A stargate bubble of sorts.
341981
Tucker has seen some weird stuff in his day, but his dad disappearing off the roof without dying takes the cake. Dad and Tucker grow in the meaning of the 'bubble' on the roof. Tucker only wants things to go back to normal, and his dad wants to... Well, you got to read it to believe it. A great read for young and not so young adults.
3576943
I have enjoyed reading this book. It was different from the usual Stargate SG-1 story. It would be interesting to see what happen after the Mujina/monster that is inside it either gets bored or destroys the planet and the people he wants to rule over. Where will it go from there.
4478807
The book reads much like Stargate Universe season 1 episode 1: Air played on SCIFI Channel. It also helps to have seen the entire Stargate Atlantis collection Seasons 1 - 5 before reading this book.
2303889
This story is pretty similar to some other Stargate story lines that travel through time, so it was a bit disappointing from that perspective. It IS well done and entertaining though. If you want to see some more Richard Dean Anderson, this is a good buy. One disturbing trend in Stargate movies, both this and Ark of Truth and the show in general, is that the humans never find a way of working things out with their enemies (Goa'uld, Replicators, Ori) they always end up wiping them out. I would have liked at least one of them leading to some kind of resolution that didn't include wiping out whole species.
3334180
I think the five seasons of Stargate Atlantis are the best of all the Stargate shows. Good, clean straight up sci-fi. Watched the whole five seasons, now when I watch again I always skip the Wraith episodes, and it makes for a really nice series. Not a lot of political correctness in Atlantis except for the women's fight scenes and a bit of the phony feminist narrative. Pretty good as far as TV goes nowadays.
3518527
There was a lot of worldbuilding with future tech and fleshing out the Aschen as well as The Pack, but that made this feel more like original science fiction that had been retrofitted to fulfill a Stargate contract. Also, the first probably three-fourths were a slog to get through. Kinsey came off as less the dangerous foe he can sometimes be and more I could have done it if it weren't for you interfering kids Scooby-Doo villainous. Jacks internal problems were nothing we haven't seen before. There were several instances of things very inconsistent with the show as seen on screen. Overall, it was a very meh story, Im sorry to report.
1699844
I own ALL of the Stargate DVD(s).  There is no such thing as a bad episode.  When one of the DVD(s) wears out, I buy another!
674076
The show is great, lots of action, good characters, people to love and ones to hate.  On-going story is planet hopping via a stargate and finding a city they dub Atlantis.  From there they visit planets thru the gate and meet horrible wraiths and super Mario like helpers called Asgars (sp?) and fight to keep Atlantis running, defend the far far away earth and then maybe someday get back to earth.  I'd give  it 5 stars but the visual clarity of the broadcast is not really fabulous.
3754394
From the Star Trek and Star Gate style of Sci-Fi series, this is one my top favorites.  Too bad it fizzed out. I suppose the writers developed hand cramps?
3473473
I love the premise of this Stargate.

They do an excellent job of explaining what happened to Jack O'Neill and the others in the premiere episode, then the many members of the new team volunteer for a mission from which they know they may never return.

In a sentence, they are exploring the lost galaxy of Atlantis, starting out on an island that has sunk beneath the ocean of its distant (very distant) planet, but which returns to the ocean surface by the end of the first episode.
1110577
"Voyager" was a great show in that fans got to go "trekking" back into space after having been stationed on "Deep Space 9" for a while and saying goodbye to the"The Next Generation."  These  new "Star Trek" adventures would take place in a whole new quadrant of the universe - the delta quadrant - and would lead to a fresh new set of stories that didn't have to necessarily rely on what had gone before. A lone Federation ship and her crew having to deal with a whole new way of life, and many years before it could get home definitely appealed to me.  Also the fact that a female captain was finally cast in a leading role was certainly an excellent move.
My rating is for 4 out of 5 stars because I find the packaging annoying.  I don't like this split, clear slip-case, or whatever you want to call it, deal.  As these DVD's are $100 or more, better care should be taken in the way the package functions and in its appearance. The DVD's are just plain old silver with no fancy pictures on them, which is weird because DS9 had illustrated discs.  I guess I just expect a little bit more when it comes to packaging and the fact that this set only has 5 discs (only 15 episodes) I  feel a little bit skunked, considering the price.  Alas, the collector in me will eventually fork over money I don't have because I am an inveterate nerd.
Overall I enjoyed the first season of "Voyager."  The extras were great and I finally got to see who was originally cast for the role of Captain Janeway and why she was wrong for the role.
1325359
PROUD HELIOS is an independent raider, a spacefaring pirate that has been attacking primarily Cardassian ships but lately has been branching out to other ships.  Their activities are beginning to have an impact on the trade in the area, trade that the Bajorians desperately need to rebuild their ravaged economy.  Sisko and his crew are soon involved in their search for this mysterious, aggravating vessel and find themselves in the unusual circumstance of having the same goal as the Cardassians.

This is the ninth novel in the DS9 series and is set in approximately season two.  Not all the characterizations are as fully developed as they will be later on in the series nor are the relationships between the characters what they will become later on.  For fans of the series, particularly those who enjoy the action of a space battle this one is an enjoyable read.  For those fans who are more interested in the characters and in the various cultures represented on the station this one is a bit of a disappointment.  The plot develops rather slowly and predictably with few surprises along the way.  We learn nothing new about any of the characters and in fact fans of the series will be way ahead of the author.

