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

[ladyniko.livejournal.com]

They did the same thing at SDCC in 2006 for SG1. What else do we need to say.

It's skiffy & we, as women, don't matter in their so very narrow demographics.

[timespirt.livejournal.com]

I wish I remembered where I saw it. I can't find anything either anymore.

[timespirt.livejournal.com]

They had started another new show that lasted 2 episodes if that. I don't think they care about the audience they already have, I just read with the new SGU that they hope to get a younger audience. Well, what the hell are we, chopped liver. We have been here for 15 years with both SG-1 and SGA, and now they want to get rid of us for a younger audience! To hell with them, it would serve them right if both that show and Sanctuary tank. Might teach them a lesson!

[(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?

[clight000.livejournal.com]

I'm not really sure, but it seemed everyone just knew. Personally, I had literally just gotten out of registration and was like: YAY CONVENTION STARTING!! And I saw a friend, walked to her and one of the first things she says is: "Did you hear Atlantis got cancelled?"

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Wow, that's no way to start a con :( I swear, it's like when they had a con up there and it broke that DAniael was dead.

Joe Flanigan

[(Anonymous)]

Wow, is your avatat Joe kissing another guy?
Where is that from?

Re: Joe Flanigan

[gblvr.livejournal.com]

That is actually John Barrowman and Gareth David-Lloyd kissing (as themselves) at a con....