Stargate SG-1

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Stargate SG-1
Stargate SG-1 intertitle (Seasons 9-10)
Genre	Military science fiction
Creator(s)	Jonathan Glassner Brad Wright
Starring	see cast
Country of origin	United States Canada[1][2]
No. of episodes	214 (episodes) 2 (DVD movies in production)
Production
Running time	approx. 42 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	Showtime (1997–2002) Sci Fi (2002–2007)
Original run	July 27, 1997 – March 13, 2007
Chronology
Related shows	Stargate Atlantis Stargate Universe
Links
Official website
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

Stargate SG-1 (often abbreviated as SG-1) is a science fiction television series, part of the Stargate franchise. It begins a year after the events of the 1994 science fiction film Stargate. It is produced in and around Vancouver, Canada.^[3]

In the Stargate science fiction universe, a network of ancient alien devices called Stargates connects the far reaches of the Milky Way galaxy, opening the door for near instantaneous interstellar travel. Stargate SG-1 chronicles the exploits of SG-1, the "flagship team" of at least 25 teams who explore the galaxy and defend Earth against the Goa'uld, and later the Ori.

Contents 1 Show summary 2 Plot summary 2.1 Goa'uld story arc 2.2 Anubis story arc 2.3 Ori story arc 3 Cast 4 Stargate and the military 5 Show history 6 The End 7 Spin-offs 7.1 Television shows 7.2 Movies (direct to video) 7.3 Games 7.4 Literature 7.5 Comics 8 Differences between the film and series 9 Themes 10 Fictional universe 11 Allusions 12 Broadcasters 13 DVD releases 14 References 15 External links

[edit] Show summary

Stargate SG-1 follows and expands upon the Egyptian mythologies presented in Stargate. In the Stargate universe, humans were enslaved and transported to habitable planets by the Goa'uld System Lords Ra and Apophis. For millennia, the Goa'uld harvested humanity, heavily influencing and spreading human cultures. As a result, Earth cultures such as those of the Aztecs, Mayans, Britons, the Norse, Mongols, Greeks, and Romans are found throughout the known habitable planets of the galaxy. Many well-known mythical locations such as Avalon, Camelot, and Atlantis are found, or have at one time existed.

Presently, the Earth stargate (found at a dig site near Giza in 1928) is housed in a top-secret U.S. military base known as the SGC (Stargate Command) underneath Cheyenne Mountain. Col. Jack O'Neill (Anderson), Dr. Daniel Jackson (Shanks), Capt. Samantha Carter (Tapping) and Teal'c (Judge) comprise the original SG-1 team (a few characters join and/or leave the team in later seasons). Along with 24 other SG teams, they venture to distant planets exploring the galaxy and searching for defenses from the Goa'uld, in the forms of technology and alliances with friendly advanced races.

The parasitic Goa'uld use advanced technology to cast themselves as Egyptian Gods and are bent on galactic conquest and eternal worship. Throughout the first eight seasons, the Goa'uld are the primary antagonists. They are a race of highly intelligent, ruthless snake-like alien parasites capable of invading and controlling the bodies of other species, including humans. The original arch-enemy from this race was the System Lord Apophis (Peter Williams). Other System Lords, such as Baal and Anubis, play pivotal roles in the later seasons. In the ninth season a new villain emerges, the Ori. The Ori are advanced beings with unfathomable technology from another galaxy, also bent on galactic conquest and eternal worship. The introduction of the Ori accompanies a departure from the primary focus on Egyptian mythology into an exploration of the Arthurian mythology surrounding the Ori, their followers, and their enemies — the Ancients.

[edit] Plot summary

Main articles: List of Stargate SG-1 episodes and Timeline of Stargate

[edit] Goa'uld story arc

When Apophis attacks Earth at the beginning of the series (which is set one year after the events of the original film), the SGC military base is brought back into action. The SG teams are created — spearheaded by SG-1 — to help defend Earth from the new threat. It is quickly revealed that Apophis is but one of many Goa'uld System Lords who battle for power in the galaxy. The Stargate itself is also revealed to connect not only Earth and Abydos, but is one of many gates forming an enormous network connecting countless planets. The Goa'uld are parasitic beings that take control of other races, usually humans, and use them as unwilling hosts. The System Lords possess interstellar pyramid-shaped warships and vast armies of foot soldiers. The bulk of these forces are modified humans known as Jaffa.

