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" The budget on cable television is dramatically less than network television. "
Dean Devlin
Television
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" There was no studio involved when we made 'Stargate.' It was financed through Le Studio Canal+ in France and, after the film was finished, it was sold to MGM. When the film was a success, MGM decided to do a television series based on the movie. "
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