There may be some bias seeing as this is a Stargate movie, but which tv series do you recommend that I watch first: Star Trek or Stargate? If you want to support me here's how: Patreon (full length & polls): www.patreon.com/ Subscribe to the channel: ua-cam.com/users/verowakreacts Follow me on Twitter for stuff and selfies: twitter.com/verowak Become a channel member: ua-cam.com/users/verowakreactsjoin
Yeah, I'm biased, but so many reactors started watching Star Trek in the last year or so, while Stargate is being completely ignored, and I'd love to watch more people watch it. Of course, the real best answer is the 2004 Battlestar Galactica.
@@Dark__Thoughts I mean sure but if your channel is mostly about watching movies, a 200+ episode tv show is a huge undertaking especially when the show doesn't really pick up very fast by today's standards.
SG-1 is definitely the starting point for the rest of the series. It creates an immersive world that picks up after the events of the movie. It really does ascend to higher depths than the movie ever could, yet keeps the same concept and tone at the same time!
Stargate is my favorite science fiction franchise! Blends sci-fi and mythology, and based in contemporary society. The influence of this franchise was one of the main reasons I joined the military. Cannot recommend SG-1 enough.
Most of the inspiration comes from all the whack conspiracy theories about ancient aliens, pyramids being UFO landing spots, lizard people, the Greys, etc.
It was a super strong recruiting tool for the USAF for sure. :) What I love about this show that every flashy tech you can see in later season can be back tracked to an early season episode where they got it. ( stole it, traded it, or otherwise acquired it )
SG-1 starts strong(ish), gets better and then falls off some cliff... SG Atlantis is a spinoff after season 7 of SG-1, so at the end of the second season after the switch to Sci-Fi Channel. Atlantis starts decent and keeps production quality on par. The one after that, Stargate Universe, is... not very well thought out. Only two seasons long, it most likely didn't ever find its stride and was cut short. And Stargate: Origins will be covered under a blanket of silence and regret.
All three TV series are sci-fi action adventures, but SG-1 developed a genuinely comedic overtone which Atlantis carried through, but Universe dropped due to that show trying to be Battlestar Galactica within the Stargate franchise.
Favorite Kurt Russell movies: -Soldier -Captain Ron -Escape from New York/LA -BIG TROUBLE in little china Soldier is one of my favorite performances of all time and Kurt Russell has almost no dialogue.
As much as I love Star Trek, I'd start the SG1 series. It really opens up the Star Gate universe and the writing and characters are fantastic. Also, it would be a unique selling point for your channel and would likely garner more views and subs as a lot of the sci-fi community love Stargate and no one else (that I've seen) is reacting to it.
8:45 - That "on the other side of the known universe" makes just as much sense as being _exactly_ at the center of a circle and saying "on the other side of the circle" 🤣
One thing i loved about SG-1 is how even filler episodes often end up paying off down the line. You'd have the team discover some technology and then never hear from it again only for 3 seasons later to be like "hey renember that thing we picked up on ? Well the boys at area 51 have been cooking and..."
time for Stargate SG1! what I love about Stargate is that it is set in the present, and we get to see how we progress and do exploration with what we have instead of a futuristic sci-fi. It is more relatable to me that way
The actor who played Ra is Jaye Davidson and this is his 2nd movie, his 1st movie being the award winning movie, The Crying Game where he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor.
Some other Kurt Russell movies that come to mind are The Thing, Escape from New York, and Big Trouble in Little China. He was also in a movie called Executive Decision that I thought was good, but it's not as well known as those others.
I remember seeing this in the theater and that stargate effect had everyone cheering at the end. At the time it was one of the best special effects put on film and it still holds up.
One of the wonderfully unique things about Stargate is that it is set in the present day on Earth. Sure, we travel to other planets but Stargate Command is part of the US Air Force stationed under NORAD at Cheyenne Mountain. Not in the far future in a galaxy far far away, but right here, right now.
I watched it in cinema in 1994. We went to the cinema and had no clue what to watch and decided to watch this movie. And didn't know anything about it and was mind blown after watching. I am a big fan of the Stargate franchise and have seen this movie 20+ times since then and have also seen SG-1, SG Atlantis and SG Universe multiple times.
Some context: Universe got cancelled fast as it was highly unpopular and Origins is a very low budget prequel project that covers the time between this movie's time jump after they found the gate.
There are: Stargate SG-1 - which picks up right after the movie (and within a season or two it transcended FAR beyond what the movie achieved) Stargate Atlantis - which begins after SG-1 Season 7, and runs concurrently with SG-1 from then on Stargate Universe - which is set years after SG-1 and Atlantis Stargate Origins - a prequel set before the movie, during the discovery of the Stargate in Egypt (it's a miniseries of 10x 10 minute episodes)
Kert Russell was a Disney darling as a kid, teen, and young adult actor. Three movies that stand out to me one is, "The computer, who ware sneakers," and as an older actor, when he met Goldie Hawn on the set of "Over Borde" and thread is "Big Trouble in Little China." He did have some serious acting roles. "Todd" was one of those movies, "The Thing" is another one. There is one that I can't remember the name of, but it's something like "Off Road" or something. It's where he and his wife have their car bracke down or a hit and run. someone stops to help them. The guy offered to drive her to a gas station for help, an hr gose by. No sign of help or even a phone call from her. But then he gets a call from her cellphone. It's the kidnappers... That is all I remembered for that movie. I hope this helps you with your Kert Russell movies marathon. P.S. when they were making Stargate SG1, Kert was working on his next movie next door. On a break from filming, he stopped by to see the show typing. The movie Kert was filming was "Pink Cadillac." A fun tie back to the Stargate franchise and Kert Russell.
In the series, some of your plot issues are explained, and solves the science issues. The first series was SG-1. The second was Atlantis (which is explained in SG-1), some movies, then SG-U (which is OK, but kind of a melodrama more than the SG related details). James Spader did the series "The Blacklist".
The bad guys are the epitome of arrogance. Ra actually believed his own hype and actually thought of himself as a literal god; after all, if you’re over 10,000 years old and have had billions of beings bowing down worshipping you… wouldn’t you think of yourself as a god?
To me, Stargate SG1 + Atlantis is the best TV-shows ever. The creators have put together great cast, excellent character development, ingenious storyline. There are a few time-travel episodes - and those are beyond perfect It takes several SG1 seasons until Atlantis begins, and there again many great actors+characters - my favorites are Dr.Rodney McKay and Dr.Elizabeth Weir. And let us not forget Jason Momoa
I watched this movie in the theater alone to forget a shootout at work and at the end I stood up and was perplexed at how plausible the premise was. A man exiting stopped and asked if I was ok, I told him my dilemma and he smiled then said I felt same way when I was first exposed to the ancient astronaut theory. He spent 20 minutes explaining it to me and said he was a professor at Miami International University, and he had to hide his interest in it to keep his job.
