SG-1 Had FOUR Different Endings | Stargate Secrets

[@TheScavv]

It's really incredible that the entire show has such a coherent story considering how many times they intended to "end" it

[@MindCaged]

Yes, the writers were very good about consistency, I've read quite a few fanfictions that crossover with SG-1 and it's noticeable how hard it is to change earlier episodes without messing with later events, as they use experiences from earlier episodes to solve problems later. Like the episode where they learned that a power surge to the gate makes the wormhole jump to a different destination gate. Which was used several times in later episodes to solve a problem. That same episode gave them access to a second stargate on earth which was also key to several other plots.

[@frankgesuele6298]

I still hate how they killed Teryl Rothery's Dr Frazier in S8 because they thought it would be the last season so they wanted the drama of her death. Then the series is renewed.

[@Phyrefly6]

@@frankgesuele6298 I didn't really care for the doctor who replaced her.

[@tristonwebb7045]

So many shows yoy can almost always go “they meant to end the show after this season” and then the next season that re started theyre having to either go crazy to get back going or have such a slowwww restart

[@derkylos]

@@frankgesuele6298 I think conflict-focused stories do better when they kill a character you have become attached to. It cements the feeling of risk. If the good guys always manage to escape, you lose the feeling that they're actually going into danger. When you know someone has died, each fight gets dangerous.

[@lycos94]

i love SG1's ending exactly because it doesn't feel like an ending, it feels like SG1 is still out there going on mission and exploring the universe

[@DanielAppleton-lr9eq]

Old TV series never die, they just get put on infinite loop.

[@zautea47]

😅D

[@nottelling7143]

The crew of the destiny still floating between the galactic void, awaiting a wake up call in 10,000 years, Eli's body long turned to dust :(

[@CUBETechie]

Hope stargate universe will get continued

[@jedipadwan20]

@@nottelling7143unless Eli is also asleep

[@CallmeKenneth-tb1zb]

SG1 was the only show that spanned the entire Golden Decade of Sci Fi, starting at the beginning and its finale effectively marking the end of the era. It's also a show that defined that era of Sci Fi, one that never took itself too seriously whilst still providing some of the most gripping drama there was in Sci Fi. For me it's one of the best shows ever made.

[@gglovato]

now that you mention it... yeah, it kind of went downhill after that look at both atlantis and universe how they pretty much fizzled after SG-1 ended(universe had too much forced melodrama for my taste, too soap-opera-ish, in fact i've never finished watching it)

[@michael-gb3rn]

@@gglovato season 2 actually started to pick it up the stargate way if you watch halfway trough season 2 to the end its pretty decent. but yeah i agree the pettiness and drama every single episode really set me off it became like a reality show.

[@glennhubbard5008]

SciFi began focusing on fat girl vampire hunters after that.

[@E-N-A-R-D-L-A-V]

It was also the reason Sci Fi canceled Farscape. Which in my opinion was a superior show. Not that I didn't enjoy SG:1, season 7 is my favorite season. I just think Farscape was better.

[@gglovato]

@@michael-gb3rn yeah, instead of professionals (soldiers, scientists like they were) it felt like "big brother" with petty and childish drama

[@MurderMostFowl]

My wife never watched the series when it originally aired, but we watched it together a couple of years back and when Daniel “died”/ascended, she teared up and asked me “is he really gone?” And I said yes and she genuinely got choked up about it. I think the studio was quite aware of Michael Shanks’ magnetic personality but even I was a little shocked how hard she took it! Lol ( when I later confessed that he comes back, she promptly reached over and threw something at me )

[@FriedrichHerschel]

In SciFi and Fantasy, nobody really dies. There will always be some kind of device or magic to write someone back into the story if needed.

[@elliottbott7213]

this sounds fun... also hope it wasn't a heavy object. I laughed for way too long at this.

[@dubuandmochi4999]

My parents did this to me and my brother, they first showed us the show about 5 years ago but my dad did not tell me he would return and instead laughed at my misery throughout his absence.

[@thorstenwinter6075]

*And today, he is the wrangler in 'Burn Notice'.* 😋😋😋

[@ryanjones7681]

Why do women seem to always resort to violence? Absolutely insane that "Men"/husband's allow this.

[@Dean0lson]

I enjoyed how SG1 show writers didn't take themselves too seriously making parodies of their own show with puppets and "Wormhole Xtreme!"

[@enoughrope1638]

They also did similar with Start Trek and Farscape kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZnJfoCch5l-gdk

[@krane15]

Actually, just the opposite. They take themselves very serious which is why I love the show so much. I could watch and enjoy immersion without the need to be puled out of the experience by analyzing all the discontinuities associate with lesser more poorly written plots. When they came up with a solution, it was one that made sense. And without the need to "pull a rabbit out of their hat", to solve it. There were even times where they didn't always win, and good people died -- the two doctors for example. They did, however, pause from all the seriousness to just relax, let off some steam, and do some comedy writing to take a break. Not my a favorite episodes, but I understood the need to have some fun with the show every now and then.

[@ossihurme7572]

@@krane15 not disagreeing with you but most episodes had some comedy in them. I think it was Wright who mentioned that they were secretly writing comedy show for years.

[@Sypaka]

That famous "if i can walk through walls, why don't I fall thorugh the floor?" scene?

[@timberwolfdan5910]

My favorite was that one reference to Farscape.😂

[@grndiesel]

Stargate SG1: The little show that could. What stays with me is just how good the show got over its run, but never took itself too seriously. They even had filler episodes that poked fun at the whole premise of the show. It was also rather optimistic, considering what fiction writing is like in most fantasy an sci-fi shows that came later.

