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Tuesday 25 June 2019

Stargate SG-1: Children of the Gods (1997)

A feature-length Pilot for a TV series that continues the story of the Stargate (1994) movie. Set approximately one year later, the Stargate program at the Cheyenne Mountain Complex has been shut down, with just a handful of guards watching over it. But when a previously unseen Goa'uld 'God' is encountered, the wheel spins again and the team must return to Abydos.
Some significant but excellent recasting means we lose Kurt Russell but gain Richard Dean Anderson (aka MacGyver), who makes the role his own. The other new team members are equally as good in their roles.
All in all, despite new writers and a lower budget the Pilot expands upon the original premise and is arguably even better than the parent feature film.

4 stomach worms out of 5

1 comment:

Dr Faustus said...

NOTE: the re-released DVD version titled Children of the Gods - Final Cut (2009) has new FX and re-scored music, but has been edited. Some scenes have been replaced with new ones, while others have been removed completely (e.g nudity and TV Series specific events).