Stargate franchise

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Stargate Origins꞉ Catherine – (2018 show/movie)

2022-10-26
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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7161862/
(YouTube playlist)
https://www.stargatecommand.co/

A handful of Nazi scientists have toiled in secret to find and use a ring kept by some Americans in Egypt which they believe leads to an advanced civilization.

A rehash of other ideas done in a somewhat more amateur way, with a cheap ending as a prequel to either the original movie or series. Interesting to watch if you’re a fan of the franchise but absolutely skippable if you’re not.



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Stargate Origins – (2018 show)

2020-01-31
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Entertainment > Television >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7161862/
https://www.stargatecommand.co/

This goes back in time to the original finding of the stargate, and stars a character we all know lives and so cannot be in any danger at all ever.

This just comes across like short-episode fan fiction.



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Stargate Universe – (2009 show)

2018-12-07
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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1286039/
https://mgm.com/television/stargate-universe

An experimental gate technique strands unlikely survivors on an ancient ship.

A fair show. That’s pretty much all I can say about it, really. It has some significant presentation of humans being human, which is rare and special.



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Stargate – Continuum – (2008 movie)

2018-11-27
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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0929629/
https://mgm.com/movies/stargate-continuum

On the capture of his last surviving clone, an evil alien enacts a time-editing plan to defeat his human enemies.

It’s basically a long episode. As such, it would be impossible to appreciate without having watched much of the series.

Note: I don’t know that I would put it here in this the viewing order.


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Stargate – The Ark of Truth – (2008 movie)

2018-11-16
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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0942903/
https://mgm.com/movies/stargate-the-ark-of-truth

It’s not possible to summarize this movie, as it’s a finale to Stargate SG-1 – (1997-2007 show).


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Stargate – (1994 movie)

2016-01-08
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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111282/
https://www.mgm.com/movies/stargate

An ancient discovery in Egypt, from before the pyramids, is found to be a gateway to another world which is still kept as a slave planet by Ra, a self-appointed god who is an alien just trying to get by.

A fantastic movie. Not exactly mandatory. Perhaps elements of it don’t feel like they have held up well, or maybe there has been so much excellent science fiction before, during and since its time.



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Stargate Atlantis – (2004 show)

2016-01-05
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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0374455/
https://mgm.com/television/stargate-atlantis

A stargate is shown to connect to another galaxy, but the trip proves to be one-way and fraught with new evils.

Fairly good, I guess. It’s definitely not as good as Stargate SG-1 – (1997-2007 show) but is a mandatory view if you like that show.


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Stargate SG-1 – (1997-2007 show)

2016-01-04
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Entertainment > Television >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118480/
https://mgm.com/television/stargate-sg-1
https://www.stargatecommand.co/

Having discovered an interplanetary teleporter, humans bumble around by sending teams through to other worlds.

Pretty good. It’s definitely got the “TV series” feel to it, which explains how many seasons there are.

  • See Stargate viewing order. This series follows from Stargate – (1994 movie)

    • Watching that movie is not mandatory to watch this series.
    • This series has different actors.

  • The stylized “A” in the title (with the middle bar missing and the circle over it) is a reference to that symbol representing the Earth when programming a stargate.


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