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122-586: Captain Samantha Carter first appears in " Children of the Gods ", the pilot episode of Stargate SG-1 , as a United States Air Force captain who joined the fictional SG-1 team under the command of Colonel Jack O'Neill . After being promoted to major in Season 3 , Carter remains O'Neill's second-in-command until her promotion to lieutenant colonel early in Season 8 , at which point she assumes command of

244-413: A 1080p upscale of the original cut. As this developed, Wright secured more interest and funding from MGM, allowing him to revisit the original film dailies. Longtime SG-1 editor, Brad Rines was brought on board to work on the new cut with Wright. In conjunction with revisiting dailies, $ 35,000 was spent on repairing the scratch that had been sustained to the film on the first day of shooting. Repairing

366-537: A "slap in the face" to her character. In 2008, Amanda Tapping started to produce her own web series entitled Sanctuary with Damian Kindler and Martin Wood among others. Many reviewers have felt that Tapping accepted the role of Doctor Helen Magnus to make a name of herself outside the Stargate universe as Samantha Carter. AOL named her one of the 100 Most Memorable Female TV Characters. Children of

488-402: A Constellation Award nomination in the category "Outstanding Canadian Contribution to Science Fiction Film or Television in 2008". Variety reviewed the pilot episode " Children of the Gods ", where he stated that Tapping's character was "Pushy" and her acting was "Wooden". Tory Ireland Mell, reviewer from IGN said that Carter's season four presence on Stargate Atlantis was "underused" and

610-605: A black hole (originally discovered in A Matter of Time ), and launching the active stargate into the nearby star; the resulting imbalance in mass causes the star to go supernova and destroy Apophis 's fleet. Trapped on board the Earth ship Prometheus in season 7's " Grace ", Carter realizes that her feelings for O'Neill stop her from exploring other romances. Two episodes later in Chimera , Carter begins dating her brother's friend Pete Shanahan , but Pete disrespects her privacy and

732-656: A car accident when she was a teenager. Holding the rank of captain , Samantha Carter joins the SG-1 team in the pilot episode , " Children of the Gods ". She comes under the temporary control of the Tok'ra Jolinar in season 2 and retains many of her memories, leading to an alliance with the Tok'ra against the Goa'uld. Carter's brief merging with Jolinar also assists her in detecting a Goa'uld presence and using certain Goa'uld technology. Carter

854-711: A different box, if you will. It was weird, I have to say, for her to hand her heart over to somebody else. But it's baby steps for her, and this is all new for her. And I think it's ultimately O'Neill who says, 'You have to move on.' And it's her father, too, who says, you know, 'Don't give up your chance of love. You know, I would live my whole life over again even knowing that your mother's gonna die, I would do all that again.' So it's her opening up her heart as opposed to actually – it's been closed this whole time because she's, you know, been protecting it with thoughts of O'Neill, who she knows she can't have, so it opens her up. Working around Richard Dean Anderson 's reduced schedule

976-400: A different character, Special Agent James Hamner, in " Seth ". "Heroes" also marks the first appearance of Agent Richard Woolsey ( Robert Picardo ) on the series. Picardo is most well known for playing the holographic Doctor on Star Trek: Voyager . Another veteran of Star Trek , Jolene Blalock —who played T'Pol from Star Trek: Enterprise —appears in "Birthright". "Resurrection" is

1098-560: A large cavernous room, filled with what he believes to be coordinates of a vast network of Stargates across the entire galaxy . While O'Neill and the others are away, the same Jaffa team arrives through Abydos Stargate, kidnapping Skaara and Sha're, severely injuring Ferretti, and killing several civilians. After returning to Earth, and learning that the Stargate can go to other worlds, nine teams are put together, including SG-1, led by O'Neill with Carter his second-in-command and Jackson, who

1220-410: A little bit more as a human being". Tapping felt out of her element doing these two episodes, as the flirty side of the character had not really been explored in the show until then. Also, Pete Shanahan does not die, which confuses Carter. According to Tapping, Carter is oblivious what lengths Shanahan is going (stalking, background checks) to find out more about her classified life, although the character

1342-575: A more amicable relationship with Dr. Rodney McKay, having put their past tensions aside, and clearly respects Lt. Colonel Sheppard's command and past accomplishments in the Pegasus Galaxy. Carter is recalled to Earth at the end of the first episode of season five for a Tok'ra extraction ceremony concerning the final Ba'al clone (a ceremony witnessed in Stargate: Continuum ), followed by an exhaustive first-year command review by

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1464-436: A more well-rounded, better representation of a military general. The role of the antagonist, Apophis, was filled by Peter Williams . Williams had originally auditioned for the part of Teal'c. Williams cut his dreadlocked hair off for the role, with Azzopardi suggesting that Williams look at people with delusions of grandeur for research, with Williams using Benito Mussolini as a template. Sha're (originally spelled Sha'uri)

1586-451: A question which Wright had frequently been asked was added in, along with additional exposition and character moments. Michael Shanks, Amanda Tapping and Peter Williams were among the cast members who were asked to provide automated dialogue replacement , whilst Christopher Judge re-recorded all of his dialog. During the process, Wright deliberated using scenes from a season 5 episode, "Threshold" which has scenes that overlap with "Children of

1708-490: A recurring role in the series. Cruz was interested but did not wish to be tied to a series, so the producers brought the character back in a smaller capacity. Major Samuels, portrayed by Robert Wisden , would reoccur a number of times over the course of the show, as would actor Gary Jones , portraying a character simply credited as "Technician". This character would eventually be named Walter, appearing in over 100 episodes. Filming commenced on February 18, 1997, running for

1830-508: A series premiere with an audience of approximately 1.5 million households in the 8 p.m. Sunday slot, whilst also boasting as the highest-rated original movie shown on Showtime since 1994. In the UK, the episode was first shown on Sky One on April 8, 1998, before later being shown on Channel 4 in August 1999. Both parts of "Children of the Gods" were released on VHS in 1998. "Children of

