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Contents 1 Introduction 2 The Show 2.1 The story 2.2 Main characters 2.3 Recurring Characters 3 Terminology 4 Timeline 4.1 1999 4.2 2000 4.3 2001 4.4 2002 4.5 2003 4.6 2004 4.7 2005 4.8 2006 4.9 2007 4.10 2008 5 Common Het Pairings 6 Common Slash Pairings 7 Rare Het Pairings 8 Kerfuffles 9 Influential Stories 10 Fandom Members 11 Fandom Size 12 External Links 13 See also 14 Sources

[edit] Introduction

Stargate Atlantis (SGA) is a Canadian science fiction show that airs on the SciFi channel in the United States. The program was created in 2004 by Brad Wright and Robert C. Cooper and is a spin-off of long-running program Stargate SG-1.

[edit] The Show

[edit] The story

Stargate Atlantis takes place in the city of Atlantis, on the planet "Lantea" in the Pegasus galaxy. Built by the most advanced race in the universe, the Ancients, the Ancients eventually submerged the city beneath the planet's ocean after a long war with an enemy race known as the Wraith.

Cut off from Earth, the Atlantis expedition team tries to uncover the secrets of the city while using the Stargate to explore the Pegasus Galaxy, seeking technology to help them defeat the Wraith.

[edit] Main characters

• John Sheppard (Joe Flanigan): A United States Air Force Major who becomes the commander of the Atlantis' military contingent after the original mission commander is killed.

• Dr. Rodney McKay (David Hewlett): Member of Shepperd's team, a brilliant scientist and an expert on Ancient technology.

• Teyla Emmagan (Rachel Luttrell): Leader of the Athosians, a human race native to the Pegasus galaxy who joins the Atlantis team in order to fight the Wraith.

• 1st Lt. Aiden Ford (Rainbow Sun Francks): US Marine Corps lieutenant and member of Sheppard's team in season one of the series. He leaves the team (and the show) during season 2 after an overdose of Wraith feeding enzyme renders him mentally unstable.

• Dr. Elizabeth Weir (Torri Higginson): Initial leader of the Atlantis expedition, acting as a diplomat. Critically wounded in the third season finale, she becomes a recurring character in the fourth season.

• Carson Beckett, M. D. (Paul McGillion): Medical Chief of Atlantis in seasons 1-3. Killed in an explosion, a clone created by a rogue Wraith appears in seasons 4 and 5.

• Ronon Dex (Jason Momoa): A weapons specialist from the Pegasus planet Sateda who joins Sheppard's team in the second season of the series.

• Samantha Carter (Amanda Tapping): Astrophysicist and former main character on Stargate: SG-1. Promoted to colonel, she joins the Atlantis team in Season 4 as she is given command of the Atlantis Expedition.

• Jennifer Keller (Jewel Staite): Replacement to Carson Beckett as Chief of Medicine.

• Richard Woolsey (Robert Picardo): Replaces Samantha Carter as commander of Atlantis in season 5, a representative of the International Oversight Advisory.

[edit] Recurring Characters

• David Nykl as Dr. Radek Zelenka
• Kavan Smith as Maj. Evan Lorne
• Mitch Pileggi (of X-Files fame) as Col. Steven Caldwell
• Richard Kind as Lucius Lavin
• Robert Davi as Cmdr. Acastus Kolya
• Connor Trinneer (of Enterprise fame) as Michael Kenmore
• Claire Rankin as Dr. Kate Heightmeyer
• Dean Marshall as Sgt. Bates
• Craig Veroni as Dr. Peter Grodin
• Chuck Campbell as Chuck, the Gate Technician
• Jaime Ray Newman as Lt. Laura Cadman
• Christopher Heyerdahl as Halling
• Brenda James as Dr. Katie Brown
• Reece Thompson as Jinto
• James Lafazanos as various Wraith
• Boyan Vukelic as Sgt. Stackhouse
• Erin Chambers as Sora
• Leonor Varela (of Arrested Development fame) as Chaya Sar
• Ellie Harvie as Dr. Lindsey Novak
• Ryan Robbins as Ladon Radim

[edit] Terminology

Below is a list of terms and their definitions that are used in this fan fiction community.

• McShep is a nickname for the pairing of Rodney McKay and John Sheppard.
• Aquarium (or Stargate Aquarium) is an affectionate nickname for show due to the city of Atlantis's ability to descend under water as a defense measure.
• Shep is commonly used to refer to John Sheppard.
• McSam or McCarter is used to refer to a story involving Rodney McKay and Samantha Carter in a relationship.
• McKeyla is used to refer to a story involving Rodney McKay and Teyla Emmagen in a relationship.
• Snarky is used to refer to a story involving Rodney McKay and popular original character Lydia Winter in a relationship.
• McCadman is used to refer to a story involving Rodney McKay and Laura Cadman in a relationship.
• Sparky or ShWeir is used to refer to a story involving John Sheppard and Elizabeth Weir in a relationship.
• Spanky or Royla is used to refer to a story involving Teyla Emmagan and Ronon Dex in a relationship.
• Sheyla is used to refer to a story involving John Sheppard and Teyla Emmagan in a relationship.
• Shex is a nickname for the pairing of John Sheppard and Ronon Dex.
• McDex is a nickname for the pairing of Rodney McKay and Ronon Dex.
• drabble is a short story of exactly 100 words.

