Stargate SG-1: Season 7

Amazon.co.uk Review

A gradual shift in overall style, character homecomings and departures, and evolving on and off-screen roles for the major players are among the attractions of the complete seventh season of Stargate SG-1. Spread out over five discs, these 21 episodes are ample indication that changes notwithstanding--and admittedly, not all of them are for the better--the series remains arguably the best-made, most compelling sci-fi program on television.

Perhaps most noticeable is the reduced role of star Richard Dean Anderson, who opted to limit his number of trips to Vancouver, where Stargate SG-1 is filmed. But that's not a bad thing. The show's ability to poke fun at itself has always been a strong suit, and while Anderson still brings a welcome sense of humor to his portrayal of wiseacre and loose cannon Col. Jack O'Neill, his act is getting a little smug by now. What's more, the other principal cast members have taken up the slack, both behind and in front of the camera: Michael Shanks (Daniel Jackson, who rejoins the cast in episode 1) wrote one episode and co-wrote another; Christopher Judge (Teal'c) wrote one as well; Amanda Tapping (Lt. Col. Samatha Carter) directed episode 19, "Resurrection"; and even Corin Nemec (Jonas Quinn, who appears in just a few episodes) contributed one story.

The seventh season also finds the series somewhat more earthbound than in the past; indeed, there are episodes in which the Stargate (the "wormhole" our heroes use to travel to different worlds) doesn't appear at all. On balance, the stories are more personal, and more political--especially the final two, with the newly elected U.S. President (William Devane) struggling to decide the fate of the Stargate program (and, of course, the fate of the entire known universe as well!). And then there's the ultimate villain, Anubis, who makes perennial nemeses the Goa'uld (of which Anubis is one... sort of) look tame. He's a combination of Star Wars' Darth Vader and evil Emperor, but hey, at least these guys borrow from the best.

Stargate SG-1's production values remain first-rate. The bonus DVD features are also much better than they once were, with audio commentary (mainly by directors and writers) for every episode, as well as director profiles and "Beyond the Gate" featurettes focusing on individual characters. --Sam Graham

Customer Reviews:

Search for the Lost City.......2007-03-15

Season seven of Stargate SG-1 sees the return of Daniel Jackson to the team after having his memory erased and returned to human form, as well as the leaving of Jonas Quinn and a somewhat reduced role for Jack O'Neill. The season itself is somewhat random in its episode quality with some terrible episodes, such as Avenger 2.0, but the season finally makes up for all the bad episodes with a greatly cinematic and exciting episode. Although altogether season seven is not the greatest Stargate season ever but the many good episodes outweigh the dire ones.

Excellent!.......2005-09-12

This is easily one of the best seasons of Stargate SG-1. It sees the return of Danny Boy in the opening two-parter. A fun episode follows with a young boy claiming to be Jack O'neill. Season 7 also contains the fantastic episode 'Orpheous' in which SG-1 lead a rescue on a Goa'uld slave camp, freeing Bra'tac and Teal'c's son, Rya'c. This is one of the best episodes in the season. Michael Shanks (Dr Daniel Jackson) has some excellent acting in the episode'Lifeboat'. He is a very skilled actor. 'Evolution' is the second two-parter in season 7, and a brilliant one at that! We're introduced to Anubis' new foot soldiers; the Drones. 'Heros', the next two-parter, is very emotional as a main character is killed in action. The last two-parter, 'Lost City', which i suppose could be counted as a movie because of the scale, is FANTASTIC!!!

Hummmm.......2005-06-02

I own all the Stargate box sets becaus ei absolutelt love them although this season has let me down; it jumps about and the episodes just dont link. Still well worth watching, although hoping the next season will be back up to usual standards

7 Years On, and Still AMAZING.......2005-04-29

Season 7 of Stargate SG-1 is nothing short of phenomenal in every way - the breadth of the stories, the acting, the production values, and the good old fashioned explosions.
The departure of Jonas Quinn, and the return of Daniel Jackson is dealt with early in the season, paving the way for much bigger storylines and plot developments (Atlantis, anyone?).
This season has quite a few stand-alone episodes that do not contribute to the overall story arc, but this gives each character more of a chance to shine.
Teal'c, Daniel Jackson and Samantha Carter all have episodes that delve more into their lives and personalities - but unfortunately O'Neill fans may be slightly disappointed with most of this season. There's never a point where he's just "not there", but his reduced presence is often felt. However, it's all made up for in the last couple of episodes.
Along with the all of Season 7, there are some great commentaries, and some hilarious "Beyond the Gate" featurettes with the cast.
If you're an SG-1 fan, there's no reason not to buy this DVD.

