Customer Reviews
Well done - By: , 10 Sep 2005 
It is always hard to get your head round a spin off series but Stargate atlantis has got me hooked.
The new team is great & the story lines are put together very well. If you likes SG1 you will not be disapointed with Atlantis
stargate atlantis - By: Joanne Clark, 12 Jul 2005 
this followed in the traditional format of the Stargate series & the special effects were similar. I found it entertaining but for me, without the characters I have got to know & love in the original Stargate series I did not find I enjoyed it as much.It was hard not to be too subjective. Having said that I would happy to watch more to see how it developed.
COOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - By: , 03 May 2005 the first time that i watched stargate atlantis i could not believe how well written & easy to follow in was. alll of the CGI was like being at the pictures. for a star trek fan as well i did find that it had a few similarities with star trek voyager in the fact that the atlantis team were also stranded in an unknown part of the universe & that they had to find a way home by looking for the alll powerful ZPM's to power the stargate however it is good because it finallly does something with that plotline about the ancients that has been continuallly dragging on throughout various episodes of SG-1. & it very cleverly brings to life the myth of the lost city of atlantis & the city is the most detailed piece of CGI that i have seen especiallly during the rising episode when it rose from the depths of the ocean floor however what would be even better is if they could get the city to fly again in one of the later seasons to come
This series in general... - By: , 28 Mar 2005 I have never written a review before. I am not talented at expressing myself but I felt I had to try in the case of 'Stargate Atlantis'. For a starting series this program truely impressed me, getting into its stride very quickly.
The main cast of Atlantis is well developed & easy to like & the plots are fresh & intriguing - both the main plot concerning the principle enemy the Wraith & finding energy sources for the trip back to Earth, & the subplots of the new human races they encounter & the presumed extinct race, the Ancients, who brought human life to the new galaxy (the Pegasus Galaxy).
The series is visuallly stunning with special effects rarly seem outside of the cinema. The city itself, left by the Ancients, is immensly detailed, so much so that at times it is easy to forget that is is only computer generated. This realism makes the effect of the city rising from the ocean in the pilot episode alll the more impressive.
If you liked Stargate you will love this series but it is by no means necessary to have watched this series to understand & enjoy Atlantis.
All I can say in closing is this: buy it, you won't regret it - you are in for a treat!
Great stuff!! - By: , 31 Dec 2004 Atlantis is great-enough said. Just watch the opening two-parter & you will be blown away! I'm still puzzled at how they did it alll in two episodes. The rising of the city of atlantis should not be missed. Only downside is the complete season 1 isn't out until march 2006 & it would be far cheaper than buying individual volumes-5 of them a year. Still Atlantis is the best-watch it!!