[@krane15]

It was very serious. Playing sci-fi is like playing fantasy: First you need rules. And second, you need to play it like its real.

[@OpenGateSchool]

I miss this series more than any other scifi. RIP Cliff Simon

[@112313]

Just found out about ba'al....so sad. 😫

[@sadomars2446]

Babylon 5

[@thorstenwinter6075]

*SG - Atlantis is better.* 😋😋😋

[@truthseeker6532]

Babylon 5, is the best Sci Fi show ever done.

[@Sergei_Agarkoff]

​@@truthseeker6532 Break! Guys, every show have its own lovers and the army of a fans. The strong side of SGx series is the fact that its events happens at our time, not in distant future, and the personages are "real" people, like ones around us. They do not wear an extravagant clothes and insignia, do not own Earth-made plasma guns and pocket-size nukes. And the knock-out punch was the participation of some actual persons playing their selves - Generals, scientists and so on. Someone said that the good sci-fi novel must introduce just a few "pure fictitious" things, while rest of plot must be realistic enough. And the SGx follows that "canon".

[@morallybankrupt1461]

I miss this show so much. I was so invested when it came out.

[@lisacarter6096]

My favorite episode was the one they kept reliving. Teal'c and O'Neal was going insane until Daniel said something like "I don't know, depends on how you look at it. If I could go back and live the same day with no consequences?" Teal'c and O'Neal look at each other and back out while Daniel was still talking and then hilarity ensues. 😂

[@ryanlotgd]

window of opertunity a filler episode yet still one of the best every season had a cupple of episodes of filler stuff but no matter how meny time you watch this one " in the middle of my backswing" will always make me laugh

[@ElGoogKO]

They had great actors and great writing. Even in the last season with the prior daniel and jack onboard the spaceship, they have the same fun interaction of early seasons.

[@anthonynielsen4645]

Best episode ever !!!!!

[@simonsayspiano4042]

Window of opportunity is one of my favourite episodes too. Although a 'filler' episode, it had relation to the ancient storyline which was my main interest and was still a great stand alone to watch for anyone new to the show without them being lost in a deeper plot. Another brilliant 'filler' and favourite of mine was Urgo. Easy and light hearted. Can't beat the early seasons.

[@Pellkot]

That episode is great. Also one of the earliest episodes to hint a romance between Jack and Sam as when he is in the loop he announces he is gonna retire and kisses Sam. When the loop restarts he sits there and smiles at Sam and she goes "what". Also Tealc constantly starts his loop by getting a door smacked in the face by Walter.

[@voshadxgathic]

To this day, Amanda Tapping remains my celebrity crush. Stargate introduced me to her, and Sanctuary was an amazing show for her to make afterwards.

[@md-sl1io]

the episode where there was hundreds of her :)

[@DGneoseeker1]

I still need to get around to watching that...

[@krane15]

A crush on Tapping or Sam? I love her role in the show because she was the smartest in the group but never need to flaunt it. She was attractive, but never vulgar. They didn't try to make her a lesbian or some mannish women that went around beating up a half dozen men. She was capable, but also vulnerable. I'm glad her love affairs were kept outside of the group.

[@themarlboromandalorian]

She was a proper woman yeah. The character I mean. Competent, still feminine, but a power house and a brain. But yeah, couldn't ever find that in the real world. Ended up chasing more Claudia blacks than Amanda tappings in my play through because they were available.

[@nononono12345]

@@themarlboromandalorianlooooool well done mate. Bet you had loads of kicks

[@Saintious]

This show guided me through decades of my life. I get a certain feeling of loss when I start thinking about the ending to this and the spin-offs. Hats off to the cast and crew.

[@nathanhale7444]

I loved how Richard Dean Anderson brought a bunch of his friends from his MacGyver days to co-star with him in Sg1. Christopher Judge who played Tealc was a troubled youth, Michael Shanks who played Daniel Jackson played his son, Don S. Davis played two different parts and so on. I wonder how he managed to pull it off?

[@FriedrichHerschel]

He was (at least later) co-producer.

[@jakesmith5278]

He's MacGyver.

[@ich8583]

Dalton James war der Darsteller von MacGyvers Sohn ....aber sonst ja, sind einige Schauspieler in beiden Serien. Macht immer Spaß, sie wiederzuerkennen....

[@Stephen._.Chapman]

Michael Shanks never played in any episodes of MacGyver.

[@Ozymandias1]

Don S. Davis was a stand in for Dana Elcar who played McGyver’s boss Pete Thornton.

[@imthepantyraider1]

Unending did it for me. The final scene in the gate room actually brings tears of joy everytime i see it.

[@davidranson3797]

I think what does it for me is the montage showing the crew age. I think what makes it so much more powerful is instead of speech we have the somehow perfect soundtrack "Have You Ever Seen The Rain" . Every time I hear that song I get tears in my eyes, it instantly reminds me of this episode and this scene.

[@JamesAke-u2n]

@@davidranson3797 Have to admit I teared up the first 5 or 6 times I watched that episode.

[@punanisalami358]

I am 20 years old, and I’m on my 4th watch through of the entire Stargate franchise. It really is my favorite piece of film work ever. I can’t imagine myself not watching it everyday.

[@OpenGL4ever]

Well, Stargate is great. But you should definitely also watch BSG, The Expanse, Star Trek TNG, DS9, VOY and ENT and if you have done that, you should go and watch Farscape. All of them are great science-fiction TV series.

[@majordullard8302]

@@OpenGL4ever it is bewildering how you omitted Firefly.

