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Fair play id only say put contunimum after season 4 of Atlantis cos sam going back to see the last ball clone have his big day so theres abit of a referance thats when the film happens
I've been using this order, and it works well. It maintains most of the chronology without having to bounce between series too much: * 01 - Stargate movie * 02 - Stargate SG-1, episodes 1.1 to 8.2 * 03 - Stargate Atlantis, episodes 1.1 to 1.15 * 04 - Stargate SG-1, episodes 8.3 to 8.20 * 05 - Stargate Atlantis, episodes 1.16 to 2.1 * 06 - Stargate SG-1, episodes 9.1 to 10.2 * 07 - Stargate Atlantis, episodes 2.2 to 3.4 * 08 - Stargate SG-1, episodes 10.3 to 10.12 * 09 - Stargate Atlantis, episodes 3.5 to 3.19 * 10 - Stargate SG-1, episodes 10.13 to 10.20 * 11 - Stargate: The Ark of Truth * 12 - Stargate Atlantis, episodes 3.20 to 5.1 * 13 - Stargate: Continuum * 14 - Stargate Atlantis, episodes 5.2 onwards. * 15 - Stargate Universe, All
@@lonewretch There are several crossovers between SG1 and Atlantis. The video offers a couple choices -- go back and forth between episodes; or watch a season at a time. The order I posted works if you're kind of a season-at-a-time person, but also want to maintain the chronology and crossovers.
@@bflaminio Fair enough, I'd get lost between them I think. This is coming from someone who watched all of sg1 when it was aired weekly on tv here. didn't have that luxury :)
I like this order a lot, and if I were to add a fourth option it would be this. This added refinement basically lets you watch one show in bigger chunks (order #2) while removing the downside of having to wait a full season for cliffhangers to be resolved. You treat every 2-parter and 3-parter as a single unit, even when they straddle two seasons. Two thumbs UP! Maybe it's worth a follow-up video at some point.
This really highlights a missing feature all the streaming services need: playlists. There should be an option in streaming services to just have the three series play in order like this.
That would be awesome. I wonder if the streamers can't rig this because they have to treat each show as an individual licensed product. Their license to one might lapse while the others don't. So the best they could do is make each subsequent show "Recommended" to viewers.
This isn't stargate related, but Disney + has a list specifically for the Chronology of the MCU, which is awesome. But they also own it, so streaming services (like netflix and hulu) probably won't have a chronological setup.
Disney plus also had something like that for Simpsons, for example around Halloween they would put up all the Halloween episodes or Christmas episodes during Christmas. However they didn’t play the next episode in the list, when you selected one episode it would play the next episode in the season afterwards instead of the next episode in the list. I always found that disappointing.
Hulu has played with this a little too, with the likes of Seinfeld (various themes or "greatest hits" compilations). A comprehensive chronological Stargate playlist would be on a whole other order, though.
Haha especially the one with in parallel episodes 3 when you have to come back and forth between the movie and one episode. I'm marathoning star wars universe and yeah that was the hardest. But so good
OMG! I have been a fan of Stargate since day one of its premier on Showtime. I had never heard of the final cut! What the heck? I am getting that today!
FYI 0:30 How to start watching the show 01:54 Cannon Timeline 05:40 Alternating seasons 07:20 One show at a time 08:13 Which pilot should I watch 10:00 Stargate Origins (side story) 11:20 Stargate Infinity (animated show)
Two more options could be added : 4. Random favorite episodes 5. Metaplot or storyline following watching for lore experts (like only Unas, Replicator, Osiris, Rya'c, Tollan, Serrakin, Nox, Tok'Ra, Prometheus, Russian, NID, SuperFord, RepliCarter, RepliWeir, Asgard, crossovers etc. episodes)
I watched them as they aired back in the day and have been watching them again, and again, and again, and again and guess what again. They are the best scifi has ever produced. In my opinion. Now I need to go back and view them all again.
My wife and I are over 25 times through SG-1 and Atlantis, and the feature film and direct to DVD movies, through various media options. We still occasionally catch references that we wouldn't otherwise get if the episodes aren't watched in the original airing order. That would be *my* recommendation for the Stargate purist.
