I just hear today that the Sci-Fi channel is going to cancel StarGate Atlantis at the end of its 5th season. Since the show is going to end with a cliffhanger they have green lit a 2 hour StarGate Atlantis made for TV movie. So we have that to look forward too.
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Fandemonium Press has announced the publication of a new Stargate Atlantis book called “Mirror Mirror,” it is the ninth Atlantis novel to be released by the publisher. The novel is written by Sabine C. Bauer, who previously wrote the Stargate SG-1 novels “Trial by Fire” and “Survival of the Fittest.”
The book can be ordered now from Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk.
Fandemonium has released the following synopsis for “Mirror Mirror:”
Doctor Weir’s team find themselves trapped and alone in very different versions of Atlantis, each fighting for their lives and their sanity in a galaxy falling apart at the seams. And as the terrible truth begins to sink in, they realize that they must undo the damage Charybdis has wrought while they still can.
Embarking on a desperate attempt to escape the maddening tangle of realities, each tries to return to their own Atlantis before it’s too late. But the one thing standing in their way is themselves
Source: Gateworld.net
Sci Fi Channel will be showing all of Season Five in 2008. The airing time will change for Stargate Atlantis starting October 10, when the show will be moved from its regular 10pm slot to its new home at 9pm so it will become the lead-in show for Amanda Tapping’s new series Sanctuary, which premieres with a two-hour episode on October 3 at 9pm.
Starting with Episode 6, here is the projected schedule (always subject to change) for the rest of the season’s run:
Fridays at 10pm ET:
- August 22 – 5.06 – The Shrine
- September 5 – 5.07 – Whispers
- September 12 – 5.08 – The Queen
- September 19 – 5.09 – Tracker
- September 26 – 5.10 – First Contact
Fridays at 9pm ET:
- October 10 – 5.11 – The Lost Tribe
- October 17 – 5.12 – Inquisition
- October 24 – 5.13 – Outsiders
- November 7 – 5.14 – The Prodigal
- November 14 – 5.15 – Remnants
- November 21 – 5.16 – Brain Storm
- November 28 – 5.17 – Infection
- December 5 – 5.18 – Identity
- December 12 – 5.19 – Vegas
- December 19 – 5.20 – Enemy at the Gate
Friday’s 5th season premiere of Stargate Atlantis garnered good enough ratings for an early report:
‘Atlantis’ Rises In Ratings
Season-Five Premiere Pulls 1.8 Million Viewers
– Multichannel News
Sci Fi Channel said the Stargate Atlantis season-five premiere—introducing new cast member Robert Picardo—drew 1.8 million total viewers, up 6% over the season-four premiere in September 2007.
Sci Fi said the episode’s 1.05 million viewers ages 25-54 marks a 9% improvement over the season-four premiere and that the household rating of 1.3 was 8% better than the S4 start.
Sci Fi said SGA was the fourth-ranked program for Friday, July 11 among 25-54s and that among males 25-54, Sci Fi won the 10 p.m. ET timeslot among cable networks.
Picardo, as Richard Woolsey, replaces Amanda Tapping as commander of the Atlantis-based Stargate crew in the show.
Tapping, who also starred in predecessor Stargate SG-1, has moved on to oversee a new show on Sci Fi, called Sanctuary. For more and a review of the Atlantis premiere, please click here.
Stargate is going have a big presence at this years Comic Con in San Diego. For the first time ever, Richard Dean Anderson will attend! The following is a list Stargate-related activities planned as of now, as well as Sanctuary; schedules may change. So if you are going check the final schedule there.
