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List Price: $49.98 | | Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Salesrank: 1816
Released: November 15, 2005 |
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MPAA Rating: Unrated
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
When a secret base, abandoned by the original builders of the Stargates, is found buried in the ice of Antartica, the newly formed Stargate Atlantis team is born. The team's discovery leads to a daring expeditiion to the distant Pegasus galaxy, where they encounter a primitive human civilization and a sinister new enemy that threatens human life everywhere. The Stargate Atlantis mission is headed by Dr. Elizabeth Weir, a specialist in diplomatic relations. Her political savvy is balanced by the bravado of her military counterpart, Major John Sheppard, a courageous pilot. Rounding out the crew are Lt. Aiden Ford, Sheppard's second-in-command, Dr. Rodney McKay, a clever and quick-witted astrophysicist and Teyla, a beautiful young leader among the primitive alien civilization that the Atlantis team encounters.
Description of Stargate Atlantis - The Complete First Season:
It's not a franchise on the order of Law & Order, CSI, or Star Trek--not yet, anyway--but with Stargate Atlantis, a more than worthy successor to SG-1, Stargate is becoming a nice little cottage industry in itself. The premise, in a nutshell: The Ancients, the greatest race the universe has ever known (or something like that), abandoned Earth millions of years ago, taking Atlantis with them; they then sunk the entire city in order to escape the clutches of the dreaded Wraith, an implacable bunch of villains who nourish themselves by sucking the life from humans. Now, as the two-hour "Rising" pilot details, a new team has gained access to the legendary city. Once they arrive, Atlantis loses the power to sustain its protective shield and rises to the surface, and thus begin the team's adventures (i.e., using the stargate to travel to other planets in the Pegasus galaxy, encountering aliens both hostile and friendly, and trying to defeat the Wraith, or at least stay out of their way).
Jack O'Neill (Richard Dean Anderson), SG-1's driving force, is missed, but Atlantis has a strong replacement in Major John Sheppard (Joe Flanigan), easily the most charismatic member of the new team. Like O'Neill, Sheppard is a wiseacre and a loose cannon, as well as a superb pilot with an innate understanding of the Ancients' arcane technology. His humor, humanity and conscience provide a welcome contrast to the other characters, especially brilliant-but-neurotic Dr. Rodney McKay (David Hewlett) and ultra-serious project leader Dr. Elizabeth Weir (Torri Higginson), who has little to do but give orders and stand up for her people. The Wraith, who resemble a vampire mutation of the albino blues guitarist Johnny Winter, are the focus of most of these 19 episodes (including the pilot). These bad boys will stop at nothing--nothing, I tell you!--in their quest to snack their way through every galaxy in the universe, with Earth their ultimate feeding ground. And while the final four episodes, dealing with the Wraith's massive attack on Atlantis, end with an unsatisfying cliffhanger (basically, nothing is resolved), earlier shows effectively keep their ominous presence in the forefront. The episodes in which the Wraith play little or no active role are often compelling as well, including "Thirty Eight Minutes" (one of our heroes' "puddle jumper" spacecraft gets stuck in the stargate), "Childhood's End" (we meet a race whose members are convinced that only ritual suicide is keeping the Wraith at bay), and "The Eye" (a planet-size hurricane/tsunami bears down on Atlantis). As is the case with SG-1, the visual effects work, especially by TV standards, is excellent; in fact, one might wish for bit more cool sci-fi action and less talk in some of the episodes. Special effects include commentary (by directors, writers, and/or actors) for every episode, as well as the occasional behind-the-scenes featurette. --Sam Graham
Stargate Atlantis - The Complete First Season Reviews:
Very pleased 
2009-09-25 - The ordering process was speedy and efficient. I received my DVD in a timely manner and when the DVD wouldn't play in my DVD player, the company issues a prompt refund. I would order from them again anytime.
An awesome start to a great sci-fi television show
2009-09-04 - Stargate Atlantis seems destined to follow Deep Space Nine in terms of the middle child of sci-fi franchises. Never particularly famous, and not particularly loved, except the "hardcore" fans who will swear it is better than the show from where is spawned. While I'm sure I'll get plenty of angry comments, I am the hardcore fan who prefers atlantis to SG1. Why? Well, Atlantis starts very different from SG1. For starters, the first season is largely about them learning to understand and adapt to Atlantis, on their own with no help from earth. They are alone and dealing with a completely new enemy, the awesome Wraith, as well as a few equally evil humans, the Geni. This feeling of being completely on their own with everything feeling new lends creedence to the "explorer" theme of stargate far better. While I love SG1, I would get tired of the Asgard saving them all the time. Atlantis has atlantis and themselves, and must make do.
Better yet, this show truly takes from the classic sci-fi of olden days. Not just the political references, but the stories that you don't see coming from a mile away (well mostly), with interesting twists, and similarly building the characters and stories along the way.
Best of all, the show is just a lot of fun. I can watch Sheppard and McKay banter all day long. Frankly, in terms of scientist characters, McKay is easily my favorite of all sci-fi. He may be a bit of jerk, but his performance is likeably and fun enough to warrant you truly liking the character. Anyway, I've said too much, but I highly recomend you give this show a try if you haven't the first season sets a great precedent, and is one of the more entertaining shows you'll see.
first season of Stargate Atlantis
2009-08-05 - I haven't had time yet to watch it, but know I will not be disappointed, I loved the series, in fact it's on TV now and I watch it always. They had a great group. When I get my bills taken care of, I plan on asking for all the series. But not right know.
Thanks for putting this series on for us who love these programs so we can see them when ever we want, instead of waiting until our TV stations decide to run them.
Thanks Verna
Stargate Atlantis- The Complete First Season
2009-05-17 - I loved it. Stargate Atlantis is brilliant and humorous. Very entertaining and the best Sci-Fi show in my opinion.
Great Price, Great Quality
2009-05-05 - The DVDs and case are both in great condition and the price is very competitive. I have not been able to find a better price locally or on the web.
