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TV series

Stargate SG-1

1997TV-PG10 seasons8.3 / 10

Saving the world... one episode at a time

The story of Stargate SG-1 begins about a year after the events of the feature film, when the United States government learns that an ancient alien device called the Stargate can access a network of such devices on a multitude of planets. SG-1 is an elite Air Force special operations team, one of more than two dozen teams from Earth who explore the galaxy and defend against alien threats such as the Goa'uld, Replicators, and the Ori.

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Synopsis

The story of Stargate SG-1 begins about a year after the events of the feature film, when the United States government learns that an ancient alien device called the Stargate can access a network of such devices on a multitude of planets. SG-1 is an elite Air Force special operations team, one of more than two dozen teams from Earth who explore the galaxy and defend against alien threats such as the Goa'uld, Replicators, and the Ori.

Season 1 episodes

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Episode 1

Children of the Gods (1)

46m7.7 / 10

When powerful aliens come through Earth's Stargate, Colonel Jack O'Neill returns to Abydos to retrieve Daniel Jackson, who has discovered that the alien transit system includes much more than the two planets.

Episode credits

Directed by Mario AzzopardiWritten by Brad Wright, Jonathan GlassnerGuest stars Gary Jones, Jay Acovone, Eric Schneider, Colin Lawrence, Brent Stait, John Tierney, Rick Ravanello, J. B. Bivens

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Episode 2

Children of the Gods (2)

46m8.3 / 10

Colonel O'Neill, leading the new SG-1, track Apophis back to the planet Chulak to rescue Sha're and Skaara, and befriend one of Apophis' Jaffa guards.

Episode credits

Directed by Mario Azzopardi, Dennis BerryWritten by Brad WrightGuest stars Gary Jones, Jay Acovone, Eric Schneider, Colin Lawrence, John Tierney, Rick Ravanello, J. B. Bivens, Adam J. Harrington

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Episode 3

The Enemy Within

44m7.6 / 10

Major Kawalsky is possessed by a Goa'uld, and the SGC must find a way to remove it without killing him.

Episode credits

Directed by Mario Azzopardi, Dennis BerryWritten by Brad WrightGuest stars Gary Jones, Jay Acovone, Alan Rachins, Kevin McNulty, Warren Takeuchi, Paul Wu, T.M. Sandulak, Gerald Thom

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Episode 4

Emancipation

44m6.1 / 10

An alien civilization is forced to reconsider their views on women when Carter rebels against their social customs.

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Directed by Dennis Berry, Jeff WoolnoughWritten by Brad Wright, Katharyn PowersGuest stars Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Soon-Tek Oh, Marilyn Chin, Jorge Vargas, Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe, Paul Wu

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Episode 5

The Broca Divide

44m6.9 / 10

Members of SG-1 become infected with an alien virus that turns them into primitive beings. Dr. Fraiser must find a cure to save the team and the alien population from whom it was contracted.

Episode credits

Directed by Jeff Woolnough, William GereghtyWritten by Jonathan GlassnerGuest stars Gary Jones, Teryl Rothery, Steve Makaj, Nicole Oliver, Roxana Phillip, Danny Wattley, Gerard Plunkett, T.M. Sandulak

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Episode 6

The First Commandment

44m6.5 / 10

SG-1 must stop a renegade Stargate commander, who has gone mad and set himself up as a god on an alien planet.

Episode credits

Directed by Dennis Berry, William GereghtyWritten by Robert C. Cooper, Jonathan GlassnerGuest stars Darcy Laurie, William Russ, D. Neil Mark, Adrian G. Griffiths, Roger Cross, Zahf Paroo

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Episode 7

Cold Lazarus

44m7.4 / 10

During an off-world assignment, Jack is struck down by energy from a blue crystal... which creates a duplicate of him that returns to Earth in Jack's place.

