@val-kyrie you are correct, I went back to Gateworld and this was taken from an Amanda Tapping interview:
“"Carter and Teal'c are not going to be in the season premiere of Atlantis, and that I think has to do with legalities of the fact that our characters were created specifically for Stargate SG-1, and to carry us over into Atlantis would mean, I think, would mean bank-rolling one of the creators, you know, because our characters would help establish Atlantis. Rick and Michael, however – their characters were already in the movie. So, from what I understand, Chris and I will be in Atlantis later on, but we can’t be in the show that actually launches it.“ (Actress Amanda Tapping, in an interview with GateWorld)“
Doesn’t stop Siler from showing up:
but I guess that’s okay bc he’s the stunt coordinator (he does get to say a line too).
Although Harriman is also conspicuously MIA in this ep he does show up later on.
