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DVD : Stargate SG-1 - The Complete Series CollectionBrowse or Search and Buy Online our Best Sellers Shopping Sales of DVD and Stargate SG-1 - The Complete Series Collection. Rating:  - Its all thereI will try to not make this a review of the show, since there are plenty of other reviews out there for SG-1 with all its pros and cons. The box set is beautifully packaged with the Stargate device a truly excellent centerpiece. The DVD cards are not what I would have preferred and lack efficiency. I fear that if I choose to watch a particular season or episode with any regularity, the card case will start to scratch the disk face. The disks are sequenced intuitively, though the act of flipping from front to back and fully extending the card can be a bit of pain until you get the hang of it (similar to folding a map for the first time). The disk cards are separated into two folders, which, again, doesn't seem very efficient. The disks use an alternating color code with season and disk number on the face. Artwork on the disk face is attractive but simple. Overall internal setup is, in my opinion, below expectations (especially considering the beauty of the outer casing). Disk setup is my most significant dissatisfaction. The open MGM sequence is not sound leveled to the rest of the disk, and can be extremely loud if you have a good sound system. You are taken to a screen that includes two choices (only 1 on some disks), Episodes or Special Features. You are then taken to a sub-menu for each choice. I have yet to watch very many of the special features, so cannot comment on those, but the following concerns are a bit annoying. There is no play all feature and it requires no less than three commands to get to the episode. The episode title screens are poor and often contain spoilers. The seasons all contain different episode selection requirements. In fact, it is my impression that they simply transplanted the disks from the single season sets into one without any attempt to standardize. I, personally, don't appreciate the shortcut. Two things about navigation also annoyed me. First, the way the chapters are separated seems more based on time hacks rather than logical breaks. For instance, rather than making the opening credit sequence a chapter, it is mixed in with the first chapter based on time. Secondly, after the first disk, navigation after the credits start rolling requires a disk menu override (in other words, you can't fast forward or chapter skip the credits). Fortunately disk menu override works, otherwise you would be stuck sitting through the 5 or 6 minutes of credits, MGM trademarks and FBI warnings (for every episode). Fortunately, sound and picture quality are as expected and the setup distractions are soon forgotten. Unfortunately, it almost appears as if marathon watching is greatly discouraged. The set includes a nice episode booklet that is tastefully done. It contains a decent synopsis for each episode and special feature and will eventually become invaluable should I wish to seek something specific. Overall, I am really glad that I got this set. If you liked the show and haven't started collecting the DVDs yet, this is a great way to go. But if you already own a few disk sets, its my opinion that you stick with the season sets instead. Rating:  - A Perfectly Shipped Wonderful Set!I simply wanted to say that I bought this set in December of 08 when it was on the Goldbox deal, and it was worth it. My boxset came in perfect condition. It looked as if it had been "Webbed" (ala Spider-man) into the shipping box, so none of the discs were loose upon opening. I inspected each disk carefully. There were a few micro scratches on the discs, but considering how many were shipped and how they were held in cardboard sleeves this was acceptable. Only one disc had what I would have considered (for a one or 2 disc set) an unacceptable amount of scratching, however it played perfectly on my 8 year old finicky Pioneer DVD player -- so I kept it -- it was one of the bonus discs with exclusive featurettes on it, and since I didn't want to return the other 53 good discs and the perfect condition Box, I feel that it was an acceptable compromise. Anyway, content wise this set is a treat! I have already watched Season 1 and am working through them as fast as I can. One thing I wanted to mention were the Director's Series episodes on the exclusive discs listed as special features -- I was under the impression they were normal episodes with director's commentary -- better still they are indepth making of episode shows -- and really interesting. Lastly when you open the set the way they are packaged is... odd... the pages are all double sided, so when you open then and wonder where in the name of RA they are, just keep unfolding and you'll find them! Rating: - Fun SeriesThis was a great gold box deal that I got my kids for Christmas. They love it and there are many hours of entertainment for them. I like the show, but I like Stargate Atlantis more. Rating: - Great Deal - Disks all in perfect shapeFrom the reviews here, I expected to find DVDs in poor shape; however, I am impressed with the packaging, and found all DVDs to be in perfect shape (have watched more than half). The first 4 seasons have more episodes per DVD, probably due to not having a commentary for every episode. I'm now watching Season 6, and there is a commentary for each episode - though I haven't listed to any commentaries yet. With a Gold Box price of $99, this is the best DVD deal I've seen in quite a long time. With 10 seasons, plus extras. I'm happy with this purchase. Rating:  - DVDs scratched & defective! Beware!I love Stargate SG1 and was excited to get the entire series for $99. Unfortunately, when the item arrived every disc was scratched and pitted to varying degrees and most discs will not even play in my DVD player. Those that do play constantly freeze or skip. This wasn't Amazon's fault since they shipped the item properly, but rather it's poor quality control on the part of the manufacturer. I'm very disappointed and will be returning the box set tomorrow for a refund. No sense in trying to get a replacement since it looks like this is a very common problem. |