Stargate Atlantis - The Media Pundit: Q&A with Atlantis showrunner Joe Mallozzi

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Q&A with Atlantis showrunner Joe Mallozzi

It was announced a little over a week ago that The SCI FI Channel chose not to renew Stargate Atlantis for a sixth season. At least one TV movie based on the series will go into the early stages of development and another franchise series will be born: Stargate Universe. Fans aren't happy, but that's pretty much par for the course for any series.

After GateWorld interviewed series co-creator and all-around Stargate guru Brad Wright, and with some questions I think still unanswered, I thought it would be enlightening to bring in one half of the duo responsible for the day-to-day production of Atlantis, Joe Mallozzi.

Paul Tenny: It seemed like the decision not to split the 5th season of Atlantis in two was actually a good sign for the show. Do you know if that was in any way related to the cancellation, or why that decision was made?

Joe Mallozzi: I don't believe it was cancellation-related. In fact, when we heard we would be running straight through, we took this as a very good sign as it would allow the ratings to build, unimpeded, over the course of an entire season. Nothing cools off a hot show like a two or three month break...