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| image                = Stargate SG-1 1997 logo.svg
| genre                = [[Action fiction|Action]]-[[Adventure fiction|adventure]]<br>[[Military science fiction]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/work/stargate-132284|publisher=Allmovie|access-date=January 4, 2010|title=Stargate: Overview|author=Brenner, Paul|archive-date=November 16, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101116210432/http://allmovie.com/work/stargate-132284|url-status=live}}</ref>
| company              = Double Secret Productions<br>Gekko Film Corp.<br>(1997–2005)<br>(seasons 1–8)<br>[[MGM Television]]<br>[[Sony Pictures Television]]<br>(2005–2006)
| runtime              = 44 minutes
| theme_music_composer = [[Joel Goldsmith]]<br >[[David Arnold]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Series Music Department. Stargate - SG1 (TV Series, 1997 - 2007). |url=https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0118480/fullcredits/music_department |access-date=March 22, 2024 |website=IMDB.com}}</ref>
| composer             = [[Joel Goldsmith]]
| creator              = {{unbulleted list| [[Brad Wright]] | [[Jonathan Glassner]] }}
| based_on             = ''[[Stargate (film)|Stargate]]''<br />by [[Roland Emmerich]]<br />[[Dean Devlin]]
| executive_producer   = {{unbulleted list| [[Jonathan Glassner]] (1–8) | [[Brad Wright]] (1–6, 8–9) | [[Robert C. Cooper]] (5–10) | [[Joseph Mallozzi]] (8–10) | [[Paul Mullie]] (8–10) | [[Richard Dean Anderson]] (2–8) | Michael Greenburg (1–8) }}
| starring             = {{unbulleted list| [[Richard Dean Anderson]] | [[Michael Shanks]] | [[Amanda Tapping]] | [[Christopher Judge]] | [[Don S. Davis]] | [[Corin Nemec]] | [[Ben Browder]] | [[Beau Bridges]] | [[Claudia Black]] }}
| country              = {{unbulleted list| Canada | United States }}
| language             = English
| network              = [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]]
| network2             = [[Syfy|Sci Fi]]
| related              = {{Plainlist|
*''[[Stargate (film)|Stargate]]''
*''[[Stargate Atlantis]]''
*''[[Stargate: The Ark of Truth]]'' 
*''[[Stargate: Continuum]]''
*''[[Stargate Universe]]''
}}
| first_aired          = {{Start date|1997|7|27}}
| last_aired           = {{End date|2002|5|17}}
| first_aired2         = {{Start date|2002|6|7}}
| last_aired2          = {{End date|2007|6|22}}
| num_seasons          = 10
| num_episodes         = 214 + 2 [[List of Stargate SG-1 episodes#Movies|DVD films]]
| list_episodes        = List of Stargate SG-1 episodes
}}

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'''''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 Wright]] and [[Jonathan Glassner]], is based on the 1994 science fiction film ''[[Stargate (film)|Stargate]]'' by [[Dean Devlin]] and [[Roland Emmerich]]. The television series was filmed in and around the city of [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]], Canada. The series premiered on [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] on July 27, 1997, and moved to the [[Syfy|Sci Fi Channel]] on June 7, 2002; the  series finale aired on [[Sky1]] on March 13, 2007.

The series was a ratings success for its first-run broadcasters and in syndication and was particularly popular in Europe and Australia. [[List of awards and nominations received by Stargate SG-1|''Stargate SG-1'''s awards]] include eight [[Emmy]] nominations.  It also spawned the animated television series ''[[Stargate Infinity]]'', the live-action spin-off TV series ''[[Stargate Atlantis]]'', ''[[Stargate Universe]]'', and ''[[Stargate Origins]]'' and the [[direct-to-DVD]] films ''[[Stargate: The Ark of Truth]]'' and ''[[Stargate: Continuum]]''. Merchandise for ''Stargate SG-1'' includes games and toys, print media and an original audio series.

== Series overview ==
{{Main|List of Stargate SG-1 episodes{{!}}List of ''Stargate SG-1'' episodes|Mythology of Stargate{{!}}Mythology of ''Stargate''}}
[[File:Stargate SG-1 cast minus Jonas Quinn.jpg|thumb|left|The series' main cast]]
The plot of ''Stargate SG-1'' picks up a year after the conclusion of the events recounted in the [[Stargate (film)|original feature film]]. It follows the 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 (device)|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]]. The mission of the SG teams is to explore the galaxy and search for alien technology and allies to defend Earth against alien threats such as the [[Goa'uld]] (a snake-like parasitic alien race from planet P3X-888 that takes humans as unwilling hosts), the [[Replicator (Stargate)|Replicators]] and the [[Ori (Stargate)|Ori]]. 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 Egyptian deities|Ancient Egypt]]. The series also draws upon [[Ancient Greek religion|Greek]], [[Roman mythology|Roman]], and [[Norse mythology]], as well as the [[Matter of Britain#Arthurian cycle|legend of King Arthur]]. SG-1 eventually learns that highly evolved human-like beings, known as the [[Ancient (Stargate)|Ancients]], had originally built the Stargate network millions of years earlier, before [[Ascension (Stargate)|ascending to a higher plane of existence]], after which they pledged not to interfere in the lives of other species.

=== Apophis Arc ===
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[[File:NORADNorth-Portal.jpg|thumb|The [[Cheyenne Mountain Complex]] in [[Colorado]], United States is home to Earth's fictional Stargate Command in the ''Stargate'' universe.]]
The pilot episode ("[[Children of the Gods]]"), set one year after the events of the original feature film, introduces the Goa'uld [[System Lord]] [[Apophis (Stargate)|Apophis]] ([[Peter Williams (actor)|Peter Williams]]) as the main antagonist when he attacks Earth's mothballed SGC military base through the Stargate and kidnaps an airman. The SGC is brought back into action when the Stargate is revealed to be part of an interplanetary network connecting countless planets. SG teams are created to help defend Earth against the Goa'uld, who have interstellar pyramid warships and vast armies of [[Jaffa (Stargate)|Jaffa]] (hereditary slaves and human incubators to the Goa'uld) at their disposal. Earth's flagship team SG-1, which includes Apophis's defected First Prime (lead Jaffa soldier) [[Teal'c]], initiates several alliances with other cultures in the galaxy, such as the Goa'uld-like but truly symbiotic [[Tok'ra]], the advanced human [[List of recurring alien characters in Stargate SG-1#Tollan|Tollan]], the pacifist [[Nox (Stargate)|Nox]], the benevolent [[Roswell Incident|Roswell]]-alien [[Asgard (Stargate)|Asgard]] and remnants of the powerful Ancients. Another alien threat arises in the [[Stargate SG-1 (season 3)|Season 3]] finale ("[[Nemesis (Stargate SG-1)|Nemesis]]") in the form of sentient machines called [[Replicator (Stargate)|Replicators]]. Meanwhile, rogue agents of a shadowy intelligence agency on Earth, the [[NID (Stargate)|NID]], repeatedly attempt to take control of the Stargate and other alien technology. Despite Apophis's death in the [[Stargate SG-1 (season 5)|Season 5]] premiere ("[[Enemies (Stargate SG-1)|Enemies]]"), the [[Goa'uld Empire]] remains a major foe in ''Stargate SG-1'' until the end of [[Stargate SG-1 (season 8)|Season 8]].

=== Anubis Arc ===
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After Apophis's defeat, the half-Ascended Goa'uld System Lord [[Anubis (Stargate)|Anubis]] ([[David Palffy]]) assumes the role of the primary antagonist of the show. This new villain possesses much of the knowledge of the Ancients and their technology. While Earth builds its first interstellar spaceship (the ''[[Prometheus (Stargate)|Prometheus]]'') in seasons [[Stargate SG-1 (season 6)|Season 6]] and [[Stargate SG-1 (season 7)|Season 7]], Anubis creates an army of almost invincible [[Kull Warrior]]s and wipes out or subordinates most of his adversaries amongst the System Lords. In the Season 7 finale ("[[Lost City (Stargate SG-1)|Lost City]]"), SG-1 discovers a powerful weapon in an Ancient outpost in Antarctica that annihilates Anubis's entire fleet and also sets the stage for the spin-off series ''[[Stargate Atlantis]]''. Ba'al subsumes much of Anubis's power in [[Stargate SG-1 (season 8)|Season 8]], while Anubis, who survived the destruction of his fleet in a disembodied form, quietly begins to re-assert his influence. Human-form Replicators begin to conquer the System Lords, but SG-1 finds and adjusts an Ancient weapon to destroy all Replicators throughout the galaxy. Near the end of Season 8 ("[[Threads (Stargate SG-1)|Threads]]"), it is revealed that the benevolent Ascended being [[Oma Desala]] ([[Mel Harris]]) is responsible for Anubis's original ascension. When she engages Anubis in an eternal stalemated battle on the Ascended plane to prevent his acting on the mortal plane, the Replicators and most System Lords have already been annihilated and the Jaffa win their freedom from Goa'uld rule.

=== Ori Arc ===
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The original SG-1 team disbands after the events of Season 8, but slowly reunites under new team leader [[Cameron Mitchell (Stargate)|Lt Col. Cameron Mitchell]] after the SGC inadvertently draws the attention of the Ori to the existence of sentient life in the Milky Way; the Ori are revealed to be a faction of ascended Ancients residing in another galaxy that are diametrically opposed to the Ancients' belief in strict noninterference in the lower planes of existence, sapping the energy from untold billions of "lower beings" (non-ascended sentient beings) by means of their worship in a religion called Origin. While the Ori send enhanced human beings named [[Prior (Stargate)|Priors]] to the Milky Way to convert the galaxy to Origin, Ba'al and some minor Goa'uld infiltrate Earth through ''The Trust''  (a coalition of rogue NID operatives) to rebuild their power. At the end of [[Stargate SG-1 (season 9)|Season 9]] ("Camelot (Part 1)"), the Ori begin an evangelistic crusade with their warships and effortlessly wipe out the combined fleet of Earth and its allies. The leader of the Ori, [[Adria (Stargate)|Adria]] ([[Morena Baccarin]]), is introduced in the premiere of [[Stargate SG-1 (season 10)|Season 10]] ("Flesh and Blood (Part 2)"). SG-1 searches for the Sangraal, an Ancient weapon that might defeat the Ori, while Ba'al and his clones attempt to find the weapon for their own purposes. With the help of the powerful Ancient [[Merlin (Stargate)|Merlin]] ([[Matthew Walker (Canadian actor)|Matthew Walker]]), SG-1 finds the construction plans of the Sangraal and sends a working version to the Ori galaxy. Shortly thereafter, Adria ascends. The direct-to-DVD film ''[[Stargate: The Ark of Truth]]'' ends the Ori Arc. The only influential Goa'uld in the last two seasons of ''Stargate SG-1'' is the System Lord [[Ba'al (Stargate)|Ba'al]] ([[Cliff Simon]]), who is defeated in the direct-to-DVD film ''[[Stargate: Continuum]]''.

== Main cast and characters ==
{{Main|List of Stargate SG-1 characters{{!}}List of ''Stargate SG-1'' characters}}
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Character
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Portrayed by
! scope="col" colspan="10" | Seasons
! scope="col" colspan="2" | Films
|-
! scope="col" style="width:5%;" | [[Stargate SG-1 (season 1)|1]]
! scope="col" style="width:5%;" | [[Stargate SG-1 (season 2)|2]]
! scope="col" style="width:5%;" | [[Stargate SG-1 (season 3)|3]]
! scope="col" style="width:5%;" | [[Stargate SG-1 (season 4)|4]]
! scope="col" style="width:5%;" | [[Stargate SG-1 (season 5)|5]]
! scope="col" style="width:5%;" | [[Stargate SG-1 (season 6)|6]]
! scope="col" style="width:5%;" | [[Stargate SG-1 (season 7)|7]]
! scope="col" style="width:5%;" | [[Stargate SG-1 (season 8)|8]]
! scope="col" style="width:5%;" | [[Stargate SG-1 (season 9)|9]]
! scope="col" style="width:5%;" | [[Stargate SG-1 (season 10)|10]]
! scope="col" style="width:5%;" | [[Stargate: The Ark of Truth|I]]
! scope="col" style="width:5%;" | [[Stargate: Continuum|II]]
|-
| scope="row" | {{center|[[Jack O'Neill]]}}
| {{center|[[Richard Dean Anderson]]}}
| colspan="8" {{CMain|Main}}
| colspan="2" {{CGuest|Guest}}
| {{cNone}}
| {{CMain|{{Abbr|M|Main}}}}
|-
| scope="row" | {{center|[[Daniel Jackson (Stargate)|Daniel Jackson]]}}
| {{center|[[Michael Shanks]]}}
| colspan="5" {{CMain|Main}}
| {{CRecurring|{{Abbr|R|Recurring}}}}
| colspan="6" {{CMain|Main}}
|-
| scope="row" | {{center|[[Samantha Carter]]}}
| {{center|[[Amanda Tapping]]}}
| colspan="12" {{CMain|Main}}
|-
| scope="row" | {{center|[[Teal'c]]}}
| {{center|[[Christopher Judge]]}}
| colspan="12" {{CMain|Main}}
|-
| scope="row" | {{center|[[George Hammond (Stargate)|George Hammond]]}}
| {{center|[[Don S. Davis]]}}
| colspan="7" {{CMain|Main}}
| {{CRecurring|{{Abbr|R|Recurring}}}}
| colspan="2" {{CGuest|Guest}}
| {{cNone}}
| {{CGuest|{{Abbr|A|Appeared}}}}
|-
| scope="row" | {{center|[[Jonas Quinn]]}}
| {{center|[[Corin Nemec]]}}
| colspan="4" {{cNone}}
| {{CGuest|{{Abbr|G|Guest}}}}
| {{CMain|{{Abbr|M|Main}}}}
| {{CRecurring|{{Abbr|R|Recurring}}}}
| colspan="5" {{cNone}}
|-
| scope="row" | {{center|[[Cameron Mitchell (Stargate)|Cameron Mitchell]]}}
| {{center|[[Ben Browder]]}}
| colspan="8" {{cNone}}
| colspan="4" {{CMain|Main}}
|-
| scope="row" | {{center|[[Hank Landry (Stargate)|Hank Landry]]}}
| {{center|[[Beau Bridges]]}}
| colspan="8" {{cNone}}
| colspan="3" {{CMain|Main}}
| {{CGuest|{{Abbr|A|Appeared}}}}
|-
| scope="row" | {{center|[[Vala Mal Doran]]}}
| {{center|[[Claudia Black]]}}
| colspan="7" {{cNone}}
| {{CGuest|{{Abbr|G|Guest}}}}
| {{CRecurring|{{Abbr|R|Recurring}}}}
| colspan="3" {{CMain|Main}}
|-
|}

