Eclipsing many of the rival shows it pitched itself against, Stargate SG-1 went on to become the longest-running North American science fiction show in history, with ten seasons and 214 episodes in all,
This new release of Children Of The Gods, however, offers a chance to see where it all began,
Spun out of the 1994 movie, Stargate, Stargate SG-1’s story picks up events a year afterwards, which is where Children Of The Gods kicks in,
Originally broadcast as a two-part pilot episode, this new DVD release has been recut into movie format, with freshly added material, and brand new special effects,
And a nice job has been done, too,
Not that it detracts greatly from the adventure,
It still acts as the kick-starting of the Stargate programme, as Colonel Jack O’Neill leads a team to the planet of Abydos, but while on his mission, stumbles across what turns out to be a map of Stargates around the galaxy,
Yet, without spoiling it for those who haven’t seen it, Children Of The Gods takes this as a starting point for things really going wrong…
Children Of The Gods is sometimes a little uneven, and for purists, it lacks the full frontal nudity that was shown when the episode was first broadcast, but has never been seen since,
But no matter : the work done on boosting this opener into a TV movie has paid off, and it’s a handsome way to check out where such a long-running TV show got started… —Jon Foster
- AudienceRating:Suitable for 15 years and over
- Binding:DVD
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- Label:Twentieth Century Fox
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- ReleaseDate:2009-07-27
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- Studio:Twentieth Century Fox
- Title:Stargate SG-1 – Children of The Gods (Final Cut) [DVD]