It's dead, Jim: Stargate Atlantis ends with season 5

[wraithfodder]

 Yes, Stargate Atlantis fans will be hitting the liquor and chocolate ice cream tonight.

http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6589329.html?q=stargate+atlantis

Multichannel reports that season 5 is the last season for Stargate Atlantis.

‘Stargate Atlantis’ Ends Sci Fi First Run After Season 5

2-Hour TV-Movie Greenlit For 2009 As Stargate Franchise Lives On In Features

By Kent Gibbons -- Multichannel News, 8/20/2008 5:59:00 PM

Space drama Stargate Atlantis will conclude its run on Sci Fi Channel after the current, fifth season ends next January -- but the network has greenlit a two-hour Atlantis movie to run after that and says the show will live on as a network franchise.

After airing on Sci Fi sometime next year, the untitled Atlantis movie will be sold as a home-video title by producer MGM, Sci Fi told Multichannel News on Wednesday.

MGM this year released two financially successful straight-to-DVD movies made after progenitor series Stargate SG-1 ended a 10-year run of first-run cable episodes on Sci Fi. MGM and the show producers are scheduled to make more in DVDs in future. A movie franchise is also envisioned for Stargate Atlantis.

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Meanwhile, we get a two-hour movie instead of 20 hours. I can't say I'm all that thrilled that Mallozzi and partner will pen the movie.

Sigh. This sucks. Feel free to rant in the comments section.
  

Comments

[winter-elf.livejournal.com]

*crying*

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

:(

[mantriddrone.livejournal.com]

its been limping for a couple of years now IMO. the stories aren't that great, the arc is directionless and the character development is virtually non-existent. having said that i still enjoy it immensely and watch the show religiously.

as i understand it MGM and not SciFi pulled the plug. i imagine it was over some financial matter rather than ratings. The ratings have been solid and infact have been getting better.

Cancelled!

[watcher652.livejournal.com]

Waaaah!

You know, I kind of thought they were going to do this. Don't the actors have 6 year contracts? I'm sure TPTB don't want to negotiate new salaries. And they've been pushing Stargate Universe, which I'm sure will come with unknown and cheaper actors.

David Hewlett's site would be hacked right now.

I'm seeing Rainbow Sun Francks at DragonCon and he'll be the last Stargate main cast member I needed to see. In 2 months I will have seen David Hewlett, Richard Dean Anderson, and Rainbow. Now it makes me feel like that jinxed it.

BTW, it's weird that the photo they have for the article is of Teyla and Radek. The couldn't find a main cast photo? But the two of them look like I feel.

Re: Cancelled!

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Yeah, poor David. Wanted to post my 'condolecences' of sorts, but well, damn hacker! Heh, maybe the picture was chosen becuase that's what the fans will feel like once they're done reading the artice.

[aqualegia.livejournal.com]

I feel very, very upset at the moment :(

SGA is the first show in a long time that has me watching every single episode, most of them over and over again.

Also, with the really good ratings it's been getting it seems to be a very strange decision.

[tashirasbubble.livejournal.com]

Not Happy :-(

I thought it would go to at least 6 seasons but I guess MGM can see more dollars in DVD's and SGU..

I really, really hope Joe ends up doing something really neat and I will continue to follow his career although there will always be a special place in my heart for Shep.

Man, No more SGA - that is sooooo depressing!

Wasn't Joe signed into a 6yr contract? Where does he stand now its cancelled? or does that mean he is safe for the DVD?

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Pretty sure the actors had a six year contract, which is standard, so Joe F, David, Rachel all should have anohter year. Jason, I'm not sure, since he came in late.

[melandune.livejournal.com]

D: Oh no! I was hoping for at least another season.

On the other hand, there have been slight indications of the show not being renewed for another season. Especially with all the talk of SGU, because there was a big 'there can be only one'-kind of deal going on, and it looks like it's going to be that way. >_>

Also, not happy with the fact that Mallozzi and buddy are the ones who'll be working on the eventual movie.

[aurora]

:(( :(( :((

[seadragon-redux.livejournal.com]

Its probably just as well. They've been making a lot of weird character choices lately and the writing really hasn't been as consistant or as good as it was the first 3 seasons. I mean a Rodney/Ronan/Keller love triangle? Come on folks!

*sigh* Sci Fi doesn't tend to get a long shelf life regardless of ratings. Its pricey to produce and no matter how good the ratings, they still can't compare to American Idol which is all TV execs really understand.

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

I can deal with the love triangle. I'm not keen on Keller being kidnapped in the woods again. I mean, our memories aren't shot. We do remember last season.

[faekitty71.livejournal.com]

I'm letting Sci-fi know I'm canceling my cable because of them!

[meumeum.livejournal.com]

Raaah trop triste...
Dire que l'an prochain, pas de SG à se mettre sous la dent...

*snif*

[justhere1971.livejournal.com]

I feel terribly sad. I feel terrible for the cast & crew, even though I know they are talented and will find work. Still makes me sad. I hope JF gets another TV series. I wonder if he'd even consider politics?

