{"id":6706,"date":"2010-03-05T06:13:04","date_gmt":"2010-03-05T14:13:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stargate-sg1-solutions.com\/blog\/?p=6706"},"modified":"2010-03-05T16:12:21","modified_gmt":"2010-03-06T00:12:21","slug":"13-4-13-stargate-atlantis-season-three","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stargate-sg1-solutions.com\/blog\/2010\/03\/13-4-13-stargate-atlantis-season-three\/","title":{"rendered":"13-4-13: Stargate Atlantis Season Three"},"content":{"rendered":"

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We’re now in Season Three of Stargate Atlantis<\/em> in our trek down memory lane in the Thirteen Weeks for Thirteen Years<\/em> (13-4-13) series. This was the last year that both Atlantis<\/em> and Stargate SG-1<\/em> were produced concurrently, for Sci Fi decided that Season Ten of the mother show was to be its last after gaining a place in the 2007 Guiness Book of World Records<\/em> as the “Longest Consecutive Running Sci-Fi TV Show.” Atlantis<\/em> would be left to carry the torch without SG-1<\/em>‘s leading audiences in on Friday nights once they began Season Four, the renewal for which was announced in August 2006<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"JackStargate<\/em> legend Richard Dean Anderson made three appearances this season. He had a pivotal role in the mid-season two-parter “The Return,” teaming up with Robert Picardo as Richard Woolsey for most of his scenes. The two needed Sheppard’s team to rescue them from the Asurans<\/a>, the Pegasus version of the Replicators<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It’s not easy to understand all of the reasons why the production office felt the need to “shake the show up a little bit,” but a controversial decision was made during this season. As much as the office wished for it to stay a secret, fans caught wind of the changes coming, and finally with the airing of “Sunday,” their biggest fear had come to fruition; a regular cast member was given the pink slip as Dr. Carson Beckett died horrifically in an explosion caused by a tumor he had only moments before successfully removed from a patient. Fans from around the world organized the Save Carson Beckett Campaign<\/a>, which was deemed successful as Paul McGillion was invited back to do appearances in both Seasons Four and Five as the beloved late doctor’s clone. The campaign was even featured on the Season Four DVDs!<\/p>\n

There were other cast changes coming, too, but we’ll let the actors tell you as we present their words from those days in the excerpts from interviews below and in next season’s installment.<\/p>\n

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Atlantis Season Three<\/h3>\n
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