The fifth season of the

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

'' commenced airing on Showtime in the United States on June 29, 2001, concluded on Sky1 in the United Kingdom on February 6, 2002, and contained 22 episodes. The fifth season introduces future

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Jonas Quinn portrayed by Corin Nemec from 2002–2004. The fifth season is about the ongoing war with the Goa'uld Empire after the death of Apophis at the start of the season and the rise of a new

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named

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. SG-1, a military-science team, are set to explore the Milky Way Galaxy. The one-hour premiere " Enemies", which debuted on June 29, 2001, on Showtime had the lowest syndication of the seasons episode, but overall got a high viewership level. This would be the last season to feature Apophis alive, but he would return in dreams and alternate realities and timelines. The series was developed 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 '' Star ...

and

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. Season five regular cast members include

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, with

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, and Don S. Davis.

Production

Many crew members appeared in " Wormhole X-Treme!", the 100th episode of ''Stargate SG-1''. The director of a ''Wormhole X-Treme!'' episode, played by

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, was the director of this ''Stargate SG-1'' episode. A ''Wormhole X-Treme!'' writer is played by Robert C. Cooper, a ''Stargate SG-1'' writer and executive producer. Further cameos include

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(who co-wrote this episode), producer N. John Smith, and ''Stargate SG-1'' writer Ron Wilkerson as ''Wormhole X-Treme!'' crew members; ''Stargate SG-1'' property master David Sinclair as the ''Wormhole X-Treme!'' assistant director; make-up artist Jan Newman as a make-up artist; director

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and producer

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as the characters being beaten by Col. Danning; ''Stargate SG-1'' director Martin Wood as an NID agent; and several more. The two executives who commented on how unrealistic Lloyd's spacecraft looked are played by ''Stargate SG-1'' executive producer Michael Greenburg and executive producer/co-creator

. In "

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", Elisabeth Rosen appears as Lieutenant Jennifer Hailey, who originally appeared in the episode " Prodigy". Courtenay J. Stevens appears as Lieutenant Elliot, a role which he would reprise in the episodes "

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" and "

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". He would also later appear in the first season of ''

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'', playing the role of Keras in " Childhood's End." David Kopp appears as Lieutenant Grogan, who would return in Season Five episode "The Sentinel". Grace Park, famed for her appearance on the re-imagined ''Battlestar Galactica'' as Sharon Valerii, makes an appearance as Lieutenant Satterfield. "48 Hours" marks the first appearance of

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. He would recur in future ''Stargate SG-1'' episodes and join the main cast of ''

''. For "Summit", Martouf was originally meant to appear, having survived " Divide and Conquer." However, J. R. Bourne was unavailable for filming, which necessitated developing a new host for Lantash. Jonas Quinn makes his first appearance in "Meridian" and goes on to take Daniel Jackson's place on SG-1 throughout season six. Jackson does not appear in " Revelations". However, it is implied at the end that the breeze SG-1 feels is Daniel.

does appear as the voice of

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. This is the last episode where Michael Shanks would be listed in the main cast until season seven.

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who portrayed

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does the voice of

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. According to the episode audio commentary, Rothery performed her lines on-set to help give the actors a reference point. However,

and Rothery could not keep a straight face as the eye line they were given was a blinking light in Rothery's chest. This episode ended the ''SG-1'' tradition of ending the season with a

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until Season 9.

Reception

"Enemies" was nominated for an

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in the category "Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series" and a

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in the category "Best Visual Effects". For "Ascension",

won a

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in the category "Dramatic Series: Best Lead Performance – Female". For "Proving Ground",

was nominated for a

in the category "Dramatic Series: Best Director". "The Warrior" was nominated for a

in the category "Dramatic Series: Best Overall Sound". "Revelations" was nominated for an

in the category "Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series" and won a

in the category "Best Visual Effects".

Main cast

* Starring

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as Dr. Daniel Jackson *

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* With

Teal'c Teal'c of Chulak is a fictional character in the 1997 military science fiction television series ''Stargate SG-1''. Portrayed by Christopher Judge, Teal'c is a Jaffa warrior from the planet Chulak. As a Jaffa, Teal'c is a genetically modified h ...

* And Don S. Davis as Major General George Hammond

Episodes

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

Home media

Notes

References

External links

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