San Francisco?

[bfldworker]

theres plenty more in the way of well known skylines and landmarks, the statue of liberty (n.y), the cliffs of dover (u.k), hawaii's coast, the coast of new zealand, or for the sake of ironey... exactly where it left earth from in the first place

Problem with it landing where it took off from is simple.
1. Atlantis has weapons, The non-proliferation treaty would have been violated.
2. Even though Carson has the ATA Gene, I doubt he could have made a "Soft Landing" on the snow and ice. Look at how Shepard landed on the new planet. He gave "Splash down" a whole new meaning.

Personally and honestly, I would have found it to be cool to see Atlantis land in the Atlantis where one myth says it sank.

[bfldworker]

But San Francisco has ships coming and going all the time.

Spoiler:

How is Atlantis going to be sitting in the middle of the bay without somebody finding out? It might be cloaked, but a ship might hit it, or the wake is going to hit Atlantis when ships go by, proving that something is there that can't be seen.

But remember. They put a naval blockade in place, so there was no going near the city.

[Goauld System Lord]

But San Francisco has ships coming and going all the time.

Spoiler:

How is Atlantis going to be sitting in the middle of the bay without somebody finding out? It might be cloaked, but a ship might hit it, or the wake is going to hit Atlantis when ships go by, proving that something is there that can't be seen.

Spoiler:

Yes, Woolsey mentioned to Carter at the SGC to advise the Navy about Altantis "coming home" and (I think it was him) Woolsey even said that the Navy has the area around Atlantis quarantined.

[Pepermint Jaffa]

I can't say for Star Trek but I know the reason

spoilers for Atlantis EATG

Spoiler:

Atlantis landing by San Francisco

is due to its recognizable landmark meaning the Golden Gate bridge

Bingo!

[Orion Antreas]

But San Francisco has ships coming and going all the time.

Spoiler:

How is Atlantis going to be sitting in the middle of the bay without somebody finding out? It might be cloaked, but a ship might hit it, or the wake is going to hit Atlantis when ships go by, proving that something is there that can't be seen.

If you read the source that I had above explaining some things, you would also see what Morjana stated.

Spoiler:

Morjana writes: “[…] 2) Having lived in the San Francisco Bay Area for many years, I noticed that Atlantis was NOT in San Francisco Bay, but outside the Bay, in the Pacific, looking into San Francisco Bay, through the Golden Gate Bridge . (Which is why you can see the Berkeley Hills in background, and the Fort Point arch on the right hand side of the bridge.) I’m presuming Atlantis landed way further out in the Pacific, and then somehow made its way to the San Francisco area. Was this written in homage to Star Trek, as Star Trek Academy and Starfleet Command are based in San Francisco…in the future, of course?”

I think that would prevent the scenario you propose. The further out you are, the less likely you would be hit by something else because there is more open water.

[toby1kanobi]

ok so now we know it was pure coincidense that atlantis lands just outside SF bay, but for some strange reason sci-fi has a lot of links with SF.

i still think it would have been nice to see atlantis land (even if it was a crash) where it left 1000s of years ago, it would have brought the series round in a nice circle

the first we see of atlantis is it leaving earth from antartica so it would have been great if it back in antartica was the last scene. itd make for an emotional ending i think

[SG1Commander]

ok so now we know it was pure coincidense that atlantis lands just outside SF bay, but for some strange reason sci-fi has a lot of links with SF.

i still think it would have been nice to see atlantis land (even if it was a crash) where it left 1000s of years ago, it would have brought the series round in a nice circle

the first we see of atlantis is it leaving earth from antartica so it would have been great if it back in antartica was the last scene. itd make for an emotional ending i think

I'm guessing you mean bringing the show "full circle?"

[any_gopher]

I'm guessing you mean bringing the show "full circle?"

I see we have a semanticist in our midst.

[PG15]

theres plenty more in the way of well known skylines and landmarks, the statue of liberty (n.y), the cliffs of dover (u.k), hawaii's coast, the coast of new zealand, or for the sake of ironey... exactly where it left earth from in the first place

They thought about NY, but there was really no open water there to park the city AND be close to the statue at the same time.

I also think it's better to have something human-constructed as a view instead of anything natural; otherwise, what's the point?

But the real reason they landed in San Fran is because the writers are secretly tying the Stargate and Star Trek universes into one.

[THE HAM]

someone may have asked this, but isnt atlantis too big

[Replicator Todd]

But the real reason they landed in San Fran is because the writers are secretly tying the Stargate and Star Trek universes into one.

I would die on the inside if that was true...

[rarocks24]

I would die on the inside if that was true...

I'm of the opinion that Stargate Atlantis predates the events of In a Mirror, Darkly. And that the Terran Empire arose from anti-specieism brought about by the Wraith culling Earth in circa 2040, along with a resurgence in socialist ideology. When Zefram Cochrane reinvented the hyperdrive (it wasn't an Asgard hyperdrive unfortunately) he called it warp drive. Because of a virus that spread thru the Milky Way at approximately the same time as the Wraith invasion, all other human worlds were eliminated and/or temporarily their populations sunk into a primordial state, and re-evolved according to native plant and animal species.

Time discrepencies can be accounted for by differing calendars.

[Ezis]

no you dont sound arrogant but i do think your selling americans a bit short, im shure most people in the civilised world can spot a number of places and not just those close to home. as for hawaii the entire chain of islands are instantly recognisable to almost everybody

im not even shure the bay is wide enough for atlantis

I'm going to assume that you're an average American. The reason I say this is your lack of using capitol letters, you don't know how to properly use punctuation, your obvious misspelling of recognizable, civilized, and worst of all, you can't even spell sure properly. If you're going to try to make a statement about the intelligence of Americans, you should at least make sure you spell basic words correctly.

That being said, the city didn't touch down off the coast of San Francisco. It touched down in the pacific and was taken to Frisco Bay, where they were able to shut the bay down for "military games" purposes.

Pay some attention here.

[toby1kanobi]

I'm going to assume that you're an average American. The reason I say this is your lack of using capitol letters, you don't know how to properly use punctuation, your obvious misspelling of recognizable, civilized, and worst of all, you can't even spell sure properly. If you're going to try to make a statement about the intelligence of Americans, you should at least make sure you spell basic words correctly.

That being said, the city didn't touch down off the coast of San Francisco. It touched down in the pacific and was taken to Frisco Bay, where they were able to shut the bay down for "military games" purposes.

Pay some attention here.

well did'nt you do a bit of digging to find this thread? no im english, i dont use caps unless there is no other option. and im also the worlds worst person for spelling. (and i dont care how i spell as long as people understand what im getting at)

BTW they say the area around atlantis is under naval quarantine, there is no mention of it being moved (if your shure give me a time code) im shure many will also say the bay is not wide enough for atlantis

[raduzhok]

Maybe because of the great diversity of cultures in San Fransico, New York City would make more sense though...

There wouldn't be room anywhere around NYC for it to land. SF has the space for it, more likely.

theres plenty more in the way of well known skylines and landmarks, the statue of liberty (n.y), the cliffs of dover (u.k), hawaii's coast, the coast of new zealand, or for the sake of ironey... exactly where it left earth from in the first place

Does SG1 give indications on where it originally came from? In mythology, I recall it being The Atlantic Ocean, but I don't remember if SG1 used that.