Reading Stargate Sg-1 Contributor(s): Beeler, Stan (Author), Dickson, Lisa (Author) |
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ISBN: 1845111834 ISBN-13: 9781845111830 Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company OUR PRICE: $29.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2006 Annotation: "Stargate SG-1" premiered in 1997 and over the course of eight seasons, the show has developed its own unique mythological superstructure. It has blossomed into a series driven by fierce fan loyalty, with lively Internet discussion groups, the proliferation of "textual poaching" in fan fiction and art, and popular annual conventions. This book is a lively critical celebration of both "Stargate" and its spinoff, "Atlantis," Its characters, themes, representations of sexuality and "otherness" are discussed, along with its interaction with fan fiction, its locations in Canada, its ideological framing of an American point-of-view, and tensions between its humanistic morality and military/political objectives in the shows' plots. There is also assessment of the currently fledgling Stargate: Atlantis. Written for both fans and scholars, the book also includes an episode guide to the first eight seasons of "Stargate SG-1." |
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BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Television - History & Criticism |
Dewey: 791.457 |
Physical Information: 0.91" H x 5.6" W x 8.46" (0.84 lbs) 304 pages |
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Publisher Description: In 1997, the series Stargate SG-1 first aired on American cable television and over the course of nearly nine seasons has developed its own unique mythological superstructure. Stargate SG-1 focuses on the dynamic relationships among the show's main characters, the four-person first-contact team: SG-1. Each week they are taken to new planets where ancient human civilizations have been seeded as slave populations by the show's arch-villains, the parasitic, body-snatching Goa'uld. The series' concerns therefore range from ancient cultures and contemporary politics, to aliens and advanced technologies, all given life with award-winning special effects and anchored by the central icon of the Stargate. Stargate SG-1 has blossomed into a series driven by fierce fan loyalty, with lively internet discussion groups, growing 'textual poaching' in fan fiction and art, and popular annual conventions. It has also generated a spin-off, Stargate: Atlantis. |