Stargate SG-1 (1997–2007)

A secret military team, SG-1, is formed to explore the recently discovered Stargates.

Stars:

Amanda Tapping, Christopher Judge, Michael Shanks

Nominated for 9 Primetime Emmys. Another 18 wins & 86 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Amanda Tapping	...	Major Samantha Carter (211 episodes, 1997-2007)
Christopher Judge	...	Teal'c (211 episodes, 1997-2007)
Michael Shanks	...	Dr. Daniel Jackson (196 episodes, 1997-2007)
Richard Dean Anderson	...	Colonel Jack O'Neill (175 episodes, 1997-2007)
Don S. Davis	...	Major General George Hammond (160 episodes, 1997-2007)
Gary Jones	...	Sgt. Walter Harriman (108 episodes, 1997-2007)

Storyline

General Hammond summons Colonel Jack O'Neill out of retirement to embark on a secret rescue mission. O'Neill confesses that he disobeyed orders to destroy the Stargate on Planet Abydos, and that scientist Daniel Jackson may still be alive. Arriving on Abydos with his team, O'Neill meets up once again with the scientist, who has discovered a giant elaborate cartouche in hieroglyphics. All signs point to the fact that this is a map of many Stargates that exist throughout the galaxy - a development that makes the dream of the SG-1 team to travel throughout the universe in time a reality.

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Plot Keywords:

military | back from the dead | megalomaniac | u.s. air force | time travel | 

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Taglines:

At the edge of the universe lies a gateway to adventure

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

SCI-FI Channel's Official Stargate SG-1 Site

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 July 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

Stargate Command

Filming Locations:

British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$1,400,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Double Secret Productions, Gekko Film Corp., Kawoosh! Productions IX

Technical Specs

Runtime:

42 min 42 min (214 Episodes)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Certain concepts of Stargate travel were phased out over the course of the first season, such as the travelers feeling extremely cold and arriving with frost on their faces. Also the concept of the travelers unable to keep their balance and always tumbling out of the Stargate (unless, of course, they tumbled into the Stargate to begin with). This was explained within the show as a result of more precise dialing of the Earth Stargate, and sometimes these effects are brought back when the wormhole is disturbed during transit.

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Goofs

Between the episodes Stargate SG-1: Small Victories and Stargate SG-1: Redemption: Part 2, the Beta (Antarctic) stargate is used at the SGC for gate travel, since the original gate ended up at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean in "Small Victories" and later fell into the possession of the Russians until its return to the SGC in "Redemption Pt 2". We notice that in Stargate SG-1: Solitudes (the first episode to feature the Beta gate) the point of origin symbol (an octagon with a line below it) is different from the point of origin symbol of the original gate (pyramid and circle), however in various episodes that featured the Beta gate in use, the point of origin symbol mysteriously changes to the symbol from the original gate.

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Quotes

[repeated line]
Jack O'Neill: Oh for crying out loud!

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Connections

Referenced in Jimmy Neutron: Win, Lose and Kaboom (2004)

User Reviews

I'm in the gate!

My mom was the first in our family to watch Stargate and I'd make fun of her. I'd call her a Sci-Fi freak or a Stargate loser! Then, I watched it and now I'm hooked. As some other people say the show is predictable...this is not completely true and when it is you know how it'll end up it's just how they get there that's interesting! This show is well written and preformed amazingly, plus they have extraordinarily talented actors. If you don't like Sci-Fi you won't like this show, but if you do you'll love it(plus there are hot guys in it too). Richard Dean Anderson is brilliant and extremely funny, since his character O'Neill is so cynical, sarcastic, and kickbutt (Amanda Tapping is also kickbutt)-which he says is a lot like himself. Even though this is just a Sci-Fi show the special effects look amazingly real and all of the costumes are amazing. This is a top of the line show...I totally recommend getting in the gate!