Editing Stargate SG-1 (section)

== Influence ==

=== Critical reception ===
''Stargate SG-1'', particularly during earlier seasons, did very little to attract much in the way of attention from the mainstream media.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/227758 |title=Best Bets |newspaper=[[Toronto Star]] |date=June 21, 2007 |access-date=March 25, 2009 |archive-date=May 28, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090528171053/http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/227758 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=nyt_appeal>{{cite news |last=Meisler |first=Andy |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/10/04/arts/television-radio-not-even-trying-to-appeal-to-the-masses.html |title=Television/Radio: Not Even Trying to Appeal to the Masses |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=October 4, 1998 |access-date=February 18, 2017 |archive-date=August 9, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160809120314/http://www.nytimes.com/1998/10/04/arts/television-radio-not-even-trying-to-appeal-to-the-masses.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=vs_success/><ref name="signoff">{{cite web |last1=Eberson |first1=Sharon |title='Stargate: SG-1' signs off, but we haven't seen the last of it |url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07172/795812-237.stm |website=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]] |access-date=21 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070711132446/http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07172/795812-237.stm |archive-date=11 July 2007 |date=21 June 2007}}</ref> The show's July 1997 pilot, "[[Children of the Gods]]" received mixed responses from publications such as ''[[The New York Times]]'' and ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''.<ref name=nyt_farside>{{cite news |last=Joyner |first=Will |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/07/26/arts/through-a-gate-to-the-far-side-of-the-universe-a-tv-series.html |title=Through a Gate to the Far Side of the Universe: A TV Series |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=July 26, 1997 |access-date=April 3, 2009 |archive-date=March 19, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090319045953/http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C05E5D7163AF935A15754C0A961958260 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Scott |first=Tony |url=https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117911984.html?categoryid=32&cs=1 |title=Stargate SG-1 |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=July 28, 1997 |access-date=March 26, 2009}}</ref> While there was only passing interest from mainstream publications, science fiction publications such as ''[[Starburst (magazine)|Starburst]]'',<ref>{{cite web |title=ISSUE 41 |url=https://www.visimag.com/starburst/s41display.htm |website=Visimag |access-date=12 November 2020 |date=28 September 1998 |archive-date=November 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116160558/https://www.visimag.com/starburst/s41display.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Issue #301 |url=https://www.visimag.com/starburst/301_display.htm |website=Visimag |access-date=12 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040417195256/https://www.visimag.com/starburst/301_display.htm |archive-date=17 April 2004 |date=31 July 2003}}</ref> ''Cult Times''<ref>{{cite web |title=Cult Times, Dec 2000, #63 |url=https://www.visimag.com/culttimes/cx63_display.htm |website=Visimag |access-date=12 November 2020 |date=December 2000 |archive-date=November 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117133026/https://www.visimag.com/culttimes/cx63_display.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Cult Times 2000 |url=https://www.visimag.com/uk/acatalog/VI_Direct_Catalogue_Cult_Times_2000_115.html |website=Visimag |access-date=12 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000522095807/https://www.visimag.com/uk/acatalog/VI_Direct_Catalogue_Cult_Times_2000_115.html |archive-date=22 May 2000}}</ref> and ''TV Zone'' regularly reviewed and featured ''SG-1''.<ref>{{cite web |title=TV Zone 1999 |url=https://www.visimag.com/uk/acatalog/VI_Direct_Catalogue_TV_Zone_1999_70.html |website=Visimag |access-date=12 November 2020 |archive-date=November 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112192128/https://www.visimag.com/uk/acatalog/VI_Direct_Catalogue_TV_Zone_1999_70.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Sharon Eberson of the ''[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]'', wrote that "''Stargate SG-1'''s place in the sci-fi universe can be measured in longevity, spot-on cast chemistry, rabid fans who call themselves Gaters and the tough subjects it has tackled", going on to note that the show "had rarely been a critical darling".<ref name="signoff"/>

