Stargate SG1 Show Summary

[dameange.livejournal.com]

Okay, so, SG1 is based on that movie, The Stargate with Kurt Russell and James Spader. Loved Spader, tolerated Russell, and actually stayed for the whole movie. Fast forward a year or two later, and SG1 pops up on TV. This time, Colonel Jack O’Neill is played by Richard Dean Anderson, instead of Russell and Dr. Daniel Jackson is played by Michael Shanks, not James Spader. Love Shanks, LOVE Anderson, am glued to the TV on Monday and Friday nights, own Season 1 through 4 on DVD. So, yes, the TV show made me a fan.

And why not?





We’ve got Colonel Jack O’Neill, an intelligent, smart-ass, wise-cracking, ass-kicking, mischievous, adorable, sexy, uhm, you get the picture, right? He’s the one in the black leather jacket. Yummm.

Then you’ve got Dr. Daniel Jackson. He’s a highly intelligent, utterly adorable, wonderfully brave linguist and Egyptologist/archeologist. He’s the one in the white pants.

Then there’s Teal’c, played by Christopher Judge. Teal’c’s humor is delifhtfully subtle, his strength and loyalty wonderfully apparent, and he definitely can kick some ass. He’s the big, imposing dude on the end.

Lastly, the only female member on SG1, is Major Doctor Samantha Carter, played by Amanda Tapping. As you can see from the pix, she’s lovely and with a mind to match. Not only a soldier, Sam is also a theoretical astrophysicist. In Jack’s words, “she’s way smarter than we are.” Amen.

Other important members of the show include General George Hammond, the Stargate program’s commanding officer who hails from my home state of Texas and played by Don S. Davis, and Dr. Janet Fraiser, the base’s Chief Medical Officer, played by Teryl Rotherly. Here’s the General and the Doctor.



And last, but not least, the Stargate itself:



Okay, now that you know who the main players/heroes are, here’s the story:

Stargate SG1 is a science fiction show about the discovery of a Stargate, which when activated correctly, can send people through light years of space to alien worlds. The Stargate program, or Stargate command is a government-funded, Air Force-runned program that sends SG teams through the Stargate to explore these alien worlds, make friends and allies, and gather useful technology. Unfortunately, through these travels the SG teams also make enemies, like the Goa’uld, a parasitic race that use to harvest humans from Earth as hosts and slaves.

They are the Big Bad.

SG1 is the flagship team who regularly kick Goa’uld ass and save the planet.

So, there you have it. A *very* basic outline of Stargate SG1. For more information (that may include spoilers), go to Scifi’s SG1 website.

And now, for the good stuff,

Heliopolis: The Mother of all SG1 Fanfic Archives
The Sam/Jack Fanfic Directory
Heliopolis 2: The Adult Archive
Area 52: The Slash Archive


And ooo, in case you’re wondering: I like Sam and Jack together. They’re pretty together. See? (Points towards pix.) But you know? So are Jack and Daniel. Mmmmm. So, the recs will run the gauntlet from gen, to het, to slash. Enjoy!

Comments

[stopawhile.livejournal.com]

Great job, sweets! They're all so pretty. I like. :)

I can't wait to read those fics. Yay! *g*

[ladysorka]

That's why I could never get seriously into Stargate fandom. I just can't decide between Jack/Sam and Jack/Daniel. They both fit so well! It's not fair! *g*

[slyredfox.livejournal.com]

Very concise. *g* But you probably should have mentioned Jonas. There's a lot of Jonas fic out there these days. :)

[twigged.livejournal.com]

Thanks, Angel! Looking forward to checking out some fic here. ;)

[ex-nevskaya.livejournal.com]

More cool Stargate stuff:
Arduinna's Handbook (http://www.trickster.org/arduinna/stargate/), Richard Dean Anderson.com (http://www.rdanderson.com/), Amanda Tapping.com (http://www.amandatapping.com/), and more Stargate fanlistings (http://periapsis.net/embark/) than you can shake a staff weapon at! ;-)

Eye-candy:
danielpix, davis_daily, jd_daily, Kelly M's Screencaps (http://www.permagreetings.com/kellym/stargate.html), Major Davis.com (http://www.majordavis.com/), rda_daily, sam_daily, Stargatefan (http://www.stargatefan.com/), and Thalassa's Stargate caps (http://www.thalassasg1.com.br/).

I'm also a little too fond of a certain Jack/Daniel website (http://www.jackslashdaniel.com/).

[thornsilver]

You did not mention that temporary Dr. Jackson replacement. I don't watch the show, but I did not like him, so I sympatize... but I think he should be included in the overview. Can anyone come up with more info?

Out of Character

[(Anonymous)]

Love the big pic, but the names are wrong. That is a pic of the actors, not the characters.

I know this sounds silly, but they aren't in character. Identifying these as the characters to people who might check out the show is kinda wrong.

*shrug*

Again, nice pic.

[http://users.livejournal.com/oceana_/]

I agree that the picture is not in character. I really like the overview, and, hey, get more people to write and read Stargate anytime, but the picture very much shows the actors. Teal'C almost never smiles on the show. And Daniel wears glasses, unless they have to make him an alpha-male amnesiac whose brain is so focused on Jack's butt that he doesn't notice the unusual blurriness in his vision. Which is - of course - a good thing.
Here is one that shows the characters:

If it doesn't show (my pics are not very reliable), try this link (http://www.stargatefan.com/)
Lots and lots of pretty pics and information.
Otherwise, a good overview.

They’re pretty together. See? (Points towards pix.) But you know? So are Jack and Daniel. Mmmmm.
:-)
Mmm, Jack/Daniel, mmm! Mmm Jonas/Teal'C! And don't forget Sam/Janet.
So few people, so many possibilities!

[yonmei.livejournal.com]

I am a MacGyver fan, and the story I want to write has MacGyver and O'Neill as brothers who haven't spoken to each other in twenty-odd years...

Re: Out of Character

[yonmei.livejournal.com]

Dead right. It's a cute pic, but no way is that SG-1. It's the four actors.

[porntestpilot.livejournal.com]

Jonas/Teal'c? That's actually one I haven't heard yet. *ponders*

[stopawhile.livejournal.com]

Arduinna's Stargate SG-1 Handbook (http://www.stargatehandbook.org/sg1/)

team pic

[(Anonymous)]

That's a perfect pic to use of the team, even if it is of the actors and not the characters. It accurately reflects the show. Jack being used to prop up Sam (thinking especially of seasons 7-8), since she's not interesting enough to hack it on her own in terms of both the character and the actress; Daniel crouching down because the ptb would rather ignore him; and Teal'c off to the side but allowed to stand up as long as he doesn't get in the way (and also a bit in shadow since the ptb like to ignore him too). And of course Sam monopolizing Jack so that he's separated from the guys. Excellent pic.