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Stargate Atlantis
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<p><i>Stargate Atlantis</i> (usually stylized in <a href="/facts/All_caps/ASFdydxp">all caps</a> and often abbreviated <i>SGA</i>) is an <a href="/facts/Adventure_film/4w5RCrVI">adventure</a> and <a href="/facts/Military_science_fiction/jTT1mCBD">military science fiction</a> television series and part of <a href="/facts/MGM/sQdE9Kg2">MGM</a>'s <a href="/facts/Stargate/jsRz6P72"><i>Stargate</i> franchise</a>. The show was created by <a href="/facts/Brad_Wright/LUUkkXKQ">Brad Wright</a> and <a href="/facts/Robert_C._Cooper/qnH84UH8">Robert C. Cooper</a> as a <a href="/facts/Spin-off_(media)/guqnLDLG">spin-off</a> series of <i><a href="/facts/Stargate_SG-1/s2RQnIJP">Stargate SG-1</a></i>, which was created by Wright and <a href="/facts/Jonathan_Glassner/YbPrkPyP">Jonathan Glassner</a> and was itself based on the feature film <i><a href="/facts/Stargate_(film)/8JweCaTI">Stargate</a></i> (1994). All five seasons of <i>Stargate Atlantis</i> were broadcast by the <a href="/facts/Syfy/nxRV1eCB">Sci-Fi Channel</a> in the United States and <a href="/facts/The_Movie_Network/vN4Muutg">The Movie Network</a> in Canada. The show premiered on July 16, 2004; its final episode aired on January 9, 2009. The series was filmed in and around <a href="/facts/Vancouver/rn2AKA1n">Vancouver</a>, <a href="/facts/British_Columbia/Ty3e3g1Q">British Columbia</a>, Canada. </p><p>The story of <i>Stargate Atlantis</i> follows the events of <i>Stargate SG-1'</i>s seventh <a href="/facts/Season_finale/rFYwzFgT">season finale</a> episode "<a href="/facts/Lost_City_(Stargate_SG-1)/SYqVopbA">Lost City</a>" and eighth <a href="/facts/Season_premiere/YcvV70oN">season premiere</a> episode "<a href="/facts/New_Order_(Stargate_SG-1)/oAwCupaa">New Order</a>", in which the cast of that series discovered an Antarctic outpost created by the alien race known as the <a href="/facts/Ancient_(Stargate)/WgxKWXgj">Ancients</a>. In the pilot episode "<a href="/facts/Rising_(Stargate_Atlantis)/kKqTyVhn">Rising</a>", Dr. <a href="/facts/Daniel_Jackson_(Stargate)/YIsuNgKk">Daniel Jackson</a> discovers the location of <a href="/facts/Atlantis_(Stargate)/WgxKWXgj">Atlantis</a>, the legendary city created by the Ancients, and Stargate Command sends an international team to investigate it. </p><p>The series was a ratings success for the Sci Fi Channel, and was particularly popular in Europe and Australia. Although it received little critical response, <i>Stargate Atlantis</i> was honored with numerous awards and award nominations in its five-season run. Merchandise for <i>Stargate Atlantis</i> includes games and toys, print media, and an original audio series. With the cancellation of <i>Stargate Universe</i>, the intended direct-to-DVD <i>Stargate Atlantis</i> movie, entitled <i>Stargate: Extinction</i>, was cancelled. </p>