A number of years ago,… My laptop crashed. It caught a virus while I was surfing. I took it to the Geek Squad. I set it down on the counter and said, “This Jaffa won’t kree. There was an unscheduled off world activation and we have a foothold situation.” No other words were spoken. I came back in six hours and picked up my now fully functioning laptop.
Another possible order is to watch SG-1 season 1-7 and first couple of episodes of season 8, then watch Atlantis first episode up to the point that they go through the gate, then finish off Season 8 of SG-1 and then go into the rest of Atlantis Season 1. This would be from the perspective of Stargate command, not knowing the fate of the Atlantis expedition for a whole year. You would proceed chronologically from there.
I remember watching this as a kid and for years I tried to find it and then i found it and I was so happy but then literally no one talked about it online and now finally people start talking about this show and I’m literally so fucking exited because that could mean that some loose ends will be connected and some shows will return maybe or new shows will be created and I’m so fucking hypppppeeeeddddd
This whole pandemic thing has given me the perfect opportunity to watch everything Stargate. I usually do this at least once every couple of years tho 😁
For me I started with the movie Continuum without really knowing anything about the franchise and thought it was fun, it also reminded me of a film I watched on the TV once (Stargate 1994). So when I saw it I watched SG:U on Netflix, and the gate and the ship just gripped my soul and never let go after that. Then I wanted more so I watched all 10 seasons of SG-1 (though I mostly disliked the first season and certain episodes in the second) and loved most of it. Watched both movies (continuum again as I got way more enjoyment out it the second time around). And finished with SG:A.
now you made me wanna rewatch it, i watched it twice, the first time when i first discovered the movie and the second time along with my husband when he was watching it for the first time
Oddly, I watched the franchise in reverse order, starting with SGU, then Atlantis and finally SG1. I missed out on some of the references and callbacks but I think it allowed me to judge SGU on its own, without comparing it to the previous shows. SGU was an incredible show that deserved to finish telling its story but after watching Atlantis and SG1, I can understand why some fans didn't like the radically different tone. Overall, SG1 will always be my favorite but you can't go wrong with any of them.
That's what I'm doing on my current watch, except my Atlantis blu-ray set has four discs per season to SG-1's five. So I'm also switching the discs if I'm done watching for the day partway through a disc, and also keeping track of my progress on a spreadsheet with the titles sorted by date so don't get too far ahead on either show.
Thanks for the information... Next time I will watch it I will follow the first guide (I watched it over 20 times and until now I used second way of watching)
Having watched the show when it was airing, I didn't even realize I was watching the shows back to back. This should come in handy for an eventual rewatch.
I grew up watching SG-1, never knew about the original movie and sometimes caught Atlantis and fully missed universe. Felt like going back and watching it all over the next few months. The first list is what I am going off and looking forward to it. Cheers for making a list and see you on the other side of the gate.
