Stargate Atlantis (season 1)

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Stargate Atlantis Season 1
Country of origin	United States,  Canada
Network	Sci Fi Channel
Original run	July 16, 2004 (Sci Fi Channel) – January 31, 2005 (The Movie Network)
No. of episodes	20
DVD release date	Region 1: November 15, 2005 Region 2: March 13, 2006 Region 4: November 16, 2005
Next season	Season 2

Season one of Stargate Atlantis, an American-Canadian television series, began airing on July 16, 2004 on the US-American Sci Fi Channel. The first season concluded after 20 episodes on January 31, 2005 on the Canadian The Movie Network. The series was developed by Brad Wright and Robert C. Cooper, who also served as executive producers. Season one regular cast members include Joe Flanigan, Torri Higginson, Rainbow Sun Francks, Rachel Luttrell, and David Hewlett as Dr. Rodney McKay.

Contents 1 Main cast 2 Episodes 3 Production 4 Cultural references 5 DVD releases 6 Reception 7 Awards 8 References 9 External links

[edit] Main cast

• Joe Flanigan as Major John Sheppard
• Torri Higginson as Dr. Elizabeth Weir
• Rainbow Sun Francks as First Lieutenant Aiden Ford
• Rachel Luttrell as Teyla Emmagan
• David Hewlett as Dr. Rodney McKay

