FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
THE RESULTS ARE IN!
STARGATE
ATLANTIS
FANS' CHOICE BLU-RAY DISC
MGM Home Entertainment Recruits Fans To
Create And Design Packaging For The
First And Only Stargate Atlantis
Blu-Ray Disc Landing August 4
Includes The Top Two Consumer-Selected Episodes:
"Rising" And "Enemy At The Gate"
LOS ANGELES, CA - MISSION: FANS' CHOICE. MGM Home Entertainment commissioned sci-fi fans worldwide to vote for their favorite "
Stargate Atlantis™" episodes and created the ultimate
"Stargate Atlantis Fans' Choice" Blu-ray Disc for fans, by fans, arriving August 4. Earlier this year, avid
Atlantis followers had the chance to log onto www.SGAfanschoice.com and vote on the best episodes from the People's Choice Award*-winning series. Giving consumers ultimate control from start to finish, fans also had the opportunity to design the cover art which was voted on by fellow fans and selected by "
Stargate Atlantis" producers. With the series' final season this year, fans can relive their favorite intergalactic moments as never before - in brilliant Blu-ray with impressive uncompressed audio and dazzling 1080p picture quality. Over 20,000 votes were cast and the top two fan favorite episodes include the exhilarating feature-length pilot "Rising" and the white-knuckled extended version of the series finale "Enemy at the Gate." Enshrined in the fan favorite galaxy are beloved characters John Shepard (Joe Flanigan;
The Other Sister), Rodney McKay (David Hewlett;
"The Triangle"), Teyla Emmagan (Rachel Luttrell;
Imposter), Ronon Dex (Jason Momoa;
"Baywatch: Hawaii"), Samantha Carter (Amanda Tapping;
"Sanctuary") and Richard Woolsey (Robert Picardo;
"Star Trek: Voyager"). The
"Stargate Atlantis Fans' Choice" Blu-ray disc is the only high definition release planned for the
"Stargate: Atlantis" series and will be available for the suggested retail price of $29.99 U.S. / $32.99 Canada.
*2008: Winner for Best Sci-Fi Television Series
Blu-ray Disc Specs:
"Stargate: Atlantis Fans' Choice" Blu-ray Disc release is presented on Blu-ray Disc Dual Layer in widescreen format with English 5.1 DTS HD Master Audio, Spanish 2.0 Surround ("Rising"), Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital ("Enemy at the Gate") and French 5.1 Dolby Digital with English, French and Spanish subtitles. Episodes include:
- "Rising"
- "Enemy at the Gate"
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"Stargate: Atlantis Fans' Choice" Blu-ray Disc
Street Date: August 4, 2009
Blu-ray Disc Pricing: $29.99 U.S. / $32.99 Canada
Feature Run Time: 87 minutes
Closed Captioned: Yes
