In this action-packed fifth season sparks fly when Woolsey becomes the new leader of the Atlantis team. Meanwhile, McKay faces difficult personal challenges; Teyla must balance her roles as mother and warrior; Ronan’s past returns with a vengeance, and Keller finds peril, then help, from an unlikely source. A provisional relationship with the Wraith takes a shocking turn and new adversaries test the team’s courage and resolve like never before.
- Audio: English: 5.1 Dolby Surround/ Spanish & French: Mono
- Language: Dubbed & Subtitled: English, French & Spanish
- Aspect Ratio: Widescreen: 1.78:1
Disc 1: 180 Minutes
- Forced at Startup for all regions Stargate Universe Trailer
- Ep# 501 – Search and Rescue
- Ep# 502 – The Seed
- Ep# 503 – Broken Ties
- Ep# 504 – The Daedalus Variations
- Commentary on Search and Rescue by Executive Producer Martin Gero and Director/Producer Andy Mikita
- Commentary on The Seed by Director William Waring
- Commentary on Broken Ties by Execuitve Producer Joseph Mallozzi and Actor Jason Momoa
- Commentary on The Daedalus Variations by Supervising Producer Alan McCullough and Director/Producer Andy Mikita
- Mission Directive: Search and Rescue with Andy Mikita & Martin
- Gero
- Showdown! Ronan v. Tyre
- Bringing The Seed to Life
- Photo Gallery 51 stills
- Production Design Gallery 11 stills
Disc 2: 202 Minutes
- Ep# 505 – Ghost in the Machine
- Ep# 506 – The Shrine
- Ep# 507 – Whispers
- Ep# 508 – The Queen
- Commentary on Whispers by Executive Producer Joseph Mallozzi and Director William Waring
- Commentary on The Queen by Supervising Producer Alan McCullough and Director Brenton Spencer
- Mission Directive: Whispers with Will Waring and Joseph Mallozzi
- Tricks of the Trade: Submerging the Stargate
- Joe Flanigan: A Conversation with the Colonel
- Photo Gallery 70 stills
- Production Design Gallery 13 stills
Disc 3: 205 Minutes
- Ep# 509 – Tracker
- Ep# 510 – First Contact
- Ep# 511 – The Lost Tribe
- Ep# 513 – Outsiders
- Commentary on Tracker by Executive Producer Carl Binder and Director William Waring
- Commentary on First Contact by Executive Producer Martin Gero and Director/Producer Andy Mikita
- Commentary on The Lost Tribe by Executive Producer Martin Gero and Director/Producer Andy Mikita
- Commentary on Outsiders by Supervising Producer Alan McCullough and Director William Waring
- Mission Directive: Tracker with Will Waring and Carl Binder
- Dr. Jackson Comes to Atlantis
- Building a Humanoid with James Robbins & Martin Gero
- Photo Gallery 46 stills
- Production Design Gallery 12 stills
Disc 4: 207 Minutes
- Ep# 512 – Inquisition
- Ep# 514 – The Prodigal
- Ep# 515 – Remnants
- Ep# 516 – Brain Storm
- Commentary on Inquisition by Director Brenton Spencer and Actor Tobias Slezak
- Commentary on The Prodigal by Executive Producer Carl Binder and Director/Producer Andy Mikita
- Commentary on Remnants by Executive Producer Joseph Mallozzi and Director William Waring
- Commentary on Brain Storm by Executive Producer/Director Martin Gero
- Mission Directive: Brain Storm with Martin Gero
- The Life and Death of Michael Kenmore
- Deleted Scenes (Part One)
- Photo Gallery 47 stills
- Production Design Gallery 7 stills
Disc 5: 216 Minutes
- Ep# 517 – Infection
- Ep# 518 – Indentity
- Ep# 519 Vegas (Extended Episode)
- Ep# 520 Enemy at the Gate (Extended Episode)
- Commentary on Vegas by Executive Producer Robert C. Cooper, Producer John G. Lenic and Director of Photography Michael Blundell
- Commentary on Enemy at the Gate by Executive Producer Paul Mullie and VFX Supervisor Mark Savela
- Stargate Atlantis Goes to Vegas
- Inside the Stargate Costume Department
- Deleted Scenes (Part Two)
- Photo Gallery 64 stills
- Production Design Gallery 5 stills
As the curtain is drawn on the first of the 20 episodes that comprise this fifth (and apparently last) season of Stargate Atlantis, we’re assured that “the threat level is down” across the universe. The “sentient machines” known as the Replicators have been defeated; The Wraith, the white-haired, translucent-skinned, cat-eyed vampire dudes who have been our heroes’ principal nemeses all along, are in disarray; And while the character known as Michael, who was the subject of the team’s ongoing “”retro-virus”" experiment (designed to make Wraiths human) in Season Two and played a significant recurring role in Season Three, is still around, he too no longer inspires much dread. So, “the threat level is down,” right? Yeah, right. You don’t need to be an astrophysicist to know that rosy analysis is mere wishful thinking. Indeed, Michael’s human-Wraith “hybrids” are a serious menace almost immediately; and by the end of the season, not only have the Wraith pulled themselves together, they have constructed the mother of all “hive ships,” located Planet Earth, and begun attacking it. In between, regular Atlantis fans will witness a few significant developments: among other things, Samantha Carter (Stargate SG-1 veteran Amanda Tapping), who took over command of Atlantis in Season Four, is soon replaced by the by-the-book civilian Richard Woolsey (Robert Picardo); team member Teyla (Rachel Luttrell) has a baby; and Rodney McKay (David Hewlett), the kvetching genius scientist, and medical doc Jennifer Keller (Jewel Staite) kindle a romantic relationship. Daniel Jackson (Michael Shanks), another SG-1 veteran, appears in two mid-season episodes.
