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This box has a lot of good movie-watching at a reasonable price. Stargate SG1 is a favorite at our house. Except for the first episode (very foul nudity), they are fun family videos (Age 13+ for language, violence and goolie stuff). They are reminiscent of McGyver. Many episodes are acceptable for younger kids (Age 8+)if you have a TV Guard for language. Boxing didn't bother us - all multi-disc boxing styles have their draw backs - this kind has less than some. A few disks came very slightly scuffed, but all played perfectly. Recommend it to anyone who enjoys light sci-fi action movies.
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I am a huge fan of the Stargate franchise, and SG1 is my favorite by far. However, I've had numerous issues with the audio and video being out of synch on many of the episodes. Some of the episodes have this issue, some do not. Just a word of warning.
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Big miss on the cardboard packaging of the DVDs, but it doesn't matter in the end. If you love the series, you'll buy it anyway. :)
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Summary: Check all discs immediately. The probability of receiving damaged discs is high.
Unfortunately, several of the discs had clear scratches, and though some were tolerable for the DVD player after a lot of trial and error, I eventually reached the last disc for season nine only to discover it was completely unplayable, as in scratched beyond repair, and also that the returns policy had expired, meaning I have to pay some percentage for handling for an exchange--but--based on all the occurences of bad discs reported, the probability of receiving a damaged set again seems too high to "risk it."
At first I thought the scratches were due to how the discs were stored; they are stored in two books with slots for the DVDs. Although the discs could easily fall in and out of the slots during transport, it wouldn't explain the circular scratches, leading me to assume that there was no quality control, just mindless drones stuffing the books with discs.
I suggest contacting MGM about this, if you live in Canada or the US.
"FOR ANY QUESTIONS OR COMPLAINTS REGARDING MGM DVD RELEASES,
CUSTOMERS (IN THE U.S. and CANADA) MAY CALL 888-223-2369."
My set is basically useless.
Rating: -
MGM and Fox dropped the ball on this set. The first nine seasons lack a "Play all" feature. The first 2 seasons bump you back out to the main episode list to select the next episode, but then seasons 3-9 only take you back to the episode menu, forcing you to go back to the list before selecting the next episode. Not a big deal for one episode, but after about 100 eps, you get really sick of it.
Another gripe? The DVD authoring ad shows at the end of EVERY episode for the first 6 or so seasons. Every one! Most TV shows on DVD manage to put that at the end of the final ep on the disc. It took MGM/Fox about 6 or 7 years to figure that one out.
Lastly, the title sequence is nearly a full minute long. After you've seen it about a dozen times, you just want to skip over it. Tough luck. If you hit Next Chapter, it skips over the Title Sequence *and* the first act! You have to scan through it, possible overshooting and having to back up. It stays that way for seasons 1 through 9.
Season 10 finally included a "play all" feature, and finally allowed us to easily skip the title sequence with "Next Chapter."
None of these by themselves are enough to make me unhappy with this set, but combined altogether? Crappy.
As for the show itself, the first 8 seasons are fairly solid. It's a better show in many respects than most other sci-fi out there. For example, in Star Trek: TNG, if a new way of doing something was discovered in an episode (such as using a strand of hair from when you were 25 to make the transporter turn you young again?), it was never again spoken of. Not so in SG-1! If they learned something useful, expect that they *will* use it! And if they don't, you can be sure that there will be an explanation.
Unfortunately, the show makes a turn for the worst in 9th and 10th seasons. I will not put any spoilers here; suffice to say that the team ends up trying to solve their newest crisis, but-- ooooo, shiny!! It's as if the writers just couldn't fill the last two seasons with enough substance so we end up with more throw-away episodes than there should be (especially 4 of the last *5* episodes of the entire series!!). At the end of the last episode, I found myself wanting those 30 hours of watching seasons 9 and 10 back. And no, that's not a math error. There are only 20 episodes each in 9th and 10th season. Also, if you have not seen Stargate: Atlantis, there are a lot of spoilers for that show in these last 2 seasons (including a real doozy!).
Last complaint? The "Stargate: SG-1" logo in my "gate" on my box? It's at a 10-degree list. (Means it's crooked.) And it's noticeable, too! I wrote to MGM to see if I could get a replacement box cover and the jerks never wrote back.
Overall, I was pleased with the series. But I strongly suggest you stop at the end of 8th Season. You will be better off for it.
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