User Reviews

Solid show. Has ups and down due to stupid writing and virtue signaling, but not as much as other shows. It was from a time where you wouldn't normally do that kind of a thing. BUT, this is also the next IP to get ruined, so people should watch it before that happens...

My go-to, must-have favorite show of nearly all time! I can't count the number of times I have watches and rewatched this whole series!

Stargate SG-1 is a classic among sci-fi circles. Ignore the critic reviews, most of them very clearly have not watched the show. The show does take a pretty dramatic drop towards the very very end (season 9 and 10) when the Ori arc begins, this is because sadly O'Niell was getting old and clearly he couldn't film as much and General Hammond's actor passed away rest his soul. O'Niell and Hammond were (mostly) replaced and a new enemy appeared in the galaxy and its just not quite as good. There are still some great episodes sprinkled in there, but nothing really lives up to the original SG-1 members: Tealc, Carter, Daniel, and O'Niell with Hammond running Stargate Command. That is peak sci-fi. If you are a fan of episodic sci-fi shows like Star Trek you will like this show. Don't get me wrong, it had its issues, and this was due to circumstances when it was made. They often were not aware if they were going to get renewed for the next season after the original 5 season run on Showtime so the showrunners and writers didn't know whether to wrap up an arc or end on a cliffhanger. Especially when Daniel's actor had to leave, there was some very good episodes surrounding that but it was jarring . From there you get used to Jonas who comes in and fills the spot of the archaeologist/ethnolinguist in SG-1, and he actually does a fantastic job in my opinion. But at the time fans wanted Daniel back, and the actor returns and its just a little unusual because I don't think they had time to plan some directions they had to take. Bottom line though SG-1 was fantastic with both Daniel Jackson and Jonas Quinn. Overall this is a great show, it really is. And Furthermore Atlantis isn't too bad either honestly, but its nowhere near the original SG-1 crew, and if you stick with this show (like all great episodic sci-fi shows it takes a season or so to really find its footing) I promise you will appreciate it. Star Trek (TNG, Deep Space Nine, and yes Voyager too) and Stargate SG-1 are foundational sci-fi shows and if you appreciate the classic single or double episode storylines of a crew of people exploring the galaxy and all of the politics and interactions that come along with it then you will love this show. Just avoid any of the new stuff for either (Stargate Universe, Star Trek Discovery, Picard) because writers now days can't for the life of them write sci-fi without it becoming the most generic CGI "save the galaxy" Star Wars style action flick. Experienced sci-fi people will eventually get to those and watch them, and they have some good points here and there in those shows, but for the most part they are just Hollywood slop ruining good characters and ideas from the past to satiate their need to "modernize" the IP. Just absolute slop from writers that don't understand sci-fi, they hold disdain for the fanbases of these IPs, and they seek to self insert themselves and deliver nonsense narratives that are just so annoying and exhausting. Mix in a push by the studios that want to have their own Star Wars franchise so they can sell merchandise and you just end up with garbage television. If you want a serialized narrative watch Battlestar Galactica or The Expanse.

Best Series ever. Great Story. Much Mythology. Many different planets, Races, ships.

Second favorite show of all time behind MASH. This show was amazing until Jack left. As soon as Jack (RDA) left, it just lost its way.

Difficile de dire si la série est pire que le film ou l’inverse : il y a un peu… photo à l’arrivée ! évidemment monsieur « MacGyver » nuit énormément à la crédibilité de l’ensemble très bon marché même si ça s’est un peu amélioré sur les 2 dernières saisons… J’aime bien la jolie blonde cependant et l’intello à lunettes me fait bien rire. Une série à prendre au second ou troisième degré tant le bas de gamme s’insinue partout : des dialogues raplaplats à l’écriture des petites histoires (on dirait des rédactions d’un élève de 4ème) qui ne cassent pas 3 pattes à un canard (pour être gentil).Tout cela est dans l’ensemble très superficiel : de la SF de papa qui pourra éventuellement distraire les enfants mais dont les épisodes (si nombreux !) se révèlent très répétitifs, un peu niais et surtout bien trop souvent très chiants !

une série que j'adore regarde en boucle , les acteur son génial l'histoire est juste sans fin j'espère qu'un jour il puisse continuer

This series easily became my most favorite series of all time. Its also the only sci fi genre that i ever could fully get into. The cast is great, the small stories in each episode were nicely done, the atmosphere just fits.

Solid generic action sci-fantasy and I don't mean that in a bad way. All about the US miliary travelling through a gate on earth to strange new planets. Well not that strange the planets as mostly look like earth forests. Nobody ever hardly watches the planetary gates. Plus all the humans speak english even when seperated for hundreds and it a lot of cases thousands of years. So the suspension of disbelief will be required in a few places. The stories are generally one off and all wrapped in one episode. Sometimes they come back to a few of the episodes later and bounce off them. The acting is fine while the stories and characters are mostly engaging. Budget and effects are not that great (first entire watch in 2022), but beats the Wormhole X-Treme show and a lot of new-age sci-fi shows writing hands down. It's not a master piece like the BSG reboot or has the deep writing of say Babylon 5. Then again that does make the series fairly accessable to wider audiences who like science fantasy lite.

It was a great show and we thought it could become as big as Star Trek and maybe reaching a bit of Star Wars levels. Remark: Both franchises were better, had fan acclaim and were more successful back then as today as sidenote. The show follows the events of the Stargate movie by Roland Emmerich from 1994. There we learned that mankind was really visited by aliens in the past. In Egypt a gate was found that is able to open a wormhole to a different planet far away. It was discovered that the aliens used their advanced technology to present themselves as gods to the primitive human societies. Like Arthur C. Clark said “A highly advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic”. The problem was solved when the alien spaceship was destroyed by a nuclear missile or we thought so. However this was just the door opener (no pun intended) to a lager adventure. The strengths of the show were the lore that lets you do practical anything, great characters and that the set up of the characters and arcs. Many things will be build up and have impacts or developments in later seasons or were prepared in previous seasons to unfold. This made a unique experience as things can come back to bite you in the back, are develop further or give new perspectives.

Why is MacGuyver traveling the woods of North America? I keep expecting him to make a gun out of a stick and a pack of gum.

If a series can summarize my 20's then it's Stargate SG-1 and Atlantis, but especially SG-1, the cast, story, it's an amazing journey. Grateful for the experience, seen it from start to finish three times.