The upcoming fifth season of SCI FI Channel’s original series Stargate Atlantis will focus heavily on the Wraith–with a side trip to Las Vegas to commemorate the show’s 100th episode, producers told SCI FI Wire during a visit to the show’s sets in Vancouver, Canada, on May 16. (Spoilers ahead!) Other key developments: Teyla (Rachel … Read more
The upcoming fifth season of SCI FI Channel’s original series Stargate Atlantis will see the addition of a new regular cast member, the promotion of another and the departure of yet another, producers told SCI FI Wire on May 16 during a visit to the show’s Vancouver, Canada, production offices. One of the biggest changes … Read more
In a recent interview with Sci-Fi Tv in Australia Amanda Tapping discusses her plans for the future, and how she plans to juggle Sanctuary and Stargate. Here is an excerpt of the interview. Hello Amanda! It’s been quite a year for you! It has in-deedy-doody! The last thing we talked about when last we spoke … Read more
Mark Wilson has published a lengthy interview with Stargate Atlantis star David Hewlett in the Sci-Fi/Fantasy section of About.com. Hewlett discusses several aspects about his role as the “absolute arrogant jerk†Dr. Rodney McKay. Did you ever wonder whether fans would “get” Rodney — that they would get past Rodney’s difficulty to see his complexity … Read more
Actor Robert Picardo, who is famously known for his role in Star Trek Voyager as the emergency medical hologram, and who will now be taking command of Atlantis in Season Five is to hold a charity even this year. The event is to be held in Las Vegas in August of 2008, further details are … Read more
Today is the first official day of production on the new season of the hit SCI FI Channel series — though the writers and much of the crew have been back at work doing pre-production for several weeks. Joe Flanigan, Rachel Luttrell, David Hewlett, and Jason Momoa return to their roles this year. Also joining … Read more
It has been confirmed that actor Robert Picardo, who will be playing the familiar Richard Woolsey, will be making a total of 14 appearances in Atlantis’s fifth season. Picardo joins the show’s regular cast as Richard Woolsey, the role he has played on both Stargate SG-1 and Atlantis in numerous guest appearances over the last … Read more
Executive producer Joseph Mallozzi, speaks out on cast changes, plots, potential spoilers and more. Woolsey assumes command of the Atlantis expedition! I’ve always admired Robert Picardo’s work in shows like China Beach and Star Trek: Voyager and we had been looking to cast him for a long time. Finally, the opportunity presented itself in SG-1’s … Read more
Actor Robert Picardo, who has appeared as International Oversight Committee rep Richard Wooley on previous episodes will officially join the “Atlantis” cast this season as he takes command of the Atlantis expedition. The team of military and civilian explorers use the Ancients-created Stargate to travel to the Pegasus galaxy in order to find other technologies … Read more
We can confirm that we may now bring to you the official press release regarding Season Five, after we had to previously pull the article temporarily. SCI FI Channel’s recent People’s Choice Award winner, Stargate Atlantis, will begin production later this month on its fifth original season. The new 20-episode season will include the … Read more