Children of the Gods 

Col. O'Neill is brought out of retirement to lead a new expedition back to Abydos, only to find an old friend, a new enemy and a far wider use of the stargate.

Director:

Mario Azzopardi

Writers:

Brad Wright (developed for television by), Jonathan Glassner (developed for television by)

Stars:

Richard Dean Anderson, Michael Shanks, Amanda Tapping

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Richard Dean Anderson	...	Colonel Jack O'Neill
Michael Shanks	...	Dr. Daniel Jackson
Amanda Tapping	...	Captain Samantha Carter
Christopher Judge	...	Teal'c
Don S. Davis	...	Major General George Hammond
Jay Acovone	...	Major Charles Kawalsky
Vaitiare Hirshon	...	Sha're / Amaunet (as Vaitiare Bandera)
Robert Wisden	...	Samuels
Peter Williams	...	Apophis
Brent Stait	...	Louis Ferretti
Gary Jones	...	Sgt. Walter Harriman
Alexis Cruz	...	Skaara / Klorel
Rachel Hayward	...	Sgt. Carol Weterings
Rick Ravanello	...	Guard #2
J.B. Bivens	...	Guard #1

Storyline

An alien similar to Ra appears out of the Stargate, killing five soldiers and kidnapping another, a year after the original Stargate mission. A new team is assembled, including some old members, and they go in search of the missing soldier in order to find out how Ra could still be alive. Meanwhile, the alien Gou'ald kidnap Sha're and Skaara, implanting them with symbiotes and making them Gou'ald hosts.

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Plot Keywords:

alien | goa'uld | ra | nuclear | symbiote | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 July 1997 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Double Secret Productions, Gekko Film Corp., MGM Worldwide Television Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16 : 9

Did You Know?

Trivia

In 2009 this was edited to create Stargate SG-1: Children of the Gods - Final Cut (2009), in memory of Don S. Davis. Some scenes were deleted or added, dialogue changed (Carter saying "MacGyver'd" is changed to "jerry rigged"), and any frontal nudity (Sha're) removed.

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Goofs

When Daniel bumps into the Dial Home Device the first time SG1 arrives on Apophis' planet, it wobbles.

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Quotes

Jack O'Neill: Oh here we go, another scientist. General, please.
Samantha Carter: Theoretical astrophysicist.
Jack O'Neill: Which means...?
George Hammond: It means she's smarter than you are.

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Crazy Credits

The first A in the word Stargate (in the title) is not a true A, but is represented by the Stargate's Earth point of origin.

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Connections

Edited into Stargate SG-1: Children of the Gods - Final Cut (2009)

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Soundtracks

Main Title
Written by Joel Goldsmith and David Arnold

User Reviews

Great Show!

This pilot episode launches the best series of all time. The two-hour movie length premiere was definitely worth watching. With the introduction of Captain Doctor Samantha Carter, Teal'c and Major General Hammond as a replacement for General West, the formation of SG-1 and the deeper plot lines, this makes for one of the shows best episode. I still stick with that, even after five years and over 100 episodes. This is undoubtably must-see TV.