Stargate: Atlantis - Season 1 (DVD, 2009, 5-Disc Set; Checkpoint)

I purchased this set of DVDs primarily because I own and enjoy the Stargate SG1 series, and this is a spinoff. Also I am a Richard Dean Anderson fan, and knew him to be in the pilot of this series. I also wanted to be able to understand and enjoy season 3 when it is available, because he appears in that season and I find all of these best enjoyed sequentially or some of the references make no sense...you are not "in" on the history so to speak. I quickly because just as enthralled with Atlantis as I am with Stargate SG1, even with Anderson slated to be an infrequent guest star. Any Sci-Fi fan will love either of these series, they are very rich in plot detail and easily allow you to suspend disbelief. The extra effects are superior and actual science references tend to be factual and correct...I am a Paramedic, and in particular find inaccuracies in treatments or medications to be a huge distraction, and appreciate accuracy when possible. The only draw back here, and it exists with both series, is that there are sometimes annoying glitches in the DVDs themselves, something MGM really need to correct given the prices.