HOW COOL DOES THIS SOUND!!!!!



Richard Dean Anderson ("Jack O'Neill") will guest star in Stargate Atlantis's mid-season 2-parter, GateWorld has learned. The first details have arrived for the plot of "The Return," written by Martin Gero. Part two of the story will be directed by Brad Turner.

The episode will also guest star Robert Picardo as Richard Woolsey.

Beware of spoilers for this and previous Atlantis Season Three episodes below, including "Progeny." As specific details are only available for "The Return, Part 2," watch out for spoilers for this and part one as well.

The Asurans, a race of powerful artificial lifeforms who were created by the Ancients thousands of years ago and who the Atlantis team first met in Season Three's "Progeny," have conquered Atlantis. The Asurans are made up of trillions of microscopic nanites, and their abilities lead the team to believe that they are the original technology on which the human-form Replicators were later based (SG-1: "Unnatural Selection").

To help fight their new enemy, the Atlantis team calls in one person most up to the task: Major General Jack O'Neill, who has dealt with the Replicators in our galaxy many times. But when the Asurans take control of the city of Atlantis, O'Neill and Richard Woolsey find themselves captives.

Sheppard, Weir, McKay, and the rest of the team attempt to come up with a rescue plan. Part of their plan is to reprogram Niam, an Asuran replicant who was sympathetic to the team at their last encounter. McKay, of course, thinks he's up to the job.

After an attack by the team leaves the control room in shambles, the Replicators work to get the systems back online. Two Replicators, Talus and Cetus, arrive at the holding cell where O'Neill and Woolsey are being kept. The two are forced to their knees for interrogation, as the Replicators plunge their hands into O'Neill and Woolsey's foreheads to probe their minds.

Guest characters include Jack O'Neill, Richard Woolsey, Niam, Talus, and Cetus.

Executive producer Brad Wright recently said in an interview that Anderson's return to Stargate this year will include two appearances on SG-1 and three on Atlantis. Based on what we know so far, this includes Atlantis's "The Real World," "The Return, Part 1," and "The Return, Part 2", and Stargate SG-1's "200." The second SG-1 episode has yet to be revealed.


My thoughts.....
1. Jack's Back!!!
2. Replicators!!! (Well sorta)
3. Conquered Atlantis???
4. Why is Woolsy there?
5. I bet they use the good ol' disruptor gun from 'New Order'...

I dont know, is it me or does anyone feel that maybe its a little too soon to have someone like the asurans conquer atlantis?? I know we should have more enemies and stuf but does anyone think that its too soon for somehing like that?

If RDA is going to guest star then the Asurans aren't going to keep hold of Atlantis for long. I was hoping for a recurring enemy but if they capture Atlantis then they are going to be defeated soon after they take it.

Yea, thats how it sounds to me too

I don't mind, but others might. Put it in spoiler tags. That's what they're there for.

The thread title has got a spoiler warning and the thread is in Spoilers and Speculation. How much more of a warning does a person need? They are given ample warning, if they choose to read this thread after that then it is their fault they were spoiled. No spoiler tags are required.

For goodness sake why the hell can't they leave the Replicators as being dead. Why do they always just rehash Stargate SG1 episodes. It is getting pretty stall. That is one thing about SGA that I dispise.

So, if they don't want to see the spoiler, they can't read "Richard Dean Anderson ("Jack O'Neill") will guest star in Stargate Atlantis's mid-season 2-parter, GateWorld has learned. The first details have arrived for the plot of "The Return," written by Martin Gero. Part two of the story will be directed by Brad Turner. The episode will also guest star Robert Picardo as Richard Woolsey"?

I think that would be a nice thing to know. I hardly think anyone would need the spoilers to find that interesting or useful.

If that person doesn't want to read spoilers he/she should stay out of the Spoilers and Speculation forum and avoid topics that are labelled spoilers.

Even though other, useful information lies within these threads? You forgot half of the forum- the "Speculators." Considering this has something useful that's NOT a spoiler, a spoiler tag should have been used. As I said, I don't mind and like to read up ahead, but some might.



No, I'm saying that:

"Richard Dean Anderson ("Jack O'Neill") will guest star in Stargate Atlantis's mid-season 2-parter, GateWorld has learned. The first details have arrived for the plot of "The Return," written by Martin Gero. Part two of the story will be directed by Brad Turner.

The episode will also guest star Robert Picardo as Richard Woolsey.

Beware of spoilers for this and previous Atlantis Season Three episodes below, including "Progeny." As specific details are only available for "The Return, Part 2," watch out for spoilers for this and part one as well."

Is NOT a spoiler, but is useful and relevant. Because people who don't want spoilers would probably be interested to hear something like this, it should have been placed elsewhere or a spoiler tag shouldn't have been used. Honestly, it's not a big deal- it's just a courtesy.


This post has been edited by ProChemist: May 3rd 2006, 7:55 PM

What are you talking about Pro?

There is 0% need for spoiler tags in this thread. The title of the thread does not give anything away. There is a spoiler warning on it and it is in the right location.

Given that just what are you saying?

My question is why would they need Woolsey in Atlantis to combat a "replicator" threat? I would like to see how the technology evolved to create the replicators in our galaxy and how it got to the hands of the scientist who created the android.

In addition it will be interesting to see how retirement has been treating RDA. He was looking a little pudgy there in the Superbowl commerical.

This post has been edited by J&S4Ever: May 3rd 2006, 8:22 PM

Sorry if you were spoiled ProChemist, I tried to make it pretty obvious that it was a spoiler-laden topic, but here is my apology anyway....