In the first episode the lives of the SG-1 team are saved by a Jaffa, Teal'c, the First Prime of Apophis, who defects hoping the Tau'ri (Earth humans) can defeat the Goa'uld, freeing the Jaffa. Earth becomes exposed as a threat to Goa'uld power and comes under attack.

SG-1 and the SGC forge several alliances with other races in the galaxy, among them the Tok'ra. The Tok'ra are the same species as the Goa'uld, but opposed to the System Lords. They blend with their hosts voluntarily to share their bodies. Other races depicted include the Tollan, as well as other advanced human civilizations. They also encounter races that have been surviving in the galaxy for millennia, such as the Nox, the Asgard, and the remnants of an extinct race that comes to be known as the Ancients. It is later discovered that the Ancients had been the most advanced race in history, and were the builders of the Stargates.

There is a constant attempt by forces on Earth to take control of the Stargate. In particular, rogue NID agents, which eventually become the elite syndicate known as The Trust, constantly try to steal the Stargate or use alien technology for its own ends. The political powers on Earth are often at odds over the Stargate, once the program is revealed to ambassadors from the major powers of Earth.

In Season 3, another threat arises — a race of non-sentient machines called Replicators. These Replicators have rarely posed a direct threat to the Milky Way galaxy, but are revealed as being on the verge of wiping out the Asgard.

Season 4 premieres focusing on the war against the Replicators. The show begins to move away from its Goa'uld-orientated roots, instead focusing on stand-alone episodes and exploring alternative concepts for episodes. Throughout the season, SG-1 encounters everything from genocidal civilizations, to advanced strength-enhancing gauntlets, to a newly recurring species, the Unas. The season ends with a major battle against the Goa'uld System Lord Apophis.

[edit] Anubis story arc

After Apophis is defeated in Season 5, another Goa'uld System Lord takes his place as the main villain, Anubis. Anubis has much knowledge of the Ancients and their technology. The theme of Ascension is introduced fully, explaining that the Ancients survived extinction by Ascending to a higher plane of existence. Anubis tried to do this as well, to harvest the vast knowledge and power in that plane, but was cast down, leaving him in a dangerous, half-Ascended state. Anubis gains great power by using Ancient technology and stealing Asgard technology. Daniel Jackson sacrifices his life to prevent disaster on another planet. With help from Oma Desala, an ascended Ancient, Daniel too ascends to the higher plane of existence.

In Season 6, Jonas Quinn joins the team, filling Daniel's place, as he is now engaged in cosmic affairs on a higher plane. Occasionally, Daniel appears to his friends to help them out. He only appears to them individually, often causing them to think that they are hallucinating. In the Season 6 finale, Anubis threatens to destroy Abydos, the planet most dear to Daniel apart from Earth, and Daniel promises to stop Anubis.

Daniel is ultimately unable to use his Acsended poweres to keep Anubis from destroying Abydos; he is stopped by the other Ascended beings, who have a rule against interference in the affairs of mortal beings. His transgression results in his return to the mortal plane of existence, where he rejoins SG-1. Soon after Daniel's return, Jonas Quinn is permitted by his world to return home, and he leaves the SGC. Throughout Season 7, Anubis consolidates his power by wiping out other System Lords, while Daniel and the SGC search for the Lost City of the Ancients where powerful technology capable of defeating Anubis is believed to be located. In the Season 7 finale, an Ancient outpost is located in Antarctica, and O'Neill is able to use the weapons there to annihilate Anubis' entire fleet.

In Season 8, the System Lord Ba'al subsumes much of Anubis's power, but Anubis is discovered still alive, due to his half-Ascended state. He eventually comes to rule secretly over Ba'al as well. Alongside this, the Replicators escape and begin to conquer the System Lords. A human-form Replicator created in the image of Samantha Carter ("RepliCarter") becomes the most powerful force in the galaxy.