1952-631: A show based upon the 1994 film, Stargate , Jonathan Glassner and Brad Wright - who worked on science fiction series The Outer Limits together - both individually perused the project. At the time, Glassner who was living and working out of Vancouver , Canada , was keen to move back home to Los Angeles in the United States. Keen to keep Glassner with MGM in Vancouver, Glassner told them that he would only stay if they gave him Stargate . Some weeks later, Glassner and Wright were paired to develop

2074-498: A strong female character that would end up being Samantha Carter . An Air Force Captain and theoretical astrophysicist, Carter had been written as a "hardass", so when Tapping auditioned, she decided to try to bring a sense of humour as well as more warmth and levity to the characters—even though it wasn't written that way. In the casting process, the studio executives were predominantly interested in casting an actress based upon her physical attributes, with Glassner recalling that

2196-420: A total of 24 days, wrapping up in mid-March 1997. The episode was directed by Mario Azzopardi , who would go on to direct four more episodes of the series, as well as directing four episodes of the spin-off series Stargate Atlantis . Andy Mikita was the first assistant director and would go direct 29 episodes of SG-1, as well as directing for spin-offs Stargate Atlantis and Stargate Universe . The episode

2318-449: A town of Chulak where they encounter Apophis and the now possessed Sha're, before being captured. In prison, O'Neill, Carter, and Jackson find Skaara and are confronted by the enemy soldier Teal'c, who has noticed their technology. Skaara is selected to become a host and Teal'c is ordered to execute the remaining prisoners, but O'Neill, noticing Teal'c's hesitancy, convinces him to help them escape. O'Neill, Carter, Jackson, and Teal'c lead

2440-449: A video audition before being flown to Los Angeles, with Shanks recalling that he "must have tested for everybody at MGM and Showtime". Shanks got on well with Richard Dean Anderson during the process, and Glassner had a hunch that whilst Shanks appeared nervous, he would be able to bring wit and a sense humour to the role. As well as bringing back O'Neill and Jackson from the film, Wright was adamant they introduce new characters, including

2562-463: Is determined to find Sha're, accompanying him. Kawalsky is given command of SG-2. Ferretti is able to recall the coordinates entered by the enemy troops on the Stargate, and the two teams head through the Stargate once more. Meanwhile, Jackson's wife Sha're is selected as host to a Goa'uld, Amonet, the Queen of Apophis. After coming through the Stargate, SG-1 encounters a group of monks who escort them to

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2684-478: Is entitled "Children of the Gods – The Final Cut" was released on DVD on July 21, 2009 by MGM Home Entertainment . The story follows retired United States Air Force Colonel Jack O'Neill (portrayed by Richard Dean Anderson ) who is recalled by General George Hammond (portrayed by Don S. Davis ) to Stargate Command after it is attacked by an alien force. After being reunited with Dr. Daniel Jackson (portrayed by Michael Shanks ) who has been living in secret on

2806-483: Is finally free to talk about her life at the end of episode. Several fans refused to watch the episode "Chimera" because Carter was getting involved with someone other than who they wanted her to be involved with. Tapping received letters of fans who said that Carter's integrity "is completely out the window, and, 'What the hell [were you] thinking.'" According to Tapping, Carter "harbors great depth of feeling for Colonel O'Neill, but because nothing can ever happen ... He's

2928-522: Is implied by visual screenshots showing a general's office with her name on the desk label that she eventually succeeds Major General Hank Landry as commander of the SGC, implying an offscreen (non-canonical) promotion to brigadier general. Overall, Carter is the character with the most appearances across the Stargate franchise, though ranking as second-most – behind Teal'c  – in

3050-529: Is in the infirmary injured. Carter takes over command from O'Neill as SG-1 leader at the end of season 7. Hammond had instructed Carter to relieve O'Neill of duty had she deemed him too unstable while under the influence of the Repository of the Ancients. O'Neill subsequently "quits" to avoid making Carter feel guilty. When Amanda Tapping was on maternity leave at the beginning of season 9, Cameron Mitchell

3172-493: Is nothing but pure exploitation. You know, the sort of thing we've come to expect from Showtime". Pierce also criticised the episodes plot for being "extremely similar" to the feature film, although did believe that audiences might be "pleasantly surprised". Will Joyner from The New York Times considered Stargate SG-1 as a "challenging, if derivative, mix" that is "more than a Stargate [feature film] fan might expect but certainly less than one would hope for". His opinion about

3294-412: Is promoted to the rank of major early in season 3. When an advanced lie detector shows they are concealing something in early season 4, it forces Carter and her superior officer, Colonel Jack O'Neill , to admit that they care for one another "a lot more than [they're] supposed to". In Exodus (season 4), Carter uses a stargate to destroy a star by dialing the gate on P3W-451, the planet being consumed by

3416-637: Is promptly returned with a request to "send more" by Jackson, proving he is still alive. Hammond reinstates O'Neill to active duty and orders him to return to Abydos to investigate where the alien invaders came from. A team is assembled with O'Neill commanding, along with Kawalsky, Ferretti, and Captain/Dr. Samantha Carter ( Amanda Tapping ). When they step through the Stargate, they find a group of Abydonians waiting for them, armed with military weapons from Earth. After being reunited with Jackson, Skaara ( Alexis Cruz ), and Jackson's spouse Sha're ( Vaitiare Bandera ), O'Neill, Kawalsky, and Carter are led by Jackson to

3538-720: Is reassigned to SG-1, now under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Cameron Mitchell . Following the defeat of the Ori in Stargate: The Ark of Truth , Carter is promoted to full colonel and appointed as commander of the Atlantis expedition early in Season 4 of Atlantis . Carter is later given command of the Daedalus-class ship, the George Hammond . Unofficially in the online game Stargate: Resistance , it

3660-504: Is the only season of Stargate SG-1 to air on the Sci-Fi Channel to feature the original Showtime cast. For the episode "Lifeboat", Michael Shanks won a Leo Award in the category "Dramatic Series: Best Lead Performance – Male", and Teryl Rothery was nominated for a Leo Award in the category "Dramatic Series: Best Supporting Performance – Female". "Enemy Mine" won a Leo Award in the category "Dramatic Series: Best Make-Up". For