If you enjoyed the movie, then I think you would like Stargate SG-1 (which continues the story) as well. Just a word of advice - it is a 10 seasons long TV show, so it starts off a little slowly, but gets bigger and better with every season (at least until the season 7 or 8). At first it is mostly a more modest exploration show with a lot of interesting ideas and stories, many of which get developed later into the show. But eventually it really opens up and you get to see all the things you would expect from a space sci-fi (like space battles etc.). And I personally like Stargate Atlantis too (but I had to get used to it a bit at first). And one thing that shouldn't be forgotten - both shows have a great sense of humour. It would be great if you reacted to Stargate show, very few people do.
Watch all 10 seasons of SG1 and then 5 Seasons of Atlantis, then the 2 Seasons of Universe. SG1 was truly a masterpiece. Atlantis Jumpstarted the Career of Jason Mamoa, and Universe was a misunderstood classic.
@@aTofuJunkie Is your reading comprehension broken or do you lack object permanence or something? Just because I dislike SGU means I have to dislike the rest of the franchise too?
I enjoyed watching you piece this together. Stargate SG1 picks up where the movie ends, but my favorite of the series was Stargate Atlantis. Atlantis explains the gate system and who created them. Stargate Atlantis has a much bigger threat to earth and I'm sure you will love it.
To answer your question: The stargate just transports you to different places in the universe (between two stargates). It's like a wormhole. It doesn't lead to parallel universes or different times.
The pilots of the fighter ships landed and got out because they were used to the slaves always submitting. They found out the fear they were used to using to coerce the humans no longer worked. It's a dynamic that has replayed itself for millennia. Stargate SG-1 is great (there is a little retcon work at the beginning to make it make sense). Great Kurt Russell movies: Tombstone, Big Trouble in Little China, and Escape from New York.
Came here to say this. They were not soldiers, they were slave drivers who had always been worshiped as gods. When they saw the slaves "surrender" they just accepted it as natural. Of course the slaves surrendered. Intimidation successful, now we just have to go out and punish them.
Think of the era this came out. Us older nerds NEEDED this movie. Also, fun fact, my first of two truly magical times I did shrooms, a GF and her friends blasted this soundtrack for us all. It shook my atheist soul. Afterwards, I stood outside for an hour and aligned my body north/south, leaned back and cried looking up at the moon and stars and "feeling" the gravitational pull of the moon on my body and connecting my atoms all their family across the Sol system, all born from the same fiery cauldron billions of years ago that accreted into our present day home in the cosmos
Kurt was in a movie called Soldier that takes place in future. My favorite part was how few lines he had to convey the character's thought with more than just actions. He is a fantastic and incredibly talented actor.
A lot of his movies share first spot as my favorite Kurt Russell movie, including The Thing, Escape from New York and Soldier. Stargate with all its spinoff series is definitely in my top 5 of TV scifi franchises, along with Babylon 5, Farscape, Star Trek and Firefly.
SG1 is my go-to whenever I feel sad. It's just such an intensely enjoyable series. There's action, there's humor, there's mythology, hijinks... Every episode is a fun new adventure and I love that so much. I'd LOVE to see your reactions to some of the episodes and the general overarching story as the show passes the first few fun seasons and gets into the grittier storylines. The show doesn't star Kurt Russel or James Spader, but the actors who take over their roles (RDA and Michael Shanks) have truly brilliant chemistry. I think you'd really enjoy it.
Re: the baddies leaving their ship at the end, they thought they were too powerful for the locals or the people from Earth to pose any danger to them. The original plan was for the film to be the first of a trilogy, so they needed an excuse for Jackson to stay behind, hence the love subplot. For whatever reason, they ended up going with a TV series instead, but now this is causing issues because Roland Emmerich's contract with MGM stated that any subsequent film based on Stargate would be offered to Emmerich first. Post Amazone's acquisition of MGM, they were looking at doing something with Stargate, but Emmerich's contract still holds, so any movie had to be offered to Emmerich first. However, Emmerich isn't a fan of the Stargate TV series, so his plan would've been to reboot the entire franchise and re-do his originally planned trilogy of films. Needless to say that didn't go over well with the fans of the TV series, and that's why we still haven't seen any new Stargate shows or films (at least one of the reasons anyway). Anysways, I'm glad you enjoyed the film, it's really great! I haven't seen many people doing reactions to the Stargate TV series on YT, so that could be interesting to see. However, there could be a reason why not many people are doing it, and I'm not talking about the intimidation of >15 _long_ seasons of TV. It's possible someone at MGM might be a bit eager to smash the copyright hammer on anyone who's tried. My suggestion if you're in contact with any other reactors would be to ask around if anyone's tried uploading a reaction to Stargate SG1. That said, I would certainly be interested to see your reaction to Stargate SG1, since it's one of my favourite TV series of all time (of all time). If you do decide to watch it, no spoilers, but keep in mind it was made a few years later, and by a completely different team to the film.
If you will be watching SG-1, the first season may feel a bit rough but it's well worth watching all episodes as they establish a lot of lore for the rest of the show. The show really picks up afterwards and it's an amazing ride until the end!
Something I just realized, which took way too long to realize, was that of all the times that O'Neill didn't want to hurt kids, he was pretty quick to send that bomb to the ship, which I would bet didn't bode well for all the kids that were on the ship... I'm just going to pretend that they all escaped before the ship took off...
Saw this movie in the theater when i was a kid. It was phenomenal. The SG-1 series based on the movie was awesome as well. It picks up right were the movie left off. It lasted 10 seasons it was so good.
Kurt Russell was huge star in the ‘80s and ‘90s. He began his career as a child actor, becoming a Disney teen heartthrob and eventually transitioning to action star. Would recommend the movies he did with John Carpenter: Escape from New York (1981), The Thing (1982), and Big Trouble in Little China (1986), as well as the project that followed Stargate, Executive Decision (1996). Various other recommended Russell movies are Silkwood (1983), Tequila Sunrise (1988), Tango & Cash (1989), Backdraft (1991), and Tombstone (1993).
General of Stargate Command in STARGATE SG1 is Major GARLAND BRIGGS in Twin Peaks... im just saying he got abducted in Twin Peaks Ghost Woods, went into an alternate universe where he was the General in another universe, and was secretly using the Stargate to try and find his way back to Twin Peaks for over 25 years. "GARLAND...Judy, Garland." 😢
I think at the time this was a whole new concept of travel (sort of...wormholes had been talked about already) that's why the franchise ran for so long and went in so many directions
The person who picked this movie is to blame once I eventually get to the rest of the franchise 🤣 (but in a good way I'm guessing since I'll probably enjoy the series)
Stargate Sg-1 continues the story line as a sequel to the events of this movie. They recast Colonel Jack Oneil and Daniel Jackson and add several new characters then Stargate Atlantis starts 8 years later. Also watch Big Trouble in Little China and Overboard .
