Stargate Atlantis gets cancelled
It’s now been confirmed by the studio that the long running spin-off to the original Stargate SG1 has been cancelled and will end with it’s fifth and current season concluding in January. There is however light at the end of the tunnel for Stargate fans in general as to complete the to be continued storyline already filmed for the end of the season a direct to dvd movie is to be made.
On an opinion side of things this could be a good thing overall as season three of Atlantis was very average and season four was just appalling. Not by any fault of the actors but in how all the episodes had the same stories as each other. Out of a single standard length season there were three episodes which involved main characters trapped in rooms forced to discuss their feelings.
So far season five has had a number of episodes which feel like they are directly cloned from SG1 episodes. Without saying too much in fear of spoilers 5×02 of Atlantis has a very similar story to an SG1 season 4 episode. You also had that episode of Atlantis about the glowing crystals which had the basic story directly lifted from the SG1 first season episode at least in how it begins. There’s also the final point of the writers default backup for any sci-fi show being used, a baby! The thing that made Angel season 4 unwatchable compared to the rest.
The one person you should feel sorry for is Robert Picardo who just joined the Atlantis cast as the new leader for the base. Considering that it was not long ago that it was announced that he would be there for a long time to come, in the UK Atlantis has just this week finished airing 5×01 so he didn’t even have a chance to command before the show gets cancelled. Robert Picardo is a great actor and his roles in E-Ring and especially Star Trek: Voyager were inspired.
Posted in TV Shows, UncategorizedTags: Atlantis, Cancelled, DTV, Robert Picardo, SG1, SGA, Stargate
24. August 2008 at 12:52 am :
Average? Stargate Atlantis season three was excellent, and I LOVED season four. Season five so far has been wonderful, and I look forward to the rest of season five. And also to the promised Stargate Atlantis movie, and hopefully movieS.
19. September 2008 at 4:22 pm :
WE NEED PEOPLE ACROSS THE GLOBE AND HERE IN THE U.S. ESPECIALLY IN CALIFORNIA NEAR THE MGM STUDIOS TO PITCH THIS IDEA TO SAVE ATLANTIS.
THE REASON MGM IS CANCELING THE SHOW IS BECAUSE THE COST PER EPISODE WENT FROM 500,000 USD JUMPED TO 1.4 TO 1.8 MILLION USD. THEY SIMPLY CAN\’T AFFORD TO MAKE THEM ANYMORE.
BUT WITH UR HELP THAT\’S THE SGA FANS ACROSS THE WORLD. AT GETTING THIS IDEA TO THE CEO’S AND EXECS AT BOTH MGM AND SCI-FI by CALLING IN OR E-MAILING OR PERSONALLY GOING DOWN THERE AND PITCHING THE IDEA. WE CAN SAVE ATLANTIS
ME PERSONALLY I’D BE HAPPY PAYING PER EPISODE THAN FOR 1 OR 2 MOVIES (THAT ABOUT FOUR EPISODES)PER YEAR AT THE RATE OF 20 USD PER MOVIE.
THAT MEANS UR PAYING 10 USD PER EPISODE BUT YOU WILL ONLY SEE ABOUT FOUR EPISODES PER YEAR. NOW MY IDEA.
THE IDEA
MGM SHOULD CONTINUE MAKING THE EPISODES BUT INSTEAD OF SHOWING THEM ON T.V. (EATING UP A LOT OF AIR TIME OR A LOT OF MONEY) THEY SHOULD BROADCAST THEM ONLINE AS WEBISODES ON SCI-FI.COM OR MGM.COM AND CHARGE AROUND 5 USD PER EPISODE. WITH OVER 100 MILLION VIEWERS WORLD WIDE THATS MORE THAN ENOUGH MONEY TO KEEP
STARGATE ATLANTIS RUNNING FOR MANY YEARS TO COME AND MAYBE EVEN BRING BACK SG-1. SO I KNOW IT SOUNDS EXPENSIVE BUT ID RATHER SPEND 5 USD PER EPISODE THEN SEE MY FAVORITE SHOW GET CANCELED
WOULD YOU?