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Robert Picardo Joins 'Stargate Atlantis'
Fifth season will include 100th episode
Zap2It.com
February 5 2008
"Stargate Atlantis" begins shooting its fifth season soon, and with it
comes the addition of a new castmember and an important milestone.
The People's Choice Award winner will begin production later in
February for its new 20-episode season that will include the series'
benchmark 100th episode, it was announced Tuesday, Feb. 5.
Also, actor Robert Picardo, who has appeared as International
Oversight Committee rep Richard Wooley on previous episodes will
officially join the "Atlantis" cast this season as he takes command of
the Atlantis expedition. The team of military and civilian explorers
use the Ancients-created Stargate to travel to the Pegasus galaxy in
order to find other technologies left behind the Ancients.
In this pivotal season, change is the watchword. Friends are lost and
made, while alliances are forged and new alien races are discovered.
Wooley's unique leadership style requires a bit of an adjustment for
the team led by Lt. Colonel Sheppard (Joe Flanigan) and including Dr.
Rodney McKay (David Hewlett), Teyla (Rachel Luttrell), Ronon (Jason
Momoa) and Dr. Jennifer Keller (Jewel Staite).
As previously announced, the characters Col. Samantha Carter (Amanda
Tapping), Dr. Daniel Jackson (Michael Shanks) and the late Dr. Carson
Beckett (Paul McGillion) will return for a handful of episodes apiece
as guest stars this upcoming season.
"Stargate Atlantis" is filmed in Vancouver, Canada.
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