[edit] Episodes

#	#	Title	SG Wiki	Directed by	Written by	Original airdate
1	101	"Rising (Part 1)"	SG Wiki	Martin Wood	Robert C. Cooper and Brad Wright	July 16, 2004 (Sci Fi Channel)
After relinquishing her position at Stargate Command, Dr. Elizabeth Weir has been working in the Antarctic Outpost, gathering members of an expedition to embark to the lost city of Atlantis. When they seem to be able to ascertain a gate address, a new adventure begins.
2	102	"Rising (Part 2)"	SG Wiki	Martin Wood	Robert C. Cooper and Brad Wright	July 16, 2004 (Sci Fi Channel)
After Sheppard's return with refugees from Athos, Atlantis, moments away from being crushed, breaks away from the ocean floor, rising to the surface just before the shield fails. Now, given a chance to rescue his people, Sheppard needs to make Weir see things his way.
3	103	"Hide and Seek"	SG Wiki	David Warry-Smith	Robert C. Cooper and Brad Wright	July 23, 2004 (Sci Fi Channel)
Eager to experiment with new technology, Dr. McKay volunteers to be Dr. Beckett's first patient for his new ATA gene therapy. Able to use this device, McKay recklessly tests its properties, only to find that it could lead to his death. Elsewhere, an entity threatens the city.
4	104	"Thirty-Eight Minutes"	SG Wiki	Mario Azzopardi	Brad Wright	July 30, 2004 (Sci Fi Channel)
Needing medical attention, Sheppard's puddle jumper races to Atlantis, only to become lodged in the Stargate. Now, they only have 38 minutes until the stargate automatically dis-engages, and the jumper gets cut in two... leaving them to suffocate in outer space.
5	105	"Suspicion"	SG Wiki	Mario Azzopardi	Paul Mullie & Joseph Mallozzi	August 6, 2004 (Sci Fi Channel)
When the offworld teams are attacked one time too many, Dr. Weir must consider that there is an Athosian spy in their midst, but upon further investigation, is ordered, all evidence points to Teyla. Feeling betrayed, the Athosians resettle to the newly-discovered mainland.
6	106	"Childhood's End"	SG Wiki	David Winning	Martin Gero	August 13, 2004 (Sci Fi Channel)
The team visits a world where no one is over 24 years old, because of ritual suicides they believe keep the Wraith at bay. Unbeknownst to them, the Wraith can't attack due to an EM field that renders all technology useless, until the team unwittingly takes the ZPM powering it.
7	107	"Poisoning the Well"	SG Wiki	David Winning	Damian Kindler	August 20, 2004 (Sci Fi Channel)
Maj. Sheppard volunteers Beckett to help the Hoffans, an advanced human culture who are developing a vaccine against the Wraith. But the Hoffans are willing to go to any extreme to eliminate their enemy, even if it means the destruction of the majority of their people.
8	108	"Underground"	SG Wiki	Brad Turner	Peter DeLuise	August 27, 2004 (Sci Fi Channel)
In order to keep the expedition fed, the team visits the Genii to trade for food. According to Teyla she believed them to be peaceful farmers, however, Sheppard and McKay find an underground bunker, letting them see the real face of the Genii.
9	109	"Home"	SG Wiki	Holly Dale	Joseph Mallozzi & Paul Mullie	September 10, 2004 (Sci Fi Channel)
When Atlantis discovers a planet that will allow them to gate to Earth, they return under the guise they will be able to go back to the city, due to the new hyperdrive on the Prometheus. Yet when the engines explode, the team begins to question the mystery of their situation.
10	110	"The Storm (Part 1)"	SG Wiki	Martin Wood	Jill Blotevogel and Martin Gero	September 17, 2004 (Sci Fi Channel)
Exploring the planet, Sheppard and Teyla discover colossal storm with the ability to crush the city in its current state. McKay and Zelenka think of a daring way to power up the shield, but it's no coincidence that The Genii invade the city at their weakest moment.
11	111	"The Eye (Part 2)"	SG Wiki	Martin Wood	Martin Gero	November 8, 2004 (The Movie Network)
While Sheppard attempts to reclaim the city from the Genii, who still have Weir and McKay as hostages, the bulk of the storm is fast approaching. Now, the rest of the team must take drastic measures to help where ever they can, before there is nothing left to save.
12	112	"The Defiant One"	SG Wiki	Peter DeLuise	Peter DeLuise	November 15, 2004 (The Movie Network)
Sheppard and McKay lead two scientists, to survey an Ancient orbital defense platform discovered from the city's sensors. When they arrive via jumper, they find a Wraith distress beacon emanating from the nearest planet's surface... and are in for an unusual surprise.
13	113	"Hot Zone"	SG Wiki	Mario Azzopardi	Martin Gero	November 22, 2004 (The Movie Network)
Inspecting the city for storm damage, a party of scientists unleash a virus that causes hallucinations and eventually... death. Now, nearly a third of Atlantis' residents have been infected, forcing a lockdown. It's up to Sheppard to keep it from spreading, and eliminate it for good.
14	114	"Sanctuary"	SG Wiki	James Head	Alan Brennert	November 29, 2004 (The Movie Network)
Searching a new planet, the Wraith find the team, only for them to be shot down by a mysterious weapon. On the surface, they find a primitive world that would make ideal sanctuary for those fleeing from the Wraith, but the inhabitants believe their goddess won't permit it.
15	115	"Before I Sleep"	SG Wiki	Andy Mikita	Carl Binder	December 6, 2004 (The Movie Network)
While exploring the city, the team stumbles upon a stasis unit holding an extremely old woman, who they believe to be an Ancient. When they revive her, she claims to be Dr. Elizabeth Weir, and she has a story she's been waiting ten-thousand years to tell.
16	116	"The Brotherhood"	SG Wiki	Martin Wood	Martin Gero	January 3, 2005 (The Movie Network)
The team searches for a Zero Point Module rumored to be hidden on the planet Dagan. In attempt to locate and excavate the ZPM, the team crosses paths with Kolya once more, but it's not the only thing to worry about when their new allies have motives of their own.
17	117	"Letters from Pegasus"	SG Wiki	Mario Azzopardi	Carl Binder	January 10, 2005 (The Movie Network)
With the Wraith fast approaching to claim the city, Atlantis must somehow send a message back to Earth for a desperate attempt in survival. Meanwhile, Sheppard and Teyla go offworld to try to find more intel on the Wraith fleet, but end up with a few hitchhikers.
18	118	"The Gift"	SG Wiki	Peter DeLuise	Robert C. Cooper and Martin Gero	January 17, 2005 (The Movie Network)
Plagued by terrifying nightmares, Teyla tries to dive into her past offworld, where she finds an abandoned Wraith lab. Bringing back the findings, Dr. Beckett makes a surprising discovery in her DNA makeup, leading to a possible way to gather information from their enemy.
19	119	"The Siege (Part 1)"	SG Wiki	Martin Wood	Martin Gero	January 24, 2005 (The Movie Network)
McKay leads a team to activate the Ancients' orbital weapons platform to destroy the hive ships on the final stretch to the city. Meanwhile, the city's personnel are preparing for evacuation, when they discover the kamikaze dart pilot (The Brotherhood) has survived in the city.
20	120	"The Siege (Part 2)"	SG Wiki	Martin Wood	Joseph Mallozzi and Paul Mullie	January 31, 2005 (The Movie Network)
As a response to the message the expedition sent, the SGC sends Atlantis reinforcements via ZPM. Now the Ancient power source is en route through the latest Earth battleship the Daedalus, and they need to hold out for four days, or Atlantis risks destruction.