Episode credits

Directed by Dennis Berry, Ken GirottiWritten by Robert C. Cooper, Jeff F. KingGuest stars Gary Jones, Teryl Rothery, Harley Jane Kozak, Carmen Moore, Charles Payne, Jane Spence, Kyle Graham, Marc Baur

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Episode 8

The Nox

44m8.0 / 10

Pressed by the government to acquire new technologies, SG-1 is led to a world inhabited by a seemingly primative race. When Apophis arrives, SG-1 ambush him with disasterous consequences.

Episode credits

Directed by Charles Correll, Ken GirottiWritten by Hart Hanson, Jeff F. KingGuest stars Gary Jones, Armin Shimerman, Zoran Vukelic, Addison Ridge, Terry David Mulligan, Ray Xifo, Frida Betrani, Michasha Armstrong

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Episode 9

Brief Candle

44m7.0 / 10

SG-1 discovers a race of attractive people who age extremely rapidly. The situation becomes personal when O'Neill begins to suffer from the same accelerated aging, and must live out the rest of his life on the planet.

Episode credits

Directed by Mario Azzopardi, Charles CorrellWritten by Katharyn Powers, Hart HansonGuest stars Gary Jones, Teryl Rothery, Bobbie Phillips, Gabrielle Miller, Harrison Coe

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Episode 10

Thor's Hammer

44m7.7 / 10

Teal'c and O'Neill are transported to an underground cage designed by the Asgard to protect an alien world from the Goa'uld.

Episode credits

Directed by Mario Azzopardi, Brad TurnerWritten by Katharyn PowersGuest stars Galyn Görg, Vincent Hammond, Tamsin Kelsey, James Earl Jones, Mark Gibbon, Keene Curtis

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Episode 11

The Torment of Tantalus

44m7.9 / 10

SG-1 tracks down Catherine Langford's fiancee, who took the first Stargate trip in 1945, and discovers an ancient meeting hall that may hold the secrets of the universe itself.

Episode credits

Directed by Jonathan Glassner, Brad TurnerWritten by Robert C. CooperGuest stars Gary Jones, Paul McGillion, Keene Curtis, Nancy McClure, Duncan Fraser, Elizabeth Hoffman, Sheelah Megill

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Episode 12

Bloodlines

44m7.1 / 10

Teal'c returns to Chulak to stop his people from implanting his son with a larval Goa'uld.

Episode credits

Directed by Jonathan Glassner, Mario AzzopardiWritten by Robert C. Cooper, Jeff F. KingGuest stars Tony Amendola, Teryl Rothery, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Neil Denis, Brian Jensen, Bob Wilde

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Episode 13

Fire and Water

44m7.1 / 10

Daniel is taken captive by an alien with a hidden agenda, while SG-1 is made to believe he is dead.

Episode credits

Directed by Mario Azzopardi, Allan EastmanWritten by Katharyn Powers, Jeff F. KingGuest stars Gary Jones, Teryl Rothery, Eric Schneider, Gerard Plunkett

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Episode 14

Hathor

44m7.1 / 10

The banished Goa'uld Hathor is found in an ancient sarcophagus Earth, and takes over the S.G.C. with hopes of raising a new army against the System Lords.

Episode credits

Directed by Allan Eastman, Brad TurnerWritten by Jonathan GlassnerGuest stars Teryl Rothery, Amanda O'Leary, Suanne Braun, Ikkee Battle, Bob Frazer, Tracy Westerholm, David Hurtubise

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Episode 15

Singularity

44m7.3 / 10

A mysterious affliction wipes out the entire population of a planet, plus an SG team -- except for one young girl. Carter befriends her, but learns that she is being used by the Goa'uld.

Episode credits

Directed by Mario Azzopardi, Brad TurnerWritten by Robert C. Cooper, Jonathan GlassnerGuest stars Gary Jones, Teryl Rothery, Katie Stuart, Kevin McNulty

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Episode 16

Cor-Ai

44m7.3 / 10

Teal'c must stand trial for a crime committed while he served as first prime of Apophis when a villager on an alien world identifies him as the Jaffa who killed his father.