* [[Richard Dean Anderson]] as [[Jack O'Neill|Jonathan "Jack" O'Neill]] (Seasons 1–8 main, Seasons 9–10 guest)&nbsp;– A [[United States Air Force]] colonel and an [[Air Force Special Operations Command|Air Force Special Operations]] veteran who led the original mission through the Stargate in ''[[Stargate (film)|Stargate]]'' (where he was played by [[Kurt Russell]]). He is coaxed out of retirement in the pilot episode and serves as the leader of the SG-1 team in the first seven seasons. He takes charge of Stargate Command (SGC) after his promotion to brigadier general at the beginning of Season 8. The series repeatedly alludes to romantic feelings between O'Neill and his second-in-command, Carter, but the relationship is never shown as consummated outside alternate reality scenarios. O'Neill is reassigned to Washington, D.C. before Season 9 and receives a promotion to major general. He appears in a recurring role in Seasons 9 and 10 of ''Stargate SG-1'', as well as in ''Stargate: Continuum'' and in Seasons 1 and 3 of ''[[Stargate Atlantis]]''. O'Neill appears as a lieutenant general in multiple episodes of ''[[Stargate Universe]]'' where he is in command of the Department of Homeworld Security.
* [[Michael Shanks]] as [[Daniel Jackson (Stargate)|Daniel Jackson]] (Seasons 1–5 and 7–10 main, Season 6 recurring)&nbsp;– A brilliant [[Egyptologist]] whose far-fetched theories about Egyptian pyramids having been built by aliens led to his participation in the original Stargate mission in the feature film (where he was played by [[James Spader]]). He joins the SG-1 team to facilitate his search for his wife, who was kidnapped by Apophis in the pilot episode, but his naïveté and curiosity regularly create obstacles for the team.<ref name=tvzones64_40/> He gradually evolves from being an archaeologist and translator, into the moral conscience for the team,<ref name=dvdlegacy/> and remains part of SG-1 until he [[ascension (Stargate)|ascends to a higher plane of existence]] at the end of Season 5. Following his forced de-ascension at the beginning of Season 7, he rejoins SG-1 for the remainder of the series. The last three seasons show, he has  a flirty, yet antagonistic relationship with Vala Mal Doran.<ref name=tvzones64_40>{{Cite journal|last=Eramo |first=Steven | title=Michael Shanks – Curious Mind |journal=[[TV Zone]] |issue=Special 64 |pages=40–42 |date=July 2005}}</ref> Daniel also appears in both direct-to-DVD films, in Seasons 1 and 5 of ''Stargate Atlantis'' and in three ''Stargate Universe'' episodes.
* [[Amanda Tapping]] as [[Samantha Carter|Samantha "Sam" Carter]] (Seasons 1–10 main)&nbsp;– A brilliant young astrophysicist<ref name=booker_181/> and initially a United States Air Force captain, who joins SG-1 under the command of Colonel O'Neill in the pilot episode. Following her promotion to major in Season 3, she is promoted to lieutenant colonel early in Season 8 and assumes command of SG-1. Carter assists Lieutenant Colonel Cameron Mitchell in Seasons 9 and 10. After her appearance in ''Stargate: The Ark of Truth'', she is promoted to full colonel and becomes the new commander of the Atlantis expedition in Season 4 of ''Stargate Atlantis'', before joining SG-1 again for ''Stargate: Continuum''. Carter appears in a recurring role in all seasons of ''Stargate Atlantis'' (and as a regular in Season 4) and in the first episode of ''Stargate Universe'' as commander of the starship ''George Hammond''.
* [[Christopher Judge]] as [[Teal'c]] (Seasons 1–10 main)&nbsp;– A quiet and strong [[Jaffa (Stargate)|Jaffa]] alien who defects from his position as the First Prime of the [[Goa'uld]] [[Apophis (Stargate)|Apophis]]. He joins SG-1 after the first episode, in hopes of leading his race to freedom. Despite achieving this goal at the end of Season 8, he remains a member of SG-1 until the end of the series. He also appears in both direct-to-DVD films and in Season 4 of ''Stargate Atlantis'' as a mentor for [[Ronon Dex]] during an interview for the IOA.
* [[Don S. Davis]] as [[George Hammond (Stargate)|George Hammond]] (Seasons 1–7 main, Seasons 8–10 recurring)&nbsp;– A United States Air Force major general (later lieutenant general) who commands Stargate Command in the first seven seasons. Besides recurring in Seasons 8 through 10 of ''Stargate SG-1'', he appears in Season 1 of ''Stargate Atlantis''. Davis died from a heart attack in June 2008, making his appearance in ''Stargate: Continuum'' his last.<ref name=gw_death>{{cite web|last=Sumner|first=David|url=https://www.gateworld.net/news/2008/06/don-s-davis-1942-2008/|title=Don S. Davis: 1942–2008|publisher=[[GateWorld]]|date=June 30, 2008|access-date=November 20, 2008|archive-date=December 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201133315/https://www.gateworld.net/news/2008/06/don-s-davis-1942-2008/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Corin Nemec]] as [[Jonas Quinn]] (Season 6 main, Season 5 guest and 7 recurring)&nbsp;– A humanoid alien and scientist from the country of Kelowna on the planet Langara. Daniel sacrifices his life (leading to his ascension) at the end of Season 5 in an attempt to save Kelowna, but the following gleeful reaction of the Kelownan leaders causes Jonas to turn his back on Langara. Jonas is a fast learner and fills Daniel's empty spot on SG-1 in Season 6. Following Daniel's return, Jonas returns to his planet and remains a recurring character in Season 7.
* [[Ben Browder]] as [[Cameron Mitchell (Stargate)|Cameron "Cam" Mitchell]] (Seasons 9–10 main)&nbsp;– A United States Air Force lieutenant colonel who is assigned as the new commanding officer of SG-1 at the beginning of Season 9. He struggles to reunite its former members under his command and commands SG-1 (with Lieutenant Colonel Carter's assistance) until the end of Season 10. He is promoted to full colonel between his appearances in ''Stargate: The Ark of Truth'' and ''Stargate: Continuum''.
* [[Beau Bridges]] as [[Hank Landry (Stargate)|Henry "Hank" Landry]] (Seasons 9–10 main)&nbsp;– A United States Air Force major general and the commander of Stargate Command in Seasons 9 and 10. He is the estranged father of the SGC's medical officer [[Carolyn Lam]] and appears in both direct-to-DVD films and in Seasons 2 and 3 of ''Stargate Atlantis''. In Season 10, Episode 13 Hank Landry was President Of The United States, as well as Major General Hank Landry.
* [[Claudia Black]] as [[Vala Mal Doran]] (Season 10 main, Season 8 guest and 9 recurring)&nbsp;– A con artist from an unnamed planet and a former human host to the Goa'uld [[Qetesh (Stargate)|Qetesh]]. Her first appearance in Season 8's "[[Prometheus Unbound (Stargate SG-1)|Prometheus Unbound]]" is the beginning of her flirty yet antagonistic relationship with Daniel.<ref name=tvzones64_40/> In her recurring role in Season 9, she and Daniel unintentionally set off the new [[Ori (Stargate)|Ori]] threat. She is unwillingly impregnated by the Ori, gives birth to Adria and watches helplessly as Adria grows to adulthood in a few days time. She joins SG-1 after giving birth to the new leader of the Ori at the beginning of Season 10 and appears in both direct-to-DVD films.

== Production ==
{{See also|List of Stargate SG-1 episodes{{!}}List of ''Stargate SG-1'' episodes}}

=== Conception ===
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[[Brad Wright]] and [[Jonathan Glassner]] had worked together on the [[MGM]] television series ''[[The Outer Limits (1995 TV series)|The Outer Limits]]'' since 1995. Upon hearing of MGM's plan to create a television spin-off series of the feature film ''[[Stargate (film)|Stargate]]'', Wright and Glassner independently and unbeknownst to each other approached MGM and proposed their concept for the television series. MGM president John Symes greenlit the project on the condition that Wright and Glassner work together as executive producers of the new show.<ref name=dvdlegacy>{{cite video |people=[[Brad Wright|Wright, Brad]]; [[Jonathan Glassner|Glassner, Jonathan]]; Greenburg, Michael; [[Richard Dean Anderson|Anderson, Richard Dean]]; [[Michael Shanks|Shanks, Michael]] |date=2001 |title=Stargate SG-1: Season 3 – Timeline To The Future – Part 1: Legacy Of The Gate | medium = DVD |publisher=[[MGM Home Entertainment]]}}</ref> The show was named ''Stargate SG-1'' after Wright flightily agreed to Symes's pitch question of whether the team should be called "SG-1". MGM released posters titled ''Stargate SG-1'' within the next week without the knowledge of Wright or Glassner.<ref name=dvdprofilewright>{{cite video |people=[[Brad Wright|Wright, Brad]] |date=2006 |title=Stargate SG-1: Season 9 – Profile On: Brad Wright | medium = DVD |publisher=[[MGM Home Entertainment]]}}</ref>

John Symes approached Michael Greenburg and [[Richard Dean Anderson]], former star of the long-running ''[[MacGyver (1985 TV series)|MacGyver]]''.<ref name=dvdlegacy/> Anderson agreed to become involved if his character [[Jack O'Neill]] were allowed more comedic leeway than [[Kurt Russell]]'s character in the feature film. He also requested that ''Stargate SG-1'' be an ensemble show, so that he would not be carrying most of the plot alone as he had on ''MacGyver''.<ref name=tvzones46_4>{{Cite journal |last=Eramo |first=Steven | title=Richard Dean Anderson – Mr Anderson – Colonel O'Neill |journal=[[TV Zone]] |issue=Special 46 |pages=4–9 |date=July 2002}}</ref> The American subscription channel [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] made a two-season commitment for 44 episodes in 1996.<ref name=dvdlegacy/> Principal photography began in Vancouver in February 1997.<ref name=dvdproductiondesign/>

=== Casting and cast changes ===
After Anderson accepted the part, Brad Wright and Jonathan Glassner reviewed several thousand taped auditions and invited approximately 25 promising actors to screen tests in Los Angeles.<ref name=dvdproducingstargate>{{cite video |people=[[Brad Wright|Wright, Brad]] and [[Jonathan Glassner|Glassner, Jonathan]] |date=2001 |title=Stargate SG-1: Season 3 – Producing Stargate | medium = DVD |publisher=[[MGM Home Entertainment]]}}</ref> Michael Shanks, Amanda Tapping and Christopher Judge are said to have gravitated towards each other during the casting process before they knew that they would ultimately be cast.<ref name=dvdprofiledaniel>{{cite video |people=[[Michael Shanks|Shanks, Michael]] |date=2001 |title=Stargate SG-1: Season 3 – Profile On Daniel Jackson | medium = DVD |publisher=[[MGM Home Entertainment]]}}</ref> The producers found Judge the easiest to cast due to his muscular presence.<ref name=dvdlegacy/> Shanks was cast because he did "the perfect imitation of James Spader", according to Wright.<ref name=dvdlegacy/> The producers knew Don S. Davis from his work as a stand-in and stunt-double for [[Dana Elcar]] in ''MacGyver'' and approached him to read for the role of George Hammond.<ref name=dvdprofilehammond>{{cite video |people=[[Don S. Davis|Davis, Don. S]] |date=2001 |title=Stargate SG-1: Season 3 – Profile On General Hammond | medium = DVD |publisher=[[MGM Home Entertainment]]}}</ref><ref name=gw_intimate1>{{cite web|last=Read|first=David|url=https://gateworld.net/news/2006/09/intimate-portrait-part-1/|title=Intimate Portrait – GateWorld talks with Don S. Davis (Part 1)|publisher=[[GateWorld]]|date=September 2006|access-date=December 29, 2008|archive-date=January 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126101323/https://www.gateworld.net/news/2006/09/intimate-portrait-part-1/|url-status=live}}</ref>

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.<ref name=storm_61>Storm 2005, pp. 61–63.</ref> The [[Syfy|Sci Fi Channel]] picked up the show<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/art-sfc.html?2002-05/20/14.00.sfc |title=Wright: Stargate SG-1 Fits SCI FI |publisher=Sci Fi Wire, ([[Syfy|Sci Fi Channel]]) |date=May 30, 2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020606114305/http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/art-sfc.html?2002-05%2F20%2F14.00.sfc |archive-date=June 6, 2002 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 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.<ref name=tvzones46_22>{{Cite journal |last=Eramo |first=Steven | title=Corin Nemec – Jonas Quinn |journal=[[TV Zone]] |issue=Special 46 |pages=22–26|date=July 2002}}</ref> 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."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/art-sfc.html?2002-02/11/10.00.sfc |title=SCI FI Clarifies SG-1 Casting |publisher=Sci Fi Wire, ([[Syfy|Sci Fi Channel]]) |date=February 11, 2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020413072034/http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/art-sfc.html?2002-02%2F11%2F10.00.sfc |archive-date=April 13, 2002 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Nemec's early appearances, beginning with the penultimate episode of Season 5 "[[Meridian (Stargate SG-1)|Meridian]]", failed to win over some of the show's fans.<ref name=storm_61/> Nemec was willing to continue playing the character after Season 6 or in a feature film or a spin-off series.<ref name=tvzones46_22 /> However, the producers reached an agreement with Shanks to return full-time in Season 7, leaving Nemec with a recurring role.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/art-main.html?2002-11/15/13.00.sfc |title=Stargate Cast Returning |publisher=Sci Fi Wire, ([[Syfy|Sci Fi Channel]]) |date=November 15, 2002 |access-date=November 1, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060325043143/http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/art-main.html?2002-11%2F15%2F13.00.sfc |archive-date=March 25, 2006 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Don S. Davis left ''Stargate SG-1'' after Season 7 for health reasons,<ref>{{cite web|last=Read|first=David|url=https://gateworld.net/news/2006/09/intimate-portrait-part-2/|title=Intimate Portrait – GateWorld talks with Don S. Davis (Part 2)|publisher=[[GateWorld]]|date=September 2006|access-date=December 29, 2008|archive-date=November 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101020834/https://www.gateworld.net/news/2006/09/intimate-portrait-part-2/|url-status=live}}</ref> but appeared in a recurring capacity until his death on June 29, 2008.

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 (Stargate SG-1)|Prometheus Unbound]]".<ref name=sg_mag_april07>{{Cite journal |title=Vala Unveiled |journal=Official Stargate Magazine |pages=20–21 |date=April 2006}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Rudolph 41">{{Cite journal |last=Rudolph |first=Illeane |title=Black Is Back |journal=[[TV Guide]] |issue=February 27 – March 5, 2006 |pages=41 |date=February 27, 2006}}</ref> 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).<ref>Gibson 2003, p. 66, p. 117.</ref> 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.<ref name=tvzones64_12>{{Cite journal |last=Eramo |first=Steven | title=Ben Browder – Work in progress |journal=[[TV Zone]] |issue=Special 64 |pages=12–16 |date=July 2005}}</ref> The producers had met him during sci-fi conventions and had previously discussed casting him in other ''Stargate'' roles.<ref name=making_901>{{cite web|last=Mallozzi|first=Joseph|author-link=Joseph Mallozzi|url=https://www.gateworld.net/sg1/s9/avalon-part-1/in-the-making/|title=In the Making – Avalon Part 1|publisher=[[GateWorld]]|date=July 2005|access-date=January 9, 2021|archive-date=October 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022162639/https://www.gateworld.net/sg1/s9/avalon-part-1/in-the-making/|url-status=live}}</ref> The producers approached [[Emmy Award]]-winning actor [[Beau Bridges]] directly to play the role of Hank Landry.<ref name=tvzones64_50>{{Cite journal|last=Eramo|first=Steven|title=Beau Bridges – Helping Bridge the Gap|journal=[[TV Zone]]|issue=Special 64|pages=50–52|date=July 2005}}</ref> Claudia Black's guest appearances were so popular with the cast, crew and audience<ref name="Rudolph 41"/><ref name=gw_i_claudia>{{cite web|last=Sumner|first=Darren|url=https://www.gateworld.net/news/2006/07/i-claudia/|title=I, Claudia – An Interview With Claudia Black|publisher=[[GateWorld]]|date=July 5, 2006|access-date=January 9, 2021|archive-date=December 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201205003316/https://www.gateworld.net/news/2006/07/i-claudia/|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.

