Stargate Atlantis

[Brie]

Okay, since I keep complaining that my cable company moved the Sci-Fi Channel to digital last January tell me, how good or bad is Stargate Atlantis? I know it can't measure up to the original but is it a decent show?

[Holodoc]

It not as good as the original Stargate SG-1 in my book. I guess to me it has to do with them being on base under water all the time. Just doesn't seem as though this group has the connection as the group on SG-1

[Captain Hawke]

It's definitely Stargate. The new enemy is called the Wraith. They "eat" the lifeforce from their prey. They are more powerful than the Gaua'ould <sp?>.... The Taurie (the SG team) found Atlantis. It is an 8 cheveron address in the Pegasus galaxy. They needed a Zero Point Module (ZPM) to make the trip therefore the trip is pretty much one way. Jack is in charge of the SGC. Hammond is in charge of the "Home Planet Security" division. Carter is a Lt. Col.
Anyway, The Atlantis team finds Atlantis buried underwater. Power's failing, forcefields keep the water back. Just about all the forcefileds fail & Atlantis rises up to the surface.
The new cast is: (taken from gateworld.net)

MAJOR JOHN SHEPPARD
PLAYED BY - Joe Flanigan
A gifted military pilot, posted at McMurdoch Air Force Base because it's the only place they will let him fly; Sheppard once defied a direct order and flew his helicopter to rescue two Rangers trapped behind enemy lines. Though people might see a good-ol' boy exterior, he is also a closet mathematical genius. He has a wry sense of humor and likes to pretend he's not as smart as he really is. Most of the time a perfect gentlemen -- who tries his best to be charming -- when he's pushed to fight he can be an absolute animal with single-minded purpose. He distrusts authority and always goes with his gut, letting his strong sense of common sense morality lead his actions. The character is listed as being between 35 and 40 years old.

DR. ELIZABETH WEIR
PLAYED BY - Torri Higginson
Attractive, brilliant, and the master of five languages, this 35-year-old started out as a critic of government spending on the military. But she ultimately decided the best way to fight the establishment was to join it and change what she could from within by brokering peace and being a voice of reason to whoever would listen. She worked behind the scenes for the U.S. government as a high level international negotiator for years before being offered command of the Stargate Program by the new President. Now, she has been given the opportunity to lead an international team through the gate to a new galaxy on a grand mission to save all of humanity and she is not one to turn that challenge down.


DR. RODNEY MCKAY
PLAYED BY - David Hewlett
A brilliant and arrogant astrophysicist, Dr. McKay has worked with Samantha Carter (his intellectual nemesis, but also the object of his affections) on two separate occusions: once when Teal'c's pattern was trapped within the Stargate's memory ("48 Hours"), and again when an assault on the gate by Anubis caused its eventual destruction, which nearly destroyed Earth ("Redemption"). McKay is probably between 35 and 40 years old, and along with Major Carter is recognized as one of the world's leading authorities on Stargate technology and the science of gate travel.

LIEUTENANT AIDEN FORD
PLAYED BY - Rainbow Sun Francks
Boyishly good-looking, with an ebullient sense of humor to match, this 25-year-old is an officer who volunteers for the Atlantis mission. A good man in a tight spot, he accompanies Major Sheppard on a perilous rescue mission to the Wraith planet, where unspeakable terrors lurk. He keeps a cool head and his finger on the trigger when the Wraiths are closing in on the rescue party.

TEYLA EMMAGAN
PLAYED BY - Rachel Luttrell
A beautiful and soulful woman between 20 and 25 years old, she is a native of the post-apocalyptic alien world viewers will encounter in the initial episode, and has lost most of her family to the Wraith. Despite her youth, she has become somewhat of a leader to her people. Initially seen as a love interest for Sheppard, she joins our team's effort to defeat our common enemy in the Wraith and their budding romance becomes playful sexual tension as they focus on their mission. She proves herself early on to be a surprisingly scrappy fighter, a survivor under any circumstances and an invaluable source of knowledge about the people and worlds the team will be visiting.

DR. CARSON BECKETT
PLAYED BY - Paul McGillion
The team's medical doctor, Beckett is a Scottish man with a witty sense of humor. Beckett must become an expert in xenobiology when he joins the expedition to the Pegasus galaxy, and he learns early on that he possesses the rare gene that allows him to use the Ancients' technology.

[Captain Hawke]

Here's something about The Wraith:
THE WRAITH. They are the enemy that defeated the Ancients themselves long ago. The Wraith are a hive-based species with a queen, and horrifically feed off the life force of other beings. They maintain a thousand worlds populated by beings used for food. The Wraith are described as having pale green-tinged skin and black eyes, and have an incredible power to regenerate -- so much so that Dr. Beckett speculates that they may not even die of old age the same way that humans do. They also appear to have some form of psionic ability.

Hope that clears it up.

[BatGal]

Did someone say STARGATE? ;D


I LOVE SG-1! Atlantis has its moments too --- but in no way compares to the original. Sheppard is very O'Neill-ish, don't you think? (Definitely not a bad thing at all!)

SG-1 rocks! The chemistry is all about O'Neill, Carter, DanielJackson (yes, all one word) and Teal'c. It just works.

Wish SG-1 would continue....

[JustinB]

In OZ, we are so far behind in the Stargate series, SG Atlantis hasn't even been talked about here except in places like this.
Hopefully soon we will have it on our screens...

[Kaneli]

Atlantis is very good........SG1 is great.....but as they say all good things must come to an end......... even star trek at some point..........

[killjoy]

SG Atlantis is a very good show. But i have to say the story line of SG-1 is very weak at best...

[JustinB]

What series and episode in STARGATE does SG1 crossover with SG Atlantis?

[Captain Hawke]

It's the end of season 7/beginning of season 8. From there on Atlantis goes on it's own way. Once in awhile the SGC sends re-inforcements to Atlantis.