[edit] Production

• For "Rising", the Pemberton Glacier in British Columbia doubles for Antarctica during the opening flying sequence. ^[1]
• Simon, Elizabeth's fiancé in "Rising" and "Home", was played by Garwin Sanford, who had previously played Narim on Stargate SG-1.
• Mario Azzopardi makes his return to the Stargate franchise in "Thirty-Eight Minutes". He had the distinctive honor of directing the pilot episode of Stargate SG-1, Children of the Gods. This is his first time directing an episode of the franchise since the Season 1 Episode "Cor-Ai." Ironically, Mario Azzopardi (as of December 2006) has only directed Season 1 Episodes of both SG-1 and Atlantis.
• "Thirty-Eight Minutes" is the only episode in both SG-1 and Atlantis to actually occur in real-time; between the opening of the Stargate and the resolution, 38 minutes of screentime do occur.
• Courtenay J. Stevens, who appears in "Childhood's End", originally played the role of Lieutenant Elliot in Stargate SG-1, appearing in the Season 5 episodes Proving Ground, Summit and Last Stand.
• Writer Martin Gero compared Ares in "Childhood's End" to a villain in The Incredibles. In the scene of the final confrontation with Major Sheppard, he begins "monologuing," which is a key feature of villains in the film.^[2]
• *The dog that appears in Dr. Weir's illusion in "Home" is actually owned by actress Torri Higginson who plays her.^[3]
• Michael Puttonen, who plays Smeadon in "The Storm", first appeared in the second season of Stargate SG-1 as Simian, the blind prisoner in the episode "Prisoners."
• "The Defiant One" was filmed at the Richmond sand dunes. ^[4]
• Richard Ian Cox, who appeared in "The Defiant One", previously appeared in the season 3 Stargate SG-1 episode New Ground as Nyan.
• "Letters from Pegasus" is is the first clip show episode of Stargate Atlantis. The title of this episode was inspired by the 1987 PBS TV documentary Dear America: Letters from Vietnam. ^[5] This is Samantha Carter's first appearance on Stargate Atlantis. At the end of the episode, she and Sergeant Harriman are briefly shown at Stargate Command when they receive the data burst from Atlantis.
• A deleted scene from Part two of "The Siege" showed Sora being returned to the Genii as part of their deal for the nuclear weapons, but this was cut due to time constraints. Being cut, it is unclear if the event occurred or if Sora may still be being held.

[edit] Cultural references

• "The Defiant One" is the first time McKay refers to Sheppard as "Captain Kirk" which is a recurring joke in the series. It refers to Sheppard's protective nature to the puddle jumpers and his tendency to pick up on alien women.
• In the continuing list of references in Stargate to The Wizard of Oz, McKay mentions in "Sanctuary" to "Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain", a reference to the Emerald Wizard of the story. He also compares Sheppard's actions with Chaya to Captain Kirk, continuing the links between Stargate and Star Trek.

[edit] DVD releases

DVD Name	Region 1	Region 2	Region 4
Stargate Atlantis Season 1	November 15, 2005	March 13, 2006	November 16, 2005
Season 1: Volume 1	—	March 14, 2005	—
Season 1: Volume 2	—	April 11, 2005	—
Season 1: Volume 3	—	May 16, 2005	—
Season 1: Volume 4	—	June 13, 2005	—
Season 1: Volume 5	—	July 11, 2005	—

• Only the Region one DVD contains a commentary for "Thirty-Eight Minutes".

[edit] Reception

"Rising" is strongest episode to date gaining a 3.2 on the Nielson Ratings.^{[citation needed]} "The Brotherhood" received ratings of 2.3 when it initially aired on Sci Fi.^[6]

[edit] Awards

• "Rising" was nominated for a Leo Award in the category "Dramatic Series: Best Production Design".^[7]
• "Childhood's End" was the only Stargate franchise episode directed by SciFi veteran David Winning. It won three international awards for directing; New York, Chicago and Houston.
• For "Poisoning The Well", Paul McGillion was nominated for a Leo Award in the category "Dramatic Series: Best Supporting Performance by a Male", and Allison Hossack was nominated for a Leo Award in the category "Dramatic Series: Best Supporting Performance by a Female".)^[7]
• "The Storm" was nominated for a Leo Award in the category "Dramatic Series: Best Overall Sound". David Nykl (Zelenka) was nominated for a Leo in the category "Dramatic Series: Best Supporting Performance by a Male".^[7]
• "The Eye" was nominated for a Gemini Award in the category "Best Visual Effects", was nominated for a Leo Award in the category "Dramatic Series: Best Picture Editing", and won a Leo Award in the category "Dramatic Series: Best Visual Effects".^[7]
• For "The Defiant One", director Peter DeLuise was nominated for a Leo Award in the category "Dramatic Series: Best Direction" and in the category "Dramatic Series: Best Screenwriting".^[7]
• "Before I Sleep" was nominated for a Gemini Award in the category "Best Achievement in Make-Up".^[7]
• For "The Brotherhood", writer Martin Gero was nominated in the category "Best Writing in a Dramatic Series".^[7]

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[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Season 1 on GateWorld
• Season 1 on IMDb
• Season 1 on TV.com
• Season 1 on Wikia