Still PROUD HELIOS does not violate any 'facts' set down in the series -  always a problem with tie-in novels.  It is an fairly good addition to the series, just not an outstanding one.
1180056
Thanks for reminding me that I bought the Stargate Atlantis series! However I will not be buying Stargate Universe series! SG1, and Stargate Atlantis was fun, entertaining, and the characters, for the most part likable and watchable. Stargate Universe has a cast of characters that are vulgar, boring, and not likable. The story line has no point, it meanders to the point of frustration. Where is Colonel O'Neil, McKay, and those that make this series fun and interesting.
With a bit of luck, this series will be cancelled soon and the creators of this genre will get back to their "roots" of making an enjoyable series.
2343232
The second season did have a much greater stargate "feel" to it than the first.  Sadly I feel that it was too late to save the show as the first season did everything it could to feel more like reality TV than a stargate show.  This return to the proven formula of the other stargate shows was too little too late, however, the writers did do a good job of wrapping up the series in a last minute canclation.
964640
>>CORRECTED!<< As of the date of this review, the episode description is incorrect (NOW CORRECT...such as it is).  The following paragraph is my synopsis [NO spoilers]; remaining paragraphs are my review [also no spoilers]:

In the episode "Thirty-eight Minutes," Major Sheppard has been immobilized by a chihuahua-sized insect and is dying. The puddle jumper transporting him back to Atlantis becomes stuck half way through the stargate. Since stargates can remain open only 38 minutes, Dr. McKay, also aboard the puddle jumper, works to free it while other crew members Teyla and Lt. Ford work with Dr. Beckett (who is on Atlantis) to save Major Sheppard in the unlikely event they should make it through the stargate before it closes, killing them all.

It should be noted that I am an unabashed fan of this series, but I didn't like this episode when I first saw it because it takes place primarily in a confined space. This is a personal peeve of mine because I see this style of plot as a "money-saver" episode designed to skimp on the costs of effects, new props, and on-location shoots. At this stage in the series, it was way too early, in my mind at the time, to be subjecting us to this type of penny pinching.

Now that I've had some time between my first viewing and my second, I can appreciate it for its true merits. The episode is suspenseful yet the script is typical of the witty banter evinced throughout the series despite the seriousness of the situation. The "science" that drove the plot was handled effectively (although I don't know if it violated any known laws at the time of its airing since I didn't see it when it first aired) yet didn't interfere with the story (although, I must admit I have fairly low standards where this type of thing is concerned since I love techno-babble). The actors had their characters well in hand (unlike the pilot).

All in all it was a decent story and worth the hour spent watching it. I still don't prefer these types of episodes, but I did enjoy it more the second time I watched it than I did the first; which is saying something, since I almost skipped watching it because I had disliked it so much the first time.

In fact, with my second viewing I realized that it did have several flashbacks which could have been explained without filming the scenes.  This made me wonder if there had originally been much more to the story that they ended up cutting for time constraints...in which case, I forgive them for subjecting us to the "money-saving" appearance of the episode...but now I wonder what the original story might have been...
4062715
Like others have said, a bit derivative, but a good page turner.  Early in the book I felt like the writing itself was struggling as badly as the ship's crew, but it seems like that settled down toward th end.  I'm on book 3 now, and I haven't noticed the writing itself as much.  It kind of reminds me of what SG:U probably should have been to be successful on TV.  There's a bit of everything used for this series - Star Trek:Voyager/Enterprise, BSG w the "jump drive", the cocky "Seat of his pants" captain from every SciFi military fiction series.  But it's a page turner, and I'm still reading into the 3rd book.  For the price, it is satisfying. Here's to hoping for some major plot twist down the line.
1900254
Episode title: Explorers
Teleplay by: Rene Echevarria
Story by: Hilary J. Bader
Directed by: Cliff Bole
After continuous attempts at political drama, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine gives us a story about the basic "wagon train to the stars" idea by the way of "Explorers", an episode dealing with space flight in it's primitive stages.
This is managed with a story that deals with Commander Sisko coming across records of an ancient Bajoran solar sail ship that supposedly carried a small crew of Bajorans to Cardassia in sublight speeds.
The Cardassians have denied this, of course and Sisko desides to prove the design spaceworthy by building it from the records and making a little trip with Jake.
So begins a journey by Sisko and Jake, as they take on a trip towards Cardassia.
The episode is clearly meant to be a character story, as it follows Sisko and Jake on a small ship, talking about their lives, their past and their future, but all this is done in a surprisingly shallow way and these scenes don't offer anything substantial about the characters.
It is nice to see some attempt at deppening Jake, but "Explorers" portrays him like all the episodes he has been shown briefly before it. As an immature teenager and a destinationless and superficial character. The acting performances don't help these scenes either.
Also the framing plot is far too unbeliavable and coincidence-based, and the pacing of the episode doesn't work adequately, partly due to the bad addittional plot about Bashir meeting the only person who outdid him in med school.
"Explorers" is watchable and I appreciate the effort put into a purely character-driven episode, but the execution of that good idea lacks considerably.