Despite the lukewarm reaction to the pilot, various critics and publications later recognized that ''SG-1'' had surpassed the 1994 film on which it was based.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Joest |first1=Mick |title=7 Television Shows Better Than The Films They Are Based On |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/television/1644380/7-television-shows-better-than-the-films-they-are-based-on |website=CinemaBlend |date=April 7, 2017 |access-date=20 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170408071934/https://www.cinemablend.com/television/1644380/7-television-shows-better-than-the-films-they-are-based-on |archive-date=8 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Trendacosta |first1=Katharine |title=Stargate Didn't Become a Great Universe Until It Was on Television |url=https://io9.gizmodo.com/stargate-didnt-become-a-great-universe-until-it-was-on-1721946910 |website=Gizmodo |access-date=20 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151219052818/https://io9.gizmodo.com/stargate-didnt-become-a-great-universe-until-it-was-on-1721946910 |archive-date=19 December 2015 |date=8 April 2015}}</ref> Writing for [[The Guardian]] in 2009, Emily Wilson labeled the original film "pretty dire", believing that the series had far outshined it. Wilson appreciatively teased ''SG-1'''s format of visiting ''slightly'' different, English speaking alien worlds, with similar caves and studio-flat floors, writing that "what makes it good are the jokes, the actors, and the great ideas the writers keep throwing out".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wilson |first1=Emily |title=Stargate SG-1 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2009/jul/10/box-set-stargate?FORM=ZZNR4 |website=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=20 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140626125732/https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2009/jul/10/box-set-stargate |archive-date=26 June 2014 |date=10 July 2009}}</ref> ''[[What Culture]]'' believed ''SG-1'' to be the best entry into the ''Stargate'' franchise, surpassing both the film and spinoff series, putting it #10 on their 25 Greatest Sci Fi TV Shows of All Time list.<ref>{{cite web |title=25 Greatest Sci-Fi TV Shows Of All Time |url=https://whatculture.com/tv/25-greatest-sci-fi-tv-shows-of-all-time?page=17 |website=WhatCulture |access-date=21 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021134019/https://whatculture.com/tv/25-greatest-sci-fi-tv-shows-of-all-time |archive-date=21 October 2020 |date=25 February 2020}}</ref>

''[[Rolling Stone]]'' called the series "one of the unlikeliest success stories in sci-fi TV history", ranking it #36 on their 50 Greatest Sci-Fi Series of All Time list.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=50 Best Science Fiction TV Shows of All Time |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-lists/best-science-fiction-tv-shows-of-all-time-65434/stargate-sg-1-1997-2007-152775/ |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=21 October 2020 |date=12 March 2020}}</ref> ''[[Syfy|SyFy Wire]]'' described the show as "sci-fi comfort food in the best possible way" comparing the way the show examined morality to that of ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]'', placing the show 20th on their Greatest Sci-Fi TV Series of the Past 25 Years list.<ref>{{cite web |title=THE 25 GREATEST SCI-FI TV SERIES OF THE PAST 25 YEARS |url=https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/the-25-greatest-tv-series-of-the-past-25-years |website=SyFy |access-date=21 October 2020 |date=24 August 2019 |archive-date=November 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112022758/http://www.syfy.com/syfywire/the-25-greatest-tv-series-of-the-past-25-years |url-status=live |last1=Moore |first1=Trent }}</ref> In 2003, after spinoff series ''Stargate Atlantis'' was greenlit, ''SG-1'' enjoyed more mainstream exposure. The July issue of ''[[TV Guide]]'' proclaimed on the front cover "Forget ''[[Star Trek|Trek]]''! ''Stargate SG-1'' is now sci-fi's biggest hit!".<ref>{{cite web |title=The Cover Archive / 2000s / 2003 / July 26, 2003 |url=https://www.tvguidemagazine.com/archive/suboffer/2000s/2003/20030726_c1.jpg.html |website=TV Guide Magazine |access-date=12 November 2020 |archive-date=November 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112194247/https://www.tvguidemagazine.com/archive/suboffer/2000s/2003/20030726_c1.jpg.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