Stargate SG-1 Season 7.......2005-02-16

Stargate SG-1 continues to go from strength to strength with each sucessive season.
In it's seventh year, we see the return of Dr Daniel Jackson, more of 'uber' system lord Anubis, the return of the Unas, more of the Asgard and we lose a long running character in one of four gripping 2-parter episodes.
The final feature lengthed episode was intended to be a big screen movie, but was left as a normal part of the season, making it a big budget and exciting episode that lays the groundwork for fantastic spin-off series Stargate Atlantis.
With many episodes continuing long running story arcs, plus several strand-alone episodes, season 7 proves to be one of the greatest seasons of any sci-fi show.
With most series not making it past 6-7 seasons, Stargate has already proven is longetivity, with an eighth and ninth season to come.
A fab season and a very high recommendation to anybody who has been following the series over the last several seasons. It possibly won't be as easy to follow the story if you are a newcomer to the series, in which case I highly suggest you watch the previous six seasons.

Stargate SG-1: Season 7 (Vol. 32) [2003]

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Excellent Start
season 7 stars with a bang

Stargate SG-1: Season 7 (Vol. 32) [2003]
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Release Date: 2004-02-02

Customer Reviews:

Excellent Start.......2004-02-21

I have to admit to being nervous as to how they kicked off Season 7 after the shaky Season 6 and the slow decline of core team interaction that charactised Seasons 1-3. But I'm glad to say the four episodes here delivered the old team dynamic.

"Fallen" picks up where Season 6 leaves off. Time has passed but we don't know how much as SG-1 pursue the clues left by the tablet Daniel found on Abydos at the end of Season 6 and, of course, run straight into two problems - Anubis being one, the consequences of Daniel's actions in "Full Circle" being the other. "Homecoming" as the second part to "Fallen" concludes the actions and events begun in "Fallen" with very personal consequences for Jonas Quinn, who replaced Daniel Jackson for Season 6.

Everything from Daniel coping with his insecurities, to the SGC trying to cope with his return and Jonas' having to handle the threat facing his planet - acting and scripting was on the ball and excellent. These two episodes don't feel like later seasons of Stargate, the team interaction is strong and the overall feel harkens right back to the original film, with a few direct references too if you know what to look for.

"Fragile Balance"... where did they get the boy who plays Jack O'Neill from? His ability to adapt to the mannerisms of Richard Dean Anderson is what makes this episode work and his rapport with established members of the cast is excellent. This is a worthwhile episode with good characterisation and plot. It's a slower pace than the packed events of the previous two episodes but the tension and team interaction keeps the plot moving and the audience engaged.

"Orpheus" has to be the best episode on the tape. A powerful Teal'c and Daniel centered episode. The consequences of both Daniel's Ascension and the loss of Teal'c's symbiote are dealt with in depth. You need to have seen the Season 6 episode "Changeling" to understand just how good this episode is. Minor nitpick - the character growth displayed by Rya'c in Season 6's "Redemption" is somewhat neglected.

My one complaint with this DVD is the quality of Subtitling. Not up to the standard of earlier seasons, those fans who are hard-of-hearing like myself, and therefore dependent on subtitles, are going to suffer at points where the subtitles fall far below the par of the dialogue. "Fragile Balance" is the worst offender for this problem but there are moments in other episodes where the subtitles detract from the quality of the scene and this is why I haven't given this DVD the full 5-stars.

season 7 stars with a bang.......2004-02-02

I have waited months since the last dvd, and this was no disapointment. Its great to see michael shanks back in the team, and how he was reintegrated. Its a shame both he and corin nemic couldnt stay in the serious, but shanks does fit in better.