Towards the end of Season 8, Anubis seeks to destroy all life in the galaxy using the Dakara Superweapon, so he can remake it as he sees fit. However, SG-1 reaches the weapon first and adjusts it to destroy all Replicators throughout the galaxy. They achieve this end, but not before Daniel is killed by RepliCarter. He finds himself returned to the Ascended plane (again Oma has helped him). There he learns Oma assisted Anubis in his Ascension. Daniel is able to convince Oma of the danger posed by Anubis and she stops him once and for all. Daniel then returns to the mortal plane, arriving at the SGC. Ba'al is forced by the Jaffa Rebellion to flee. The System Lords have been decimated, the Replicators annihilated, and the Jaffa have won their freedom.

[edit] Ori story arc

Season 9's 10-second opening title

Season 9's extended opening title

Season 10 cast of SG-1

In Season 9, Jack O'Neill leaves the SGC and SG-1 and is replaced by Cameron Mitchell (Ben Browder), with Hank Landry (Beau Bridges) taking command of the SGC itself. The SGC discovers that Ba'al has fled to Earth and is rebuilding his power from there, while the Goa'uld have infiltrated The Trust.

An accidental visit to a distant galaxy by Daniel Jackson and Vala Mal Doran draws the attention of the Ori to the existence of sentient life in the Milky Way. The Ori influence the mortal plane through commanding Priors, mortals they evolved and enhanced with supernatural powers. The Priors spread and enforce a religion called Origin. Followers of the religion are promised Ascension (a promise later learned to be false), and unknowingly augment the power of the Ori through the act of worship. They begin to make incursions into the Milky Way, with the ultimate goal of converting all sentient species and destroying the Ancients. Vala joins SG-1.

When SG-1 learns that Merlin, a formerly Ascended Ancient and founder of the Arthurian legends, had been secretly working on a weapon to incapacitate or destroy Ascended beings as a means of defense against the Ori, they travel to the planet where he is believed to have left it. There they find a village, Camelot, with a sword in a stone and discover the "weapon" is no less than the origin of the Holy Grail myth, and is long lost. The Ori attempt to establish a beachhead in the Milky Way galaxy by creating a giant Supergate through which they launch their crusade. Vala is accidentally transported to the Ori galaxy, where she finds herself pregnant with a child apparently immaculately conceived. The Ori manage to open a Supergate into the Milky Way and send four Ori battlecruisers to begin their evangelical crusade; they effortlessly wipe out the combined fleet of Asgard, Earth, Jaffa, and Lucian Alliance ships.

In Season 10, Adria, the daughter of Vala, is born and ages rapidly. She is the Orici, leader of Ori forces in the Milky Way. SG-1 continues the search for Merlin's anti-ascended-being weapon, the Sangraal (Holy Grail). However, they must now contend with Ba'al and his clones, who are attempting to find and use the weapon for their own purposes.

Following a visit to Atlantis, Daniel learns from Morgan Le Fay of two planets that may harbor the weapon. The Jaffa use the Dakara Superweapon to wipe out the crew of an Ori ship, allowing its capture. Adria survives the assault and destroys the weapon at Dakara. SG-1 travels to the planet where the Sangraal is possibly kept. There they must prove their worthiness to possess the Sangraal through a series of tests, culminating with a battle with a dragon. Upon passing the tests they are transported to Merlin's laboratory. Merlin transfers his consciousness into Daniel and he begins constructing the Sangraal. Adria interrupts and captures Daniel. Mitchell and Carter successfully transfer an entire village out-of-phase, protecting them from the Ori. Daniel becomes a Prior so he can send a ship with the Anti-Ori device through the Super-gate into the Ori galaxy. Langara, home world of Jonas Quinn falls to the Ori. Episode three of Season 10 marks the first visit of SG-1 to the Pegasus galaxy and Atlantis. Teal'c does not make the journey. Season 10 also features the first joint mission between SG-1 and Atlantis. The 200th episode was aired during this season. The Ori story arc is not concluded in this season, a goal of the upcoming Stargate film, 'Stargate: The Ark Of Truth'.

