Stargate SG-1 

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

Creators:

Jonathan Glassner, Brad Wright

Stars:

Richard Dean Anderson, Michael Shanks, Amanda Tapping

Nominated for 9 Primetime Emmys. Another 18 wins & 88 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Amanda Tapping	...	Major Samantha Carter / ... 213 episodes, 1997-2007
Christopher Judge	...	Teal'c / ... 213 episodes, 1997-2007
Michael Shanks	...	Dr. Daniel Jackson / ... 198 episodes, 1997-2007
Richard Dean Anderson	...	Colonel Jack O'Neill / ... 177 episodes, 1997-2007
Don S. Davis	...	Major General George Hammond / ... 161 episodes, 1997-2007
Gary Jones	...	Sgt. Walter Harriman / ... 112 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:

shared universe | military | message from outer space | alternate history | 2000s | 

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Taglines:

Unlock The Universe

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

14A

Did You Know?

Trivia

The "Tollan Homeworld" shows were shot at Simon Fraser University.

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Goofs

The very idea that most alien civilizations outside of Earth can speak English is a linguistic impossibility. English was developed long after the stargates were used to populate these other planets and furthermore, English is an amalgamation and evolution of other early languages unique to Earth after the Gou'ald. Nevertheless, production logistics and writing logistics made it more practical for alien encounters to speak English as to eliminate the repetition of Daniel deciphering the language and then translating the language to the rest of the team for any episode dealing with an alien race which were the majority of the episodes. This also helped eliminate the need for the writers to invent a new language for every new alien civilization encountered. This practice carried over into Stargate: Atlantis as well.

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Quotes

Samantha Carter: Sir, I've been thinking...

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Alternate Versions

Here are the main noticeable differences between the 42-minute version and the 63 minute version of "Threads" (episode 8.18). These scenes are not included in the 42 minute version.

• firstly, there wasn't a "Previously on Stargate SG1..."
• the opening scene between Baal and decaying Anubis where he says Baal has betrayed him
• the entire scene of knighting Bra'tac and Teal'c on Dakara, nothing is mentioned of Jaffa freedom save they have control of the weapon
• Oma explaining where exactly Daniel was and how he got there
• Any scene with Bra'tac and Teal'c on a ship
• Waking Jack up with Kerry in his bed
• Daniel trying to talk to the other Ancients in the diner
• the phone call from Pete florist scene and driving to the new house
• the Sam waiting in the car outside Jack's house
• Teal'c and Bra'tac talking about age
• Teal'c and Bra'tac on the ships when they were lured out

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Connections

Referenced in Blindspot: Let It Go (2018)

User Reviews

If it wasn't for The X-Files it would be unparalleled in Sci-Fi

A magnificent program which shows just how imaginative and professional TV can be when the director, cast, crew and screenwriters all work to the best of their considerable ability. The simple fact that it doesn't play like the film over and over again (Something which has plagued many film-cum-TV-shows of late) shows how original it really is and though yes, I admit, the first series was very 'Star Trek' in its recycling of the same story types it always remained somehow different.

Congratulations must primarily go to the cast as they are all incredibly believable and easy to relate to. Richard Dean Anderson is excellent as the hard-bitten, cynical soldier, Michael Shanks plays the James Spader role to perfection, Christopher Judge is fantastic as the Moses-like Teal'c (His range of facial expressions is unparalleled) and Amanda Tapping is possibly the best of the bunch simply because she makes her character so believable as the tough female soldier/scientist (Denise Crosby in Star Trek:TNG is a good example of how NOT to do it).

The show looks fantastic, the special effects are great and look exceedingly expensive but no show can survive on sfx alone and fortunately a masterful screenwriting crew keep the stories exciting and thought-provoking (You don't get much of that these days) and the blending of so many different story arcs is a great achievement. All in all a brilliant show and long may it continue.

Details

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 July 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

La porte des étoiles

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:

44 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16 : 9