[@OpenGL4ever]

@@majordullard8302 I've never watched Firefly, nor have I watched Babylon 5.

[@pbluma]

@@OpenGL4ever Out of those, The Expanse and BSG are the ones worth watching. Stargate is my favorite, of course but these shows appeal to non scifi fans too. The Star Treks, ehh, I tried getting into ST but I can't take it seriously.

[@Polygon100]

@@pbluma Did you try Deep Space 9? It's different than the other Star Trek shows and my favorite besides Voyager. And Voyager does not have a consistent quality imo but the cast and the main storyline carry it. But yeah, Firefly is charming, Battlestar Galactica goes into the depth of human despair, and the Expanse seems realistic. Those are great shows and more appealing.

[@Noone-jn3jp]

This is my favorite show and the best of sci fi. I remember watching it in syndication as a kid, it came on late. The first ep I ever seen was when the bounty hunter had SG-1 trapped in a cave and told Danial "you figured out how the stargate works, the price on your head is much higher’’.

[@AeneasGemini]

Considering the short form storytelling (and less episodic storytelling) that we're seeing nowadays, Stargate is likely one of the last great shows to hit the 200 episode mark 😥

[@XH1927]

Nothing to do with storytelling, everything to do with young people being stupid and useless automatons

[@freemagicfun]

I use Stargate as the possible last of the great episodic TV series. I cannot stand the mini-series they make now. 6-10 episodes is not a season. Picard had 30 episodes in 3 years; that is barely one season of real TV. 😎

[@zarpof3811]

Continuum, for me was the best send off. Why? It was a fun adventure, like a stand alone long high quality episode. It embodied SG1 completely. A tribute to itself. Once final episode, bigger, grander, and just as entertaining as ever. They didn't have to go sentimental, they just went for thought provoking entertainment. As SG1 always has done.

[@putty-e2872]

for me because "Continuum" feels like the old SG-1, while the new one is usually like "The Ark of Truth".

[@Revkor]

it was sentimental it was the the final end ofthe OG bad guy after one last romp with them

[@protorhinocerator142]

@@putty-e2872 I liked Ark of Truth better. It was a big adventure with much bigger stakes. Continuum was more like a typical episode, and it was the kind of thing we've seen before on this and other sci-fi shows. No big twists.

[@Johnny-uy4iu]

I’m upset I’m just now hearing about the movies for the first time when I have watched all 3 series at least 4 times each. Never even realized I have been missing out on the true ending

[@protorhinocerator142]

@@Johnny-uy4iu Also watch Ark of Truth. It wraps up the Ori saga.

[@TexanSupremacy]

I loved they didn’t take themselves too seriously. They even poked fun at the question “how does everyone on different planets speak English?!”

[@dakhla3254]

I have been asking all the time the same question. Also how could it be that in other planets there are horses rats sheeps etc????

[@TexanSupremacy]

@@dakhla3254 I remember one episode (don’t ask me which one it’s been more than a decade) where someone asks “hey, how does everyone speak English?!) and Daniel was like “Actually, there’s a very good reason. It’s because…” and then he gets interrupted by the big bad guy of the episode. It was funny

[@Yellow_Leader]

They also, on a few occasions, comment on how all of the worlds effectively look like British Columbia. O'Neill has a line like "Trees, trees, trees, everywhere. The entire universe is littered with trees."

[@RobotnikPlays]

​@@dakhla3254This was answered at some point - the System Lords basically seeded the galaxy FROM Earth, so they took humans, but also cattle, horses etc. Doesn't explain why everyone speaks English but at least we know where the horses came from 😅

[@SystemLordNemo]

@@TexanSupremacy Lets invent one explanation: English is not from England it was standard language of the five race alliance but originally it was the language of the ancients. Also it was adopted by the goa'uld because it was already the common language. Why English then seemingly developed independently on the Earth? Some ancients perhaps egoistically manipulated earths future history to make their chosen successors be more like them and perhaps they also wanted to create certain outcome making interstellar politics little easier for their chosen people.

[@steveNCB7754]

Thanks for this detailed roundup - I didn’t have a clear idea before, on how the two movies fitted in. As we speak, I am retired now AND getting to watch the final SG1 season for the first time. Long story, but about 5 years ago here in the UK, I set my PVR to record the final series as usual. Life, family and personal events got in the way though, so it wasn’t until this year that I started to watch them, as I say, for the very first time. The bonus, is that for whatever reason and unknown to me, my PVR went on to record the entire Atlantis series as well, which the TV company ran immediately after SG1 ended. Had no idea that had happened, so I will also get to watch that series for the first time as well! Great show, great cast and happy memories. 👌

[@GateWorldDotNet]

Glad you finally get to see it!

[@davidmoore1880]

The endings were great for the most part. They kept the show fresh by tying up the major plot points and letting them move on, something a lot of long running series could learn from.

[@protorhinocerator142]

For me, practically every season was an "ending". They rotated writers a lot so outgoing writers would intentionally paint our heroes into an impossible corner as a cliff-hanger just to screw with the incoming writer team. So the new team's first job was to determine how to get the heroes out of the impossible mess. I loved it.

[@staroceans8677]

I loved SG-1 so much I wish it hadn't ended at all. It was an exceptional show with stellar writing

[@davidwuhrer6704]

In the mirror timeline, they are milking the Stargate franchise instead of Star Trek.

[@SylvesterAshcroft88]

Daniel Jackson's ascension was a really sad ending, but the death of Anubis was also a pretty incredible ending to the series! :D

[@mikeymy3042]

Technically he's not dead and if Oma ever got bored/tired he could return.

