- Paperback: 160 pages
- Publisher: Titan Books; illustrated edition edition (Oct 1 2002)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1840233540
- ISBN-13: 978-1840233544
- Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 14.5 x 1.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 249 g
- Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #394,575 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Taking up from where the blockbuster Stargate movie left off, Stargate SG-1 has quickly become a sci-fi phenomenon in its own right. The hit series continues the story of Colonel Jack O'Neill (Richard Dean Anderson) and his elite military team as they probe the secrets of the Stargate: the mysterious, ancient portal that allows instantaneous travel to remote planets throughout the universe. Here, at last, is the authorised guide to the show. Stargate SG-1: The Illustrated Companion Volume 1 is an in-depth look at the first two seasons, packed with behind-the-scenes interviews, many previously unpublished pictures, and a comprehensive episode guide. EXCLUSIVE! Featuring contributions written by the cast, including Richard Dean Anderson, giving their own unique take on the character they play!
About the Author
Thomasina Gibson has been covering Stargate SG-1 for the genre press since her first visit to the set of the show in Vancouver, during the filming of the pilot episode five years ago. Since then, she's been back many times, and has unrivalled access to the production.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Buy the DVDs instead,
By C. A. Luster "The Rook" (Burke, VA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Stargate SG-1 The Illustrated Companion Seasons 1 and 2 (Paperback)
If you can't afford the DVD sets then this is a decent little guide. A bit of an expansion on just seeing the episodes, but not in depth. If however you can swing the DVDs they have all the background on the episodes and much much more. Believe me if you buy the set you will be so happy watching them again with an exceptional clear picture and sound and commercial free. Then when you start looking at all the extras on the DVDs you will realize it is money well spent.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Much like the previous volumes in series, very interesting,
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This review is from: Stargate SG-1 The Illustrated Companion Seasons 5 and 6 (Paperback)
If you've gotten the first two books in Ms. Gibson's series you'll find this book to be very similar in nature. This time she visits the 5th and 6th seasons giving you a picture and quote from each episode and a paragraph about each. You are also informed of the guest cast and writer/directors and several paragraphs about each episode, this is actually the most informative part about each story.I thought the charactor/ actor profiles at the end of this edition were very interesting (some very nice photos too)as were the chapters about various aspects of producing the series. It's a good bok ofr a fan of the series to own but if you're new to StarGate you'll be sort of lost as it assumes you know what's going on.
2.0 out of 5 stars
Unexpectedly Lightweight,
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This review is from: Stargate SG-1 The Illustrated Companion Seasons 1 and 2 (Paperback)
This is the first in set of episode guides to the TV science fiction series "Stargate SG-1", which formerly ran on Showtime in original release and now debuts new episodes on the Sci-Fi Channel. The existence of these guides is not too well known from what I gather, which may be because they're produced out of the UK by one of the genre specialists on that side of the pond.Readers spoiled by the hefty and image-packed guides typical of "Star Trek", "The X-Files", or "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" will most definitely be very disappointed here. (For my money, the definitive ep guide is the one for "Deep Space Nine".) Other guides have dozens of photos (including color plates), large sections dedicated to set and costume design, cinematography, casting, and special effects, detailed actor and character biographies, cast and crew credits, and episode synopses, reviews, and ratings, usually with frank behind-the-scenes discussions from the writers, actors, and directors. Here? Not so much. The entire two first seasons are jammed into one very small book, and each episode is addressed quite fleetingly. There's a fair bit of input from the actors, mostly Christopher Judge and Amanda Tapping, and a few pages at the end about the production side of the show, but on the whole, the material is thin and not at all revelatory. Far greater detail can be found at fan websites. I'm discouraged to say that the hightest praise I can offer for this guide is a lukewarm "Well, it's better than nothing." So unless you're a hardcore fan who collects the action figures and everything else, give this one a pass.
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