"Stargate SG-1" (1997) TV series 1997-2007

User Rating:

8.6/10   

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10

Release Date:

27 July 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Saving the world... one episode at a time

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Military | Tragedy | Cult Favorite | Cult | Parallel Universe

Awards:

Nominated for 8 Primetime Emmys. Another 18 wins & 82 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Mon. Nov. 9	8:00 AM	SYFY	Ripple Effect	#9.13
Mon. Nov. 9	9:00 AM	SYFY	Stronghold	#9.14

Cast

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)

Also Known As:

La porte des étoiles (Canada: French title) (dubbed version)
Stargåte SG-1 (USA) (alternative spelling)
Stargate Command (USA) (working title)
Stargate: SG-1 (USA) (alternative spelling)

Runtime:

60 min (214 Episodes)

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

UK:12 (some epiosodes) | UK:15 (some epiosodes) | UK:PG (some epiosodes) | Argentina:13 | Iceland:16 (2 episodes) | Australia:M (some episodes) | Australia:PG (some episodes) | Canada:14A (DVD rating) | Singapore:PG | USA:TV-14 | USA:TV-G | USA:TV-PG

Filming Locations:

British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Sony Pictures Television

Trivia:

Dan Shea, who portrays Siler, is also the stunt coordinator for the show.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Throughout the series, the IDC is received by the SGC before the wormhole has been established.

Quotes:

Teal'c: Undomesticated equines could not move me.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Timesplitters: Future Perfect (2005) (VG)

Well Done!

The movie was groundbreaking, and its ideas had great potential for further development. Usually, sequels are made to continue the story on the big screen. Creating this excellent series was a much better decision than producing lousy sequels for the masses.

Fans of the movie get to further explore all the ideas: The Stargate system, used by humans to travel the galaxy for thousands of years; Egyptian, Norse, and alien mythology; true science fiction - with fictional devices and concepts based on current science; and human exploration of our known universe – part of what made Star Trek so popular.

You see the characters develop over time, the quirky unexpected humor, the use of an alien who doesn't fully understand American English (like Data), the struggle of the oppressed, the lengths humans go in order to survive, politics and government bureaucracy, and the underlying tenet that there is more to human life then our brief appearance on planet Earth.