Stargate SG-1 ''Stargate SG-1'' (often stylized in all caps, or abbreviated ''SG-1'') is a military science fiction adventure television series within Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's ''Stargate'' franchise. The show, created by Brad Wright and Jonathan Glassner, ...

'' is a

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television series created by

Brad Wright Brad Wright (born May 2, 1961) is a Canadian television producer and screenwriter. He is best known as the co-creator of the television series ''Stargate SG-1'' (with Jonathan Glassner), '' Stargate Atlantis'' (with Robert C. Cooper) and '' Sta ...

and

Jonathan Glassner Jonathan Glassner is a television writer, director, and producer. He is known for his involvement with ''Stargate SG-1'' (where he was executive producer for the first three seasons) and '' The Outer Limits''. Glassner was initially noticed as ...

. The series resumes the story of the 1994 '' Stargate'' film, where a military team led by Colonel Jack O'Neill and supported by the

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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. ''Stargate SG-1'' premiered on July 27, 1997, on the subscription channel Showtime. After five seasons on the same network, the

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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

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, and two direct-to-DVD ''Stargate'' films have continued the series, the first released in March 2008, the second in July 2008. The cast of the first five seasons consisted of

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starring as Col. Jack O'Neill,

Michael Shanks Michael Garrett Shanks (born December 15, 1970) is a Canadian actor, writer and director. He is best known for his role as Daniel Jackson in the long-running military science fiction television series '' Stargate SG-1'' and as Charles Harris ...

as Dr. Daniel Jackson,

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as Cpt./Maj.

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(who would be promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel in Season 8 and to Colonel in the films),

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as the Jaffa alien

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, and Don S. Davis as Maj. Gen. George Hammond. Michael Shanks left the series after Season 5, and his function was assumed by

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as the non-earth human Jonas Quinn in Season 6. Shanks continued to have a recurring role in season 6, rejoined the cast in Season 7, and stayed part of the main cast until the series' end. After Don S. Davis' departure from ''Stargate SG-1'' after Season 7, Richard Dean Anderson's character was promoted to Brigadier General in Season 8; Anderson left the series' main cast after that season, but continued to appear periodically.

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and Beau Bridges replaced them as Lt. Col. Cameron Mitchell and Maj. Gen. Hank Landry in Season 9, respectively. The last actor to join the main cast was

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, who resumed her previously recurring role as

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in Season 9.

Series overview

Episodes

''Note: Episodes in bold are continuous episodes, where the story spans over 2 or more episodes.''

Season 1 (1997–98)

Season 2 (1998–99)

Season 3 (1999–2000)

Season 4 (2000–01)

Season 5 (2001–02)

Season 6 (2002–03)

Season 7 (2003–04)

Season 8 (2004–05)

Season 9 (2005–06)

Season 10 (2006–07)

Movies

After the SciFi Channel's decision to not renew ''Stargate SG-1'' in 2006, the ''SG-1'' producers and rights-holder MGM expressed a desire to continue ''SG-1'' as a movie, mini-series, or an 11th season on another network. Brad Wright confirmed the production of two direct-to-DVD films in October 2006, which eventually became '' Stargate: The Ark of Truth'' and '' Stargate: Continuum''. A special edition of the two-hour pilot episode "

Children of the Gods "Children of the Gods" is the first episode of the military science fiction television series ''Stargate SG-1''. It was written by producers Jonathan Glassner and Brad Wright and was directed by Mario Azzopardi. The episode first aired on July 27, ...

" with re-edited scenes, all new visual effects, and a new score by

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was released in July 2009. In April 2009, MGM confirmed a third new ''SG-1'' film that Brad Wright had first announced in May 2008. However, this last project (entitled '' Stargate: Revolution'') was put on hold and eventually got shelved permanently in 2011.

Home media

Footnotes

References

External links

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