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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Binding: DVD
Brand: UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP DISTRIBUTION
EAN: 0826663108125
Format: Animated, Box set, Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Item Dimensions: 100
Label: Shout Factory
Languages: EnglishOriginal Language
Manufacturer: Shout Factory
MPN: MCMDSF10812D
Number Of Items: 4
Publisher: Shout Factory
Region Code: 1
Release Date: May 13, 2008
Running Time: 600 minutes
Studio: Shout Factory
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Product Description:
Inspired by the blockbuster feature film and its two popular television spinoffs (Stargate: SG 1 and Stargate: Atlantis) Stargate: Infinity further explores the universe through the eyes of those few who are brave enough to venture through the mysterious Stargate. This animated series chronicles a generation after the SGC first stepped through the alien device known as the Stargate. The war with the evil parasitic Goa'uld is won. The once top secret Stargate Command and its work have been declassified and beings from other worlds are living among us. But now there's a new threat and Major Gus Bonner must lead a group of young SGC cadets through the Stargate to protect the life of an Ancient from hostile new enemies.System Requirements:Running Time: 600 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: SCI-FI/FANTASY/FANTASY Rating: G UPC: 826663108125 Manufacturer No: SF10812
Amazon.com:
All 26 episodes from Stargate Infinity's single season (2002-03) are included in this four-disc DVD package, and although it bears only a passing resemblance to the feature film, television series, and made-for-TV movies that share its name (in fact, it apparently isn't even considered an "official" member of the Stargate universe), the show boasts enough good qualities of its own to make for perfectly serviceable animated entertainment. Of course, the Stargate itself, the alien device that creates "wormholes" through which characters travel to different worlds, is still front and center; indeed, the visual effects used to depict the contraption are very similar in both animation and live action. But pretty much everything else about Infinity is different. It takes place years after the adventures chronicled in the long-running Stargate SG-1 TV show (in this world, the existence of the Stargate is now common knowledge), which means that all of that series' familiar characters are long gone. In their place are Major Gus Bonner (a salty, irreverent leader somewhat in the mold of SG-1 main man Richard Dean Anderson) and a team that includes a couple of teenagers, a half-human, half-alien brainiac, an empathic Native American, and weird creature who may or may not be one of the highly evolved "Ancients" familiar from the live action series. The villains have changed as well: principal among them are the huge, lizard-like Tlak'kahn, whose agenda, like all bad guys of their ilk, appears to be nothing less than total domination of the cosmos.
Despite the inherent limitations of television cartoons (principally the lack of a big enough budget to animate both characters and settings convincingly), Stargate: Infinity has all of the elements designed to appeal to its young (and presumably mostly male) audience, like cool aliens (Gigantic bugs! Slimy monsters!) and constant high-energy action sequences. This being a children's show, it also has a mandated educational element (we learn about everything from the difference between stalactites and stalagmites to the kind of arches used in Roman architecture), as well as various life lessons (believe in yourself, don't judge others by appearance alone, etc.); to the show's credit, the latter tend to be laid on with a trowel instead of a shovel. Bonus features include an "Animated Stargate Effects Test" and original concept art. --Sam Graham
Average Rating: 
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unless you want this to complete a stargate collection or you have young kids don't waste your money.
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This dvd wasn't what I had expected, it was animation, not live. However, it was interesting and almost as captivating as the original STARGATE series. It was well worth the price, and (I think) a "must-have" for any Stargate collection!
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We love all things Stargate! Excellent! Wonderful! Very different from the television series of SG-1 and Atlantis - but still innovative and interesting.
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Make sure you know this is animated. Even so, I tried watching it and turned it off after 5 minutes. Horrible drawing and lame story line.
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If it wasn't for the Stargate & related sound effects, I wouldn't know this festering pile of garbage is supposed to be related to SG-1 or Atlantis. The voice acting, stories & animation are terrible. Also, attention to detail, or lack thereof, is baffling for any fan. The Stargate has 7 chevrons instead of 9. All of the chevrons lock, instead of just the top one. The glyphs on the DHD are rotated instead of pressed. I couldn't force myself to watch the entire first disc. I reached my threshold for bile in my throat after 2 episodes. Avoid this series at ALL costs!!!
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