How long did Stargate SG-1 air for?
List of Stargate SG-1 episodes
"Stargate SG-1" premiered on July 27, 1997 on the subscription channel Showtime. After five seasons on the same network, the Sci Fi Channel bought "Stargate SG-1" and would air it for five further seasons, totalling to 214 episodes in ten seasons (seasons 1 through 7 consisted of 22 episodes each, and seasons 8 through 10 had 20 episodes each). Since the American broadcast splits each season to allow the production to catch up, the British channel Sky One aired the second part of some seasons before their American counterpart. "Stargate SG-1"'s finale episode premiered in the United Kingdom on Sky One on March 13, 2007. The Sci Fi Channel concluded the tenth season on June 22, 2007. All seasons of "Stargate SG-1" are available on DVD, and two direct-to-DVD "Stargate" films have continued the series, the first released in March 2008, the second in July 2008.
List of Stargate games
The "Stargate SG-1 Adventure Game" was a role-playing game based on the Canadian-American television series "Stargate SG-1". In 1998, West End Games obtained a license to develop derivative works from the television show. They hired John Scott Tynes to develop the property for them using WEG's D6 System. WEG ran into financial difficulties and the "Stargate SG-1 Adventure Game" project was cancelled, after Tynes had completed about two-thirds of the game. Tynes was refused payment for his work, and he subsequently made the incomplete game available for download from his website.
Stargate SG-1 (season 2)
"Holiday" gained a 4.2 rating on the Nielsen ratings, making it "Stargate SG-1"'s strongest episode in its ten-season run. "Stargate SG-1" was nominated for a Saturn Award in the category "Best Genre Cable/Syndicated Series". Richard Dean Anderson was honored with a Saturn Award for "Best Genre TV Actor". Daria Ellerman was nominated for a Gemini Award for "Best Picture Editing in a Dramatic Program or Series". The episode "Holiday" was nominated for a Gemini in the category "Best Achievement in Make-Up".The second season is the only one in which all five members of the original cast appear in every episode.
List of Stargate Atlantis episodes
"Stargate Atlantis" is a Canadian-American science fiction television series created by Brad Wright and Robert C. Cooper as a spin off from its sister show, "Stargate SG-1". The series resumes the story of the "Lost City" and "New Order" episodes of "SG-1", where a military team led by Colonel (now Brigadier General) Jack O'Neill, Dr. Daniel Jackson, Major (now Lt. Colonel) Samantha Carter and the Jaffa Teal'c, use an ancient alien artifact called the Stargate to travel to different planets to explore and find new technology. The series pilot "Rising" takes place in the year 2004 after the events of "Lost City" and "New Order", when they finally find the lost city of the Ancients.
Window of Opportunity (Stargate SG-1)
"Window of Opportunity" was the second "Stargate SG-1" script by Joseph Mallozzi and Paul Mullie, and their first episode to air. The writing duo's first script, "Scorched Earth", would air three episodes later. Choosing "Ad Infinitum" as the episode's working title, Mallozzi and Mullie originally pitched "Window of Opportunity" as a darker story from the finished episode. SG-1 would encounter a world whose scientists work feverishly on preventing an imminent apocalypse, but after being unable to find a solution in time, they initiate a time loop that would trap the SG-1 team. Executive producer Brad Wright however noted the similarities to the "" episode "Cause and Effect", and writer Robert C. Cooper suggested a lighter direction similar to the feature film "Groundhog Day", which O'Neill would briefly reference in the episode. To simplify continuity in the shooting process, Brad Wright encouraged chaos-theory-type fluctuations in the story as early as in the episode's concept meeting. Director Peter DeLuise asked the prop department to glue the Froot Loops to O'Neill's breakfast spoon to have the same loops in the same spots in each take.
Stargate Atlantis (season 1)
The two-hour premiere "Rising", which aired on July 16, 2004, received Sci Fi Channel's highest-ever rating for a series premiere and episode ever released, it is also the most watched broadcast release ever released by the Sci Fi Channel in the United States. The average viewing rate for the first ten episodes were around 3-4 million in the United States. The series was developed by Brad Wright and Robert C. Cooper, who also served as executive producers. Season one regular cast members included Joe Flanigan, Torri Higginson, Rainbow Sun Francks, Rachel Luttrell, and David Hewlett.Episodes in bold are continuous episodes, where the story spans over 2 or more episodes.For "Rising", the Pemberton Glacier in British Columbia doubled for Antarctica during the opening flying sequence. Simon, Elizabeth's fiancé in "Rising" and "Home", was played by Garwin Sanford, who had previously played Narim on "Stargate SG-1". Mario Azzopardi makes his return to the "Stargate" franchise in "Thirty-Eight Minutes". He had the distinctive honor of directing the pilot episode of "Stargate SG-1", "Children of the Gods." This is his first time directing an episode of the franchise since the Season 1 Episode "Cor-Ai." Mario Azzopardi (as of December 2006) has only directed Season 1 Episodes of both "SG-1" and "Atlantis". "Thirty-Eight Minutes" is the only episode in both "SG-1" and "Atlantis" to actually occur in real-time; between the opening of the Stargate and the resolution, 38 minutes of screentime do occur. Courtenay J. Stevens, who appears in "Childhood's End", had originally played the role of Lieutenant Elliot in "Stargate SG-1", appearing in the Season 5 episodes "Proving Ground", "Summit" and "Last Stand". Writer Martin Gero compared Ares in "Childhood's End" to a villain in "The Incredibles". In the scene of the final confrontation with Major John Sheppard, he began "monologuing," which is a key feature of villains in the film. The dog that appeared in Dr. Weir's illusion in "Home" is actually owned by actress Torri Higginson who plays her.
Farscape
Following the series' cancellation, Ben Browder and Claudia Black were both cast as series regulars on "Stargate SG-1" during its final two seasons. In the 200th episode of the series, which was entitled "200", Black's character Vala Mal Doran, an alien who develops a skewed interest in Earth pop culture, pitches an idea for a movie to a producer, who immediately recognizes it as "The Wizard of Oz". She then pitches a second idea the producer recognizes as "Gilligan's Island". He advises her that if she is going to rip something off, it should be something more obscure. This leads into a parody of "Farscape", with Black reprising her role of Aeryn Sun, and various "SG-1" characters dressed as D'Argo, Stark, Chiana, and Rygel. Daniel Jackson (Michael Shanks) stands in for John Crichton, an in-joke referencing the sexual tension between Vala and Daniel on "SG-1" as well as the fact that Browder and Shanks look very similar, a joke made before in the series. Shanks was originally intended to play Stark, with Browder reprising the role of Crichton, but the parts were switched the day before filming at the behest of the actors. The scene also parodies the wide array of invented swear words used in the show. When the scene switches back to the real world, the producer (Willie Garson) replies that he has "no idea what that is", likely referring to "Farscape"'s relative obscurity. Coincidentally, the announcement of "Stargate SG-1"'s own cancellation was made shortly after this episode ran.
Stargate SG-1
Although "Stargate SG-1" employed freelance writers, most of the 214 "Stargate SG-1" episodes were written by Brad Wright (Seasons 1–10), Jonathan Glassner (Seasons 1–3), Katharyn Powers (Seasons 1–6), Robert C. Cooper (Seasons 1–10), Peter DeLuise (Seasons 4–8), Joseph Mallozzi & Paul Mullie (Seasons 4–10), Damian Kindler (Seasons 6–10) and Alan McCullough (Seasons 9–10). Martin Wood and Peter DeLuise directed the most episodes, with 46 episodes (Seasons 1–10) and 57 episodes (Seasons 2–10), respectively. Wood and DeLuise regularly made cameo appearances in their episodes and notably played the show-within-a-show directors in the cameo-heavy milestone episodes "Wormhole X-Treme!" and "200". Andy Mikita had been an assistant director since the pilot episode and directed 29 episodes from Season 3-10. "SG-1" director of photography Peter Woeste and camera operator William Waring directed 13 episodes each. Most staff writers and staff directors held producer positions. Several cast members also contributed story ideas and directed "SG-1" episodes.
Stargate SG-1
"Stargate SG-1" aired in the United Kingdom on Sky One with repeats on Sky Two, Sky Three and Channel 4. Sky One broadcast new episodes of the second half of most seasons before their American premiere. Brad Wright found it "almost embarrassing" that "Stargate SG-1" was much more popular in the United Kingdom than in Canada, where the show aired on Space, Citytv, A-Channel, Movie Central and French-language channels TQS and Ztélé. "Stargate SG-1" aired in Australia on Sci Fi Australia and Channel Seven. It aired in India on STAR World India and in Israel on Channel 1.
Cameron Mitchell (Stargate)
Colonel Cameron "Cam" Mitchell, USAF is a fictional character in the American military science fiction television series "Stargate SG-1", a science fiction show about a military team exploring the galaxy via a network of alien transportation devices. Played by Ben Browder, Cameron Mitchell is introduced as a main character in the season 9 premiere "Avalon", holding the military rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Air Force. Learning of the SG-1 team's off-screen separation after the previous season, Mitchell is assigned as new commanding officer of SG-1, which he remains throughout season 10 (2006–2007) and the direct-to-DVD films "", ending at the rank of Colonel for "" (2008).
