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

User Rating:

8.6/10   

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 | Hieroglyphs | Space Travel | Wormhole | Evil Plot

Awards:

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

US TV Schedule:

Sat. July 11	2:03 AM	SCIFI	Fragile Balance	#7.3
Mon. July 13	6:00 PM	SCIFI	Show and Tell	#2.20

Cast

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)

Runtime:

60 min (214 Episodes)

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

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) | 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:

Peter DeLuise tries to work the name "Penhall" into every script he directs. This was the last name of his character from "21 Jump Street" (1987). In episode 7.7, "Enemy Mine", A Colonel calls out to two soldiers; Hanson and Penhall. Hanson was the name of Johnny Depp's character.

Goofs:

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

Quotes:

Jack O'Neill: It's what we do...

Movie Connections:

Featured in Sci Fi Lowdown: Behind the Stargate - Secrets Revealed (2005) (TV)

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

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

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

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