Stargate SG1 is one of the best SciFi series. Stargate Atlantis is also very good. Both series are well worth watching. No need to tell you when to start watching Atlantis, you will figure it out.
I highly Highly HIGHLY suggest watching SG-1. Its one of the few new generation Sci-Fi shows that has stood the test of time and stands on footing with Star Trek, Star Wars and other well known Sci-Fi series. Big thing about SG-1 for the fans is the LORE. The series expands on the lore of the IP SOOOOOO much. It is much more than a story of the week series, it has those, but there are setups in season 1 that dont pay off till season 5 or 6. Also one of the most consistent IPs, meaning if they explain they cant do X cause of Y in season 1 its still that way in season 7, unless they provide some in world advancement that makes it possible.
Ten seasons of SG-1, season 8 is also concurrently starts the 1st season of Atlantis which goes on 5 seasons. Stargate Universe is only 2 seasons after Atlantis is finished. Two movies: Ark of Truth and continuum which can be watched right after SG1. There is a reworked pilot called Children of the Gods which I highly recommend watching over the original two part pilot.
They go so much further into the science and history behind the stargate in SG-1. SG-1 is also one of my favorite tv shows from growing up and am looking forward to you reacting to it (I saw you comment that you'll get to it eventually). Great reaction as always, until next time be well.
The Stargate movie is excellent. Now picture starting a show at that point and progressively getting better for 8 seasons before levelling off and staying consistently good for the remaining two. Stargate SG-1 and Atlantis are 15 of the best seasons of televised sci-fi ever. If you were to force me at gunpoint to choose between Stargate, Star Trek, or Doctor Who, I'd have to wrap my lips around the barrel and answer "Farscape." Yes, absolutely watch SG-1. And Star Trek. Both. I can't choose.
The series changes up the lore some, and maybe the first half of the first season is spent getting it's legs, but it was one of my favorite shows. It also spawned a couple of spin off series.
For not knowing that it was a Stargate or any sort of interstellar travel device, the US military sure figured out how to dial the Stargate, and helpfully include a star map that could track a probe going through a wormhole on the very first try.
Kurt Russel movies to check out: Big Trouble In Little China Escape From New York Overboard Tequila Sunrise Tango & Cash There's tons of movies since he has been acting since he was a child
@jhiieri7812 No worries friend! I was right, I am definitely getting my reactors mixed up, so Vero has not seen any of these KR films! It is a great list you posted, and really think she would like the weird world of BTILC among the others you mentioned. Cheers!
You have now officially joined the Stargate franchise. Now its time to watch all 10 seasons to fully appreciate how Stargate (and B5) are the best shows for their time. Star Trek (Early Pickard era, is there in the top 3), but Stargate and B5 for that matter, are profoundly going to change you.
SG-1 is the most feel good sci-fi show of all time. It picks up about a year after the movie, but forewarning, remember it’s a TV show, not a major motion picture. It started on Showtime and moved to the Sci-Fi channel, I think in season 5? Also, different actors in SG-1 with a few select exceptions. It’s O’Neill, NOT O’Neil in the show, he makes sure to remind us, often.
10 seasons of SG-1, 5 seasons of Stargate: Atlantis, and 2 seasons of Stargate: Universe, in that order lol. But Atlantis overlaps with the final few seasons of SG-1. There are also 2 additional movies set after SG-1. That's not counting the MMO video game that got canceled just weeks before release, or the many comic books lol.
Stargate: SG-1 is my favorite series of all time, with incredible characters, compelling storylines, and expansive in-universe mythology. I can’t recommend enough!
Just before 9 minutes in, when we hear that the atmosphere is a match, I just can't help but think about Galaxy Quest, "Is there air?? You don't know!!" This group checked first.
Kurt Russell was huge child star in the old Disney days. James Spader found his success in TV shows like Boston Legal (with William Shatner) and The Blacklist. As for the tactics and weapons used by Ra's warriors...they are mostly used to terrorize their slaves instead of killing them. Makes sense, since dead slaves can't mine for the mineral (Naquadah).
SG1 is so freaking good! And as a retired Air Force guy I’m definitely biased bc the show had active duty Air Force advisors so it’s pretty solid with the military aspect. A buddy of mine was one of them!
If you want to see James Spader at the peak of his powers then there's a little tv show called Boston Legal. You can alternate between Stargate SG-1 and Boston Legal episodes.
Kurt Russell and James Spader did not return for SG-1. They were replaced by Richard Dean Anderson and Michael Shanks. You might know James Spader as Raymond Reddington in the Blacklist TV Show.
The old Kurt Russel movies I personally like are, Escape from New York (and escape from LA), The Thing, Tango & Cash, this one Stargate, Soldier and lastly Big Trouble In Little China. The series is not with him but the replacement actor was certainly an excellent choice imo.
yes... there is a LOT of Stargate. There is... - Stargate SG-1 - 10 full 22 episode seasons - Stargate Atlantis - 5 full 22 episode seasons - Stargate Universe - 2 full 22 episode seasons There are also some "internet shorts" that kind of fill in some things.. .if I recall there's about 8 of these shorts, all about 5-10 minutes each, which I believe they group together and called it 1 season of "Stargate Origins". There is also 1 season of an animated Stargate called "Stargate Infinity" (which I myself never watched because I just found out about it right now) And there are 2 movies (besides this original movie) that pretty much take place after SG-1. And...although it is STILL not 100% guaranteed... they ARE "supposed" to be working on a new Stargate series, a full 13 years after the end of Universe. I haven't heard any updates in a while but last I heard from trustworthy sources was that it was going to be a continuation of the story... which is what the vast majority of people want, and not a reboot. And it is scheduled to come out in the 2nd half of 2025. I haven't heard any real update on this in a while though and there "may" be some trouble that could either delay or even cancel the project. It's been a ROUGH road just to get to this point. They have been trying to get a new Stargate series going pretty much since SGU ended! And I'm writing this before you even start the actual reaction so I don't know how you ended up liking the movie... but regardless, in my opinion the TV series are much better than the movie! I would LOVE to watch you react to the ENTIRE series... but at the very least, if you enjoyed the movie you should at the very least watch it on your own if you don't end up reacting to it!
oh... and the next thing to watch would be Stargate SG-1, and it pretty much continues from the movie, or 1 year later. I won't say anything else so as to not spoil anything, but I will say that they change a few bits of the lore. First off, in this movie the Stargate goes across the universe, but in the TV series it only goes within our own galaxy. And the "aliens" a adjusted slightly... still basically the same, but made some minor adjustments to them
Favorite Kurt Russell movies: one of my favorite movies is when Kurt Russell had one of his earliest big screen and where he met his idol, which is "to it happened as the world's fair" with Elvis Presley; and then: Escape from New York, the thing, Big trouble in little China, Tequila sunrise, Tango & cash, backdraft, unlawful entry, Captain Ron, tombstone, executive decision, breakdown, soldier, the hateful eight.