Story-wise, Season Five offers considerable variety; “The Daedalus Variations” is heady sci-fi filled with technical mumbo-jumbo about parallel universes, while “Whispers” is a zombie jamboree straight out of Night of the Living Dead, and Vegas, an “alternate reality episode” in which Lt. Col. John Sheppard (Joe Flanigan, in what is still the show’s most appealing role) plays a beleaguered homicide detective, takes place almost entirely in that city. As usual, the best stories are the ones involving the Wraith, including “The Queen,” in which Teyla temporarily transforms into one of those villainous creatures. Also as usual, the visual effects are first-rate, and the bonus material is copious (including commentaries for every episode and all manner of featurettes) and impressive. If this is indeed the end of Stargate Atlantis as a series (a feature-length movie is already in production), it will certainly be missed–but at least they’re quitting while they’re ahead. –Sam Graham
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February 16, 2006
#1
Haven’t received the DVD yet – it is due in June.
Linda Sheean
February 16, 2006
#2
if they think we the Stargate fans are going to support the New show coming out soon, they better think before they act….
the writing is terrible!! they clearly have lost steam… if the same writers are going to write the new show, then FOOEY!!!!!!
clearly it’s time for new talent to write the show… Atlantis and SG1 ARE awesome, and were awesome… meaning the later seasons really LEFT A LOT TO BE DESIRED!!!! some episodes were LAME And clearly written to accommodate BUDGET restrictions which SHOULD NEVER have BEEN THERE!!! meaning they need to SPEND THE money to make GOOD, well rounded episodes…
DO NOT CHEAP OUT ON THE FX AND STORY SCOPE!!!!!
don’t be discouraged though, buy the dvds, but LET it be known (by YOU, the fans) that you won’t invest your heart in the new series if they are going to let it DIE Like
they DID WITH ATLANTIS!!!!!!!!!!! Atlantis ENDED WAY too SOON!!!!!!
NO no nononononon onon ononon NO NONO NONO NO NO NO NO ON ON NO!!!!!!!
SENd the mesSAGE!!!!
February 16, 2006
#3
Mercifully, Atlantis was put out of its misery after producing yet another lacklustre season.
Gone are the story arcs and in their place are a collection of filler episodes that nobody remembers nor wants to view again.
The cast do their best, but when they are served up dreck by the writers of the show-who should have been put out to pasture long ago-there is only so much they can salvage.
Shamefully, the cast have been given their marching orders but the culprits for the poor quality of the show, the writers, showrunners etc., have moved on to the next Stargate series to further drive the poor ailing franchise into the ground..
February 16, 2006
#4
My biggest problem with this season is that SciFi has yet to show all of the episodes for the entire season either on television or the video on demand on their website. And until today I did not know that season 5 was the final season for Atlantis, which really ticks me off.
The last episode I got to see on television was “Las Vegas”, I had my DVR set to record the entire season and for some reason after this episode the series never finished being televised.
I will buy this as soon as it’s released on DVD just so I can watch the entire season and see how it ends.
February 16, 2006
#5
Outstanding Series. I’m a Stargate addict. I now own all 10 seasons of SG-1 and all 5 seasons of Atlantis.