Thursday, August 21, 2008

Stargate Atlantis - Joseph Mallozzi's Blog Update Aug 21 '08

From Joseph Mallozzi's blog update for August 21, 2008:

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August 21, 2008: All Good Things…

By now, I assume you've all heard the news. This will be Stargate Atlantis's fifth and final season. I'm disappointed but not surprised. We came into this year knowing that renewal would be a longshot. With 100 episodes under our belts, rising production costs, and the US dollar's steep decline, the odds were stacked against us. Still, we'd heard no definite word either way and if SG-1's surprising 10-year run taught us one thing, it's that anything is possible. The circumstances that contributed to SG-1's longevity were very different but, back then, we hadn't expected it to get a sixth season pick-up either. Furthermore, with our strong premiere numbers and the equally impressive showing of the ensuing episodes, some of us were, if not exactly upbeat, then cautiously optimistic. We watched. We waited. And, finally, received word the other day...

**snippage**

Like my grandmother used to say: Whenever a gate closes, a hyperspace window opens…

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