Well, yes, there are very silly plot conveniences, like the getting out of the spaceship thing, but keep in mind that this is a Roland Emmerich movie. This is actually one of the most logical and tight scripts he directed 😂😂😂.
I agree. But the beginning seasons might seem a little slow as the budget was small and more character development was done instead of effects. So stick around as the budget increases with the popularity and things get even better with characters you now know.
This is such a classic 90s sci-fi movie and I love how all the actors commented about how terrible they thought it was going to be 😄 I always felt that Ra could have been a lot more intimidating but when you're cosplaying a God and have super minions to do your dirty work I guess you're allowed to focus on your hair styles and fancy clothing instead. So overall there was 10 seasons of SG-1, 5 of Atlantis, 2 of Universe, as well as 2 direct to DVD movies: Ark of Truth and Continuum. There were 2 other shows of 1 season length - 'Origins', and 'Infinity' which is animated, but fans generally regard these as not worth bothering with. That is a lot of TV shows, each season is about 20 episodes, each episode is ~45 mins. If you are wanting to look at starting the show (which I'd definitely recommend despite the big time commitment) then the first 2 episodes of SG-1 season 1 (Children of the Gods) were actually rereleased in 2009 into a "final cut version" which is actually where I'd suggest you start and this seems to be the version available on some streaming services by default. I did a rewatch of the series after you released the full reaction on Patreon, the Amazon Prime series has that final cut version for the first episodes and I was surprised at how well the whole show held up!
It just goes to show how some movies turn out to be loved when originally people thought it would be terrible 🤣 The aesthetics of Ra seemed like the most important thing. I mean, if I had minions, I would probably get lazy and focus on other things instead of power and intimidation. I'd probably also roll natural 1 for intimidation 😇 Thanks for the heads up for the first 2 episodes! I just checked and currently Stargate SG1 isn't really available in Canada, so I'll have to figure that out first.
I most certainly would not suggest the "final cut" version of Children of the Gods as they removed most of the stuff that makes the pilot good, namely many of the moments that define the characters whom the first-time watcher actually doesn't know at that point. They also saw fit to add some stuff that was left out for a reason and used alternate cuts of existing scenes for no particular reason. The final cut also happens to have a very cringeworthy commentary track where they try to defend the changes they've made. Unsuccessfully, in my opinion.
@valmarkont we'll agree to disagree on this one then. I don't think anything of value is lost, especially not "most of the stuff that makes the pilot good" lol. But again, happy to agree to disagree 👍
I wish I could watch sg-1 with you! There are 10 seasons with 3 follow up movies, 4(?) Seasons of Atlantis, and 2 of Universe. They changed a few details for the show though; for example the Stargate only accesses the Milkyway, not every galaxy.
@VerowakReacts i meant WITH you...one of my favorite shows, I'd love to have someone to share it with :) Careful which version of the first episode you watch...the original has the only full nudity (female) in the franchise.
There may be some bias seeing as this is a Stargate movie, but which tv series do you recommend that I watch first: Star Trek or Stargate?
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StarGate SG-1 all the way. You will love it.
You're gonna love "Stargate SG-1", I love the movie but the show is........WoW.
@VerowakReacts why not both? Star Trek has over 800 episodes and 13 movies, so maybe just watch any with a rating of, say 7+? Lol
@@VerowakReacts Both
Yeah, I'm biased, but so many reactors started watching Star Trek in the last year or so, while Stargate is being completely ignored, and I'd love to watch more people watch it.
Of course, the real best answer is the 2004 Battlestar Galactica.
SG-1 takes Stargate to a whole new level. It's definitely worth watching.
"It's "O'Neill," with two L's. There's another Colonel O'Neil with only one L, and he has no sense of humor at all."
But you have to understand there's more than 200 episodes so it's a big effort 😀
@@Greghouse Not an effort, a pleasure.
@@Dark__Thoughts I mean sure but if your channel is mostly about watching movies, a 200+ episode tv show is a huge undertaking especially when the show doesn't really pick up very fast by today's standards.
@@Greghouse And in my opinion kind of goes off the rails in the last few seasons. It's a great story universe,, but they didn't finish it well.
SG-1 is definitely the starting point for the rest of the series. It creates an immersive world that picks up after the events of the movie. It really does ascend to higher depths than the movie ever could, yet keeps the same concept and tone at the same time!
You ascend to a height, not a depth. You descend to a depth.
Stargate is my favorite science fiction franchise! Blends sci-fi and mythology, and based in contemporary society. The influence of this franchise was one of the main reasons I joined the military. Cannot recommend SG-1 enough.
Mine too
SG-1 was def the best series adaptation of a movie ever.
Most of the inspiration comes from all the whack conspiracy theories about ancient aliens, pyramids being UFO landing spots, lizard people, the Greys, etc.
It was a super strong recruiting tool for the USAF for sure. :) What I love about this show that every flashy tech you can see in later season can be back tracked to an early season episode where they got it. ( stole it, traded it, or otherwise acquired it )
Nobody knew in 1994 that this film would go on to have two of the best TV series ever and Stargate Universe.
I love that "two of the best tv series of all time... and stargate universe"
To quote Obi-wan Kenobi "you've taken your first steps into a larger world"
To quote Jean-Luc Picard "I envy you, and these first steps into a new frontier"
To quote Mace Windu: "You've become part of a bigger universe. You just don't know it yet."
To quote Zendaya: "This is only the beginning"
The TV series builds a context that helps explain why the bad guys' way of war may not appear to make the most sense.
SG-1 and Atlantis are so much fun. The movies are fun as well.
SGU is different but still enjoyable to some.
You guys are all making this really hard for me. I somehow need to watch more things now!! 🤣
SG-1 starts strong(ish), gets better and then falls off some cliff... SG Atlantis is a spinoff after season 7 of SG-1, so at the end of the second season after the switch to Sci-Fi Channel. Atlantis starts decent and keeps production quality on par. The one after that, Stargate Universe, is... not very well thought out. Only two seasons long, it most likely didn't ever find its stride and was cut short. And Stargate: Origins will be covered under a blanket of silence and regret.
All three TV series are sci-fi action adventures, but SG-1 developed a genuinely comedic overtone which Atlantis carried through, but Universe dropped due to that show trying to be Battlestar Galactica within the Stargate franchise.
@@VerowakReacts you have to its legally required now lol
Favorite Kurt Russell movies:
-Soldier
-Captain Ron
-Escape from New York/LA
-BIG TROUBLE in little china
Soldier is one of my favorite performances of all time and Kurt Russell has almost no dialogue.
I'm really hoping you continue this journey to the TV show. I can't speak for everyone, but I really enjoyed it.
Hell yea SG1 is a must watch scifi series!
@@Brundlefly78Indeed
@@adamj9000 i just read it like Teal'c ^_^
I promise that at some point I'll get to SG1!