3782-523: The Iraq War made getting hold of the cartridges difficult. "Chimera" was alternatively entitled Black Widow Carter . In the episode, Carter mentions how all of her boyfriends in the past are dead, which is accurate. David DeLuise appeared as the fourth DeLuise on Stargate – Dom , Michael , and Peter have all appeared in the past. At one point, Carter hums the Stargate SG-1 theme tune in

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3904-609: The Phoenix , now named the George Hammond in memory of General George Hammond . Carter is in command of the George Hammond when it ferries personnel from Earth to Icarus Base to witness the latest attempt to dial the ninth chevron. The Hammond attempts to fight off the assault on the base by a fleet of Goa'uld ships that Carter presumes belong to the Lucian Alliance. Although they are unsuccessful in preventing

4026-684: The SG-1 team and O'Neill is promoted to brigadier general in order to lead Stargate Command . Between Seasons 8 and 9 of SG-1, following the defeat of the Replicators and downfall of the Goa'uld system lords, she accepts a position as Head of the Stargate Research and Development Program, based in Nevada . She is engaged in deep-space research when the Ori emerge. Upon her return to Earth, she

4148-540: The Abydos Pyramid, which was based upon the feature film and re-created by Kent Matheson. A miniature model death glider, based around a similar craft from the feature film, was used for the film's climax. The model was created from Styrofoam and shot using a motion control rig by John Gajdecki's visual effects team, mostly out his own studio in Toronto. The Stargate effect itself was shot as production for

4270-461: The Goa'uld motherships flying in hyperspace are actually stock footage from the Season 2 episode " The Serpent's Lair ." Director Martin Wood has a cameo in "Fallen" as the man in the elevator with Jonas at the beginning of the episode. Peter DeLuise, who directed "Fragile Balance", provided the voice of Loki in the same episode. Christopher Heyerdahl , who played Pallan in "Revisions", would later play

4392-449: The Gods " Children of the Gods " is the first episode of the military science fiction television series Stargate SG-1 . It was written by producers Jonathan Glassner and Brad Wright and was directed by Mario Azzopardi . The episode first aired on July 27, 1997, on Showtime . Originally presented as a television movie , the episode would later be split into two parts for repeats and syndicated viewings. A new, updated cut, which

4514-560: The Gods - The Final Cut - Original Soundtrack by Joel Goldsmith. Goldsmith, who passed away in 2012, had first discussed releasing the score from "Children of the Gods" when the Final Cut was released in 2009. The score was mastered by James Nelson, with the CD set accompanied by a booklet of liner notes by series co-creator Brad Wright. A month before the premiere, MGM and Showtime launched stargatesg-1.com , offering fans their first look at

4636-479: The Gods" "a pilot that is worthy of theatrical release, with as much action and bravado as any feature." Variety reviewer Tony Scott criticized that "superficial characters wander through their roles without stirring a modicum of conviction". He mocked that the wooden acting, "pedestrian writing, pulp-mag plotting, shopworn characters, hackneyed dialogue [...] and Mario Azzopardi's broad direction will all undoubtedly delight billions and billions". He predicted that

4758-456: The Gods" along with the subsequent episodes "The Enemy Within" and "Emancipation" were made available to purchase on DVD in 2000. These were presented in 16:9 aspect ratio, as opposed to the 4:3 ratio they were broadcast in. As the episode featured full-frontal nudity during the scene showing the possession of Sha're ( Vaitiare Bandera ) by Amonet, it was rated R by the MPAA . In May 2008, it

4880-479: The Gods" and Joel Goldsmith's score The interlaced mix combining both Goldsmith and Arnold's score which was used in the pilot was later released as a CD soundtrack on November 25, 1997, through Milan Records. Arnold and Goldsmith were so dissatisfied with the score that they both took their names off of it, with Goldsmith calling it "horrible", affirming it had been made against their wishes. In 2009, one of Brad Wright's main motivations for revisiting "Children of

5002-478: The Gods" and further Teal'c's decision to turn against the Goa'uld, however Wright ultimately decided it wasn't necessary. On July 21, 2009 "Children of the Gods - The Final Cut" was released as a standalone DVD. The release included Richard Dean Anderson's first ever DVD commentary, along with a 7-minute "Back to the Beginning" featurette detailing the changes made by Wright. The original cut of "Children of

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5124-601: The Gods" was his dissatisfaction with how the score had been presented. Wright convinced MGM that as part of the new version, they should cut David Arnold's film score and instead restore Joel Goldsmith's music, around 40 minutes of which had never properly been used or even heard. Wright's new cut had both different pacing, with some scenes reordered, entirely new or completely cut, which required Goldsmith to slightly rework his score and create new cues. On March 26, 2018, Dragon's Domain Records released Stargate SG-1: Children of

5246-526: The Gods", along with the rest of season 1 was first made available to download in January 2008 on iTunes and Amazon Unbox . Reaction to the pilot was mixed. Starburst praised the episode, writing "this is smart, witty and spectacular Sci-Fi, in which the cast find their feet instantly, and the FX crew create some stunning visuals". Writing for Science Fiction Weekly , Kathie Huddleston positively received

5368-682: The International Oversight Advisory (IOA). Upon arrival, however, Richard Woolsey informs her that the IOA has removed her from command, and that he will be replacing her. As of " Enemy at the Gate ", she is the temporary SGC base commander while General Hank Landry is heading a task force based in Washington. After this assignment she is to be made commander of the new Daedalus Class (BC-304) battlecruiser, formerly known as

5490-475: The Jaffa leaving with Weterings through the Stargate. Jack O'Neill ( Richard Dean Anderson ) is brought to Cheyenne Mountain where he is questioned along with his former teammates Charles Kawalsky ( Jay Acovone ) and Louis Ferretti ( Brent Stait ) about his first mission through the Stargate to Abydos. With O'Neill unwilling to give any more information than what was already on their mission reports, Hammond believes

5612-455: The Leo for " Ascension " in 2003, for " Grace " in 2004, and for " Threads " in 2005. Tapping was nominated for a Saturn Award in the category " Best Supporting Actress on Television " in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004. Tapping was nominated for a 2001 Gemini Award in the category "Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role". In 2008 Amanda Tapping was nominated for

