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List Price: $49.96 | | Label: MGM Domestic Television Distribution
Salesrank: 16144
Released: September 3, 2002 |
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Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
The 1994 movie Stargate was originally intended as the start of a franchise, but creators Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin were distracted with Independence Day. Episodic TV treatment was the natural next step. Replacing the roles of Colonel Jack O'Neill (Kurt Russell) and Dr. Daniel Jackson (James Spader) are, respectively, Richard Dean Anderson and Michael Shanks. They're joined by Captain Samantha Carter (Amanda Tapping) and former alien baddie Teal'c (Christopher Judge) to form the primary unit SG-1. With a seemingly endless network of Stargates found to exist on planets all across the known universe, their mission is to make first contact with as many friendly races as possible. Chasing their heels at almost every turn are the "overlord" pharaonic Goa'uld--the ancient Egyptian gods from the original film. The welcome notion of a continued plot thread sees offshoots that follow the reincarnation of Daniel's wife, Sam's father literally joining a renegade faction of the Goa'uld, and Jack in an unending quest to out-sarcasm everyone. Amid a plethora of derivative look-alikes, Stargate SG-1 has held its own with stories that put the science fiction back into TV sci-fi.
Among the second season's 22 episodes, "The Serpent's Lair" concludes the cliffhanger from the end of the first season in a rollercoaster of wit, plot twists, and cutting-edge special effects as the SG-1 team resign themselves to a suicide mission. In the two-parter "The Tok'ra," Sam's estranged father is dying of cancer, but her obligations sway her toward saving a member of the Goa'uld renegade Tok'ra who is also dying. In "Show and Tell," the central story arc takes a dramatic turn when a child arrives to warn that some survivors of a Goa'uld attack are determined to eliminate anyone who might host their enemy--which means Earth as a whole. There's great fun to be had in "1969," with a time-travel plot that loops many aspects of the show's story lines together, and the cliffhanger finale, "Out of Mind," has Jack experience an Aliens-style awakening 79 years into his future. --Paul Tonks
Stargate SG-1 Season 2 Boxed Set Reviews:
Great watching 
2008-12-06 - I never got to see the series except the last year. I am glad these are available. They are a good escape and you enjoy the comradarie.
Sci Fi at its Best!!!!
2008-10-18 - This was a really good series, if you loved Babylon 5, and are not totally single visioned on Star Trek or Star Wars, this is a great series to get involved in.
Sad that I missed it the first time around...
2008-09-27 - I hate to admit it, but I missed SG-1 when it originally aired on TV, whether on Showtime or Sci-fi Channel. Due to recent back surgery, I decided to buy season 1 from iTunes, and immediately fell in love with it. Once I finished that season, I could not see spending $40 on a low quality digital version of season 2 when I could buy it brand new on DVD here for $25. And I have decided to go back and purchase season 1 from here, as well as seasons 3 through 10, to have it in higher quality.
If you have not seen this series, it is good, solid story-telling. No, it will not win any Earth-moving awards, but it will keep you going while telling a good sci-fi story set in the modern day with current technology.
I cannot recommend this series and these DVDs highly enough.
A Great Science Fiction Series
2008-08-03 - Definitely, one of he best science fiction series I have ever known of. The cast is great, not to mention the special effects and the plots. I strongly recommend Stargate as a must-have series.
SIMPLE THE BEST!
2008-06-22 - I AM A HUGE STARGATE FAN. I WAS SO SORRY WHEN IT ENDED BUT NOW I CAN LOOK AT THE SHOW ANYTIME I WANT AND I AM GOING TO GET EVERY SEASON.