List of Stargate games
The "Stargate SG-1 Roleplaying Game" is a role-playing game based on the Canadian-American television series "Stargate SG-1", released in 2003 by Alderac Entertainment Group. The game, based on AEG's "Spycraft", uses the "d20 System". It was considered canon by the publishers and the staff of MGM. When Sony purchased MGM, MGM lost the license to produce "Stargate" game products and the development license is unassigned.
Stargate Atlantis (season 4)
The fourth season of "Stargate Atlantis", an American-Canadian television series, began airing on September 28, 2007 on the US-American Sci Fi Channel. The fourth season concluded after 20 episodes on March 7, 2008 on Sci Fi. The series was developed by Brad Wright and Robert C. Cooper, who also served as executive producers. Amanda Tapping (Col. Samantha Carter) joins the cast as a regular for 14 episodes, Jewel Staite (Dr. Jennifer Keller) was a recurring character for eleven episodes, while regular cast member Torri Higginson (Dr. Elizabeth Weir) was a recurring cast member for four episodes. Other season four regular cast members include Joe Flanigan, David Hewlett, Rachel Luttrell and Jason Momoa.Episodes in bold are continuous episodes, where the story spans over 2 or more episodes.
With the season premier, "Adrift", Amanda Tapping replaces Torri Higginson in the opening credits sequence, with Paul McGillion no longer appearing. This marks Amanda Tapping's first appearance as a main character on Atlantis. It also marks the only time an actor has appeared in the opening credits of both "Stargate SG-1" and Atlantis. Christopher Judge has a cameo appearance as his "Stargate SG-1" character Teal'c in "Reunion" and guest stars in the episode "Midway". Judge is the last original "Stargate SG-1" regular to appear on Atlantis, as the other three characters in the original SG-1 team all appeared in Atlantis's first season, as did other SG-1 characters Hank Landry and George Hammond. Of the three other SG-1 regulars (namely Cam Mitchell, Vala Mal Doran and Jonas Quinn), Mitchell and Vala visited Atlantis in the SG-1 crossover episode "The Pegasus Project". Jodelle Ferland, who plays Princess Harmony in the episode "Harmony", previously appeared in the episode "Flesh and Blood" in Stargate SG-1 season 10 as a young Adria; and Crystal Lowe previously appeared in the episode "Emancipation" in season 1 of Stargate SG-1, in the two-part "The Kindred" Luke Perry and Rebecca Gayheart reprised the roles from 1997 miniseries "Invasion" as both Beau Stark (in Carter's Dream) and Cassie Winslow and Christopher Orr and Connor Trinneer both reprising as Pitt Henderson and Michael Kenmore respectively.
Full Circle (Stargate SG-1)
"Full Circle" is the season finale for season six of the Canadian-American military science fiction television series "Stargate SG-1". It was originally intended to be the last episode of "Stargate SG-1".The episode was written by executive producer Robert C. Cooper and directed by Martin Wood. The episodes received an average Nielsen household rating and a low syndication rating compared to other season six episodes. The episode got strong reviews from major media publishers worldwide.
List of Stargate SG-1 characters
Jack O'Neill is a USAF colonel (later brigadier general, major general and then lieutenant general) who led the original mission through the Stargate in "Stargate". He is played by Kurt Russell in the film, and by former "MacGyver" actor Richard Dean Anderson in a regular role in seasons 1–8, and in a recurring role in seasons 9–10, also Michael Welch played young Colonel O'Neill in episode "Fragile Balance". He also appears in "Stargate: Continuum", and in seasons 1 and 3 of "Stargate Atlantis". Colonel O'Neill is the leader of the SG-1 team in the first seven seasons, and takes charge of Stargate Command after his promotion to brigadier general at the beginning of season 8. He is promoted to major general at the beginning of season 9, and is reassigned to Washington, D.C., then makes sporadic appearances in the final episodes of season one of Stargate Universe.
Cameron Mitchell (Stargate)
Having sporadically watched episodes of "SG-1" over the years, Browder watched the first previous seasons of "SG-1" in two-and-a-half weeks to catch up with the show, which the writers would turn into a recurring in-joke that Mitchell had read every SG-1 mission report before joining the SG-1 team. Browder relocated to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, where "Stargate SG-1" was being filmed. His family, who had been with him in Australia during his "Farscape" years, stayed in Los Angeles, although Browder's children would appear as background characters in "The Ties That Bind" during their set visit.
Stargate (film)
The CD-ROM "Secrets of Stargate", released after the film, shows how the special effects were made. The film included behind the scenes of the film and the showing of interviews with the cast and the production members. Dean Devlin eventually gave Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) the rights over the film, and author Bill McCay wrote a series of five novels based on Emmerich's notes, continuing the story the original creators had envisioned.
In 1996, MGM hired Brad Wright and Jonathan Glassner to create a spin-off television series. "Stargate SG-1" premiered on the American subscription channel Showtime on July 27, 1997 and ended its ten-season run in 2007. "Stargate SG-1" itself spawned the non-canon animated television series "Stargate Infinity" (2002–2003), and the live-action television series "Stargate Atlantis" (2004–2009) and "Stargate Universe" (2009–2011).
List of Stargate SG-1 episodes
"Stargate SG-1" is a Canadian-American military science fiction television series created by Brad Wright and Jonathan Glassner. The series resumes the story of the 1994 "Stargate" film, where a military team led by Colonel Jack O'Neill and supported by the archeologist Daniel Jackson use an ancient alien artifact called the Stargate to travel to a planet where an alien named Ra oppressed the planet's people by posing as a god. After the Earth team defeated Ra, O'Neil returns to Earth while Daniel Jackson stays on the planet. The series pilot, which takes place roughly one year after the events of the film, reveals that Ra was not the only alien to use Stargates to transport human slaves to many worlds for thousands of years.
Mythology of Stargate
"Stargate SG-1" takes place mostly in the Milky Way galaxy. Brad Wright and Jonathan Glassner tried to stay true to the feature film, but also wanted "Stargate SG-1" to be unique in its own way. "Stargate SG-1" gradually evolved away from the basic premise of the film and developed its own unique mythological superstructure. "Stargate SG-1" elaborated on the film's Egyptian hybrid mythology and mixed in other historical mythologies, coming up with a mythological superstructure that explains the existence of all of the other mythologies in the overarching "Stargate" narrative. The series expands upon Egyptian mythology (notably the Egyptian gods Apep/Apophis, and Anubis as Goa'uld villains), Norse mythology (notably the god Thor as an Asgard ally), Arthurian legend (notably Merlin as an Ancient ally), and many other mythologies like Greek and Roman mythology. "SG-1" does not introduce new alien races as often as some other science fiction television series. Most civilizations that the Goa'uld had transplanted maintain much of their original Earth culture, and "Stargate SG-1" does not equate civilization with technology like many other sci-fi shows do. Newly encountered races or visited planets are integrated into the mythology, although plotlines of individual episodes are often new, self-standing and accessible for new audiences, giving a compelling internal coherence.
Stargate Infinity
Stargate Infinity (often abbreviated as SGI or just Infinity) is an American-Canadian-French animated science fiction television series and part of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's (MGM) "Stargate" franchise, but is not considered official "Stargate" canon. The show was created by Eric Lewald and Michael Maliani, as a spin-off series of "Stargate SG-1", which was created by Brad Wright and Jonathan Glassner in 1997 after the release of the original film, "Stargate" (1994) by Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich. The animation had a low viewership rating and poor reception; it was canceled after one season. It was co-produced by Les Studios Tex S.A.R.L. and DIC Entertainment Corporation, in association with MGM Television Entertainment and directed by Will Meugniot.
Avalon (Stargate SG-1)
"Avalon" (Parts 1 and 2) are the Season 9 premiere episodes of the science fiction television series "Stargate SG-1".
They marked the beginning of a "new" "Stargate SG-1" that continued after the total closure and possible ending of the previous season. Despite seeing the departure of Richard Dean Anderson's Jack O'Neill, it sees the introduction of Ben Browder as Lt. Colonel Cameron Mitchell, Beau Bridges as Major General Hank Landry, and Lexa Doig as Dr. Carolyn Lam. They also bring in Claudia Black's character Vala Mal Doran as a recurring character, later to become a regular in Season 10, and introduce entire new storylines including further information about the Ancients, their links to Arthurian legends, and their origins.
200 (Stargate SG-1)
Shortly after this episode was aired, Gateworld announced that the Sci-Fi Channel had decided not renew "Stargate SG-1" for the coming year. The Channel later confirmed this decision, at the same time announcing that "Stargate Atlantis" had been picked up for another season. Many fans denounced Gateworld's cancellation announcement, both the timing of it (apparently it had been made while the cast and crew were celebrating the episode's airing)—and the decision itself, on the ground that, while ratings were not as high as they had been in previous seasons, the series was still drawing an audience of a respectable size. (For example, it had a season average of 2 million viewers in Australia, half of them in the 18–49 demographic.) Sci Fi responded that the cancellation decision had not been based on ratings so much as a feeling the series had run its course. Some of the main characters in "SG-1" re-appear later in episodes of "Atlantis" and "Universe" and in the direct-to-DVD sequel films, "" and "".
