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Stargate Atlantis will be back for a third season |
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In a SyFy Portal story, it's been announced that the SciFi Channel has
given the unofficial go-ahead for 3rd seasons of Stargate Atlantis and
Battlestar Galatica.
How much confidence does SciFi Channel
have in two of its three top shows? Enough to pretty much give them a
go-ahead for a third season.Sources
at SciFi Channel are reporting that SciFi has unofficially decided to
award both "Battlestar Galactica" and "Stargate: Atlantis" third-season
pickups. The news was shared by SyFy Portal's Michael Hinman during a
guest appearance on Sci-Fi Saturday Night on New Hampshire's 610 WGIR.During
the show, Hinman -- who appeared by telephone in the show's final hour
-- said he had received unconfirmed reports that the third-season
pickups have been decided. SciFi normally does not announce fate of
shows during the first half of the seasons, which end this month. No
word has been received on the fate of "Stargate: SG-1," but many
industry insiders feel that the SciFi stalwart will see an
unprecedented 10th season next summer."Battlestar
Galactica" aired for the first time on SciFi in January for an extended
half-season run, quickly earning a second season after strong ratings
that beat out even new episodes of "Star Trek: Enterprise" on UPN. The
show is in the middle of its second season, still enjoying strong
ratings despite some audience erosion seen across the board. It stars
Edward James Olmos and Mary McDonnell, and has been
critically-acclaimed in the mainstream media."Atlantis"
is a spinoff of "SG-1," and also has enjoyed strong ratings since its
debut in Summer 2004. It airs at 9 p.m. ET, just before "Galactica," on
SciFi.Both series will end their first-half season run this month, and will return for new episodes in January.
Link: SyFy Portal |
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