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"Children of the Gods" is the first episode of the military science fiction
television series Stargate SG-1. It was written by producers Jonathan Glassner and
Brad Wright and was directed by Mario Azzopardi. The episode first aired on July
27, 1997 on Showtime. Originally presented as a television movie, the episode would
later be split into two parts for repeats and syndicated viewings. A new, updated
cut, titled "Children of the Gods – The Final Cut" was released on July 21, 2009.
"Children of the Gods"
Stargate SG-1 episodes
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Episode nos.
Season 1
Episodes 1 & 2
Directed by
Mario Azzopardi
Written by
Jonathan Glassner
Brad Wright
Produced by
Ron French
Featured music
Joel Goldsmith
Cinematography by
Peter Woeste
Editing by
Allan Lee
Production codes
101A, 101B
Original air date
July 27, 1997
Running time
92 minutes
Guest appearances

Jay Acovone as Charles Kawalsky

Vaitiare Bandera as Sha're
Robert Wisden as Major Samuels
Peter Williams as Apophis
Brent Stait as Louis Ferretti
Gary Jones as Chevron Guy
Alexis Cruz as Skaara

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The story follows retired United States Air Force Colonel Jack O'Neill (Richard
Dean Anderson) who is recalled by General George Hammond (Don S. Davis) to Stargate
Command after it is attacked by an alien force. After being reunited with Dr.
Daniel Jackson (Michael Shanks) who has been living in secret on the alien world of
Abydos, Daniel explains to O'Neill and Captain Samantha Carter (Amanda Tapping)
that the Stargate network traverses the entire galaxy. After retrieving Daniel and
discovering where the attackers came from, the team travel to a new world where
they encounter a race of beings posing as Gods, called the Goa'uld and find an
unlikely ally named Teal'c (Christopher Judge).

Jonathan Glassner and Brad Wright developed the series to follow on from the events
of 1994 film by Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich, incorporating a number of elements
such as settings and characters. The pilot was filmed in an around Vancouver,
British Columbia and had a budget of $7.5 million.[1] Whilst the episode originally
received mixed reviews, it gained a sizable following which would see the show last
for 10 seasons, 214 episodes and lead to various spinoff shows.
BackgroundEdit

One year previously, as depicted in the movie Stargate, Colonel Jack O'Neill
(originally spelt O'Neil, portrayed by Kurt Russell) led a team through the
Stargate to the planet Abydos, tasked with destroying any potential threat to
Earth. After killing the Goa'uld System Lord Ra with a nuclear bomb, O'Neill
returned to Earth with two survivors of his team, Charles Kawalsky (originally
portrayed by John Diehl) and Louis Ferretti (originally portrayed by French
Stewart). They leave behind Dr. Daniel Jackson (originally portrayed by James
Spader), with his new love Sha're (originally spelt Sha'uri, portrayed by Mili
Avital) and her brother Skaara (portrayed by Alexis Cruz), falsely reporting that
Dr. Jackson was killed on the mission along with the inhabitants of Abydos.
PlotEdit

In an underground United States Air Force military base (Stargate Command in the
Cheyenne Mountain Complex), five airmen are sat around a table playing poker in
front of the covered Stargate which stands dormant. Despite the relaxed atmosphere,
one of the Airmen, Carol Weterings expresses her concerns that an officer will
catch them, to which she's reminded that nobody ever comes down to this level of
the base since the program shut down. Moments later the room begins to shake and
the Stargate activates. Warriors in metal armour with serpent helmets (Jaffa)
appear through the gate and grab Weterings. Teal'c (Christopher Judge) presents her
to their leader (the Goa'uld Apophis) to examine, before ordering his men to open
fire. The other airmen are killed in the ensuring firefight. As the attackers head
back through the Stargate, Major General George Hammond (Don S. Davis) and his
soldiers arrive to witness Weterings being carried away through the Stargate. Jack
O'Neill (Richard Dean Anderson) is brought to Cheyenne Mountain where he's
questioned along with his former teammates Charles Kawalsky (Jay Acovone) and Louis
Ferretti (Brent Stait) about his first mission through the Stargate to Abydos.

With O'Neill unwilling to give any more information than what was already on their
mission reports, Hammond believes the only response is to send a nuclear bomb
through the Stargate to Abydos, to eliminate the threat. O'Neill reveals he lied
about using the bomb to destroy Abydos and that even though the alien Ra was
killed, the people of Abydos are still alive and Dr. Daniel Jackson (Michael
Shanks) is living among them. O'Neill convinces Hammond to let him communicate with
Jackson by sending a box of tissues through to Abydos, which is then returned with
"send more" written on by Jackson, proving he's alive. Hammond reinstates O'Neill
to active duty, ordering him to return to Abydos to investigate where the alien
invaders came from. A team is assembled with O'Neill commanding, along with
Kawalsky, Ferretti, and Captain/Dr. Samantha Carter (Amanda Tapping). When they
step through the Stargate, they find a group of Abydonians waiting for them, armed
with military weapons from Earth.
After being reunited with Jackson, Skaara (Alexis Cruz) and Sha're (Vaitiare
Bandera) who is now married to Jackson, O'Neill, Kawalsky, and Carter are led by
Jackson to a large cavernous room, filled with what he believes to be coordinates
of a vast network of Stargates across the entire galaxy. Whilst O'Neill and the
others are away, the same group of invaders come through the Abydos Stargate,
kidnapping Skaara, Sha're and severely injuring Ferretti as well as killing several
civilians. After returning to Earth, and learning that the Stargate can go to other
worlds, nine teams are put together, including SG-1, lead by O'Neill with Carter
his second-in-command and Jackson, who is determined to find Sha're, accompanying
him. Kawalsky is given command of SG-2. Ferretti is able to recall the coordinates
entered by the enemy troops on the Stargate and the two teams head through the
Stargate once more.

Meanwhile, Jackson's wife Sha're is selected as host to a Goa'uld, Amonet, the

Queen of Apophis. After coming through the Stargate, SG-1 encounters a group of
monks who escort them to a town of Chulak where they encounter Apophis and the now
possessed Sha're, before being captured. In prison, O'Neill, Carter and Jackson
find Skaara and are confronted by the enemy soldier Teal'c who has noticed their
technology. Skaara is selected to become a host and Teal'c is ordered to execute
the remaining prisoners. A desperate O'Neill sees the conflict in a hesitant Teal'c
and pleads that he can help. Believing O'Neill, Teal'c turns on his fellow soldiers
and helps them escape.

O'Neill, Carter, Jackson, and Teal'c lead the prisoners toward the Stargate but get
pinned down by two Goa'uld death gliders from above. O'Neill and Teal'c are able to
damage one, before being rescued by SG-2 who destroy the other. As team and
liberated prisoners reach the Stargate, they are once again met by a possessed
Skaara who departs through the Stargate. Daniel rushes to open the Stargate back to
Earth as the team defends against an entire battalion of attacking Jaffa. As they
retreat through the Stargate to Earth, Kawalsky is invaded by an infant Goa'uld,
unknown to the others.

Safely home on Earth, Jackson and O'Neill reaffirm their determination to find
Sha're and Skaara and rescue them. O'Neill asks General Hammond to make Teal'c a
member of their team, but the General says it is not his decision. As everyone
leaves the gate room, Kawalsky's eyes glow like a Goa'uld.
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