@@aleksb8577 Same
As much as I love Star Trek, I'd start the SG1 series. It really opens up the Star Gate universe and the writing and characters are fantastic. Also, it would be a unique selling point for your channel and would likely garner more views and subs as a lot of the sci-fi community love Stargate and no one else (that I've seen) is reacting to it.
There are a couple of other people reacting to it, failwhale34 in particular has almost finished it.
Now you gotta do all 17 seasons of the 3 shows and 2 more movies.
What you're saying is that I should plan for more than 1 weekend of binge watching, in order to see the whole franchise🤣
I always laugh when O’Neil (one L 😅 version) points his sub-machine gun at Skaara while yelling “it’s dangerous!”
Verowak: "Oh it's spinning"
Me: "It has to spin"... it's round....... and "spinning is so much cooler than not spinning"
(If you know you know)
Yeah :D I love that episode :D And what about golf tournament? :D
@@piotrangelus7534 It's unfair that O'Neill gets interrupted whilst in the middle of his backswing......
Tombstone is Kurt Russell at his best, easily one of the best westerns ever made.
Absolutely continue with SG-1!! It fleshes out the world much more and it will take you on quite the enjoyable journey!!!
8:45 - That "on the other side of the known universe" makes just as much sense as being _exactly_ at the center of a circle and saying "on the other side of the circle" 🤣
Exactly what I thought when I heard that.
Kurt Russell: if you’re after a Romcom, it’s gotta be “Overboard”, but if you want his most iconic role, it’s Snake Bliskin in “Escape from New York”
One thing i loved about SG-1 is how even filler episodes often end up paying off down the line.
You'd have the team discover some technology and then never hear from it again only for 3 seasons later to be like "hey renember that thing we picked up on ? Well the boys at area 51 have been cooking and..."
Filler episodes aren't a thing.
@@dupersuper1938 Fair enough
I literally created a google document with all episodes and their importance to the overall plot for this exact purpose lol
@PeppermintGlow that sounds amazing, any chance you could share the sheet i would love to see it.
time for Stargate SG1! what I love about Stargate is that it is set in the present, and we get to see how we progress and do exploration with what we have instead of a futuristic sci-fi. It is more relatable to me that way
The actor who played Ra is Jaye Davidson and this is his 2nd movie, his 1st movie being the award winning movie, The Crying Game where he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor.
Some other Kurt Russell movies that come to mind are The Thing, Escape from New York, and Big Trouble in Little China. He was also in a movie called Executive Decision that I thought was good, but it's not as well known as those others.
I remember seeing this in the theater and that stargate effect had everyone cheering at the end. At the time it was one of the best special effects put on film and it still holds up.
One of the wonderfully unique things about Stargate is that it is set in the present day on Earth. Sure, we travel to other planets but Stargate Command is part of the US Air Force stationed under NORAD at Cheyenne Mountain. Not in the far future in a galaxy far far away, but right here, right now.
You will ABSOLUTELY love all of the series that follow this. SG-1 and Atlantis are genius shows, on par with Star Trek at its best.
I watched it in cinema in 1994. We went to the cinema and had no clue what to watch and decided to watch this movie. And didn't know anything about it and was mind blown after watching. I am a big fan of the Stargate franchise and have seen this movie 20+ times since then and have also seen SG-1, SG Atlantis and SG Universe multiple times.
Watch order:
SG1 Seasons 1-7
SG1 Seasons 8-10 and Atlantis S 1-3
Stargate: The Ark of Truth (movie)
Stargate: Continuum (movie)
Atlantis Seasons 4-5
Stargate: Universe Seasons 1-2
Stargate: Origins
Some context: Universe got cancelled fast as it was highly unpopular and Origins is a very low budget prequel project that covers the time between this movie's time jump after they found the gate.
I mean, you could in theory watch Origins any time after the main movie, and there's also Infinity...
@@Dark__Thoughts To find out what happened after Universe's season 2 cliffhanger there are, of course, comic books.
@@dupersuper1938 Origins would not make much sense if you did not see at least SG1.
@@Dark__Thoughts Sure it would. I could see putting it right after the first Katherine episode if I did a re-watch.
There are:
Stargate SG-1 - which picks up right after the movie (and within a season or two it transcended FAR beyond what the movie achieved)
Stargate Atlantis - which begins after SG-1 Season 7, and runs concurrently with SG-1 from then on
Stargate Universe - which is set years after SG-1 and Atlantis
Stargate Origins - a prequel set before the movie, during the discovery of the Stargate in Egypt (it's a miniseries of 10x 10 minute episodes)
I always believe who reacts to this masterpiece has a good heart :) Thank you.
Perfect timing! Just cracked a beer as I got the notification for this video. Happy days!
I've never seen better timing!! 😁
@@VerowakReacts Almost as if it was planned ahead! 😅
@@jimhowe2624 🤣🤣
Kert Russell was a Disney darling as a kid, teen, and young adult actor. Three movies that stand out to me one is, "The computer, who ware sneakers," and as an older actor, when he met Goldie Hawn on the set of "Over Borde" and thread is "Big Trouble in Little China." He did have some serious acting roles. "Todd" was one of those movies, "The Thing" is another one. There is one that I can't remember the name of, but it's something like "Off Road" or something. It's where he and his wife have their car bracke down or a hit and run.
someone stops to help them. The guy offered to drive her to a gas station for help, an hr gose by. No sign of help or even a phone call from her.
But then he gets a call from her cellphone. It's the kidnappers...
That is all I remembered for that movie.
I hope this helps you with your Kert Russell movies marathon.
P.S. when they were making Stargate SG1, Kert was working on his next movie next door. On a break from filming, he stopped by to see the show typing. The movie Kert was filming was "Pink Cadillac." A fun tie back to the Stargate franchise and Kert Russell.
In the series, some of your plot issues are explained, and solves the science issues. The first series was SG-1. The second was Atlantis (which is explained in SG-1), some movies, then SG-U (which is OK, but kind of a melodrama more than the SG related details). James Spader did the series "The Blacklist".
The bad guys are the epitome of arrogance. Ra actually believed his own hype and actually thought of himself as a literal god; after all, if you’re over 10,000 years old and have had billions of beings bowing down worshipping you… wouldn’t you think of yourself as a god?
If they ask if you're a god you say yes
Not to mention: The guards were used to being intimidating. They know, that the people normaly wouldn't fight back
To me, Stargate SG1 + Atlantis is the best TV-shows ever. The creators have put together great cast, excellent character development, ingenious storyline. There are a few time-travel episodes - and those are beyond perfect It takes several SG1 seasons until Atlantis begins, and there again many great actors+characters - my favorites are Dr.Rodney McKay and Dr.Elizabeth Weir. And let us not forget Jason Momoa
I watched this movie in the theater alone to forget a shootout at work and at the end I stood up and was perplexed at how plausible the premise was. A man exiting stopped and asked if I was ok, I told him my dilemma and he smiled then said I felt same way when I was first exposed to the ancient astronaut theory. He spent 20 minutes explaining it to me and said he was a professor at Miami International University, and he had to hide his interest in it to keep his job.
