gliadrachan
11-11-2003, 07:11 AM
The December 2003 issue of "Stereophile Guide to Home Theatre" reviewed the boxsets of Stargate SG-1 and Farscape. The same reviewer ( Thomas J. Norton ) reviewed both boxsets.
In the review of Stargate:
"...The image quality and sound vary a little from episode to episode and season to season, but are never less than respectable and often far better - not up to the quality of the Farscape DVDs"
In the review of Farscape:
"... this show is so good - and the production values on the DVD transfers are so high - that it's hard to complain [about the price]"
and
"Abruptly canceled for financial reasons by the Sci-Fi channel after its fourth season ( in its place we got - oh, joy! - Tremors: The Series ), this innovative show was easily best science-fiction show I've ever seen on television, Stargate SG-1, Bablyon 5, The X-Files and various iterations of Star Trek - good as some of them are - not excepted."
and
"As good as the first season of Farscape was, it really got cooking in the second year. And the third? Simply astonishing. It's a roller coaster ride of excellent special effects, exceptional sound ( in 5.1 Dolby Digital ) and pristine (4:3) picture quality. But most important, the writing is superb, with more emotional depth than you'll find in several seasons of any similar show. The performances by the leads are also of Emmy caliber; though this sort of show never gets that sort of recognition."
In the review of Stargate:
"...The image quality and sound vary a little from episode to episode and season to season, but are never less than respectable and often far better - not up to the quality of the Farscape DVDs"
In the review of Farscape:
"... this show is so good - and the production values on the DVD transfers are so high - that it's hard to complain [about the price]"
and
"Abruptly canceled for financial reasons by the Sci-Fi channel after its fourth season ( in its place we got - oh, joy! - Tremors: The Series ), this innovative show was easily best science-fiction show I've ever seen on television, Stargate SG-1, Bablyon 5, The X-Files and various iterations of Star Trek - good as some of them are - not excepted."
and
"As good as the first season of Farscape was, it really got cooking in the second year. And the third? Simply astonishing. It's a roller coaster ride of excellent special effects, exceptional sound ( in 5.1 Dolby Digital ) and pristine (4:3) picture quality. But most important, the writing is superb, with more emotional depth than you'll find in several seasons of any similar show. The performances by the leads are also of Emmy caliber; though this sort of show never gets that sort of recognition."