The extras as also good, giving us more insite to whats behind the show.

Customer Reviews:

stargate 34.......2004-05-06

Avenger 2.0 Dr.Felger creates a computer virus meant to disable Goa'uld controlled worlds but the programme malfunctions and spreads through the Stargate network. All the team are in grave danger and its up to the bumbling Dr Felger to stop the virus before SG-1 is wiped out!

Birthright The team encounter a race of women warriors whose survival depends on symbiotes harvested from Jaf'fa. Teal'c and SG-1 must convince the warriors' high priestess to put aside her fear of reliance on the drug before the Goa'uld track the warriors down and destroy them.

Evolution (Part 1) The SG-1 team encounters an advanced bio-engineered warrior with incredible strength, created by Anubis. O'Neill, Carter and Teal'c set out to locate the origin of the new foe as Daniel travels to South America in search of a device that may be key to defeating this super warrior.

Evolution (Part 2) Having found the secret location of the warrior base O'Neill is assigned a recon mission to South America to rescue Daniel who, having found a mysterious artefact is kidnapped by Honduran rebels demanding a ransom or his life!

Special Features
Documentary 'Stargate SG-1 - Beyond The Gate'
SG-1 directors series
Audio commentaries featuring directors and crew for every episode
Preview trailers
Behind the scenes photo galleries

Definately one of the best set of Stargate episodes!.......2004-03-06

Looking at the DVD as a whole, it is well worth the money, with a host of extras showing and talking about the actors and what happens behind the scenes. Ignoring the rather pathetic addition of the photo gallery, the extras are all of high quality and well put together. Sound and video are of good quality and the episodes themselves range from good to excellent, with a variety of episode types on this DVD to cater to whichever mood your in; humorous, action or character-based storylines.

Customer Reviews:

Disappointing.......2005-07-06

I love Stargate, but I have to admit to having found this volume rather hard to get through. Of all of the season 7 volumes, it suffers the most from the lack of character interaction amongst the four principle players.

"Grace" is the pick of the bunch, managing to sustain suspense and interest despite the largely static storyline. It feels almost more like a play than tv, with its emphasis on the psyche of a single character and its confined setting. Some interesting insights and character development for Sam Carter, although I didn't really rate the SGC scenes.

"Fallout" sees the return of Jonas Quinn, but unfortunately I found the episode rather boring, and once more the key actors were split, with Jack and Daniel each alone and Sam and Teal'c with Jonas. In fact, as is typical of this season, Jack has little to do in this episode and appears infrequently, which is unfortunate as without his humour the show loses one of its vital elements. The episode bravely tries to deal with the intricacies of politics, and succeeds to some extent, but it failed to draw me in.

"Chimera" personifies the central weakness of season 7: the lack of interaction between the core characters, especially O'Neill. It consists of two separate story strands, one for Daniel and one for Sam, which don't intersedt at all until the climax, and even then it feels somewhat contrived. The Daniel storyline could have done with having an episode to itself, with more input from the other characters and more development; it feels rather like an afterthought to the Sam storyline. The few scenes shared by Sam, Daniel and Teal'c (but not O'Neill) feel somewhat irrelevant and tacked on. The ideas were excellent, but the execution just wasn't there.

Finally, "Death Knell" sees Sam and Daniel each separated from the team once more, and although O'Neill has something to do this time, there's little to be seen of his trademark humour, and he barely speaks to Teal'c. The episode has a fair bit of action and suspense, but sadly, that's just not enough to sustain it.

All in all, there's nothing wrong with the ideas behind the episodes on this volume, but only one of them manages to execute those ideas in a manner that can be compared with Stargate seasons 1-5. I hate to say boring, but. Boring.

A great DVD.......2004-06-17

This is a fantastic DVD and well worth buying. My favourite episode has to be Death Knell because it is action packed and one of the few episodes where you get to see Anubis's new super-soldiers.

The 4th DVD of Season 7 - More of the same..........2004-05-18

If you liked the first 3 DVD releases of Season 7, then you'll probably enjoy this one too. Another 4 episodes featuring all the regulars of the SG1 team, with a guest appearance from Jonas Quin.

