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 / ... 197 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 / ... 110 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:

TV-14

Did You Know?

Trivia

Twelve characters from Stargate (1994) appear in some form: Jack O'Neil/O'Neill, Daniel Jackson, Kasuf, Skaara, Sha'uri/Sha're, Kowalski, Ferretti, Catherine Langford, Professor Langford, Ra, Anubis, and Sarah O'Neil/Sara O'Neill. Only Kasuf and Skaara are played by the same actors in both the film and series.

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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

Prior: We are beacons on the road to enlightenment.
Cameron Mitchell: No, you're dark-side intergalactic encyclopedia salesmen. Unfortunately, the home office hasn't been quite upfront with you.
Dr. Daniel Jackson, Ph.D.: Nice work on the metaphor.
Cameron Mitchell: Thank you.

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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

Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Most Satisfying TV Villain Deaths of All Time (2019)

User Reviews

I'm surprised there aren't more posts...

I think this show is great. A great strength is that it doesn't go into special effects a lot (except for the gate, of course, and the staff weapons/guns). Some compare it to Star Trek (which is unfair, seeing that they are very different) but where a lot of Star Trek plots fail this succeeds.

There are a dozen ways this series can go. It doesn't have a spaceship to fly around in, but rather beams right to an alien planet and gets down to business. Another plus is that it happens NOW, as opposed to a few centuries from now. Area 51 has been mentioned a few times, and the SG site being dubbed Area 52. The actors deserve their share of congrats on the good performances shown, and the writers for coming up with inventive story lines. Some may be recycled or resemble other movies/shows of the past, but they put a special original twist on them that makes it even better. Certainly 'MUST SEE' TV.

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