So, a crank.
If you enjoyed the movie, then I think you would like Stargate SG-1 (which continues the story) as well. Just a word of advice - it is a 10 seasons long TV show, so it starts off a little slowly, but gets bigger and better with every season (at least until the season 7 or 8). At first it is mostly a more modest exploration show with a lot of interesting ideas and stories, many of which get developed later into the show. But eventually it really opens up and you get to see all the things you would expect from a space sci-fi (like space battles etc.). And I personally like Stargate Atlantis too (but I had to get used to it a bit at first). And one thing that shouldn't be forgotten - both shows have a great sense of humour. It would be great if you reacted to Stargate show, very few people do.
Watch all 10 seasons of SG1 and then 5 Seasons of Atlantis, then the 2 Seasons of Universe. SG1 was truly a masterpiece. Atlantis Jumpstarted the Career of Jason Mamoa, and Universe was a misunderstood classic.
Universe is just cringe teen soap opera.
@@Dark__Thoughts It's better the first 2 Seasons of Star Trek Enterprise.
@@aTofuJunkie I'm not a Trekkie so I dislike both.
@@Dark__Thoughts Then why are you Commenting and Watching to Stargate Media?
@@aTofuJunkie Is your reading comprehension broken or do you lack object permanence or something? Just because I dislike SGU means I have to dislike the rest of the franchise too?
SG1, SGAtlantis, and SGUniverse are all summed up with one word. Fun. They fully embraced the tone and feel of the movie.
I enjoyed watching you piece this together.
Stargate SG1 picks up where the movie ends, but my favorite of the series was Stargate Atlantis.
Atlantis explains the gate system and who created them.
Stargate Atlantis has a much bigger threat to earth and I'm sure you will love it.
Thanks!
My pleasure!! Thank you so much for your generosity 🥰☺️
To answer your question: The stargate just transports you to different places in the universe (between two stargates). It's like a wormhole. It doesn't lead to parallel universes or different times.
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@@Dark__Thoughts in this movie. The series retcons it
@@scubadawgy The show retcons a bunch of things to massively expand the universe.
Have you watched the tv series?
The pilots of the fighter ships landed and got out because they were used to the slaves always submitting. They found out the fear they were used to using to coerce the humans no longer worked.
It's a dynamic that has replayed itself for millennia.
Stargate SG-1 is great (there is a little retcon work at the beginning to make it make sense).
Great Kurt Russell movies: Tombstone, Big Trouble in Little China, and Escape from New York.
Ooh Tombstone! I'm not sure why, but it's a movie that I'm interested in seeing. I'm hoping next year to tackle a bunch of westerns!
Came here to say this. They were not soldiers, they were slave drivers who had always been worshiped as gods. When they saw the slaves "surrender" they just accepted it as natural. Of course the slaves surrendered. Intimidation successful, now we just have to go out and punish them.
Think of the era this came out. Us older nerds NEEDED this movie. Also, fun fact, my first of two truly magical times I did shrooms, a GF and her friends blasted this soundtrack for us all. It shook my atheist soul. Afterwards, I stood outside for an hour and aligned my body north/south, leaned back and cried looking up at the moon and stars and "feeling" the gravitational pull of the moon on my body and connecting my atoms all their family across the Sol system, all born from the same fiery cauldron billions of years ago that accreted into our present day home in the cosmos
Kurt was in a movie called Soldier that takes place in future. My favorite part was how few lines he had to convey the character's thought with more than just actions. He is a fantastic and incredibly talented actor.
A lot of his movies share first spot as my favorite Kurt Russell movie, including The Thing, Escape from New York and Soldier.
Stargate with all its spinoff series is definitely in my top 5 of TV scifi franchises, along with Babylon 5, Farscape, Star Trek and Firefly.
SG1 is my go-to whenever I feel sad. It's just such an intensely enjoyable series. There's action, there's humor, there's mythology, hijinks... Every episode is a fun new adventure and I love that so much. I'd LOVE to see your reactions to some of the episodes and the general overarching story as the show passes the first few fun seasons and gets into the grittier storylines. The show doesn't star Kurt Russel or James Spader, but the actors who take over their roles (RDA and Michael Shanks) have truly brilliant chemistry. I think you'd really enjoy it.
Re: the baddies leaving their ship at the end, they thought they were too powerful for the locals or the people from Earth to pose any danger to them.
The original plan was for the film to be the first of a trilogy, so they needed an excuse for Jackson to stay behind, hence the love subplot. For whatever reason, they ended up going with a TV series instead, but now this is causing issues because Roland Emmerich's contract with MGM stated that any subsequent film based on Stargate would be offered to Emmerich first. Post Amazone's acquisition of MGM, they were looking at doing something with Stargate, but Emmerich's contract still holds, so any movie had to be offered to Emmerich first. However, Emmerich isn't a fan of the Stargate TV series, so his plan would've been to reboot the entire franchise and re-do his originally planned trilogy of films. Needless to say that didn't go over well with the fans of the TV series, and that's why we still haven't seen any new Stargate shows or films (at least one of the reasons anyway).
Anysways, I'm glad you enjoyed the film, it's really great! I haven't seen many people doing reactions to the Stargate TV series on YT, so that could be interesting to see. However, there could be a reason why not many people are doing it, and I'm not talking about the intimidation of >15 _long_ seasons of TV. It's possible someone at MGM might be a bit eager to smash the copyright hammer on anyone who's tried. My suggestion if you're in contact with any other reactors would be to ask around if anyone's tried uploading a reaction to Stargate SG1.
That said, I would certainly be interested to see your reaction to Stargate SG1, since it's one of my favourite TV series of all time (of all time). If you do decide to watch it, no spoilers, but keep in mind it was made a few years later, and by a completely different team to the film.
The series don't feel "old" as much as the movie. And now I have some Sandstorm music playing in my head!
If you will be watching SG-1, the first season may feel a bit rough but it's well worth watching all episodes as they establish a lot of lore for the rest of the show. The show really picks up afterwards and it's an amazing ride until the end!
Something I just realized, which took way too long to realize, was that of all the times that O'Neill didn't want to hurt kids, he was pretty quick to send that bomb to the ship, which I would bet didn't bode well for all the kids that were on the ship... I'm just going to pretend that they all escaped before the ship took off...
Well maybe there's a deleted scene or something. Cause Ra looks very alone on that ship.
Saw this movie in the theater when i was a kid. It was phenomenal. The SG-1 series based on the movie was awesome as well. It picks up right were the movie left off. It lasted 10 seasons it was so good.
