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Stargate Atlantis (usually stylized in all caps and often abbreviated SGA) is an adventure and military science fiction television series and part of MGM 's Stargate franchise.
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Stargate: Atlantis: Created by Robert C. Cooper, Brad Wright. With Joe Flanigan, Rachel Luttrell, David Hewlett, Jason Momoa. An international team of scientists and military personnel discover a Stargate network in the Pegasus Galaxy and come face-to-face with a new, powerful enemy: The Wraith.
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Stargate: Atlantis was set up with the seventh season finale of Stargate SG-1, "Lost City, Part 2", in which SG-1 discovers an advanced outpost, built by the Ancients, under the ice of Antarctica. It is through this outpost that, in Stargate: Atlantis' series premiere "Rising", an eight symbol gate address is found that leads to the long-sought-aft...
Beginnings
When Stargate SG-1 producers, Brad Wright and Robert C. Cooper thought the series was going to end after season five, due to Showtime's announcement that they were canceling the show, they came up with the idea of making a new feature film. However, as the ratings on its new home at the Sci-Fi Channel were quite good, the idea was pushed after season six and later, after season seven. Talk then began of a spin-off series and the producers were left with a serious dilemma, since the seventh se...
Episode format
Stargate: Atlantis episodes feature a self-contained story that also contributes to the larger storyline of the war against the Wraith and their search for the means to destroy their enemy. Each season has also featured a two-parter episode, and a few episodes that, while not technically two-parters, had continued directly the story of the previous episode (for example, season 3 "Progeny" and "The Real World"). Each season of Stargate: Atlantis features 20 episodes, and in the United States t...
Season 2
Season 2 brought casting changes. The creators found themselves with a problem with the character of Lt. Aiden Ford, a first season regular that the producers, and the actor himself, felt had not worked as intended and was highly underused as a result. Unwilling to write him out, the writers came with an idea to make the character more important, but that downgraded him to recurring. To replace him, they created Ronon Dex as a sidekick for Lt. Colonel John Sheppard, but finding an actor with...
Main Cast 1. Joe Flanigan as Major/Lt. Colonel John Sheppard(Season 1-5) 2. Torri Higginson as Dr. Elizabeth Weir(Season 1-3 main, 4 recurring) 3. Amanda Tapping as Colonel Samantha Carter(Season 4 main, 1-3 & 5 recurring) 4. Rachel Luttrell as Teyla Emmagan(Season 1-5) 5. Jason Momoa as Ronon Dex(Season 2-5) 6. Paul McGillion as Dr. Carson Beckett...
Australia: Sci Fi AustraliaCanada: The Movie NetworkStargate: Atlantis on WikipediaStargate: Atlantis at the Internet Movie DatabaseStargate: Atlantis on GateWorld. (backup link)Stargate: Atlantis article on Stargate SG-1 Solutions' The StargateWiki- S1 E1 - Rising (Part 1) July 15, 2004. 44min. 13+ A new Stargate team, lead by Dr. Elizabeth Weir (Torri Higginson) embarks on a dangerous mission to a distant galaxy , where they discover the mythical lost city of Atlantis -- and a deadly new enemy that feeds on human fear.
- S1 E2 - Rising (Part 2) July 22, 2004. 41min. TV-PG. A new Stargate team embarks on a dangerous mission to a distant galaxy , where they discover a mythical lost city -- and a deadly new enemy.
- S1 E3 - Hide and Seek. July 29, 2004. 42min. TV-PG. Rodney can't remove an Ancient device that makes him invincible but prevents him from eating or drinking. Meanwhile, there are power malfunctions throughout the city and one of the Athosians mentions seeing a shadow.
- S1 E4 - Thirty Eight Minutes. August 5, 2004. 42min. TV-PG. Sheppard gets bitten by a Wraith-like bug and is dying. While the puddle jumper returns, it gets stuck in the Stargate.
Find out who directed, wrote, and starred in the sci-fi TV series Stargate: Atlantis, set in a distant galaxy. See the full list of credits for all episodes, from 2004 to 2009.
Atlantis is a starship and city in the Stargate franchise, created by the Ancients and explored by a human expedition. Learn about its design, history, and appearances in various media, including the TV series Stargate Atlantis.
Major John Sheppard, Dr Rodney McKay and two other scientists explore a planet where a Wraith spaceship, which crashed there 10,000 years ago, during the Atlantis-Wraith War, is still sending an SOS signal.
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