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Stargate SG-1 Season 3 Boxed Set
Episodes
Disc One: “Into
The Fire”, “Seth”, “Fair Game”, “Legacy”
Episodes
Disc Two: “Learning Curve”, “Point
Of View”, “Deadman Switch”, “Demons”, “Rules Of Engagement”
Episodes
Disc Three: “Forever
In A Day”, “Past And Present”, “Jolinar’s Memories”, “The Devil
You Know”
Episodes
Disc Four: “Foothold”,
“Pretense”, “Urgo”, “A Hundred Days”
Episodes
Disc Five: “Shades
Of Grey”, “New Ground”, “Maternal Instinct”, “Crystal Skull”,
“Nemesis”
Stars: Richard
Dean Anderson, Michael Shanks, Amanda Tapping, Christopher Judge, Don S. Davis,
Marshall Teague, Teryl Rotherly, and Tobias Mehler
Guest Stars: Tony Amendola, Colin Cunningham, Samantha Ferris, Gary Jones, Steve Makaj, Carmen Argenziano, Robert Duncan, Mitchell Kosterman, Michael David Simms, Ron Halder, Jacqueline Samuda, Vince Crestejo, Kevin McNulty, Eric Schneider, Andrew Airlie, Brittany Irivin, Jay Acovne, Peter Williams, Sam J. Jones, David McNally, Allan C. Peterson, Peter Williams, Aaron Craven, Don Johnstone, Jesse Moss, Erick Avari, Vaitiare Bandera, Megan Leitch, Marya Delver, Jason Gray-Stanford, Carmen Argenziano, J. R. Bourne, William De Vry, Bob Dawson, Dion Johnstone, Peter Williams, Tom McBeath, Alexis Cruz, Frida Betrani, Marie Stillin, Garwin Sanford, Dom DeLuise, Mitchell Greene, Julie Patzwald, Gary Jones, Shane Meier, Marie Stillin, Christian Bocher, Richard Ian Cox, Daryl Shuttleworth, Tony Amendola, Terry Chen, and Jan Rubes,
Writers: Jonathan
Glassner, Brad Wright, Katharyn Powers, Robert C. Cooper, Tor Alexander Valenza,
Heather E. Ash, Carl Binder, Sonny Wareham, Daniel Stashower, V.C. James,
Michael Greenburg, and Jarrad Paul
Directors:
Jonathan Glassner, Martin Wood, David
Wary-Smith, William Gereghty, Andy Mikitia, Chris McMullin, Peter F. Woeste, and
Peter DeLuise,
Executive
Producers: Jonathan
Glassner, Brad Wright, Michael Greenburg, and Richard Dean Anderson
Feature length: 220 minutes/Approximately 44 minutes per episode
Extras:
“Secret Files Of The SGC – Colonel
Jack O’Neill Documentary”, “Secret Files Of The SGC – The Stargate
Universe Documentary”, “Secret Files Of The SGC – Personnel Files
Documentary”
Languages:
English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound
Subtitles:
English Closed Captions
Packaging:
Five Keep Cases Within A Cardboard Slipcase
Chapter
Stops: 5 per episode/110 total
Sound:
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound
Year
Of Television Season Broadcast: 1999-2000/DVD Release: 2003
Home
Video Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Home Entertainment
MPAA
Rating: Not Rated
Reviewer:
Mark Rivera
To
coincide with the Friday June 13, 2003 Seventh Season Premiere of “Stargate:
SG-1” on the Sci-Fi Channel, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Home Entertainment is
releasing the “Stargate: SG-1: Season 3 DVD Box Set” the following Tuesday,
June 17, 2003. When we last left our brave team of explorers, the “SG-1”
team had been captured by the Goa’uld Hathor and made to believe they were in
the mid twenty-first century. Now Hathor has plans to implant s Goa’uld
symbiote into Colonel O’Neill (Richard Dean Anderson) unless a way of escape
from this facade can be discovered. Much of season three deals with the
consequences the victories of the SG-1 team have had over the vengeful Goa’uld
System Lords.
The
reality of the situation is that despite the alliances forged over the past two
seasons as well as the discoveries from recovered extraterrestrial technology,
the safety of Earth and other planets liberated from Goa’uld tyranny is
tenuous at best. In season three we learn more about the system of rule by fear
the Goa’uld impose upon much of the galaxy and we also learn that even allies
the Goa’uld fear have enemies that could prove more devastating to the people
of Earth by the end of the season.
