Stargate SG-1
Prisoners
TV Flash files “Prisoners” as hour 24 of 213 in the TV Flash guide — Stargate SG-1 (1997–2007) on Showtime/Syfy, season 2, episode 3, aired 1998-07-10, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E03: listed hour 24 of 213 in the Stargate SG-1 guide, hour 3 of 22 in season 2. It aired 1998-07-10 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “In the Line of Duty” (S02E02). Next is “The Gamekeeper” (S02E04).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
After assisting a man that is a fleeing murderer, the team is sent through a Stargate to Hadante, a penal world where brute strength and raw power rule.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Prisoners sit in the Stargate SG-1 guide?
S02E03 is listed hour 24 of 213 — hour 3 of 22 in season 2, season 2 episode 3.
When did Stargate SG-1 S02E03 air?
Prisoners aired 1998-07-10 and is listed at 60 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…
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- Amanda Tapping as Samantha Carter
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- Christopher Judge as Teal'c
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- Michael Shanks as Daniel Jackson
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