=== Crew ===
[[File:Robertcooper.jpg|thumb|Robert C. Cooper became ''SG-1''{{'}}s show runner in Season 7.]]
Most of the producers, crew members and guest actors involved in ''Stargate SG-1'' were Canadian.<ref name=vs_success/> Creators Brad Wright and Jonathan Glassner were executive producers and show runners of ''Stargate SG-1'' in the first three seasons,<!--based on the closing credits--> having the final say (besides MGM and the network) on stories, designs, effects, casting, editing and episode budgets.<ref name=gw_brad/> After Glassner's departure, Wright ran ''Stargate SG-1'' alone for three seasons.<!--based on the closing credits--> Executive producer [[Robert C. Cooper]] took over as show-runner in Season 7 when Brad Wright took time off to develop the [[Spin-off (media)|spin-off]] series ''[[Stargate Atlantis]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gateworld.net/news/2004/08/willsg-1gatetoseasonnine.shtml |title=Will SG-1 gate to Season Nine? |publisher=[[GateWorld]] |date=August 8, 2004 |access-date=March 25, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090519065345/http://www.gateworld.net/news/2004/08/willsg-1gatetoseasonnine.shtml |archive-date=May 19, 2009 }}</ref> Cooper and Wright remained show-runners of their respective shows until the end of ''SG-1''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sumner|first=Darren|url=https://www.gateworld.net/news/2005/02/new-seasons-begin-filming-in-vancouver/|title=New seasons begin filming in Vancouver|publisher=[[GateWorld]]|date=February 28, 2005|access-date=March 25, 2009|archive-date=January 30, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230130180006/https://www.gateworld.net/news/2005/02/new-seasons-begin-filming-in-vancouver/|url-status=live}}</ref> Also serving as executive and co-executive producers were Michael Greenburg and Richard Dean Anderson (Seasons 1–8), N. John Smith (Seasons 4–10) and the writer team [[Joseph Mallozzi]] and [[Paul Mullie]] (Seasons 7–10).

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 (director)|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 (Stargate SG-1)|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.

=== Filming ===
[[File:Bridge Studios.jpg|thumb|''Stargate SG-1'' was filmed at The Bridge Studios in [[Burnaby]], [[British Columbia]], Canada.]]
''Stargate SG-1'' was filmed in and around [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]], mainly at [[The Bridge Studios]] and NORCO Studios,<ref name=dvdsecrets/><ref name=gw_bridge>{{cite web |author1=Sumner, Darren |author2=Read, David |name-list-style=amp |url=http://www.gateworld.net/news/2009/02/stargate-universe-begins-principal-photography/ |title=''Stargate Universe'' begins principal photography |publisher=[[GateWorld]] |date=February 18, 2009 |access-date=February 18, 2009 |archive-date=February 20, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090220150649/http://www.gateworld.net/news/2009/02/stargate-universe-begins-principal-photography/ |url-status=live }}</ref> which offered ''Stargate SG-1'' tax breaks throughout its run.<ref name=vs_success/> The cost of an ''SG-1'' episode increased from US$1.3 million<ref name=v_levitates>{{cite magazine |last=Dempsey |first=John |url=https://variety.com/2002/scene/markets-festivals/stargate-levitates-1117871914/ |title='Stargate' levitates |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=August 26, 2002 |access-date=March 26, 2009}}</ref> in the first seasons to an estimated US$2 million per episode in Season 10, partly due to unfavorable exchange rates.<ref name=vs_success/><ref name=mcn_200/> 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 (Stargate)|Tollan]], an alien civilization.<ref>{{cite news |author1=Heckman, Candace |author2=Chansanchai, Athima |name-list-style=amp |url=http://www.seattlepi.com/movies/251525_hollywoodnorthact3.html |title=Vancouver: A sci-fi film and TV fan's paradise |newspaper=[[Seattle Post-Intelligencer]] |date=December 12, 2005 |access-date=March 21, 2009 |archive-date=June 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612135135/https://www.seattlepi.com/ae/movies/article/Vancouver-A-sci-fi-film-and-TV-fan-s-paradise-1189540.php |url-status=live }}</ref> 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 (Stargate SG-1)|Crystal Skull]]" was the first episode to be filmed on a virtual set.<ref name=dvdsecrets/>

The main setting of ''Stargate SG-1'', the fictional [[Stargate Command]] (SGC) at the (real) [[Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station]] near [[Colorado Springs, Colorado]], was filmed at stage 5 of The Bridge Studios.<ref name=gw_bridge/> Martin Wood filmed half a dozen stock shots of the real Cheyenne Mountain complex for use in the series approximately ten days before the premiere of the pilot episode. Although these shots wore out over the years, the producers did not film new shots until the beginning of Season 9, thinking that ''Stargate SG-1'' would be cancelled after each current year.<ref name=ac_904>{{cite video |people=[[Joseph Mallozzi|Mallozzi, Joseph]], [[Martin Gero|Gero, Martin]] |date=2006 |title=Audio Commentary for "[[The Ties That Bind (Stargate SG-1)|The Ties That Bind]]" |medium= DVD |publisher=[[MGM Home Entertainment]]}}</ref><ref name=ac_701>{{cite video |people=[[Martin Wood (director)|Wood, Martin]] |date=2004 |title=Stargate SG-1: Season 7 – Audio Commentary for "[[Fallen (Stargate SG-1)|Fallen]]" |medium = DVD |publisher=[[MGM Home Entertainment]]}}</ref> By then, visitor questions and fan theories about the existence of a Stargate at the real Cheyenne Mountain complex had become so common that Cheyenne Mountain had installed a seemingly high-security door labeled "Stargate Command" for one of their storage rooms holding brooms and detergent.<ref name=comiccon>{{cite video |people=[[Martin Wood (director)|Wood, Martin]]; [[Amanda Tapping|Tapping, Amanda]] |date=2008 |title=Stargate: The Ark of Truth – Stargate at Comic-Con | medium = DVD |publisher=[[MGM Home Entertainment]]}}</ref>

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.<ref name=ac_803/> All episodes were filmed in [[16:9]] wide-screen, although ''Stargate SG-1'' was broadcast in [[4:3]] aspect ratio in its first years.<ref name=gw_rainmaker>{{cite video|people=Woloshyn, Bruce|url=https://www.gateworld.net/news/2005/02/a-day-at-rainmaker/|title="A Day At Rainmaker – An Interview With Bruce Woloshyn|date=February 14, 2005|access-date=January 9, 2021}}</ref> The transition to the broadcast of episodes in the wider 16:9 ratio gave directors more freedom in frame composition.<ref name=ac_1019>{{cite video |people=[[Will Waring|Waring, Will]] and McCullough, Alan |date=2007 |title=Stargate SG-1 Season 10 – Audio Commentary for "[[Dominion (Stargate SG-1)|Dominion]]" |time=7&nbsp;min |medium= DVD |publisher=[[MGM Home Entertainment]]}}</ref> The first three seasons of ''Stargate SG-1'' were filmed on [[16 mm film|16&nbsp;mm film]], notwithstanding scenes involving visual effects that had always been shot on [[35mm movie film|35&nbsp;mm film]] for various technical reasons. After a test run with the Season 3 finale, "[[Nemesis (Stargate SG-1)|Nemesis]]", ''Stargate SG-1'' switched to 35&nbsp;mm film for all purposes at the beginning of Season 4.<ref name=ac_401_jt>{{cite video |people=Tichenor, James |date=2001 |title=Stargate SG-1: Season 4 – Audio Commentary for "[[Small Victories]]" |medium = DVD |publisher=[[MGM Home Entertainment]]}}</ref> Digital HD cameras were used for filming beginning with Season 8.<ref name=ac_803>{{cite video |people=[[Will Waring|Waring, Will]] and Menard, Jim |date=2005 |title=Stargate SG-1 Season 8 – Audio Commentary for "[[Lockdown (Stargate SG-1)|Lockdown]]" |time=1 and 8&nbsp;min |medium= DVD |publisher=[[MGM Home Entertainment]]}}</ref>

=== Production design ===
{{See also|Stargate (device)}}
The art department generated all of the concepts and drawing for the prop department, the set decoration department, the construction department, the paint department and the model shop. They also collaborated with the visual effects department.<ref name=dvdsecrets>{{cite video |people=Hudolin, Richard; Greenburg, Michael; Smith, N. John |date=2001 |title=Stargate SG-1: Season 3 – Timeline To The Future – Part 2: Secrets Of The Gate | medium = DVD |publisher=[[MGM Home Entertainment]]}}</ref> ''Stargate SG-1'' employed about 200 Canadian union workers, although that number could exceed 300 when new sets were built.<ref name=vs_success/> Lead production designer Richard Hudolin joined the project in October 1996. Bridget McGuire, ''SG-1''{{'}}s art director since the pilot episode, took over as lead production designer in Season 6.<ref name=dvdproductiondesign/><ref>Gibson 2003, p. 130.</ref>

Hudolin flew to Los Angeles in 1996 to gather material from the feature film as reference and found the original Stargate [[Theatrical property|prop]] stored outside in the Californian desert. Although the prop had severely deteriorated, he was able to take a detailed mold for ''Stargate SG-1'' production to build its own prop. The new Stargate was engineered to turn, to lock the chevrons and to be computer-controlled to dial specific gate addresses. A portable Stargate prop was built for on-location shoots and required six workers and one full day to set up.<ref name=dvdlegacy/><ref name=dvdproductiondesign/> Since visual effects are sometimes faster and cheaper,<ref name=dvdproductiondesign/> a computer-generated Stargate was occasionally used in on-location shoots in later seasons.<ref name=ac_403/>

The SGC set had to be twice as high for shooting as the {{convert|22|ft|m|adj=mid|-tall}} Stargate prop,<ref name=dvdproducingstargate/> but one of Hudolin's original plans of a three-level set was rejected in favor of a two-level set.<ref name=dvdproductiondesign/> The gateroom was the biggest room on set and could be redesigned for other scenes.<ref name=ac_403>{{cite video |people=[[Martin Wood (director)|Wood, Martin]] and Tichenor, James |date=2001 |title=Stargate SG-1: Season 4 – Audio Commentary for "[[Upgrades (Stargate SG-1)|Upgrades]]" |medium = DVD |publisher=[[MGM Home Entertainment]]}}</ref> Two multi-purpose rooms were frequently redecorated into the infirmary, Daniel's lab, the cafeteria or the gym.<ref name=dvdproductiondesign/><ref name=ac_601_mw>{{cite video |people=[[Martin Wood (director)|Wood, Martin]] |date=2003 |title=Stargate SG-1: Season 6 – Audio Commentary for "[[Redemption (Stargate SG-1)|Redemption (Part 1)]]" |medium = DVD |publisher=[[MGM Home Entertainment]]}}</ref> 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.<ref name=dvdproductiondesign>{{cite video |people=Hudolin, Richard |date=2001 |title= Stargate SG-1: Season 3 – Production Design: Richard Hudolin | medium = DVD |publisher=[[MGM Home Entertainment]]}}</ref> The SGC set would be largely dismantled in late 2008 to make room for the Icarus Base set of ''[[Stargate Universe]]''.<ref name=jm_090120>{{cite web |last=Mallozzi |first=Joseph |author-link=Joseph Mallozzi |url=http://josephmallozzi.wordpress.com/2009/01/20/january-20-2009-the-return-of-norman-shuttlecock-junior/ |title=January 20, 2009: The Return of Norman Shuttlecock Junior |date=January 20, 2009 |access-date=January 21, 2009 |archive-date=July 18, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718101601/http://josephmallozzi.wordpress.com/2009/01/20/january-20-2009-the-return-of-norman-shuttlecock-junior/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Make-up and costumes ===
Most of the main ''SG-1'' characters are US [[airmen]] and wear authentic [[United States Air Force]] uniforms. During missions, the members of the SG-1 team normally wear olive green [[Battle Dress Uniform]]s.<ref>{{cite video|url=http://www.discoverychannel.co.uk/sci-files/cinema/stargate/index.shtml |title=Science Fiction in the Cinema – Stargate |publisher=[[Discovery Channel]] |date=2006 |time=29&nbsp;min |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090418013915/https://www.discoverychannel.co.uk/sci-files/cinema/stargate/index.shtml |archive-date=April 18, 2009 }}</ref> Richard Dean Anderson and Don S. Davis received a regular military-style haircut on set.<ref name=tvzones58_28>{{Cite journal |last=Eramo |first=Steven | title=Christopher Judge – Judge For Yourself |journal=[[TV Zone]] |issue=Special 58 |pages=28–32 |date=July 2004}}</ref><ref>Gibson 2003, p. 144.</ref> Amanda Tapping had her hair comparably short until the filming of the direct-to-DVD films. Playing a civilian, Michael Shanks adopted James Spader's hairstyle from the feature film but cut it short for the Season 2 finale and subsequent seasons.<!--Hair of AT and MS obvious--> The Jaffa alien Teal'c (Christopher Judge) was the only main character whose look required more than basic make-up. His Egyptian look was reflective of the Goa'uld Ra from the feature film and was complemented with a forehead symbol and a gold skin tone, although his make-up process was simplified over the years.<ref name=tvzones46_62>{{Cite journal |last=Eramo |first=Steven | title=Jan Newman – Born With It – Make-up |journal=[[TV Zone]] |issue=Special 46 |pages=62–65 |date=July 2002}}</ref> Judge shaved his head at home each day until the producers allowed him to let his hair grow in Season 8.<ref name=tvzones58_28/> As a trained nurse, key make-up artist Jan Newman could make burns, cuts, bruises and the SG-1 team's other wounds look authentic.<ref name=tvzones46_62/>

For the look of aliens, the make-up department collaborated with prosthetics companies from Vancouver and Los Angeles, including [[Steve Johnson (special effects artist)|Steve Johnson]]'s XFX (first three seasons only) & Todd Masters. While the human origins of many alien races and human civilizations were left recognizable, the recurring characters who were members of the [[Unas (Stargate)|Unas]] race required elaborate prosthetics and make-up work.<ref name=tvzones46_62/> To convey the cultural origins of the various fictional human civilizations living on different planets after their displacement from Earth, the costume designers combined elements of their respective Earth cultures with modern fabrics, elaborate trims and chains to produce a historically rooted yet otherworldly appearance.<ref name=dvdcostumedesign>{{cite video |people=McQuarrie, Christina |date=2001 |title=Stargate SG-1: Season 3 – Costume Design: Christina McQuarrie | medium = DVD |publisher=[[MGM Home Entertainment]]}}</ref> The look of the Goa'uld such as Apophis was initially based on the look of Ra in the feature film.<ref name=tvzones46_62/> For the design of the Ori and the Priors in Season 9, the art department looked at Japanese and samurai garments for costume design. Art director James Robbins found the face painting, scarification and burns of remote jungle tribes mystical and these served as inspiration for the face scarification of the Priors and the Doci. Early ideas to include finger extensions and scarification on these characters' hands were discarded as impracticable.<ref name=tvzones64_24>{{cite journal |last=Eramo |first=Steven |title=Stargate SG-1 Season 9 preview – Nine Lives |journal=[[TV Zone]] |issue=Special 64 |pages=24–30; 44–48 56–60 |date=July 2005}}</ref>

=== Visual effects ===
''Stargate SG-1'' was one of the biggest employers in the Vancouver [[visual effects]] market,<ref name=playback/> spending $400,000 per episode.<ref>Gibson 2003, p. 8.</ref> The largest role was played by [[Rainmaker Digital Effects]],<ref name=playback/> whose senior digital compositing artist, [[Bruce Woloshyn]], worked approximately 10 months a year in close collaboration with ''SG-1''{{'s}} visual effects supervisor/producer James Tichenor and visual effects supervisor Michelle Comens.<ref name=gw_bruce/> Many companies were hired to create the Stargate's water-like event horizon in the beginning, but Rainmaker eventually became the only company to create those visual effects.<ref name=gw_rainmaker/> Rainmaker's regular effects shots included the activation and use of the Stargate itself (with well over 300 event horizon shots in the first few years), the transport rings and the blast shots of the staff weapons and zat guns. They created the visual effects for Goa'uld cargo ships and death gliders on a less regular basis.<ref name=gw_bruce>{{cite web|last=Sumner|first=Darren|url=https://www.gateworld.net/news/2002/12/the-rain-maker/|title=The Rain Maker: An Interview With Bruce Woloshyn|publisher=[[GateWorld]]|date=December 19, 2002|access-date=November 24, 2020|archive-date=October 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191010182536/https://www.gateworld.net/news/2002/12/the-rain-maker/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Lost Boys Studios provided visual effects for ''SG-1'' from the very beginning of the series up to the end of Season 5,<ref name="LBStudios">{{cite web|url=http://www.lostboys-studios.com/tv/stargate.php |title=Lostboys Studios: Digital Effects For Film & Television |publisher=Lost Boys Studios |access-date=May 22, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090807091630/http://www.lostboys-studios.com/tv/stargate.php |archive-date=August 7, 2009 }}</ref> and [[Image Engine]] worked on the show from Season 2. ''Stargate SG-1'' and ''Stargate Atlantis'' were responsible for an estimated 30% to 40% of the business of [[Atmosphere Visual Effects]].<ref name=playback>{{cite magazine |last=Careless |first=James |url=http://playbackonline.ca/2006/05/01/sg1post-20060501/|title= B.C. post shops create series' alien worlds |magazine=[[Playback (magazine)|Playback]] |date=May 1, 2006 |access-date=March 31, 2012}}</ref> James Tichenor considered the few episodes with big visual effects budgets the most likely works to contain visual cues that would impress award judges.<ref name=variety>{{cite magazine |last=Zahed |first=Ramin |url=https://variety.com/2001/tv/awards/emmys-nominees-sci-fiers-impress-with-innovative-effects-1117850978/ |title=Emmys nominees: Sci-fiers impress with innovative effects |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=August 8, 2001 |access-date=March 14, 2008}}</ref> ''Stargate SG-1'' helped win the local post production shops industry recognition, with Season 4's "[[Small Victories]]", Season 5's "[[Revelations (Stargate SG-1)|Revelations]]" and Season 7's "[[Lost City (Stargate SG-1)|Lost City]]" receiving the most visual effects awards and nominations ''(see [[List of awards and nominations received by Stargate SG-1]])''.