5734-621: The Sci-Fi Channel in mid-season. The series was developed by Brad Wright and Jonathan Glassner . Season seven regular cast members include Richard Dean Anderson , Amanda Tapping , Christopher Judge , Don S. Davis , and Michael Shanks . With "Fallen", Michael Shanks ( Dr. Daniel Jackson ) rejoins the cast, and Corin Nemec ( Jonas Quinn ) gets billed as a "Guest Star" (besides "Fallen"/"Homecoming", he would have his only other guest appearance later in "Fallout"). George Touliatos previously played Pyrus, Shyla's father, in " Need ." The scenes with

5856-414: The Stargate as a way of going all over the galaxy. John Symes, the president of MGM , had a relationship with Richard Dean Anderson and his producing partner Michael Greenburg and suggested that Anderson take over the role of Colonel Jack O'Neill . Believing he would be unable to portray the strict, humourless military officer that Kurt Russell had depicted in the feature film, Anderson initially declined

5978-464: The Stargate to Earth, Kawalsky is invaded by an infant Goa'uld. Safely home on Earth, Jackson and O'Neill reaffirm their determination to find Sha're and Skaara and rescue them. O'Neill asks General Hammond to make Teal'c a member of their team, but the General says it is not his decision. As everyone leaves the gate room, Kawalsky's eyes glow like a Goa'uld. After learning MGM were looking to develop

6100-441: The Tok'ra Martouf , Dr. Rodney McKay , Fifth , Orlin , Agent Malcolm Barrett , Narim , Pete Shanahan , Dr. Jay Felger, her former fiancé Jonas Hanson, and Joseph Faxon (her duplicitous husband of a possible future in Season 4, episode 16, "2010"). Many of these individuals have (presumably) since died, including: Martouf (and symbiote Lantash); Fifth; Narim; Hanson; and two alternate versions of Jack O'Neill. This has led many of

6222-534: The alien world of Abydos, Daniel explains to O'Neill and Captain Samantha Carter (portrayed by Amanda Tapping ) that the Stargate network traverses the entire galaxy. After retrieving Daniel and discovering where the attackers came from, the team travel to a new world where they encounter a race of beings posing as Gods, called the Goa'uld and find an unlikely ally named Teal'c (portrayed by Christopher Judge ). Jonathan Glassner and Brad Wright developed

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6344-429: The audience and the actors. Grace could be Sam's child within, her hopes and dreams for having a child, the child Sam left behind when she started her career as an astrophysicist, or Carter's potential future with a family. " Chimera " is an offshoot of what happened in "Grace", and the writers were trying to "dispel the black widow curse that Carter has, and also to open her up for more experiences and to flesh her out just

6466-651: The beginning of the episode, there is a shot of what should be the University of Chicago , in fact the shot is of the University of Chicago Lab School , a lower school affiliate. "Heroes, Part 2" was the 150th episode of Stargate SG-1 to be aired. Adam Baldwin , who plays Colonel Dave Dixon, commander of SG-13, in this episode, is well known among sci-fi fans for playing Jayne Cobb in the cult hit Firefly and its big-screen adaptation Serenity and also Marcus Hamilton in Angel . Mitchell Kosterman previously played

6588-419: The big, tough black guy is your stereotypical reformed slave", but upon reading it properly he realised that there was the chance to let "'the guy with the muscle' be the one who might just lead his people away from slavery". When Judge entered the room to audition, Wright turned to Glassner and said "ok - that's him", to which Glassner whispered "please God, let him be able to act". Judge, who had longer hair at

6710-523: The cast and crew of Stargate SG-1 to humorously nickname her character Samantha "the Black Widow" Carter. Asked why the series never confirmed a relationship between Carter and O'Neill, producer Joseph Mallozzi stated in his blog, The Sam/Jack relationship was fraught with complications, given that he was her commanding officer. Pursuing any sort of relationship would have been inappropriate for both and would only have really been possible late in

6832-416: The changes was the possession of Sha're, which whilst still present in episode, the nude shots of Vaitiare Bandera were removed. Scenes involving Apophis' harem of women were cut as were some scenes between General Hammond & Major Samuels. The possession of Major Kawalsky which sets up the subsequent episode "The Enemy Within" was also removed. A beat to explain how Apophis left Stargate Command on Earth,

6954-587: The character as a stereotypical military general, with Davis calling Hammond "by-the-book" and a "foil for O'Neill", believing the character to be two-dimensional and a poor representation of what the United States military was really like. Davis, having served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War criticized Azzopardi's "limited imagination", and as the show progressed successfully encouraged Wright and Glassner to write his character to be

7076-547: The collapse of the Goa'uld power structure. After Lieutenant Colonel Cameron Mitchell assumes command of SG-1, General O'Neill orders Carter to assist SG-1 on a mission concerning the new Ori threat. Carter officially rejoins SG-1 in the season 9 episode " Ex Deus Machina ". Samantha Carter appears in the 2008 direct-to-DVD films Stargate: The Ark of Truth and Stargate: Continuum . Lieutenant Colonel Carter makes her first appearance in Stargate Atlantis at

7198-439: The confidential nature of her work. Pete gaslights her and stalks her until she is forced to disclose her job to him. In the season 8 premiere, " New Order ", Carter gets captured by a humanoid Replicator named Fifth she had first encountered in season 6's " Unnatural Selection ". Fifth eventually releases her, but keeps a replicator copy of her, known commonly as ' RepliCarter '. Upon O'Neill's promotion to brigadier general in

7320-627: The cutting room floor when the episode ran long. In season 9, episode 7, Sam catches up with Malcolm Barrett and tells him that she and Pete had broken up. He asks if she is single, and she responds, "not exactly." When Carter joins the Atlantis expedition as commanding officer, a framed photo of O'Neill is seen on top of a box of her personal effects. A scene was cut from the Stargate Atlantis season 4 episode " Trio " in which Carter and Dr. Jennifer Keller discuss their love lives. When asked by Keller if she's seeing anyone, Carter initially avoids

