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.
