Stargate Atlantis: The Complete Series Collection
	Release Date: 2009-10-06
	Amazon Price: $92.99 (54% off the list price of $199.98) Sales Rank: 2777
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Average Customer Rating: (43 reviews)

Reviews from Amazon customers:

Review by: Jodee6
Rating:
Atlantis Series
Received this product very quickly (couple of days). I like the way it's packaged and the "extras" included. So much easier and more pleasurable than watching on TV. I choose the time and the espisode.

Review by: Patrick W. Dowd, Burlington, VT
Rating:
Love the series
I loved the series, and am very excited to have the box set. Can't wait for the movie to tie up the loose ends left at the end of the show. The product as a whole is great, but the case sucks. It looks amazing, but you have to slide the disks in and out to remove and store them, and this can lead to scratches on the disks over time. I experienced the same problem with the Stargate SG-1 box set. Overall worth the buy if you don't have the series already.

Review by: John T. McLeaish, Sierra Vista, Arizona
Rating:
For those wanting to know Total Run Time of the Series
Upon getting this series to add to my growing collection of movies I wanted to know what the Total Run Time was for the STARGATE Atlantis: The Complete Series Collection and here is what I found: <br /> <br />STARGATE Atlantis: Season 1 -- 14 hrs 36 min 52 sec <br />STARGATE Atlantis: Season 2 -- 14 hrs 32 min 01 sec <br />STARGATE Atlantis: Season 3 -- 14 hrs 31 min 21 sec <br />STARGATE Atlantis: Season 4 -- 14 hrs 26 min 54 sec <br />STARGATE Atlantis: Season 5 -- 14 hrs 35 min 12 sec <br />STARGATE Atlantis: Bonus Disc -- 2 hrs 09 min 12 sec <br /> <br />Grand Total Run Time: 4,491 min 32 sec OR 3 days 2 hrs 51 min 32 sec. <br /> <br />I checked all 26 discs over 2 days, which I recorded in my personal movie collection records, and I thought I would share with others out there wanting to know. <br /> <br />Overall the series was great to watch again. However, one side note to the series that I would have like to have seen, is that Dr. Rodney McKay could have shown off what he does in the Series Finale to all the scientists who critized him at the Kramer Conference, which is about the 3rd or 4th Episode from the Series Finale.

Review by: SAB, CA, USA
Rating:
HORRIBLE. DO NOT BUY. DISCS DO NOT WORK--HORRIBLE PACKAGING
First off, let me say I love Stargate (all versions) and am not rating the quality of the program. I am rating the quality of this dvd set. And it is HORRIBLE. MANY of my discs did not play properly. At first I thought that it was simply my computer's software, so I tried other programs. Then I tried other computers. I even put the discs into different stand alone DVD players. The same problems happened everywhere. From the start, when the DVDs were burned at their factory, they must have made mistakes because when I looked at the bottom of the DVDs, there were no scratches or irregularities. The dvds would stop playing in certain spots, and the menus would not function properly. <br /> <br />As far as packaging, it was TERRIBLE. When you buy complete series sets, you expect a level of quick, cheap packaging, and you have to know that they are not going to encase every DVD in its own jewel case or wrapping; that's fine as far as I'm concerned. But with these Atlantis sets, I'm shocked at how foolishly they were packed. The main issue is that in every cardboard DVD slit (where you slide the disc into to hold it) they placed a rubber like knob for extra sturdiness. The attempt, I'm assuming, is to fit perfectly into the hole at the center of the DVD so that the disc is safe. The EXACT OPPOSITE occurs. When they place the DVDs into the rubber holes, they scratched MANY of the DVDs. When you attempt to remove the disc from the rubber holder, YOU scratch the DVD on accident. If you're lucky enough not to scratch the DVD (a technique I had to figure out after three seasons), you almost always are faced with rubber residue from the rubber knobs that gets stuck on the DVD. If you don't wipe it off, the dvd plays even more erratically. So when wiping, BE CAREFUL. Use a soft cloth, because if you don't, you'll scratch the disc. I ended up ripping off the rubber holder in every box to avoid having these problems in case I ever want to watch the discs again. If you decide to do this, make sure to put some smooth scotch tape over the area where you rip, because when you rip off the rubber knob, the tear of the cardboard will also scratch your disc when you return it to the slit. By putting the piece of scotch tape over the rip, you'll make it nice and smooth for the dvd to rest. <br /> <br />I thought purchasing directly from amazon.com as the seller would be a safe bet, but it was NOT. To summarize: <br /> <br />-Discs are burned improperly - even if you find no scratches on the bottom of the discs, they do not play correctly, regardless of how many players (both computers and stand alone dvd players) you use <br /> <br />-Most discs come scratched <br /> <br />-The packaging is EXTREMELY POOR and ruins the discs further <br /> <br />I recommend everyone to read ALL reviews on this product. You'll find that even the positive reviews talk about the same issues I mentioned. When I first read them, I thought "this will never happen to me." But it DID! (I read that someone else wrote the exact same thing, but still, I thought 'this will never happen to me.'). In any case, I recommend buying the separate DVD sets season by season from some place like Best Buy. They are considerably more expensive, but honestly, it's your only real choice. If you buy these DVDs, you'll never even get to watch them. I read another's review, and he said that he sent his dvd set back to amazon countless times, only to find the same problems with EVERY set he received. After returning 5 times, he finally mixed and matched enough to get a working set. That's just plain ridiculous. I'm very disappointed with this and will probably never buy directly from amazon again. Good luck with your purchase, and I really do recommend buying this series, just not this set. It's a very entertaining show.

Review by: Scott V. Kelly, Colorado Springs, CO, US
Rating:
Great series
Buying this is will certainly save you money, if you are looking at getting all five seasons. This series has additional expanded episodes that are not available in the individual season boxes. The only issue I have with this is the packaging. The packaging for this does allow for the disks to be in direct contact with the package. Removing and inserting the disks does take some skills. The disks can get scratched. Cleaning the disks before playing them does help. The packaging does look great but, the way the disks are held is the issue I have with it.