=== Music ===
According to composer [[Joel Goldsmith]], ''Stargate SG-1'' had a traditional action-adventure score, "with a sci-fi, fantasy flair" that goes "from comedy to drama to wondrous to suspense to heavy action to ethereal".<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Burlingame |first=Jon |url=https://variety.com/2002/scene/markets-festivals/sci-fi-series-a-musical-odyssey-1117870437/ |title=Sci-fi series: a musical odyssey |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=July 29, 2002 |access-date=March 26, 2009}}</ref> Brad Wright and Jonathan Glassner had known Goldsmith since the second season of ''The Outer Limits'' before they approached him to work on the pilot episode of ''Stargate SG-1''. Goldsmith and [[David Arnold]], the composer of the original feature film score, discussed themes for a television adaptation. The main titles of ''Stargate SG-1'' were a medley of several themes from the feature film, although Goldsmith also wrote a unique end title for ''SG-1'' to establish the show as its own entity.<ref name=joel/> MGM eventually insisted on using Arnold's score in the pilot episode instead of Goldsmith's, but Brad Wright's 2009 direct-to-DVD recut of ''[[Children of the Gods]]'' uses Goldsmith's original score.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Sumner|first1=Daren|last2=Read|first2=David|name-list-style=amp|url=https://gateworld.net/news/2008/05/breaking-the-ice-part-2/|title=Breaking The Ice – GateWorld talks with Brad Wright (Part 2)|publisher=[[GateWorld]]|date=May 23, 2008|access-date=March 24, 2009|archive-date=November 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181126092605/https://www.gateworld.net/news/2008/05/breaking-the-ice-part-2/|url-status=live}}</ref>

For each episode's score, Goldsmith simulated a real orchestra with a synthesizer palette of an eighty-piece symphony orchestra for budgetary reasons,<ref name=joel/> although he occasionally used two or three musicians for added orchestral authenticity.<ref name=companion56_150_151/> Goldsmith's long-time assistant Neal Acree started composing additional music for ''Stargate SG-1'' in Season 8.<ref name=gw_emotion/> 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,<ref name=gw_emotion>{{cite web|last=Read|first=Darren|url=https://gateworld.net/news/2009/03/the-language-of-emotion/|title=The Language of Emotion – GateWorld talks with Neal Acree|publisher=[[GateWorld]]|date=March 28, 2009|access-date=March 31, 2009|archive-date=November 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127175838/https://www.gateworld.net/news/2009/03/the-language-of-emotion/|url-status=live}}</ref> making the full symphonic score of ''SG-1'' more time-consuming to create than for general TV shows.<ref name=joel/> Since Goldsmith lived a thousand miles away from Vancouver, he and the producers discussed ideas over the phone<ref name=companion56_150_151>Gibson 2003, pp. 150–151.</ref> and exchanged tapes via [[Federal Express]] for several years until the show switched to Internet file transfers.<ref name=joel2>{{cite web|last=Read|first=David|url=https://gateworld.net/news/2006/11/gate-harmonics-part-2/|title=Gate Harmonics – GateWorld talks with Joel Goldsmith (Part 2)|publisher=[[GateWorld]]|date=November 30, 2006|access-date=March 24, 2009|archive-date=November 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128081429/https://www.gateworld.net/news/2006/11/gate-harmonics-part-2/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Goldsmith's reliance on Arnold's score decreased over the seasons when ''Stargate SG-1'' departed from the Goa'uld theme and introduced new characters and races. Goldsmith had a thematic approach to races and spaceships.<ref name=joel>{{cite web|last=Read|first=David|url=https://gateworld.net/news/2006/11/gate-harmonics-part-1/|title=Gate Harmonics – GateWorld talks with Joel Goldsmith (Part 1)|publisher=[[GateWorld]]|date=November 23, 2006|access-date=March 24, 2009|archive-date=November 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181126051019/https://www.gateworld.net/news/2006/11/gate-harmonics-part-1/|url-status=live}}</ref> For example, he wanted a mechanical, repetitive musical motif for the Replicators;<ref name=joel2/> Gothic, [[Gregorian chant|Gregorian]] and Christian themes were the inspiration for the Ori motif.<ref name=joel/> The Ancient theme was deliberately carried over to ''Stargate Atlantis''. The end of "Lost City" has a basic melody that would become part of the main title of ''Atlantis'' per a suggestion by Goldsmith's assistant.<ref name=joel2/> Non-original music was rarely used on ''SG-1'', although Goldsmith chose the aria "[[Vesti la giubba]]" from [[Leoncavallo]]'s ''[[Pagliacci]]'' for season 3's "[[Shades of Grey (Stargate SG-1)|Shades of Grey]]".<ref name=gw_brad>{{cite web|last=Sumner|first=Darren|url=https://gateworld.net/news/2002/07/the-man-at-the-top/|title=Interviews – Brad Wright|publisher=[[GateWorld]]|date=July 14, 2002|access-date=March 24, 2009|archive-date=August 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805132228/https://www.gateworld.net/news/2002/07/the-man-at-the-top/|url-status=live}}</ref> Additionally, [[Lily Frost]]'s song "Who am I" played in Season 7's "[[Fragile Balance (Stargate SG-1)|Fragile Balance]]" and [[Creedence Clearwater Revival|CCR]]'s song "[[Have You Ever Seen the Rain?]]" played in the series finale "[[Unending]]". A television soundtrack with Goldsmith's adapted score was released in 1997,<ref name="ost1997">{{cite web |title=Stargate SG-1 Soundtrack |url=http://www.soundtrack.net/albums/database/?id=1044 |publisher=SoundtrackNet |access-date=May 29, 2010 |archive-date=November 21, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111121132730/http://www.soundtrack.net/albums/database/?id=1044 |url-status=live }}</ref> followed by a best-of release in 2001.<ref name="ost2001">{{cite web |last=Goldwasser |first=Dan |title=The Best of Stargate SG-1 Soundtrack |url=http://www.soundtrack.net/albums/database/?id=2844 |publisher=SoundtrackNet |access-date=May 29, 2010 |date=August 29, 2001 |archive-date=November 21, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111121130225/http://www.soundtrack.net/albums/database/?id=2844 |url-status=live }}</ref> In Season 1 Episode 7, "[[The Nox]]", the music that played when The Nox appeared was Spinning The Silk from the album Chrysalis by 2002.

=== Opening title sequence ===
''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.

[[File:King Tut Ankh Amun Golden Mask.jpg|thumb|The opening credits of ''Stargate SG-1''{{'s}} first five seasons show Ra's mask in close-up, which is similar to [[Tutankhamun]]'s golden mask (pictured).]]
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.<ref name=ac_402/> [[Ra]]'s mask had been created in the feature film's model shop and had originally been filmed with a [[motion control photography|motion-control camera]].<ref>{{cite video |people=[[Dean Devlin|Devlin, Dean]] and [[Roland Emmerich|Emmerich, Roland]] |date=2001 |title=Audio Commentary for [[Stargate (film)|Stargate]] |medium = DVD |publisher=[[MGM Home Entertainment]]}}</ref> 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.<ref name=ac_402>{{cite video |people=[[Peter DeLuise|DeLuise, Peter]] and Tichenor, James |date=2001 |title=Stargate SG-1: Season 4 – Audio Commentary for "[[The Other Side (Stargate SG-1)|The Other Side]]" |medium = DVD |publisher=[[MGM Home Entertainment]]}}</ref><ref name=ac_610>{{cite video |people=[[Andy Mikita|Mikita, Andy]]; [[Damian Kindler|Kindler, Damien]]; Menard, Jim |date=2001 |title=Stargate SG-1: Season 6 – Audio Commentary for "[[Cure (Stargate SG-1)|Cure]]" |medium = DVD |publisher=[[MGM Home Entertainment]]}}</ref>

The opening title sequence of the first two Season 6 episodes shows a turning Stargate, for which a [[Frazier lens]] was put as close as {{convert|1/8|in|mm}} to the Stargate prop.<ref name=ac_610/> The opening credits of the following episodes intercut this material with live-action shots of the characters from previous seasons and ended with the SG-1 team stepping through the Stargate. The opening credits stayed the same in the next two seasons except for minor clip and cast changes. The opening credits of Season 9 intercut shots of the Stargate with action sequences similar to the previous opening credits, although the Stargate was visibly computer-generated. The Sci Fi Channel cut the opening credits from sixty to ten seconds in their original broadcast of the first half of Season 9, but reinstated the full opening credits after strongly negative fan reactions.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sumner|first=Darren|url=https://gateworld.net/news/2005/09/sci-fi-to-reinstate-full-length-openings/|title=SCI FI to reinstate full-length openings|date=September 1, 2005|publisher=[[GateWorld]]|access-date=July 20, 2007|archive-date=January 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220128162549/https://www.gateworld.net/news/2005/09/sci-fi-to-reinstate-full-length-openings/|url-status=live}}</ref> The writers poked fun at this move in ''SG-1''{{'}}s milestone episode "[[200 (Stargate SG-1)|200]]" in Season 10, showing a five-second clip instead of the full titles.<ref name=ac1006rccbw>{{cite video |people=[[Robert C. Cooper|Cooper, Robert C.]] and [[Brad Wright|Wright, Brad]] |date=2007 |title=Stargate SG-1: Season 10 – Audio Commentary for "[[200 (Stargate SG-1)|200]]" |medium = DVD |publisher=[[MGM Home Entertainment]]}}</ref> Beginning with Season 10's "[[Company of Thieves (Stargate SG-1)|Company of Thieves]]", the last clip of the opening credits shows Vala Mal Doran almost missing SG-1's trip through the Stargate.

=== Collaboration with the military ===
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The [[U.S. Department of the Air Force]], through the Air Force Office of Public Affairs, Entertainment Liaison in Los Angeles, co-operated closely with the ''Stargate SG-1'' producers. Before the beginning of the series, the Air Force granted production access to the Cheyenne Mountain complex to film stock shots. They also read every script for mistakes and provided help with plausible background stories for all characters, ribbons, uniform regulations, hair advice, plot lines and military relationships and decorum on an active military base.<ref name=dvdbeyond/> The USAF flew up several [[Northrop T-38 Talon|T-38 Talon]], [[McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle|F-15]] and [[General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon|F-16]] fighter jets to Vancouver for various episodes and direct-to-DVD films.<ref name=comiccon/><ref name=tvzones46_66/><ref name=ac_910/> Many of the extras portraying USAF personnel were real USAF staff.<ref name="air force press release"/>

Two successive [[Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force|Chiefs of Staff of the Air Force]], Generals [[Michael E. Ryan]] and [[John P. Jumper]], appeared as themselves in Season 4's "[[Prodigy (Stargate SG-1)|Prodigy]]" and Season 7's "[[Lost City (Stargate SG-1)|Lost City]]", respectively. General Jumper's second scheduled appearance in Season 9's "[[The Fourth Horseman (Stargate SG-1)|The Fourth Horseman]]" was cancelled due to ongoing real-world conflicts in the [[Middle East]].<ref name=ac_910>{{cite video |people=[[Andy Mikita|Mikita, Andy]] and [[Damian Kindler|Kindler, Damian]] |date=2006 |title=Stargate SG-1: Season 9 – Audio Commentary for "[[The Fourth Horseman (Stargate SG-1)|The Fourth Horseman (Part 1)]]" |medium = DVD |publisher=[[MGM Home Entertainment]]}}</ref> The [[Air Force Association]] recognized Richard Dean Anderson at its 57th annual dinner on September 14, 2004, for his work as actor and executive producer of the show and for the show's positive depiction of the [[United States Air Force]].<ref name="air force press release">{{cite web|last=Thar |first=Doug |publisher=Air Force Link |url=https://www.af.mil/News/story/storyID/123008593/ |title=Air Force to honor actor, producer |date=September 9, 2004 |access-date=March 17, 2009 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121212202328/http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123008593 |archive-date=December 12, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> General Jumper made Anderson an honorary brigadier general, matching his on-screen promotion to that rank.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.af.mil/News/Photos/igphoto/2000588556/ |title=Air Force honors SG-1 actor, producer |publisher=United States Air Force}}</ref>

Several scenes of Season 4's "[[Small Victories]]" were filmed aboard and outside a decommissioned Russian [[Foxtrot-class submarine|''Foxtrot''-class submarine]], which had been brought from [[Vladivostok]] to Vancouver by a private owner.<ref name=dvdproductiondesign/> The [[United States Navy]] invited the cast and producers to film aboard the nuclear submarine {{USS|Alexandria|SSN-757}} and at their [[Applied Physics Laboratory Ice Station]] in the [[Arctic]] for the direct-to-DVD sequel ''[[Stargate: Continuum]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stargate.mgm.com/news_detail.php?id=5 |title=SG-1 headed to the Arctic |date=March 14, 2007 |publisher=[[MGM]] |access-date=May 17, 2009 |archive-date=May 23, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080523184613/http://stargate.mgm.com/news_detail.php?id=5 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Themes and allusions ==
{{Main|Mythology of Stargate{{!}}Mythology of ''Stargate''}}
[[File:La Tombe de Horemheb cropped.jpg|thumb|upright|Many ''SG-1'' stories are built around Egyptian gods, such as (from left to right) Osiris, Anubis and Horus.]]
''Stargate SG-1'' takes place in a [[military science fiction]] environment and employs the common science fiction concepts of strongly differentiated characters fighting an unequivocally evil enemy (the [[Goa'uld]]). However, it links alien races with well-known Earth mythologies, by use of the central Stargate device. Near-instantaneous interplanetary travel allows quick narrative shifts between the politics on Earth and the realities of fighting an interstellar war.<ref>Beeler 2008, pp. 267–269.</ref> ''Stargate SG-1'' gradually evolves the basic premise of the ''[[Stargate (film)|Stargate]]'' film into its own unique mythological superstructure,<ref name=beeler_intro>Beeler and Dickson 2005. "Introduction", pp. 1–5.</ref> expanding upon [[Ancient Egyptian religion|Egyptian mythology]] (notably the gods [[Apep]]/Apophis and [[Anubis]] as Goa'uld villains), [[Norse mythology]] (notably the god [[Thor]] as an [[Asgard (Stargate)|Asgard ally]]) and [[Arthurian legend]] (notably [[Merlin]] as an [[Ancient (Stargate)|Ancient ally]] against the god-like [[Ori (Stargate)|Ori]]), among others. ''SG-1'' introduces new alien races (as opposed to alien human civilizations) less often than other science fiction television series and integrates newly encountered races or visited planets in stand-alone episodes into its established mythology while leaving the plotlines accessible for new audience members.<ref>Beeler 2008, pp. 273–277.</ref> Despite the show's extensive intergalactic mythology and science fiction elements, scholar M. Keith Booker considered ''SG-1'' ultimately character-driven and heavily dependent on the camaraderie among the SG-1 members.<ref name=booker_181>Booker 2004, pp. 181–182.</ref>

