Stargate SG1: Best of Season One, Two Disk Set (UK)
The best of season one
Certificate: 18
Running Time: 220 mins
Retail Price: £19.99
Release Date:
Content Type: TV Series
Synopsis:
Featuring the very best of Season One, these four episodes including the action-packed feature-length sequal to the blockbuster movie, introduce us to the Stargate SG-1 team as the continue the quest to discover new worlds one year after the original mission.
CHILDREN OF THE GODS - THE NEXT MISSION
The new SG-1 team`s task is to access the danger which the Abydos Aliens pose to Earth, having recently reactivated the Stargate. Their journey revels many more Stargates dotted round the galaxy, and a new enemy on the planet Chulak....
THERE BUT FOR THE GRACE OF GOD
A mysterious mirror transports Jackson to another dimension. Suddenly he finds on an alternate Earth that is under attack from the Goa`uld. Danniel forsees that the same cruel fate awaits his Earth. Can he return to his dimension and save the world?
POLITICS
Only Jackson knows of the Goa`uld plans to invade Earth. But on-one take his warnings seriously - in fact, this time the authorities have chosen to terminate the costly Stargate programme and close the gate forever....
WITHIN THE SERPENT`S GRASP
To stop the Goa`uld invasion, the SG-1 team disobey orders and transport themselves to the Goa`uld attack headquarters. Landing amidst preparations for an all-out strike on Earth, the way home is blocked. Can the team avert disaster and save humanity?
Special Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
Video Tracks:
Widescreen Anamorphic 1.78:1
Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital Surround 2.0 English
Subtitle Tracks:
CC: German
CC: English
Dutch
Directed By:
Mario Azzopardi
Starring:
Don S. Davis
Christopher Judge
Amanda Tapping
Michael Shanks
Richard Dean Anderson
Casting By:
Paul Weber
Mary Jo Slater
Robin Nassif
Soundtrack By:
Tim Truman
Kevin Kiner
Joel Goldsmith
David Arnold
Director of Photography:
Peter F. Woeste
Editor:
Charles Robichaud
Allan Lee
James Ilecic
Daria Ellerman
Richard Benwick
Costume Designer:
Christina McQuarrie
Production Designer:
Richard Hudolin
Producer:
N. John Smith
John G. Lenic
Ron French
Robert C. Cooper
Executive Producer:
Brad Wright
Michael Greenburg
Jonathan Glassner
Richard Dean Anderson
Distributor:
Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Your Opinions and Comments
The first CD is essentially the pilot episode, presented for the first time in widescreen (1.85.1 ratio) and in it`s full uncut form (certificate 18, the VHS version is a PG). There is a lot more nudity and violence but I`m not sure as to how much run time the additional footage actually comes to.
The second CD is again presented in widescreen (1.85.1 ratio). The three episodes are basically the last three of the first season and they all feed nicely one into the other. The middle of the three is very weak, being a cost cutting exercise. The story is made up of many flashback sequences and thus production costs would have been brought well down. This however, serves to make the final episode all the more spectacular with the big special effects end of season blow out.
If your looking for extras, you only get the extra footage on the pilot episode, and the choice to change the language of the DVD to German. However, bare in mind that you are getting the episodes in there original form, and this enhances the audio and video quality of the DVD.
If you`ve never seen the show this serves as a great introduction to the series and if you are a collector of the series your in for a treat. So either way how can you loose?