"Stargate SG-1" (1997) TV series 1997-2007

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10

Release Date:

27 July 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Saving the world... one episode at a time

Plot:

A secret military team, SG-1, is formed to explore the recently discovered StarGates.

Plot Keywords:

Military | Alien Race | Back From The Dead | Time Travel | Alternative History

Awards:

Nominated for 8 Primetime Emmys. Another 18 wins & 82 nominations

Cast

 (Series Cast Summary - 6 of 302)

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)

Also Known As:

La porte des étoiles (Canada: French title) (dubbed version)
Stargåte SG-1 (USA) (alternative spelling)
Stargate Command (USA) (working title)
Stargate: SG-1 (USA) (alternative spelling)
Csillagkapu (Hungary) [hu]
Stargate (Germany) [de]
Stargate (Spain) [es]
Stargate Kommando SG-1 (Germany) (video title) [de]
Stargate SG-1 (Brazil) [pt]
Stargate SG-1 (Argentina) [es]
Stargate SG-1 (France) [fr]
Stargate SG-1 (Italy) [it]
Stargate: SG-1 (Spain) [es]
Tähevärav SG-1 (Estonia) [et]
Tähtiportti (Finland) [fi]

Runtime:

60 min (214 Episodes)

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

UK:12 (some epiosodes) | UK:15 (some epiosodes) | UK:PG (some epiosodes) | Argentina:13 | Iceland:16 (2 episodes) | Singapore:M18 (season 1) | Australia:M (some episodes) | Australia:PG (some episodes) | Canada:14A (DVD rating) | Singapore:PG | USA:TV-14 | USA:TV-G | USA:TV-PG

Filming Locations:

British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Sony Pictures Television

Trivia:

Apophis was a real Egyptian god, despite many fans' difficulty in finding any information on him. "Apophis" is an obscure Greek name for Apep, the Egyptian god of darkness and night. The native names of Egyptian deities are not widely known except to Egyptologists because most Egyptian mythology was brought to the Western world by the Greeks, who altered Egyptian words and names to conform to Greek phonology. For example, the name of Bast, the cat-god, was probably pronounced something like "Pasht".

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Throughout the series, the IDC is received by the SGC before the wormhole has been established.

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.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Wargames: The Dead Code (2008) (V)

One of the greatest Sci-Fi series ever

I nominate this and BABYLON 5 as the best television sci-fi series made. Both stand out in my mind because unlike early STAR TREK series, there is a consistent evolution of plots and characters. If you look at the original STAR TREK and STAR TREK:TNG, they were fine shows, but there was no overall theme or plot that connected all the episodes. In many ways, you could usually watch the shows totally out of sequence with no difficulty understanding what is occurring. This was less the case with DEEP SPACE 9 (with its giant battles that took up all of the final season) and the other TREK shows, as there was more of a larger story that unified them. This coherence seems to have developed as a concept with BABYLON 5 and saw this to an even greater extent with SG-1. The bottom line is that in many ways this series was like watching a family or a long novel slowly take form. Sure, there were a few "throwaway" episodes that were not connected to the rest, but these were very few and far between and were also usually pretty funny.

And speaking of funny, I loved that SG-1 kept the mood light from time to time and wasn't so dreadfully serious. In this way, I actually enjoyed it more than BABYLON 5. Jack O'Neill was a great character with his sarcasm and love of Homer Simpson--it's really too bad he slowly faded from the series in later seasons.

To truly appreciate SG-1, you should watch it from the beginning and see how intricately the plots work. This coherence gives the show exceptional staying power. And, if you don't like SG-1 after giving it a fair chance, then sci-fi is probably NOT the genre for you.