Stars: Richard Dean Anderson, Amanda Tapping, Michael Shanks, Jay Acovone, Don Davis

Director: David Warry-Smith

Summary: Episodes: 'Secrets', 'Spirits', 'Bane' and 'The Tok'ra'.

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 discovered a map of the galaxy's various "stargates," or portals through which space and time travel is possible. This sci-fi television series is based on the 1994 Roland Emmerich film. Episodes include: "Secrets," "Bane," "Spirits," and "The Tok'ra."

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The 1994 movie Stargate was originally intended as the start of a franchise, but creators Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin were distracted celebrating their Independence Day. Episodic TV treatment was the natural next step. Since neither Kurt Russell nor James Spader would be able to commit, it gave the producers licence to tinker with the cast and the universe they'd explore. Replacing the roles of Colonel Jack O'Neill and Dr. Daniel Jackson respectively are Richard Dean Anderson and Michael Shanks. They're joined by Captain Samantha Carter (Amanda Tapping) and guilt-stricken former alien baddie Teal'c (Christopher Judge) to form the teacher's pet 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" pharaohnic Goa'uld--the ancient Egyptian Gods who are none too chummy after the events of 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. There's something of The Time Tunnel to the show's premise, but amid a dearth of derivative look-a-likes, Stargate has held its own with stories that put the science fiction back into TV sci-fi.

Returning to the planet from the original Stargate movie, Daniel catches up with his lost wife and painfully discovers her "Secrets". Teal'c gets stung by a giant insect in "Bane", and O'Neill is crippled in "Spirits". The best is saved to last on this volume in "The Tok'ra (Part I)". 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. Although the resolution may seem apparent a mile off, the series takes one of many brave steps in not chickening-out at the last moment. --Paul Tonks

Aspect Ratio:	16:9 Wide Screen
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Scene Access, Interactive Menus
Subtitles:	Spanish
Year:	1998
Release Date:	May 29, 2000
Runtime:	170 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	20003 D V D
Keywords:	General, Series, Fiction, Science, Tv, Horror, Episodes, Stargate, Vol, Sci, Fi, Sg
Genre:	Science Fiction