I think the reason Stargate Atlantis failed was because of terrible plastic casts.

Rodney macKay - They gave too much attention to this guy really. Sometimes you got the feeling he is the protagonist (main actor) in the series. For someone who is a genius and lacks combat skills, it's ridiculous to have him on dangerous field trip across the galaxy....it does not make much sense to have him around all the time. I really dislike him very much.

Elizabeth Weir - A plastic woman suffering from anorexia nervosa. Gaunt with horrible acting. It took them 3 seasons to realize this and get rid of her.

Teyla - One of the better talented actress but has been relegated to a submissive role. She got herself pregnant in the show - they basically killed that character by doing that

John Sheppard - The only reason he is in the show is for eye-candy purpose but beyond that, nothing spectacular can be said about his acting. Too little time is being given for his character development

I stopped watching stargate Atlantis after season 2 because the story sucked too much

This post has been edited by soul2soul: Oct 2 2008, 08:47 AM

you need eye candy for the show to pull the female audience