List of Stargate Universe episodes
The first season consists of 20 episodes. Brad Wright and Robert C. Cooper wrote the three-parter series opener named "Air", which was originally planned to be a two-parter. The first two parts of "Air" premiered on Syfy on October 2, 2009, with regularly weekly airing beginning on October 9, 2009. "Fire" was originally going to be the title for episode four, but the story and script was too big to be able to fit into one episode, so the producers changed it to become a two-parter called "Darkness" and "Light", therefore pushing all future episodes forward one slot. "Justice" was the mid-season finale. The back half of the first season aired on Friday April 2, 2010 on Space and Syfy.
Amanda Tapping
Tapping is best known for her portrayal of Samantha Carter in the science fiction television series "Stargate SG-1", which debuted in 1997. After "SG-1" aired its final episode, Tapping reprised the role of Samantha Carter on "Stargate Atlantis" as the new commander of the Atlantis expedition. In Season 5, however, Tapping's role on the show was reduced to that of "special guest-star" with only occasional appearances because she chose to focus her attention on the development of a new series for Syfy called "Sanctuary". The show expanded on an original series of eight webisodes released on the internet in 2007. The bulk of the scenery and characters were entirely green screen and CGI creations. Tapping served as both star and Executive Producer of the show.
Full Circle (Stargate SG-1)
"Full Circle" was originally intended to be the last episode of "Stargate SG-1". It is also the last episode to feature Corin Nemec (who portrayed Jonas Quinn) as a main cast member. It is also the last episode where Alexis Cruz (who portrayed Skaara) appears. Nemec was open to continue playing Jonas Quinn after season 6 or in a feature film or a spin-off series, but a new contract was reached with Michael Shanks for Daniel to return in season 7. The role of Jonas was therefore reduced to recurring status in season 7. Nemec welcomed the producers' openness for story pitches and offered several story ideas. He wrote the mid-season-7 episode "Fallout" and considered pitching more stories afterwards, but he became busy with other projects. Jonas is seldom mentioned in the series after this point but after Season 10's "Counterstrike" stated that the Ori conquered Jonas's homeworld, "Stargate" producer Joseph Mallozzi said in his blog that "in [his] mind, Jonas went underground and is still alive somewhere, resisting the Ori army."
Stargate SG-1 (roleplaying game)
The "Stargate SG:1 RPG" (2003) followed Alderac Entertainment Group's publication of the "Spycraft" d20 espionage game, and was entirely compatible with first edition "Spycraft". "Stargate SG:1" started receiving season guides and other supplements but MGM decided to pull AEG's license; thus, the RPG only covered the first two seasons of the show.
Daniel Jackson (Stargate)
In the television series "Stargate SG-1", Daniel's life changes when his wife and his brother-in-law are abducted and turned into hosts for the Goa'uld. Daniel joins the SG-1 team in hopes of rescuing them. Daniel is briefly reunited with Sha're, who had been made host to Apophis' queen Amonet, in season 2's "Secrets", when she temporarily controls her body while pregnant with the Harcesis child Shifu. Shortly after Teal'c kills Sha're in season 3's "Forever in a Day", Sha're gives Daniel information to find her child, reconfirms her love for him and asks him to forgive Teal'c. Daniel remains a part of the team and later saves his brother-in-law Skaara from the Goa'uld Klorel in season 3's "Pretense". In season 3's "Maternal Instinct", Daniel discovers the Harcesis child on another planet and leaves him under the care of Oma Desala, a being of great power and wisdom. SG-1 meets Shifu again as a much older boy in season 4's "Absolute Power".
Stargate Atlantis
When producers Brad Wright and Robert C. Cooper thought the original "Stargate SG-1" series was going to be cancelled after season five, due to Showtime's announcement that they were canceling the show, they came up with the idea of making a new feature film. However, as the ratings on its new home at the Sci Fi Channel were quite good, the idea was pushed to season six and then to season seven. Wright had initially intended to set the new show in Antarctica under the ice. It would have replaced Stargate Command (SGC) as Earth's conduit to other worlds.
Stargate SG-1
The first seven seasons had 22 episodes each, which was reduced to 20 episodes for the last three seasons. Episodes of the first seasons were filmed over a period of 7.5 working days, which decreased to a targeted average of six working days in the last seasons. All episodes were filmed in wide-screen, although "Stargate SG-1" was broadcast in aspect ratio in its first years. The transition to the broadcast of episodes in the wider 16:9 ratio gave directors more freedom in frame composition. The first three seasons of "Stargate SG-1" were filmed on 16 mm film, notwithstanding scenes involving visual effects that had always been shot on 35 mm film for various technical reasons. After a test run with the Season 3 finale, "Nemesis", "Stargate SG-1" switched to 35 mm film for all purposes at the beginning of Season 4. Digital HD cameras were used for filming beginning with Season 8.
Stargate SG-1 (season 1)
The 100-minute premiere "Children of the Gods", which aired on July 27, 1997 at 8 p.m, received Showtime's highest-ever ratings for a series premiere and ranked as the highest-rated original movie to premiere on Showtime at the time. The show got a 10.5 rating in Showtime's approximately 12 million U.S. households, which equaled approximately 1.5 million homes in total. Season one regular cast members included Richard Dean Anderson, Amanda Tapping, Michael Shanks, Christopher Judge and Don S. Davis.
Stargate SG-1
The plot of "Stargate SG-1" picks up a year after the conclusion of the events recounted in the original feature film. It follows the present-day adventures of SG-1, a military team from Earth. SG-1 and a dozen other SG teams venture to distant planets using an alien portal known as a Stargate, which in the series is housed in a top-secret United States Air Force military base known as Stargate Command (SGC) in the underground Cheyenne Mountain Complex in Colorado Springs, Colorado. In the first eight seasons, the mission of the SG teams is to explore the galaxy and search for alien technology and allies to defend Earth against the Goa'uld, a snake-like parasitic alien race that takes humans as unwilling hosts. As explained in the series' backstory, the Goa'uld had transported human slaves from Earth to other habitable planets across the galaxy thousands of years ago and now pose as gods of old Earth mythologies, particularly Ancient Egypt. SG-1 eventually learns that highly evolved human-like beings, known as the Ancients, had originally built the Stargate network millions of years earlier, before ascending to a higher plane of existence, after which they pledged not to interfere in the lives of other species. The Ori, a faction of the same race as the Ancients who instead use their powers to subjugate other species by religious indoctrination, assume the role of the main antagonists in Season 9 and Season 10.
Stargate SG-1
On August 21, 2006, a few days after the premiere of "SG-1" milestone episode "200", the Sci Fi Channel confirmed that "Stargate SG-1" was not being renewed for an eleventh season. While news outlets cited declining ratings, expensive production and lack of promotion as possible reasons for the cancellation, the Sci Fi Channel's Mark Stern merely stated the decision was not ratings-based. Instead, he said the production staff was given enough time to tie up all the loose ends of the story and "SG-1" cast members were planned to be incorporated into the renewed "Stargate Atlantis". Meanwhile, the "SG-1" producers and rights-holder MGM expressed a desire to continue "SG-1" as a movie, mini-series, or an eleventh season on another network. Brad Wright confirmed the production of two direct-to-DVD films in October 2006, and Amanda Tapping joined the "Atlantis" cast for their fourth season. The first film, "", was released in March 2008 and wraps up the Ori storyline. The second film, "", is an alternate time-line time travel story and was released in July 2008. A special edition of the two-hour pilot episode "Children of the Gods" with re-edited scenes and a different score has also been produced.
Stargate
In 1997, Jonathan Glassner and Brad Wright co-developed "Stargate SG-1", a television series intended to continue the story laid down by the original film. Although new actors were cast, several roles from the film were reprised, including the main characters Daniel Jackson and Jack O'Neill (which was re-spelled to include an extra "L"). The Stargate Command setting was transferred from a fictional military facility located in Creek Mountain, to the Cheyenne Mountain Complex. Other variations and differences between the original film and "SG-1" mostly concern the location of the planet Abydos, the alien Ra, the race of Ra's underlings (Jaffa), and Stargate travel.
Samantha Carter
Amanda Tapping was part of the "Stargate SG-1" main cast for all of the show's ten seasons. She did not appear in season 6's "Disclosure" or season 7's "Inauguration" except in clips from previous episodes and was completely absent from season 8's "Prometheus Unbound" and the season nine episodes "Avalon (Part 2)", "Origin", "The Ties That Bind" and "The Powers That Be" due to Tapping's maternity leave (she appeared briefly in "Avalon (Part 1)" to explain her absence); and season ten's "Bad Guys".
Stargate SG-1
"Stargate SG-1" ranked #28 on "TV Guide"s Top Cult Shows Ever. In 2005, "SG-1" and "Atlantis" shared the number four spot in a poll about the "most popular cult TV shows" on the British "Cult TV" website. "SG-1" was also included in the list of "17 All-Time Great Cult TV Shows You Say We Missed" by "Entertainment Weekly" in 2009. The astronomers David J. Tholen and Roy A. Tucker enjoyed the "SG-1" arch villain Apophis so much that they named their discovered near-Earth asteroid "99942 Apophis".