Friday, July 25
10:45-11:45 Stargate Continuum— Following on the heels of the hit DVD release Ark of Truth, the next full-length feature will be released Tuesday, July 29, with principal cast members returning for the biggest adventure of them all! This panel features Brad Wright (series co-creator and Continuum developer, executive producer and writer), Martin Wood (director), and (subject to availability) stars Richard Dean Anderson (General Jack O’Neill), Amanda Tapping (Lt. Colonel Samantha Carter), Ben Browder (Lt. Colonel Cameron Mitchell), Michael Shanks (Dr. Daniel Jackson), and Christopher Judge (Teal’c). Ballroom 20
11:45-12:15 Stargate MMO— After nearly 15 years on the air, the Stargate franchise is launching its first-ever multilevel online game, with all the elements—and more!—fans expect from the Stargate family. The key creative team from Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment and FireSky Studios present a compelling sneak-peek and answer questions. Panelists include Brad Wright (Stargate series’ co-creator, executive producer and writer) plus Dan Elggren (FireSky Studio head), Chris Klug (creative director), Howard Lyon (art director), and Demetrius Comes (director of technology). Ballroom 20
12:15-1:15 Stargate Atlantis— With new allies and new challenges, Stargate Atlantis is making big waves in its action-packed fifth season. Be on hand for this exclusive panel discussion with the cast and creators of SCI FI’s hit series. Panelists include cast members Joe Flanigan, Robert Picardo, and Jewel Staite, co-creator and executive producer Brad Wright, and , Chris Sanagustin, VP original programming SCI FI. Moderated by Martin Gero, executive producer. Ballroom 20
2:00-3:30 Scribe Awards/Media Tie-in Writers Panel— The second annual presentation of the International Association of Media-Tie-in Writers (IAMTW) “Scribe” awards, honoring such notable franchises as CSI NY, Murder She Wrote, Criminal Minds, Stargate Atlantis, Star Trek, Resident Evil and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The awards presentation is followed by a panel of nominees, including William Dietz (Hitman), Stacia Deutsch (Nancy Drew), Kevin J. Anderson (Last Days of Krypton), Steven Paul Leiva (12 Dogs of Christmas), Alan Dean Foster (Transformers), Lee Goldberg (Monk), and moderator Max Allan Collins (American Gangster). Andy Mangels (Iron Man) will present the awards. Room 32AB
5:30-6:30 SCI FI: Sanctuary Room— The incredible power of virtual set technology is unleashed in the all-new adventure series starring Amanda Tapping of Stargate fame. Find out how the show goes from green screen to small screen, and catch an exclusive look inside Sanctuary’s unique and awe-inspiring world. Panelists include cast member and executive producer Amanda Tapping and executive producer Martin Wood. Moderated by Michael Logan (TV Guide). Room 30AB
8:30-10:30 SCI FI Friday Night: Eureka and Stargate: Atlantis— SCI FI presents the season 3 premiere of Eureka a full three days before it airs! Also debuting will be a new episode of Stargate Atlantis, along exclusive clips from the new Scare Tactics. Attendees will receive a mini-issue of the SCI FI Virgin Comics sensation The Stranded (while supplies last). Room 6B
Saturday, July 26
5:00-7:00 Stargate Offworld Fandom Gathering— The iris is open! Experience the essence of Stargate fandom during this two-hour fan gathering! Marcia Patterson invites you to step through the gate with Stargate fans from around the universe to share trivia, games, giveaways, hot news, discussions, fanworks, filk singing (familiar tunes with Stargate lyrics), and other Stargate Offworld Fandom surprises! Learn the basics of collecting and see some actual props fans have acquired from the show/movie. You’ll have fun with both alien and SG costuming and there’ll even be an impromptu costume contest! Joining Marcia from Stargate Offworld Fandom are Martin A. Smith and Jennifer Carey, and from SciFiHero.net, Dean Newbury. Room 24A
The second Atlantis episode in the first season of the new Big Finish Stargate series of audio dramas is currently available for download at the production’s website. The CD for the drama, written by Sally Malcolm and directed by Sharon Gosling.
“Perchance to Dream” is narrated by Paul McGillion and is set during Season Two. The audio play, which also features a musical score, runs for approximately 70 minutes.
The story synopsis: “Doctor Carson Beckett finds himself in an uncomfortable situation when he becomes a patient in his own infirmary. After a disastrous mission, Beckett is brought back to Atlantis with a broken leg – and a bad case of amnesia.
“But that’s the least of his troubles. Cared for by Doctor Gilbert, Beckett watches as a strange affliction overcomes his friends and colleagues. One by one, members of the Atlantis crew are brought in, unconscious and unresponsive yet with no sign of trauma. What’s causing this peculiar illness? And why doesn’t anyone want to hear what Carson has to say about it?”
Fans will be able to download each audio adventure in the six-episode season, along with the CD artwork, for $8.99 (US). The CD is priced at $19.74 + $2.98 shipping (USD) at the website (previous CDs have included exclusive interviews with the starring Stargate actor). Those who buy the CD will be permitted to download the episode from the website at no extra charge.
