Stargate Atlantis Shield Fail And The City Rising

Atlantis's Shield Failing And Atlantis Rising From The Ocean Floor In The Pilot Episode Rising

Stargate Atlantis

MGM 2004

[yester]

- We made all those 3D shots of buildings rising out of water for you to choose from, which ones do you want to go in the edit?
- Yes.

[vaniellys]

I miss Stargate Atlantis... I will never get tired of this amazing scene !

[GtheMVP]

The music that plays as the city rises is pure magic. Coupled with the structure rising to the surface in all its glory tickled the very essence of my imagination. I was so hooked!

[ryankelly]

Press F for the original Atlantis crew who gave their lives to make sure that fail safe was put into place!

[neilmc]

Such a crime we only got 5 seasons of this show - love to see it return.

[jhmcd]

If they ever restarted this franchise, I hope they remake this sequence in 4k. No changes, just greater detail.

[rizon]

Now, imagine a modern civilization on the surface seeing that pop up out of the ocean.

[jeremybk]

the only other scene in all of stargate that got me feeling this hyped was when we first c Destiny recharge itself

[Hoonters-goona-Hoont]

God damn, this little scene makes me rewatch ALL OF THE STARGATES lol

[MythicSuns]

One of the things I love about the Stargate franchise is that they know how and when to utilise CGI and practical effects, and on top of that the quality of both the CGI and practical effects is pretty damn good by TV show standards. Just to be clear, I'm not one of those people who believes that all effects should just be practical, however I am someone who can appreciate both CGI effects and practical effects if they're used in just the right way, and for live action TV shows it's both cheaper and honestly more futureproof to only use CGI when necessary.

Could they have done these shots with just practical effects? Sure, but they'd have to get the scale of the city just right to prevent it from looking too much like a model and they would probably need a decent size tank to get away with the aerial shots of the city. Plus the one issue with using a model and a large tank is that you'd have to slow down the footage of the waves moving away from the city to make it look convincing. On top of all of that the lower camera angles might've been tricker with 2005 cameras even on a large model version of the city (assuming the model would be roughly the size of 3 people stood next to each other lengthways), not necessarily impossible but tricky, bear in mind that the video quality would need to be a good 1080p. I don't know what the budget for this show was but I wouldn't be surprised if most of it had already been spent on the different sets they used.

Now just in case anyone feels the need to call me an idiot, I'll admit that everything I've said is based on my current understanding of special effects and I am in no way claiming to be a special effects expert.

[zoidberg]

I remember watching this for the first time in 2004. I was so hyped for this show. Even all these years later it holds up.

[benjamindeh]

Man this series was Good. I am still sad they never gave it a proper end. The episode where you find out the city was originally destroyed is SO fricking cool.

[niccoarcadia]

One of Stargate franchises greatest scenes!

[Spinikar]

I always loved this shot and its symbolism. A new power had arisen in the Pegasus Galaxy.

[Marukka]

Thanks to Janus and Elizabeth in the first reality, who made this rise to the surface of the city possible...

[JSeriously]

My god that's awesome. I love this show. 

[SiNCry]

A City-Ship, capable of traveling across galaxies. Built millions of years ago by a race of beings dozens of millions of years old, known as the Ancients. The Asgard, one of the most technologically advanced species to ever traverse the stars, who's society was over 100, 000 years old, paled in comparison.

[adammclaughlin]

Right at the beginning of a new adventure, you knew this was going to be that rare thing - a spinoff that's nearly as good as the original, capturing the same spirit of magic and adventure, but putting a new slant on things. We were so spoiled for good TV back then.

[redmondpeters]

So many Stargate moments. This is one of the best.

[MythicSuns]

Funny to think that the people who have only just started watching this show and have only got past the first two episodes have no idea how much involvement Elizabeth REALLY had in saving the expedition from drowning to death.