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

• Stargate Atlantis - The Complete Second Season
• Stargate Atlantis - The Complete Third Season
• Stargate Atlantis - The Complete Fourth Season
• Stargate - The Ark of Truth
• Stargate SG-1 - Season 10
• Stargate: Continuum
• Stargate SG-1 - Season 9 Boxed Set (Thinpak)
• Stargate Atlantis - Rising (Pilot Episode)
• Stargate SG-1 Season 8 (Thinpak)
• Stargate SG-1 Season 7 (Thinpak)

In my opinion acting and casting are not good in this sci-fi. Altough there are some interesting episodes, most of the scenes are in stereotypical settings. Outdoor scenes are sometimes illustrated with artificial paintings, which is dissapointing.

Not everything is fun in the Pegasus Galaxy and not everyone welcomes humans. The Series:. But here is never explained, so it does not sit well with this reviewer. The DVD set.

It was a bit slow at the beginning, but it picks up by season's end. 6. 1. 4. The characters are fun, and a welcome change from the typical SNG, DS9 and Voyager types. Everyone in Pegasus speaks English or did they explained this on SG-1.

I know that in the Star trek Universe the communicator works as a translator both ways. I purchased the 4 season set of Atlantis at Amazon, at an amazing price. 1 The series is GREAT. Disc 4 did not work on my Home Theater but it played OK in my DVR.

5. The main at times we need more background, but I can see how they are flesh out more on season two. I strongly recommend the series. 2. I am a fan of those shows as well.

The special effects are OK, and at times AWESOME.

The introduction of the supporting villain is something to think about for the Atlantis crew.

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The menu is hard to understand and there are no scene selection.

The four star rating becuase of the problem with the set.

The main villain and secondary threat are very unique.

Actually I do not understand the language issue.

as a stargate fan from the original movie to the sg-1 series and now Atlantis I highly recommend this series to any sci-fi lover out there.

I'm one of the biggest Stargate fans so lets say FIEND. I've wanted to try and complete my SG-1 and Atlantis Collection and try to find the most coolest collectibles and clothes and patches etc. Heck, it's hard to find anything you want around here. Everything is in perfect condition and sent with extra care. lol I love Stargate Atlantis the most. When i found this stuff on amazon.com i was estatic. I have found it hard to decide on what to order everytime i have so far. Its hard to make up my mind on exactly what i want to get at each time.

They've got some of the killerest stargate items i've ever seen and never knew existed. I'm very glad that Amazon has these items. lol Thank You for your great service Amazon.com Its extremely hard to find seasons 1,2, and 3 around where i live. Thankyou sooo much Amazon.com for helping fanatics like me collect all the awesome stuff that makes me happy. Killer service and killer items to select through. lol Everything i've ordered from amazon.com has arrived in half the time expected.

Season 1 provides Stargate loves with new exciting villians. I was still sad to watch Stargate Atlantis knowing that Stargate SG-1 would soon be over but it was really excellent to know that the spin off had awesome scene's and villians.