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Sci-fi series Stargate SG-1 continues to reach new heights
of popularity, as Colonel Jack O'Neill and his elite
military team, SG-1, explore the worlds and
face the challenges beyond the Stargate: a mysterious, ancient
portal that allows instantaneous travel to remote planets
throughout the universe...
The
third in Titan's official Stargate: SG-1 Illustrated Companion
range holds few surprises for anyone who has read volumes
I and II.
With
the advent of DVD and, more importantly director's audio commentaries,
there is little included in this collection that you wont
find on the DVDs. Thomasina Gibson has made a good job
of interviewing the actors and crew members and getting little
bits of behind-the-scenes information which she includes in
the main text like mini interviews, but not enough to make
this an essential purchase.
The
RRP of £10.99 is a lot of money to spend on two seasons
worth of material - especially when the content is not as
well thought out as it has been with some of Titan's other
Illustrated Companions (The excellent Farscape
companions spring to mind.) If you have been buying all the
books in this series you will have now spent almost £33
and there is still another season to go.
Telos'
Stargate SG-1: The unofficial guide - Beyond the Gate
is a lot more intriguing and far more informative for Stargate
fans - not to mention cheaper.
But
it's not all moan, moan, moan. There are some great pictures
included. One worthy of note sees the cast out of costume
and resembles a 1980's Huey Lewis and the News album
cover.
Before
I finish off I really have to have a moan about the inclusion
of pictures of the author in the book. One would be fine,
two would be a little bit of an ego trip, but three pictures
of the author doing a "look at me! I am friend to the
stars", is too much to stomach.
If
you are a real Stargate fan do yourself a favour...
buy the Telos book instead!
Darren
Rea
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