WooHoo! Thank you for this. I am watching SG-1 sort of for the first time. I've caught the odd episode on and off as it aired down through the years, but did not have the time to watch it in a dedicated fashion. This year I decided to take the plunge and watch it in chronological order. I had no idea about the Atlantis crossovers. Since I'm currently watching season 4 of SG-1, this guide comes in the nick of time for me. Thank you for putting this together. :)
Hey Darren, I sent David a Word document with the chronological order for all Stargate episodes. It's in US airdate order which is the DVD order also and it identifies multipart episodes that aren't labeled part 2, 3, etc. When it comes to SG-1 seasons 8-10 and Atlantis seasons 1-3, I meshed the two series together but when it comes to the multipart episodes, depending if SG-1 or Atlantis starting a story arc first, I kept the multi-parts together to keep the story consistent instead of going back and forth between series. This is keeping a chronological way to view them. As for the two directed to DVD Stargate movies, they're inserted at the same locations you mentioned in your first viewing order. As for Stargate Universe, since there's no crossover, just watch it through beginning to end after Atlantis. Definitely start out watching the Stargate 1994 movie before SG-1 and I agree the Directors Cut of Children of the Gods is better than the other two versions, especially if you have young viewers. The cropped version makes me cringe more than the cringy dialogue of the original because I have a widescreen TV and it's terribly annoying to watch anything 4:3 ratio on it. As for Stargate Origins Catherine, I agree you need to watch it after everything else. Two of the actors in Origins are legacy actors from the 1994 movie and Atlantis. The American Agent in Catherine is the all grown up little girl Catherine Langford, played by Kelly Vint Castro, who was at the beginning of the 1994 movie and her father is played by Connor Trinneer who played the Wraith Todd in Atlantis. I've had to correct people on the internet who thought Origins was how all Stargate episodes were like and they refused to watch the other series, but after explaining it was created after the run of the franchise and the original showrunners had nothing to do with it, they gave the franchise another chance and loved it. Origins was available on DVD and I bought mine on Amazon. As for Stargate Infinity, personally it reminded me of Hanna Barbera type animation like Tarzan and The Lone Ranger back in the '70s. By that I mean it's drawn very well and the dramatic story moves along at that kind of pace, it's not cartoonish at all like the Flintstones or any other kids cartoon. It's not part of canon but I do like that they use motorcycles on the other side of the gate instead of walking everywhere which is one of the questions I always had about the other series of them always walking for miles when a motorcycle easily fit through the gate.
Thanks, John! I really like that alternate viewing order that keeps the 2-parters and multi-episode arcs together. I'm thinking of doing a follow-up video for that one. Especially with everything on streaming now, it's pretty easy to execute. Connor: You mean Michael here (not Todd). Origins never had a physical release. If you have a DVD copy I would love to see it! Infinity: It definitely has some cool elements, like taking small vehicles through the gate. I'd love to see a "Stargate: The Next Generation"-style live-action show one day that is set in the near future, rather than the present day.
@@GateWorldDotNet Hey Darren, Glad you liked the viewing order. I forgot to mention earlier is there isn't a gap at the end of those seasons in question with the multi-episode arcs with one series being more or less than the other, they actually balance out. If you want, I could send you a copy or David should have it also. Yep, Michael, not Todd. I don't know how I screwed that one up because I was thinking Michael but Todd came out, but he'll always be remembered as Charles "Trip" Tucker III to me for his role on Enterprise. Shortly after Origins was aired in the movie version Amazon had a physical DVD which I ordered. I don't have it on me at the moment, it's about 900 miles away with all my other DVDs and Blu-Rays since I'm in the process of moving. I'm all for Stargate: The Next Generation, that would be awesome!
This is great. I remember watching every episode of SG1 when it started and then drifted away. I then caught many episodes of SGA here and there and liked it. Finally, when SGU came out, I loved it and thought it was the best Stargate iteration out there - it had a BSG vibe that appealed to me and I never missed an episode. Now I feel it is time to seek out the entire Stargate franchise, and this video will assist me greatly.
@@GateWorldDotNet would it be possible to have a video with one of the showrunners to discuss how SGU would/might have ended, or are their tongues tied by contracts with MGM to this day still?
@@seekeroftruth3695 There are very few people who know the answer to that question, and since the story belongs to Brad and Rob they defer to them. So we'd have to convince Brad ... and right now we'd much rather have him working on creating a new show that might actually give us some of those answers on screen! :)
If you're watching using DVD's/Bluray there's another watch order you can do. Where SG1 and Atlantis overlap you can alternate whole disc's. Disc of SG1, Disc of SGA, Disc of SG1 etc.. I find this saves a lot of switching and keeps the timeline relatively in tact.
Recently rewatching in canon order and though it can be annoying to manage swapping between the shows and keeping track of which ep you are up to the reference made to events happening on the other show makes it worth it
Great video! I'm new to the game. I watched Stargate 1994 back when it first came out but nothing since so I need to rewatch it to freshen my memory. But I do remember a lot of it. I'm excited to get started!