Anyway about the episode, I think these Asurans might be like the Android Reece? Does that seem about right? Because these guys are like replicators but different, and so was Reece...

Anyway also I think what would be interesting would be the type of technology these 'replicators' will have compared to the ones we knew...
Think about it...our reps got al their best stuff from the Asgard but these guys have got there stuff from the Ancients.....so they must be way tougher to kill....maybe the old "whos your daddy" gun wont work on these guys....

As I said, I don't mind. I like to read up ahead of time, so this thread doesn't bother me at all. I'm speaking on the behalf of those who would mind.

If you don't mind reading spoilers then what is your problem? If a person doesn't want to read the spoilers let them take it up with the moderators. You are only person who is arguing saying that spoiler tags are needed, drop it because spoiler tags are not needed.

You have a point there...They just may be a lot tougher than the ones we know of, and quite possibly comeback to haunt atlantis in future episodes. Howver, i hope that does not happen. Becuase either way there like a replicater and it would be more like sg-1. I would rather see an enemy who is different fron sg-1 episodes

This post has been edited by jacksworld: May 4th 2006, 11:47 AM

If you're asking that you clearly didn't read my post, nor did you understand anything else that has been said.

I understood what you said perfectly well. You said you don't mind reading spoilers but you are arguing that tags are needed on behalf of those that don't want to read spoilers.
As I have said, spoiler tags aren't needed because:
1. This thread is in the Spoilers and Speculation forum;
2. There is a spoiler warning in the thread title.

Frankly, I was offended AND spoiled... hmmph!

Okay, just kidding, so I think this will be a very interesting episode. I would imagine that these replicators would be more sophisticated than those found in SG-1.

I'm just curious about what motivates them... in SG-1, Replicators seek out technology and of course, replicate. It's obvious that these Replicators are somehow different. I'm very curious to see the direction that this episode moves Atlantis towards... possibly a future alliance and a realistic means to defeating the Wraith perhaps? Any thoughts?

Well,, I know that unlike lots of people I actually enjoy the crossover bits, but this time I have to agree. Out of all ideas, why the Replicators? WHY?! Grrr. I just hope they'll be able to make sense between that and Menace and won't end up contradicting themselves, because the reason I enjoy the crossovers is the lack of contradiction... er... usually.

I do, however, like how you left off the reasoning for spoiler tags. Nice indeed. I'm going to repeat myself one more time.

"Richard Dean Anderson ("Jack O'Neill") will guest star in Stargate Atlantis's mid-season 2-parter, GateWorld has learned. The first details have arrived for the plot of "The Return," written by Martin Gero. Part two of the story will be directed by Brad Turner.

The episode will also guest star Robert Picardo as Richard Woolsey."

Is not a spoiler. Yet it is useful information that anyone would probably be interested to hear. "Honestly, it's not a big deal- it's just a courtesy." Is this sinking in yet?

This post has been edited by ProChemist: May 5th 2006, 6:04 PM

Look Pro loose the condescending know-it-all attitude. Your wrong. Plain and simple. Swallow your pride and let this thread carry one.

I will repeat one more time. It is a spoiler. Both for the episode and the fact that RDA is going to be in it. Yet is it something anyone would be interested in. But it takes place in S10 so there for it is a spoiler. Despite what you might call it.

It is in the spoiler section and it is labeled correctly therefore nothing further needs to be done. Let the people talk about it will ya.

Pitry I agree. I think S2 of SGA just shows us how much they need fresh new writers in Stargate universe. They are rehashing rehashes. Give it up will ya.

Here's a little lesson in the English language for you. If you look at what I have posted and search for the word "because", you will see two little dots. That is called a colon. The purpose of a colon is to indicate that a list is about to follow. If you continue to read my post, you will notice two sentences on separate lines, both of which are preceeded by numbers. Those numbers indicate the different points in the list I have made.

Please. If you think I'm being condescending, you've only been reading my replies. Which is great, except for the fact that it's not what forums are about or for.



Whatever. If you guys think that guest stars and who directed an episode is a spoiler, then feel free to believe that. It's not up to me how this forum is run, but if you consider that a spoiler, go ahead.



OUCH. Before you take a condescending attitude and worse, try to teach a lesson, make sure you know the lesson first (or least understand the language being used).

I'm going to repeat this simply because you took a condescending attitude and did a horrible job. Maybe next time, you'll learn to interpret things before criticizing (in a condescending manner) others for not being able to do the same thing.

"I do, however, like how you left off the reasoning for spoiler tags."

Now here's what you wrote:

"1. This thread is in the Spoilers and Speculation forum;
2. There is a spoiler warning in the thread title."

That's not reasoning for spoiler tags. That's reasoning for why there SHOULDN'T be spoiler tags.

The argument was that, except for the episode details, who directed a particular episode and who stars in it is not a spoiler. Apparently, you guys consider it so, so no problems I guess. But normally, people don't consider "Tom Cruise Stars in MI:III" a spoiler. But hey, if that's how you guys run things here, I don't have a problem with it. I was just under the presumption that such a thing isn't exactly a spoiler and would be a useful piece of information for everyone.

So, in short, remember: before you take a condescending "know it all attitude," make sure you have your facts straight and your interpretations double checked. Otherwise, you'll just embarass yourself- and that's no fun. I was also under the impression mods were supposed to hold themselves to a higher standard. Is that not true on this forum as well?

This post has been edited by ProChemist: May 5th 2006, 11:50 PM