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Original name: Stargate SG-1
Origin: United States
Date started: 1997
Date ended: 2007
Creator: Brad Wright & Jonathan Glassner
First network to broadcast: Showtime
Related series: "Stargate Infinity", "Stargate Atlantis" and "Stargate Universe"
Firefly (TV series)
Brad Wright, co-creator of "Stargate SG-1" has said that the 200th episode of SG-1 is "a little kiss to "Serenity" and "Firefly", which was possibly one of the best canceled series in history". In the episode, "Martin Lloyd has come to the S.G.C. [Stargate Command] because even though 'Wormhole X-Treme!' was canceled after three episodes, it did so well on DVD they're making a feature [film]". The follow-up film, "Serenity", was voted the best science fiction movie of all time in an "SFX" magazine poll of 3,000 fans. "Firefly" was later ranked #25 on "TV Guide"s Top Cult Shows Ever. The name for the Google beta app Google Wave was inspired by this TV series.
Stargate SG-1 (roleplaying game)
Stargate: SG-1 Roleplaying Game is a role-playing game based on the TV series "Stargate SG-1", released in 2003 by Alderac Entertainment Group. The game, based on AEG's "Spycraft", uses the "d20 System". Since Sony did not renew AEG's contract to publish the game, it is now out of print.
George Hammond (Stargate)
After playing General Hammond for nearly 150 episodes in seven seasons, Don S. Davis decided to leave "Stargate SG-1" in late 2003. He had suffered from prolonged health problems and was grateful that the "Stargate SG-1" producers had previously continued his employment and had scheduled episodes around his surgeries. Davis turned towards painting and sculpting, but continued to work in the film and television industry including the "Stargate" franchise, continuing to appear in every season of "Stargate SG-1". Davis died from a heart attack at the age of 65 on June 29, 2008, shortly before the release of "Stargate: Continuum", his last on-screen appearance as General Hammond. The "Stargate" producers closed the final "Stargate Atlantis" episode, "Enemy at the Gate", with a dedication card to Don S. Davis; the episode also mentions the off-screen passing of General Hammond, with Earth's newest ship being named in his honor.
Stargate fandom
Stargate fandom is a community of people actively interested in the military science fiction film "Stargate" and the television shows "Stargate SG-1" (SG1), "Stargate Infinity" (SGI), "Stargate Atlantis" (SGA), "Stargate Universe" (SGU) and their spin offs. The first franchise release, "Stargate" (1994) spawned four television series successors, four movies (two in production), a plethora of merchandise, and a massive franchise collectively known as the "Stargate" (owned by Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer and aired by Syfy, which now owns television properties they previously held with Carolco Pictures).
Stargate SG-1
According to Stan Beeler and Lisa Dickson in their 2005 book "Reading Stargate SG-1", the only science fiction shows to exceed the staying power of "SG-1" are "Doctor Who" and the "Star Trek" franchise, although "The X-Files" and "Buffy"/"Angel" might have comparable longevity. Brad Wright cited continuity in the creative team and fan loyalty as reasons for the show's longevity. With its 202nd episode, "Company of Thieves", "Stargate SG-1" surpassed "The X-Files" as the longest-running North American science fiction series on television, until passed by Smallville in 2011, which was in turn passed by The X-Files. "Doctor Who" fans dispute "SG-1" listing in the 2007 "Guinness World Records" as the "longest-running science fiction show (consecutive)", as 695 episodes of the British show were produced but not shown consecutively between 1963 and 1989.
List of awards and nominations received by Stargate SG-1
"Stargate SG-1" was nominated for 2 Golden Reel Awards by the Motion Picture Sound Editors.
"Stargate SG-1" was nominated for 2 Hugo awards.
"Stargate SG-1" won twelve Leo Awards out of 53 nominations.
Teal'c
When the SG-1 team is captured on Chulak in the pilot episode of "Stargate SG-1", Teal'c defects from Apophis and joins the SG-1 team. He believes this will provide an opportunity eventually to defeat the Goa'uld and bring freedom to all Jaffa. Teal'c finds a home at Stargate Command (SGC) on Earth and occasionally visits his wife Drey'auc and his young son Rya'c on Chulak "(see section Relationships)". SG-1 joins forces with Bra'tac in many missions against Apophis in the next four seasons. Teal'c's integrity in the team is tested after he kills Daniel's wife Sha're in season 3's "Forever in a Day" to stop her torturing Daniel. After SG-1 succeeds in killing Apophis in the season 5 premiere, "Enemies", Chulak becomes a free planet.
Stargate SG-1
"Stargate SG-1" was first released on DVD in some European nations in volumes of typically four episodes each, beginning with "The Best of Season 1" as Volume 1 in the United Kingdom in 2000. Each following season was released as six individual volumes (except Season 10 with five volumes), beginning with the first four episodes of Season 2. In 2000, the series was first released in the United States on DVD as a three-episode movie. The following year, Seasons 1-8 were released in five-disc amaray box sets in the United States. MGM Home Entertainment (Europe) began releasing complete season box sets (including Season 1) alongside the individual volumes in 2002. The British season box sets were usually released half a year after a season's last volume release in the UK. "Stargate SG-1" was also released in DVD season box sets in Australia.
Stargate SG-1
Showtime's announcement that it would not renew "Stargate SG-1" after Season 5 coincided with Michael Shanks's decision to leave the show over concerns of being underutilized. The Sci Fi Channel picked up the show and substituted a new character, played by Corin Nemec. Casting agents had met Nemec in the courtyard of MGM's Santa Monica offices by chance and had offered him the role of Jonas Quinn. Addressing rumors that it had forced Shanks's departure, Sci Fi said in February 2002 that the network had "absolutely never requested that any cast changes be made... and although we regret the loss of Michael Shanks, we think that Corin Nemec will be a great new presence in the cast." Nemec's early appearances, beginning with the penultimate episode of Season 5 "Meridian", failed to win over some of the show's fans. Nemec was willing to continue playing the character after Season 6 or in a feature film or a spin-off series. However, the producers reached an agreement with Shanks to return full-time in Season 7, leaving Nemec with a recurring role. Don S. Davis left "Stargate SG-1" after Season 7 for health reasons, but appeared in a recurring capacity until his death on June 29, 2008.
Stargate SG-1 (season 9)
The ninth season of "Stargate SG-1" was nominated for several awards in 2006, but won none. "Origin" was nomininated for a Gemini Award in the category "Best Achievement in Make-Up", while both "Beachhead" and "Camelot" were nominated for "Best Visual Effects". "Camelot" was also nominated for a Gemini for "Best Sound in a Dramatic Series". Director of Photography Jim Menard was nominated for a Leo Award in the category "Best Cinematography in a Dramatic Series". Ben Browder and Claudia Black were nominated for a Saturn Award in the categories "Best Actor on Television" and "Best Supporting Actress on Television", respectively. "Stargate SG-1" was also nominated in the Saturn category "Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series", but lost to "Battlestar Galactica", then in its second season.Episodes in bold are continuous episodes, where the story spans over 2 or more episodes.
Martin Wood (director)
Martin Wood is a Canadian television director who has been directing since the mid-1990s. Specializing in science fiction, where he is best known for his work as a director and producer on "Stargate SG-1" (46 episodes), as well as its spin-off series "Stargate Atlantis" (30 episodes).
Torri Higginson
In 1995, two years prior to "Stargate SG-1"'s premiere, Higginson starred in the movie "Jungleground" with three other actors from the "Stargate" franchise: Peter Williams (Apophis), JR Bourne (Martouf), and Lexa Doig (Dr. Lam). Higginson took over the role of Dr. Elizabeth Weir from Jessica Steen in a guest spot on the season eight opener of "Stargate SG-1". She was then carried over as the leader of the Atlantis expedition on "Stargate Atlantis" and continued playing that role until the end of the show's third season, afterwards being reduced from a main cast member to a recurring role in the fourth season. She did not reprise the role for the show's fifth season.
Stargate
The average viewership to "Stargate SG-1" and "Atlantis" was around 10 million a week worldwide. According to "Stargate SG-1" and "Atlantis" co-creator Brad Wright, the show is popular in Great Britain, Germany, France and Australia, but with a steadily declining viewership in homeland Canada. It was estimated that around 30 million "Stargate" DVDs were sold worldwide in 2006.
List of recurring Earth characters in Stargate SG-1
Master Sergeant "Sly" Siler, (played by Dan Shea, seasons 1–10) – A sergeant at the SGC and one of its primary technicians and engineers. First appearing in season 1's "Solitudes", he remains a background character throughout the run of "Stargate SG-1" and also occasionally appears in Earth-based episodes of "Stargate Atlantis". Dan Shea is primarily the stunt co-ordinator for "Stargate SG-1", responsible for the budgets and locations of stunts, and the hiring of stunt people before co-ordinating all stunt action. He is also a stunt double for Richard Dean Anderson, for whom he stood in and stunt-doubled in "MacGyver". Siler is subsequently shown to be involved in many accidents at the SGC, which is parodied in dialogue and action in several "SG-1" episodes such as season 4's "Window of Opportunity", season 7's "Heroes" and the milestone episode "200".
