Stargate: Atlantis SERIES Finale. Fri.Jan.9.2009.

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(07/05/08 12:42 PM)

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For lack of a non-Atlantis Stargate thread - good news and bad news:

The Good news: Stargate: Continuum goes straight to DVD on July 29, 2008. General Hammond will be making an appearance.

The Bad news: Don S. Davis (General Hammond) died of a heart attack last Sunday.

http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b145293_appreciation_one_of_stargates_finest.html
http://www.gateworld.net/news/2008/06/don_s._davis_1942-2008.shtml

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(07/05/08 1:53 PM)

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It is so sad about Don S. Davis. I was shocked when I read about his passing. He will be missed. The season opener has leached online.

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(07/11/08 9:25 PM)

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My first time seeing Stargate: Atlantis was tonight's season premiere. The Outer Limits themed Doctor Who ep was a nice lead-in.

Since the premiere appears to be a different date north of the border, I'll save comment on the spoilerish stuff right at the end of the episode. Suffice it to say that the premiere satisfyingly brings us to the close of one storyline, and the start of another.

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(07/11/08 11:03 PM)

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*SPOILERS*
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So Michael is dead? Just like that? no final words? Epic battle? ugh.

Either way, I'm so glad they are done chasing Teyla around the universe.

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(07/11/08 11:31 PM)

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I don't think Michael is dead. I think he comes back later in the season. They would never let a character seemingly die a fiery death with absolutely no plausible means of escape and then not devise some outlandish way to assure their safe exit and shocking return later on in the season.

But yeah, it was a good premiere, glad Teyla *finally* had her baby, so hopefully this will reroute the storyline and I'm excited to see where that goes. Also, a huge WTF moment with Ford there at the beginning... So, they brought him back to do ONE 5 second appearance? Does this mean they are going to stop pretending he never existed?

Kind of disappointed in the fact that that new girl (Alicia, I think, or is that the other new girl?) who shot the machine gun in the beginning had a lot less face time than I thought she was going to get. I suppose we will meet her more in coming weeks. Next week looks ok, fun but probably not a plot advancing episode, looks to be another "city in peril and lockdown" eppy. Good fun.

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(07/12/08 12:58 AM)

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Seriously, who is that new girl? I dont follow news or anything, but I could tell she wasn't just some standard extra. She was there in a beginning a lot and then she just disappeared. Is she going to be a new character?

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(07/18/08 8:09 PM)

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Dr. Beckett is BACK!

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(07/21/08 11:39 AM)

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platinumtlc wrote:
Seriously, who is that new girl? I dont follow news or anything, but I could tell she wasn't just some standard extra. She was there in a beginning a lot and then she just disappeared. Is she going to be a new character?

The hawt military chick with the big gun that shot down the ship? I didn't catch her name, but my first thought was that she was the spoiled Captain Alison Porter character. But IMDB has this gal instead:

Leela Savasta

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Captain Alicia Vega

Must be the same character, but with a revamped name.

Pretty, as are her tiny nipples (Google it).

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Double-post (no flood check here?)

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(07/21/08 3:51 PM)

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Yay for Dr. Beckett back!!!

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(07/21/08 10:50 PM)

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Boo for the temporariness...

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(08/22/08 8:02 PM)

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Total bummer....

'Stargate Atlantis' Ending Series Run
Sci Fi's drama will live on as a movie franchise

August 21, 2008

Joe Flanigan of 'Stargate Atlantis'"Stargate Atlantis" will end its run on the Sci Fi Channel early next year. But not really.

The series will air its final regular episode in January, Sci Fi announced Thursday (Aug. 21). At the same time, though, the cable network has ordered a two-hour movie that will premiere on Sci Fi and then be released on DVD soon thereafter. The show's producers are hoping to follow the model of parent series "Stargate SG-1," which has released two successful direct-to-DVD movies since its finale.

"We're excited to tell 'Atlantis' stories on a bigger canvas," series co-creators Robert C. Cooper and Brad Wright say in a statement. "The successes of the two original 'Stargate' movies, 'The Ark of Truth' and 'Continuum,' have shown us the opportunities that the movie format offers. We have plans for both 'SG-1' and 'Atlantis' to remain vital as we expand the franchise."