[edit] Cast

Main articles: List of Stargate SG-1 cast and Characters in Stargate

• Major General Jack O'Neill (Richard Dean Anderson) - Seasons 1-8
• Dr. Daniel Jackson (Michael Shanks) - Seasons 1-5, 7-10
• Lieutenant Colonel Samantha Carter (Amanda Tapping) - Seasons 1-10
• Teal'c (Christopher Judge) - Seasons 1-10
• Lieutenant General George Hammond (Don S. Davis) - Seasons 1-7
• Jonas Quinn (Corin Nemec) - Season 6
• Lieutenant Colonel Cameron Mitchell (Ben Browder) - Seasons 9-10
• Major General Hank Landry (Beau Bridges) - Seasons 9-10
• Vala Mal Doran (Claudia Black) - Seasons 9-10

[edit] Stargate and the military

The USAF cooperates closely with the producers of the program. Two successive Chiefs of Staff of the USAF, Generals Michael E. Ryan and John P. Jumper, have appeared in the show, playing themselves. Ryan appeared in the episode "Prodigy" because of his fascination with science fiction, especially space exploration. Jumper made a cameo appearance in "Lost City", the episode that was originally slated to be the show's last. 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 continuous positive depiction of the Air Force."^[4] Many of the extras portraying US Air Force personnel are in fact real US Air Force personnel.^[4] USAF

[edit] Show history

Developed for television by Jonathan Glassner and Brad Wright, Stargate SG-1 was produced by MGM and filmed at Bridge Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The first episode was broadcast on July 27, 1997 on Showtime in the US and December 3, 1997 on the Seven Network in Australia. Showtime produced and aired the series' first five seasons. Beginning with season six, it was produced and aired by the Sci Fi Channel. Stargate SG-1 became the longest-running North American science fiction series on television, surpassing the nine seasons and 202 episodes of the The X-Files. It is also listed in the 2007 Guinness World Records as the "longest running science fiction show (consecutive)";^[5] Doctor Who fans dispute this claim, as over 600 episodes of the British show were produced, and shown consecutively between 1963 and 1989.[1] A spin-off series, Stargate Atlantis, began airing in 2004. The two shows ran in tandem for three years, with plots occasionally interconnected and simultaneous story timelines.

On August 21, 2006, the Sci Fi Channel announced that it would not be renewing the show for an eleventh season; however, executive producer Robert C. Cooper stated that Stargate SG-1's story will continue in a yet-to-be-announced form.^[6] Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer announced that they are very keen to carry on the Stargate SG-1 story, and that they "intend to vigorously find a way to extend the franchise". Two Stargate films are currently planned, a continuation of the Stargate SG-1 story lines (see Movies (direct to video)). The last day of shooting for season 10 was on October 5, 2006. ^[7] The final episode "Unending" was first aired in the UK on March 13, 2007 on Sky One, and will air in the United States in the second quarter of 2007.

In December, 2006, there were suggestions that a third Stargate series was being developed by the team behind Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis.^[8] The working title of this series is Stargate Universe.

[edit] The End

On August 21, 2006, the Sci Fi Channel confirmed that Stargate SG-1 was not being renewed for an 11th season.^[9] However, Executive producer Robert C. Cooper told GateWorld that they are hard at work looking for a new outlet for the story to continue.

"As far as the future, I can't comment yet because nothing has been confirmed," Cooper said. "What we want to emphasize is that the franchise is not dying. SG-1 will go on in some way. We're just not ready to announce how." Cooper also emphasizes that, though emotions are running high among Stargate fans who have just learned the news, it is important to keep the show's ratings strong throughout the remainder of its run on Sci Fi. "What's most important is that fans don't take out their frustration with SciFi by not watching", he said. "In fact, what they need to do is watch both SG-1 and Atlantis LIVE and make sure the ratings stay strong. That helps prove to other outlets that might be interested in SG-1 that the show is still as strong as we think it is."^[6]

Mark Stern, executive VP of original programming for the Sci Fi Channel stated that the decision "was not a ratings-based decision", adding that the production staff has been given enough time to tie up all the loose ends and to create a good ending for the show. Stern has also said that SciFi plans to use some SG-1 members on the still-continuing spin-off Stargate Atlantis.^[10] MGM, the rights holder, has expressed a desire to continue SG-1 through another outlet, suggesting that another network may pick up the series. This means that the series has not actually finished, but is simply on hold. MGM announced that they wish to continue the SG-1 series, either as a movie, mini-series, or an eleventh season on some other network, suggesting that G4 and Showtime have presented interest in such an option. However, the Sci Fi Channel is attempting to block the action, citing their contract with MGM.^[11]. On Tuesday, September 26, 2006, GateWorld released news that IGN had reported that there will not be an eleventh season, but rather that there will be a series of SG-1 TV movies, the report cites an unnamed cast member.^[12]

On December 14 2006, production sources informed GateWorld that a new spin-off series is in the idea stage, and is being actively worked on by the same creative minds behind Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis. There have not been any plot lines released as of this time. Considering previous releases of SG-1 and Atlantis, the release date should not be expected until at least 2008.