[@dubious6718]

Anubis is as dead as the ascended ancients. He's no longer trapped between worlds.

[@Dreaming_Mimi]

I often wished he was to die and Oma somehow return! Still wishing and hoping! 😫🤷🏻‍♀️🙄. If only! There are so many ways to continue the SG-1 story! RDA, Amanda Tapping, and Michael Shanks still work well together as we have recently seen on the AI Table read hosted by The Companion! Such a joy to see them together again!

[@mymodel6]

Daniel Jackson's ascension was a fitting end to the fucking cringe, the worst thing they ever did was bring him back...

[@damionkeeling3103]

The death of Apophis the first time was pretty well done too with the host getting to die and be free after thousands of years of being trapped. Then Sokar resurrects Apophis and presumably the poor host too or maybe the host is finally free and only Apophis' consciousness is able to return.

[@TotinosPizzaRollz]

I read that Sam's ending comment in Continuum about the "moonbase" was referencing SGA's plan to do a DVD movie about Atlantis being stationed on the Moon after it's trip to Earth in SGA's finale. It was going to be called 'Stargate Atlantis: Extinction'.

[@GateWorldDotNet]

Atlantis itself was going to end up on the moon in Extinction, yep! Chronologically Continuum was a good year or so before the city was in our galaxy and anyone had the idea, though. (It's meant to be set soon after Sam returns to Earth in 5x01 "Search and Rescue.")

[@dustojnikhummer]

@@GateWorldDotNet so Ori (incl Adria) are dead during Enemy at the Gate?

[@oremfrien]

@@dustojnikhummer Yes. The Ori are dead by the end of SGA Season 4.

[@kristiandahl1310]

@Joey Hext the city can cloak

[@frgugel]

@@kristiandahl1310 Or Atlantis could just be landed on the far side of the moon.

[@britishreaper7717]

My favourite episode was when O’Neil and teil’q were stuck in a Groundhog Day loop ending in death to start the loop again. They used the star gate as a driving range for one of their loops and even rode bicycles in base for another. Hell oniel snogged carter as a loop ended.

[@amandagillam8380]

Morbius is still my favourite episode. Jack and Sam finally get to be together and we get literal fireworks when they do. Love it

[@jani74blogspot]

Legendary episode ♥

[@diamondjim7560]

When Amanda Tapping had one more year on her contract she was sent to Atlantis as base commander. In one episode with Tesla she asks Colonel Carter if she has any romantic interests. Sam responds yes, but it’s complicated. This is owing to the fact, Jack, now a three star General and heading Homeworld Security after General Hammond finally retires and passes, is essentially her commanding officer. While most likely the President, the Joint Chiefs and a very few powerful Senators were aware of their relationship, O’Neill and Carter were both national heroes and vital to the safety of the planet, all was overlooked. If they did marry it was likely kept secret as to not interfere with the vital work they were both doing.

[@ravinraven6913]

I like the story but I feel like their relationship made me sick. They were more like brother and sister than anything. If there was supposed to be something between them...there was literally no emotion, always sounding cold like a pair of siblings. It just seems like people like the close relationship of brother and sister and confuse it for something else. So it makes me think people just want to see siblings get it on.

[@BK-bg6pl]

you can tell a good show when you can watch reruns over and over.

[@kimberlyhalstead5856]

Although I still wish the series was renewed, I enjoyed the entire series as it is. Loved the finale and the 2 movies tied everything together in the end. My all time favorite episode will always and forever be “ Window Of Opportunity “ ❤️

[@vezrial]

It's Stargate boys, let's bow and thank the ancients for giving us SO MUCH to love.

[@gerry-p9x]

And of course the novel named asguard giving protection to Earth. Play on words nn asguard..assguard...get it???

[@missmobius]

Stargate is my prozac❤️❤️❤️ I watch it daily. I’ve lost count on how many times I’ve rewatched it. Oh & I cry again & again at all the right places THANK YOU to all who made it happen so PERFECTLY ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@Marco-fi6gv]

Amen!

[@plcleader]

I thought i was the only one!

[@SuperMarkizas]

where do you watch it? Cause I can't find a single streamer who has the series

[@fw1421]

The best cast of characters with the best chemistry. I loved SG1.

[@txdmsk]

I miss SG1 and SGA sooooooooooooooo much. It was such a nice show that filled my heart with warmth, hope and FUN. In the past decade Hollywood stopped producing such shows. Everything has to be dark and gritty. Protagonists are nowadays often psychopaths with a lot of teenage angst. I rewatched the shows so many times that I know a lot of dialogue by heart and would be ready to fork out 10k $ for a new season that is at least the spiritual successor of these shows.

[@TheHed94]

Well there is a new SG series in the works. And it should be a full fletched successor to the original series, not another SGO crap.

[@filipeareias3265]

It's been about 3 years since I've seen practically anything that America produces

[@blindbrad4719]

Make sure they have audio description for it when you do. I miss it so much now that I'm blind

[@jakesmith5278]

@@TheHed94 Amazon is in charge, I have zero confidence.

[@KimMoonbmwmoonie]

I have found the Expanse fills that hole nicely. 😃

[@TheRealAssix]

I'm so glad thwy did how they did! SG1 and Atlantis are my all time favorites and I'm on the about 20th run now, binging both shows again

[@gecsus]

Still waiting with anticipation for the next stories in the franchise. My all time favorite Science Fiction series, bar none. I generally see Television as a worthless waste of life and time. The exception is Stargate SG-1. I hope I live long enough to see the next set of adventures as I will soon be 76. My mind is still sharp, and it truly enjoys the stimulation from Stargate.

