Stargåte Infinity

So bad. So so bad. The point of the show is to be historically educational for the younger set. That written let me just say that they did a lousy job doing it. I'm seeing my first episode right now and every 2 minutes or so the leader of the "stargate" adventurers spouts some bit of historical trivia. It doesn't help to throw out facts. That's not educational. That's just fulfilling an fcc requirement. The show should be ashamed of itself.

Star Gate infinity reads like it was written by a 'Diversity society of American' focus group.

It has cast members from every social background a couple of different races, and a couple of different species. Every member has experienced racism, specialisms or childhood trauma and has come though it with a valuable moral lesson that they cannot resist imparting to the rest of the world. Making this one of the most preachy cartoons of the 90s.

Of course, because it's a an American children's cartoon , they can't actually tackle 'real' issues in any meaningful way. So, no messages on divorce, death (unless its a pet or a 2000 year old grandfather), sexuality, dating, US foreign policy, or why prescription drugs cover on medi care is essential for the working poor.

Most episodes involve the cast jetting around the cosmos in supped up dune buggies righting wrongs and solving injustice which, while an admirable thing to do in itself, is spoiled by the fact that they do it by converting aliens to 'the American way of life'.

Don't get me wrong, children can learn valuable lessons from this show, like not judging people by their skin color, or labeling people based on social prejudices, but anybody with even the smallest tendency towards cynicism will get fed up with the constant 'diversity is good' message, and anybody whose blood boils when they hear the phrases "what's good for America is good for the world" will feel like throwing a brick through the TV after about five minutes.

Otherwise, it's pretty average for an American cartoon in terms of plot variety, voice talent and quality of animation.

Contains mild peril, fantasy firearms, and socially difficult situations like bullying and racism, but no nudity, bad language, or real violence.

While I have younger siblings who find the SG-1 and atlantis shows intriguing, they are way below the age of the targeted demographic and therefore scared by many of the shows' occurrences. As such I thought to test the story lines of these animated versions for their consumption. I was grossly disappointed with the loss of integrity in the show's mythos as well as moral. Stargate has always been a good v evil battle, but the moral of the story was relatable to human emotions. This animated stuff is purely poorly written ani-crap that seems to have been produced for no other reason than to attempt to capitalize off the younger markets. My dear SG-I producers, you missed the point. The kids who were watching Sg-1 and A are smart kids. There's no need to dumb down a program due to general American demographic statistics. Keep the programs smart and you'll keep the people interested. The length of the Sg-1's seasons run should indicate that.

When I read some reviews about how it appears to have no relation to SG:1, or even the film apart from having the gate I thought "Nah... It's Stargate! It can't be that bad!" But oh yes, it is. It's completely bizarre and I don't know WHAT the makers were thinking.

I'm sure that in it's own right it's an enjoyable show from a kids perspective, and when I get over the fact that it's so damn silly I might be able to enjoy it as mindless entertainment. Perhaps if I can catch the Pilot Episode It might make a little more sense, perhaps if it were set 50 into SG1's future, maybe more it'd be more believable?

The Stargate universe is so vast and interesting that a cartoon could have potentially been a good compliment to the live action shows, but this was just a miserable piece of junk.

They pretty much threw out all previously established canon from the movie and first 4-5 seasons of SG1, and created something that has no relevance whatsoever to the movie or TV show.

If I was a kid when I saw this I don't think I would have been any more impressed, and I would probably think "stargate sucks" because of it, and not give the real shows a chance.

I think what sums it up best is a quote from one of the characters as she looked upon a small amorphous blob of goo: "Do you think it could be one of the Ancients!?" What the hell were they thinking?