Stargate: Atlantis (2004–2009)

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.

Creators:

Robert C. Cooper, Brad Wright

Stars:

Joe Flanigan, Rachel Luttrell, David Hewlett

Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmys. Another 18 wins & 36 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Joe Flanigan	...	Lt. Colonel John Sheppard (99 episodes, 2004-2009)
Rachel Luttrell	...	Teyla Emmagan (99 episodes, 2004-2009)
David Hewlett	...	Dr. Rodney McKay (99 episodes, 2004-2009)
Jason Momoa	...	Ronon Dex (78 episodes, 2005-2009)
Torri Higginson	...	Dr. Elizabeth Weir (63 episodes, 2004-2008)
Paul McGillion	...	Dr. Carson Beckett (62 episodes, 2004-2009)
David Nykl	...	Dr. Radek Zelenka (54 episodes, 2004-2009)

Storyline

With the Ancients' city of Atlantis discovered in the Pegasus Galaxy by Stargate Command, Dr. Elizabeth Weir and Major Sheppard lead a scientific expedition to the ancient abandoned city. Once there, the team not only find themselves unable to contact Earth, but their explorations unexpectedly reawaken the Ancients' deadly enemies, The Wraith, who hunger for this new prey. Now with the help of newfound local allies like Teyla Emmagan, the Atlantis Team sets about to uncover their new home's secrets even as their war of survival against the Wraith begins.

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Plot Keywords:

galaxy | scientist | military | planet | good versus evil | 

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Taglines:

A new gate will open. A lost city will rise again.

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Sci-Fi | Adventure

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Certificate:

TV-G

Details

Official Sites:

MGM Sci Fi Channel

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English Czech

Release Date:

16 July 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

Atlantis

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Acme Shark, MGM Television, Pegasus Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

45 min 45 min (100 Episodes)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Joe Flanigan (John Sheppard) and David Hewlett (Rodney McKay) are the only actors to appear in all 100 episodes. Rachel Luttrell (Teyla Emmagan) is the only other regular cast member to stay with the series throughout its entire run.

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Quotes

Dr. Rodney McKay: I'm sorry. It's just... I react to certain doom in a certain way. It's a bad habit.

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Connections

Referenced in Jeopardy!: Episode #26.53 (2009)

User Reviews

Let me be succinct: ....Watch it.

Watch this series.

I am incredibly surprised at the quality of this series. At this point I have watched episodes 1 through 5, and am stunned at how much I am actually interested in watching this series.

The show appears to be well-thought out, the sets are remarkably authentic feeling despite what I am sure for a new series is a small budget, and the interplay between characters is consistent and easily acceptable.

The show is also very fast-paced and despite the short time (5 eps.), there are already a great number of believable plot threads.

Most importantly, the characters are believable and likable and for a sci-fi series, real. As mentioned earlier, the interplay between the characters is something to see. Indeed, when watching the series I actually forget I'm watching sci-fi.

Watch it if you can, I suspect you'll like it.