{"id":7920,"date":"2010-03-19T06:47:54","date_gmt":"2010-03-19T14:47:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stargate-sg1-solutions.com\/blog\/?p=7920"},"modified":"2010-03-19T06:47:54","modified_gmt":"2010-03-19T14:47:54","slug":"13-4-13-stargate-atlantis-season-five","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stargate-sg1-solutions.com\/blog\/2010\/03\/13-4-13-stargate-atlantis-season-five\/","title":{"rendered":"13-4-13: Stargate Atlantis Season Five"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Yet another cast change occurred as Stargate Atlantis<\/em> entered its fifth season; Amanda Tapping moved on to Sanctuary<\/em> and Jewel Staite and Stargate<\/em> veteran Robert Picardo were added to the opening credits. <\/p>\n

\"RichardAnd after some very intense campaigning, it worked out well for the Dr. Carson Beckett fans, too, as Paul McGillion returned for five episodes that each had him involved in a significant way in the story. McGillion told Pop Culture Zoo<\/a>, “[The fans] have been so incredibly supportive of the show and of Carson Beckett. Obviously, without them Beckett wouldn\u2019t have come back and I\u2019m really grateful to them for that.” <\/p>\n

\"Dr.And finally, for all of the Dr. Daniel Jackson fans, there were the two mid-season episodes that saw the man who discovered Atlantis finally visit it during less pressing times and explore the city in the only way that the curious archaeologist could. Most of Daniel’s time was spent with McKay, and actor David Hewlett wrote in his blog<\/a> right after filming, “We’ve just finished the two-parter where I had WAY too much fun with the…can’t say enough great things about him, Michael Shanks. That guy is such a star – funny, charming and the consummate professional…all with no attitude either!…I was bugging Mallozzi to bring him back after about an hour of working with the guy!” According to writer\/producer Martin Gero in the DVD commentary for “First Contact”, they actually would have seriously considered bringing Shanks in as a regular on the show for its sixth season, but unfortunately, that didn’t pan out, because, shockingly and amazingly, the show was not renewed<\/a>!<\/p>\n

And thus we’ve reached the final week for Stargate Atlantis<\/em> in our Thirteen Weeks for Thirteen Years<\/em> (13-4-13) series, and it feels way far too soon. The reasons why the show had to end after having had only five years and winning the People’s Choice Award<\/a> and reaching the incredible 100th episode milestone<\/a> still aren’t totally clear, but now Atlantis<\/em> fans anxiously await the filming of Stargate: Extinction<\/em><\/a> to resolve some of the plot threads that were left rather obviously dangling in the wind. <\/p>\n

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Atlantis Season Five<\/h3>\n
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