Hopefully we will get more spinoffs in the next years so many more adventures are waiting for the fans. Stargate : Infinity started in 2030 as far as I remember. If you accept it as an alternate timeline like the Catheine movie then both of them can be enjoyable as part of the extended franchise.
I basically alternate between SG-1 and Atlantis (when they were running at the same time) but usually watched multi part episodes together (So I'd watch both parts of Reckoning together and all three parts of the Seige together). It was pretty close to your alternating episodes setup, but I don't like switching to the other show before watching the cliffhanger get resolved if I don't have to. It also helped that by the time Atlantis started I was watching the shows regularly so when I actually devised my order it wasn't a big deal if I didn't watch it in an ideal order. Stargate's definitely a pretty wild ride, and I recommend anyone watch it, especially if you're interested in Science Fiction, Mythology (although not too attached to it that the mistakes/artistic licence will bother you), or just like fun adventures with crazy awesome things happening. Stargate SG-1 still tops my list of Science Fiction TV shows (and possibly wins on Live Action shows in general) and Atlantis isn't too far behind, and Universe was pretty good once you get past the first half season or so, but never reached the heights of either of it's predecessors, although that may have been due to being cut short.
I love this idea, and we are working on another video with an "optimized" viewing order based on this idea of sticking with a show all the way through each multi-episode arc.
You didn't mention that Children of the Gods Final Cut removes the cliffhanger at the end that's very important for episode 1x02. Of course, it's more of a mystery what's going on if you watch the Final Cut instead I suppose. But I do like the original pilot's cliffhanger.
I like the cliffhanger as well. Strictly speaking it's not necessary for understanding what's going on in 1x02, though (unless there's a "Previously On" recap with that Kawalsky reveal) it delays when the audience finds out about Kawalsky.
A strategy I've used is something between the alternating episodes and alternating seasons, where I only switch before the crossovers, or around the half season mark. Not so many crossovers in SG-1/Atlantis (more overlapping stories, I guess), but it worked great when I had to go through Arrowverse and their something like 4 crossovers a season (over 5 shows when crisis comes around).
Im not a old timer but i saw the show like 20 times, in Eastern Europe there are websites for movies for free we all use them to look at shows that we love and saw one only episode but got us hooked at them
I’ve only found out it was a franchise midway through Atlantis. I don’t remember how I watched after that discovery but I rushed to Watch SG-1 too. It was so weird. Like, oh my god they don’t have that technology yet! Hahaha. But it was great to see them grow and evolve. I think I rewatched Atlantis episodes that were linked to SG-1, but I don’t know if I rewatched the entire seasons alternating episodes. I like that even though they are connected they are also independent, with their own stories, no need to watch everything to be able to enjoy. Of course, some stuff will be lost, but not enough to make it a less then good experience. Unfortunately no Stargate on Brazil’s streaming services. Sad and brazilian.... kkkkkkkk
I wonder if the alternating seasons approach would work better with mid season switches. Rather than changing shows at the end of each season where there is a cliffhanger, change at some other strategic point where there isn't any great unresolved plot point.
The Canon Timeline is pretty much how I do my rewatch with a few changes if SG1 has a two parter then I watch those episodes B2B before watching the next 2 episodes of SGA and vice versa.
Hey I'm great SG fan and I randomly found out this channel, can you guys tell me if there is any chance on continuation with star gate universe? personaly I loved it.
Weren't there some short episodes or something called Keno or something that were on the old sci-fi website. Are those available on any of the home video release?
Yes, that would have been smart for me to include in the video. The 30+ kino webisodes are canon. But they aren't streaming anywhere; you'd have to buy all of SGU on DVD or Blu-ray to find them. We have a list here: www.gateworld.net/universe/kino/
@@GateWorldDotNet Thank you for replying. I actually wasn't sure if they were cannon or not. I need to get that giant Blu Ray set you reviewed a little while back.
I was bummed when I discovered that the SG1 episode where they go to Atlantis featured the "hologram" tech that was never mentioned in the Atlantis series.
