Product Details

• Actors: Richard Dean Anderson, Michael Shanks, Amanda Tapping, Christopher Judge, Don S. Davis
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Original recording reissued, NTSC
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: MGM Domestic Television Distribution
• VHS Release Date: January 4, 2000
• Run Time: 185 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (61 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00004STCF
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #202,732 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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30 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best SciFi show on television., March 15, 2000

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Rick Fry (Bakersfield, California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stargate SG-1 Season 1, Vol. 1: Episodes 1-3 (DVD)

If you saw the movie Stargate and felt left out in left field, don't let that stop you from seeing the series on Showtime. If you don't mind the commercials, Fox is syndicating it and is a season behind Showtime. Richard Dean Anderson adds a personality that for some reason Kurt Russell left out. IMHO, Michael Shanks does a lot better Daniel Jackson. It's fun to watch a show that gives female leads a strong character as in Captain [now a major] Samantha Carter. As far as matters dealing with the "how to's" of the stargate she's much smarter than O'Neill. Teal'c played by Christopher Judge is incredible in his depth of character and his ability to do other things in the show. He's done several voice overs for other characters. If you've already seen the first few episodes, I can only repeat the old worn out cliche that says, "you ain't seen nothin' yet." They just keep getting better and better. Heavens, I can't forget General George [Don S. Davis] Hammond. A real "by the book" General that can actually have a softer side. BTW, this show is the only program being made today that has the USAF approval and they oversee all scripts dealing with military activities and protocols. What you see is the real deal, folks. Well, the gate is fiction. But, the rest is watched closely. The show actually rates 11 stars if I could give it to them. The SG-1 team really deserves a LOT of kudos for this one.

31 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A good background movie if you like the series.., October 8, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Stargate SG-1 (Children of the Gods 1 and 2) [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This made-for-television movie takes place about a year or so after the Stargate movie and it is a good introduction to the series, Stargate SG-1, but it doesn't deliver the action and special effects it promises and that we have come to expect in the series. Sadly, the producers found it necessary to add nudity that is nothing short of gratuitous. While I'm not against nudity if it contributes to the story, I do oppose it when it occurs in a movie that is the precursor to a series that is popular with children. The writing was good, Richard Dean Anderson is a better o"Neill than Kurt Russell, and Amanda Tapping as Sam Carter is able to deliver all of those quantum physics phrases with credibility. While the series definitely does a better job of character development, this is a must-see for the SG-1 fan.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great!Keeps with the Movie, July 10, 2000

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James P. Kennedy (Poughkeepsie, New York United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stargate SG-1 (Children of the Gods 1 and 2) [VHS] (VHS Tape)

StarGate SG-1 has kept to the mthyos of the original Stargate.Richard Dean Anderson has portrayed Col.O'Niell as good if not better than Kurt Russell.The conflct with the Gau'loud system lords was a great way to expand the plot,and the storyline of Daniel tring to find his wife is the most dramatic part of the series.