| Considering most television series tend to fizzle out in their first few seasons, for Stargate SG-1 to have endured so long is no small feat at all. For it to have endured, and still be able to throw up convincing new ideas and surprises even at season nine is really something special. But that's just what Stargate SG-1 does. And in spite of the fact that Richard Dean Anderson's O'Neill had moved on, and despite the fact that Ben Browder's Mitchell valiantly tries but ultimately fails to fill the gap left behind, the show still has plenty of gas in the tank. There are some very strong episodes here, and while the season as a whole does take a little time to get going, the likelihood is that, come the customary end-of-season cliffhanger, you'll have enjoyed a very good series of a rightly long-lasting show. Season nine, though, marks the penultimate series of Stargate SG-1, which finally ends with its tenth run. And, to be fair, there are a few signs littered throughout this ninth series boxset that there's only so much left in the well for the show's creators to explore. Yet this is still very good, highly enjoyable science fiction entertainment, and one that's leaving quite a void behind it now it's left our screens. --Jon Foster |