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Oh, hope he stays in acting. Politics. Guh. So much mudslinging.

[super-atlantis.livejournal.com]

How can they do this..?

The actors, writers, producers, et_ are doing great job ,
that’s why we love the show and want more seasons.
It’s a pity such a nice show be canceled..!

I’m SO sad :(

[kaliweir.livejournal.com]

There is a petition on the net. I write it under my message, I hope you will sign ;)
http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/SaveSGA/

[2-fish.livejournal.com]

I'm surprised they didn't kill it after they killed all the likable characters...after S3

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Ah, I still like Sheppard and McKay, and well, the rest, although if carter hadn't been on board, no problem.

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

Thank you. I had no idea until I read this last night.

Jeeze. Looks like they've known since Comic*Con at least, too, given the answers Mallozzi was giving, "Stargate will continue in some form."

Crap. I'm not keen on a new series.

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Sorta like putting your pet cat to sleep and then someone goes 'here, here's another cat, you'll be happy.' Yeah, sure... I suspect the TPTB knew at ComicCon.

[dendritejungle.livejournal.com]

AAARGH!

But also, I LOVE your icon!!! May I ask who made it? And if it's shareable?

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

You mean the screaming critter? Alas, I can't recall! I found it years ago, saved it, but stupidly did not save who made it so I suppose it's snurchable. Maybe one day the person who made it will go 'oh' when they come over here ;) But it's perfect for this entry.

[dejla.livejournal.com]

I am so sorry. I know you loved the show. I don't know why they're killing it now.

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Dollars. it all boils down to costs and I'm sure they want to do another series and need the money for it. Sigh.

[sentinelsoul.livejournal.com]

Ah, I think I get it. MGM must be bleeding money somehow (those crappy TV movies, perhaps?), and they aren't getting enough by simply airing the show and the season box sets. A movie, however, cuts production costs, and they'll earn more.

Why can't they just take a hiatus like Doctor Who will? They'll have the movie or two to last us a year, and then they can save up some cash for the next season.

Sci-Fi always has sucked, though. And that's a sci-fi show for you-- DW and SG1 aside, how often have they actually lasted for more than five years?

I've heard there's to be a supposed new spin-off of some kind. :/ I wonder how they'll wing that, if at all.

Damn, this just SUCKS. *flips off MGM & Sci-Fi*

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

SciFi has killed every good show it has. It can't kill WHO because they don't make it. Thank goodness. But Invisible Man, etc. all killed with stupid decisions. Eureka will get the axe too, I'm sure, in a year or two.

wtf?

[(Anonymous)]

gah ! i only discovered SGA six months ago and now they are taking it away from me!!? noooo noooo nooooo!
im a noob so apoligies for my etiquette -im so down at the mo.

Everytime i start to love something it gets pulled.

i just dont feel like movie/dvd format will allow the characters to breathe and develop y'know? I mean, can you REALLY see each of our beloved charcters getting enough quality screen time?
oh and a side note there is petition here-maybe it will snowball if enoguh people sign it ??

http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/SaveSGA/
apologies to all if this is the incorrect place for it-i just neeed to shake someone!!!!

wheres my emergency chocolate ......sniff sniff

[jetpack-angel.livejournal.com]

Ya know, I don't have cable, or satellite. It was thanks to a good friend that I discovered this show, and I did so when she found cute McShep videos on YouTube and she'd link me to them occasionally, and I'd be like "whoa, who are these cute guys? Okay, so that one guy... you said he's McKay, right? Who's the other guy he just kissed? And who're the pale skinny guys with the long stringy hair?"

It got to the point where I was reading McShep fictions and browsing videos on my own time (over a dialup connection, people! If that ain't dedication, I don't know what is!) and Melissa said I was probably the only fan of the show that had never seen a single episode. My Christmas present was the season 1 box set, ordered off Amazon for me.

After a while she got this bright idea of mailing me her external hard drive with a bunch of episodes she downloaded. Yep, her little hard drive--whom we named Chuck, after none other than SGA's own Chucknician--made several trips back and forth from Texas (her) to Kentucky (me), ferrying wonderful sci-fi. It's only recently that she's started sending me SG-1 eps as well, although those are gonna take a lot more time to go through. Oh, and she gave me a couple of seasons of Farscape as well, though I've only watched a few eps since I'm kinda hung up on Jack O'Neill's thinly-disguised flirting with Daniel Jackson.

And now... *sniffle* Skiffy, you bastard!!!

[lady-horton.livejournal.com]

This sucks big time.

[flingslass.livejournal.com]

*sigh* I'm not feeling anything because it's not something I can control :( An Aussie soap can go for 20 years but not SGA. (I don't watch the soap)

[stavroit.livejournal.com]

They crazy!! its cant be )):

[(Anonymous)]

I really want to slap some sense into these power to be people.

Why fix something when it's not broken?

[clight000.livejournal.com]

I know I'm late, but I was at Gatecon and we hashed this and hashed this to death. But I have to say it here as well: NOOOOOOOO!!!

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

how did everybody find out at gatecon, out of curiosity?