Stargate SG-1
"Stargate SG-1" has had several opening title sequences, which are generally preceded by a teaser act. The credits are normally sixty seconds long. Richard Dean Anderson was the only "SG-1" actor whose name appeared before the show's title. Michael Shanks' name was moved near the end of the opening credits with the appendage "as Daniel Jackson" after his return to the show in Season 7. Some DVD versions of early "SG-1" seasons have different opening credits from the television versions, as do the direct-to-DVD films. Composer Joel Goldsmith adapted David Arnold's "Stargate" feature film score for "SG-1"s opening title theme, which remained the same during the run of "Stargate SG-1" and its direct-to-DVD films.
The first opening title sequence, used in the first five seasons, shows a slow-pan camera move over Ra's mask. The "Stargate SG-1" producers had run out of time before the premiere of Season 1 and simply re-used the accelerated opening title sequence of the feature film. Ra's mask had been created in the feature film's model shop and had originally been filmed with a motion-control camera. Partly because Ra's mask looked cross-eyed, Brad Wright approached the art department in the following years to produce a new opening title sequence; however, the sequence remained the same until the show's move to the Sci-Fi Channel. During the first five seasons when the show was syndicated, a separate introduction was used; this intro is still used by Sci-Fi for Seasons 1-5. This version uses action shots of the original cast.
List of Stargate Atlantis episodes
"Stargate Atlantis" premiered on July 16, 2004 on the channel Sci Fi Channel. The Sci Fi Channel would air all the five seasons made for the series. Since the American broadcast splits each season to allow the production to catch up, the British and Canadian channels Sky One and The Movie Network aired the second part of some seasons before their American counterpart. "Stargate Atlantis"' finale episode premiered in the United States on the Sci Fi Channel on January 9, 2009. The series finale was also the series' 100th episode. All five seasons of "Stargate Atlantis" are available on DVD. A direct-to-DVD film tentatively titled "Stargate: Extinction" was planned, but was later shelved.
Stargate SG-1
In April 2009, MGM confirmed a third new "SG-1" film that Brad Wright had first announced in May 2008. Joseph Mallozzi revealed the working title as "Stargate: Revolution". The film was planned to be written by Wright and former "Stargate Atlantis" executive producer Carl Binder. Martin Wood would serve as director. The premise of the film would have been the "possibility of the Stargate program going public". According to Wright, the film would center on the Jack O'Neill character and would reunite as many of the "SG-1" cast as possible, depending on the cost of the film and actor availability. The character of Vala Mal Doran would not appear in the film. Amanda Tapping confirmed her appearance in this "SG-1" film and the first "Atlantis" movie in September 2008, and Michael Shanks (Daniel Jackson) confirmed his and Richard Dean Anderson's participation in January 2009. No contracts had been signed by April 2009, but Wright stated that he "can almost guarantee we are proceeding with the "SG-1" movie this year [2009]". Nevertheless, production was put on hold. Wright explained that the late-2000s recession made DVD premieres less lucrative for MGM than in the years before, and he also pointed to the financial crisis of MGM as reason for the delay. Wright and Joe Mallozzi expressed optimism that production would eventually start, until Wright announced in April 2011 that the "SG-1" film project was permanently shelved, along with plans for future "Atlantis" and "Stargate Universe" films and a cross-over film incorporating elements from all three series. By then, neither the "Atlantis" nor "Universe" television series were produced anymore. Still, Wright did not rule out future "Stargate" films, saying; "It's a franchise. "Stargate" is not over. Somebody smart from MGM is going to figure it out and something will happen."
Stargate SG-1
The series was a ratings success for its first-run broadcasters and in syndication and was particularly popular in Europe and Australia. "Stargate SG-1" was honored with numerous awards and award nominations in its ten-season run. It also spawned the animated television series "Stargate Infinity", the live-action spin-off TV series "Stargate Atlantis" and "Stargate Universe" and the direct-to-DVD films "" and "". Merchandise for "Stargate SG-1" includes games and toys, print media and an original audio series.
List of Stargate SG-1 characters
George S. Hammond is a USAF Major General (later Lieutenant General) who commands Stargate Command in the first seven seasons. He is played by Don S. Davis in a regular role in seasons 1–7 and in a recurring role afterwards. He also appears in "Stargate: Continuum" and season 1 of "Stargate Atlantis". Hammond took over from Major General West, commander of the Stargate Project in the original "Stargate" film, and originally intended the Stargate Program to be his last assignment before retirement. General Hammond worked at the Cheyenne Mountain complex (the present-day location of Stargate Command) in 1969. Hammond originates from Texas and became a widower when his wife died of cancer. He has two grandchildren, Kayla and Tessa.
Stargate SG-1
Due to prior engagements, Claudia Black of "Farscape" fame could not accept the offers to guest-star on "Stargate SG-1" until the Season 8 episode "Prometheus Unbound". The producers liked the on-screen chemistry between Black's Vala Mal Doran and Shanks's Daniel so much that they re-introduced her in a six-episode story Arc to cover for the maternity leave of Amanda Tapping at the beginning of Season 9. At the same time, Richard Dean Anderson left the show to spend more time with his daughter (his schedule had been reduced incrementally since Season 6). The role of the leading man was filled with Ben Browder (also of "Farscape" fame), who had met with the "Stargate" producers as soon as the introduction of new main characters for Season 9 was discussed. The producers had met him during sci-fi conventions and had previously discussed casting him in other "Stargate" roles. The producers approached Emmy Award-winning actor Beau Bridges directly to play the role of Hank Landry. Claudia Black's guest appearances were so popular with the cast, crew and audience that the actress returned for the last two Season 9 episodes (with her pregnancy worked into the plot) and she joined the cast full-time in Season 10.
Damian Kindler
Kindler worked on MGM Television's "Stargate SG-1" and "" television series. He joined the "Stargate" production team at the start of "Stargate SG-1's" sixth season, eventually becoming a Co-Executive Producer for the series.
New Order (Stargate SG-1)
"New Order" is the two-part Season 8 premiere of the science-fiction series "Stargate SG-1". The episode earned a 2.4 Nielsen rating, a new record high for the show during its run on cable, which has since been tied, but never beaten. It also became the most-watched regular series episode ever for the Sci Fi Channel and the highest rated episode in the history of "Stargate SG-1", drawing 3.22 million viewers. Part 2 was nominated for a Gemini Award in the category "Best Visual Effects".)
Stargate Universe (season 1)
The first season of "Stargate Universe" consists of 20 episodes. Brad Wright and Robert C. Cooper wrote the three-parter series opener named "Air", which was originally planned to be a two-parter. The first two parts of "Air" premiered on Syfy on October 2, 2009, with regularly weekly airing beginning on October 9, 2009. "Fire" was originally going to be the title for episode four, but the story and script was too big to be able to fit into one episode, so the producers changed it to become a two-parter called "Darkness" and "Light", therefore pushing all future episodes forward one slot. "Justice" was the mid-season finale. The back half of the first season aired on Friday April 2, 2010 on Space and Syfy.
Stargate: Resistance
"Stargate Resistance" is set in the second decade of the Stargate Program, after the end of "Stargate SG-1". Samantha Carter has been promoted to General according to an easter egg on the SGC level and is in charge of the Stargate program. Over the last decade, the SGC has spread Earth's influence throughout the galaxy, freeing enslaved peoples and developing a free Galactic culture of humanity once enslaved by the System Lords. But the System Lords do not accept this change in the status quo. Intent on regaining what they once held, the new System Lords are beginning an organized assault on key locations throughout the galaxy. Their goals are to drive out the SGC and re-enslave these "lost" populations.
Martin Wood (director)
Along with Peter DeLuise, Andy Mikita and Will Waring, Wood was one of "Stargate SG-1"'s main directors during its 10-year run. He also frequently appears as an extra known as "Major Wood" in the "Stargate SG-1" episodes that he directs, often assisting Sergeant Siler as a repairman using the oversized crescent wrench that serves as an inside joke. He is also featured on many "Stargate SG-1" and "Stargate Atlantis" DVD special features, such as featurettes and audio commentaries.
Stargate SG-1
Since "Stargate SG-1" was expensive to produce, MGM arranged an agreement with Showtime that "SG-1" could air in syndication six months after their premiere on Showtime. All 22 Fox stations aired the first seasons after their Showtime debut, providing a clearance of 41% of the United States. The Sci Fi Channel made its largest single programming acquisition of $150 million in 1998 by buying the exclusive basic cable rights to the MGM package "Stargate SG-1", "The Outer Limits" and "". Showtime decided to end its association with "Stargate SG-1" at the end of Season 5, saying that the show still had a sizeable viewership but could no longer draw new subscribers due to its availability in syndication.
16 mm film
The first three seasons of "Stargate SG-1" (bar the season 3 finale and the effects shots) were shot in 16 mm, before switching to 35 mm for later seasons.
Window of Opportunity (Stargate SG-1)
"Window of Opportunity" is the sixth episode from season 4 of the science fiction television series "Stargate SG-1", and first aired on the American subscription channel Showtime on August 4, 2000. The episode is based on a time loop scenario, with SG-1 team members Colonel O'Neill and Teal'c repeatedly reliving the same ten hours after a mission on a planet. Since the rest of their team and all personnel at Stargate Command are unaware of the happenings and do not remember the time resets, O'Neill and Teal'c are forced to find a solution on their own.