There
is a certain sense of tragedy in these episodes as we learn of the demise of Dr.
Jackson’s wife, who had been taken against her will along with her brother in
the series premiere episode “Children Of The Gods” and used as hosts for
Goa’uld symbiotes. Of course if there is anything genre film and TV fans knows
is that in sci-fi, fantasy, and horror, death is never final as can be seen in
the upcoming seventh season premiere of “Stargate: SG-1” with the return of
Michael Shanks as “Dr. Jackson” and with the return of the villainous
Apophis in the third season of “Stargate: SG-1.” Erick Avari and Alexis Cruz
reprise their respective roles that they first played in the original
“Stargate” feature film once again and Dom DeLuise guest stars in an episode
by longtime “SG-1” Director Peter DeLuise, who besides being his son had
roles on the TV series “21 Jump Street” and the Steven Spielberg produced
“Seaquest: DSV.” Fans of the 1980 feature film version of “Flash Gordon”
will no doubt recognize “Flash” himself – Sam J. Jones as a bounty hunter
in the episode “Deadman Switch” on disc two.
While
one can easily watch the entire season of 22 episodes without having to have
seen the first two seasons, it certainly does not hurt to look back since
references to events from the season one episodes “The Nox”, “Hathor”,
“Enigma”, “There But For The Grace Of God” and the season two episodes
“The Tok’ra (Parts I & II)”, “The Fifth Race”, “Serpent’s
Song”, and “Holiday” are made in the third season and gives added
resonance to the show. All of these season one and two episodes are now
available on DVD from MGM in either box sets or individual volumes so for those
interested in more background information about the show, it is easy to catch
up.
Like the first two season sets, all 22 episodes of “Stargate: SG-1: Season 3” are presented in anamorphic widescreen (1.78:1) aspect ratios. The picture quality is definitely better in all of these episodes than on the two previous sets. For reference examples just look at how realistic the water looked in the season three episode “Demons” in disc two. The clarity was so impressive I almost felt like I could reach into my TV screen and get my hand wet. The English Soundtrack has been remixed to produce a brand new Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Soundtrack that not only greatly enhances the theatrical quality of watching these episodes with one’s own home theater system, but also makes the experience truly superior to how they were originally aired. English Closed Captions for the hearing impaired are also encoded onto all five discs.
There is not much in the way of extra features in this set beyond three new mini-documentaries that are produced in a style similar to the way the featurettes found on the season by season sets of “Star Trek: The Next Generation” and “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine” are produced. Don S. Davis and Teryl Rotherly as “General Hammond” and “Dr. Fraser” respectively host them all as if the viewer is a guest being allowed to view secret “SG-1” classified documents. The first file (13:44) covers Richard Dean Anderson and his “SG-1” counterpart character of “Colonel O’Neill” with videotaped interviews with series Producers Jonathan Glassner, Brad Wright, Michael Greenburg and Producer/Star Richard Dean Anderson discussing how they changed the character over the course of the series to move more toward a dry humor as opposed to the more bleak portrayal Kurt Russell gave the character in the feature film.
The next documentary is on disc three and it explores the “Stargate Universe” (16:01) circa seasons 1 through three with interviews with various cast members and series Writers, Directors, and Producers. The last documentary (16:51) in disc four give greater emphasis on the Stars of the series recounting their favorite episodes with clips from episodes entitled “Nemesis”, “Small Victories”, and more. There is even footage of Kurt Russell visiting the set of the series and posing for photos with the cast of “SG-1.” Unfortunately none of the third season TV spots are included in this set, which is a surprise since the second season set did include them. On September 2, 2003, MGM is scheduled to release the complete fourth season of “Stargate: SG-1” to DVD in one box set and this looks like it will be the most feature packed yet with commentary tracks for every episode.
“Stargate: SG-1” is one of the most popular and successful sci-fi series still airing with first run episodes today. Despite the small amount of extra features included in this set, I think the overall quality of the picture and sound as well as the featurettes provided are indeed better than what has been included on other sets and if you have been watching the show on DVD, TV or both, then I think you will agree that the expanded universe created has also made crossing through the stargate a lot more fun. “Stargate: SG-1: Season 3 DVD Box Set” will debut on Tuesday, June 17, 2003 from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Home Entertainment.
© Copyright 2003
By Mark A. Rivera
All Rights Reserved.
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