In the show's later seasons, it was broadcast on the Sci-Fi Channel on the same night as the 2004 reimagining of ''[[Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)|Battlestar Galactica]]''. ''Galactica'' was critically acclaimed for its dramatic, often dark, take on science fiction television. ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' called Stargate SG-1 "the anti-Battlestar Galactica", praising it for being accessible, comforting and captivating.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Katz |first1=Paul |title=Stargate SG-1: Season 9 |url=https://people.com/post/stargate-sg-1-season-9/ |website=[[People (magazine)|People]] |access-date=21 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021122316/https://people.com/post/stargate-sg-1-season-9/ |archive-date=21 October 2020 |date=29 September 2006}}</ref> According to Melanie McFarland of the ''[[Seattle Post-Intelligencer]]'', ''SG-1''{{'s}} records did not earn it "the kind of wide-ranging respect a successful series with a 200-episode run deserves"; ''SG-1'' rarely occupied a slot on 'best show' lists because the show remained "relegated to the back of the bus in terms of popularity" behind the glory of ''Galactica'', although every week, the show attracted an average of 10 million viewers worldwide.<ref name=spi_cruising/> ''[[IndieWire]]'' lauded the series for its [[Camp (style)|camp]], self-aware style, calling this "its saving grace compared to other excellent, but heavy sci-fi series like ''Battlestar Galactica''", ranking the show #18 on their list of the 20 Best TV Shows Based on Movies of all time.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Ben Travers |author2=Hanh Nguyen |title=The Best TV Shows Based on Movies, Ranked |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2017/08/best-tv-shows-based-on-movies-fargo-westworld-mash-1201861653/ |website=IndieWire |access-date=12 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801191351/https://www.indiewire.com/2017/08/best-tv-shows-based-on-movies-fargo-westworld-mash-1201861653/ |archive-date=1 August 2017 |date=1 August 2017}}</ref>

The show has also gone on to be featured on various lists of works considered the best. In 2019, ''[[Popular Mechanics]]'' ranked ''Stargate: SG-1''  the 14th best science fiction television show ever.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/digital/home-entertainment/the-50-greatest-sci-fi-tv-shows|title=The 50 Best Sci-Fi TV Shows Ever|last1=Hoffman|first1=Jordan|last2=Wakeman|first2=Gregory|date=2019-07-12|website=Popular Mechanics|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-20|archive-date=January 29, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150129080404/http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/digital/home-entertainment/the-50-greatest-sci-fi-tv-shows|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Insider Inc.|Insider]]'' included the show in their The 19 Best Sci-fi Shows of All Time.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Monteil |first1=Abby |title=The 19 best sci-fi shows of all time, according to fans |url=https://www.insider.com/best-sci-fi-shows-according-to-fans |website=Insider |access-date=21 October 2020 |date=19 May 2020 |archive-date=August 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230804044127/https://www.insider.com/best-sci-fi-shows-according-to-fans |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[Gale (publisher)|Goliath]]'' ranked ''SG-1'' #10 in their 15 Favorite Sci-Fi Shows of All Time.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Taylor |first1=Devon |title=Goliath's Favorite Sci-Fi Shows of All Time, Ranked |url=https://www.goliath.com/tv/the-15-greatest-sci-fi-television-shows-of-all-time/ |website=Goliath |access-date=21 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170515091036/https://www.goliath.com/tv/the-15-greatest-sci-fi-television-shows-of-all-time/ |archive-date=15 May 2017 |date=27 May 2017}}</ref> ''[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]'' ranked it #24 out of 100 on their 2017 list of Greatest Sci-fi television.<ref>{{cite web |title=The 100 Best Sci-Fi TV Shows of All Time |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/tv/sci-fi/the-50-best-sci-fi-tv-shows-of-all-time/#24-stargate-sg-1 |website=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]] |access-date=21 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021133357/https://www.pastemagazine.com/tv/sci-fi/the-50-best-sci-fi-tv-shows-of-all-time/ |archive-date=21 October 2020 |date=11 September 2018}}</ref> ''[[ShortList]]'' included SG-1 in their 15 Best Sci-Fi TV shows list.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Brew |first1=Simon |title=10 great Sci-fi TV series |url=https://www.shortlist.com/lists/10-great-sci-fi-tv-series-400021 |website=ShortList |access-date=21 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190502041931/https://www.shortlist.com/lists/10-great-sci-fi-tv-series-400021 |archive-date=2 May 2019 |date=30 April 2019}}</ref> In 2011, ''IGN'' ranked it #19 in their Top 50 Sci Fi Shows of All Time.