{"product_id":"reading-stargate-sg-1","title":"Reading \"Stargate SG-1\"","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\".\nIn this welcome critical celebration, contributors discuss \"Stargate SG-1's\" characters, cinematic techniques, its themes and its place within science fiction television and film, along with its interaction with fan fiction, its Canadian setting, its ideological framing in the American point-of-view, and the tensions between its humanistic morality and its representation of military\/political objectives. 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\" and to the first season of \"Stargate: Atlantis\", as well as a glossary of terms.","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55635012944216,"sku":"9781845111830","price":28.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781845111830.jpg?v=1769882436","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/reading-stargate-sg-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}