The producers embraced humor and wanted ''SG-1'' to be a fun show that did not take itself too seriously.<ref name=vs_success/> Brad Wright regarded ''SG-1'' as a family show with adequate violence as opposed to random or gratuitous violence.<ref name=gw_specialpilot/> Christopher Judge did not consider ''SG-1'' as a "message show by any stretch of the imagination, but occasionally there are messages there".<ref>Gibson 2003, p. 92.</ref> Aimed at a popular audience, ''Stargate SG-1'' emphasized its present-day-Earth story frame by frequently referring to [[popular culture]], like ''[[The X-Files]]'' and ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' had done before.<ref name=hipple>Hipple, Dave, "Stargate SG-1: Self-possessed Science Fiction". In Beeler and Dickson 2005, p. 27–28.</ref> Jonathan Glassner had written ''[[The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)|The Wizard of Oz]]'' references into his own scripts since the first season, which the other writers imitated after Richard Dean Anderson began referring to the film on his own.<ref name=dvduniverse>{{cite video |people=[[Jonathan Glassner|Glassner, Jonathan]] |date=2002 |title=Stargate SG-1: Season 4 – The Stargate Universe | medium = DVD |publisher=[[MGM Home Entertainment]]}}</ref> O'Neill refers to Richard Dean Anderson's favorite television series, ''[[The Simpsons]]'', throughout the show.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sumner|first=Darren|url=https://gateworld.net/news/2005/06/anderson-to-guest-star-on-the-simpsons/|title=Anderson to guest star on The Simpsons|publisher=[[GateWorld]]|date=June 20, 2005|access-date=April 3, 2009|archive-date=February 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202154338/https://www.gateworld.net/news/2005/06/anderson-to-guest-star-on-the-simpsons/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''SG-1'' makes meta-textual references to the process of writing and filming a science fiction TV series in several episodes<ref>Beeler 2008, pp. 277–278.</ref> and alludes to the main actors' previous TV roles in the [[Children of the Gods|pilot episode]] (Carter: "It took us fifteen years and three supercomputers to [[MacGyver (1985 TV series)|MacGyver]] a system for the gate on Earth")<ref>{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Allan |date=July 26, 1997 |title='Stargate': New Challenge for 'MacGyver' Star |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1997-07-27-9707270340-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328010042/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1997-07-27-9707270340-story.html |archive-date=March 28, 2023 |access-date=2023-03-28 |website=Chicago Tribune}}</ref> and in a ''[[Farscape]]'' vignette in the milestone episode "[[200 (Stargate SG-1)|200]]".

== Broadcast and release ==
{{See also|List of Stargate SG-1 episodes{{!}}List of ''Stargate SG-1'' episodes}}

=== Showtime and US syndication (1997–2002) ===
The American subscription channel [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] ordered the first two seasons of ''Stargate SG-1'' with 44 episodes total in 1996.<ref name=dvdlegacy/> The two-hour pilot episode received Showtime's highest-ever ratings for a series premiere with an audience of approximately 1.5 million households in the 8 p.m. Sunday slot of July 27, 1997.<ref name=nyt_farside/><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Richmond |first=Ray |url=https://variety.com/1997/tv/news/stargate-showtime-s-home-run-1116678643/ |title='Stargate' Showtime's home run |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=August 1, 1997 |access-date=March 26, 2009}}</ref> According to the ''SG-1'' producers, a broadcast network would have cancelled ''SG-1'' after a few episodes, but Showtime put no pressure on the show to "deliver the meteoric ratings the way network shows do".<ref name=spi_cruising/> The show was consistently the channel's most-watched program (including theatrical movies),<ref name=nyt_appeal/><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Dempsey |first=John |url=https://variety.com/2000/tv/news/tv-biz-s-gay-pride-parade-1117790288/ |title=TV biz's gay pride parade |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=December 13, 2000 |access-date=March 26, 2009}}</ref> so Showtime ordered a third and fourth season of 22 episodes each in July 1998.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Morgan |first=Richard |url=https://variety.com/1998/biz/news/mgm-posts-larger-loss-1117478828/ |title=MGM posts larger loss |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=July 27, 1998 |access-date=March 18, 2009}}</ref>

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.<ref name=v_stakes>{{cite magazine |last=Dempsey |first=John |url=https://variety.com/2003/tv/news/cablers-raise-syndie-stakes-1117892381/ |title=Cablers raise syndie stakes |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=September 14, 2003 |access-date=March 26, 2009}}</ref> All 22 [[Fox Broadcasting Company|FOX]] owned-and-operated local stations aired the first seasons after their Showtime debut, providing a clearance of 41% of the United States.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Moss |first=Linda |title=Showtime's 'Stargate' going to Fox in syndication |magazine=Multichannel News |date=August 18, 1997}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Pursell |first=Chris |url=https://variety.com/1999/tv/news/stargate-fences-in-fox-1117758132/ |title='Stargate' fences in Fox |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date= November 17, 1999 |access-date=March 27, 2009}}</ref> The show was also available on non-FOX affiliated stations in other markets.

The [[Syfy|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 (1995 TV series)|The Outer Limits]]'' and ''[[Poltergeist: The Legacy]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Richard |first=Ray |url=https://variety.com/1998/biz/news/sci-fi-aiming-high-1117469302/ |title=Sci-fi aiming high |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=March 31, 1998 |access-date=March 27, 2009}}</ref> 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.<ref name=mcn_200>{{cite magazine |last=McNamara |first=Mary |url=http://www.multichannel.com/article/123363-Stargate_200.php |title=Science-Fiction Series 'SG-1' Is Cable's First to Reach Historic Milestone |magazine=Multichannel News |date=May 7, 2006 |access-date=March 30, 2009}}</ref>

=== Sci Fi Channel and US syndication (2002–2007) ===
Since ''SG-1''{{'s}} 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.<ref name=tvzones46_66>{{Cite journal |last=Eramo |first=Steven | title=Season Six Preview – Coming up, on SG-1... |journal=[[TV Zone]] |issue=Special 46 |pages=66–76 |date=July 2002}}</ref> Sci Fi aired new episodes of ''Stargate SG-1'' in the 9 p.m. Friday slot between ''[[The Dead Zone (TV series)|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.<ref name="v_levitates"/> The sixth season was supposed to be the show's last,<ref name=tvzones46_4/> but Sci Fi renewed ''SG-1'' at the last minute.<ref>Storm 2005, p. 64.</ref> 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,<ref name=scifi_pr03>{{cite web|url=http://www.scifi.com/stargate/press/press_02.html |title=Sci Fi Channel Renews Stargate SG-1 For Eighth Season |publisher=scifi.com |date=July 23, 2003 |access-date=March 24, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070813043054/http://www.scifi.com/stargate/press/press_02.html |archive-date=August 13, 2007 }}</ref> elevating Sci Fi into the top 10 cable networks in the United States.<ref name=reelwest>{{cite web |url=http://www.reelwest.com/happening/wire/2006/april/stargate.htm |title=Canadian Produced TV Series "Stargate SG-1" Films Landmark 200th Original Episode |publisher=reelwest.com |date=April 2006 |access-date=March 25, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721190013/http://www.reelwest.com/happening/wire/2006/april/stargate.htm |archive-date=July 21, 2011 }}</ref> For the next few years, the producers believed each current season to be the show's last and repeatedly wrote big series finales,<ref name=spi_cruising>{{cite news |last=McFarland |first=Melanie |url=http://www.seattlepi.com/tv/267484_tv21.html |title=On TV: 'Stargate SG-1' keeps cruising, despite the light years |newspaper=[[Seattle Post-Intelligencer]] |date=April 21, 2006 |access-date=March 21, 2009}}</ref> but the success of ''Stargate SG-1'' put off their plans of ending the show to write a new ''Stargate'' feature film.<ref name=duoefficiency/> Sci Fi cut the length of an ''SG-1'' season from 22 to 20 episodes from Season 8 onwards.

Originally envisioned as a replacement for ''SG-1'', the [[Spin-off (media)|spin-off]] series ''[[Stargate Atlantis]]'' began airing in tandem with ''SG-1''{{'s}} 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.<ref name=duoefficiency>{{cite web |last=Littleton |first=Cynthia |url=http://www.allbusiness.com/services/amusement-recreation-services/4735235-1.html |title=Duo found portal to sci-fi efficiency |publisher=Entertainment News Wire |date=August 9, 2004 |access-date=March 25, 2009}}</ref> ''[[Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)|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.<ref name=v_pair/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2004/11/15/sci-fi-opens-the-gates-to-more-adventures/20041115scifi01/ |title=Sci Fi Opens The 'Gates' To More Adventures |website=The Futon Critic |date=November 15, 2004 |access-date=September 26, 2010}}</ref> The producers considered replacing ''Stargate SG-1'' with a new show named ''Stargate Command'' after ''SG-1''{{'}}s eighth season,<ref name=ac_901>{{cite video |people=[[Robert C. Cooper|Cooper, Robert C.]], [[Andy Mikita|Mikita, Andy]] |date=2006 |title=Audio Commentary for "[[Avalon (Stargate SG-1)|Avalon, Part 1]]" |medium= DVD |publisher=[[MGM Home Entertainment]]}}</ref> 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<ref name=v_pair>{{cite magazine |last=Martin |first=Denise |url=https://variety.com/2005/scene/markets-festivals/sci-fi-picks-up-stargate-pair-1117931513/ |title=Sci Fi picks up 'Stargate' pair |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=October 24, 2005 |access-date=March 26, 2009}}</ref> 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.<ref name=mcn_200/> Meanwhile, the decline of ''SG-1''{{'s}} 2005–2006 syndication household ratings was consistent with the overall decline in syndicated sci-fi action hours.<ref name=v_swinging/> 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|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.<ref name=triumphs>{{cite web |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20070626scifi01 |title=Stargate SG-1's series finale triumphs |website=The Futon Critic |date=June 26, 2007 |access-date=September 26, 2010 |archive-date=June 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612135131/http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20070626scifi01 |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== International broadcast ===
According to Wright and Cooper, the worldwide popularity of science fiction was a factor in ''SG-1''{{'s}} success and the good international reception helped keep the series on the air in the beginning.<ref name=hr_global/> Several newspapers reported in 2005–2006 that ''Stargate SG-1'' aired in over 100 countries with a weekly worldwide viewership of around 10 million,<ref name=vs_success/><ref name=spi_cruising/><ref name=hr_global>{{cite web|last=Brennan |first=Steve |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002728447 |title='Stargate' on global trek that spans 200 episodes |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=June 27, 2006 |access-date=March 21, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090512235728/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002728447 |archive-date=May 12, 2009 }}</ref> 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.<ref name=nyt_deepblue>{{cite news |last=Gates |first=Anita |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/04/tv/cover-story-between-the-wraith-and-the-deep-blue-sea.html |title=Cover Story: Between the Wraith and the Deep Blue Sea |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=July 4, 2004 |access-date=April 3, 2009 |archive-date=April 23, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090423014258/http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/04/tv/cover-story-between-the-wraith-and-the-deep-blue-sea.html |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Stargate SG-1'' had a particularly fervent response in the United Kingdom, Germany, France and Australia.<ref name=duoefficiency/><ref name=nyt_deepblue/>

''Stargate SG-1'' aired in the United Kingdom on [[Sky One]] with repeats on [[Sky Two]], [[Sky Mix]], [[Sky Max]], [[Sky Sci-Fi]], 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,<ref name=vs_success/> where the show aired on [[Space (Canadian TV channel)|Space]], [[Citytv]], [[A (TV system)|A-Channel]], [[Movie Central]] and French-language channels [[TQS]] and [[Ztélé]].<ref name=reelwest/> ''Stargate SG-1'' aired in Australia on [[Sci Fi Australia]] and [[Seven Network|Channel Seven]]. It aired in [[India]] on [[STAR World India]] and in [[Israel]] on [[Channel 1 (Israel)|Channel 1]].

