On Television

Is the Boston Legal cast recruited for their Sci-Fi talent? William Shatner in Star Trek and James Spader in Stargate. Hmmm.

Again, Stargate isn’t too bad. It’s so bland--though one can amuse oneself by recognizing the Spielberg “homages,” there are plenty from Raiders of the Lost Ark--it just passes the time. Emmerich’s direction is okay. The film is very pretty and his shot composition is fine, uninteresting but fine. While the writing is incredibly stupid, since Devlin and Emmerich hadn’t yet hit the big time, it’s not offensive. I rented it because I’ve been watching Spader so much on “Boston Legal” I was curious and he’s fine.