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| Stargate SG-1 - The Complete Series Collection | 
 enlarge | Actors: Richard Dean Anderson, Michael Shanks, Amanda Tapping
Studio: MGM Domestic Television Distribution
Category: DVD
List Price: $329.98
Buy New: $169.97
You Save: $160.01 (48%)
New (37) Used (10) from $165.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  210 reviews
Sales Rank: 2657
Format: Full Screen, Surround Sound, Hifi Sound, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Number Of Items: 54
Running Time: 9900
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 8 x 6.7
MPN: 027616092472
UPC: 027616092472
EAN: 0027616092472
ASIN: B000TJBNHQ
Theatrical Release Date: July 27, 2007
Release Date: October 9, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Don't purchase this set!!!!! November 28, 2007
42 out of 44 found this review helpful
Stargate SG-1 is awesome, unfortunately the quality of this set is horrifying! It was received with many of the DVD's damaged (scratched, dirty, pitted) but due to the size of the set I did not find the first, of many, DVD's that are damaged until after the Return period had expired. The packaging of the set is just terrible, there is no protection for the DVD's, it is just cardboard holders. If you do purchase this item, make sure you check every single DVD immediately.
 Great Set, good extras, but poor protection for the discs. October 15, 2007
29 out of 30 found this review helpful
Just got my set, and I thought I'd write a review incase some people are still deciding whether or not they should buy it. To start off with, the packaging is really cool, and compact(as you can see in the picture). The problem here is with the cardboard sleeves. If you're not careful removing the discs and replacing them, you could scratch them. After inspecting all of my discs, I found that a few already had some minor scratches. I've read other reviews saying that some discs were all scratched to hell and had fingerprints all over them, thankfully none of mine were like this. The collectible book has the same descriptions of the episodes that were included in each individual set. It also lists all of the special features, old and new. The first 50 discs, seasons 1-10, are the exact same discs that they've been selling in the individual season sets. All the episodes are the same, and the special features are all the same. Seasons 1-3 still have no commentaries, and nothing is remastered. Any sets that did not have subtitles to begin with still do not. The four extra discs, have a lot of new material, and some that was released elsewhere. For example, the three-part featurette on disc 53, "Timeline to the future" was previously released on the region 2 set of season 3. "From Stargate to Atlantis: The Lowdown" was also previously released. There are also a lot of "director's series" featurettes that were left off of the original sets. I watched the first bonus disc hoping for something new about the upcoming movies, but they only had the same promos that were on Season 10 of SG-1 and Season 3 of Atlantis. The bottom line, if you already have the previous 1-10 sets and are thinking about selling them to buy the complete set, all you are getting that's new are the four bonus discs. My advice would be to find someone who already has the complete set, and copy their bonus discs. But if you don't have any of the previous sets, then this is definitely the set fot you.
 Great Show! Horrible Packaging. October 29, 2007
29 out of 30 found this review helpful
Stargate SG-1 is one of the best sci-fi shows ever. Unfortunately, I can't experience it from watching these discs.
The packaging is designed so the discs slide in and out of cardboard sleeves. In transit, many of the discs came out of the sleeves and were scratched badly. In addition, some of the discs that didn't appear to have come out during transit were also damaged and unplayable.
Best series ever! Chelnak! December 3, 2007
25 out of 25 found this review helpful
I'm going to assume, if you are thinking of buying this collection, you are a fan of stargate. So it goes without saying, it is one of the best shows ever. To say this is my favorite series of all time, would be a vast understatement.
Now on to what most people are here to know. Previously, I bought the stargate disc sets when they first started coming out (remember the big boxes, they were a real pain to get to fit anywhere!). I paid full retail for them, and watched them countless times. These dvd's got a heavy workout. And cost quite a bit. I own season 1-9 in the original box. I didn't buy ten because of this coming out (and I had a season pass on itunes). With that said, buying this set was still a no brainer for me.
The 4 discs that are included in this package are very indepth. They contain many video features that are 45 minutes in length (discs 1 and 2), and 20 minutes for the other features. Some, like the directors series run 8 to 10 minutes. I would guess their is approximately 8 hours of bonus features. My only complaint is the first disc is letterboxed opposed to widescreen, and disc 2 only has 1 (mythology) in widescreen, the rest are also 4:3 letterboxed.
The other complaint I have about this purchase, are the containers that house the discs. Several of my discs arrived in bad shape. On my first batch I got 26 discs that had a good amount of scratches on them, 4 of those had glue or some other white mass attached to the discs. I was able to rid them from the discs using a cleaner, but this is still very bad.
I own both the buffy and angel collectors sets, and I think all collectors sets should use a similar style. Buffy takes up as much room as 2-3 of my other tv show cases, and all of the discs arrived scratch free because they use cd holders opposed to cardboard. I cannot forget my horrible experience with Alias, I could not find one disc without a serious scratch. The stargate discs with scratches were small, light, surface scratches. They were able to play through (just finished a marathon session) with only a few discs exhibiting slight problems. Thanks to amazon's amazing customer service, a replacement set is on it's way, and with luck, I will be able to replace the ones with flaws for those without. (I would recommend only buying this set from amazon, if you buy from other places the discs could be horribly damaged, and you would be unable to request another set)
On my small shelf, I can fit the whole Stargate Collection as well as 2 seasons of another show, on the same small shelf. (opposed to 3 of my original stargate boxes only), so economy wise, you cannot get any better.
The box is beautiful, it is more muted compared to the image you see in the description, and the Stargate water does not glow as it does in the image. I love this set, the care and attention that went into designing it is fantastic. You also get a small book, that shows you the episodes, tv guide line, and any special feature that is located on each disc.
I cannot wait for the future movies (coming in march and july), and I truly hope MGM will release this show in a High Def format.
I highly recommend purchasing this set, and I eagerly look forward to a blu-ray or hd-dvd release of this in the future.
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I mentioned in my review Amazon sent me a replacement because of the badly scratched discs (overnighted even, wow, way to go amazon!), sadly this brought new attention to details I did not notice prior.
First, the new box I got, most every disc was perfect, the packaging arrived pristine (minus the fact that the box seems to be of lesser quality (coloring wise) and the logo is on sideways). The part about the case stinks, because my original box was smashed on the sides thanks to UPS, so I either keep it (damage is minimal) or go with the box with the cockeyed logo (no thanks).
On to another problem. As I said, this new box set, almost every disc was pristine. There were disc's with scratches, but very very few (maybe 5, and those were very light surface scratches, most every other disc was mint!). What I noticed upon replacing damaged discs with those that were not, was the new discs (and my old) had different printing. Some had that cheap hong kong bootleg copy coloring going on, while other were perfect, deeply saturated, and sharp. What is sad is many of my damaged discs from my first batch where sharp, and the replacements seemed to be incredibly dull and blurry (not the picture quality, I have yet to check that on these new discs, but I doubt those are changed).
It seems the studio is using different companies to produce these box sets. Discs in each set are both faded, and sharp (different discs throughout the set), on their own, they are un-noticeable. but when you stack them up with a duplicate set, or your older disc's, it becomes increasingly obvious.
Shame on this company for not having better quality control and using the same printing throughout!
Fantastic series with only one flaw... August 3, 2007
24 out of 34 found this review helpful
... it never had a broadcaster who deserved it.
The storyline is epic and captivating, expanding on the original movie and introducing hundreds of new aspects. The acting is what it should be - quick, sharp witty one-liners said with ease and conviction - and the pace of each episode is perfect.
However, it's the action and special effects that make the series exciting. Sure, it's repetitive at times, but that sense of jeopardy, danger and adventure never lets go, making it fantastic entertainment.
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