'Grace' is an interesting episode - a little disjointed in places - and I couldnt help but think 'Star Trek' all the way through whilst watching it.

'Fallout' is a slightly better episode - Jonas Quin fans will be pleased at his guest appearence (and new haircut), though they have added a (temporary) love interest for his character. (Albiet a very attractive one!)

In 'Chimera' there is more love interest introduced - this time for Sam Carter. Also the return of Daniel's archialogical friend, Sarah. This is an unfortunate episode where not much happens in terms of plot, except for a few references to the Lost City of the Ancients.

By far the best episode on this DVD is 'Deth Knell' - Sam Carter, running from one Anubis's Warriors, and struggling to survive. A well played out episode with action and suspense in all the right places. Worth buying for this episode alone.

4 solid episodes and great 'extras'.......2004-05-13

Season 7 of Stargate SG-1 saw some wonderful and well acted episodes and this volume holds four of them. You get to see not only the principle cast, but some of your favorite guest stars, at the peak of their game. And the 'extras' like the director commentaries and Richard Dean Anderson's "Behind the Gate" feature are the icing on the cake.

Customer Reviews:

Excellent and a memorable performance!!!!.......2005-04-04

Stargate Sg-1 have come a long way since the beginning and now face an iminant threat from the half ascended Go'a'uld Anubis. They have recently discovered a repository of the Ancients located in the ruins of a temple. They rush there in order to gain the location of the Lost City which they believe is inside the Repository. Once again O'neill gets the knowlege downloaded into his brain, he did this in an act of despair since Anubis had arrived in search of this information himself. Dr.Weir is an representative from the UN who negoitaites for peace and to stop funding the United States milatary. The President asks her directly to run the SGC since they wanted to have a "friendly face" in charge once they go public. General Hammond gets sent to Washington to deal with the current situation at hand. Meanwhile at the SGC, Jack writes in a crossword the name of the Lost City. Daniel realizes it has six syllables and figures out the gate address. So Jack,Daniel and Sam go there on a ship procudure by Teal'c. They find out that the Lost City is on Earth however they are at an outpost which was left behind by the ancients. Jack takes back a power source later known as a Zero Point Module(zpm) which would power the weapons of the lost city. They hurry back to Earth and hope Anubis does not realize the location before they do. Once they arrive in Antartica they use the ring platform which had been modified by Jack to dig throught the ice. Jack activates the millions of drones which attack the Go'a'uld ships. Jack becomes weary since his brain has totally been taken over. Does he Survive? well i cant give everything away but i trully recommend you watch this and i can Guarantee you will not be disapointed!!! A MUST SEE!!!!!

Very Good!.......2005-03-13

This is a very good feature length episode. There is a fair ammount of action, but there is also politics and the required self serving, possibly slightly stupid, politician. The ending is fairly predictable, however, and people who have not seen many of the lead up episodes may find parts of the story confusing.

This episode also sees the introduction of Dr Elizabeth Weyr, of Atlantis fame, and we get to see O'Neill try (and fail) to complete a scientific crossword. Well worth the money.

lost city.......2004-08-19

The best two episodes yet of them all.
Great effects and the best is that Anubis gets his behind kicked.
Absolutely worth buying

Very good but flawed.......2004-07-20

I bought this disk in a spirit of some excitment, given the scope of last year's 'Full Circle' and the promsie of an episode which was almsot a movie. The episodes are engaging, fun, and as dramatic and excitgn as I've come to expect from such an excellent series. However, the plot seems a littl contrived: O'Neill's predicament seems to crop up at every turn to solve every problem and move the plot forward, and the convenience of some of the plot points leaves you feeling a little cheated. The episode was obviously supposed to be a movie, adn the budget of a TV sereis also makes it suffer (the off-screen destruction of the seventh fleet, for instance). Despit this moaning, however, the episode is overall a great couple of hours, and well worth the purchase.

