Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #5293 in DVD
• Released on: 2002-10-21
• Rating: Suitable for 18 years and over
• Formats: Box set, PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 5
• Running time: 999 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
Like the very best of SF TV, Stargate SG-1 began very simply. Of course it had the benefit of a movie preceding it--in which the alternate universe, its rules and its characters were largely established--so this premiere season was therefore able to concentrate on good storytelling.

In 1997 not every new show was obsessed with securing a syndication-guaranteed franchise (same goes for Buffy debuting the same year), instead one-off episodes were the way of things, exploring interesting scenarios and conundrums. Naturally there were allusions to the feature film, but most were subtle and inspired. For example, a trip to retrieve the trapped professor who'd worked on the Gate decades ago was an unusual way of tying up loose ends. Some groundwork was laid for continuation should the show be renewed into an ongoing series. Knowing that these elements were pure wishful thinking at the time makes the tapestry of System Lords and the interlinks with our history and mythology all the more enjoyable in revisiting the show from its beginnings. With Richard Dean Anderson, leading the team in a far more charismatic and empathetic way than Kurt Russell in the movie, the series also benefited from some spot-on casting that instantly won audiences over. Special effects and use of studio sets may be less dazzling in these initial shows, but its solid grounding in old-fashioned SF won for the show a loyal audience. --Paul Tonks

Special Features
English
Region 2

Synopsis
On a special mission to distant Planet Abydos, retired army hero Colonel Jack O'Neill (Richard Dean Anderson) is reunited with a scientist (Michael Shanks) who has made a controversial and dangerous discovery--a map of the galaxy's various "stargates," or portals through which space and time travel is possible. This popular sci-fi television series is based on the 1994 Roland Emmerich film. The collection features every episode of the first season, including "Children of the Gods," "The Broca Divide," "Thor's Hammer," "Enigma," "Tin Men," and many more.