Stargate SG-1
Saving the world... one episode at a time
The story of Stargate SG-1 begins about a year after the events of the feature film, when the United States government learns that an ancient alien device called the Stargate can access a network of such devices on a multitude of planets. SG-1 is an elite Air Force special operations team, one of more than two dozen teams from Earth who explore the galaxy and defend against alien threats such as the Goa'uld, Replicators, and the Ori.
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Stephan McClure
Woke Free
Stargate - I would run out of character limit before I could say enough great things about the Science Fiction masterpiece.
If you haven't seen it, absolutely give it a shot. Obviously woke free as it predates 'wokeism'. I had to rate it though, definitely my favorite "space" series of all of them. Combined.
Created: 09-14-2022
bobthebuilder
My Favorite Scifi Serial
The Wokeness
Lets touch on this since it'll be interesting to dive into it through the lens of a 1990s show. You will be greeted with some "girl power" moments in the first few episodes, so you may think this is an angle that will play out often in the series. It is not, and when it is, it is tasteful.
Stargate comes from a time when women were preaching equality, not equity. In that vein, Captain Samantha Carter will play the role of a female integrating into a mostly men-dominated world. The show will touch on it at times. However, get prepared for a different narrative and a different message than you are used too.
SG1 preaches comradery, understanding, trust and bonding between sexes. It also makes fun of Carter at times, exposing a few of her own biases. It's such a refreshing take, yet watching this I feel so sad about how things have turned for the worst.
In a panel she did a long time ago, actress Amanda Tapping also shared some heartwarming thoughts about "strong female characters". When asked about her role, from a modern angry female, she responded along the lines of "You must remember that it is men like Brad Wright who stuck out their necks to help forward our cause". The days when men weren't evil and women didn't hate men, what a throwback.
The Story
SG1 is bar-none the single best scifi serial. Just watch it. Screw Star Trek or Star Wars, this is where it's at ;)
Created: 12-10-2023
Michaels
Ashah kree lok, Jaffa!
The 1994 Stargate movie is meh, but the 1997-2007 Stargate SG-1 TV series is fire, I mean, naquadah. It's not woke.
I just finished rewatching the first season of SG-1. I'm limiting my viewing to one episode per week, so I have years of Stargate SG-1 ahead of me. Back in the day, it was the show to which I most looked forward each week. And I'm a Trekkie!
There are some episodes that highlight women's rights, like the one with the "Mongols" treating their women like property. However, it does not cross the line into woke.
Amanda Tapping in the first episode is... holy moly. She's a beautiful woman, of course, even now, but she was just 31 years old in 1997. Here she is at age 42, one year after SG-1 ended:
https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GUyT15pai4k/T3nElWSjZ0I/AAAAAAAAMyY/23LlnsclivA/s1600/Amanda+Tapping+-+Stargate+Stills+(6).jpeg
On alien worlds, almost everyone speaks English. The populations are said to originate from Earth, but long before the English language. The ancient Egyptian motif of the baddies is pretty cheesy too. You just have to suspend disbelief and break out the popcorn.
Rewatch this classic. It's way better than recent woke sci-fi.
Created: 05-07-2024
