Stargate SG-1 Military TV Series

Stargate SG-1 (often abbreviated as SG-1) is a Canadian-American military science fiction television series and part of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s Stargate franchise.

The show, created by Brad Wright and Jonathan Glassner, is based on the 1994 feature film Stargate by Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich. The television series was filmed in and around the city of Vancouver, British Columbia. Showtime broadcast the first five seasons beginning in 1997 before the series moved to the Sci Fi Channel for its last five seasons. The final episode premiered on Sky1 in the United Kingdom on March 13, 2007, three months before its United States premiere. With 10 seasons and 214 episodes Stargate SG-1 surpassed The X-Files in 2007 as the longest-running North American science fiction series on television, although Stargate SG-1 itself is expected to be surpassed in this record by Smallville in April 2011, as that series finishes its long run.

The story of Stargate SG-1 begins two years after the events of the feature film. A network of ancient alien devices called Stargates connects a vast multitude of planets within our Milky Way galaxy for interstellar travel. Later episodes reveal that this network is capable of spanning not just planets within the Milky Way, but with sufficient power, can provide intergalactic travel as well. Stargate SG-1 chronicles the adventures of SG-1, the flagship team of over two dozen teams from Earth who explore the galaxy and defend Earth against alien threats such as the Goa’uld, Replicators and later the Ori. The composition of the SG-1 team is stable in the show’s first five seasons but changes several times in the remaining seasons.

The series expands upon many Ancient Earth mythologies such as Egyptian mythology, Norse mythology, and Arthurian legend. The 2008 direct-to-DVD films Stargate: The Ark of Truth and Stargate: Continuum continue the adventures of SG-1; the third direct-to-DVD film, titled Stargate: Revolution, was confirmed in April 2009, but has been put on hold.

The series was a ratings success for Showtime and the Sci Fi Channel, and was particularly popular in Europe and Australia. Although it received little critical response, Stargate SG-1 was honored with numerous awards and award nominations in its ten-season run. It also spawned the animated television series Stargate Infinity in 2002, the live-action spin-off TV series Stargate Atlantis in 2004, and the live-action TV series Stargate Universe in 2009. Merchandise for Stargate SG-1 includes games and toys, print media and an original audio series.

Video : Stargate SG-1 Trailer Season 1

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Stargate SG-1 Military Science Fiction Television Series

Format : Military science fiction
Created by : Brad Wright, Jonathan Glassner
Starring : Richard Dean Anderson, Michael Shanks, Amanda Tapping, Christopher Judge, Don S. Davis, Corin Nemec, Ben Browder, Beau Bridges, Claudia Black
Theme music composer : Joel Goldsmith
Country of origin : Canada, United States
No. of seasons : 10
No. of episodes : 214
Executive producer(s) : Jonathan Glassner (1–3), Brad Wright (1–10), Robert C. Cooper (5–10), Joseph Mallozzi (8–10), Paul Mullie (8–10), Richard Dean Anderson (1–8), Michael Greenburg (1–8)
Running time : 43 minutes
Production company(s) : Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Original channel : Showtime (seasons 1–5), SCI FI (seasons 6–10)
Original run : July 27, 1997 (1997-07-27) – March 13, 2007 (2007-03-13)
Status : Ended
Preceded by : Stargate (film)
Followed by : Stargate: The Ark of Truth
Related shows : Stargate Atlantis, Stargate Universe
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