So I watched the original movie when I was younger and then years later my parents started buying the stargate Atlantis series and do you know HOW CONFUSING IT WAS! I only had a couple of the puzzle pieces so was trying to figure out why the one scientist lady was so important, I tried for so long to remember when or how she was reference for the Rodney episode it was ridiculous. Things like that just kept happening where I felt like I was missing something throughout the whole series as I watched because well I was! It wasn’t even till last year I remembered the series and found out about the whole franchise. I watched SG-1 and my first thought was “ITS HER, THE SCIENTIST LADY THE ONE THAT WAS IMPORTANT” lol
apart from the big two parters like new order > rising, and other connected episodes, i quite liked alternating disc by disc. mostly being 4 episodes of sg1 then 4 of atlantis. avoids the 'rewinding' but also gives more consistency of story. also much less swapping dvds between every episode, as long as they always go back into the correct case :)
So, i watched both Sg1 and Atlantis when i was 12-13 years old, 15 years ago, on AXN in Romania. They showed us Sg1 first,, aand i believe that they used this strategy with season 1-7 of sg1, than they started the atlantis series and they were kind of showing us episodes of both. But i don't remember everything. Like...it was 15 years ago. It was for sure a pleasure and j want to rewatch everything. Too bad i couldn't make amazon prime work, cause i heared that that's were i can see it.
The biggest blessing we have right now is that Stargate is not being aired on television right now or else it would be suffering the same fate as Terminator, Star Trek, Star Wars, Ghostbusters, the MCU, Dr Who, 007 and so many other franchises. The politically ideology would kill the fanbase and the franchise. MGM is going to learn that the hard way with their new bond movie. As for viewing order, i would say series by series without jumping between series as your first run through. It takes some time to grow to new characters so I think you would gain a better appreciation of them watching multiple seasons at a time than breaking em up.
Thanks for guidance. Very helpful. somehow I found SG Universe on line and was randomly watching various episodes. Having no idea, episodes go in sequence. I somehow watched Universe then Atlantis and eventually going though SG1. One day, I decided to look this SG up and Wikipedia brought up all the seasons and episodes in order with their titles. I was like wow. Then I watched your guidance video. I am not from US. But hey 2021 and I am watching SG1 for the first time... can you tell me if there are similar TV shows to SG which have many seasons?
This is the order I recommend for viewing: 1. Stargate original movie 2. SG1 Seasons 1-8 3. SG Atlantis Seasons 1-5 4. SG1 Seasons 9-10 5. SG1 Movies (Ark then Continuum) 6. SG Universe Seasons 1-2 7. Origins and SG:TAS I feel with this order, you get the most consistency without having to keep switching between shows. Season 8 of SG1 is basically the end of SG1's first run and I feel seasons 9-10 are almost a different show that can be viewed without even seeing the previous seasons. Atlantis and Universe are best watched without interruption from switching back and forth and they really don't reference SG1 too much to where you would need to see SG1 if you didn't want to.
when i re watch stargate i watch them on DVD so when i get to Atlantis i watch one disc of SG:1 then one disc of Atlantis this way im not swapping for each episode but watching them close enough together i still get all the small cross overs.
@@chrisdelagarza8048 tell me how does this work, I just switch on VPN, login to my existing Netflix account and I can watch Stargate? Is it really that simple? Don't they check what's available based on where you're paying from?
i'd just like to mention that if you do plan on watching only key episodes, you should only do so if you've seen the series before. The stargate series as a franchise actually has very few 'filler' or 'stand alone' episodes. I know that sounds crazy, pretty much every other sifi series is stuffed with filler episode! But unlike other sifi series Stargate has a knowledge and technological progression in the series, so one episode might be mostly irrelevant to the main plot but they may have discovered some key piece of information or technology that will let them do something important in a future episode. Also i recommend watching the series side by side.
That's good advice. Many younger viewers have grown up in an age of television serialization, and can get overly impatient with episodic TV that has 20 to 26 episodes every season. I think folks do themselves a disservice if they never watch Stargate in full.
