Friday night I watched with great sadness as one of my favorite shows ended a spectacular five year run.
"Stargate Atlantis" aired its final new episode on the Sci-fi channel, bringing an end to the adventures of the crew operating the ancient city of Atlantis.
For five years I have traveled with Col. John Sheppard and his team as they have explored the Pegasus galaxy.
The episode was centered around protecting Earth from a powerful and evil alien race know as the Wraith. The show featured the series' best ever special effects as the entire city of Atlantis was flown back to the Milky Way to engage the Wraith in an awesome space battle.
There was never any doubt that our heroes would defeat the Wraith, however, there were several questions about how the characters would fair.
In a very anti-climatic finish no one died and there was no big cliffhanger. This may be because the producers are planning to continue the story in a series of TV movies.
The show also felt rushed since producers were not given very much time to plan for cancellation. I imagine they had a more complex finale in mind.
The "Stargate" franchise has been a part of the Sci-fi channel for almost 15 years so I think they could have given the fans a real send off.
For five years these characters have excited us with action, broken our hearts in tragedy and kept us laughing through it all with a wicked sense of humor.
To the cast and crew of "Stargate: Atlantis" I say thank you for all the thrills and can't wait to see what comes next.
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