Stargate SG-1
Children of the Gods
TV Flash files “Children of the Gods” as a desk essential hour — Stargate SG-1 (1997–2007) on Showtime/Syfy, season 1, episode 1, aired 1997-07-27, 120 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E01: listed hour 1 of 213 in the Stargate SG-1 guide, first listed hour of season 1. It aired 1997-07-27 (120 min). No earlier hour is listed in this guide. Next is “The Enemy Within” (S01E02).
Essential hour: “Children of the Gods”. Children of the Gods: a 1994 film dialed into series, Anderson's O'Neill already wry competence on Showtime.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
The System Lord Apophis launches an attack through the Stargate, tucked away by the military after the events of the movie, and the SGC program is reactivated and given a new objective - seek out and find the alien invaders and defeat them. Jack O'Neill is called out of retirement and sent to locate Daniel Jackson on Abydos.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Children of the Gods sit in the Stargate SG-1 guide?
S01E01 is listed hour 1 of 213 — first listed hour of season 1, season 1 episode 1.
When did Stargate SG-1 S01E01 air?
Children of the Gods aired 1997-07-27 and is listed at 120 minutes.
Is it connected to the movie?
Yes — it continues and reworks the 1994 Stargate film into long-running series mythology rather than a one-off adaptation.
In the series
Why this series still plays
A military-science team dials an ancient gate, fights parasitic false gods, and turns a 1994 film into a ten-season franchise engine. Richard Dean Anderson's O'Neill brings wry competence; Carter, Jackson, and Teal'c make exploration feel like unit loyalty. Showtime to Syfy, Atlantis and Universe later. Comfort portal sci-fi that still builds a cosmos.
Showtime, July 27, 1997, later Syfy: a military-science team dials an ancient gate, fights parasitic false gods, and turns a 1994 film into a ten-season franchise engine. Brad Wright and Jonathan Glassner built the long haul. Richard Dean Anderson's Jack O'Neill brought wry competence; Amanda Tapping's Samantha Carter, Michael Shanks's Daniel Jackson, and Christopher Judge's Teal'c made exploration feel like unit loyalty under fire. Ten seasons through 2007 — among the longest U.S. sci-fi series runs. Portal…
Filed against
- Richard Dean Anderson as Jack O'Neill
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- Amanda Tapping as Samantha Carter
Amanda Tapping’s Samantha Carter made Stargate SG-1 feel like unit loyalty instead of a film leftover — military science, an ancient gate, parasitic false gods, ten seasons from Showtime to Syfy. Richard Dean Anderson’s wry competence…
- Christopher Judge as Teal'c
Christopher Judge played Teal'c on Stargate SG-1 — a military-science team dialing an ancient gate, fighting parasitic false gods, turning a 1994 film into a ten-season franchise engine. Richard Dean Anderson's wry O'Neill, Carter and…
- Michael Shanks as Daniel Jackson
Michael Shanks’s Daniel Jackson kept Stargate SG-1 from becoming only a rifle and a wormhole — 1990s military-science team dialing an ancient gate, parasitic false gods, Richard Dean Anderson’s wry O’Neill, Carter and Teal’c as unit…