Stargate Atlantis
Stargate Atlantis (often abbreviated SGA) is a Canadian-American adventure and military science fiction television series and part of MGM's "Stargate" franchise. The show was created by Brad Wright and Robert C. Cooper as a spin-off series of "Stargate SG-1", which was created by Wright and Jonathan Glassner and was itself based on the feature film "Stargate" (1994). All five seasons of "Stargate Atlantis" were broadcast by the Sci-Fi Channel in the United States and The Movie Network in Canada. The show premiered on July 16, 2004; its final episode aired on January 9, 2009. The series was filmed in and around Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Stargate Atlantis (season 2)
The second season of the television series "Stargate Atlantis" commenced airing on the Sci Fi Channel in the United States on July 15, 2005, concluded on The Movie Network in Canada on January 30, 2006, and contained 20 episodes. The show itself is a spin off of its sister show, "Stargate SG-1". The series was developed by Brad Wright and Robert C. Cooper, who also served as executive producers. Season two regular cast members include Joe Flanigan, Torri Higginson, Jason Momoa, Rachel Luttrell, Paul McGillion, and David Hewlett as Dr. Rodney McKay. The second season focuses on the Atlantis Expedition continuing to make the Wraith think that the city self-destructed, (The Siege Part III) while continuing to explore Pegasus and hunt for ZPMs (although they do have one now) this means at times lying to new allies about the city even sometimes claiming to be a small contingent that escaped the Siege; the season also marks the first time the Expedition is able to make contact with Earth although doing so uses a lot of power so the contact is oftentimes via the Daedalus, an intergalactic Earth-Asgard vessel commanded by Col. Steven Caldwell who makes clear his desire to be Military Leader of Atlantis but eventually settles for a sort of advisory role as it becomes clear that Dr. Weir and the Lt.Col Sheppard are a duo not to be messed with. The central plot of the second season is the development of Dr. Beckett's retrovirus, which can, theoretically, turn a Wraith into a human.
Stargate Atlantis
While "Stargate Worlds" (SGW) was mainly about the story arc to "Stargate SG-1", the first expansion pack was planned to be about "Stargate Atlantis". Atlantis and the Pegasus Galaxy would have presented much additional content, with all five seasons' worth aired by the time of the game's release. It was ideal for an expansion, and this was what the developers intended for this facet of the "Stargate" franchise at that stage.
Michael Shanks
Shanks played archaeologist Dr. Daniel Jackson throughout the first five seasons of "Stargate SG-1" before leaving the show at the end of Stargate SG-1's fifth season, citing creative differences concerning the under-use of his character and the direction of the show as a whole. He made several guest appearances throughout the sixth season playing his own character, as well as voicing the Asgard character Thor. Shanks returned for the seventh and subsequent seasons, winning the Leo Award for Best Lead Performance By A Male in a Dramatic Series in 2004 for the seventh season episode "Lifeboat". During the series' tenth and final season, he signed up for 16 of the 20 episodes, taking some time off in March 2006 for the birth of his third child (second with wife and occasional co-star Lexa Doig).
Stargate
Stargate is a science fiction media franchise based on the film written by Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich. The franchise is based on the idea of an alien Einstein–Rosen bridge device (the Stargate) that enables nearly instantaneous travel across the cosmos. The franchise began with the film "Stargate", released on October 28, 1994, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Carolco, which grossed US$197 million worldwide. In 1997, Brad Wright and Jonathan Glassner created a television series titled "Stargate SG-1" as a sequel to the film. This show was joined by "Stargate Atlantis" in 2004, "Stargate Universe" in 2009, and a prequel web series, "Stargate Origins", in 2018. Also consistent with the same story are a variety of books, video games and comic books, as well as the direct-to-DVD movies "", "" and "Stargate: Children of the Gods", which concluded the first television show after 10 seasons.
Stargate SG-1
Originally envisioned as a replacement for "SG-1", the spin-off series "Stargate Atlantis" began airing in tandem with "SG-1" eighth season in summer 2004, setting a series record of 3.2 million viewers for "SG-1" and a Sci Fi record as most-watched episode of a regular series ever (at the time) for "Atlantis" with 4.2 million viewers. "Battlestar Galactica" joined the two "Stargate" series in January 2005, making Sci Fi the leader among basic cablers on Friday nights over the summer of 2005. The producers considered replacing "Stargate SG-1" with a new show named "Stargate Command" after "SG-1"s eighth season, but the Sci Fi Channel decided to continue "SG-1" with a slightly changed cast for a ninth season instead. Season 9's average slipped from 2.4 million viewers in late 2005 to 2.1 million viewers with 1.8 household rating during early 2006, which Sci Fi's Mark Stern attributed to the "tech-savvy, toy-loving, time-shifting audience" whose use of digital video recorders excluded them in ratings compilations. Meanwhile, the decline of "SG-1" 2005–2006 syndication household ratings was consistent with the overall decline in syndicated sci-fi action hours. Sci Fi ordered a record-breaking tenth season of "SG-1" in 2005, but announced it would not renew the show for an eleventh season in summer 2006 "(see #Cancellation and future)". The final "SG-1" episode, "Unending", premiered on Sky1 in the UK on March 13, 2007 and attracted approximately 2.2 million viewers on the Sci Fi Channel on June 22, 2007.
Stargate SG-1 (season 8)
After production wrapped on season seven, the writers came together and pitched ideas for "Stargate"'s eighth and presumably final season. Seasons five through seven had previously been expected to be the last, but the show was renewed each year. The team ultimately agreed on about ten initial episodes, two of which would comprise a two-hour premiere intended to address issues remaining from the season seven finale.
Stargate SG-1
The producers embraced humor and wanted "SG-1" to be a fun show that did not take itself too seriously. Brad Wright regarded "SG-1" as a family show with adequate violence as opposed to random or gratuitous violence. Christopher Judge did not consider "SG-1" as a "message show by any stretch of the imagination, but occasionally there are messages there". Aimed at a popular audience, "Stargate SG-1" emphasized its present-day-Earth story frame by frequently referencing popular culture, like "The X-Files" and "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" had done before. Jonathan Glassner had written "The Wizard of Oz" references into his own scripts since the first season, which the other writers imitated after Richard Dean Anderson began referencing the film on his own. O'Neill references Richard Dean Anderson's favorite television series, "The Simpsons", throughout the show. "SG-1" makes meta-textual references to the process of writing and filming a science fiction TV series in several episodes and alludes to the main actors' previous TV roles in the pilot episode (Carter: "It took us fifteen years and three supercomputers to MacGyver a system for the gate on Earth") and in a "Farscape" vignette in the milestone episode "200".
Small Victories
"Small Victories" was filmed over the course of seven days like most "SG-1" episodes. After the first three seasons of "Stargate SG-1" had been filmed on 16 mm film (except for shots incorporating visual effects, where experience had shown 35 mm to work better), "Nemesis" was filmed entirely on 35 mm film as a test run, and season 4 switched to the new gauge for all filming purposes.
Stargate fandom
GateWorld was inaugurated on October 22, 1999 as "Starguide," a fan site that has changed addresses and servers many times since then. The site was developed by "SG-1" fan, Darren Sumner to be an online community for the show "Stargate SG-1", similar to web sites for other science fiction shows. Though the site focused on "Stargate", other parts of the site were devoted to other sci-fi series in the form of episode guides. It was during this time that Starguide was given the new name GateWorld. The main site was completely redesigned in 2006 to coincide with the broadcast of "Stargate SG-1"s milestone 200th episode. With the cancellation of "Stargate SG-1", Gateworld announced its support for SaveStargateSG1, a fan run campaign to get international networks and executives to show support for "Stargate SG-1" and to help get it back on the air.
Stargate Atlantis
"Stargate Atlantis" started as a spin off from the fellow American military science fiction series, "Stargate SG-1". The pilot episode of "Atlantis" first aired on July 16 on American television broadcasting networks. The pilot episode, entitled "Rising" reached a Nielsen rating of 3.2, a height never surpassed by any other "Atlantis" episodes. "Rising" is also the strongest rated episode and most watched episode ever broadcast by Sci Fi Channel, gathering over 4 million viewers in the United States according to "Variety" (2004). In the United Kingdom, it was viewed by 1.28 million people, placing it first in the most viewed shows in Sky One for the week. "Rising" was nominated for several awards. The follow-up episode to "Rising", earned a Nielsen Rating of 2.5, a drastic decline from the debut episode. The average viewership of "Atlantis" first ten episode in the United States were around 3 million according to ABC TV Group analysis, there after the viewship declined until the second half of the last season, at this time the average viewer rating was around 2.1 million.
MGM Television
On July 27, 1997, MGM's long-running cable television series, "Stargate SG-1", first aired.
Peter DeLuise
DeLuise has made guest appearances on the television shows "The Facts of Life", "21 Jump Street" spin-off "Booker", "Friends", "Supernatural", "", "Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda", and "Stargate SG-1".