[@txdmsk]

Stargate Atlantis is also quite good. Especially after the characters find themselves after season 1. I wish you many long and healthy decades, brother!

[@gecsus]

@@txdmsk Thank you. I agree all were good, But, my favorite will always be SG-1

[@sharonec5419]

Why not give Star Trek DS9 a go. Yes tge first few seasons are a bit of a slog but from season 3 on it picks up and all the characters in it develop and grow including many of the excellent secondary charaters. All Star Trek Series from the 60s, 80s and 90s are good but DS9 is the best. Strange New Worlds is very good too but its only had 1 season so far but its had the best first season of any Star Trek show. Normally they take a while to find there feet or like poor Enterprise they are just finding it when they are cancelled.

[@wzoeller1]

Don’t hold your breath. Amazon will ruin the Stargate brand.

[@gecsus]

@@wzoeller1 Probably, but we keep hoping a miracle will occur.

[@SydMountaineer]

Regardless of the fact that SG-1 ended, they made it seem like there was no end, which is like what a circle (the gate) symbolizes: *infinity,* and the cycle of life due to its continuous nature, lacking a beginning or end; representing the interconnectedness of all things like cosmic consciousness, perfection, and the divine order of the universe.

[@ReRe-yl6dq]

thanks for this video. nice to hear something new I didnt know about Stargate. Guess Ill have to rewatch the whole series again :)

[@GateWorldDotNet]

Thank you for watching!

[@Sergei_Agarkoff]

Well... I have about a week left to end the New Year/Orthodox Christmas vacations. Good time to re-watch SG1/SGA for one more time.

[@ajbrookly2623]

One of the episodes in season 10 Cam Mitchell says all he needs is a good time travel story, and I have the sG1 trifecta. It was cool that Mitchell got that time travel story in continuum. Or maybe they were Foreshadowing that movie with his line. Either way, this show is amazing and was a huge positive influence in my childhood.

[@ViewTube_Dan]

RIP Cliff Simon Your acting was delightful

[@crazysquirrel9425]

He was the weasel you loved to hate! lol

[@TheFREDAMAN]

This is a good video , concise and informative. It made me realise how much I miss the entire SG franchise. I've been lucky enough to lived through tremendous scfi stories from Dr Who, Blake's 7, all of the Gerry Anderson and Gene Roddenberry franchises. Loved Babylon 5 and Farscape, and many others. But none of them compare to Stargate SG 1 and Atlantis. For me, it's the development of the characters that is key to its success. While the scfi elements and story line were fantastic, I came to love the interactions that the characters had with each other , it's was just pure fun to watch. I have a deep and longing respect for the actors who portrayed them, and congrats to all the writers and production staff who made this the most wonderful television experience in my life.

[@Prang972]

Definitely the first fishing scene, it basically was "all good things" style of the team continue with their lives but closer than ever. Second place is probably the ark of truth, which just gives a sense of continuation.

[@Semirotta]

Personally I love Stargate series, I will always remember the day my dad showed me this series first time. I've watched them over and over again for so many times.

[@gregpayne7510]

They still had such a promising future in the various iterations . I sure do miss it all.

[@hemmojito]

I have to say no matter what gets thrown at them the writers make the VERY best out of what they got. I love this sort of dynamic writing while keeping the integrity of the greater plot.

[@LuisM_Santana]

I loved this show so much. Plan to rewatch it soon. So good

[@GabePuratekuta]

That's their secret. The adventure may be over on-camera, but they're never truly over as long as the cast and crew still want to continue.

[@dosmastrify]

Futurama has entered the chat

[@Fletchman1313]

Just like the ending to Cheers. The bar is still open. We just don't get to see it every week.

[@Casey093]

The season-finales and midseason-finales with 2-3 episodes each were so good. It should be standard in each series!

[@jimmyryan5880]

We know shows write cliffhangers to bring people back. But I think tying things up in a really really satisfying way is also a great way to get people to come back. And it doesn't have to be everything just one storyline.

[@nicoleowens2318]

I think Orville did that really well. Did you watch it?

[@ravinraven6913]

yea agreed, they gave us what we wanted without it being fan service.

[@tarekelchanti]

Continuum was my favorite. Amazing ending.

[@24framedavinci39]

I liked both. Ark of Truth was a nice wrap up of the Ori storyline.

[@MutantProductions]

the one that was totally obvious to me was the end of season 8, but I had no idea how uncertain the show's future was with each season. Thanks for the info :)

[@Zorlac]

Honestly Abydos being destroyed wrecked me. I had followed this series since the movies, and loved every character and every minute of it. Seeing it destroyed simply put, crushed me.

[@AicimounLight]

A WONDERFUL MOTIVATING SUCCESS STORY THAT MAKES ME SMILE AND BELIEVE IN MIRACLES. AMAZING SERIES, GREAT ACTORS AND THE PRODUCERS ARE GENIUSES. STARGATE USED TO BE MY DAD'S PREFERRED TV SHOW. AND IT HAS BEEN MINE SINCE MY CHILDHOOD. THANK GOD FOR HUMAN CREATIVITY! ( EVEB THE ACTORS HAD NEARLY PERFECT LIVES IN REALITY. THEY ARE INSPIRING MODELS TO THIS DAY. RIP THOSE WHO PASSED AWAY, AND BLESS YOU THOSE WHO STAYED.

[@cpuuk]

We were blessed by a team of cast, crew, writers and Producers who gave a damn. For that we are thankful.

