Stars: Richard Dean Anderson, Michael Shanks, Amanda Tapping, Don Davis, Christopher Judge

Director: Bill Corcoran

Summary: Four episodes. 'Into The Fire' finds the SG-1 team trapped on Hathor's planet. In 'Seth' a religious leader on Earth is not all he appears.' In 'Fair Game' the Earth is threatened by an attack from the Goa'uld and 'Legacy' finds the SG-1 team threatened by a deadly tablet.

Colonel Jack O'Neill (Richard Dean Anderson) leads the SG-1 military team on missions across the universe via a map of the galaxy's various "stargates," or portals through which space and time travel is possible. This collection from season three of the sci-fi television series presents episodes 1-4: "Into the Fire," "Seth," "Fair Game," and "Legacy."

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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" Pharaonic 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.

On the DVD: To resolve the Season Two cliffhanger "Out Of Mind", General Hammond rounds up every conceivable ally to rescue the SG-1 team from Hathor's clutches and gets a much-needed field trip in the process. "Into the Fire " is actually a weak opening for the new year, but does boast some impressive visuals as Hammond and Brat'ac pilot a shuttle through an open Stargate (euphemistically called "threading the needle"). In the next episode, the team are troublingly advised that the ancient God of Evil--"Seth"--has been hiding on Earth for thousands of years. Daniel miraculously tracks him down in about five minutes through a quick surf on the Web! In "Fair Game" O'Neill is "beamed up" to his chum the Asgard Thor in the middle of Carter's promotion to Major. Thor warns him that the Goa'uld System Lords are miffed about his team thwarting Hathor in "Out of Mind". All manner of underhand trickery and subterfuge then follows at a treaty meeting between three representatives and the hapless Jack. "Legacy" on the other hand is a strange connection back to Season Two's "Holiday" when Daniel suffers a mental breakdown courtesy of scientist Ma'chello. Some unnerving imagery (slugs in the ear akin to Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan) makes this one of the series' darker instalments. --Paul Tonks

Aspect Ratio:	16:9 Wide Screen
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Featurette Gateway To The Edge Of The Universe, Original Season 3 Trailer
Subtitles:	English, German, Spanish
Year:	1999
Release Date:	January 29, 2001
Runtime:	170 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	21709 D V D
Keywords:	General, Series, Wide, Screen, Fiction, Science, Tv, Horror, Episodes, Stargate, Vol, Sci, Fi, Sg
Genre:	Science Fiction