=== Cancellation and future ===
On August 21, 2006, a few days after the premiere of ''SG-1''{{'s}} milestone episode "[[200 (Stargate SG-1)|200]]", the Sci Fi Channel confirmed that ''Stargate SG-1'' was not being renewed for an 11th season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=2&id=37607 |title=SG-1 Ends Run; Atlantis Back |publisher=scifi.com |date=August 22, 2006 |access-date=August 27, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060825081141/http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=2&id=37607 |archive-date=August 25, 2006 |url-status=dead }}</ref> While news outlets cited declining ratings, expensive production and lack of promotion as possible reasons for the cancellation,<ref name=v_swinging/><ref>{{cite magazine |last=McNamara |first=Mary |url=http://www.multichannel.com/article/124883-Sci_Fi_s_Stargate_SG_1_Said_to_Be_Axed.php |title=Sci Fi's Stargate SG-1 Said to Be Axed |magazine=Multichannel News |date=August 21, 2006 |access-date=May 26, 2009}}</ref> the Sci Fi Channel's Mark Stern merely stated the decision was not ratings-based.<ref name=v_swinging/> 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''.<ref name=v_swinging>{{cite magazine |author1=John Dempsey |author2=Ben Fritz |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |url=https://variety.com/2006/digital/markets-festivals/sci-fi-s-stargate-swinging-closed-1200341604/ |title=Sci Fi's 'Stargate' swinging closed |date=August 21, 2006 |access-date=August 27, 2006}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sumner|first=Darren|publisher=[[GateWorld]]|url=https://gateworld.net/news/2006/08/mgm-considers-sg-1s-future/|title=MGM considers SG-1's future|date=August 26, 2006|access-date=August 27, 2006|archive-date=November 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211125050947/https://www.gateworld.net/news/2006/08/mgm-considers-sg-1s-future/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="coopersg1">{{cite web|last=Sumner|first=Darren|publisher=[[GateWorld]]|url=https://gateworld.net/news/2006/08/cooper-sg-1-will-go-on/|title=Cooper: SG-1 will go on|date=August 21, 2006|access-date=August 21, 2006|archive-date=January 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126101322/https://www.gateworld.net/news/2006/08/cooper-sg-1-will-go-on/|url-status=live}}</ref> Brad Wright confirmed the production of two direct-to-DVD films in October 2006,<ref>{{cite web|last=Sumner|first=Darren|url=https://www.gateworld.net/news/2006/10/stargate-sg-1-movies-coming-to-dvd/|title=Stargate SG-1 movies coming to DVD|publisher=[[GateWorld]]|date=October 11, 2006|access-date=March 18, 2009|archive-date=January 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127134241/https://www.gateworld.net/news/2006/10/stargate-sg-1-movies-coming-to-dvd/|url-status=live}}</ref> and Amanda Tapping joined the ''Atlantis'' cast for their fourth season. The first film, ''[[Stargate: The Ark of Truth]]'', was released in March 2008 and wraps up the Ori storyline. The second film, ''[[Stargate: Continuum]]'', 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.<ref name=gw_specialpilot>{{cite web|last=Sumner|first=Darren|url=https://gateworld.net/news/2008/04/special-edition-of-sg-1-pilot-episode-in-the-works/|title=Special edition of SG-1 pilot episode in the works|publisher=[[GateWorld]]|date=April 4, 2008|access-date=March 30, 2009|archive-date=August 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190807101304/https://www.gateworld.net/news/2008/04/special-edition-of-sg-1-pilot-episode-in-the-works/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In April 2009, MGM confirmed a third new ''SG-1'' film that Brad Wright had first announced in May 2008.<ref name=gw_need_rda/><ref>{{cite web|last=Sumner|first=Darren|url=http://www.gateworld.net/news/2009/04/anderson-confirms-sgu-appearances/|title=Anderson confirms SGU appearances|publisher=[[GateWorld]]|date=April 6, 2009|access-date=April 8, 2009|archive-date=July 27, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727232653/http://www.gateworld.net/news/2009/04/anderson-confirms-sgu-appearances/|url-status=live}}</ref> Joseph Mallozzi revealed the working title as ''Stargate: Revolution''.<ref name=jm_091111>{{cite web|author=Joseph Malozzi |url=http://josephmallozzi.wordpress.com/2009/11/11/november-11-2009-tech-troubles-x-2-get-your-questions-in-for-adam-troy-castro-mailbag/ |title=Tech Troubles x 2! Get your questions in for Adam-Troy Castro! Mailbag! |date=November 11, 2009 |access-date=November 23, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091117145118/http://josephmallozzi.wordpress.com/2009/11/11/november-11-2009-tech-troubles-x-2-get-your-questions-in-for-adam-troy-castro-mailbag/ |archive-date=November 17, 2009 }}</ref> The film was planned to be written by Wright and former ''Stargate Atlantis'' executive producer [[Carl Binder]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Mallozzi |first=Joseph |author-link=Joseph Mallozzi |url=http://josephmallozzi.wordpress.com/2008/10/09/october-9-2008-actor-tyler-mcclendon-answers-your-questions/ |title=October 9, 2008: Actor Tyler McClendon Answers Your Questions |date=October 9, 2008 |access-date=March 18, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090129203403/http://josephmallozzi.wordpress.com/2008/10/09/october-9-2008-actor-tyler-mcclendon-answers-your-questions/ |archive-date=January 29, 2009 }}</ref> Martin Wood would serve as director.<ref name=jm_090102/> The premise of the film would have been the "possibility of the Stargate program going public".<ref name=jm_110515>{{cite web |last=Mallozzi |first=Joseph |author-link=Joseph Mallozzi |url=http://josephmallozzi.wordpress.com/2011/05/15/may-14-2011-the-apocalypse-approacheth-more-sg-1-season-6-memories-another-monster-mailbag/ |title=May 15, 2011: The Apocalypse Approacheth! More SG-1 Season 6 Memories! Another Monster Mailbag! |date=May 15, 2011 |access-date=May 16, 2011 |archive-date=May 20, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520043002/http://josephmallozzi.wordpress.com/2011/05/15/may-14-2011-the-apocalypse-approacheth-more-sg-1-season-6-memories-another-monster-mailbag/ |url-status=live }}</ref> 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.<ref name=gw_need_rda>{{cite web|last=Read|first=David|url=https://www.gateworld.net/news/2008/05/wright-stargate-movies-need-oneill/|title=Wright: Stargate movies need O'Neill|publisher=[[GateWorld]]|date=May 12, 2008|access-date=March 16, 2009|archive-date=January 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126101325/https://www.gateworld.net/news/2008/05/wright-stargate-movies-need-oneill/|url-status=live}}</ref> The character of [[Vala Mal Doran]] would not appear in the film.<ref name=jm_090102>{{cite web |last=Mallozzi |first=Joseph |author-link=Joseph Mallozzi |url=http://josephmallozzi.wordpress.com/2009/01/02/january-2-2009-brad-wright-answers-your-questions/ |title=Brad Wright Answers Your Questions |date=January 2, 2009 |access-date=January 27, 2009 |archive-date=July 28, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728032708/http://josephmallozzi.wordpress.com/2009/01/02/january-2-2009-brad-wright-answers-your-questions/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Amanda Tapping confirmed her appearance in this ''SG-1'' film and the first ''Atlantis'' movie in September 2008,<ref name=cinemablend>{{cite web|last=West |first=Kelly |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/television/Amanda-Tapping-Talks-About-Sanctuary-12460.html |title=Amanda Tapping Talks About Sanctuary |publisher=cinemablend.com |date=September 28, 2008 |access-date=October 10, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081001074132/http://www.cinemablend.com/television/Amanda-Tapping-Talks-About-Sanctuary-12460.html |archive-date=October 1, 2008 }}</ref> and Michael Shanks (Daniel Jackson) confirmed his and Richard Dean Anderson's participation in January 2009.<ref name=scifi_surprise>{{cite web |last=Spelling |first=Ian |url=http://scifiwire.com/2009/01/michael-shanks-has-a-surprise-about-stargate-universe.php |title=Michael Shanks has a surprise about Stargate Universe |publisher=scifi.com |date=January 26, 2009 |access-date=January 27, 2009 |archive-date=January 30, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090130070640/http://scifiwire.com/2009/01/michael-shanks-has-a-surprise-about-stargate-universe.php |url-status=dead }}</ref> No contracts had been signed by April 2009,<ref name=gw_expanding>{{cite web|last=Sumner|first=Darren|url=https://www.gateworld.net/news/2009/04/an-expanding-universe/|title=An Expanding Universe – GateWorld talks with Brad Wright & Robert Cooper|publisher=[[GateWorld]]|date=April 29, 2009|access-date=April 22, 2009|archive-date=December 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181210015643/https://www.gateworld.net/news/2009/04/an-expanding-universe/|url-status=live}}</ref> but Wright stated that he "can almost guarantee we are proceeding with the ''SG-1'' movie this year [2009]".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gateworld.net/news/2009/04/third-sg-1-movie-has-a-go/|title=Third SG-1 movie has a go!|date=April 8, 2009|access-date=October 30, 2009|publisher=[[GateWorld]]|first=Darren|last=Sumner|archive-date=March 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328043929/https://www.gateworld.net/news/2009/04/third-sg-1-movie-has-a-go/|url-status=live}}</ref> 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,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://blastr.com/2009/08/new-sg-1-atlantis-films-d.php |title=New SG-1, Atlantis films due, just not yet |date=August 12, 2009 |access-date=September 30, 2010 |publisher=[[Sci Fi Wire]] |archive-date=July 8, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708013957/http://blastr.com/2009/08/new-sg-1-atlantis-films-d.php |url-status=dead }}</ref> and he also pointed to the financial crisis of MGM as reason for the delay.<ref name=wrightpreviewssgus2>{{cite web|url=http://tvdeathray.com/2010/09/27/interview-stargate-universe-co-creator-brad-wright-previews-season-2/ |title=Interview: 'Stargate Universe' Co-Creator Brad Wright Previews Season 2 |publisher=tvdeathray.com |date=September 27, 2010 |first=Mike |last=Moody |access-date=September 30, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101001085140/http://tvdeathray.com/2010/09/27/interview-stargate-universe-co-creator-brad-wright-previews-season-2/ |archive-date=October 1, 2010 }}</ref> Wright and Joe Mallozzi expressed optimism that production would eventually start,<ref name=wrightpreviewssgus2 /><ref name=jm_101106>{{cite web |author=Joseph Malozzi |url=http://josephmallozzi.wordpress.com/2010/11/06/november-6-2010-stargate-ratings-fandom-and-my-picky-aunt/ |title=November 6, 2010: Stargate ratings, fandom and my picky aunt! |date=November 6, 2010 |access-date=November 22, 2010 |archive-date=November 18, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101118081248/http://josephmallozzi.wordpress.com/2010/11/06/november-6-2010-stargate-ratings-fandom-and-my-picky-aunt/ |url-status=live }}</ref> 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.<ref name="sgmoviesdead" /><ref name=jm_110417>{{cite web |author=Joseph Malozzi |url=http://josephmallozzi.wordpress.com/2011/04/17/april-17-2011-until-we-meet-again/ |title=until we meet again |date=April 17, 2011 |access-date=April 21, 2011 |archive-date=April 21, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110421085944/http://josephmallozzi.wordpress.com/2011/04/17/april-17-2011-until-we-meet-again/ |url-status=live }}</ref> 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."<ref name="sgmoviesdead">{{cite news |last=Colvin |first=Chad |url=http://www.gateworld.net/news/2011/04/wright-sgu-continuation-other-movies-dead-for-now/ |title=SGU continuation, other movies dead — for now |date=April 17, 2011 |access-date=April 18, 2011 |publisher=[[GateWorld]] |archive-date=April 20, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110420125009/http://www.gateworld.net/news/2011/04/wright-sgu-continuation-other-movies-dead-for-now/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Home media ===
{{Main|List_of_Stargate_SG-1_episodes#Home_media{{!}}DVD and Blu-ray releases}}
''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 with only three episodes. 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.

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.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sumner|first=Darren|url=https://gateworld.net/news/2006/04/sony-switching-to-slim-line-sg-1-dvd-sets/|title=Sony switching to slim-line ''SG-1'' DVD sets|publisher=[[GateWorld]]|date=April 3, 2006|access-date=May 17, 2009|archive-date=February 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206055027/https://www.gateworld.net/news/2006/04/sony-switching-to-slim-line-sg-1-dvd-sets/|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sumner|first=Darren|url=https://gateworld.net/news/2007/08/bonus-features-for-sg-1-complete-series-dvds/|title=Bonus features for SG-1: Complete Series DVDs|date=August 3, 2007|publisher=[[GateWorld]]|access-date=August 8, 2007|archive-date=October 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027002810/https://www.gateworld.net/news/2007/08/bonus-features-for-sg-1-complete-series-dvds/|url-status=live}}</ref> More than 30 million copies of DVDs had been sold by 2006.<ref name=vs_success/>

On June 15, 2020, [[Visual Entertainment]] re-released the complete series, without the films, on DVD.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/tvshowsondvd/posts/10158202717021063?__tn__=K-R |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/116070036062/10158202717021063 |archive-date=2022-02-26 |url-access=limited|title= ***** TV SHOWS ON DVD ROUNDUP ***** OUTLANDER! STARGATE SG-1! BLUE BLOODS! CHICAGO FIRE! CHICAGO MED! SEAL TEAM! THE GOOD DOCTOR! BELGRAVIA! STRIKE BACK! ROYAL PAINS! DOCTOR WHO! THE FLINTSTONES! THE BOB NEWHART SHOW! ARE YOU AFRAID OF THE DARK?!|access-date=June 15, 2020|date= June 12, 2020|author=TVShowsonDVD|website=Facebook}}{{cbignore}}</ref> On December 18, 2020, the company released the entire series, again without the films, on Region A Blu-ray.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Stargate-SG-1-The-Complete-Series-Blu-ray/282609/|title=Stargate SG-1: The Complete Series Blu-ray|publisher=blu-ray.com|access-date=December 18, 2020|archive-date=December 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201216105928/https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Stargate-SG-1-The-Complete-Series-Blu-ray/282609/|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Online distribution ===
New episodes of ''Stargate SG-1'' were first released on [[iTunes]] in the US in August 2006, each time one day after their premiere on the Sci Fi Channel. The commercial-free episodes were priced $1.99 each, while a season pass with twenty episodes cost $37.99.<ref name=v_swinging/><ref>{{cite web|last=Sumner|first=Darren|url=https://gateworld.net/news/2006/08/stargate-arrives-on-itunes/|title=Stargate arrives on iTunes|publisher=[[GateWorld]]|date=August 20, 2006|access-date=March 26, 2009|archive-date=February 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230205233015/https://www.gateworld.net/news/2006/08/stargate-arrives-on-itunes/|url-status=live}}</ref> A release on iTunes UK followed in October 2007.<ref>{{cite web|last=Read|first=David|url=https://gateworld.net/news/2007/08/stargate-comes-to-u-k-itunes/|title=Stargate comes to UK iTunes|publisher=[[GateWorld]]|date=August 31, 2007|access-date=March 26, 2009|archive-date=April 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407111805/https://www.gateworld.net/news/2007/08/stargate-comes-to-u-k-itunes/|url-status=live}}</ref> All ten seasons of ''SG-1'' were available on iTunes and [[Amazon Unbox]] by January 2008.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sumner|first=Darren|url=https://gateworld.net/news/2008/01/stargate-expands-itunes-amazon-presence/|title=Stargate expands iTunes, Amazon presence|publisher=[[GateWorld]]|date=January 11, 2008|access-date=March 26, 2009|archive-date=February 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230215185230/https://www.gateworld.net/news/2008/01/stargate-expands-itunes-amazon-presence/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Stargate SG-1'' made its debut on [[hulu.com]] in March 2009, starting with the first season. At first, viewers in the United States could only watch episodes of the first seasons, but {{as of|2009|12|lc=on}} all episodes of Seasons 1–10 were available free of charge with a small number of commercials on Hulu, through January 31, 2011.<ref>{{cite web |last=Sumner |first=Darren |url=http://www.gateworld.net/news/2009/03/stargate-sg-1-arrives-on-hulu/ |title=Stargate SG-1 arrives on Hulu |publisher=[[GateWorld]] |date=March 19, 2009 |access-date=March 26, 2009 |archive-date=March 23, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090323084137/http://www.gateworld.net/news/2009/03/stargate-sg-1-arrives-on-hulu/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Free access to all SG-1 episodes continued until July 31, 2011, when the episodes were finally removed. {{As of|2011|2|1}}, all episodes of the entire Stargate franchise were available on [[Netflix]]'s subscription-based online video streaming service in the US.<ref>{{cite web |last=Colvin |first=Chad |url=http://www.gateworld.net/news/2010/08/entire-stargate-library-streaming/ |title=Entire Stargate television library now streaming on Netflix |publisher=[[GateWorld]] |date=August 16, 2010 |access-date=February 2, 2011 |archive-date=December 10, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101210072733/http://www.gateworld.net/news/2010/08/entire-stargate-library-streaming/ |url-status=live }}</ref>  {{As of|2012|8|15}} Netflix removed Stargate SG-1 from its online video streaming service. {{As of|2013|5}}, [[Amazon Video]] has Stargate SG-1 available for online streaming.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.giantfreakinrobot.com/scifi/netflix-dropped-stargate-find.html|title=Netflix Has Dropped Stargate, Find Out How You Can Get It Back|last=Tyler|first=Josh|work=Giant Freakin Robot|date=August 24, 2013|access-date=July 5, 2015|archive-date=July 13, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713121457/http://www.giantfreakinrobot.com/scifi/netflix-dropped-stargate-find.html|url-status=live}}</ref> {{As of|2014|8}} SG-1 is available on Netflix UK. The pilot episode "Children Of The Gods" though has been replaced with the 2009 updated final cut with updated CGI and the full frontal nudity removed. {{As of|2015|7}}, [[Hoopla (digital media service)|Hoopla Digital]], an online library media database, has all ten seasons of Stargate SG-1 available to watch free without commercials, for those who have cards with a participating library. The first two episodes are the edited versions, in which full frontal nudity has been removed.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hoopladigital.com/series/1247849110|title=Hoopla Stargate SG-1|work=Hoopla Digital|access-date=July 5, 2015|archive-date=September 7, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150907202716/https://www.hoopladigital.com/series/1247849110|url-status=live}}</ref> In September 2017, MGM launched its own online streaming service called Stargate Command, making available all episodes of Stargate SG-1 along with Stargate Atlantis and Stargate Universe.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2017/digital/news/mgm-stargate-command-subscription-streaming-technical-glitch-1202565794/|title=MGM Launch of 'Stargate Command' Streaming Service Hits Technical Turbulence|last=Spangler|first=Todd|date=September 21, 2017|work=Variety|access-date=July 16, 2018|language=en-US|archive-date=July 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180716170335/https://variety.com/2017/digital/news/mgm-stargate-command-subscription-streaming-technical-glitch-1202565794/|url-status=live}}</ref> The show returned to Netflix in the United States on December 1, 2020, with a TV-MA rating because of the full frontal nudity in the first episode.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.gateworld.net/news/2020/12/netflix-listing-stargate-sg1-mature-audiences-only/|title=Netflix Is Listing Stargate SG-1 For Mature Audiences Only|date=December 4, 2020|work=gateworld.net|access-date=February 3, 2021|language=en-us|archive-date=January 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210123184721/https://www.gateworld.net/news/2020/12/netflix-listing-stargate-sg1-mature-audiences-only/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The series currently airs on the [[Comet (TV network)|Comet]] digital network.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221027005882/en/Comet-CHARGE%21-and-TBD-Emerge-as-the-Fastest-Growing-Digital-Broadcast-Television-Networks |title=Comet, CHARGE! and TBD Emerge as the Fastest Growing Digital Broadcast Television Networks |publisher=Business Wire |date=October 31, 2022 |access-date=November 17, 2022 |archive-date=November 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221117235403/https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221027005882/en/Comet-CHARGE%21-and-TBD-Emerge-as-the-Fastest-Growing-Digital-Broadcast-Television-Networks |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Influence ==

