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:

Unlock The Universe

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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

Alexis Cruz (Skaara) and Erick Avari (Kasuf) are the only actors to appear in both Stargate and Stargate SG-1.

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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

Doctor: Well, he's not human.
Jack O'Neill: Ya think?

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Connections

Featured in Stargate: The Lowdown (2003)

User Reviews

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.