Stargate SG-1: Children of the Gods |  | Actor: Richard Dean Anderson
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Category: DVD
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Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Full Screen, Original recording remastered, Subtitled, NTSC
Languages: English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), English (Original Language), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: Unrated
Region: 1
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Running Time: 92 Minutes
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Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.6
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Product Description
In the feature-length pilot to the series, a new team is assembled a year after the original Stargate mission when an alien similar to Ra appears thro
For the legions of Stargate SG-1 fans who followed the series from its inception in 1997 through the final episode some 10 years later, Children of the Gods will be like taking a trip back in time, albeit with a minor detour. This is the pilot episode of the show, but under the guidance of executive producer Brad Wright, it has been polished up and given a fresh coat of paint, as it were. At 93 minutes, it’s a little shorter, with some material deleted (including a very brief nude scene) and some added. The original musical score has been restored, special effects sequences have been enhanced, and, in perhaps the most notable change, actor Christopher Judge (Teal’c) has re-voiced his entire performance. This is Stargate before there even was an SG-1 team. Only when the heroic but insouciant Col. Jack O’Neill (Richard Dean Anderson), who took part in the one and only previous Stargate mission (depicted in the feature film that started the whole thing in 1994), is called out of retirement to battle the dreaded Goa’uld does he even meet science geek Capt. Samantha Carter (Amanda Tapping), reunite with Dr. Daniel Jackson (Michael Shanks), and come across the alien Teal’c, who spends most of the pilot as one of the bad guys. The gate itself is barely understood; in fact, our heroes at first think it only leads to one other place in the universe: the planet Abydos. In hindsight, all of this seems somewhat primitive (and even the improved visual sequences aren’t up to later standards). But that’s part of the fun--loyal viewers will definitely enjoy revisiting what amounts to an "origins episode," knowing full well that Stargate SG-1 soon evolved into one of TV’s most durable and well-executed sci-fi shows. Bonus material includes audio commentary and a featurette detailing the developments leading to this reissue. --Sam Graham
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 MUCH better than the Original! July 19, 2009
Keith C. Bradbury (Indianapolis, IN)
114 out of 129 found this review helpful
I don't know about the others on this board, but I have actually watched through the movie, listened to the commentary track, and viewed the featurette. If I have any one complaint, it would be for a longer featurette.
First of all, this is a completely new re-edit. Expositional scenes that are establishing the basis of the series (which are wordy and slow the pace of the original pilot) are trimmed. The action is tighter. The movie has also been re-scored, whereas the pilot contained re-hashed music from the original Stargate feature film. There are also a handful of new shots, improved special effects, and a re-recording of Teal'c's voice (no longer does he have that strange accent that he had in the pilot, but it is now in keeping with the rest of the series).
There is no longer any graphic nudity. Carter no longer makes the cringe-inducing comment about her reproductive organs being on the inside, nor does she say she can "McGuyver" anything, and a continuity error has been removed regarding being able to step back through the Stargate once entering (see Apophis' entrance at the beginning of the film).
There are new scenes trimmed from the pilot now restored in this film. In all, this feels like a film and not like a studio pilot. As a result, the entire feature "feels" more in keeping with the series as a whole.
Richard Dean Anderson joins the commentary track; all in all, an enjoyable commentary.
The feature is presented in Widescreen 1.78:1 and Dolby 5.1 surround. The quality of the presentation on DVD is much better than the original box set pilot and feels much less "compressed."
*PLEASE SEE COMMENTS AND MY REPLIES FOR MORE INFORMATION*
Cleaned Up and Better Than the Original! March 27, 2010
Scotman (Mt. Shasta, CA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Brad Wright does say that some fans will hate him for what he did with this pilot. Well I don't! A masterful job and I've been a fan since the Kurt Russell movie!
Brad Wright went back to his original 1994 pilot and cleaned it up; he changed several scenes, added CGI in a few places that needed it (without the invasive stuff that plagued Star Wars: A New Hope when Lucas tried the same thing), got rid of the scratches and marks, and even had Christopher Judge redo a few scenes to make it come across better.
I do miss the nude scene with Ms. Bandera, sigh. But I digress.
Watching this reawakened my love for this series and why it lasted for ten full years of excitement and adventure. The big, bad Goauld, the betrayal of T'lck, the struggle between military orders and humanity by General Hammond.
I forgot how much tougher the military was in this pilot. They really, really wanted to set off that nuclear bomb and send it through the gate! Even Hammond was saying how much he just wanted to bury the damn thing and wish they never unearthed the thing.
And the actors are so young! The meeting with Captain Carter was cleaned up to where she is not bragging about her reproductive organs being on the inside than the outside...blah blah. If you have seen the original original, you know this did not work well at all. Brad Wright cut all that and with some re-editing made it a much more positive meeting.
The development of the plot points and the establishment of Apophus and the loss of Shari and Skara was very intense.
A dedication to the memory of Don S. Davis, the actor who played General Hammond and passed away in 2008, was a touching thought.
The DVD has a making-of, an interview with Wright, and a discussion of the many changes that were done with the pilot. He even said some of the fans may hate him for making changes, but if they don't like it, let them watch the old one!
Ja-Fah!
Review: Stargate SG-1: Children of the Gods February 1, 2010
Priya Chander
Quality of product, speed of delivery were all excellent. It would have helped if it was mentioned that this was the pilot episode of SG1 - especially given that I ordered this the entire 10 seasons of SG1 and this title together in one order.
Goldsmith's music makes this worth twice the price April 10, 2010
Cynthia Baker (San Diego, CA United States)
I have no problem with the nudity in the original pilot, but the soundtrack in the old pilot was an embarrassingly lame dub of the motion picture soundtrack onto the pilot footage. Ra's theme would play over scenes where there were no Goa'uld or Jaffa. It was random and annoying.
Just as Goldsmith's musical arrangements of David Arnold's original motion picture soundtrack have become character entities in and of themselves over the course of 10 seasons plus 2 movies (not to mention 2 spin-off series), the music Goldsmith composed for "Children of the Gods" makes this Final Cut make more sense narratively. The gorgeous musical themes match the action and character motivations, and do justice to the emotional arcs set forth by the original movie.
Chris Judge brought his A-game to the ADR work for this cut, so he no longer sounds like Yul Brenner in the "King & I" (a joke made in the commentary). His brand new vocal work as Teal'c is outstanding here and honors the character's development over 10 years on Stargate SG-1.
There are some remarkable nuances in this cut for some iconic scenes, and they breathe fresh air into character arcs. O'Neill & Carter exchange a look of challenge at the end of the briefing room scene where they meet, and it's a revelation of subtle rivalry between the characters that should've been allowed to inform their relationship dynamics early in the series.
The scenes where Sha're appears before she's abducted are different, too; some wise people kept all the dailies footage and Brad Wright chose some fresher camera angles from them.
Brad Wright & Richard Dean Anderson's commentaries are funny and informative; they're not just babbling to fill time.
If you adore Joel Goldsmith's spectacular music, then the Director's Cut is well worth having in your collection, if not for all the other additions. I have the original pilot on DVD for when I just gotta ogle the harem scenes that were deleted. Uh... for the costumes, of course... yeah...
Stargate SG1 July 29, 2010
Paul N. Hibbert (kingston, jamaica)
I saw this when it came on originally and it still impresses me how advanced this series was. Since then there are others who tried to imitate it but failed miseably. this spurred me to buy the whole 10 seasons on DVD so I can spend my Fridays enjoying the show like I used to. Great entertainment and really thought provoking.
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