<ref>{{cite web |title=Top 50 Sci-Fi TV Shows |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2011/02/21/top-50-sci-fi-tv-shows |website=IGN |access-date=21 October 2020 |date=21 February 2011 |archive-date=November 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112041803/https://www.ign.com/articles/2011/02/21/top-50-sci-fi-tv-shows |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Stargate SG-1'' ranked #28 on ''[[TV Guide]]''{{'}}s Top Cult Shows Ever.<ref name="top cult">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/top-cult-shows-40239.aspx |title=TV Guide Names the Top Cult Shows Ever |magazine=[[TV Guide]] |date=June 29, 2007 |access-date=November 25, 2008}}</ref> In 2005, ''SG-1'' and ''Atlantis'' shared the number four spot in a poll about the "most popular cult TV shows" on the British ''Cult TV'' website.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/4102754.stm |title=Doctor Who named 'top cult show' |work=[[BBC News]] |date=June 17, 2005 |access-date=April 25, 2009 |archive-date=June 14, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060614112316/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/4102754.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> ''SG-1'' was also included in the list of "17 All-Time Great Cult TV Shows You Say We Missed" by ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' in 2009.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20311716_6,00.html |title=17 All-Time Great Cult TV Shows You Say We Missed |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110508042620/http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0%2C%2C20311716%2C00.html |archive-date=May 8, 2011 |date=October 19, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In a ''[[Digital Spy]]'' user poll, the show ranked as the 4th Greatest Sci-fi show of all time.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jeffery |first1=Morgan |title=Doctor Who narrowly beats Babylon 5 to be named your favourite science-fiction show of all time |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/cult/a800083/doctor-who-narrowly-beats-babylon-5-to-be-named-your-favourite-science-fiction-show-of-all-time/ |website=Digital Spy |access-date=21 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021104850/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/cult/a800083/doctor-who-narrowly-beats-babylon-5-to-be-named-your-favourite-science-fiction-show-of-all-time/ |archive-date=21 October 2020 |date=July 4, 2016}}</ref> ''[[Amazon Prime]]'' also conducted a user-poll in 2019, with the show voted the 3rd Greatest Sci-Fi of all Time.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Expanse or Stargate SG-1 |url=https://twitter.com/PrimeVideo/status/1111721903780036608 |website=Twitter |publisher=Amazon Prime |access-date=21 October 2020 |date=29 March 2019 |archive-date=November 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108001747/https://twitter.com/primevideo/status/1111721903780036608 |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Awards and nominations ===
{{Main|List of awards and nominations received by Stargate SG-1{{!}}List of awards and nominations received by ''Stargate SG-1''}}
''Stargate SG-1'' was nominated for numerous awards during its ten-season run. Its nominations for seven [[Emmy]]s in the "Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series" category and one Emmy for "Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore)" did not result in a win.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.emmys.org/awards/2007pt/history.php |title=Primetime Awards |publisher=[[Emmy]] |access-date=March 24, 2009 |archive-date=August 10, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810003347/http://www.emmys.tv/awards/primetime-emmy-awards-2007 |url-status=live }}</ref> ''SG-1'' won two [[Gemini Awards]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://academy.ca/hist/history.cfm?stitle=stargate+sg-1&awyear=0&winonly=1&awards=2&rtype=2&curstep=4&submit.x=0&submit.y=0 |title=Canada's Awards Database |publisher=The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television |access-date=March 31, 2009 |archive-date=May 23, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090523032342/http://academy.ca/hist/history.cfm?stitle=stargate+sg-1&awyear=0&winonly=1&awards=2&rtype=2&curstep=4&submit.x=0&submit.y=0 |url-status=dead }}</ref> twelve [[Leo Awards]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.leoawards.com/past_winners.html |title=Past Winners |publisher=[[Leo Awards]] |access-date=March 24, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090407031849/http://www.leoawards.com/past_winners.html |archive-date=April 7, 2009 }}</ref> and five [[Saturn Awards]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.saturnawards.org/past.html |title=Saturn Awards – Past Award Winners |publisher=[[Saturn Awards]] |access-date=March 24, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070502112545/http://www.saturnawards.org/past.html |archive-date=May 2, 2007 }}</ref> out of over thirty nominations each. ''Stargate SG-1'' was also nominated for two [[VES Award]]s in 2003 and 2005<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vesawards.com/awards/history/1.html |title=1st Annual VES Awards Nominees and Recipients |publisher=[[VES Awards]] |access-date=March 24, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090225100306/http://vesawards.com/awards/history/1.html |archive-date=February 25, 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vesawards.com/awards/history/3.html |title=3rd Annual VES Awards Nominees and Recipients |publisher=[[VES Awards]] |access-date=March 24, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090124193716/http://vesawards.com/awards/history/3.html |archive-date=January 24, 2009 }}</ref> and for two [[Hugo Award]]s in 2005 and 2007.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehugoawards.org/?page_id=12 |title=2005 Hugo Awards |date=July 24, 2007 |publisher=[[Hugo Awards]] |access-date=March 24, 2009 |archive-date=May 19, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090519051608/http://www.thehugoawards.org/?page_id=12 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehugoawards.org/?page_id=127 |title=2007 Hugo Awards |date=August 9, 2007 |publisher=[[Hugo Awards]] |access-date=March 24, 2009 |archive-date=August 12, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110812122618/http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2007-hugo-awards/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Fandom ===
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[[File:Stargate SG-1 SG team Dragon Con 2008 cropped.jpg|thumb|Fans costuming as SG teams at Dragon Con in 2008]]
Brad Wright used the term "Gaters" to refer to fans of ''Stargate SG-1'' in 2001,<ref name=dvdbeyond>{{cite video |people=[[Brad Wright|Wright, Brad]]; [[Jonathan Glassner|Glassner, John]]; [[Paul Mullie|Mullie, Paul]]; [[Stuart Tyson Smith|Smith, Stuart T.]]; Giannazzo, Tom |date=2001 |title=Stargate SG-1: Season 3 – Timeline To The Future – Part 3: Beyond The Gate | medium = DVD |publisher=[[MGM Home Entertainment]]}}</ref> but the term did not become widespread. Some fans' belief that there was a real Stargate device under Cheyenne Mountain inspired writers Joseph Mallozzi and Paul Mullie to come up with their own conspiracy story for Season 4's "[[Point of No Return (Stargate SG-1)|Point of No Return]]".<ref name=dvdbeyond/> The fansite [[GateWorld]] became a major franchise news site with special arrangements with MGM; GateWorld's founder Darren Sumner was later hired to serve as a news editor for the official ''Stargate SG-1'' magazine and to check ''Stargate'' comic books for continuity errors with the TV shows before publication.<ref>Storm 2005, pp. 81–86.</ref> ''[[Late Night with Conan O'Brien]]'' graphic designer [[Pierre Bernard (comedian)|Pierre Bernard]] gained notoriety among ''Stargate'' fans for devoting several of his "Recliner of Rage" ''Late Night'' segments to ''SG-1''. The producers invited him to make cameo appearances in the episodes "[[Zero Hour (Stargate SG-1)|Zero Hour]]" and "[[200 (Stargate SG-1)|200]]".<ref>{{cite web|last=Sumner|first=Darren|url=https://gateworld.net/news/2006/09/conan-obrien-notes-stargate-cancellation/|title=Conan O'Brien notes Stargate cancellation|publisher=[[GateWorld]]|date=September 9, 2006|access-date=April 19, 2009|archive-date=February 4, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204020136/https://www.gateworld.net/news/2006/09/conan-obrien-notes-stargate-cancellation/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Established in 2000, [[Gatecon]] is the world's longest-running ''SG-1'' fan convention. It is held in the Vancouver area, (plus two in the UK), with more actor and crew member participation than other conventions. ''SG-1'' conventions by [[Creation Entertainment]] were also marketed as "The Official ''Stargate SG-1'' and ''Stargate Atlantis'' Tour", which mostly took place in the United States until Creation Entertainment acquired the license for Vancouver conventions in 2005. Wolf Events organized many ''SG-1'' conventions in Europe, particularly in the UK and Germany.<ref>Storm 2005, pp. 93–95.</ref>

=== Merchandise ===
