Ten years after this series premiered, I am only now finally beginning to scrutinize “Stargate SG-1.” I had always liked the 1994 movie, but never really belief that it needed continuation, and beginning watching this season only after I promised a friend I would give it a chance. I was pleasantly surprised, to say the least. I have not seen any further “SG1″ seasons yet, so forgive me if I don’t know where stuff is going yet (I concept on starting Season Two soon) .
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The first episode is a mumble sequel to the 1994 film. It turns out that Ra wasn’t the only great alien out to enslave humanity, and another one (named Apophis) has arrived to kidnap humans to succor as hosts for this despicable hasten (given the name of the Goa’uld) . In the first episode, the Goa’uld kidnap loved ones of Jack O’Neill and Daniel Jackson from the first movie– Jack’s friend and Daniel’s wife– and bear them. The rest of the season concerns the “Stargate team” SG-1’s attempts to track down Apophis so those two can rescue their loved ones, but of course, this being a TV series, this main space is deviated from quite a bit (for better and worse) . O’Neill and Jackson are joined on SG-1 by the intellectual Samantha Carter, and the alien Teal’c, a broken-down Apophis servant who’s betrayed his master to benefit the people of Earth.
Apparently this season has a abominable reputation amongst “Stargate” fans who delight in the better seasons to approach, but I found this to be a very effective introduction. Since it’s the first season, many episodes focus on developing the team, and design them more empathetic to the audience. For example, O’Neill has unfinished business with his stupid son that haunts him (shown in “Wintry Lazarus”), and Jackson continually laments the loss of his wife (most notably in “Thor’s Hammer” and “Fire and Water”) . We also acquire to glance the soft sides of the normally hard-headed Carter (in “Singularity”) and the normally emotionless Teal’c (in “Bloodlines” and “Cor-Ai”), and Teal’c in particular is paralyzed by the crimes he committed while serving Apophis.
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Of course, character development aside, the present is best watched for the action and adventure, and this season often delivers. The first episode “Children of the Gods” serves as an effective bridge between the movie and display (although those with a ancient stomach should lift note– the Goa’uld possession scenes are graphic from both a nudity sense and a grotesque sense) . “Thor’s Hammer” is probably the most shimmering and satisfying episode of the season; not only does it have colossal character development, but it also introduces a frigid unusual hurry (the Norse) and a gross villain in the beget of Unas, who’s voiced by no less than the God of movie villain voices, James Earl Jones. “The Torment of Tantalus” introduces cold arcs for both Jackson and Catherine, a minor character from the “Stargate” movie. “The Nox” and “Bloodlines” are friendly action episodes. “There But For the Grace of God” is a chilly modern twist on the outmoded “alternate universe” sci-fi cliché. And “Within the Serpent’s Hold” is a grand cliffhanger that effectively sets up Season Two, which I can’t wait to originate.
Between these tall episodes, we glean the expected groaners as well. “Emancipation” is both pointless and an dejected throwback to the mature “colored tribe demands white woman” stereotype. “Hathor”– with its “sexy alien woman seduces the men and the women have to kick ass” plotline– is comical fun, but also contains some sorrowful out-of-character moments and discouraged subtexts (why isn’t Jackson more upset that he’s helped to effect more of the rush that he wants to wipe out, even if he “wasn’t himself” at the time? ) “Politics” is a famous “flashback” episode, although it introduces some appetizing human villains into the series. “Tin Man” is an annoying play on Asimov, even if it has a wintry twist at the kill. Overall, the season borrows quite a bit from Star Journey (Examples: virus that ages people hasty, aliens possessing humans, unstable body doubles being created, God-like aliens shaking their heads at the comic antics of humans and their enemies), although this can be forgiven with the argument that Star Trek’s been around so long it’s probably done everything possible in sci-fi. Apophis, although scary in the first episode, seems to glean more campy as the season goes along. Finally, O’Neill makes a decision at the raze of the final episode that’s a bit head-scratching (wasn’t there a arrangement to disable that person without killing him? )
In spite of its flaws, the first season of “Stargate SG-1″ is astronomical fun, and recommended to all sci-fi fans. I can’t wait to open Season Two, I feel so far slack everyone…
Most TV shows spun off from movies are uninvolving and dreary (”Blade,” anyone? ), and hopefully die and are forgotten.
That wasn’t the case with the spinoff of the 1995 movie “Stargate,” an okay science fiction movie that spawned an safe television series, “Stargate SG-1.” The first season is not nearly as bright as the ones that followed it, but it’s a welcome change from distant spot operas — marvelous writing, acting, and a sense of humor about itself and its characters.
The Stargate has been slothful for a year — until it is activated, and a bunch of Egyptian-styled warriors near through and kidnap a young officer. General Hammond (Don S. Davis) pulls Jack O’Neill (Richard Dean Anderson) out of retirement to learn what really happened on the planet of Abydos, and where these mysterious aliens have arrive from.
O’Neill and a puny team go to Abydos and obtain Daniel Jackson (Michael Shanks) who has been learning about a sizable network of Stargates over the past year. But when Daniel’s wife Sha’re and brother-in-law Skaara are abducted by the same warriors, O’Neill, Jackson and Air Force scientist Sam Carter (Amanda Tapping) consume the Stargate to venture to where they’re being kept.
What they earn is an alien run who inhabits human hosts, the Goa’uld, and their ruthless slave warriors, the Jaffa. Carter, O’Neill and Jackson are captured by the mighty Apophis — but to speed, they must have the aid of an unlikely ally: Teal’c (Christopher Think), Apophis’ First Prime. Since Earth has now annoyed the Goa’uld, several exploration teams are formed to go through the Stargate and gain weapons and allies.
And SG-1 — Carter, O’Neill, Jackson and Teal’c — encounters some very curious problems: a plague that turns people into savages, a people who live only a hundred days, a Viking planet, a Stargate explorer stranded since 1945, a microscopic girl turned into a bomb, the seductive Goa’uld queen Hathor, and coming benefit as robots. And when the military shuts down the SG program, Daniel reveals that the Earth is about to be destroyed by Apophis’ armies…
The first season of “Stargate SG-1″ isn’t the most impressive, though the last three episodes hint at the series’ future greatness. And thankfully, it drops the usual status opera stuff — instead we accept Stargates, dependable military, and a very plausible reason why everybody in the galaxy (more or less) looks honest like us.
It’s graced with kitschy Egyptian-styled sets, lots of shoot-em-up action from Marines and Air Force, and plenty of planets influenced by Earth cultures, like the Minoans and the Vikings. Best of all is the like a flash dialogue, mostly from the tart-tongued O’Neill (”Temperature–ground 1700 degrees Fahrenheit. Air–seems to be in pockets, ranging from 1500 degrees down to 200.” “Sounds like LA”) .
And the makers add some poignant and/or warm scenes, such as the involved Abydonian teenagers celebrating with O’Neill and his pals, Teal’c reunion with his outcast family, or Sam bonding with a doomed petite girl. All the characters rep these moments, which really makes them seem human.
Instead of Kurt Russell’s suicidal O’Neill from the movie, Anderson does a quirky, disrespectful, pop culture-lovin’ guy with a hidden tragic past — his “Icy Lazarus”double role is one of the best of the display. Tapping and Shanks are also broad, as an keen geek and a shiny, helpful military woman. Sadly Reflect gets shortchanged as the stern, beneficial Teal’c, but he’s radiant when he’s spotlighted.
The first season of “Stargate SG-1″ is not the best of the series, but it’s serene a solid, imaginative sci-fi myth with some astronomical writing and even better acting. A must-have for sci-fi buffs.
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