On December 20 2006, verified reports from GateWorld confirmed the production of two movies, with filming expected to begin in late April of 2007. The regular cast of Stargate will be part of the cast. Executive producer Robert C. Cooper will both write and direct the first film, to be named Stargate: The Ark of Truth. The first movie "has to do with wrapping up the Ori storyline, which is the storyline that has taken prominence for the last two years of the show," said cast member Michael Shanks. The second movie, called Stargate: Continuum, starts shooting June 1, 2007. Executive producer Brad Wright will write the second film, with Martin Wood directing. That story is a time travel story taking SG-1 to the past. "It has something to do with our main villain Ba'al (Cliff Simon) doing something in the past," Shanks said. "He basically finds a way to lift the Stargate from Earth so the Stargate Program never happens, and I imagine the characters will have to go through some process to reset the clock and fix everything."

On December 22, 2006, GateWorld reported that with MGM beginning production of the first direct-to-DVD movie, MGM and the show's Vancouver-based producers are no longer pursuing an eleventh season. Both of the expected direct-to-DVD films are most likely going to be released late 2007, and the possibility of future films remains high.

The second half of Season 10 began airing on Sky One in the UK in January 2007 and concluded with the series finale, "Unending", on March 13. The second half of the season still has yet to air in the United States, and will reportedly be billed by the Sci-Fi Channel as "Season 10.5" when it begins on April 13.

[edit] Spin-offs

The Stargate SG-1 story and surrounding mythos has spawned many subsidiary productions which are often considered canon, with the occasional exceptions.

[edit] Television shows

• Stargate Atlantis
• Stargate Infinity - animated; not considered canon.
• Stargate Universe^[13]

[edit] Movies (direct to video)

• Stargate: The Ark of Truth - 2007 (DVD premiere) {Filming will start on April 15, 2007.}

SG-1 travels to the Ori home galaxy to find a device called the Ark of Truth that will end the war once and for all, yet the IOA have their own plans. This movie will mark the end of the Ori arc.

• Stargate: Continuum - 2007 (DVD premiere) (This movie will be the second one to be made after the series wrapped production.) {Filming will start on June 1, 2007.}

Ba'al alters history and removes the Stargate from Earth before it is discovered at Giza, eliminating the Stargate Program and restoring the Goa'uld to power with Vala as his queen and Teal'c as his First Prime. Richard Dean Anderson has been confirmed to star in the movie alongside his former castmates. ^[14]

While SG-1 attends the execution of Ba'al, the last of the Goa'uld System Lords, Teal'c and Vala inexplicably disappear into thin air. Carter, Daniel and Mitchell race back to a world where history has been changed: the Stargate program has been erased from the timeline. As they try to convince the authorities of what's happened, a fleet of Goa'uld motherships arrives in orbit, led by Ba'al, his queen, Katesh (Vala) and his first prime, Teal'c. SG-1 must find the Stargate and set things right before the world is enslaved by the Goa'uld.

[edit] Games

• Stargate SG-1 Roleplaying Game
• Stargate SG-1: The Alliance (video game; production cancelled as of February 2006)
• Stargate Worlds (MMORPG)

[edit] Literature

Main article: Stargate literature#Stargate SG-1

Several novels have been published based in Stargate SG-1. From 1999 to 2001, ROC published four novels written by Ashley McConnell. In 2004, UK-based Fandemonium Press started a new series of licensed tie-in novels based on Stargate SG-1. Due to the conflict with ROC's license, these books were available in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa and the UK, but not in the US. Fandemonium books became available in the US in 2006.