Excellent season finale.......2004-07-15

Still convinced that finding the Lost City is their best chance of beating Anubis, O'Neill allows the knowledge of the Ancients to be downloaded into his brain in the hope of learning its location. The last time he did this his body and mind couldn't cope and he needed the Asgard to remove it before he died but this time the Asgard are nowhere to be found and his team know that this could be his final act of heroism. Whilst SG-1 come to terms with O'Neill's worsening condition and race to find the Lost City there are political moves being made elsewhere in the SGC and Anubis begins his attack on Earth.

This double part episode has everything that makes Stargate SG-1 great: the acting from the whole cast is excellent, especially in the scenes where they each try to explain how they feel to O'Neill; the story is exciting and sets up the spin off (which looks impressive); the special effects are amazing; the script is excellent with O'Neill's dry humour much in evidence; there is some (well handled) Jack/Sam UST and; there is a cliffhanger ending. What more could you want from a TV show?

Extras include an interesting director's commentary (Martin Wood) and 'making of' featurette. There is also meant to be an Easter Egg entitled 'Richard Dean Anderson: My Life as a Mime' but I can't comment on that as I haven't found it yet.

Customer Reviews:

Stargate SG-1 Season 7 Volume 33.......2004-02-18

Volume 33 continues the excellent introduction to Season 7, with thoughtful, engaging episodes, stunning visual and audio quality and worthwhile bonus features that add an extra dimension to the series.

705 Revisions

Beautifully directed by Martin Wood, this standalone episode sees the SG-1 team endeavouring to assist a small, apparently idyllic community with a sinister secret.

^^A good episode for someone new to Stargate to be introduced to at this late stage. Why? Because it requires no previous knowledge of story arcs or other cultures previously featured in SG-1. This is a true "standalone" episode, which, while nothing new, features some good character interaction (we see each team member doing what they do best), fantastic direction, good storytelling, convincing guest cast and subtle, seamless visual effects.

706 Lifeboat

Discovering a crashed ship on P2A-347, SG-1 are attacked by an unknown assailant, rendering them unconscious. Teal'c, being the first to recover, ensures the safe return of the team to the SGC, but not without some drastic effects upon Daniel Jackson.

^^Lifeboat provides some good, old fashioned, moral dilemmas and tells a compelling story that leaves the viewer really questioning what was the right thing to do.The episode features some superb performances from actors Michael Shanks (Daniel Jackson) and Teryl Rothery (Dr Janet Frasier). Both give such convincing and emotional deliveries and Shank's characterisations really help to drive the story and make Jackson's - and his "passengers" - situation very believable. I immediately had an emotional investment and this helped to keep things interesting.

707 Enemy Mine

While surveying for Naquadah on P3X-403, a member of the SG team disappears. SG-1 are called in to investigate the disappearance. O'Neill and Teal'c investigate the missing member's last position, Jackson inspects some artefacts discovered by the survey team. What he finds alerts him to the possible dangers faced by all on the planet...

^^Enemy Mine is a thoughtful story, drawing much from our own history of putting needs of many ahead of the rights of a smaller minority. This episode had a "cowboy and Indians make peace" feel to it, but it was well executed. Direction was excellent as usual and the prosthetics and sheer numbers of Unas were fantastic. I thought the 5.1 surround sound was put to good use in this episode, particularly the surrounding roars of the angry Unas and made for an excellent and tense climax to the episode.

707 Space Race

The Serakkin Warrick, previously rescued by SG-1 requests the help of Carter in a race in exchange for technology that Earth can study in their fight against the Goa'uld. Carter agrees and helps to integrate a Naquadah generator into Warrick's ship, the Seberus.

^^I enjoyed this episode. This is definitely a Sam-centric one, but entertains all the way. We get to see a different side to her character and you can tell that Amanda Tapping enjoyed every minute! It is good to see continuity with Warrick appearing in the Space Race, while not requiring the viewer to be fully aware of previous events. One of the real pluses of this episode is the Visual Effects. The production team really went to town on this one and the results put some feature films to shame. This, coupled with well mixed sound, makes for an exhilarating and slightly lighter story.

Bonus Features

Continuing documentary series: SG-1 - Directors Series
Audio commentaries featuring directors, cast and crew
Production Stills Gallery
WWW Featurette

I enjoyed the features on this disc and there were plenty of them, although there is no "Beyond the Gate" section as there was on Volume 32. Instead, there are two directors series features for this disc feature Martin Wood and his work on Revisions and Andy Mikita's work on Space Race. Both give a different insight into what goes into making an episode, although I felt they were both a little short.

