Children of the Gods

Episode aired Jul 27, 1997
R
1h 32m

IMDb RATING

8.1/10

3.9K

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Richard Dean Anderson, Jay Acovone, Michael Shanks, and Amanda Tapping in Stargate SG-1 (1997)

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Colonel Jack O'Neill is brought out of retirement to lead a new expedition back to Abydos, only to find an old friend, a new enemy and a far wider use of the Stargate.Colonel Jack O'Neill is brought out of retirement to lead a new expedition back to Abydos, only to find an old friend, a new enemy and a far wider use of the Stargate.Colonel Jack O'Neill is brought out of retirement to lead a new expedition back to Abydos, only to find an old friend, a new enemy and a far wider use of the Stargate.

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IMDb RATING

8.1/10

3.9K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
Amanda Tapping ('Samantha Carter') says, "This is how they controlled it. It took us 15 years and three supercomputers to MacGyver a system for the gate on Earth." Richard Dean Anderson played the eponymous lead in MacGyver (1985). According to one account, Tapping ad-libbed the MacGyver reference while reading for the part of Carter, and that was what clinched the role for her.

Goofs
When Apophis, Teal'c and various other Jaffa travel through the gate to Earth, the wormhole closes, but when they leave with the female USAF officer the gate is open, even though they didn't enter the control room and wouldn't be able to use Earth's system anyway, because of the difference between Earth's computers and DHDs.

Quotes
General Hammond: You ever think of writing a book about your exploits in the line of duty?
Jack O'Neill: I've thought about it. But then I'd have to shoot anyone that actually read it.

Crazy credits
The second A in the word Stargate (in the title) is not a true A, but is represented by the Stargate's Earth point of origin.

Alternate versions
In 2009 MGM released a re-edited version of Children of the Gods on DVD. Certain scenes have been trimmed slightly to make the pace of the film flow faster and one new scene has been added. Scenes with violence have been toned down and the infamous full frontal nudity shots of actress Vaitiare Bandera have been removed. Also,the visual effects have been enhanced and composer Joel Goldsmith has re-scored the entire film with new music instead of the re-used David Arnold score from the 1994 feature. The 2009 version runs approx 7 minutes shorter than the original.

Connections
Edited into Stargate SG-1: Children of the Gods - Final Cut (2009)

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Written by Joel Goldsmith and David Arnold

User reviews27

Featured review

9/10

Excellent Pilot and Sequel

In a military base, six hostile aliens apparently led by Ra cross the Stargate, kill five soldiers and abduct a female soldier. Major General George Hammond summons retired Colonel Jack O'Neill and and tells that he will blow-up Abydos with a nuclear bomb and Colonel O'Neill discloses the truth about Dr. Daniel Jackson and the peaceful people from Abydos. General Hammond assigns two teams to return to Abydos, SG-1 under the command of Colonel O'Neill with Captain Samantha Carter, who is a scientist, and SG-2 commanded by Major Charles Kawalsky to seek out the kidnapped soldier and to bring Daniel back. When they cross the Stagate, they are welcomed by Daniel, his wife Sha're, Skaara and the friendly people of Abydos. But soon the hostile aliens arrive in Abydos, killing several inhabitants and kidnapping Sha're and Skaara. Daniel and Dr. Carter discover that the Stagate can have multiple destinations and they follow the aliens. They lean that Sha're and Skaara are now hosting the dangerous alien form Gou'ald inside them and the rest of kidnapped people is doomed to die.

"Stargate SG-1 – Children of the Gods" is an excellent pilot and sequel of 1994 "Stargate", one of my favorite sci-fis ever. I have recently bought the DVD box with the ten seasons and I am impressed with this first episode. The plot follows one year after the end of the original movie and uses great characters and awesome special effects. I am looking forward to see the 213 episodes after eighteen years of the release date. My vote is nine.

Title (Brazil): "Children of the Gods"