[@bigguy5840]

I don’t know why but this show brings a series of memories and emotions call back I miss the show. Everything I’ve ever watched in my entire life This was my favorite show. Makes me sad that it had to end😢

[@LordKalte]

The writing, the characters, the continuity, the debt... Stargate was and still is awesome

[@claudiadarling9441]

Many good ones, but my favorite has to be the ending of season 8 with them all finally fishing at O'Neill's cabin.

[@LM-xw7ii]

I have way, way more respect for the writers of this show now that I know how many speedbumps they had. And that's saying something, because I already liked their work a lot.

[@carnifexor3010]

I still think we were robbed the outcome of several SGU plot endings, and the series was highly underrated. Not many Sci-fi shows that broadcast on the Sci-fi Network last more than 2 or 3 seasons, especially after SGU's ending. Which was ironically unfortunate, considering the network had several really great shows produced and broadcasted in the early to mid 2010s.

[@logannichols5848]

Agreed sgu was the best sci Fi I've seen in a long time

[@lunakoala5053]

While I ended up liking SGU when I watched it in it's entirety years later, I at first hated it and didn't watch it.

[@zephyr8072]

You can like SGU all you want. But you can't call it Stargate, because it wasn't.

[@manwiththeredface7821]

I liked SGU at first but then I watched the reimagined Battlestar Galactica and the similarities were not even funny (and let's be honest: BSG was better than SGU). Stargate was trying to be Battlestar Galactica, and I love a dark and more mature sci-fi with heavy moral dilemmas, but that's not what the Stargate brand was known for.

[@nicoleowens2318]

​@@zephyr8072 it wasn't the "same" Stargate, but you don't get to decide it wasn't Stargate. It was set in the same universe, with many of the same characters, with the same canon, many of the same writers, and so on. The tone was different. They're allowed to do that. Many people loved SGU for what it was, myself included.

[@Jaradis]

What is really interesting about Stargate outside of the story, is the length of time that it ran covered the drastic change in how we watch television. The earliest seasons are all in 4:3 aspect ratio and only 480p and as you watch eventually the aspect ratio and quality go up significantly.

[@ErvTV]

Honestly, there are not many times that I learn new stuff about one of my old favorite shows. I thought I knew why Daniel Jackson was written out, but wow. Great video, Loved it!!

[@GateWorldDotNet]

Thanks for watching, ErvTV!

[@MyHouseOnTheMoon]

I miss SG1! I think they should do another one. Universe opened up so much

[@NXT_LVL]

Always liked how Unending had them stuck on a ship of course they solve it, but with Ben Browder being the one who "wants to get off" no matter what. A nice play on his character being stranded on the far side of the galaxy like he was in Farscape. Also, how they played Daniel and Vala's "romantic" thing as well. as a "you had me in the last show" inside-joke to Ben

[@damionkeeling3103]

The meeting was the same in both shows too so nice foreshadowing of Vala and Daniel. In Farscape she attacks Crichton in her black peacekeeper uniform, in sg1 she attacks Daniel in her black kol? warrior uniform. She wears a helmet in both and then reveals she's a human female in both. Very nice homage.

[@paulasmith4561]

I loved the show and miss it still, the characters we’re great and got on really well together, it was always best when Richard Dean Anderson was in the show there was something missing when he wasn’t. My kid’s grew up watching star gate and they loved it as much as I do.

[@Scottlp2]

What made SG1/A beloved was the humor (something lost when made SGU, even though it was good SF if you weren’t expecting SG)

[@billdee9622]

The producers could have kept this series going for 20 years or more. It was a great show.

[@krane15]

TV is a fickled business, and nobody wants to lose money.

[@christopherng5847]

@@krane15i thought they were doing great..?

[@margeryk000]

Thanks for another great video!

[@GateWorldDotNet]

Thanks for watching, Margery!

[@andresferrari5859]

Stargate will have a forever place near the top Sci-Fi TV shows and movies. While different from Star Trek, the two of them should be considered the two best Sci-Fi series ever made. I have watch each of them from their beginnings and enjoyed each. To borrow a well worn phrase,... Live long and prosper in reruns!! lol.

[@BAYBAY_316]

I found Stargate SG-1 well into the middle of its run. I call myself a Stargate superfan but apparently I'm not because I never knew SG-1 was on Showtime for 4 years. I always had it in my head it was just the first season for some unknown reason. You live you learn.

[@migueldelamata5981]

Really couldn't get enough of this show, and rewatching it several times over reveals a new gem with each viewing and made Stargate Atlantis even more enjoyable upon repeat viewings. It's rare to have such diverse characters and see their story arcs develop over the years given how quickly sci-fi shows get cancelled these days, but this was indeed a special treat for us all, here's hoping we get some sort of revival in the new future. Godspeed!

[@itzcaseykc]

I loved them all. This presentation explains things and puts the sequences back into perspective. I thought I was getting into a time lock and evens blurring or evolving into some alternate timeline, but nope, the show survived multiple attempts at ending the series until the last move was made with our favorite characters.

[@admirallily]

This is both the joy and the curse of sci-fi and magic-based shows. Often the writers can't keep their own rules clear or precise and so eventually, nothing ever sticks. With alternate realities, time travel, and abilities that are too ambiguous to nail down, no one stays dead, and no true risk exists, except when they don't want to be bothered. They kill off Janet and it's "The End" but it only leaves the fans who love her pulled from the story knowing the only real reason they can't bring her back isn't because of the rules of that universe, but because the RL won't allow for it. So it gets ignored except by those who were never happy about the way it happened anyway. Same with Weir and Beckett and Daniel's wife and so many other deaths that stayed "dead" when others were lucky enough to be brought back using time travel and AU's.

