TV Guide Online has reviewed the premiere episodes of Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis (and Battlestar Galactica, too, for those who are interested -- several SG-1 alumni feature in the show) in their "Watercooler" section.
For Stargate SG-1: Replacing the beloved star of a long-running series is always tricky (remember Mayberry RFD? AfterMASH?), but SG-1 shrewdly dealt with the departure of Richard Dean Anderson by dividing his Jack O'Neill in two. New Stargate chief Gen. Hank Landry (Beau Bridges) embodies O'Neill's craggy crankiness ("I like yelling at people!") while Lt. Col. Cameron Mitchell (Ben Browder) provides the deadpan heroics. Pardon the sacrilege, but I think the show is better for the change. Read the rest here.
For Stargate Atlantis: Look out! Here comes the Daedalus! Granted, the idea of James Joyce's spiritually obsessed alter ego coming to aid the embattled garrison of Atlantis is a really weird idea. I suppose that's why the Atlantis writers didn't think of it. This Daedalus is actually an überpowerful Stargate command warship. Its mission: eradicate the besieging hive ships of the cadaverous Wraith and save the Atlantis folks. Read the rest here.
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