7442-428: The damaged footage, as well as no longer being restricted by having to present the show in 4:3 aspect ratio with the option of 16:9, as the 1997 cut had been, opened the project up to takes that Wright felt were in some cases better aesthetically and in the actors performances. The new edit introduced scenes that did not make the original cut, as well as trimmed, moved, and in some cases entirely cut some scenes. Among

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7564-431: The destruction of the base, they are able to rescue most of the survivors stranded outside, including Colonel David Telford , who was to command the expedition to Destiny . She also appears later in season 1 where she is the officer in charge of the assault on the Lucian Alliance base. Over the course of the two shows, a number of men are in love with, infatuated with, or attracted to, Carter. This includes Jack O'Neill ,

7686-592: The elevator in the episode, breaking the Fourth wall . Amanda Tapping actually wanted to hum the MacGyver theme but couldn't remember the melody. Carter also says that Colorado Springs has no zoo, when it in fact does, the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo . Producer Joseph Mallozzi said that this was supposed to be a subtle hint that Carter spends too much time at work to notice what her city has to offer. At

7808-490: The end of its first season (airing in parallel to season 8 of Stargate SG-1 ), receiving a very brief data transmission from the Atlantis expedition to Earth. The Atlantis character Dr. Rodney McKay ( David Hewlett ) has a hallucination of Carter which enables him to survive while trapped in a sinking Puddle Jumper in season 2. Lieutenant Colonel Carter approaches McKay's sister Jeannie Miller with an offer to work for Stargate Command in season 3. At an unknown point after

7930-717: The end of the Ori conflict in Stargate SG-1 , Carter is promoted to a "full bird" colonel and is transferred to the Midway space station to oversee the final stages of completion. The IOA appoints Carter as the new commander of the Atlantis expedition early in season 4 of Atlantis . Carter finds the Atlantis command experience quite relaxed in terms of military protocol, but enjoys it nonetheless (" Midway "). True to her SG-1 heritage, she conducts herself bravely by actively taking part in missions (" Reunion ", " Trio ") and protecting and defending those under her command (" Be All My Sins Remember'd ", " Search and Rescue "). Carter even builds

8052-476: The episode "Grace", Amanda Tapping won a Leo Award in the category "Dramatic Series: Best Lead Performance – Female". "Heroes" was nominated for a Hugo Award in the category Best Dramatic Presentation – Short Form. For "Heroes, Part 2", Andy Mikita was nominated for a Leo Award in the category "Dramatic Series: Best Direction", and Don S. Davis was nominated for a Leo Award in the category "Dramatic Series: Best Supporting Performance – Male". "Lost City, Part 2"

8174-401: The episode, writing "Stargate was a fun B movie. Stargate SG-1 looks to be a fun, blast-'em-up, B television series". Huddleston praised Wright and Glassner for remaining faithful to the original feature film, highlighting the action and special effects, although did call out the fact that Ra's people (the Goa'uld) could now speak English as being "A little harder to swallow". Discussing the cast,

8296-444: The feature film, to reprise his role, under the direction that Diehl would only return for 2 episodes. Diehl then decided he no longer wanted the part and it was recast to Jay Acovone . Although Acovone was open to playing the part for longer, the scripts for the first part of the season had already been completed. The producers also approached Alexis Cruz, who originally portrayed Ska'ra in the feature film and asked if he would take on

8418-486: The first SG-1 episode directed by Amanda Tapping. It is also the only SG-1 episode to have both been written by an actor on the show ( Michael Shanks ) and to be directed by one as well. The White House interior set in "Inauguration" and "Lost City" is the same one used in X-Men 2 . Along with " Disclosure ", "Inauguration" is one of only two episodes where none of the regular characters except General Hammond are featured. This

8540-466: The first episode, Glassner and Wright spent three months studying the original feature film, as well as any books, notes and scripts they could acquire to help them in developing the universe which their show would inhabit. Upset that MGM were developing a series and not sequels to their film, the original creators of the film Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich were unwilling to talk to Glassner and Wright. Glassner and Wright completed their first draft of

8662-517: The first three seasons of Stargate Atlantis . Amanda Tapping became a member of the Atlantis main cast for 14 episodes of Season 4. She did not appear in " Travelers ", " Missing ", " Miller's Crossing ", " This Mortal Coil ", " Spoils of War " and " Harmony ". Tapping sat down with Robert C. Cooper at the beginning of Stargate SG-1' s season 7 to discuss Carter's struggle with her demons and her life choices in regards to work and family. The events of " Grace " are left open for interpretation, both for

8784-467: The gate to stop unwanted visitors. Towards the pilot's climax, a Goa'uld symbiote attaches itself to a member of SG2, Corporal Warren, making its way back to Earth before being discovered and destroyed by O'Neill. This was later reshaped into SG2 leader Major Kawalsky's being taken as a host by a Goa'uld symbiote at the end of the pilot. The writers' main goals when writing the pilot were to bring O'Neill out of retirement, Jackson back to Earth, and introduce

8906-488: The genuine relationship and familiarity they were able to establish whilst making the pilot. Over 240 special effects were featured in the original cut of the pilot, with the post-production team working from when filming wrapped in March all the way through until July before the premiere. A mixture of practical and computer effects were used in the pilot. Matte paintings were used as backdrops and to extend locations, such as

9028-720: The humour that Anderson injected into the character. Julians also felt that whilst Samantha Carter goes on to be a "great character", he felt that the writing in the pilot made her come across as "entitled". The episode was ranked at number 19 out of 25, in a feature listing the series best episodes on Den of Geek . Writing for Comet in 2018, Kieran Dickson awarded the episode the number 1 spot on his Top 10 episodes of Stargate SG-1. Stargate SG-1 season 7#ep147 The seventh season of Stargate SG-1 , an American-Canadian television series , began airing on June 13, 2003 on Sci Fi . The seventh season concluded after 22 episodes on March 9, 2004 on British Sky One , which overtook

9150-423: The legalities of her being a character specifically created for Stargate SG-1 . Tapping considered the elevator scene with Cassandra in season 1's " Singularity " to be one of the scenes to best fully capture Carter. For her portrayal of Samantha Carter, Amanda Tapping was nominated for a 2000 Leo Award in the category "Dramatic Series: Best Lead Performance – Female" for the episode " Point of View ", and won

