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The biggest change for Stargate's sixth season was its move to the Sci-Fi Channel. Financial rescue or genre haven from cancellation? Whatever the behind-the-scenes politics, the departure of Daniel Jackson (actor Michael Shanks) the previous year most certainly contributed to the need to run a tighter ship somewhere. With the addition of his replacement, Jonas Quinn, the new show dynamic (hinted at by the new title theme tune) meant far more convoluted arc-stories and less individual focus.
One of very few solo spotlights came from Christopher Judge writing his own show, when "The Changeling" saw Teal'c act out a life as a fireman. One reason for being a fan favourite was its cameo from still-alive-after-all Daniel Jackson. There'd be several more through the year, culminating in a finale that tested how much attention you'd been paying to that all-important back-story.
Other kooky cameos included Dean Stockwell in one of the many spotlights on the energy resource n'quadria, Ian Buchanan as one of the devilish Replicators (and hopefully the end of that plotline) and regular spots from John DeLancie, Ronny Cox and Tom McBeath as the Earth-bound series baddies. More pertinently, we also saw Byers from The X-Files (Bruce Harwood) as a scientist involved with the Antarctic Gate. Lest we forget, there are other portals on Earth. Is that an already planned spin-off on the horizon? --Paul Tonks
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Episodes:
- Redemption, Part One
- Redemption, Part Two
- Descent
- Frozen
- Nightwalkers
- Abyss
- Shadow Play
- The Other Guys
- Allegiance
- Cure
- Prometheus
- Unnatural Selection
- Sight Unseen
- Smoke And Mirrors
- Paradise Lost
- Metamorphosis
- Disclosure
- Forsaken
- The Changeling
- Memento
- Prophecy
- Full Circle
- Redemption, Part Two
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39 of 40 people found the following review helpful
So, Season 6 arrives and Daniel Jackson, Stargate's oft-sneezing Archaeologist, is Brown Bread.
( Cue hysterical sobbing from females earthwide...)
( Cue hysterical sobbing from females earthwide...)
As Jonas Quinn, Corin Nemec had the literal and metaphorically thankless task of filling a dead man's shoes. Or possibly an ascended man's sandals, but we won't quibble...
And Like Marmite, you either loved him or hated him, poor lamb.
Having been an SG-1 fan since its beginning, I was sad the Daniel/Jonas debate seemed to eclipse what was for me, one of SG-1's stronger series'.
Throughout Season 6, the scriptwriters certainly hiked up the quality of the guest stars:-
David Hewlett's wondrous creation Rodney MacKay makes a welcome return in the opening two parter, 'Redemption'.
Happily for his fans, MacKay is now whingeing away on Atlantis - but at this juncture in Season 6, the scriptwriters were playing 'guess Daniel's replacement' and MacKay made a supremely entertaining red herring.
Meanwhile, Jonas drinks a lot of Tea and eats more fruit than is probably healthy, as lots of anxious boffins stare anxiously at PC screens and attempt (anxiously) to defeat Anubis. Booo!
Jonas is also equipped with a photographic memory. (Must be all that fruit) This makes him aware of all SG-1's past missions Therefore preventing cast members re-explaining storylines for the sake of the new guy. Hooray!
Fruit guzzling aside, there are some little gems contained in this season:
'The Changeling' is penned by Teal'c's alter ego Christopher Judge and niftily provides Michael Shanks a "surprise" cameo as - gasp! - a Doctor!
Teal'c ("T") gets to snog a human girl! Double gasp! And we get to see Apophis again. (Yay!
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
By JA Fairhurst
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By the opening episode of Season 6, we have lost Daniel Jackson (Michael Shanks) after he had been allowed to ascend. His place on SG1 has been replaced by Jonas Quinn, an off world human.
We have the by now usual combination of off world adventures and adventures taking place on Earth. A particularly nice touch this season is the development of their very own space capable craft. The Russians, too, force their way into the operations of Star Gate Command. Another major plus for the series is the way that they will give a brief overview of things in previous episodes that may be relevant to the activities of the current episode.
Some of the particular highlights of the season include the episode where Jack was framed for the apparent assassination of Senator Kensy and the town that had been taken over by gou'ald that could only control their hosts at night. Jack also gets to, sort of, make friends with colonel Maybourne when they were trapped together in a hidden paradise that had its own sting in the tail. There are moments of true horror as well, particularly where Jack has been captured by Ba'al and is being interrogated for answers he can't possibly give but the gou'ald sarcophagus makes sure death isn't the last word....
Although it was an ensemble episode, built up from clips taken from earlier episodes, 'Disclosure' was good in its own right - the framing story had the secret of the SGC passed on to the permanent members of the Security Council not already in on the secret. This was revealed as an attempt by Senator Kensy to take SGC away from the airforce and put it under NID control. Fortunately general Hammond had some big guns of his own!
One of the most powerful episodes was where the to'kra, jaffa had to learn to trust each other to over come a hidden assassin.
We have the by now usual combination of off world adventures and adventures taking place on Earth. A particularly nice touch this season is the development of their very own space capable craft. The Russians, too, force their way into the operations of Star Gate Command. Another major plus for the series is the way that they will give a brief overview of things in previous episodes that may be relevant to the activities of the current episode.
Some of the particular highlights of the season include the episode where Jack was framed for the apparent assassination of Senator Kensy and the town that had been taken over by gou'ald that could only control their hosts at night. Jack also gets to, sort of, make friends with colonel Maybourne when they were trapped together in a hidden paradise that had its own sting in the tail. There are moments of true horror as well, particularly where Jack has been captured by Ba'al and is being interrogated for answers he can't possibly give but the gou'ald sarcophagus makes sure death isn't the last word....
