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

Top Rated TV #241 | 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:

At the edge of the universe lies a gateway to adventure

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 July 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

Stargate: SG-1

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

Did You Know?

Trivia

Richard Dean Anderson and Christopher Judge appeared on MacGyver (1985) season five, episode thirteen, "Live and Learn".

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Goofs

The characters of Kasuf, Skaara and Sha'Re (originally from Stargate, the movie this series is based off of) appear through the series in various episodes. In the movie, all three characters spoke virtually no English whatsoever, however in the TV series (in which the First Season is set one year after the movie) all three speak perfect English. It is possible that Daniel Jackson taught them English during the year-long span between movie and TV series, but it is highly unlikely they learned it so well in such a short span of time.

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Quotes

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

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Alternate Versions

Various episodes have been edited for syndication, removing occasional nudity and swear words that were allowed in the first-run Showtime viewings.

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Connections

Referenced in Stargate SG-3000 (2004)

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.