9272-509: The main cast was mixed, and he found it disturbing that SG-1 used shock tactics to make up for its lower television budget. He would not recommend the show for children because of the "grotesque physical attributes in the new villains" and the "gratuitous use of sexual implication and nudity". The episode got a Nielsen rating of 3.3 / 3.4, -4. Writing for IGN , R.L. Shaffer praised what he believed to be an "extravagant, fun and surprisingly amusing, but very cheap-looking film" and whilst he

9394-712: The movie Stargate , Colonel Jack O'Neill (originally spelled O'Neil, portrayed by Kurt Russell) led a team through the Stargate to the planet Abydos , tasked with destroying any potential threat to Earth. After killing the Goa'uld System Lord Ra with a nuclear bomb , O'Neill returned to Earth with two survivors of his team, Charles Kawalsky (originally portrayed by John Diehl) and Louis Ferretti (originally portrayed by French Stewart). They leave behind Dr. Daniel Jackson (originally portrayed by James Spader), with his new love Sha're (originally spelled Sha'uri, portrayed by Mili Avital) and her brother Skaara (portrayed by Alexis Cruz), falsely reporting that Dr. Jackson

9516-493: The offer until he was told that the show had already been given a 44 episode commitment and that he would be given ample leeway to shift the character away from Russell's version. For recasting Daniel Jackson, the team viewed auditions for around 500 actors, before narrowing it down to just 3 who were all very different. Michael Shanks , who was finishing his second year at Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Toronto , submitted

9638-472: The one who let her go. He says, 'I'm a safe bet. You know you can't have me so you're just protecting your heart by, you know, hanging your hat on someone you can't have. So, let me go,' is essentially what's said at the end of "Grace"". Tapping said, The whole episode is her sort of rethinking her life and rethinking her choices, and I don't think that she's lost integrity. I don't think that her feelings for O'Neill are any less. I think she's just placed them in

9760-422: The only response is to send a nuclear bomb through the Stargate to Abydos, to eliminate the threat. O'Neill reveals he lied about using the bomb to destroy Abydos and that although the alien Ra was killed, the people of Abydos are still alive and Dr. Daniel Jackson ( Michael Shanks ) is living among them. O'Neill convinces Hammond to let him communicate with Jackson by sending a box of tissues through to Abydos, which

9882-518: The other characters, including Dr. Jackson. Continuing the feature film's use of Ancient Egyptian deities , Apep, the serpent "Lord of Chaos" was imagined as the pilot's antagonist before settling on his alternative name of Apophis. The early draft had Apep cradling the Goa'uld symbiote from a fallen soldier, whilst his world of Chulak was conceived as being covered in snow. The Stargate Facility on Earth also had some differences, with Glassner and Wright imagining giant concrete doors shutting in-front of

10004-476: The pilot and subsequent episode "The Enemy Within", before being taken apart at the end of February 1997 and moved to its permanent home. Offscreen, over the course of filming the pilot, Amanda Tapping, Michael Shanks, and Christopher Judge, who had all relocated to Vancouver for the show, were all staying in the same hotel and would spend the vast majority of their time together after work. The three actors would go on to attribute their great on-screen chemistry to

10126-463: The pilot and would be reused throughout the series to save money. What was known as the kawoosh effect was shot in a similar fashion to the feature film, although due to budget constraints when the gate opens it would not recede into an introverted cone behind the Stargate as it did in the feature. The effect was created by firing an air canon into a 5'×5'×5' tank of water, with some Sapphire Sparks to add glows. Michelle Comens, who originally worked on

10248-638: The pilot as a coordinator, oversaw the updates for the visual effects as part of the 2009 Final Cut. This included supplementing Death Glider sequence from the end of the pilot with new computer-generated imagery , including a second Death Glider and adding a Cargo Ship, retconning the Death Glider from being used as a transport (which had only been done in the pilot). New scenic shots for the alien planets of Abydos & Chulak were also created. Joel Goldsmith, who had previously worked with Brad Wright and Johnathan Glassner on their series The Outer Limits ,

10370-426: The pilot on October 18, 1996. Whilst many elements remain the same or similar in the completed script, the earlier draft had a number of key differences. Dr. Samantha Clayman, who was later re-imagined as Captain Samantha Carter, was penned by the duo as a theoretical astrophysicist, with a disdain for the military despite being a Lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force. The more abrasively imagined character also didn't warm to

10492-399: The pilot was nominated for a Golden Reel Award . If we're going to go back to the beginning let's go and re-release "Children of the Gods" without that mash-up score between David Arnold's theatrical release and Joel Goldsmith's original score for us, which I thought was beautiful, and we basically got talked out of using by bosses at MGM – Brad Wright discussing revisiting "Children of

10614-515: The pilot. Heaton believed the pilot had been strengthened through many of the changes, including using Goldsmith's score and updates to some of the CGI, although was singled out the new Abydos Pyramid shots as looking "too much like a video game". In 2013 WhatCulture Joe Julians was complimentary of the episode, believing that the casting of Richard Dean Anderson and Michael Shanks made Kurt Russell and James Spader "almost instantly forgotten", enjoying

10736-468: The prison on a soundstage, but rather to build the set on location, in the mountains. The weather caused the set to keep blowing over, and eventually production staff were enlisted to physically hold the walls in place during shooting, to stop the set collapsing. Another issue, as noted by writer and producer Brad Wright, was that the set was so big, they didn't have enough background actors to adequately fill it. Instead, just prior to shooting they had to move

10858-453: The prisoners toward the Stargate but are pinned down by two Goa'uld death gliders from above. O'Neill and Teal'c manage to damage one before being rescued by SG-2, who destroy the other. As team and liberated prisoners reach the Stargate, they are once again met by a possessed Skaara, who departs through the Stargate. Daniel rushes to open the Stargate back to Earth as the team defends against a battalion of attacking Jaffa. As they retreat through

