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May 01, 2018

All in all a very enjoyable beginning to a television franchise.

Guardian

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May 01, 2018

What makes it good are the jokes, the actors, and the great ideas the writers keep throwing out.

Independent (UK)

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May 01, 2018

There was an appropriately makeshift feel about most of the script: like any MacGyver device, it was a terrible mess, but in its clumsy, unconvincing way, it did the job.

Pajiba

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June 15, 2018

Well, it was a fun show for its time, a good reliable hour every week.

New York Daily News

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May 01, 2018

Hard-core fans of the movie may be impressed, but first-time visitors to the Stargate probably won't be. The TV pilot, like the theatrical film, is long on hardware and gunplay and short on logic.

People Magazine

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May 01, 2018

At the risk of seeming out of touch with the science-fiction community, we say: Huh? The two-hour premiere is sort of fun, but the plot is nutty even by sci-fi standards.

New York Times

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May 01, 2018

It's hard to imagine who could effectively replace the complex Mr. [James] Spader in one of his best roles, but in any case, his absence tips the story's balance between thoughtfulness and violence in the wrong direction.

Common Sense Media

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May 01, 2018

Sci-fi drama has lots of potential. Tweens OK.

Variety

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May 01, 2018

Two-hour telepilot's superficial characters wander through their roles without stirring a modicum of conviction.

Tell-Tale TV

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June 21, 2018

Wright and Glassner had to make some changes to the film storyline, like the location of Abydos, but for the most part, it's pretty much the same.

Stargate SG1 - Season 1