at America's Sci Fi Channel have chosen not to order further episodes of the show, the longest-running science-fiction series on US TV. The Stargate SG-1 series is based on the 1994 time-travel movie starring JAMES SPADER and KURT RUSSELL. Its 200th episode aired last week (18AUG06). The series' ratings have been in decline since long-running lead RICHARD DEAN ANDERSON quit the show last year (05), but it still boasts a strong fan base, with several conventions staged globally every year. Producers are refusing to let the show die completely - they're hoping to air a new season on a different cable network.