The official Stargate Magazine, produced by Titan Publishing, began publishing short stories written by Fandemonium authors in their 8th issue. The stories alternate between both SG-1 and Atlantis.

[edit] Comics

Main article: Stargate Comics

A series of comics has also been published by Avatar Press.

[edit] Differences between the film and series

Main article: Differences between Stargate and Stargate SG-1

[edit] Themes

Episodes frequently open with SG-1 exploring a new planet for potential technology and allies. Upon discovery of civilized settlements Daniel Jackson, the archaeologist and historian, often takes further interest in anthropology, alien society, culture, and even moral issues encountered. The philosophical and sociological differences between cultures are explored through SG-1's journeys. See: women's rights, treatment of the sick, megalomania, following orders, ethical dilemmas, morality, indigenous people, mind control and responsibility.

Human curiosity is often depicted as a double edged sword, and major events - including the introduction of new villains - often result from this:

• After ignoring it for almost five thousand years, the Goa'uld come to realize Earth is a threat only after humanity re-activates the Stargate and defeat the System Lord Ra.
• The Replicators are a product of an android who was created by a human (though likely Alteran) scientist.
• The Ori became aware of the Milky Way galaxy after Daniel Jackson and Vala Mal Doran activate an Ancient communication device that sends their consciousnesses to the Ori galaxy.
• Physical and biological threats to Earth are repeatedly brought through the gate.

See: search for allies, warning, curiosity, inadvertent damage, infiltration, and allies.

See also: Stargate Atlantis

The series frequently references other television and film productions for example: Star Wars, Star Trek, The Wizard of Oz, and The Simpsons. A recurring motif is the way in which human characters from Earth speak in naturalistic, everyday language, while most characters from other planets use a more eloquent, archaic variant of English. This is also present in Stargate Atlantis and is typically played for humor, especially when characters such as Teal'c attempt to use human slang terms. There are, however, exceptions to this rule such as Jonas Quinn and Vala Mal Doran.

The decade-old show remains popular; in 2004, TV Guide suggested that its popularity may be exceeding that of the Star Trek franchise. Testifying to its vigor, Stargate SG-1 broke Nielsen Ratings records for the U.S. Sci-Fi Channel throughout its eighth season, whose two-part episode "Reckoning" was widely regarded by fans as one of the show's ten best episodes,^{[15] [16]}. In its tenth season, the show continued to produce episodes such as "The Pegasus Project" and "Counterstrike", widely regarded by fans as among the show's best.^[15][16] Although Richard Dean Anderson departed as a regular after season 8, he made guest appearances in several episodes of seasons 9 and 10 of SG-1 and season 3 of Stargate Atlantis.

[edit] Fictional universe

SG-1 has a rich backdrop of aliens, planets and technology. For more information, see the relevant articles:

• Aliens in Stargate
• Technology in Stargate
• Planets in Stargate
• Human civilizations in Stargate SG-1
• Timeline of Stargate

[edit] Allusions

In Children of the Gods, the pilot episode for the series, when Samantha Carter sees a DHD for the first time, she comments on how it took "fifteen years and three supercomputers to MacGyver a system for the gate on Earth." This is a reference to Anderson's well-known portrayal of the TV character MacGyver.

Throughout the show, there are many references to The Wizard of Oz, mainly by Col. O'Neill, as well as many references to The Simpsons as Jack O'Neill's favorite television series — It is, in fact, Richard Dean Anderson's as well. In the season 8 episode, Citizen Joe, Dan Castellaneta, the voice of Homer Simpson, made a guest appearance as Joe Spencer. In turn, Richard Dean Anderson later made a guest appearance on The Simpsons in the seventeenth season episode Kiss Kiss, Bang Bangalore as himself.