Kurt Russell was huge star in the ‘80s and ‘90s. He began his career as a child actor, becoming a Disney teen heartthrob and eventually transitioning to action star. Would recommend the movies he did with John Carpenter: Escape from New York (1981), The Thing (1982), and Big Trouble in Little China (1986), as well as the project that followed Stargate, Executive Decision (1996). Various other recommended Russell movies are Silkwood (1983), Tequila Sunrise (1988), Tango & Cash (1989), Backdraft (1991), and Tombstone (1993).
General of Stargate Command in STARGATE SG1 is Major GARLAND BRIGGS in Twin Peaks... im just saying he got abducted in Twin Peaks Ghost Woods, went into an alternate universe where he was the General in another universe, and was secretly using the Stargate to try and find his way back to Twin Peaks for over 25 years. "GARLAND...Judy, Garland." 😢
I just finished my 6th rewatch of the SG1 series that follows this movie.
It must be pretty good then !
I think at the time this was a whole new concept of travel (sort of...wormholes had been talked about already) that's why the franchise ran for so long and went in so many directions
So glad you're watching this. One of my all time favourite films
The person who picked this movie is to blame once I eventually get to the rest of the franchise 🤣 (but in a good way I'm guessing since I'll probably enjoy the series)
@@VerowakReacts you'll love the TV series. It's so good. So yes you'll have a long journey ahead of you 😄haha
Stargate Sg-1 continues the story line as a sequel to the events of this movie. They recast Colonel Jack Oneil and Daniel Jackson and add several new characters then Stargate Atlantis starts 8 years later.
Also watch Big Trouble in Little China and Overboard .
Stargate SG1 is one of the best SciFi series. Stargate Atlantis is also very good. Both series are well worth watching. No need to tell you when to start watching Atlantis, you will figure it out.
I highly Highly HIGHLY suggest watching SG-1. Its one of the few new generation Sci-Fi shows that has stood the test of time and stands on footing with Star Trek, Star Wars and other well known Sci-Fi series.
Big thing about SG-1 for the fans is the LORE. The series expands on the lore of the IP SOOOOOO much. It is much more than a story of the week series, it has those, but there are setups in season 1 that dont pay off till season 5 or 6. Also one of the most consistent IPs, meaning if they explain they cant do X cause of Y in season 1 its still that way in season 7, unless they provide some in world advancement that makes it possible.
Ten seasons of SG-1, season 8 is also concurrently starts the 1st season of Atlantis which goes on 5 seasons. Stargate Universe is only 2 seasons after Atlantis is finished. Two movies: Ark of Truth and continuum which can be watched right after SG1. There is a reworked pilot called Children of the Gods which I highly recommend watching over the original two part pilot.
That's a LOT of Stargate stuff to watch!! 🥰
@@VerowakReacts it’s a fun world to get lost in; I hope you’ll like it too, there’s too few Stargate reactors out there.
One of my favourite movies and entry into the Stargate franchise, enjoy and please continue into the series, cheers from Australia
Great movie that spawned several great series. You will definitely want to watch them all.
They go so much further into the science and history behind the stargate in SG-1. SG-1 is also one of my favorite tv shows from growing up and am looking forward to you reacting to it (I saw you comment that you'll get to it eventually). Great reaction as always, until next time be well.
Be well! I remember always hearing about Stargate SG-1, so I'll finally dive into it one day lol
The Stargate movie is excellent. Now picture starting a show at that point and progressively getting better for 8 seasons before levelling off and staying consistently good for the remaining two. Stargate SG-1 and Atlantis are 15 of the best seasons of televised sci-fi ever. If you were to force me at gunpoint to choose between Stargate, Star Trek, or Doctor Who, I'd have to wrap my lips around the barrel and answer "Farscape." Yes, absolutely watch SG-1. And Star Trek. Both. I can't choose.
The series changes up the lore some, and maybe the first half of the first season is spent getting it's legs, but it was one of my favorite shows. It also spawned a couple of spin off series.
For not knowing that it was a Stargate or any sort of interstellar travel device, the US military sure figured out how to dial the Stargate, and helpfully include a star map that could track a probe going through a wormhole on the very first try.
Kurt Russel movies to check out:
Big Trouble In Little China
Escape From New York
Overboard
Tequila Sunrise
Tango & Cash
There's tons of movies since he has been acting since he was a child
I agree with the list, in my personal opinion, BTILC and overboard are the two the verowak would enjoy the most.
Weird, I thought she already watched BTILC… maybe I'm mixing my reactors up! Anyway, agree I think she'll love it!
@@charleshartley9597 to be fair, I didn't check a reaction list. I just listed a few of the Russell movies I like the most.
@jhiieri7812 No worries friend! I was right, I am definitely getting my reactors mixed up, so Vero has not seen any of these KR films! It is a great list you posted, and really think she would like the weird world of BTILC among the others you mentioned. Cheers!
You have now officially joined the Stargate franchise. Now its time to watch all 10 seasons to fully appreciate how Stargate (and B5) are the best shows for their time. Star Trek (Early Pickard era, is there in the top 3), but Stargate and B5 for that matter, are profoundly going to change you.
If you've seen Voyager. The Doctor in that show was also in Atlantis, the actor Robert Picardo.
17 seasons you mean, plus 2 movies and a internet only short series.
SG-1 is the most feel good sci-fi show of all time. It picks up about a year after the movie, but forewarning, remember it’s a TV show, not a major motion picture. It started on Showtime and moved to the Sci-Fi channel, I think in season 5? Also, different actors in SG-1 with a few select exceptions. It’s O’Neill, NOT O’Neil in the show, he makes sure to remind us, often.
The film is good, but the series are amazing! A must watch.
You will love the whole series I guarantee
10 seasons of SG-1, 5 seasons of Stargate: Atlantis, and 2 seasons of Stargate: Universe, in that order lol. But Atlantis overlaps with the final few seasons of SG-1. There are also 2 additional movies set after SG-1. That's not counting the MMO video game that got canceled just weeks before release, or the many comic books lol.
At least in Spain it was called "Stargate: Puerta a las estrellas", which is "door to the stars"
Stargate: SG-1 is my favorite series of all time, with incredible characters, compelling storylines, and expansive in-universe mythology. I can’t recommend enough!
It’s like an old analog telephone dial.
Just before 9 minutes in, when we hear that the atmosphere is a match, I just can't help but think about Galaxy Quest, "Is there air?? You don't know!!" This group checked first.
🤣🤣Galaxy Quest, what an absolute gem of a movoie!!
Kurt Russell was huge child star in the old Disney days.
James Spader found his success in TV shows like Boston Legal (with William Shatner) and The Blacklist.
As for the tactics and weapons used by Ra's warriors...they are mostly used to terrorize their slaves instead of killing them. Makes sense, since dead slaves can't mine for the mineral (Naquadah).
Kurt Russell is known for action, but you should watch Overboard if you want to see him in comedy with Goldie Hawn!
SG1 is so freaking good! And as a retired Air Force guy I’m definitely biased bc the show had active duty Air Force advisors so it’s pretty solid with the military aspect. A buddy of mine was one of them!