Although it was an ensemble episode, built up from clips taken from earlier episodes, 'Disclosure' was good in its own right - the framing story had the secret of the SGC passed on to the permanent members of the Security Council not already in on the secret. This was revealed as an attempt by Senator Kensy to take SGC away from the airforce and put it under NID control. Fortunately general Hammond had some big guns of his own!
One of the most powerful episodes was where the to'kra, jaffa had to learn to trust each other to over come a hidden assassin.
15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
By D. Stott
As Season five will always be thought of as the season where Daniel Jackson leaves, season six picks up the pieces and produces a very watchable result. Jonas Quinn becomes slightly less 'wet behind the ears' and whilst Daniel is not there he has obviously not been forgotten. With good episodes throughout, the last five episodes shine, with some very powerful acting and incredible special effects.
Some episodes in the middle are a little slow, but this is definitely a very dramatic departure from season five's sad ending.
With several Gou'ald episodes and plenty of focus on the Asgard the quality is definitely very good. The last episodes also plants the seeds for what is to come in season seven...
Definitely, what I would term very worth watching.
Some episodes in the middle are a little slow, but this is definitely a very dramatic departure from season five's sad ending.
With several Gou'ald episodes and plenty of focus on the Asgard the quality is definitely very good. The last episodes also plants the seeds for what is to come in season seven...
Definitely, what I would term very worth watching.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
I must admit to being an absolutely massive fan of everything stargate and I have got all six DVD series box sets. They are all great although the earlier ones are a little light on extras. This series has some of my favourite episodes; Redemption part 1 and 2 and Descent on disk one set a high dramatic tone. However I absolutely love the way that Richard Dean Anderson and team never take themselves too seriously and the "other guys" pokes fun at itself remorselessly. An excellent box set even though Jonas Quinn is here in place of Daniel Jackson I think he does a very creditable job of filling Daniels shoes - a great set and I hope this series runs forever!
13 of 17 people found the following review helpful
By Dan England
We have been waiting months for the release of series 6 on DVD box set and here it finally is! SG-1 is back with the return of Daniel Jackson (Michael Shanks) in his Ethereal like ‘Ancient’ form having ascended in the previous, series 5. SG-1 takes on a new team member, although partially responsible for Daniel’s death, Jonas Quinn joins the team. Series 6 sees episodes such as ‘Disclosure’ where the SGC lets some of Americas close and not so close allies in on the Stargate project, including the United Kingdom! Though it is not Hammond and O’Neil who finally convince them.
Other episodes include the introduction of a miracle cure to the Jaffa race after an encounter with the Tok’ra mother which could lead to the end of Gou’ld oppression and ultimately the downfall of the system lords and all of Gou’ld dominance in the galaxy. The Azguard also make some appearances with regard to Commander Thor and the Replicator’s where previously the robot ‘Reece’ who besieged the SGC has opened up some clues as to how to defeat them. O’Neil has some close encounters of his own this season as the last remaining un-ascended ‘Ancient’ is discovered at the site of where the second Stargate was found in the first series and O’Neil goes down with a bit of a cold that only a Tok’ra symbiote can cure.
The whole series is excellent from start to finish, that is, finishing with a shocking mission to Abydos that will leave you wondering what happens next until the premier episode of series 7.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars
Not the Best season but still awaesome Stargate fun.
Season 6 is one of the weakest of the 10 seasons Stargate ran for. Mainly because Jackson out of it for the best part. Read more
Published on 8 Mar 2011 by Bin Bag Ninja
5.0 out of 5 stars
Stargate SG1 series 1 - a new era of Sci Fi
Like most fans of the series I became a fan from the pilot episode, great acting, great script. From the moment Richard Dean Anderson first appeared on the screen as Col. Read more
Published on 7 Mar 2011 by Jujitsu James
4.0 out of 5 stars
A solid season
This sixth volume of Stargate SG-1 is a relatively good one with quite a few good episodes and relatively few poor episodes. Read more
Published on 12 May 2010 by T. R. Alexander
5.0 out of 5 stars
Season 6 review
First I was afraid that not having Michael Shanks`s character Dr Jackson anymore I would not like Stargate that much, but Corin Nemec`s character Jonas saved a lot.
Published on 21 Feb 2010 by Tuomo Tuovinen
5.0 out of 5 stars
Season 6: Big shoes to fill
Stargate is a little shaken with loads of things happening. Daniel is dead, a new Villain Anubis has cropped up and this new guy called Jonas is on the scene. Read more
Published on 18 Dec 2009 by Mr-Rowlz
5.0 out of 5 stars
stargate
Love it! We have all the box sets and have watched them more than once! Never got round to watching all the extras though?
Published on 2 July 2009 by Janine Goodbourne
5.0 out of 5 stars
Stargate
The complete series builds into a very good complete storyline. Each episode is a story in its own right.
Published on 17 Jun 2009 by Mr. K. Willis
3.0 out of 5 stars
The low point
Like all great series SG-1 has had it's highs and lows, series 6 was, unfortunatly, the worst series to date. Read more
Published on 18 Mar 2006
5.0 out of 5 stars
Quality entertainment
This is quality entertainment. Great, amazing series.
Richard Dean Anderson is SO funny....
Published on 5 May 2005
4.0 out of 5 stars
SG1 Series 6 - Running out of ideas?
After the excellent series 5, I couldn't wait until my birthday to get my hands on series 6 expecting it to be even better than the last. Read more
Published on 5 Oct 2004 by "andy6321"
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