10980-441: The producers would make SG-1 more of an ensemble team in season 10 by removing the patriarchal line of command. The writers eventually decided after an animated discussion during season 9 that Mitchell and Carter would co-command the team, although they left Mitchell in the official leadership position. Tapping considered the question of leadership in season 10 irrelevant; Mitchell cannot give orders to his team since he and Carter hold

11102-489: The question before admitting that "it's complicated" and that the man in question is in Washington D.C. but is going to retire soon. In episode 12, season 10, Samantha is shot and reveals to Mitchell that she has a file on her laptop with letters to people who she cares for in case she dies. The password is 'fishing,' an apparent reference to O'Neill. Carmen Argenziano , the actor who plays Carter's father Jacob Carter ,

11224-681: The recurring characters of Halling and the Wraith 'Todd' on Stargate Atlantis . Peter LaCroix previously played the Ashrak in " In the Line of Duty ". Kavan Smith , who appeared in " Enemy Mine " as Major Lorne would later reprise this role as a recurring character in Stargate Atlantis . In "Space Race", Alex Zahara takes on the role of Warrick, who was played by Dion Johnstone in " Forsaken ". This marks Zahara's sixth different character that he has played on Stargate, usually under make-up. It's also

11346-481: The reviewer commented that Richard Dean Anderson "doesn't waste time trying to do an imitation of Russell", whilst calling Michael Shank's portrayal of Dr. Daniel Jackson "fairly good take on Spader's original characterization". Huddleston felt that Amanda Tapping's Capt. Samantha Carter "seems a bit out of place as the writers try to create sexual tension between her and Anderson (not terribly successfully at this stage)". Brian Gray for UGO Networks called "Children of

11468-432: The room shaking and investigates the Stargate, which suddenly activates. Warriors in metal armour with serpent helmets ( Jaffa ) appear through the gate and grab Weterings. Teal'c (Christopher Judge) presents her to their leader (the Goa'uld Apophis ) to examine, before ordering his men to open fire, killing the other airmen. A quick reaction force led by Major General George Hammond ( Don S. Davis ) arrives to witness

11590-536: The same episode, he promotes her to lieutenant colonel . Carter assumes command of the SG-1 team, which includes the de-ascended Daniel Jackson, the alien Teal'c , and herself. Shortly after the death of her father in late season 8, Carter breaks up with Pete and goes fishing with Jack, Daniel, and Teal'c to celebrate the defeat of the System Lords. Season 9 reveals that Carter left SG-1 to work at Area 51 after

11712-433: The same military rank, and Daniel and Teal'c are not members of the United States military. During the casting process of Stargate SG-1 , the producers were looking for an actress who could portray a strong woman whom the audience would accept as a soldier. The character should have had combat training and have been in wars, but should also be a brilliant scientist and a beautiful woman. Amanda Tapping at first assumed that

11834-473: The score at his own private studio, Goldmore Studio in Sun Valley, Los Angeles , with Rick Chadock producing. Despite resistance from Brad Wright and Joel Goldsmith, during post-production, executives at MGM and Showtime made the decision to use David Arnold's score from the 1994 film more extensively, both in-place and in some cases directly on top of Goldsmith's score. Alex Wilkinson's music editing on

11956-492: The second week in a row that someone else has taken over a role originally played by Dion Johnstone. G. Patrick Currie, who plays Eamon in this episode, took over Johnstone's role as Chaka in the previous weeks. Patrick Currie (Eamon) previously played Fifth in season six's " Unnatural Selection ". The weapon Carter uses in " Avenger 2.0 " (referred to as the Carter Special) was created as the show could not use P90s as

12078-512: The series Stargate SG-1 . Before the present-time events of Stargate SG-1 , Samantha Carter worked at the Pentagon for several years, trying to get the Stargate operational. She has a Ph.D. in theoretical astrophysics and "logged over 100 hours in enemy airspace" during the Gulf War . She is the daughter of Major General Jacob Carter , and has a brother named Mark. Her mother died in

12200-458: The series after Jack's retirement. [...] Jack and Sam could have gotten together after Jack's retirement, but it was never made canon because, quite frankly, it wasn't my call. Still, despite the lack of official confirmation, it was only natural that they should get together after the events of Threads and, in my mind, they have been together ever since. An attempt to suggest as much in [Stargate Atlantis'] season 4's Trio, unfortunately, ended up on

12322-408: The series is "essentially for young people", and that "if no one else, the kiddies are probably watching" but that it didn't stop the producers from "blatantly showcasing naked young women". Criticism of the full-frontal nudity was echoed by other outlets, with Scott Pierce for Deseret News asserting "it's the sort of scene we've seen in countless sci-fi shows before - and having the actress disrobe

12444-480: The series to follow on from the events of 1994 film by Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich , incorporating a number of elements such as settings and characters. The pilot was filmed in and around Vancouver , British Columbia and had a budget of $ 7.5 million. Whilst the episode originally received mixed reviews, it gained a sizable following which would see the show last for 10 seasons, 214 episodes and lead to various spinoff shows. One year previously, as depicted in

12566-471: The series together. Pitching to MGM and Showtime, they imagined the Stargate being run in a similar way to the NASA program, with teams going out and exploring. Keen to avoid comparisons to Star Trek , Stargate was set in the present day, not the future, with the teams going through the gate being outgunned and outmatched by the other races they encounter. As part of developing both the series and writing

12688-440: The show and the characters. A novelisation of the episode was written by Ashley McConnell and published by Channel 4 Books in 1999. "Children of the Gods" was first shown in its entirety on Showtime on July 27, 1997, and was followed by a 20-minute featurette called "The Stargate Saga", which contained interviews, behind the scenes footage and previews of the upcoming season. The pilot received Showtime's highest-ever ratings for

12810-467: The show was going to be like, with writer and producer Jonathan Glassner initially wondering if the series was jinxed. Amongst the problems caused by the adverse weather was the entire first day's film being scratched, to the point it was mostly unusable. The noise generated by the wind and rain meant that dialog was at times entirely inaudible, with many cast members struggling to deliver their lines due to coldness—notably Christopher Judge who at times