Directors Series

The Martin Wood commentary affords us some heartwarming interaction between the principle cast members (in this case, Christopher Judge, Amanda Tapping and Michael Shanks) and the crew. Having worked on amateur productions and semi professional shoots in the past, it is always interesting to see the rigs and shots they choose - it also helps you to appreciate what is involved in a shot that we hardly notice. This feature last just under 8 minutes.

In just over 4 minutes, Andy Mikita also shows us how things such as choice and composition of film can affect the way a director shoots and lights a scene and the results of both. We see some great and amusing moments from actors Alex Zahara & Patrick Currie (Warrick and Eamon in Space Race) as well as some shots of the construction of the Seberus set - complete with moving platform. Star Trek eat your heart out.

Commentaries

Commentaries again offer sometimes anecdotal views of what goes into making each episode and the challenges of such.

Production Stills Gallery

There is also a production stills gallery which further adds to the value of this DVD. There are 56 images here, taken from all the episodes, either screencaps, design sketches or photographs of set construction. Most interesting were the ship and insignia designs from Space Race.

Again, an interesting and worthwhile bonus feature, particularly for those interested in how the concepts and finished product we come to see on the screen are arrived at and the sheer amount of work involved in the design elements for one episode.

WWW

The WWW feature on this volume is a 30 second plug for the Stargate Fan Club. If you are not aware of it, this little data blast may be of interest to you.

Conclusion

Another quality product from the MGM stable. Volume 33 impresses in technical quality and in bonus features. Some of the episodes on this release are fairly standard compared to Stargate SG-1's best moments, but they are entertaining and far better than most other sci-fi currently available nonetheless. They also afford an opportunity for those not familiar with the ongoing story arcs to enjoy SG-1 without having to watch the last 6 Seasons or so.

It's a shame not to have a "Beyond the Gate" feature on this disc, but the two Directors Series material are a good substitute. Overall this release represents good value for money and plenty of features - a must for all diehard fans and probably those new to the show too.

Further review and DVD information at www.stargatesgc.com

Through the gate again!.......2004-02-15

With a great start to the 7th series with vol.32, which while on the subject of 'vol. 32' Daniel comes back (YYYYAAAAYYYYY!!!!) after having a baby in real life!

Now, in vol. 33 there are 4 episodes as standard, which are : 'Revisions', 'Lifeboat', 'Enemy Mine' and 'Space Race'!

Small episode guides ( Spoiler alert, spoiler alert, caution, caution!):

Revisions: The crew find a annihilated universe far far away, where the current residents are forced to live in the only remaining structure, a dome, controlled by a dodgy computer called 'the link'! Is it the friend or really the foe?

Lifeboat: The crew answer a distress beacon and find the selfs on an uninhabited planet where they find a crashed space ship with loads of people on board in cryogenic freezing! The crew are knocked out by a weapon they did not see and wake up sort of to find there personalities all in Daniel's body!

Enemy Mine: An SGC mine of Naquadah is attacked by Unas because the Unas believe that the land is sacred, SG.1 is sent in to protect the miners and Daniel races against the clock to persuade the Pentagon to hold back there attack on the native tribe of Unas!

Space Race: The Serakkin Warrick, who SG.1 safed on a bit ago mission, proposes to share his planet’s technology with Earth in exchange for Sam helping him win a space race, yes, a real race. Carter quickly says yes and co-pilots the craft through a extremely dangerous obstacle course, only to discover that the race isn’t without risks and could be more than she bargained for!

Ok, apart from those 4 great episodes the are some special features which are:
Two documentarys called 'Beyond the gate' and 'Directors series', the are also episode commentaries from directors, cast, crew! Also the are trailers for the next DVDs great episodes! Oh, and the photo gallery is back again!

Some technical info for you :
Region Code: 2
PAL
Colour
Widescreen
Aspect Ratio: 16:9

So, go buy buy buy, these are great episodes and are a must have for Sci-Fi fans and Sg.1 fans!