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Stargate Atlantis

Plot

A spin-off of the long-running science fiction series Stargate SG-1, Stargate Atlantis utilized the earlier series' basic premise -- that millions of Stargate "portals" exist throughout the galaxy, through which aliens from alternate universes can pass into ours and vice versa -- to introduce a whole new set of characters and circumstances. After thousands of years of fruitless searching, the lost city of Atlantis was rediscovered -- not deep below the ocean's surface on Earth, but in the faraway Pegasus Galaxy. Investigating, Stargate Command determined that Atlantis had been constructed by a race of powerful space aliens who had used the city as a repository for all their knowledge and discoveries. There was also the possibly that the residents of Atlantis were not the original settlers, but instead lost souls from a variety of distant planets (including the Earth). Under the leadership of Dr. Elizabeth Weir (Torri Higginson), the call went out for volunteers to man a Stargate space vessel to travel to Atlantis on a fact-finding mission -- with the understanding that these volunteers would not be able to return to Earth until they'd found the necessary technology to do so in either Atlantis or one of its neighboring planets. Headed by Major John Sheppard (Joe Flanigan) and his second in command, Lt. Aiden Ford (Rainbow Sun Francks), the SG expedition arrived in the Pegasus Galaxy, making a stopover on a hitherto unchartered planet -- only to come face to face with the Wraith, a fearsome, voracious enemy race that had destroyed (actually, devoured) the original civilization of Atlantis. Unless Sheppard, his crew, and the current denizens of Atlantis could do something fast, human beings would be the next entrée in the Wraith's bill of fare. Along the way, the Stargate team picked up a strong and fearless ally in the form of Pegasus Galaxy native Teyla Emmagan (Rachel Luttrell). Also in the cast was Earth scientist Dr. Rodney McKay (David Hewlett), a character introduced on Stargate SG-1. Created by Brad Wright and Robert C. Cooper, the weekly, 60-minute Stargate Atlantis premiered July 16, 2004, on cable's Sci-Fi Channel. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Credit

Robert C. Cooper - Executive Producer, Brad Wright - Executive Producer, Michael Greenburg - Executive Producer, Robert C. Cooper - Show Creator, Brad Wright - Show Creator

Episodes

Stargate Atlantis: Season 01 (2004)
In the two-part opener of Stargate Atlantis' first season, scientist Dr. Elizabeth Weir (Torri Higginson) organizes a new Stargate team to journey through a newly discovered "time portal" and explore the lost city of Atlantis -- not on Earth, but somewhere in the Pegasus Gallery. Major John Sheppard (Joe Flanigan) and his cohorts Lt. Aiden Ford (Rainbow Sun Francks) and Dr. Rodney McKay (David Hewlitt) have volunteered for the mission despite the foreknowledge that they will not be able to return to Earth unless they locate the advanced technology left behind by the ancient alien race who built Atlantis in the far-distant past. As it turns out, the wondrous city is populated by a variety of beings who'd been lost in space, including a few Earthlings. And what happened to the original Atlantans? This question is answered during the Stargate team's stopover at a primitive planet populated by a vicious and voracious race known at the Wraith, who have gobbled down a number of space dwellers and undoubtedly intend to add the people of Earth on their list. Early attempts to experiment with the alien technology come a cropper, the Stargate ship is imperiled by a variety of unforeseen circumstances, and the crew persons are constantly under attack by strange and deadly alien life forms. On the plus side, they have picked up a valuable new crew member, a fiercely independent native of the Pegasus Galaxy named Teyla (Rachel Luttrell). As the season progresses, the Stargate team comes across a planet populated by a lemming-like race whose members commit suicide upon turning 25; an alien drug which may repel the Wraith has unexpected side effects; General George Hammond (Don S. Davis) from the original Stargate SG-1 makes a guest appearance in the story of a strange fog with stranger powers; investigating a crippled Wraith ship, the crew members meet their enemy face to face with surprising results; a visit to a world without technology may provide a safe harbor from the Wraith, but of negligible value if the means to return to Earth are never discovered; and upon recovering a woman held in suspended animation, the team is shocked to find that she is none other than their mission leader, Dr. Weir! The season's finale is the two-part cliffhanger "The Siege," wherein a military force from Earth arrives in Atlantis to help the team fend off a full-frontal assault by the Wraith -- but even these reinforcements may prove useless unless Dr. McKay can activate an orbital-weapons platform after thousands of centuries of disrepair. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

The Rising
Hide & Seek
38 Minutes
Suspicion
Childhood's End
Poisoning the Well
Underground
Home
The Storm
The Eye
The Defiant One
Hot Zone
Sanctuary
Before I Sleep
The Brotherhood
Letters From Pegasus
The Gift
The Siege, Part 1
The Siege, Part 2

Stargate Atlantis: Season 02 (2005)

The Siege, Part 3
The Lost Boys
The Intruder
Runner
Duet
Condemned
Trinity
Instinct
Conversion
Aurora
The Hive
Epiphany
Critical Mass
Grace Under Pressure
The Tower
The Long Goodbye
Coup d'Etat
Michael
Inferno
Allies

Stargate Atlantis: Season 03 (2006)

No Man's Land
The Return, Part 1
Misbegotten
Sateda
Irresistable
Progeny
The Real World
Common Ground
Mckay and Mrs. Miller
Phantoms
The Return, Part 2
Echoes
Irresponsible
The Tao of Rodney
The Game
The Ark
Sunday
Submersion
Vengeance
First Strike

Stargate Atlantis: Season 04 (2007)

Adrift (Part 2)
This Mortal Coil (Part 1)
Be All My Sins Remember'd (Part 2)
Spoils of War (Part 3)
Quarantine
Harmony
Outcast
Trio
Midway
The Kindred (Part 1)
The Kindred (Part 2)
Lifeline (Part 3)
The Last Man (Part 1)
Reunion
Doppelganger
Travelers
Tabula Rasa
Missing
The Seer
Miller's Crossing

Stargate Atlantis: Season 05 (2008)
Season five of the science fiction series Stargate Atlantis kicks off with a boom as an off-world explosion leaves countless innocents in harm's way, and Carter spearheads a rescue mission to save the survivors. The season also includes such twists as awakened clones, scientists developing "digital" ascension, and debilitating illness with the ability to destroy the minds of the most powerful men. ~ Cammila Albertson, Rovi