Stargate SG-1
The Gamekeeper
TV Flash files “The Gamekeeper” as hour 25 of 213 in the TV Flash guide — Stargate SG-1 (1997–2007) on Showtime/Syfy, season 2, episode 4, aired 1998-07-17, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E04: listed hour 25 of 213 in the Stargate SG-1 guide, hour 4 of 22 in season 2. It aired 1998-07-17 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Prisoners” (S02E03). Next is “Need” (S02E05).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
SG-1 travel to P7J-989, where they discover a beautiful garden and a dome full of strange metallic chambers, each containing an unconscious person. As the team inspects the chambers, they are trapped and knocked unconscious.
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Gamekeeper sit in the Stargate SG-1 guide?
S02E04 is listed hour 25 of 213 — hour 4 of 22 in season 2, season 2 episode 4.
When did Stargate SG-1 S02E04 air?
The Gamekeeper aired 1998-07-17 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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