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''Stargate SG-1'' spawned an industry of spin-off products. From 1999 to 2001, [[ROC (publisher)|ROC]] published four ''Stargate SG-1'' novels written by [[Ashley McConnell]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gateworld.net/news/archive/001014_2.shtml |title=Publisher cancels SG-1 novel series |publisher=[[GateWorld]] |date=October 14, 2000 |access-date=March 21, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616093509/http://www.gateworld.net/news/archive/001014_2.shtml |archive-date=June 16, 2011 }}</ref> In 2004, UK-based [[Fandemonium (publisher)|Fandemonium Press]] launched a new series of licensed tie-in novels based on ''Stargate SG-1'', although these books were unavailable in North America until 2006 when the license conflict with ROC expired.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sumner|first=Darren|url=https://gateworld.net/news/2006/06/fandemonium-novels-coming-to-u-s/|title=Fandemonium novels coming to U.S.|publisher=[[GateWorld]]|date=June 6, 2006|access-date=March 21, 2009|archive-date=March 31, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331072329/https://www.gateworld.net/news/2006/06/fandemonium-novels-coming-to-u-s/|url-status=live}}</ref> Titan Publishing publishes the official ''Stargate Magazine'',<ref name=vs_success/> while [[Avatar Press]] published a [[List of Stargate comics|series of ''Stargate SG-1'' comics]].<ref name=vs_success/> British company [[Big Finish Productions]] began to produce [[List of Stargate audiobooks|''Stargate SG-1'' audio adventures]] in early 2008, voiced by members of the ''SG-1'' cast.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bigfinish.com/news/STARGATE-SG-1-AND-STARGATE-ATLANTIS |title=Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis: The Gate is still open, the missions continue |date=February 25, 2008 |publisher=bigfinish.com |access-date=March 21, 2008 |archive-date=November 21, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111121134211/http://www.bigfinish.com/news/STARGATE-SG-1-AND-STARGATE-ATLANTIS |url-status=live }}</ref> A [[Stargate SG-1 (roleplaying game)|''Stargate SG-1'' roleplaying game]] and a [[Stargate TCG|''Stargate'' trading card game]] were released in 2003 and 2007. Diamond Select Toys and [[Hasbro]] launched a series of toys in 2005 and 2006, respectively.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sumner|first=Darren|url=https://gateworld.net/news/2005/10/sg-1-atlantis-action-figures-in-the-works/|title=SG-1, Atlantis action figures in the works|publisher=[[GateWorld]]|date=October 12, 2005|access-date=March 21, 2009|archive-date=January 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126030333/https://www.gateworld.net/news/2005/10/sg-1-atlantis-action-figures-in-the-works/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theforce.net/latestnews/story/Hasbro%E2%80%99s_Plans_For_2006_95314.asp |title=Hasbro's Plans For 2006 |publisher=theforce.net |date=October 18, 2005 |access-date=March 21, 2009 |archive-date=May 20, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090520051503/http://www.theforce.net/latestnews/story/Hasbro%E2%80%99s_Plans_For_2006_95314.asp |url-status=dead }}</ref> The planned video game ''[[Stargate SG-1: The Alliance]]'' was cancelled in 2005 and the futures of the [[MMORPG]] ''[[Stargate Worlds]]'' and the Third Person Shooter from the same studio (Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment) named ''[[Stargate Resistance]]'' were made clear in November 2010 following MGM's decision not to renew CME's Stargate license. Four amusement rides are based on ''Stargate''&nbsp;– the [[Stargate SG-3000]] theme park ride operating at Space Park [[Bremen]] in Germany and at [[Six Flags]] theme parks in [[Chicago]], [[San Francisco]] and [[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville]].<ref name=vs_success/>

=== Legacy ===
{{Quote box|quote=We were off the radar for so long. [...] We were like the slowly burning candle. We're not a huge hit by any means. We're a nice little show that does well and makes MGM a lot of money.| source = Creator [[Brad Wright]] in 2006<ref name=vs_success/> | width =250px | align =right}}
''Stargate SG-1'' spawned the animated ''[[Stargate Infinity]]'', and the live-action spin-off TV series' ''[[Stargate Atlantis]]''  and ''[[Stargate Universe]]''. By ''SG-1''{{'s}} tenth season in 2006, ''Stargate SG-1'' and ''Stargate Atlantis'' were said to have brought US$500 million in production to British Columbia.<ref name=vs_success>{{cite news|last=Andrews |first=Marke |url=http://www2.canada.com/vancouversun/news/business/story.html?id=8cadeca7-c0a8-403f-b6d6-7c1f728a9aa7&k=25558 |title=Stargate's success is out of this world |newspaper=[[The Vancouver Sun]] |date=April 8, 2006 |access-date=March 21, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090528222127/http://www2.canada.com/vancouversun/news/business/story.html?id=8cadeca7-c0a8-403f-b6d6-7c1f728a9aa7&k=25558 |archive-date=May 28, 2009 }}</ref> MGM executive vice president Charles Cohen described ''Stargate SG-1'' and its spinoff series as the television counterpart of their ''[[James Bond]]'' franchise, being very profitable and improving their image.<ref name=mcn_200/>