Episode credits

Directed by Mario AzzopardiWritten by Robert C. Cooper, Tom J. AstleGuest stars David McNally, Christina Jastrzembska, Tabitha St. Germain, Kirby Morrow, Devon Finn, Michasha Armstrong, Peter Williams

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Episode 17

Enigma

44m8.0 / 10

The SG-1 team rescues a group of advanced humans from a planet near destruction, and must find a new home for the refugees before the Pentagon gets their hands on them.

Episode credits

Directed by Mario Azzopardi, William GereghtyWritten by Katharyn Powers, Tom J. AstleGuest stars Gary Jones, Teryl Rothery, Tobin Bell, Garwin Sanford, Tom McBeath, Gerard Plunkett, Tracy Westerholm, Woody Jeffreys

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Episode 18

Solitudes

44m8.2 / 10

Colonel O'Neill and Captain Carter are separated from Jackson and Teal'c during a Stargate journey, and are trapped on a desolate ice world with no way of escape.

Episode credits

Directed by Martin WoodWritten by Brad WrightGuest stars Gary Jones, Dan Shea, Jay Brazeau, Teryl Rothery

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Episode 19

Tin Man

44m7.4 / 10

The members of SG-1 arrive on P3X-989 and are knocked unconscious. They wake up and return to Earth only to find that they are not quite themselves.

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Directed by Jimmy KaufmanWritten by Jeff F. KingGuest stars Dan Shea, Jay Brazeau, Teryl Rothery

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Episode 20

There But For the Grace of God

44m8.4 / 10

An alien artifact transports Daniel to an alternate reality, where he is not a part of the Stargate program and the Goa'uld -- led by Teal'c -- are invading Earth.

Episode credits

Directed by David Warry-SmithWritten by Robert C. CooperGuest stars Gary Jones, Michael Kopsa, Shawn Stewart, Laara Sadiq, Elizabeth Hoffman, Stuart O'Connell

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Episode 21

Politics (1)

44m5.5 / 10

Senator Kinsey arrives at the SGC to investigate the program and determine whether the great drain on the U.S. budget is worthwhile, prompting the team to recall missions from the past year.

Episode credits

Directed by Martin WoodWritten by Brad WrightGuest stars Ronny Cox, Robert Wisden, Peter Williams

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Episode 22

Within the Serpent's Grasp (2)

44m8.2 / 10finale

SG-1 escapes through the Stargate before it is shut down, and learns that Daniel's alternate reality vision is true: Apophis is moving to attack Earth from above. The team must stop Apophis and his son, Klorel, who inhabits the body of their friend Skaara.

Episode credits

Directed by David Warry-SmithWritten by Brad Wright, Jonathan GlassnerGuest stars Gary Jones, Michael Dobson, Brent Stait, Ronny Cox, Alexis Cruz, Robert Wisden, Peter Williams, Jay-Lyn Green

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More about Stargate SG-1

Cast

Ben BrowderCameron Mitchell
Richard Dean AndersonJack O'Neill
Amanda TappingSamantha Carter
Christopher JudgeTeal'c
Don S. DavisGeorge Hammond
Claudia BlackVala Mal Doran
Beau BridgesHank Landry
Tony AmendolaMaster Bra'tac

Credits

Created by
Brad Wright, Jonathan Glassner
Written by
Dean Devlin, Robert C. Cooper, Paul Mullie, Joseph Mallozzi

Production details

Status
Ended
Series type
Scripted
Episodes
214
Original language
English

Networks & production

  • ShowtimeUnited States
  • SyfyUnited States
  • MGM TelevisionUnited States
  • Double Secret Productions

Themes

advanced ancient civilizationalienalien planetdistant planetmilitarysecret military programspacespace travel