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[edit] Timeline

Below is a partial timeline of events that took place in the Stargate Atlantis fan fiction community.

[edit] 1999

• On June 10, 1999, the mailing list SG1-Spoilergate was created. [1]
• On June 25, 1999, the Dutch language mailing list DutchStargate was created. It served people from Belgium, the Netherlands, Aruba and Suriname. [2]

[edit] 2000

• On May 11, 2000, the United Kingdom and Ireland based mailing list UK-SG1 was created. [3]

[edit] 2001

• On June 21, 2001, the mailing list Stargate_SG-1_and_Atlantis_Transcripts was created. [4]
• On July 9, 2001, the sg1_spoilme mailing list was created. [5]

[edit] 2002

• On February 12, 2002, the mailing list SG1_Music_Videos was created. [6]
• On August 22, 2002, the DeadJournal community stargatesg1 was created. [7]

[edit] 2003

• On July 23, 2003, the LiveJournal community beta_search was founded. [8] It was created so people could find beta readers. Fan fiction communities represented included this one.

[edit] 2004

• By this time (2004), the term drabble is being used in the Dead Zone, Dragon Ball Z and Stargate Atlantis fan fiction communities. The usage of the term probably predates this usage as it is based on LiveJournal drabble community founding.
• On April 24, 2004, the mailing list Stargate_Atlantis_Fans was created. [9]
• On July 16, 2004, Stargate Atlantis debuted on television in the United States. [10]
• On July 23, 2004, the mailing list Stargate_Atlantis_Talk was created. [11]
• On August 6, 2004, the mailing list SG_Atlantis_STFever was created. [12]
• On September 18, 2004, the mailing list sheppardandweir was created. [13]
• On October 12, 2004, Stargate Atlantis debuted on television in the United Kingdom. [14]
• Wraithbait was created on November 5, 2004. [15]
• On November 11, 2004, the LiveJournal community 3_ships was founded. [16] It is a threesome secret santa community. Fandoms represented by this community included this one.

[edit] 2005

• On January 30, 2005, the MySpace group sgatlantis was created. [17]
• On February 17, 2005, Stargate Atlantis debuted on television in Argentina. [18]
• On February 19, 2005, the MySpace group Ancients was created. [19]
• On February 23, 2005, Stargate Atlantis debuted on television in Germany. [20]
• On March 5, 2005, Stargate Atlantis debuted on television in Italy. [21]
• On March 7, 2005, the MySpace group atlantis was created. [22]
• On March 27, 2005, Stargate Atlantis debuted on television in Australia. [23]
• On April 15, 2005, Stargate Atlantis debuted on television in France. [24]
• On April 23, 2005, the MySpace group stargateatlantis was created. [25]
• On July 24, 2005, the MySpace group StargateAlphaSite was created. [26]
• On September 19, 2005, the JournalFen community stargate was created. [27]

[edit] 2006

• On February 26, 2006, the MySpace group stargateatlantisfan was created. [28]

[edit] 2007

• On June 3, 2007, the InsaneJournal community stargateficrec was created. [29]
• On June 4, 2007, the InsaneJournal community sg_15_fics was created. [30]
• On June 14, 2007, the InsaneJournal community wehasastargate was created. [31]
• On July 4, 2007, the InsaneJournal community thegengate was created. [32]
• In August, due to a rumor that Yahoo!Groups was removing users who were lurking on mailing lists in this fandom, a number of mailing lists saw an increase in participation so that would not happen. While this rumor was not true, and Yahoo was only removing people who had e-mail accounts bouncing in excess of six months, it did not stop a certain level of hysteria.
• On August 3, 2007, the InsaneJournal community mckay_sheppard was created. [33]
• On August 6, 2007, the InsaneJournal community lorne_parrish was created. [34]
• On August 11, the winners of the 2007 Stargate Fan Awards will be announced. [35]
• On August 15th the Skiffy Awards for character centric fanfiction within the Stargate fandom were established by fanfiction veteran BiteMeTechie

[edit] 2008

• On August 21, 2008, SciFi channel announced it was canceling Stargate Atlantis after five seasons.[36] After the 100th episode, which would be its last, a 2-hour movie would follow in 2009. This news created much upset within Atlantis fandom, particularly when coupled with the news that the show would be replaced with a new series Stargate Universe, which appeared to hold little interest to most Atlantis fans.[37], [38], [39], [40], [41], [42], [43]

[edit] Common Het Pairings

• Sheppard/Weir
• Ronon/Teyla
• Sheppard/Teyla
• McKay/Weir

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[edit] Common Slash Pairings

• McKay/Sheppard
• McKay/Beckett
• Lorne/Parrish
• Ronon/McKay
• Sheppard/Ronon

[edit] Rare Het Pairings

• McKay/Carter
• McKay/Brown
• McKay/Cadman

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[edit] Kerfuffles

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[edit] Influential Stories

When Plot Bunnies Attack series

Retribution!

[edit] Fandom Members

• BiteMeTechie
• Jenwryn
• liketheriver
• Sholio
• b7-kerravon

[edit] Fandom Size

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[edit] External Links

• Madelyn's SGA resources

[edit] See also

• Stargate SG-1
• Stargate Atlantis fanzines

[edit] Sources

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