According to Stan Beeler and Lisa Dickson in their 2005 book ''Reading Stargate SG-1'', the only science fiction shows to exceed the staying power of ''SG-1'' are ''[[Doctor Who]]'' and the ''[[Star Trek]]'' franchise, although ''[[The X-Files]]'' and ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Buffy]]''/''[[Angel (1999 TV series)|Angel]]'' might have comparable longevity.<ref name=beeler_intro/> Brad Wright cited continuity in the creative team and fan loyalty as reasons for the show's longevity.<ref name=vs_success/> With its 202nd episode, "[[Company of Thieves (Stargate SG-1)|Company of Thieves]]", ''Stargate SG-1'' surpassed ''The X-Files'' as the longest-running North American science fiction series on television, until passed by the final season of ''[[Smallville]]'' in 2011, which was in turn passed by the eleventh season [[revival (television)|revival]] of ''The X-Files'' in 2018.<ref>{{cite news |author=Sumner, Darren |url=http://www.gateworld.net/news/2011/05/smallville-bows-this-week-with-stargates-world-record/ |title=Smallville bows this week — with Stargate's world record |publisher=[[GateWorld]] |date=May 10, 2011 |access-date=May 11, 2011 |archive-date=March 1, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301025644/http://www.gateworld.net/news/2011/05/smallville-bows-this-week-with-stargates-world-record/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Doctor Who'' fans dispute ''SG-1''{{'s}} listing in the 2007 ''[[Guinness World Records]]'' as the "longest-running science fiction show (consecutive)", as 695 episodes of the British show were produced but not shown consecutively between 1963 and 1989.<ref name="record">{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/news/cult/news/drwho/2006/09/23/36558.shtml |title=Record breaker? |work=[[BBC News]] |access-date=November 22, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070319222715/http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/news/cult/news/drwho/2006/09/23/36558.shtml |archive-date=March 19, 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5390372.stm |title=Dr Who 'longest-running sci-fi' |work=[[BBC News]] |date=September 28, 2006 |access-date=September 29, 2006 |archive-date=August 27, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110827085649/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/5390372.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> Scott D. Pierce from ''[[Deseret News]]'' said that the series never made a "sort of cultural impact" as ''Star Trek'' because the show was "pretty derivative" which he further stated it became "more so over the years."<ref>{{cite news|author=D. Pierce, Scott |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4188/is_20070622/ai_n19326904/?tag=content;col1 |title='Stargate' signs off |newspaper=Deseret News |date=June 22, 2007 |access-date=May 25, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151105025458/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4188/is_20070622/ai_n19326904/?tag=content%3Bcol1 |archive-date=November 5, 2015 }}</ref>

The astronomers [[David J. Tholen]] and [[Roy A. Tucker]] enjoyed the ''SG-1'' arch villain [[Apophis (Stargate)|Apophis]] so much that they named their discovered [[near-Earth asteroid]] "[[99942 Apophis]]".<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Cooke |first=Bill |url=http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx?c=a&id=3434 |title=Asteroid Apophis set for a makeover |magazine=[[Astronomy Magazine]] |date=August 18, 2005 |access-date=April 4, 2009}}</ref>

Reflecting on ''SG-1'' in 2020, [[Dean Devlin]], co-creator of the 1994 original film, recalled that initially he had been very hostile to the series, likening his experience of it to "watching someone else raising your child" and pointing out that the full-frontal nudity featured in the pilot episode was not what he thought Stargate should be about. But he had come to believe, he said, that the passion of ''SG-1'''s fanbase reflected the fact that Brad Wright and Jonathan Glassner had created a really good show, thus reaching out to Glassner for the first time.<ref name="dtg-dd">{{cite web |title=Dial the Gate - 007: Dean Devlin (Interview) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0nvUbs25KI | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029015238/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0nvUbs25KI&gl=US&hl=en| archive-date=2020-10-29|website=Youtube |publisher=Gateworld |access-date=21 October 2020 |date=17 October 2020}}</ref>