That's so neat being an advisor for movies/tv series!!!
Big Trouble in Little China and Escape from New York are kind of the key Kurt Russell movies beyond Stargate
SG1 was my favorite show growing up. I bet you would like it.
It's sci-fi, it'll be hard to not like it!
If you want to see James Spader at the peak of his powers then there's a little tv show called Boston Legal. You can alternate between Stargate SG-1 and Boston Legal episodes.
Point Break's definitely my favorite movie with Kurt Russell. Tombstone's a close second.
One movie down, three live action series, one animated series, one web series and two direct to video movies left to go! It's totally worth it.
The movie setup is based on the ancient alien theory. Which is basically aliens came in the past and helped and guided humanity.
Kurt Russel is great in Big Trouble in Little China and the 80's remake of The Thing.
Kurt Russell and James Spader did not return for SG-1. They were replaced by Richard Dean Anderson and Michael Shanks. You might know James Spader as Raymond Reddington in the Blacklist TV Show.
The old Kurt Russel movies I personally like are, Escape from New York (and escape from LA), The Thing, Tango & Cash, this one Stargate, Soldier and lastly Big Trouble In Little China.
The series is not with him but the replacement actor was certainly an excellent choice imo.
yes... there is a LOT of Stargate. There is...
- Stargate SG-1 - 10 full 22 episode seasons
- Stargate Atlantis - 5 full 22 episode seasons
- Stargate Universe - 2 full 22 episode seasons
There are also some "internet shorts" that kind of fill in some things.. .if I recall there's about 8 of these shorts, all about 5-10 minutes each, which I believe they group together and called it 1 season of "Stargate Origins". There is also 1 season of an animated Stargate called "Stargate Infinity" (which I myself never watched because I just found out about it right now)
And there are 2 movies (besides this original movie) that pretty much take place after SG-1.
And...although it is STILL not 100% guaranteed... they ARE "supposed" to be working on a new Stargate series, a full 13 years after the end of Universe. I haven't heard any updates in a while but last I heard from trustworthy sources was that it was going to be a continuation of the story... which is what the vast majority of people want, and not a reboot. And it is scheduled to come out in the 2nd half of 2025. I haven't heard any real update on this in a while though and there "may" be some trouble that could either delay or even cancel the project.
It's been a ROUGH road just to get to this point. They have been trying to get a new Stargate series going pretty much since SGU ended!
And I'm writing this before you even start the actual reaction so I don't know how you ended up liking the movie... but regardless, in my opinion the TV series are much better than the movie!
I would LOVE to watch you react to the ENTIRE series... but at the very least, if you enjoyed the movie you should at the very least watch it on your own if you don't end up reacting to it!
oh... and the next thing to watch would be Stargate SG-1, and it pretty much continues from the movie, or 1 year later. I won't say anything else so as to not spoil anything, but I will say that they change a few bits of the lore. First off, in this movie the Stargate goes across the universe, but in the TV series it only goes within our own galaxy. And the "aliens" a adjusted slightly... still basically the same, but made some minor adjustments to them
I remember seeing this in theaters. It’s one of those fun popcorn films that’s a blast to watch on the big screen.
Great video and the 1st time I watched Stargate I just loved that movie!!!!!! Keep up the good work!!!!!!
SG-1 is fantastic, especially the first half dozen seasons or so.
3 good Kurt Russel movies that come to mind are soldier, big trouble in littke China, and escape from New York
Favorite Kurt Russell movies: one of my favorite movies is when Kurt Russell had one of his earliest big screen and where he met his idol, which is "to it happened as the world's fair" with Elvis Presley; and then: Escape from New York, the thing, Big trouble in little China, Tequila sunrise, Tango & cash, backdraft, unlawful entry, Captain Ron, tombstone, executive decision, breakdown, soldier, the hateful eight.
You really should check out the TV shows. Amazing TV.
I really want to eventually!
Crazy how this is 30 years old.
Well, yes, there are very silly plot conveniences, like the getting out of the spaceship thing, but keep in mind that this is a Roland Emmerich movie. This is actually one of the most logical and tight scripts he directed 😂😂😂.
I'm an ex trekkie that now considers the Stargate franchise as a greater TV show than Star Trek ever was.
I agree. But the beginning seasons might seem a little slow as the budget was small and more character development was done instead of effects. So stick around as the budget increases with the popularity and things get even better with characters you now know.
This is such a classic 90s sci-fi movie and I love how all the actors commented about how terrible they thought it was going to be 😄
I always felt that Ra could have been a lot more intimidating but when you're cosplaying a God and have super minions to do your dirty work I guess you're allowed to focus on your hair styles and fancy clothing instead.
So overall there was 10 seasons of SG-1, 5 of Atlantis, 2 of Universe, as well as 2 direct to DVD movies: Ark of Truth and Continuum. There were 2 other shows of 1 season length - 'Origins', and 'Infinity' which is animated, but fans generally regard these as not worth bothering with. That is a lot of TV shows, each season is about 20 episodes, each episode is ~45 mins.
If you are wanting to look at starting the show (which I'd definitely recommend despite the big time commitment) then the first 2 episodes of SG-1 season 1 (Children of the Gods) were actually rereleased in 2009 into a "final cut version" which is actually where I'd suggest you start and this seems to be the version available on some streaming services by default. I did a rewatch of the series after you released the full reaction on Patreon, the Amazon Prime series has that final cut version for the first episodes and I was surprised at how well the whole show held up!
It just goes to show how some movies turn out to be loved when originally people thought it would be terrible 🤣
The aesthetics of Ra seemed like the most important thing. I mean, if I had minions, I would probably get lazy and focus on other things instead of power and intimidation. I'd probably also roll natural 1 for intimidation 😇
Thanks for the heads up for the first 2 episodes! I just checked and currently Stargate SG1 isn't really available in Canada, so I'll have to figure that out first.
I most certainly would not suggest the "final cut" version of Children of the Gods as they removed most of the stuff that makes the pilot good, namely many of the moments that define the characters whom the first-time watcher actually doesn't know at that point. They also saw fit to add some stuff that was left out for a reason and used alternate cuts of existing scenes for no particular reason. The final cut also happens to have a very cringeworthy commentary track where they try to defend the changes they've made. Unsuccessfully, in my opinion.
@valmarkont we'll agree to disagree on this one then. I don't think anything of value is lost, especially not "most of the stuff that makes the pilot good" lol. But again, happy to agree to disagree 👍
I wish I could watch sg-1 with you! There are 10 seasons with 3 follow up movies, 4(?) Seasons of Atlantis, and 2 of Universe.
They changed a few details for the show though; for example the Stargate only accesses the Milkyway, not every galaxy.
I'll get to it eventually!!!
@VerowakReacts i meant WITH you...one of my favorite shows, I'd love to have someone to share it with :)
Careful which version of the first episode you watch...the original has the only full nudity (female) in the franchise.