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

[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.

[miera-c.livejournal.com]

I'm not keen on Keller being kidnapped in the woods again.

Wait, what? There's gonna be another one of those? *headdesk*

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Uh uh, forget what you read, forget what you read...

[miera-c.livejournal.com]

Oy.

(I'm not mad about spoilers, I just hadn't heard that particular bit.)

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

well, that's all i know, don't know who or why, so well, it's a big general sorta spoiler, er... (i'm avoiding them mostly too)