In 1997, he began working on the series "Stargate SG-1", serving as producer, writer, director, and creative consultant. He has appeared, normally as an extra, in every episode of the series he has directed. He went on to work as executive producer, director and writer for the "Stargate SG-1" spin-off "Stargate Atlantis", and directed eight episodes of the spin-off "Stargate Universe". His father, Dom DeLuise, made a guest appearance in the "Stargate SG-1" episode "Urgo", which Peter directed. Peter also made a cameo in the episode as the "Urgo" character transformed to be a young man in a United States Air Force uniform.
Stargate SG-1
For each episode's score, Goldsmith simulated a real orchestra with a synthesizer palette of an eighty-piece symphony orchestra for budgetary reasons, although he occasionally used two or three musicians for added orchestral authenticity. Goldsmith's long-time assistant Neal Acree started composing additional music for "Stargate SG-1" in Season 8. The amount of composed music varied between 12 and 33 minutes out of a 44-minute episode, with an average of around 22 to 26 minutes, making the full symphonic score of "SG-1" more time-consuming to create than for general TV shows. Since Goldsmith lived a thousand miles away from Vancouver, he and the producers discussed ideas over the phone and exchanged tapes via Federal Express for several years until the show switched to Internet file transfers.
Science fiction
In 1987 "" began a torrent of new shows, including three further "Star Trek" continuation shows ("", "" and "") and "Babylon 5". "Red Dwarf", a comic science fiction series aired on BBC Two between 1988 and 1999, and on Dave since 2009, gaining a cult following. To date, eleven full series of the show plus one "special" miniseries have aired. The latest series, dubbed "Red Dwarf XII", started airing in October 2017. "The X-Files", which featured UFOs and conspiracy theories, was created by Chris Carter and broadcast by Fox Broadcasting Company from 1993 to 2002. "Stargate", a film about ancient astronauts and interstellar teleportation, was released in 1994. "Stargate SG-1" premiered in 1997 and ran for 10 seasons. Spin-off series included "Stargate Infinity", "Stargate Atlantis", and "Stargate Universe".
Richard Dean Anderson
In 1997, Anderson returned to television as the lead actor of the series "Stargate SG-1", a spin-off of the 1994 film "Stargate". He played the lead from 1997 to 2005 and had a recurring role from 2005 to 2007. Since 1997, he has starred in only one film: "", released in 2008, as a spin-off film after the "Stargate SG-1" series finale in 2007. He appeared in the follow-up "Stargate" series "" and "" (as Major General and later Lieutenant General Jack O'Neill).
Stargate SG-1
"Stargate SG-1" was filmed in and around Vancouver, British Columbia, mainly at The Bridge Studios and NORCO Studios, which offered "Stargate SG-1" tax breaks throughout its run. The cost of an "SG-1" episode increased from US$1.3 million in the first seasons to an estimated US$2 million per episode in Season 10, partly due to unfavorable exchange rates. Many Vancouver area landmarks were incorporated into the episodes, such as the campus of Simon Fraser University, which became the setting of the capital of the Tollan, an alien civilization. Production faced many weather problems because of the moderate oceanic climate of Vancouver, although rain could be eliminated from film. The Season 3 episode "Crystal Skull" was the first episode to be filmed on a virtual set.
Stargate literature
"Stepping Through the Stargate: Science, Archaeology, and the Military of Stargate SG-1" is a collection of works which are centered around the science fiction TV series "Stargate SG-1". The book takes a thoughtful, but light-hearted look at the popular, award-winning television series. It was edited by P. N. Elrod and Roxanne L. Conrad and published by BenBella Books in 2004. The book is a non-fiction collection of essays, articles, and personal recollections by cast and crew members, scientists, military experts, and various science fiction writers, all of whom are fans of the show. James Tichenor special effects head of "Stargate SG-1" and actor Tom McBeath (who played Colonel Harry Maybourne) and "Stargate" comic book writer James Kuhoric. Even an Air Force Colonel were some of many who helped to write the collection of works.
George Hammond (Stargate)
Don S. Davis was a stand-in and stunt-double for Dana Elcar in "MacGyver", a 1985–1992 television series that starred Richard Dean Anderson (who also portrayed "Stargate SG-1"s lead character Jack O'Neill). At the time, Davis had suffered burnout from teaching acting classes at the University of British Columbia for ten years, and later considered the work on "MacGyver" "a new lease on life". When the producers cast "Stargate SG-1" in 1996, they asked Davis to read for the role of George Hammond and contracted him for multiple years. Davis considered General Hammond in the initial character breakdown as a two-dimensional by-the-book character and a mere foil for O'Neill, and was dissatisfied with the view of the pilot episode's director, Mario Azzopardi, who in particular wanted Hammond to be a military stereotype. Davis, who had served as an army Captain in Korea in the 1960s, felt that the character breakdown did not mirror the reality of military service, and he was reluctant to portray such a role for several years. The producers eventually allowed Davis to humanize the character during the run of the show.
Stargate SG-1 (season 1)
The initial season had five main characters getting star billing. Richard Dean Anderson portrayed formerly suicidal United States Air Force Colonel Jonathan "Jack" O'Neill. Michael Shanks played the American Egyptologist Daniel Jackson. Both O'Neill and Jackson appeared in the 1994 film "Stargate". Amanda Tapping played astrophysicist and United States Air Force officer Samantha "Sam" Carter. Christopher Judge portrayed Teal'c, a Jaffa from Chulak and former First Prime of Apophis. Don S. Davis played George Hammond, the new leader of the Stargate program, taking over after General W.O. West. Numerous supporting characters have been given expansive and recurring appearances in the progressive storyline, including: Teryl Rothery as Janet Fraiser, Gary Jones as Chevron Guy (later identified as Walter Harriman), Jay Acovone as Charles Kawalsky (portrayed by John Diehl in the 1994 feature film), Tom McBeath as Harry Maybourne, and Ronny Cox as Robert Kinsey, among others.The original airing of "Children of the Gods" on Showtime featured full frontal nudity during the scene showing the possession of Sha're (Vaitiare Bandera) by Amonet. While this has never been repeated on network television and subsequent airings have had the nudity cut out for syndication; it was rated R by the MPAA. According to Brad Wright, the Showtime network had insisted on the full frontal nudity despite Wright's vocal opposition; Wright told fan site GateWorld that he would cut the nudity scene from the 2009 direct-to-DVD recut of the pilot episode. The DVD version, in fact, only retains a portion of this scene, with full frontal nudity being cut and a partial syndicate friendly back nudity version used. Likely because of the nudity, the original version of this episode as well as the next two episodes of the series are the first and only ones in the series to be rated by the MPAA (it is rated R), while in the UK the episode is rated 18 by the BBFC (all other episodes have generally been rated PG, or 12, very occasionally 15). It is rated M in Australia, recommended for (but not restricted to) viewers 15 and older. The version available online through streaming is the uncut, original version of the episode.
Daniel Jackson (Stargate)
In the 1994 film, Dr. Jackson is an archaeologist who is a part of the first team to go through the Stargate on a reconnaissance mission, led by Colonel Jack O'Neil. He then becomes one of the main characters of the subsequent television series "Stargate SG-1", where he, Jack O'Neill, Samantha Carter and Teal'c make up SG-1, a part of the Stargate Program whose goal is to explore the galaxy and defend against alien threats. Jackson is part of SG-1 until his death at the end of the season 5, when he is replaced by Jonas Quinn.
List of recurring Earth characters in Stargate SG-1
Robert Picardo was in the main cast of "" from 1995 to 2001. He was familiar with "Stargate SG-1" from his time as a Showtime subscriber. He was offered a one-day guest star as Richard Woolsey for the "SG-1" episode "Heroes" in season seven (2004) while he was working on "The Outer Limits" in Vancouver (where "Stargate SG-1" is filmed). He was then brought back for the follow-up episode "Inauguration", which began the rehabilitation of the Woolsey character. With the story introduction of the IOA, the Woolsey character made more regular appearances to "annoy people". Eventually, humor was added to the role, and the character was spun over to "Atlantis" as a recurring guest character. Picardo later became a main character in "Stargate Atlantis".
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Most DVDs contain behind-the-scenes features, audio commentaries for nearly all episodes beginning with Season 4 and production galleries. The box sets of the first eight seasons were re-released with slim packaging in all regions, beginning in the United States in summer 2006. A complete series set was first released in the United States in October 2007, containing 50 discs from the ten seasons of "Stargate SG-1" and four bonus discs with content not part of the original sets. More than 30 million copies of DVDs had been sold by 2006.
George Hammond (Stargate)
Lieutenant General George S. Hammond, USAF (Ret.) is a fictional character in the "Stargate franchise". Played by American actor Don S. Davis, General Hammond serves as the commander of Stargate Command (SGC) in the first seven seasons of the television series "Stargate SG-1". He is relieved of command in the series' season 7 finale "Lost City", but becomes head of the new Homeworld Security department at the beginning of season 8. Hammond's off-screen retirement is confirmed in "SG-1"s season 10, and the character's death is mentioned in the series finale of "SG-1"s spin-off series "Stargate Atlantis", "Enemy at the Gate".
Stargate SG-1
The story of "Stargate SG-1" begins about a year after the events of the feature film, when the United States government learns that an ancient alien device called the Stargate can access a network of such devices on a multitude of planets. SG-1 is an elite United States Air Force special operations team, one of about 20 teams from Earth who explore the galaxy and defend against alien threats such as the Goa'uld, the Replicators and the Ori. The series draws primarily upon Egyptian mythology, Greek mythology, Norse mythology and Arthurian legend.
