this series be set a year after the mission to abydos in the movie stargate . it explain a lot of the stuff that the movie neglect to mention . such a and how be the stargate activate without a human computer . where do the goauld ( ra race ) come from . how many be there . the first episode have a retired jack oneill ( spell with 2 l ) recall to active duty by general george hammond due to an attack by the shut down stargate from apophis and a powerful goauld who kill four men and kidnap one woman . we meet samantha carter and a brilliant scientist who claim that she should have go through the stargate the first time and and be determine to go through now . we find out that daniel get marry on abydos and and that there be hundred of gate address that they can dial . then daniel wife get capture by apophis and become his new queen . it continue in the second episode where general hammond announce the formation of the sgc which include nine team and in which jack team will be sg 1 which consist of jack and samantha and daniel . they go to chulak and a goauld homeworld to rescue daniel wife and another one capture at abydos name skara . they get capture and and just a apophis give the order to kill them and many other prisoner and a jaffa name tealc and first prime of apophis and save them and go to earth with them and where he be make part of sg 1. that be only the beginning of the adventure . in the course of the show they have go to the past and future and gotten transport to alternate reality and swapped body and grown old and meet alien race which include a rebel alliance of goauld call the tokra and in which samantha dad become a member and the asgard and a cute little race in which we see thor most often ( he jack buddy ) and and avoid global disaster by the skin of their teeth countless time . the show be recently cancel and but last ten season . in season nine and a new enemy call the ori come in flaunt brand new power and new danger and bring to light new mystery surround the stargate and it creator and the ancient . season nine and ten also saw the introduction to two new character and ben browder a cameron mitchell and the new leader of sg 1 and claudia black a vala maldoran and a female human from another world who bring a new sense of fun to the team . very well produce and interesting character and fantastic special effect and a subtle love interest between samantha and jack and this one have it all . a different way of travel the galaxy and and different kind of adventure and this be one show you do not want to miss . unlock the gate and step through . you would not regret it .