12932-533: The show would put more emphasis on intellect, but found that it was an action-adventure scifi show where the characters often got physical. Tapping described Carter as a cross between Jack O'Neill and Daniel Jackson , and the conflict of her character whether to go the scientific route or with military protocol. Amanda Tapping was part of the Stargate SG-1 main cast for all of the show's ten seasons. She did not appear in season 6's " Disclosure " or season 7's " Inauguration " except in clips from previous episodes and

13054-406: The studio "wanted this other woman who was sort of the cliché hot woman who didn't come across as very bright", whilst Wright and Glassner wanted Tapping for the role. It wasn't until just two weeks before filming the pilot commenced that Tapping was finally given the role. The part of Teal'c was conceptualised as a way of introducing the Goa'uld and Jaffa elements of the show's story. As Teal'c

13176-486: The time, was asked to go bald for the role. The role of General Hammond was originally imagined by Wright and Glassner as a black American man, resembling politician, diplomat, and United States Army four-star general Colin Powell . When Anderson and Greenburg came onboard they brought Don S. Davis in to audition, having worked with him on Macgyver . Shooting the pilot, director Mario Azzopardi wanted Davis to portray

13298-503: The walls to make the room smaller. The Stargate Command set was to be built on Stages 5 and 6 at The Bridge Studios in Vancouver, however the buildings were still under construction and would not be complete in time for filming the pilot. As a result, production designer Richard Hudolin and construction coordinator Thom Wells designed and built the Stargate Command set in the effects stage at Bridge Studio, where it stayed for

13420-414: Was a challenge for Tapping. Nevertheless, Tapping, Michael Shanks and Christopher Judge knew going into season 7 that this allowed for their characters to be fleshed out a bit more and to have a bit more screen time. She did not think the dynamics or the chemistry of the team had suffered. Unlike O'Neill and Jackson, Carter did not appear in the series premiere of Atlantis . This was probably to do with

13542-400: Was an alien, Glassner wanted the actor to look "somewhat unique" and have a "strong, intimidating presence". Christopher Judge first learnt of the part from a friend's roommate, who was also reading for the part and told his agent he would leave their agency unless they got him an audition for the role. Upon first glance of the script, Judge assumed it was going to "yet another example of where

13664-461: Was another character taken from the feature film. Vaitiare Bandera , who had been unsuccessful auditioning for the role as the character in the feature film was cast in the pilot. Bandera agreed to a topless scene, but this was changed during post to use full-frontal nude shoots. A reluctant Bandera was talked into agreeing after the scenes were slightly shortened. The producers had approached John Diehl , who originally portrayed Lieutenant Kawalsky in

13786-409: Was asked in an interview who would be a good match for his on-screen daughter. He said: I like Daniel Jackson . I felt that Daniel would have been the right choice because Daniel is well-educated, is intelligent, gentlemanly and he was everything that I envisioned that my daughter would end up with. Carter first assumes command of SG-1 in SG-1 ' s season 2 episode " Spirits " when Jack O'Neill

13908-414: Was completely absent from season 8's " Prometheus Unbound " and the season nine episodes " Avalon (Part 2) ", " Origin ", " The Ties That Bind " and " The Powers That Be " due to Tapping's maternity leave (she appeared briefly in " Avalon (Part 1) " to explain her absence); and season ten's " Bad Guys ". While Amanda Tapping was part of the main cast of Stargate SG-1 , she made several cameo appearances in

14030-411: Was critical of the shows sets and production, he attributed the cast's performances to the ultimate longevity of the show. Reviewing the Final Cut, PopMatters writer Dan Heaton noted that the episode displayed writers Brad Wright and Jonathan Glassner still deciding whether they were going to move the show in a more adult, creepy or clever, family-fun direction, resulting in an unclear dominant tone in

14152-457: Was hired to score the series, with Rick Chadock editing. Early in production, Goldsmith opened a dialog with David Arnold , composer of the 1994 film Stargate , as he looked to incorporate the main theme from the film, as well as draw and expand upon some of the other cues. Whilst all subsequent episodes of Stargate SG-1 would be scored with an electronic orchestra, Goldsmith utilized an orchestra to bring his score to life. Goldsmith worked on

14274-456: Was introduced as the leader of SG-1 who would bring the team back together. Following negative fan reactions to Carter's cancelled leadership within the team, Ben Browder noted the production difficulties that came with Amanda Tapping's maternity leave, and pointed out that new leaders are brought in routinely into units of the military. Tapping admitted to also have been "kind of put off" upon learning that someone else would lead SG-1, hoping that

14396-498: Was killed on the mission along with the inhabitants of Abydos. At Stargate Command in the Cheyenne Mountain Complex , five United States Air Force airmen play poker in front of a dormant covered Stargate, justifying their laid-back conduct as Stargate Command being a dead-end assignment with dwindling personnel. Airman Carol Weterings ( Rachel Hayward ), the only member of the group to raise concerns, notices

14518-429: Was nominated for an Emmy Award in the category Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series and for a Gemini Award in the category Best Visual Effects. In "Avenger 2.0", Dr. Felger ( Patrick McKenna ), who first appeared in Season 6's " The Other Guys ", prominently packs a roll of duct tape during his preparations for going offworld. This is a reference to The Red Green Show , which featured Patrick McKenna in

14640-438: Was revealed an updated version of "Children of the Gods" was in development. The new version was the "pet project" of series co-creator Brad Wright. Wright was motivated after learning that MGM were keen to revisit dailies from the 10 years of SG-1 to put together blooper reels . Wright countered that he would instead want to revisit the pilot to restore Joel Goldsmith's unreleased original score, originally imagining simply using

14762-475: Was shot on 16 mm film . The North Shore Mountains in Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada served as backdrop for the alien world of Chulak, with production taking place at Mid-Valley Viewpoint. The first days of shooting on location were particularly tough for the production due to heavy wind and rain. Conditions were so tough, many of the cast and crew wondered if this was indicative of what working on

14884-445: Was unable to maintain the deep imposing voice of his character, Teal'c. Many of the costumes worn by extras were soaking wet and covered in mud as the day went on. Problems continued over the following days as production moved to filming the teams escape the prison on Chulak. As the scene required the seamless transition of the characters escaping out of the prison and into the surrounding alien forest, production opted not to construct

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