Stargate Atlantis to end; Stargate Universe set to begin

You know, I really hate when a tv show I'm getting into gets cancelled as I'm catching up. It happened with The 4400, and now, Stargate Atlantis is coming to a close. I seriously just started watching it and, to this moment, am at the halfway point of season 4, so close to beginning this season, then this news comes...

As you've suspected, Stargate Atlantis will be coming to a close at the end of this season, 5, which is about a quarter way done already. Afterwards, in 2009, a 2-hour movie will air to close up any loose ties, as Stargate SG1 did with their back to back movies Ark Of Truth and Continuum. The movie will be aired on Sci-Fi Channel and set straight to DVD. Season 5 is set to end on a cliffhanger, which will air in January of '09, which will lead into the movie.

On a more somber note, co-creators Wright and Cooper have pitched a new Stargate spinoff called Stargate Universe which has been given a greenlight for production. The general idea for this concept is the Ancients sent automated ships millions of years ahead to newer galaxies to seed star gates. Though the ancients never saw the fruition of this project, we'll get to, by use of a ninth chevron to access these new worlds.

Admittedly, it sounds like a whole lot of the same thing from SG1 to Atlantis. However, I'm a huge fan of this whole series, so I'm sure, unless it's horribly crappy, that I'll be an avid viewer of this program.

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