=== Critical reception ===
''Stargate SG-1'', particularly during earlier seasons, did very little to attract much in the way of attention from the mainstream media.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/227758 |title=Best Bets |newspaper=[[Toronto Star]] |date=June 21, 2007 |access-date=March 25, 2009 |archive-date=May 28, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090528171053/http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/227758 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=nyt_appeal>{{cite news |last=Meisler |first=Andy |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/10/04/arts/television-radio-not-even-trying-to-appeal-to-the-masses.html |title=Television/Radio: Not Even Trying to Appeal to the Masses |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=October 4, 1998 |access-date=February 18, 2017 |archive-date=August 9, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160809120314/http://www.nytimes.com/1998/10/04/arts/television-radio-not-even-trying-to-appeal-to-the-masses.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=vs_success/><ref name="signoff">{{cite web |last1=Eberson |first1=Sharon |title='Stargate: SG-1' signs off, but we haven't seen the last of it |url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07172/795812-237.stm |website=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]] |access-date=21 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070711132446/http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07172/795812-237.stm |archive-date=11 July 2007 |date=21 June 2007}}</ref> The show's July 1997 pilot, "[[Children of the Gods]]" received mixed responses from publications such as ''[[The New York Times]]'' and ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''.<ref name=nyt_farside>{{cite news |last=Joyner |first=Will |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/07/26/arts/through-a-gate-to-the-far-side-of-the-universe-a-tv-series.html |title=Through a Gate to the Far Side of the Universe: A TV Series |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=July 26, 1997 |access-date=April 3, 2009 |archive-date=March 19, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090319045953/http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C05E5D7163AF935A15754C0A961958260 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Scott |first=Tony |url=https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117911984.html?categoryid=32&cs=1 |title=Stargate SG-1 |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=July 28, 1997 |access-date=March 26, 2009}}</ref> While there was only passing interest from mainstream publications, science fiction publications such as ''[[Starburst (magazine)|Starburst]]'',<ref>{{cite web |title=ISSUE 41 |url=https://www.visimag.com/starburst/s41display.htm |website=Visimag |access-date=12 November 2020 |date=28 September 1998 |archive-date=November 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116160558/https://www.visimag.com/starburst/s41display.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Issue #301 |url=https://www.visimag.com/starburst/301_display.htm |website=Visimag |access-date=12 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040417195256/https://www.visimag.com/starburst/301_display.htm |archive-date=17 April 2004 |date=31 July 2003}}</ref> ''Cult Times''<ref>{{cite web |title=Cult Times, Dec 2000, #63 |url=https://www.visimag.com/culttimes/cx63_display.htm |website=Visimag |access-date=12 November 2020 |date=December 2000 |archive-date=November 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117133026/https://www.visimag.com/culttimes/cx63_display.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Cult Times 2000 |url=https://www.visimag.com/uk/acatalog/VI_Direct_Catalogue_Cult_Times_2000_115.html |website=Visimag |access-date=12 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000522095807/https://www.visimag.com/uk/acatalog/VI_Direct_Catalogue_Cult_Times_2000_115.html |archive-date=22 May 2000}}</ref> and ''TV Zone'' regularly reviewed and featured ''SG-1''.<ref>{{cite web |title=TV Zone 1999 |url=https://www.visimag.com/uk/acatalog/VI_Direct_Catalogue_TV_Zone_1999_70.html |website=Visimag |access-date=12 November 2020 |archive-date=November 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112192128/https://www.visimag.com/uk/acatalog/VI_Direct_Catalogue_TV_Zone_1999_70.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Sharon Eberson of the ''[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]'', wrote that "''Stargate SG-1'''s place in the sci-fi universe can be measured in longevity, spot-on cast chemistry, rabid fans who call themselves Gaters and the tough subjects it has tackled", going on to note that the show "had rarely been a critical darling".<ref name="signoff"/>

Despite the lukewarm reaction to the pilot, various critics and publications later recognized that ''SG-1'' had surpassed the 1994 film on which it was based.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Joest |first1=Mick |title=7 Television Shows Better Than The Films They Are Based On |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/television/1644380/7-television-shows-better-than-the-films-they-are-based-on |website=CinemaBlend |date=April 7, 2017 |access-date=20 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170408071934/https://www.cinemablend.com/television/1644380/7-television-shows-better-than-the-films-they-are-based-on |archive-date=8 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Trendacosta |first1=Katharine |title=Stargate Didn't Become a Great Universe Until It Was on Television |url=https://io9.gizmodo.com/stargate-didnt-become-a-great-universe-until-it-was-on-1721946910 |website=Gizmodo |access-date=20 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151219052818/https://io9.gizmodo.com/stargate-didnt-become-a-great-universe-until-it-was-on-1721946910 |archive-date=19 December 2015 |date=8 April 2015}}</ref> Writing for [[The Guardian]] in 2009, Emily Wilson labeled the original film "pretty dire", believing that the series had far outshined it. Wilson appreciatively teased ''SG-1'''s format of visiting ''slightly'' different, English speaking alien worlds, with similar caves and studio-flat floors, writing that "what makes it good are the jokes, the actors, and the great ideas the writers keep throwing out".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wilson |first1=Emily |title=Stargate SG-1 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2009/jul/10/box-set-stargate?FORM=ZZNR4 |website=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=20 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140626125732/https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2009/jul/10/box-set-stargate |archive-date=26 June 2014 |date=10 July 2009}}</ref> ''[[What Culture]]'' believed ''SG-1'' to be the best entry into the ''Stargate'' franchise, surpassing both the film and spinoff series, putting it #10 on their 25 Greatest Sci Fi TV Shows of All Time list.<ref>{{cite web |title=25 Greatest Sci-Fi TV Shows Of All Time |url=https://whatculture.com/tv/25-greatest-sci-fi-tv-shows-of-all-time?page=17 |website=WhatCulture |access-date=21 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021134019/https://whatculture.com/tv/25-greatest-sci-fi-tv-shows-of-all-time |archive-date=21 October 2020 |date=25 February 2020}}</ref>

''[[Rolling Stone]]'' called the series "one of the unlikeliest success stories in sci-fi TV history", ranking it #36 on their 50 Greatest Sci-Fi Series of All Time list.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=50 Best Science Fiction TV Shows of All Time |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-lists/best-science-fiction-tv-shows-of-all-time-65434/stargate-sg-1-1997-2007-152775/ |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=21 October 2020 |date=12 March 2020}}</ref> ''[[Syfy|SyFy Wire]]'' described the show as "sci-fi comfort food in the best possible way" comparing the way the show examined morality to that of ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]'', placing the show 20th on their Greatest Sci-Fi TV Series of the Past 25 Years list.<ref>{{cite web |title=THE 25 GREATEST SCI-FI TV SERIES OF THE PAST 25 YEARS |url=https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/the-25-greatest-tv-series-of-the-past-25-years |website=SyFy |access-date=21 October 2020 |date=24 August 2019 |archive-date=November 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112022758/http://www.syfy.com/syfywire/the-25-greatest-tv-series-of-the-past-25-years |url-status=live |last1=Moore |first1=Trent }}</ref> In 2003, after spinoff series ''Stargate Atlantis'' was greenlit, ''SG-1'' enjoyed more mainstream exposure. The July issue of ''[[TV Guide]]'' proclaimed on the front cover "Forget ''[[Star Trek|Trek]]''! ''Stargate SG-1'' is now sci-fi's biggest hit!".<ref>{{cite web |title=The Cover Archive / 2000s / 2003 / July 26, 2003 |url=https://www.tvguidemagazine.com/archive/suboffer/2000s/2003/20030726_c1.jpg.html |website=TV Guide Magazine |access-date=12 November 2020 |archive-date=November 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112194247/https://www.tvguidemagazine.com/archive/suboffer/2000s/2003/20030726_c1.jpg.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

In the show's later seasons, it was broadcast on the Sci-Fi Channel on the same night as the 2004 reimagining of ''[[Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)|Battlestar Galactica]]''. ''Galactica'' was critically acclaimed for its dramatic, often dark, take on science fiction television. ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' called Stargate SG-1 "the anti-Battlestar Galactica", praising it for being accessible, comforting and captivating.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Katz |first1=Paul |title=Stargate SG-1: Season 9 |url=https://people.com/post/stargate-sg-1-season-9/ |website=[[People (magazine)|People]] |access-date=21 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021122316/https://people.com/post/stargate-sg-1-season-9/ |archive-date=21 October 2020 |date=29 September 2006}}</ref> According to Melanie McFarland of the ''[[Seattle Post-Intelligencer]]'', ''SG-1''{{'s}} records did not earn it "the kind of wide-ranging respect a successful series with a 200-episode run deserves"; ''SG-1'' rarely occupied a slot on 'best show' lists because the show remained "relegated to the back of the bus in terms of popularity" behind the glory of ''Galactica'', although every week, the show attracted an average of 10 million viewers worldwide.<ref name=spi_cruising/> ''[[IndieWire]]'' lauded the series for its [[Camp (style)|camp]], self-aware style, calling this "its saving grace compared to other excellent, but heavy sci-fi series like ''Battlestar Galactica''", ranking the show #18 on their list of the 20 Best TV Shows Based on Movies of all time.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Ben Travers |author2=Hanh Nguyen |title=The Best TV Shows Based on Movies, Ranked |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2017/08/best-tv-shows-based-on-movies-fargo-westworld-mash-1201861653/ |website=IndieWire |access-date=12 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801191351/https://www.indiewire.com/2017/08/best-tv-shows-based-on-movies-fargo-westworld-mash-1201861653/ |archive-date=1 August 2017 |date=1 August 2017}}</ref>

The show has also gone on to be featured on various lists of works considered the best. In 2019, ''[[Popular Mechanics]]'' ranked ''Stargate: SG-1''  the 14th best science fiction television show ever.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/digital/home-entertainment/the-50-greatest-sci-fi-tv-shows|title=The 50 Best Sci-Fi TV Shows Ever|last1=Hoffman|first1=Jordan|last2=Wakeman|first2=Gregory|date=2019-07-12|website=Popular Mechanics|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-20|archive-date=January 29, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150129080404/http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/digital/home-entertainment/the-50-greatest-sci-fi-tv-shows|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Insider Inc.|Insider]]'' included the show in their The 19 Best Sci-fi Shows of All Time.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Monteil |first1=Abby |title=The 19 best sci-fi shows of all time, according to fans |url=https://www.insider.com/best-sci-fi-shows-according-to-fans |website=Insider |access-date=21 October 2020 |date=19 May 2020 |archive-date=August 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230804044127/https://www.insider.com/best-sci-fi-shows-according-to-fans |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[Gale (publisher)|Goliath]]'' ranked ''SG-1'' #10 in their 15 Favorite Sci-Fi Shows of All Time.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Taylor |first1=Devon |title=Goliath's Favorite Sci-Fi Shows of All Time, Ranked |url=https://www.goliath.com/tv/the-15-greatest-sci-fi-television-shows-of-all-time/ |website=Goliath |access-date=21 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170515091036/https://www.goliath.com/tv/the-15-greatest-sci-fi-television-shows-of-all-time/ |archive-date=15 May 2017 |date=27 May 2017}}</ref> ''[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]'' ranked it #24 out of 100 on their 2017 list of Greatest Sci-fi television.<ref>{{cite web |title=The 100 Best Sci-Fi TV Shows of All Time |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/tv/sci-fi/the-50-best-sci-fi-tv-shows-of-all-time/#24-stargate-sg-1 |website=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]] |access-date=21 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021133357/https://www.pastemagazine.com/tv/sci-fi/the-50-best-sci-fi-tv-shows-of-all-time/ |archive-date=21 October 2020 |date=11 September 2018}}</ref> ''[[ShortList]]'' included SG-1 in their 15 Best Sci-Fi TV shows list.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Brew |first1=Simon |title=10 great Sci-fi TV series |url=https://www.shortlist.com/lists/10-great-sci-fi-tv-series-400021 |website=ShortList |access-date=21 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190502041931/https://www.shortlist.com/lists/10-great-sci-fi-tv-series-400021 |archive-date=2 May 2019 |date=30 April 2019}}</ref> In 2011, ''IGN'' ranked it #19 in their Top 50 Sci Fi Shows of All Time.<ref>{{cite web |title=Top 50 Sci-Fi TV Shows |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2011/02/21/top-50-sci-fi-tv-shows |website=IGN |access-date=21 October 2020 |date=21 February 2011 |archive-date=November 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112041803/https://www.ign.com/articles/2011/02/21/top-50-sci-fi-tv-shows |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Stargate SG-1'' ranked #28 on ''[[TV Guide]]''{{'}}s Top Cult Shows Ever.<ref name="top cult">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/top-cult-shows-40239.aspx |title=TV Guide Names the Top Cult Shows Ever |magazine=[[TV Guide]] |date=June 29, 2007 |access-date=November 25, 2008}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/4102754.stm |title=Doctor Who named 'top cult show' |work=[[BBC News]] |date=June 17, 2005 |access-date=April 25, 2009 |archive-date=June 14, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060614112316/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/4102754.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> ''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.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20311716_6,00.html |title=17 All-Time Great Cult TV Shows You Say We Missed |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110508042620/http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0%2C%2C20311716%2C00.html |archive-date=May 8, 2011 |date=October 19, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In a ''[[Digital Spy]]'' user poll, the show ranked as the 4th Greatest Sci-fi show of all time.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jeffery |first1=Morgan |title=Doctor Who narrowly beats Babylon 5 to be named your favourite science-fiction show of all time |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/cult/a800083/doctor-who-narrowly-beats-babylon-5-to-be-named-your-favourite-science-fiction-show-of-all-time/ |website=Digital Spy |access-date=21 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021104850/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/cult/a800083/doctor-who-narrowly-beats-babylon-5-to-be-named-your-favourite-science-fiction-show-of-all-time/ |archive-date=21 October 2020 |date=July 4, 2016}}</ref> ''[[Amazon Prime]]'' also conducted a user-poll in 2019, with the show voted the 3rd Greatest Sci-Fi of all Time.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Expanse or Stargate SG-1 |url=https://twitter.com/PrimeVideo/status/1111721903780036608 |website=Twitter |publisher=Amazon Prime |access-date=21 October 2020 |date=29 March 2019 |archive-date=November 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108001747/https://twitter.com/primevideo/status/1111721903780036608 |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Awards and nominations ===
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''Stargate SG-1'' was nominated for numerous awards during its ten-season run. Its nominations for seven [[Emmy]]s in the "Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series" category and one Emmy for "Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore)" did not result in a win.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.emmys.org/awards/2007pt/history.php |title=Primetime Awards |publisher=[[Emmy]] |access-date=March 24, 2009 |archive-date=August 10, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810003347/http://www.emmys.tv/awards/primetime-emmy-awards-2007 |url-status=live }}</ref> ''SG-1'' won two [[Gemini Awards]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://academy.ca/hist/history.cfm?stitle=stargate+sg-1&awyear=0&winonly=1&awards=2&rtype=2&curstep=4&submit.x=0&submit.y=0 |title=Canada's Awards Database |publisher=The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television |access-date=March 31, 2009 |archive-date=May 23, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090523032342/http://academy.ca/hist/history.cfm?stitle=stargate+sg-1&awyear=0&winonly=1&awards=2&rtype=2&curstep=4&submit.x=0&submit.y=0 |url-status=dead }}</ref> twelve [[Leo Awards]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.leoawards.com/past_winners.html |title=Past Winners |publisher=[[Leo Awards]] |access-date=March 24, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090407031849/http://www.leoawards.com/past_winners.html |archive-date=April 7, 2009 }}</ref> and five [[Saturn Awards]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.saturnawards.org/past.html |title=Saturn Awards – Past Award Winners |publisher=[[Saturn Awards]] |access-date=March 24, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070502112545/http://www.saturnawards.org/past.html |archive-date=May 2, 2007 }}</ref> out of over thirty nominations each. ''Stargate SG-1'' was also nominated for two [[VES Award]]s in 2003 and 2005<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vesawards.com/awards/history/1.html |title=1st Annual VES Awards Nominees and Recipients |publisher=[[VES Awards]] |access-date=March 24, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090225100306/http://vesawards.com/awards/history/1.html |archive-date=February 25, 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vesawards.com/awards/history/3.html |title=3rd Annual VES Awards Nominees and Recipients |publisher=[[VES Awards]] |access-date=March 24, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090124193716/http://vesawards.com/awards/history/3.html |archive-date=January 24, 2009 }}</ref> and for two [[Hugo Award]]s in 2005 and 2007.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehugoawards.org/?page_id=12 |title=2005 Hugo Awards |date=July 24, 2007 |publisher=[[Hugo Awards]] |access-date=March 24, 2009 |archive-date=May 19, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090519051608/http://www.thehugoawards.org/?page_id=12 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehugoawards.org/?page_id=127 |title=2007 Hugo Awards |date=August 9, 2007 |publisher=[[Hugo Awards]] |access-date=March 24, 2009 |archive-date=August 12, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110812122618/http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2007-hugo-awards/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Fandom ===
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[[File:Stargate SG-1 SG team Dragon Con 2008 cropped.jpg|thumb|Fans costuming as SG teams at Dragon Con in 2008]]
Brad Wright used the term "Gaters" to refer to fans of ''Stargate SG-1'' in 2001,<ref name=dvdbeyond>{{cite video |people=[[Brad Wright|Wright, Brad]]; [[Jonathan Glassner|Glassner, John]]; [[Paul Mullie|Mullie, Paul]]; [[Stuart Tyson Smith|Smith, Stuart T.]]; Giannazzo, Tom |date=2001 |title=Stargate SG-1: Season 3 – Timeline To The Future – Part 3: Beyond The Gate | medium = DVD |publisher=[[MGM Home Entertainment]]}}</ref> but the term did not become widespread. Some fans' belief that there was a real Stargate device under Cheyenne Mountain inspired writers Joseph Mallozzi and Paul Mullie to come up with their own conspiracy story for Season 4's "[[Point of No Return (Stargate SG-1)|Point of No Return]]".<ref name=dvdbeyond/> The fansite [[GateWorld]] became a major franchise news site with special arrangements with MGM; GateWorld's founder Darren Sumner was later hired to serve as a news editor for the official ''Stargate SG-1'' magazine and to check ''Stargate'' comic books for continuity errors with the TV shows before publication.<ref>Storm 2005, pp. 81–86.</ref> ''[[Late Night with Conan O'Brien]]'' graphic designer [[Pierre Bernard (comedian)|Pierre Bernard]] gained notoriety among ''Stargate'' fans for devoting several of his "Recliner of Rage" ''Late Night'' segments to ''SG-1''. The producers invited him to make cameo appearances in the episodes "[[Zero Hour (Stargate SG-1)|Zero Hour]]" and "[[200 (Stargate SG-1)|200]]".<ref>{{cite web|last=Sumner|first=Darren|url=https://gateworld.net/news/2006/09/conan-obrien-notes-stargate-cancellation/|title=Conan O'Brien notes Stargate cancellation|publisher=[[GateWorld]]|date=September 9, 2006|access-date=April 19, 2009|archive-date=February 4, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204020136/https://www.gateworld.net/news/2006/09/conan-obrien-notes-stargate-cancellation/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Established in 2000, [[Gatecon]] is the world's longest-running ''SG-1'' fan convention. It is held in the Vancouver area, (plus two in the UK), with more actor and crew member participation than other conventions. ''SG-1'' conventions by [[Creation Entertainment]] were also marketed as "The Official ''Stargate SG-1'' and ''Stargate Atlantis'' Tour", which mostly took place in the United States until Creation Entertainment acquired the license for Vancouver conventions in 2005. Wolf Events organized many ''SG-1'' conventions in Europe, particularly in the UK and Germany.<ref>Storm 2005, pp. 93–95.</ref>

