Rising (Stargate Atlantis)

"Rising"
Stargate Atlantis episode
John Sheppard arrives in Atlantis
Episode no.	Season 1 Episode 1 & 2
Directed by	Martin Wood
Written by	Robert C. Cooper and Brad Wright
Production code	101 and 102
Original air date	July 16, 2004
Running time	43min (each episode) 86min (put together)
Guest appearance(s)
Robert Patrick as Marshall Sumner Richard Dean Anderson as Jack O'Neill Michael Shanks as Daniel Jackson Ona Grauer as Ayiana Paul McGillion as Carson Beckett Craig Veroni as Peter Grodin Garwin Sanford as Simon Christopher Heyerdahl as Halling Dan Shea as Siler Reece Thompson as Jinto Dean Marshall as Bates James Lafazanos as Wraith Andee Frizzell as The Keeper
Episode chronology
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"Rising" is the pilot episode for season one of the military science fiction television series Stargate Atlantis, a Canadian-American spin off series of Stargate SG-1. The episodes were written by executive producers Brad Wright and Robert C. Cooper, the episodes were directed by Martin Wood. The episodes is the series strongest episode to date in season 1 (and the whole series) on Nielsen household ratings. The episode got strong reviews from major media publishers worldwide.

"Rising" is about the establishment of the Atlantis expedition, it follows Major John Sheppard (Joe Flanigan) and Colonel Marshall Sumner (Robert Patrick) and their mission to the Pegasus Galaxy in part one. The second part is about the awakening of the Wraith and freeing prisoners of war from them. The pilot has various guest stars from Stargate SG-1 as for example Jack O'Neill (Richard Dean Anderson) and Siler (Dan Shea) among others.

The technologically advanced Ancient race from Stargate SG-1 series voyaged to the Pegasus Galaxy from Earth via a colossal starship to spread new life. The city of Atlantis served as a maneuvering station as well as a base of operations. Their mission was unsuccessful and they met a terrible new enemy called the Wraith, the Ancients lost the war with the Wraith and after a long siege Atlantis was submerged under the ocean.