Well the city was slowing down by that point, it was moving too fast to activate the gate to send a jumper out to get a ZPM. And of course Rodney created a hyperspace engine for that jumper which was never used again. To be moving too fast to use the gate meant they were really moving, although I don't know how unless hyperspace has the rules as gate travel does on the shows, in that whatever your speed is going in it's same coming out of hyperspace.
Atlantis is not much of a city
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Well the city was slowing down by that point, it was moving too fast to activate the gate to send a jumper out to get a ZPM. And of course Rodney created a hyperspace engine for that jumper which was never used again. To be moving too fast to use the gate meant they were really moving, although I don't know how unless hyperspace has the rules as gate travel does on the shows, in that whatever your speed is going in it's same coming out of hyperspace.
True, however how many errors have occured from translation over the years? There's an argument as to weather or not the first line of the bible "In the beginning there was the word" really might mean "in the beginning there was the thought."
The ancient hologram was translating into english iirc, or they were translating from ancient, however, either way would still be effected by possible errors.
I think you are giving the writers too much credit here. I would personally take it literally and not think so hard about it.
Let's go back to the original topic.
The reason the OP feels Atlantis doesn't look like a city is the lack of streets.
Valid point.But let's look at why our cities need streets.We need streets to accomodate cars and people so they can transport within and outside of the city.
In Atlantis,the ancients don't drive cars,so no need to make streets,parking structures,etc.With an intra-city transport system they don't need sidewalks either.
Hence a city without streets makes sense for them.It wouldn't if WE built a flying city,cause we don't have transit tech like Atlantis has.
And the atlanteans don't drive Corvettes!
The reason the OP feels Atlantis doesn't look like a city is the lack of streets.
Valid point.But let's look at why our cities need streets.We need streets to accomodate cars and people so they can transport within and outside of the city.
In Atlantis,the ancients don't drive cars,so no need to make streets,parking structures,etc.With an intra-city transport system they don't need sidewalks either.
Hence a city without streets makes sense for them.It wouldn't if WE built a flying city,cause we don't have transit tech like Atlantis has.
And the atlanteans don't drive Corvettes!
Then it should have an appearance reminiscent of a city-sized shopping mall.
"should" ? Who says it should? The Ancients have their own idea of how a structure "should" be
like someone said, if we, us humans, built a flying city I'm sure it would look different, but we didn't, THEY did, and they are not us
I do agree though it is not how I would have designed the city if I were the writers/producers of this show, I liked the original concept better, similar to the Nox city, it seems more alien than this final design
Cities existed long before the arrival of the automobile. In fact there are cities where cars are not allowed in the city center. Streets exist first and foremost to facilitate pedestrian traffic. Actually a mall is a good model for a community structure that exists without transportation concerns.
On the whole, humans tend to like outdoor thoroughfares. Besides, there is no point in building seperate towers if you have no streets.
On the whole, humans tend to like outdoor thoroughfares. Besides, there is no point in building seperate towers if you have no streets.
As Atlantis is,with puddle jumper access and intra city transporters streets as we use em would be a waste of design space.
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