Gou'ald warriors, standing at attention, in Stargate SG-1. Image via MGM By Collier Jennings Published Jun 27, 2026, 10:49 PM EDT Collier Jennings is an entertainment journalist with a substantial amount of experience under his belt. Collier, or "CJ" to his friends and family, is a dedicated fan of genre films - particularly science fiction, fantasy and comic book adaptations, not to mention all forms of animation animation. This stems from a close bond with his father, who introduced him to these genres via copies of X-Men comics and reruns of the original Ultraman series. Using his near-encyclopedic knowledge and bottomless love of genre, he's been able to tackle a wide variety of articles. Sign in to your Collider account Add Us On Summary Generate a summary of this story follow Follow followed Followed Like Like Thread Log in Here is a fact-based summary of the story contents: Try something different: Show me the facts Explain it like I’m 5 Give me a lighthearted recap The science fiction genre has seen the birth of numerous science fiction franchises over the years, from Star Wars and Star Trek to cult classics like Babylon 5 . One of the most underrated is the Stargate franchise, which officially kicked off with Stargate: SG-1 . Showrunners Brad Wright and Jonathan Glassner deserve credit not only for launching a series that continues to hold a dedicated fanbase 25 years after its inception but also for having that series serve as a launching pad for a whole franchise. While it's common for shows like Peacemaker and Loki to spin out of feature films, SG-1 didn't have the luxury of a streaming service or an era where genre fare was commonplace. Its origin story boils down to unexpected success.
SG-1 sprung into being due to a deal between Showtime and MGM Studios, with the latter owning the rights to the Stargate film. With Stargate proving to be a massive success at the box office, director/co-writer Roland Emmerich and his creative partner Dean Devlin pitched two more Stargate films. Each of the proposed sequels would have delved into the origin of various myths in Earth culture, and revealed that the chyrons on the Stargate were in fact coordinates to other alien worlds. "Whether it was Bigfoot, or the Yeti — we were going to tie everything together into a larger mythology. And it was going to be so much fun. It was going to be so wild," Devlin said during an interview for the Dial the Gate podcast.
Those films never came to be as MGM saw more value in a television series. The network hired Wright and Glassner, who'd previously worked on the Showtime revival of The Outer Limits . Together, they crafted a story that took place roughly one year after the events of the Stargate films and saw the return of protagonists Jack O'Neill ( Richard Dean Anderson ) and Dr. Daniel Jackson ( Michael Shanks ). O'Neill and Jackson become part of a specialized "SG" team that also includes tech genius Samantha "Sam" Carter ( Amanda Tapping ) and the mysterious alien warrior Teal'c ( Christopher Judge ). Throughout SG-1 's entire run, the team would utilize the Stargate to travel to other worlds and confront interstellar threats such as the shapeshifting Goa'uld.
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