Rodney McKay
Doctor Rodney McKay is a contractor for the United States Air Force and makes his first appearance in the "Stargate SG-1" episode "48 Hours", the fourteenth episode of "Stargate SG-1" Season 5, as a scientist who joins the fictional Stargate Program. McKay was seen in two more episodes of "Stargate SG-1" before becoming a main character in "Stargate Atlantis" which was set in the Pegasus Galaxy. His next appearances in "Stargate SG-1" were in Alternate timeline and different realities until the crossover episode "The Pegasus Project" in season ten. Overall, McKay and Joe Flanigan's character John Sheppard are the only two characters who appeared in every episode of "Stargate Atlantis", with McKay being the character with the most screentime.
Stargate: Continuum
In the now-restored timeline, SG-1, completely unaware of the previous events, watch the extraction proceed without incident. On Earth, Daniel wonders what Ba'al meant by his fail-safe."Stargate: Continuum" was written by Brad Wright and directed by Martin Wood. Some scenes for this film were already shot at the end of March 2007, but the original start date was set for May 22, 2007 at Vancouver's Bridge Studios. The production budget was US$7 million. Due to the postponement of this film until the 5th season of "Stargate Atlantis" was airing, there is a continuity error with Carter and Mitchell's rank. In the ending credits they are listed as lieutenant colonels. However, when they fly the F-15s they are each wearing the rank of colonel. This is due to the fact that during filming producers realized that the film would probably be released after Carter character had been promoted on "Atlantis". In the season 5 premiere of that show, Sam, already a colonel, leaves Atlantis to attend the extraction, thus setting this film about a year after "".
The original draft for the film started with a view of the Tok'ra city, but Brad Wright eventually decided that the film should start in Stargate Command (SGC) to show what SG-1 represented. When writing lines for the character Jack O'Neill, Wright tried to write lines that felt "natural" and not "forced," saying it was of major importance. The inclusion of many recurring characters from the series "Stargate SG-1" was decided on to make old fans feel more "welcome" to the new film. The unnamed Captain of the "Achilles" dead body was originally supposed to be revealed when SG-1 traveled back to Earth; Wright commented on the case, calling it "gross". Richard Dean Anderson was not supposed to appear at the start of the film, where he was killed. According to Wright, he was only set to appear in the alternate timeline in Antarctica because that's what Wright "asked him to do."
Stargate SG-1
According to Wright and Cooper, the worldwide popularity of science fiction was a factor in "SG-1" success and the good international reception helped keep the series on the air in the beginning. Several newspapers reported in 2005–2006 that "Stargate SG-1" aired in over 100 countries with a weekly worldwide viewership of around 10 million, but "The New York Times" gave different numbers in 2004, saying that the show was broadcast in sixty-four countries with more than 17 million viewers a week. "Stargate SG-1" had a particularly fervent response in the United Kingdom, Germany, France and Australia.
Stargate Origins
Stargate Origins (abbreviated as SGO) is an American science fiction adventure web series and part of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's "Stargate" franchise. The program is based on the 1994 science fiction film "Stargate" by Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich and its spin-off "Stargate SG-1". It was announced on July 20, 2017 at the 2017 San Diego Comic Con as part of "Stargate SG-1"s 20th anniversary celebration. The series consists of 10 episodes, each 10 minutes in length, essentially a 10-episode feature length movie, and expands upon the existing mythology of the "Stargate" franchise. "Stargate Origins" premiered with 3 episodes on February 14, 2018 on MGM's Stargate Command subscription service. A 104 minutes long ‘Feature Cut‘ titled "Stargate Origins: Catherine" was released on June 19, 2018 on digital retail outlets around the world in SD, HD, and 4K formats. ‘Feature Cut‘ additions include a fresh sound mix, enhanced visual effects, a new title sequence, and subtitles in 12 different languages.
Stargate
"Stargate Infinity" is an American animated science fiction television series created by Eric Lewald and Michael Maliani as a spin-off from its sister show, "Stargate SG-1". The story arc in "Infinity" is set 30 years into the future and follows Gus Bonner and his team. Bonner's team was created after he was framed for a crime he did not commit. He escaped from Stargate Command (SGC) after the hostile alien race Tlak'kahn attacked the SGC to find the chrysalis. Together with his team he escapes through the Stargate with the chrysalis. From that point forward they go from planet to planet until they find the evidence to clear their names while learning about the unique cultures in the galaxy, so that they can one day return to Earth. The story arc was never resolved because of low viewership ratings and the show was cancelled in 2003.
Stargate SG-1
The SGC set had to be twice as high for shooting as the Stargate prop, but one of Hudolin's original plans of a three-level set was rejected in favor of a two-level set. The gateroom was the biggest room on set and could be redesigned for other scenes. Two multi-purpose rooms were frequently redecorated into the infirmary, Daniel's lab, the cafeteria or the gym. The SGC set and all other sets from the pilot episode were constructed within six weeks in January and February 1997, incorporating some original set pieces from the feature film. The SGC set would be largely dismantled in late 2008 to make room for the Icarus Base set of "Stargate Universe".
Stargate
The longest-running series, "Stargate SG-1" sets the context having the "Milky Way" galaxy as a failed state in which Goa'uld System Lords war against each other. Goa'uld used superior technology to pose as gods to the human populations who had been deported from Earth to everywhere in the galaxy; these people are kept in poverty, ignorance and slavery. The US Stargate Command represents simultaneously a higher level of civilization and a lower level of technology during conflicts. Only a small portion of stargate dial numbers do not lead to planets dominated by the Goa'uld.
Stargate (device)
For most of the run of "Stargate SG-1", Earth was under constant threat from the Goa'uld, and is no match for their superior technology. In the face of this threat, the US Air Force established a top-secret base, the SGC (Stargate Command), as a frontline defence. Multiple teams are formed and sent on missions through the stargate, their primary objective being exploration, and through it the discovery of intelligence, technology and allies to help in the fight against the Goa'uld. The primary team is called SG-1, and the series follows their adventures.
List of Stargate Universe episodes
"Stargate Universe" is a Canadian-American military science fiction television series created by Brad Wright and Robert C. Cooper as a spin off from its sister shows, "Stargate SG-1" and "Stargate Atlantis".
Stargate SG-1 (season 1)
The design of the Stargate Command (SGC) base was supposed to match the real Cheyenne Mountain complex as much as possible. The set had to be twice as high for shooting as the 22 feet tall Stargate prop, but one of Hudolin's original plans of a three-level SGC set was rejected in favor of a two-level set. The gateroom was the biggest room on set and could be redesigned for other scenes. Two multi-purpose rooms were frequently redecorated into the infirmary, Daniel's lab, the cafeteria or the gym. The SGC set and all other sets from the pilot episode were constructed within six weeks in January and February 1997, incorporating some original set pieces from the feature film.
Stargate SG-1 (season 2)
Vaitiare Bandera, who plays Sha're, was actually pregnant with Michael Shanks' child during the filming of "Secrets". Following the events in the episode "A Matter of Time", Sally Malcolm would write two books, "A Matter of Honor" and "The Cost of Honor", that detail SG-1's attempts to save SG-10 from the planet. The late Season 2 episode "Serpent's Song" was the first "SG-1" episode that was directed by Peter DeLuise. He would go on to direct more episodes than any other director involved with the series, even passing Martin Wood, who began directing in Season 1. "Out Of Mind" was the second time a clip show has been used, the first being Season 1 episode "Politics".
Stargate SG-1
Since "SG-1" ratings were good from a financial standpoint, the Sci Fi Channel picked up MGM's offer to continue the show into a sixth season, yet with a slightly reduced budget. Sci Fi aired new episodes of "Stargate SG-1" in the 9 p.m. Friday slot between "The Dead Zone" and "Farscape", while it aired older "SG-1" episodes in a four-hour block every Monday at 7 p.m. Episodes were broadcast in US syndication six months after their premiere on Sci Fi. The sixth season was supposed to be the show's last, but Sci Fi renewed "SG-1" at the last minute. The sixth and seventh seasons made "Stargate SG-1" Sci Fi's highest-rated original series with an average of 2 million viewers in over 1.3 million households, elevating Sci Fi into the top 10 cable networks in the United States. For the next few years, the producers believed each current season to be the show's last and repeatedly wrote big series finales, but the success of "Stargate SG-1" put off their plans of ending the show to write a new "Stargate" feature film. Sci Fi cut the length of an "SG-1" season from 22 to 20 episodes from Season 8 onwards.
Stargate
"Stargate" took in $16.7 million on its opening weekend, and received mixed reactions from critics; while it was panned by some critics such as Roger Ebert, several positive reviews counterbalanced this leading to a score of 46% on Rotten Tomatoes. Although the film was originally intended as the first of a trilogy of films, Emmerich and Devlin ultimately moved on to produce "Independence Day", and it was not until 2006 that Devlin showed renewed interest in developing sequels. In the intervening time, copyright-holder MGM succeeded the film with the television series "Stargate SG-1" without the input of Emmerich and Devlin.