I sat there watching, trying to reconcile the thought of SG1 and greatness. But my smiles and laughs left me no other out. This 200th episode is both tribute and spoof. A self-spoof and spoof of the entire sci fi genre. And it works. Great googily, it works. Mind you, i'll tell you most assuredly that SG1 is second-rate at best...i couldn't stomach any more than the first two seasons (and the last two, after the cast changed). So i'm imagining how much i would have enjoyed this had i been an unabashed fan. There would have been hooting and hollering and standing. The Hollywood producer (Willie Garson, SEX AND THE CITY) of "Wormhole X-Treme", an action TV series designed to get the public used to the idea of a stargate's existence, is turning the show into a movie. He is allowed to interview the members of SG1 for creative input. The episode is a hodgepodge of imaginings and ideas, most of them awful or egotistic, and all of them pretty hysterical (particularly the segments based on STAR TREK and TEAM America). For one moment in time, SG1 goes where no other sci fi had (or could) go before. If that's not enough, how about the return of Richard Dean Anderson! He always tended toward humor, so he fits right in. Don Davis also returns to lend his voice to a puppet, and Isaac Hayes voices the puppet Teal'c. Veteran sci fi director/producer/actor/writer Peter Deluise does a fantastically filthy turn in front of the camera. And then, after virtually everyone gathers to go through the gate for a mission, the episode ends perfectly, as one of the spoof supporting actors rattles off some words which seem pompous at first, but are a quote from Isaac Asimov. After all the laughs, you might get a little lump in your throat. Brilliant.
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