[@billdee9622]

My wife and enjoyed every episode of this show even after RDA left. We enjoyed his dead pan humor. 200 was my favorite episode.

[@gicking3898]

Thanks for this video. It was really informative, and explains a few oddities along the way, as I watched during its original release. It was a good show, and they really got a fantastic run , between sg1 and all the movies and spin offs.

[@JoaquinPhi]

Interesting, I've not realized this. Well this is a problem series have to address, unlike a movie where it has a start and an end a Serie depends on the ratings polls. The writters have to struggle with the narrative every season and make it coherent. In this case I think they (writters) addressed it perfectly. I would say that Startgate writters are among the best in TV history. Great video..!!

[@timberwolf5211]

Like a lot of other fans, back when SG1 was very popular, I was on a few Stargate Yahoo!Groups. This was, for the most part, the only way, being in the UK, that we could get up to date information as it was happening. I remember several campaigns that the fans launched, one was trying to get Michael Shanks to reprise his role as Daniel Jackson after he "Died", and the other was when it was announced that SG1 was ending. I remember it being announced on a group that the SCI-FI channel had decided that after 10 years of Stargate SG1, they'd decided to "go out on a high with the show." That they were going to renew Stargate Atlantis for one more season, but they were going to concentrate on Battlestar Galactica from now on. Obviously, their latest baby, at the time. Which, as I was raised on the original, and because I was annoyed with how they'd messed with the characters and the show, and on hearing this news, being more than a bit ticked off about it, I didn't see it then, and I still have never seen an episode of Battlestar Glactica! But I do remember word going out that some woman at the SCI-FI channel was responsible to SG1's fate. The fans had found this out and had spread her work address amongst the SG1 fan base. The message went out to send her empty tissue/Kleenex boxes with Daniel's original message, "Thanks. Please send more!" In the hope that they would renew the series. I also remember hearing that despite the actors and crew being happy to continue filming and making a weekly show, the SCI-FI Channel said that they couldn't. Even though MGM had the movie rights to make the show, they didn't have the rights to sell the show to another channel. I even heard that the writers had asked The SCI-FI Channel if they could give them some time to tie up the loose ends for the fans, and they again said no. As The SCI-FI owned distribution rights and refused to either sell or show the series, even if MGM had continued to make the series. So, for various reasons, including to tie up loose ends for the fans, MGM made the movies, which The SCI-FI channel had no control over. But I also remember with smug satisfaction after cancelling both SG1 and Atlantis, their "baby" only lasted another season or so. It didn't have the longevity of SG1 or the potential that Atlantis might have gained after SG1 fans like myself started watching Atlantis when SG1 finished. It's hard to believe it's been 25 years since it started. My daughter was nearly two when it did. And I can honestly say thank God for this show and for SG1 fan fiction! Lol. As crazy as it sounds, SG1 Fan Fic helped me cope for a year when I nursed my Mum through bowel cancer, which, despite some setbacks, she survived. And funnily enough, more than 15 years later, it's helping me cope with her passing last year.

[@edwardstowers7272]

The way the ended was perfect: going through the gate on the next mission. That is an ending with no ending. In our minds they are still out there saving the Earth.

[@English.Andy1]

Was a phenomenal show & very much missed. Nothing even comes close to it today.

[@Taneth21]

What an emotional and nostalgic roller coaster this video was for me. I almost shed a tear. Thanks for making me relive one of the best times in my life and also how fkn old I am. Amazing vid!

[@GateWorldDotNet]

Thanks for watching, TanethFPS!

[@KimMoonbmwmoonie]

About 10 years ago, my duaghter bought me the 10 season DVDpackage with the gate on the front. Its a lovely box set in its own right. Every couple of years over the winter months (I live inMIchgian) I will pull it out and binge it from start to finish. A few family members that enjoyed the show will do the same. Truly one of the best sci-fi shows ever made. The only thing that comes close is the Expanse, with sadly less episodes, but still another great story with great special effects and memorable team members.

[@korenn9381]

Let's hope that in about 10 years when the actors have aged enough, they can find the funding to make the rest of the Expanse.

[@d.-_-.b]

I have that box, snapped it up in a $AU100 amazon deal and I still buy external DVD drives for my laptops just to watch it.

[@jeddiajones4570]

Usually these types of videos are so boring I can't get through half of it, but you did a really great job with bring this one all together.

[@GateWorldDotNet]

Thanks for watching!

[@aledparry5423]

Great video. Nice to have a summary of these endings, thankfully some of which never happened

[@mateivancso1053]

The whole video makes no sense. SG never ended. It continues to this day. In our hearts...

[@RhinoBarbarian]

Personally I think 'Reckoning' was the perfect ending. I've always been a big fan of the 'I don't like you, you don't like me, but they are going to kill all of us' trope.

[@aggilos9650]

Smallville, Supernatural, Stargate SG-1, Stargate Atlantis...was the best 15 years of TV ever. Had something look look forward to several days a week every week it was awesome! I especially love how my son 16 now saw the technology change of computers, smartphones, flat-screen, internet just by watching SG-1 and Supernatural from season 1s where there wasn't much or any of that tech to modern stuff. Sci-fi shows that actually have a hidden historical value.

[@WilliamJulienNkogheOlympio]

i loved Lost city so much.. my favorite. Paired with the two parter Atlantis lunch.

