a5c7b9f00b General Hammond summons Colonel Jack O&#39;Neill out of retirement to embark on a secret rescue mission. O&#39;Neill confesses that he disobeyed orders to destroy the Stargate on Planet Abydos, and that scientist Daniel Jackson may still be alive. Arriving on Abydos with his team, O&#39;Neill meets up once again with the scientist, who has discovered a giant elaborate cartouche in hieroglyphics. All signs point to the fact that this is a map of many Stargates that exist throughout the galaxy - a development that makes the dream of the SG-1 team to travel throughout the universe in time a reality. A secret military team, SG-1, is formed to explore other planets through the recently discovered Stargates. Well, considering the only comment has come from a NON sci-fi fan, I think we need a different opinion. I would have to say that that this is a fantastic show. Not only do they have the most talented actors/actresses in the lead casting, but they also have a pretty awesome crew team to go along with it. The visual and special effects are great and I always find the story lines to be full of humour, suspense and unexpected turns. I don&#39;t find the plots to be boring or expected and every episode uncovers something different about one thing or another whether it be in one of the characters or something else. I will admit however, I found the later seasons to be better to some degree then the first two seasons. I found this show to be more interesting than other sci-fi shows I have seen and I believe it has to do with what the actors/actresses and the crew bring in to the show. Everyone of them has brought something in to the show which sets it apart from the other sci-fi shows I have seen. This is a must see for all sci-fi fans. I haven&#39;t always been a fan, but the show grew on me. It wasn&#39;t until after season 5 that I started to see the richness of the show. They finally brought Daniel Jackson&#39;s search for his wife to an end and finally most of the Go,ould System Lords were killed by rival Lords, SG-1 or others.<br/><br/>Towards Season 5, Stargate SG-1, was beginning to become stale. With the new writers and the close attention by Produer Peter Deleuise, the show became more and more solid.<br/><br/>The characters had become stalewell. Colonel Jack O&#39;Neill was the stereotypical hero with emotional baggage. After his son Charlie was killed in a shooting accident with O&#39;Neill&#39;s weapon, he had decided to end his own life by going to Abydos in order to face off with the Go&#39;ould RA. The character offers little growth for any actor and actor Richard Dean Anderson chose to play him straight raising emotional barriers to protect himself. only allowing his close friends in.<br/><br/>Amanda Tapping joined the castCaptain Samantha Carter. She was a feminist on the edge, ready to battle any man who would doubt her ability to do her job. Though this character had little area to grow, Tapping has done a great job of concentrating on Carter&#39;s strengths. She has taken the time to get a basic understanding of some of the things Carter talks about in order that she can present the character intelligently. <br/><br/>Christopher Judge joined the cast playing the alien Teal&#39;c. Teal&#39;c was an alien called the Jaffa. Infant Go&#39;ould, (snake like creatures) would embed themselves into the Jaffa until they had grown to the point when it would be inserted into another life form. The Jaffa would die. Teal&#39;c was the First Prime of Apophis&#39; army. Knowing that Apophis was not a god like Go&#39;ould pretend, he realized the genocide that their armies had wreaked on the galaxy. Finally, having had enough, he and Jack O&#39;Neill freed their team along with quite a few innocent people. After arriving on Earth, he realized that Earth was the planet he was looking for, who would help him fight the Go&#39;ould. Christopher Judge has done quite a bit with a limited character. Teal&#39;c is a wise warrior, much of which he learned was from his teacher Master Bra&#39;tac. The show would not be complete without Master Bra&#39;tac played by Tony Amandola. He is also a rock. In the end, he became adviser to most of SG-1, especially Daniel Jackson. <br/><br/>Don S. Davil was there from the beginning playing Major General George Hammand. Davis has done an incredible job with Hammond making him sympathetic and normal. He does his job, has a wife, sons and daughters and grandchildren. You can really say, he is the anchor of the base. Simply, I would die for that man. If not allowed by his superiors to provide troops to support teams off world. He will go himself. He doesn&#39;t leave anyone behind.<br/><br/>I saved Dr. Daniel Jackson for last, because this character, I believe has grown the most in the ten or eleven years it has been on. In choosing Shanks I don&#39;t think the producer realized how strong Shanks would be and now when people talk about Jackson, they don&#39;t talk about Spader, they talk about Shanks. In the early years, the Jackson character came offa whiner. That&#39;s why I probably wasn&#39;t a fan. As the seasons pasted, the character became stronger. This gave him confidence. In the end,of season 10, the Jackson character has matured to the point that he has become a self sacrificing hero. He still monitors the groups ethics. He still is lead at providing information that can move any mission forward. Acheaology, History, Culture and Exploration are part of his very being. He is determined. Though a man of peace, he has matured to the point that using his weapons may be the only way to solve a disagreement. <br/><br/>Other characters include, most recently: Vala Mal Doran(Claudia Black) and Colonel Cameron Mitchell(Ben Browder), new lead of SG-1. Both actors come from a series called Farscape and why they were put together is any bodies guess. I see little difference between Mitchell and Crichton (Farscape character). Black&#39;s character is simply off the wall. Definitely different from her soldier like character Arin Soon.
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