Stargate Atlantis (often abbreviated to SGA) is a 5-season sci-fi TV series, a part of the Stargate franchise. Stargate Atlantis began running in parallel with season 8 of Stargate SG-1 before taking over the Stargate mantle with season 4 after SG-1 finished after it's 10th season.
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Are there going to be some actual Atlantis exploration episodes?
I just started watching Stargate Atlantis series (I am on episode 10 of the first season) and while I like each episode I do not understand why they are not exploring the city itself. Atlantis was the ...
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Who played the Airperson who was verbally shoved aside by McKay in “The Intruder”? [closed]
Who portrays the delightful Airperson to whom McKay barks "Airperson, don't be there!" around midway through Stargate: Atlantis's excellent second-season episode [S02E02], "The Intruder"?
As she is ...
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Why would Ford ditch his jumper?
In the Stargate: Atlantis second season premiere "The Siege, Part III", Sheppard says about Ford:
It doesn't matter where he goes. The second he gets to wherever he's going, he's gonna ditch the ...
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Stargate Atlantis Boxsets
I am wanting to purchase a Stargate Atlantis boxset, however there seem to be two to choose from
There is a 'megapack' as shown here
And there is a 'Complete pack' as shown here
My question is what ...
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Which “Stargate” actor played the same role in “Stargate Atlantis”?
Wikipedia says this about Richard Kind:
In 2006, he guest starred on Stargate Atlantis as Lucius Lavin, in the episodes "Irresistible" and "Irresponsible," making him the only actor to appear in ...
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What powers the puddle jumpers?
So far as I can tell, a power source for the puddle jumpers hasn't been identified, although they seem to require power. What is the source of this power?
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Stargate: Atlantis - What happened to Todd the Wraith?
Yeah its kinda left wide open at the end of the series that after Atlantis lands on earth what becomes of Todd? Last I saw he was a prisoner on Atlantis (I think I could be wrong).
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How were ZPM's Made?
Is there any in universe explanation about how ZPM's were made?
Why could this process not be replicated by humans?
A quick read of this wikipedia page brings up this information:
A fictional ...
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What are the abilities of the Pegasus galaxy's species, the Wraith?
Can the Wraith life-suck human clones/animals? It seems throughout the series that Wraith only feed on humans, while the bug counter-parts (I think) feed on other animals. Are humans the more ...
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Why aren't the Asgard in Atlantis?
Why don't the Asgard go into the Pegasus Galaxy and study Atlantis?
As we see in the Stargate series, the Asgard weren't perfect and couldn't defeat the replicatiors but the Ancients had the ...
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How did the first off-world team know the return address for Atlantis?
In the first episode of Stargate Atlantis the Atlantis expedition group hastily sends a team through the stargate after discovering that the city seems to be in imminent danger of being flooded. ...
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McKay/Carter Intergalactic Gate Bridge name reference to real world
It seems likely to me that the McKay/Carter Intergalactic Gate Bridge is a reference to the Macdonald-Cartier Bridge or Freeway given the similarity in name and the show's Canadian connection.
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How long do naquadah generators last?
In Stargate Atlantis, the naquadah generators power parts of the city under (what assume is) a constant and heavy load. They would have to last at least a few months, if not longer. Is there any ...
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Why doesnt the SGC use the Asgard Cloning device to make more ZPMs?
As the title said; why couldn't Stargate Command use the Asgard cloning device to make more ZPMs, the way they did for the Replicator gun or the actual Replicator they created?
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How long can a fully charged ZPM be used to fire a control chair?
I was reading this question, and realizing that I don't have a good handle on this question, namely how long can a ZPM power the chair for? Thanks!
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How powerful is a ZPM (zero-point module)?
In Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis, an ancient race of humans* developed a technology called a ZPM (or Zed-PM for McKay fans out there).
These zero-point modules were capable of immense power ...
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What is that super-secret mission the Odyssey is supposed to be on during Stargate Atlantis' Finale?
"It's on some secret mission even I'm not supposed to know about."
—Steven Caldwell
(during Enemy at the Gate)
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Why does Stargate Atlantis midway station have two gates?
Season 4 Episode 17: Midway.
Why does it have two stargates? And how is that even possible, i thought there must be a huge distance between each of them to work; it would be pure chance which one ...
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In the Stargate franchise, were the ancients originally from earth?
I'm very familiar with the ancients, but I can't remember if they came from planet Earth, originally? I remember an episode about an ancient device that may have been used to create life on Earth when ...
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If the Wraith know about Atlantis, why don't they go there more often?
I haven't watched every Stargate: Atlantis episode, but I've watched quite a few from the later seasons and have been watching some lately from an earlier season. One thing that really confuses me is ...
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Why does everyone on almost every planet in the Pegasus Galaxy speak English?
We know that Earth is the origin of humans in the Milky Way galaxy. The Goa'uld relocated people from Earth to other planets. As far as I remember the Goa'uld has rarely or never been in Pegasus ...
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In Stargate Atlantis episode Lifeline, why doesn't the anti-replicator field affect Elizabeth Weir?
Her nanites ought to have been disabled by the field, why wasn't she affected? Is there an in-universe explanation that I missed?
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What are the differences between SG-1, Atlantis, and Universe?
The Stargate franchise spans three main series, an RPG, an animated series (which I understand to be non-canon), and more.
My wife and I watched and loved SG-1, but I'm having a hard time convincing ...
