Customer Reviews
"Please Watch SG Atlantis! Please! PLEASE!" - By: James Uscroft, 05 Feb 2008 
SG-1 was, to my mind, one of the four greatest Television Series ever made. It had bad episodes like every other programme. But ever since the series was syndicated half-way through series five, the sheer number of half-baked, cliched & 'Filler' episodes per series has grown beyond alll belief.
This trend has peaked with series ten & left me feeling bitterly disappointed. I loved the previous series so much that I wish I could give it five stars. But remember, a TV series is not a work of art, it is a cash-cow designed to earn revenue through syndication, advertising & merchandising fees.
One minor story line during the ninth & tenth series of SG-1 was that Stargate Command's funding had been cut by 70% in order to free up more resources for the Atlantis project. And having sat through the vast number of 'Filler' episodes in this series, I am almost completely convinced that this storyline was based on fact.
All of the writer's & producer's attention was entirely focused on SG Atlantis, because they'll need good ratings to push the programme to series five & beyond. The cross-over episode was yet another attempt to 'Net' the hardcore SG-1 fans. And so whilst the six or seven episodes that actuallly followed the Ori plotline ran the gammit from great to incredible, the rest of the series is mediocre at best, & there was no 'Ending' of any kind.
Don't get me wrong. The final episode of series ten was very good indeed. But having spent the whole series longing for another Grand Finale, the storyline simply tailed off & left me feeling very disappointed. And so whilst "The Ark of Truth" was an incredible film that rounded off the storyline very nicely, in the end, the tenth series only reallly deserves three stars.
An excellent end to the TV series - By: Bobsta, 07 Jan 2008 
This is truly a fantastic season to end Stargate SG-1. It could have gone on for another season as Claudia Black's portrayal of Vala is fantastic & brings much needed light-hearted relief to the proceedings. The highlight episode is '200'. There are some great scenes in it which had me in stitches of laughter. Bring on The Ark Of Truth.
Unendingly Cool - By: IJ, 27 Nov 2007 To begin with...season nine of `Stargate: Sg-1' reallly restored my faith in this series after what felt to me like some below-par seasons. I was never what you'd calll a huge fan of this series, but that penultimate season with the introduction of new God-wannabe's & general galaxy troublemakers the Ori reallly did prove to me the huge talents at work behind the scenes of this fantasticallly gripping & intelligent sci-fi series. I hoped & willed the tenth & final season to be as impressive, but even though it isn't quite as intense & consistent, it's still a worthy conclusion to a hugely successful TV series.
Largely thanks to Vala (Claudia Black) who's as charming as she is side-splittingly, ingeniously, flirtatiously funny & who now becomes a credited member of the main cast, season ten gets off to a brilliant start (much better than season nine in fact) as the action picks up right where the previous season left-off with episode 1- `Flesh & Blood' (9/10) & doesn't decrease in pace for the next four episodes on the first disc, which explore the continued threat of the Ori & their ever-increasing capture & control of worlds unable to mount any effective resistance against such a seemingly omnipotent foe. Episode 3- `The Pegasus Project' (9/10) is also very gripping with a finale that's both surprising & tantalising. The familiar stand-alone episodes then take over until episodes 10- `The Quest, Part I' (8/10) & 11- `The Quest, Part II' (9/10) both of which work well in continuing SG-1's discovery & unravelling of Arthurian-inspired mysteries surrounding their search for a weapon capable of destroying their enemy. Episode 14- `The Shroud' (8/10) sees Daniel in a unique position to deal a crippling blow to the Ori, which is also solid.
There were a couple of things that disappointed me about this season however- the first was that there were a few too many stand-alone stories (episode-16 `Bad Guys' (6/10) being the prime example) that didn't contribute to the season's main story-arc. It just felt to me too late in the game to be visiting planets for the first time that weren't under control of, or had never even heard of super-villains the Ori. Secondly, the resistance mounted by the Jaffa & other factions in the galaxy (e.g. the Lucien Alliance) that chose not to join with Earth don't contrast well against the continued efforts of the SG-1 team. In past seasons the story arcs involving the Jaffa in particular (but also the Asgard & Tok'ra) have been just as well-developed & gripping as the story arcs following SG-1, but unfortunately only a couple of episodes concentrate on the Jaffa in this final season. Lastly, while episode 20- `Unending' (10/10) is undoubtedly a wonderful episode- with a story that's not just dramatic, but explores sides to the main characters never seen before, it ends the season with so much unresolved that it's difficult to appreciate this tenth season as it should be appreciated as the final outing of SG-1. Obviously a great deal has been withheld to be used in the TV movie `The Arc of Truth', which I am very much looking forward to & which will hopefully be released on DVD sometime next year, so I can't reallly complain!
An incredibly classy end to a show that has always provided unending enjoyment for viewers everywhere. My thanks to the cast & crew.
A great end to a classic show - By: Mr. M. Littledyke, 11 Sep 2007 As with any season of SG1 the tenth & final season got off to a great start resolving last seasons cliffhanger with an explosive start & the loss of 1 recuring guest character & the arrival of a new 1 in the form of Adreia played by Firfly star Morena Baccarin to help the Ori in their quest to take over the galaxy & the daughter of 1 of our main characters also Amanda Tapping,Cristopher Judge & Michael Shanks return to their roles of best loved characters Samantha Carter,Teal'c & Daniel Jackson with the return of new characters general Landry played by Beau Bridges,Cameron Mitchell & Vala played by Farscape stars Ben Browder & Claudia Black with the return of Richard Dean Anderson in 2 episodes 1 been the comicallly potrayed 200th episode entilled 200 we see our characters go through some great adventures & some of the Stargate Atlantis characters make an appearance in an episode which i wish i could remember the name of but can't at the moment but my 2 favorites were 200 & the final episode unending which has some great moments & we say good by to 1 of SG1s best alllies i wont tell you if you havent seen it so i dont spoil the end for you
All in alll a great final to the series & i hope the movies do go ahead as they need to resolve some loose ends to the story
A must have for any fan