[@vincentalexander4603]

Having to roughly end abruptly Unending was just perfect. It made me so sad, and even tear up. It by far my favorite ep. It a real shame how SG Atlantis and universe ended. The Stargate series is by and far the best Si-Fi has to offer.

[@ravinraven6913]

real shame about atlantis. Universe wasted its whole time with things we see every day and barely gave us any Stargate. Ok you're on a ship and arguing, and now back on earth? flash backs what? just tell us the bloody story or don't and then they didn't

[@vincentalexander4603]

@@ravinraven6913 Agreed. Plus SG Atlantis had basically a perfect cast from top to bottom just like Sg1 and story arc (writers) and how the studio didn't realize that is beyond me. Ugh nostalgia for good tv kicking in lol

[@24framedavinci39]

Man, we so need a remaster 2k/4k set of SG1 series + movies. I'd totally re-buy everything. It's nice to have it all on DVD, but we are definitely in need of an upgrade.

[@MadsenTheDane]

not possible as the original film is lost, that is why they only made a hd upscaled remaster for blu ray

[@24framedavinci39]

@@MadsenTheDane Awww....I was unaware of that. How crappy. Well, dvd quality it is. Thanks for the update. Where did you hear/read this from?

[@MadsenTheDane]

@@24framedavinci39 okay i dont remember everything perfectly, but i read up on it when they came out. So the original (6 seasons i believe) was filmed on actual film which was lost, but the season after that was recorded with digital cameras which does not make it possible to get 4k since it was filmed in 1080p (Might have been 2k, cant remember exactly) So since it is actually not possible to make a real 4k release they simply chose to upscale it and use wide footage instead of the cropped in the original release. (This leads to some funny issues with things being on camera that shouldnt be) I would provide sources, but its quite some time ago it released and im a bit lazy so you just got a summary of my memory haha

[@24framedavinci39]

@@MadsenTheDane Yeah, I knew about the first 5 or so seasons being on film. That's why I was looking forward to a proper remaster. Oh well. Thanks again.

[@GateWorldDotNet]

Yeah, the film wasn't lost -- just prohibitively expensive to rescan and re-edit every episode. The show shot on film for its first 7 seasons.

[@elvismartinez9067]

Man, it's sad to see it end, but it's good to know you experienced it.

[@MrMedalice]

Iv seen all SG-1 season 7 times, 2 times as "bluray". I could still watch all episodes atleast once, plus movies. Best series out there with X-Files. Always hope up for new seasons. Happy to see 100k subs! Almost, almost!

[@GateWorldDotNet]

Thanks, MrMedalice! I think today's the day we cross 100k!

[@lunakoala5053]

X-Files had some truly great but also some truly bad episodes in my eyes. I ended up looking at a wiki which episodes had the "cigarette smoking man" in them and only watched those.

[@bananaunited6861]

This was a great video!

[@GateWorldDotNet]

Thanks for watching!

[@jacci_sulueti]

this is fascinating, I never knew all this!! Thank you for sharing ❤

[@GateWorldDotNet]

Thanks for watching!

[@davidb8656]

The time loop episode hit me the hardest. I had to stop my binge for a day when I finished it for the first time.

[@jonstreeter1540]

Terrific series. Excellent documentary

[@GateWorldDotNet]

Thank you for watching, Jon!

[@Snoodlehootberry]

Awesome summary of how the writers had to manage a show that was so successful that they were balked at every time they thought it was going to end. Very interesting and more so than a lot of gate videos.

[@GateWorldDotNet]

Thanks for watching Alex!

[@I.____.....__...__]

They definitely should've ended SG1 with season eight, it was a perfect ending for the show proper (the main enemies were defeated and the main-est character Jack retiring). They should've spun off the Ori story into a new show. That way, people would have been more willing to watch a "new show" rather than ignore it because they feel like they're too far behind on eight seasons to bother trying to catch up. 🤦 If they'd done that, the new show might have gone more than two seasons, and could have bolstered Atlantis to last a couple of more seasons, and maybe even helped the blech Universe last a little longer, and possibly even allow the franchise to survive until another spin-off. But alas, we'll never know, that reality is in a parallel universe we'd need sci-fi tech to find out…

[@DrZaius3141]

I'm right there with you. The Ori could've worked as antagonists for SG:U (which while panned at the time, is still worth more of a rewatch than SG1 S9 and 10), yet not at the "power level" they had. The Tau'ri were so powerful after the Goa'uld and Replicators were defeated, there was no sane way to give them a worthy adversary. Instead we got the Ori whose power was so ludicruous, it was just pure magic. If an organiszation like the Ori had populated the vicinity of SG:U, they would've gotten away with being a lot weaker and more grounded.

[@jakesmith5278]

Me here as well.

[@nicoleowens2318]

​@@DrZaius3141 the ori would have been perfect for SGU. Wish they had thought of it!

[@kymbab3471]

And until this day I have every season and movie on dvd. You have to remember this with the medium at the time. This was an incredible series that I can watch over and over again.

[@JuryRigged]

Even the recap episodes were pretty good. There isn't a minute of SG1 that I would cast aside. Atlantis... is close enough (and suffered for other reasons, I expect), and Universe, unfortunately, only went up when the end came near. I also feel compelled to point out Jacob's 'We're not going to make it!' might have been a little relevant, at the time.

[@DanielSolis]

The fishing ending was the perfect closer to me. It really became a different show after that.

[@PacManD3]

I love Continuum. Such a good movie!

[@acidvac]

Thanks for putting this together! Lets hope we get some more SG soon!

[@greeneyedggirl]

Which ending is my favorite? All of them! They could end it a few more times and I'd love it every bit as much as I do now!