Introduction

The first season of the military science fiction television series Stargate SG-1 commenced airing on the Showtime channel in the United States on 27 July 1997, concluded on the Sci Fi channel on 06 March 1998, and contained 22 episodes.

The show itself is a spin-off from the 1994 hit movie Stargate written by Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich.

Stargate SG-1 re-introduced supporting characters from the film universe, such as Jonathan “Jack” O’Neill and Daniel Jackson and included new characters such as Teal’c, George Hammond and Samantha “Sam” Carter.

The first season was about a military-science expedition team discovering how to use the ancient device, named the Stargate, to explore the galaxy.

However, they encountered a powerful enemy in the film named the Goa’uld, who are bent on destroying Earth and all who oppose them.

Outline

Teal’c’s son Rya’c is to be implanted with his first Goa’uld larva on Chulak, so SG-1 goes to prevent it.

However, Rya’c falls ill and can only be saved by a symbiote; Teal’c donates his own, and receives a stolen one for himself.

The team also meet Teal’c’s first teacher Bra’tac, formerly the greatest of all Jaffa warriors and now still a spry 133 years old, who had taught Teal’c that the Goa’uld were false gods.

Stargate Franchise

You can find a full index of the Stargate Franchise here, whilst clicking on the following links for films, documentaries, and TV series (all and Stargate SG-1 only).

Production & Filming Details

• Director(s): Mario Azzopardi.
• Writer(s): Mark Saraceni and Jeff F. King.
• Release Date: 10 October 1997.
• Running Time: 45 minutes.
• Country: US.
• Language: English.