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Stargate: SG-1 is a sci-fi TV phenomenon: the story
of an elite military team who probe the secrets of the Stargate,
an ancient portal that allows instantaneous travel to remote
planets throughout the universe. In Season Nine, new
faces appear at the SGC alongside familiar favourites as,
following Jack O'Neill's promotion, Lieutenant Colonel Cameron
Mitchell steps in to lead a new-look SG-1...
This
is the fifth volume in the Stargate: SG-1: The Illustrated
Companion series (the other four volumes containing two
seasons each). Thankfully, as the show's ninth season saw
a dramatic change in the format, there is plenty for author
Sharon Gosling to get her teeth into.
There's
a lot here for fans of the show, but still I can't help but
ask myself why this book exists. Yes, I know it's for the
fans, but they already know all the episodes (that's 60% of
the content: episode synopsis); have heard more background
info on each episode than is presented here thanks to the
DVD audio commentaries; and can find just about everything
that is packed into this book, and much much more, on the
Internet.
The
listing for each episodes are pretty dry too. All we get (other
than details of the writer, director and cast members) is
a synopsis and then some background information on that episode
which seem to have been lifted from a number of interviews.
Nothing wrong with that, but again there's much more information
on the DVDs. What about some interesting info like Paul Simpson
provided us with in his Smallville guide series? It
wouldn't have been too difficult to include the odd bit of
titbit trivia, in a box out, on each page like Simpson provided
would it?
From
a presentation point of view this release, like the others
in the series, is painfully dry. There are plenty of black
and white photos and 16 full colour glossy pages, yet it still
feels like a cheap book - the sort of thing Boxtree would
have released back in their day. When this month also sees
Titan release the well presented Tenacious
D in The Pick of Destiny script book (come
on you can't get more drier that a script book can you?) for
only £2 more, yet with full colour glossy pages, you
have to ask yourself what on earth is going on. Surely SG-1
fans deserve more.
If
you are just after a book that you can dip in and out of that
provides a little more information on the behind the scenes
aspects of the show then you'll probably enjoy this. However,
if you are a die-hard fan who is looking for something a little
more substantial, then you'll probably be better off trawling
through the Internet for something a little more meaty.
Darren
Rea
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