The next episode in the series will feature Teryl Rothery in the Stargate SG-1 story “Savarna” and is due to be released in August this year.
The SciFi Channel schedule is showing the premiere of Stargate Atlantis’s Season 5 on Friday, July 11, at 10 pm EDT/PDT. The premiere episode will complete the cliffhanger of Season 4 and is called “Search and Rescue”. Be advised th SciFi Channel has been known to change schedules before, but this is the best info we have available so far.
Rachel Luttrell, who plays Teyla in SCI FI Channel’s original series Stargate Atlantis, told SCI FI Wire that she’s a new mother in real life, as is her character in the coming fifth season, and that presents its own challenges.
Speaking in an interview on the show’s set in Vancouver, Canada, last week, Luttrell said, “Hats off to every single mom and every mother who’s working, because it’s not easy. Everyone’s like, ‘How did you lose the weight?’ Oh, brother! There’s no stop. I run from my trailer to the set. I do the scenes, and then I race back, and I’m bouncing my little guy, and I’m back on set. It’s a lot.”
Luttrell became pregnant last season, and the producers chose to write her pregnancy into the show. As season five opens, both Luttrell and Teyla have new babies and must balance motherhood with demanding jobs. (Spoilers ahead!)
It’s not surprising that Luttrell’s two worlds are starting to overlap. Preparing for an episode in which Teyla physically transforms into a Wraith, Luttrell realized that she would have to nurse her baby while wearing full Wraith prosthetic makeup. She was extremely nervous about it. “I was going to look like a monster,” she said.
Luttrell’s castmates weren’t much help. “I thought it was hilarious,” admitted Joe Flanigan, who plays John Sheppard. “I was giving her a hard time. I was saying, ‘No, your child’s going to be permanently scarred.’”
You can read the full article at SciFi Wire
Robert Picardo, who joins the regular cast of SCI FI Channel’s original series Stargate Atlantis in the coming fifth season, told SCI FI Wire that he initially had doubts about playing the new base commander. (Spoilers ahead!)
“When I got the phone call, there was a little voice going, ‘Wait a minute,’” Picardo said in an interview on the show’s set in Vancouver, Canada, last week. “You’ve set this guy up as kind of an annoyance, a bit of a prig. And now suddenly he’s the guy in charge?”
The new guy in charge–taking over from the beloved previous commander, Col. Samantha Carter (Amanda Tapping)–is Picardo’s Richard Woolsey, the craven bureaucrat well known to fans of Atlantis and its predecessor series, Stargate SG-1.
Woolsey’s role up until now has been to butt heads with the other characters and to second-guess their decisions. “He knows the military rule book,” Picardo said. “He knows all the rules about protocol and eliminating collateral damage and acceptable losses and all that. But he doesn’t make decisions. He just comes in and tells you how you screwed up.”
To date, Woolsey has been played largely to comic effect. It makes him an odd choice for command in a genre in which the leader is typically someone like Capt. Kirk. “I thought, if the writers are choosing to do this, it’s for the exact reason to put someone in charge who’s not a born leader and to see how he develops and how he’s accepted,” Picardo said.
You can read the full article at SciFi Wire
The upcoming fifth season of SCI FI Channel’s original series Stargate Atlantis will focus heavily on the Wraith–with a side trip to Las Vegas to commemorate the show’s 100th episode, producers told SCI FI Wire during a visit to the show’s sets in Vancouver, Canada, on May 16. (Spoilers ahead!)
Other key developments: Teyla (Rachel Luttrell) will have her baby in the fifth season. The character became pregnant last season to accommodate Luttrell’s real-life pregnancy. Luttrell has given birth, so her character can follow suit. The baby is delivered on camera by Dr. McKay (David Hewlett). (Inside word is it’s a boy!)
Teyla also sees her abilities get out of hand in an episode in which she touches the mind of a Wraith Queen, which activates her Wraith DNA. According to Luttrell, Teyla “embodies” the Wraith Queen–the actress will appear in full Wraith makeup–and becomes “the leader of an alliance of Wraith.”
Also look for the return of the Wraith-worshipping Satedan Tyre (Mark Dacascos) in an episode in which he captures Ronon (Jason Momoa) and attempts to sacrifice him to the Wraith. Ronon is given so much Wraith enzyme in the episode that he gives in completely to his dark side and apparently does some serious damage to Sheppard (Joe Flanigan).
You can read the full article at SciFi Wire
