TVShowsOnDVD.com have announced that the special Blu-ray HD Disc for Stargate Atlantis will be released August 4!
The Fan’s Choice artwork at the site isn’t confirmed to be the official one, but it looks perfect for a disc (or several discs) full of episodes from across all the seasons of the show, chosen by fans through StargateHub.com:
1. Enemy at the Gate
2. Rising
3. The Siege
4. Tao of Rodney
5. Be All My Sins Remember’d
6. The Shrine
7. McKay and Mrs. Miller
8. Vegas
9. Midway
10. First Strike
Here are the specs on the release as provided by TVShowsOnDVD.com: “Today MGM and distributor Fox Home Entertainment revealed to retailers that Stargate: Atlantis – Fan’s Choice on high-def Blu-ray will arrive on August 4th, at a cost of $29.99 SRP. Specs show it will run 87 minutes, and is presented in 1080p widescreen video with English 5.1 DTS HD Master Audio. Other language options include Spanish Stereo, 5.1 Dolby Digital, French 5.1 Dolby Digital and subtitles in English, French or Spanish. No bonus material other than “trailers” had been mentioned in the information available to retailers, and as we said previously, final package art isn’t available yet. Stay tuned, however, and we’ll update you just as soon as we can!”
The running time for this release looks like only one episode is included, but according to the announcement, “For the first time ever on Blu-ray, here are extended versions of your two favorite episodes from the celebrated Stargate Atlantis™ series – without commercial interruption, and in packaging you designed! The exhilarating, feature-length pilot episode, Rising, sends a brilliant team of scientists through a Stargate to the legendary city of Atlantis. But not only is the city about to be engulfed by ocean water, an enemy appears who threatens everyone in the Pegasus Galaxy! And in the white-knuckle, lengthened Enemy at the Gate from Season 5, as the team tries to disempower Wraith hive ships, the Wraith discover coordinates that will allow them to destroy Earth!”