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Joseph Mallozzi and Paul Mullie, who serve as showrunners on "Stargate Atlantis," will write the still-untitled movie. There's no word yet on the film's storyline or which cast members will be featured.

"Stargate Atlantis" spun off from "SG-1" in 2004 and has been a steady performer for Sci Fi ever since. Its fifth season debuted last month and will wrap up in January after hitting the 100-episode mark.

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(08/22/08 8:08 PM)

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Followed a small bit of hope...

(ed - funny how it describes the cast as young... I remember SG1's 200th (100th?) episode making fun of young casting as a ratings stunt...)

'Stargate' Explores a New 'Universe'
Sci Fi plans to launch the third series in the franchise next summer

Apparently, when Sci Fi closes one "Stargate," it opens another one.

A day after announcing that "Stargate Atlantis" is ending its series run, the cable channel said Friday (Aug. 22) that it's planning to launch the third series in the franchise. "Stargate Universe" will premiere as a two-hour movie next summer and then slide into a regular weekly spot.

"Sci Fi has enjoyed tremendous success with 'Stargate SG-1' and 'Stargate Atlantis,' and we're proud to be the home of the new 'Stargate Universe,'" says Mark Stern, head of original programming at the channel. "'Universe' will continue the 'Stargate' legacy of vibrant storylines and compelling adventures, but will re-invent the format in a whole new way."

'Stargate Atlantis' Ending Series Run
Brad Wright and Robert C. Cooper, who co-created both previous series, will executive produce the new show as well. It will follow a group of explorers who reach a starship called the Destiny, which was launched by the Ancients as part of a never-finished experiment. Once aboard, though, the crew discovers that the ship can't return to Earth, so they're fated to spend their lives there.

The crew also can't control the ship's navigational schedule when it comes within range of Stargate, meaning there's no way to go back if someone gets left behind.

"We plan to keep those elements that have made the franchise a success, such as adventure and humor, while breaking new ground in the relationships between mostly young and desperate explorers, thrust together and far from home," Cooper and Wright say. "Above all, we believe the Stargate itself remains an enduring icon with infinite potential as a jumping-off point for telling stories."

"Atlantis" will end its five seasons as a weekly series in January. The show's world will remain alive through a two-hour movie that will air on Sci Fi and be released on DVD soon thereafter.

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(08/22/08 8:26 PM)

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It sucks to see SGA go. I do think though the last few season they been trying to be like SG1. I knew that the writers didn't want SGA and Universe on at the same time. I would have thought SciFi would have kept the show cause BSG is ending next year. Universe does sound like a bit like BSG.

Sue - Here is the video of SG1's 200th episode making fun of young casting:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwyIMzfzz8o

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(08/23/08 10:04 PM)

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SAVE
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ATLANTIS!!!!!!!!!

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(08/26/08 7:12 PM)

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Here I am posting about what a bummer it is that Atlantis is being cancelled....

Then I get around to watching last Friday's episode...

It really sucked! It had everything going for it - Rodney centric.. WITH his sister... Fell very, very flat. They seem to be running out of their mojo...

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(08/26/08 10:17 PM)

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How many more episodes left?

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(09/12/08 2:04 PM)

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Sue5858 wrote:
Here I am posting about what a bummer it is that Atlantis is being cancelled....

Then I get around to watching last Friday's episode...

It really sucked! It had everything going for it - Rodney centric.. WITH his sister... Fell very, very flat. They seem to be running out of their mojo...

That episode has actually gotten a lot of praise from fans, saying that David Hewlett's acting was superb and that he should be up for an acting award instead of stupid Jewel Staite. I just thought it was okay I'm tired of the genius losing his intelligence, the oh so sad, type plots that you see a lot of shows and movies do. It's the "Simple Jack" syndrome. And the Keller/McKay relationship thing irks me. But after seeing the last episode "Whispers" with the all girls team and Sheppard not even knowing about them when he is in charge of the military contingent on Atlantis and the fist bump that he and Beckett did like they were going to have a big orgy with the all female team bothered me and made me not so sad that the show has been cancelled. And some are saying that this is a taste of what the new show Stargate Universe is going to be like, pftt, I think i'll skip it.

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