[edit] Broadcasters

• Argentina: Telefé, Fox Broadcasting Company
• Australia: Sci Fi Australia, Channel Seven, Golden West Network
• Austria: ATV+
• Belgium: Kanaal Twee (Flanders), RTBF (Wallonia)
• Brazil: Fox Broadcasting Company
• Bulgaria: Nova Television (season 1)
• Canada: Space, CityTV Toronto CITY and Vancouver CKVU Tuesdays at 8:00pm E/P, Calgary CKAL and Edmonton CKEM Saturdays at 8:00pm MT (and starting with Season 9 in HDTV on ASN, Movie Central (English); Z Télé, TQS (French Canada)
• Chile: Fox Broadcasting Company (Sg1 6-8,Atl 1-2) Axn (Sg1 1-2) La Red
• Costa Rica: Repretel
• Czech Republic: TV Nova, Prima TV (until season 6)
• Denmark: SBS Net (part of SBS Broadcasting Group) (until season 7)
• Finland: MTV3 (until season 6 - has ended) SubTV (until season 6 - has ended)
• France: M6
• Germany: RTL II, Tele5
• Hungary: Tv2
• Iceland: Skjár Einn
• Israel: Channel 1
• Italy: Fox (Sky Italia)
• Ireland: Sky One/Sky Two/Sky Three, RTÉ Two
• Japan: AXN
• Lithuania: TV3
• Malaysia: TV3
• Mexico: Fox Broadcasting Company (Sg1 1-8,Atl 1-2), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (Sg1 1-5), XHGC-TV (Televisa) (Sg1 1)
• Morocco: 2M
• Netherlands: Veronica
• New Zealand: TV 2, SKY 1
• Panama: channel 9 TVMax (season 1)
• Poland: HBO, HBO 2 and TVN (seasons 1-2)
• Portugal: SIC (seasons 1-3), SIC Radical (seasons 4-6), AXN (seasons 7-9)
• Romania: Antena 1, TVR 2
• Saudi Arabia: Showtime Arabia
• Slovenia: Kanal A
• Slovakia: (TV JOJ,TV Markíza) (until season 6)
• South Africa: M-Net Series (DStv)
• Spain: AXN (cable/satellite), TV3/K3/300 (Catalonia), Canal 9 (Valencian Community), ETB2 (Basque Country)
• Sri Lanka: Swarnawahini (First season only)
• Sweden, TV3 (First season only), TV6
• Thailand: Channel 3 (seasons 1-3)
• United Kingdom: Sky One/Sky Two/Sky Three (Presented in HDTV), Channel 4
• United States: Showtime (seasons 1-5), Sci Fi Channel (seasons 6-10)
• Uruguay: Fox Broadcasting Company

[edit] DVD releases

Main article: Stargate SG-1 DVD

DVD Name	Region 1	Region 2	Region 4
Stargate SG-1 Season 1	May 22, 2001	October 21, 2002	March 1, 2004
Stargate SG-1 Season 2	September 3, 2002	January 27, 2003	February 18, 2004
Stargate SG-1 Season 3	June 17, 2003	February 24, 2003	May 12, 2004
Stargate SG-1 Season 4	September 2, 2003	March 31, 2003	August 18, 2004
Stargate SG-1 Season 5	January 20, 2004	April 28, 2003	November 17, 2004
Stargate SG-1 Season 6	March 2, 2004	February 2, 2004	January 19, 2005
Stargate SG-1 Season 7	October 19, 2004	February 28, 2005	March 16, 2005
Stargate SG-1 Season 8	October 4, 2005	February 27, 2006	August 17, 2005
Stargate SG-1 Season 9	October 3, 2006 (switched to slim cases)	August 10, 2006	August 16, 2006
Stargate SG-1 Season 10	TBA	TBA	TBA
Stargate: The Ark of Truth	TBA	TBA	TBA
Stargate: Continuum	TBA	TBA	TBA

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• SciFi Channel Stargate Website
• Stargate SG-1 Official Site
• GateWorld
• Stargate Information Archive
• TV.com's SG-1 Section (good episode guide)

Topics in Stargate		v • d • e
Story of Stargate	Stargate, Stargate SG-1 (episodes), Stargate Atlantis (episodes), Stargate Infinity (episodes), Stargate Universe Stargate: The Ark of Truth, Stargate: Continuum, Comics, Literature
Stargate Universe	Alien Races, Planets, Technology, Characters, The SGC, SG-1, SG Team, Atlantis, The Stargate, Ascension
Factions in Stargate	Tau'ri, Jaffa Resistance, Tok'ra, Asgard, Ancients Goa'uld, Jaffa, System Lords, Replicators, Ori, Asuran, Wraith, Lucian Alliance, The Trust, NID, IOA