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Part 1 of two. In the series premiere, Dr. Weir (Torri Higginson) lobbies Brig. Gen. O'Neill (Richard Dean Anderson) to allow her team to seek the underwater city on a faraway planet despite O'Neill's misgivings about their chances of returning to Earth. Maj. Sheppard: Joe Flanigan. Col. Sumner: Robert Patrick. Teyla: Rachel Luttrell. Daniel Jackson: Michael Shanks.
Conclusion. Cut off from Earth and menaced by the mysterious Wraith, Weir and Sheppard turn to McKay to harness the technology of Atlantis to safeguard the city and protect their team's new allies, the Athosians. Dr. McKay: David Hewlett. Lt. Ford: Rainbow Sun Francks.
McKay is trapped in a force field after altering his genes to access the Ancients' technology, and the city is rocked by systems malfunctions after a child unwittingly releases an eerie black cloud.
While fleeing from a Wraith ambush, the crew is endangered when the puddle jumper becomes lodged in the Stargate with only 38 minutes of life support available. Also, Maj. Sheppard is paralyzed by an alien symbiote.
When the Atlantis team is bushwacked by the Wraith, Dr. Weir suspects a spy is lurking among the Athosians, who resent being relocated on the basis of mere accusation.
Members of the team must make an emergency landing on a planet populated entirely by young people who willingly die in a mystic rite to protect their civilization from the Wraith. Keras: Courtenay J. Stevens.
The team discovers another planet preyed on by the Wraith---only here, the locals have been developing a drug to protect themselves from their tormentors.
The team establishes contact with the Genii, an agricultural collective whose eagerness to establish relations with Atlantis belies its true agenda. Cowen: Colm Meaney.
The team uncovers a way to travel to Earth, but after reporting the progress to Gen. Hammond, the team learns it may not be able to return to Atlantis. Simon: Garwin Sanford. Maj. Gen. Hammond: Don S. Davis.
Part 1 of two. The approach of a powerful storm prompts Weir to order the evacuation of Atlantis, which gives a new enemy the opportunity to move in and claim its abandoned resources. Cowen: Colm Meaney. Kolya: Robert Davi.
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Cast & Crew
Major/Lt. Colonel John Sheppard
Dr. Elizabeth Weir
Aiden Ford
Dr. Rodney McKay
Teyla Emmagan
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Critic Reviews for Stargate Atlantis Season 1
All Critics (9) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (6) | Rotten (3)
Stargate Atlantis unfortunately sticks closer to TV's sci-fi status quo. It's comic-book fun for those seeking action in primary colors.
Stargate Atlantis gets a new cosmology, another Samantha, and my gratitude.
The joshing in Atlantis is not funny, and the ragtag locals... are inscrutable, though maybe they'll become more expressive.
The cast of the new show is not only attractive but also capable of delivering a funny line now and then.
Stargate: Atlantis looks like it will become the same kind of destination viewing that has made SG-1 a staple in the Sci-Fi Channel lineup for years to come.
The stories are disappointing and even shift into some predictable sci-fi clichés.
This is the stuff of easily digestible, syndication-friendly sci-fi TV, and again, there's nothing at all wrong with that.
While the characters occasionally seem a little too similar to their SG-1 counterparts... that's something that's easy enough to overlook, thanks to the better-than-expected performances.
There's plenty of fodder for thoughtful storylines in this compelling, if somewhat derivative, sci-fi drama...
Audience Reviews for Stargate Atlantis: Season 1
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Dec 21, 2019This is the weakest season of the show, but it went on to become my favorite sci-fi series ever made. Amazing show, but it doesn't get great until season 2 and beyond.
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Dec 06, 2019Same great idea, new galaxy. They really make this unique though, very interesting.
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Aug 29, 2019This is a very intriguing show based off of the movie "stargate". It follows after the movie quite nicely and continues to have a flowing story. Great quality and good characters.
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Jun 04, 2018One of the best scifi shows of all time. Great first season
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