It’s no easy task to create a spin-off series from what became the longest continually-running science fiction show of all time. And when
Stargate Atlantis spun out of
Stargate SG-1, few could have expected it to have turned out quite as well as this.
Stargate Atlantis’s origins inevitably lie in SG-1, specifically the ongoing storyline in the original show to find Atlantis. And thus, from a story-telling perspective, some of the groundwork was already done. Still, it takes a little while for the show to find its stride, although it’s soon helped by the appearance of some familiar faces from the earlier show.
Yet from the midst of a base in Atlantis, the show soon warms to its task. It’s a dangerous place to be, courtesy of the fractions within the crew, and also the constant, and at times devastating, alien threat. Furthermore, there are plenty of fine ideas, and many examples of sharp writing, at the heart of Stargate Atlantis, and particularly as the show hits its later seasons, there are an increasingly number of terrific and very memorable moments.
The boxset delivers five seasons of the show, and eventually starts taking the whole Stargate franchise off in a different direction to usual. And that’s a good thing. For once it discovers its identity and place in the world, Stargate Atlantis is a quietly impressive science fiction series, with some genuinely engrossing episodes. Warmly recommended. --Jon Foster
Product Description
Now, for the first time on Blu-ray, you can own all five seasons of this ground-breaking science fiction series in this 20-disc set. Atlantis, built thousands of years ago by the highly evolved ancients, is home base for an elite expedition team from Earth. These courageous military commanders and scientists leap through the City’s stargate to explore the wondrous Pegasus galaxy and battle the treacherous Wraith, who seek control of Atlantis--at any cost.
Includes over 50 hours of special features including extended episodes, behind-the-scenes extras and commentaries with the cast and crew.
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