=== Merchandise ===
{{Main|Stargate literature{{!}}''Stargate'' literature|List of Stargate comics{{!}}List of ''Stargate'' comics|Stargate games{{!}}''Stargate'' games}}
''Stargate SG-1'' spawned an industry of spin-off products. From 1999 to 2001, [[ROC (publisher)|ROC]] published four ''Stargate SG-1'' novels written by [[Ashley McConnell]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gateworld.net/news/archive/001014_2.shtml |title=Publisher cancels SG-1 novel series |publisher=[[GateWorld]] |date=October 14, 2000 |access-date=March 21, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616093509/http://www.gateworld.net/news/archive/001014_2.shtml |archive-date=June 16, 2011 }}</ref> In 2004, UK-based [[Fandemonium (publisher)|Fandemonium Press]] launched a new series of licensed tie-in novels based on ''Stargate SG-1'', although these books were unavailable in North America until 2006 when the license conflict with ROC expired.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sumner|first=Darren|url=https://gateworld.net/news/2006/06/fandemonium-novels-coming-to-u-s/|title=Fandemonium novels coming to U.S.|publisher=[[GateWorld]]|date=June 6, 2006|access-date=March 21, 2009|archive-date=March 31, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331072329/https://www.gateworld.net/news/2006/06/fandemonium-novels-coming-to-u-s/|url-status=live}}</ref> Titan Publishing publishes the official ''Stargate Magazine'',<ref name=vs_success/> while [[Avatar Press]] published a [[List of Stargate comics|series of ''Stargate SG-1'' comics]].<ref name=vs_success/> British company [[Big Finish Productions]] began to produce [[List of Stargate audiobooks|''Stargate SG-1'' audio adventures]] in early 2008, voiced by members of the ''SG-1'' cast.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bigfinish.com/news/STARGATE-SG-1-AND-STARGATE-ATLANTIS |title=Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis: The Gate is still open, the missions continue |date=February 25, 2008 |publisher=bigfinish.com |access-date=March 21, 2008 |archive-date=November 21, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111121134211/http://www.bigfinish.com/news/STARGATE-SG-1-AND-STARGATE-ATLANTIS |url-status=live }}</ref> A [[Stargate SG-1 (roleplaying game)|''Stargate SG-1'' roleplaying game]] and a [[Stargate TCG|''Stargate'' trading card game]] were released in 2003 and 2007. Diamond Select Toys and [[Hasbro]] launched a series of toys in 2005 and 2006, respectively.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sumner|first=Darren|url=https://gateworld.net/news/2005/10/sg-1-atlantis-action-figures-in-the-works/|title=SG-1, Atlantis action figures in the works|publisher=[[GateWorld]]|date=October 12, 2005|access-date=March 21, 2009|archive-date=January 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126030333/https://www.gateworld.net/news/2005/10/sg-1-atlantis-action-figures-in-the-works/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theforce.net/latestnews/story/Hasbro%E2%80%99s_Plans_For_2006_95314.asp |title=Hasbro's Plans For 2006 |publisher=theforce.net |date=October 18, 2005 |access-date=March 21, 2009 |archive-date=May 20, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090520051503/http://www.theforce.net/latestnews/story/Hasbro%E2%80%99s_Plans_For_2006_95314.asp |url-status=dead }}</ref> The planned video game ''[[Stargate SG-1: The Alliance]]'' was cancelled in 2005 and the futures of the [[MMORPG]] ''[[Stargate Worlds]]'' and the Third Person Shooter from the same studio (Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment) named ''[[Stargate Resistance]]'' were made clear in November 2010 following MGM's decision not to renew CME's Stargate license. Four amusement rides are based on ''Stargate''&nbsp;– the [[Stargate SG-3000]] theme park ride operating at Space Park [[Bremen]] in Germany and at [[Six Flags]] theme parks in [[Chicago]], [[San Francisco]] and [[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville]].<ref name=vs_success/>

=== Legacy ===
{{Quote box|quote=We were off the radar for so long. [...] We were like the slowly burning candle. We're not a huge hit by any means. We're a nice little show that does well and makes MGM a lot of money.| source = Creator [[Brad Wright]] in 2006<ref name=vs_success/> | width =250px | align =right}}
''Stargate SG-1'' spawned the animated ''[[Stargate Infinity]]'', and the live-action spin-off TV series' ''[[Stargate Atlantis]]''  and ''[[Stargate Universe]]''. By ''SG-1''{{'s}} tenth season in 2006, ''Stargate SG-1'' and ''Stargate Atlantis'' were said to have brought US$500 million in production to British Columbia.<ref name=vs_success>{{cite news|last=Andrews |first=Marke |url=http://www2.canada.com/vancouversun/news/business/story.html?id=8cadeca7-c0a8-403f-b6d6-7c1f728a9aa7&k=25558 |title=Stargate's success is out of this world |newspaper=[[The Vancouver Sun]] |date=April 8, 2006 |access-date=March 21, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090528222127/http://www2.canada.com/vancouversun/news/business/story.html?id=8cadeca7-c0a8-403f-b6d6-7c1f728a9aa7&k=25558 |archive-date=May 28, 2009 }}</ref> MGM executive vice president Charles Cohen described ''Stargate SG-1'' and its spinoff series as the television counterpart of their ''[[James Bond]]'' franchise, being very profitable and improving their image.<ref name=mcn_200/>

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 the Vampire Slayer|Buffy]]''/''[[Angel (1999 TV series)|Angel]]'' might have comparable longevity.<ref name=beeler_intro/> Brad Wright cited continuity in the creative team and fan loyalty as reasons for the show's longevity.<ref name=vs_success/> With its 202nd episode, "[[Company of Thieves (Stargate SG-1)|Company of Thieves]]", ''Stargate SG-1'' surpassed ''The X-Files'' as the longest-running North American science fiction series on television, until passed by the final season of ''[[Smallville]]'' in 2011, which was in turn passed by the eleventh season [[revival (television)|revival]] of ''The X-Files'' in 2018.<ref>{{cite news |author=Sumner, Darren |url=http://www.gateworld.net/news/2011/05/smallville-bows-this-week-with-stargates-world-record/ |title=Smallville bows this week — with Stargate's world record |publisher=[[GateWorld]] |date=May 10, 2011 |access-date=May 11, 2011 |archive-date=March 1, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301025644/http://www.gateworld.net/news/2011/05/smallville-bows-this-week-with-stargates-world-record/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Doctor Who'' fans dispute ''SG-1''{{'s}} 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.<ref name="record">{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/news/cult/news/drwho/2006/09/23/36558.shtml |title=Record breaker? |work=[[BBC News]] |access-date=November 22, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070319222715/http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/news/cult/news/drwho/2006/09/23/36558.shtml |archive-date=March 19, 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5390372.stm |title=Dr Who 'longest-running sci-fi' |work=[[BBC News]] |date=September 28, 2006 |access-date=September 29, 2006 |archive-date=August 27, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110827085649/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/5390372.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> Scott D. Pierce from ''[[Deseret News]]'' said that the series never made a "sort of cultural impact" as ''Star Trek'' because the show was "pretty derivative" which he further stated it became "more so over the years."<ref>{{cite news|author=D. Pierce, Scott |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4188/is_20070622/ai_n19326904/?tag=content;col1 |title='Stargate' signs off |newspaper=Deseret News |date=June 22, 2007 |access-date=May 25, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151105025458/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4188/is_20070622/ai_n19326904/?tag=content%3Bcol1 |archive-date=November 5, 2015 }}</ref>

The astronomers [[David J. Tholen]] and [[Roy A. Tucker]] enjoyed the ''SG-1'' arch villain [[Apophis (Stargate)|Apophis]] so much that they named their discovered [[near-Earth asteroid]] "[[99942 Apophis]]".<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Cooke |first=Bill |url=http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx?c=a&id=3434 |title=Asteroid Apophis set for a makeover |magazine=[[Astronomy Magazine]] |date=August 18, 2005 |access-date=April 4, 2009}}</ref>

Reflecting on ''SG-1'' in 2020, [[Dean Devlin]], co-creator of the 1994 original film, recalled that initially he had been very hostile to the series, likening his experience of it to "watching someone else raising your child" and pointing out that the full-frontal nudity featured in the pilot episode was not what he thought Stargate should be about. But he had come to believe, he said, that the passion of ''SG-1'''s fanbase reflected the fact that Brad Wright and Jonathan Glassner had created a really good show, thus reaching out to Glassner for the first time.<ref name="dtg-dd">{{cite web |title=Dial the Gate - 007: Dean Devlin (Interview) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0nvUbs25KI | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029015238/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0nvUbs25KI&gl=US&hl=en| archive-date=2020-10-29|website=Youtube |publisher=Gateworld |access-date=21 October 2020 |date=17 October 2020}}</ref>

== References ==
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== Bibliography ==
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* {{cite book | last = Beeler | first = Stan | editor-last = Telotte | editor-first = J. P. | editor-link = Jay Telotte | title = The Essential Science Fiction Television Reader | chapter = Stargate SG-1 and The Quest For The Perfect Science Fiction Premise | publisher = [[University Press of Kentucky]] | location = United States | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=cFQicvXd5bwC | isbn = 978-0-8131-2492-6 | pages = 370 | date = May 2008 | oclc = 229064465 | access-date = September 25, 2016 | archive-date = August 4, 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230804044100/https://books.google.com/books?id=cFQicvXd5bwC | url-status = live }}
* {{cite book | editor = Beeler, Stanley W. | editor2 = Dickson, Lisa | title = Reading Stargate SG-1 | publisher = [[I.B. Tauris]] | location = London | year = 2006 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=MO30KAzBb_MC | isbn = 978-1-84511-183-0 | pages = 308 }}
* {{cite book |last=Booker |first=M. Keith |title=Science Fiction Television |publisher=[[Praeger Publishing]] |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WyJf3m1G0ksC |year=2004 |isbn=0-275-98164-9 |pages=238 |access-date=September 25, 2016 |archive-date=August 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230804044233/https://books.google.com/books?id=WyJf3m1G0ksC |url-status=live }}
* {{cite book |last=Gibson |first=Thomasina |title=Stargate SG-1: The Illustrated Companion Seasons 5 and 6 |year=2003 |publisher=Titan Books |location=London |isbn=978-1-84023-606-4 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/stargatesg1illus00gibs }}
* {{cite book | last = Storm | first = Jo | title = Approaching the Possible: The World of Stargate SG-1 | publisher = [[ECW Press]] | location = Toronto, Ontario, Canada | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=T196lU-jXI8C | isbn = 1-55022-705-X | pages = 534 | date = December 6, 2005 }}
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== External links ==
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* [https://mgm.com/television/stargate-sg-1 Official ''Stargate'' site] at MGM
* {{cite web| url = http://www.scifi.com/stargate/index.html | title =''Stargate SG-1'' | publisher = ([[Syfy|Sci Fi Channel]]) official site, original version | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20030401143748/http://www.scifi.com/stargate/index.html | archive-date= April 1, 2003}} Contains episode guide through Season 6 and other deleted content.
* {{IMDb title|118480}}
* [https://www.gateworld.net/sg1/ ''Stargate SG-1'' episode guide] at [[GateWorld]]

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