@@GateWorldDotNet yes, i was in the same boat when i decided to rewatch Stargate for the 4th or 5th time XD. I didn't want to watch the whole series due to its length and fortunately quickly found/remembered that almost every episode ends up being mentioned and therefore of relevance in a later episode/s. The series was very well done in that aspect and also in its complexity. I feel like a lot of sifi series are really dumbed down compared to Stargate as far as lore goes, i mean stargate can get really confusing and complicated sometimes.
I believe some episodes in SG1-S8 were aired out of order (or are on the DVD out of order), and there is an extra long episode too. I feel this should have been mentioned. Though to be honest, 'chronological' viewing order doesn't have much of an impact on storytelling besides a couple references.
There's some slight variations especially in the early seasons, where the DVD / syndication order varies a little bit from the original cable airing order. Because the show was so episodic it usually doesn't matter for continuity's sake. But I'll bring this up in a follow up video.
I can confirm with my recomended order: * Stargate - The Movie (R. E.) * Stargate SG-1 Seasons 1-7 * Stargate SG-1 S8 Episodes 1-2 * Stargate Atlantis S1 Episodes 1-2 * ... you can from now on continue to watch SG-1 and Atlantis episodes in parallel, so one episode SG-1 then one episode Atlantis. But you can also watch seasons in parallel, so end SG-1 S8, then end atlantis S1, than watch complete SG-1 S9, then complete Atlantis s2, SG-1 S10, atlantis S3. * Directly after SG-1 S10 Final watch the Stargate Ark of Truth tv movie * Stargate Atlantis S4 * Stargate Atlantis S5 Episode 1 (Sam now goes to SGC for Continuum) * Stargate Continuum tv movie (after SGA S5 E1 !) * Stargate Atlantis S5 E2 - Final * Stargate Universe
They could bring back SGU by casting the actor from the show who looks like they haven’t changed as the new main char. who is then woken up from stasis by the rest of the crew who has been out of stasis longer. thus those who aged or look different now will have an explanation of why.
This is the great thing that MGM has sitting on the franchise table. They have a perfect way to start the franchise back up. They get to maintain continuity, wrap up things AND hand off the baton to new people in a way that make perfect sense. Being able to bring back old cast from all the franchises, keeping some and lots of cameos going forward - and introduce us to the SGC of today. Is it still in the mountain? has it been moved? who knows about it? who's in charge now? What happened to everyone? And where are we going now? So simple. Lots of money to be made. In the age of reboot and remake - here's an opportunity to CONTINUE. As long as they stay true to shows roots - it's a hit right out of the gate.
I actually think that to fully appreciate Stargate Origins, it should be watched right after SG1 season 8, after the passing of Catherine Langford. It's where it makes the most sense, as a look back to the Stargate's discovery and with the tie-ins it provides.
Apparently the plan for season 11 was for it to take place mostly in the Ori galaxy, exploring worlds in that galaxy, meeting the Ori underground resistance, uncovering Alteran artefacts, would have been dope.
1. Generally, in TV, every 5 years or so actors and filmmakers are supposed to get raises, especially the ones that have been there since the beginning. 2. MGM was going bankrupt. If #2 wasn't happening then it probably would have been renewed. This is also why Atlantis ended after only 5 seasons.
@@lordlaughypants5889 WHAT THE HECK WAS MGM DOING WITH ALL THE MONEY IT MADE FROM GOOD SCI FI ...TOO MANY BIGBUCKS GRAVYTRAIN BUREAUCRATS ...AND TOO MANY GARBAGE SHOWS SUCKING UP COSTS ...
There’s a little mistake in the season switch tactic The siege of Atlantis contains 3 episodes The first 2 are the last 2 of the first season and the 3rd is the first episode of season 2 so... maybe watch sga s2 before sg1 s9
I'd only suggest starting with Origins if you've seen the shows already, and are doing a strict timeline rewatch. It's just not a good first impression for new viewers.
I adored Star Gate SG1 in high school, but lost track of it until after the series finished. I picked up at seasons 9 and 10, then went back to re-watch the season 1-8. Honestly that was best for me due to the much darker tone and subject matter in seasons 9 and 10, as well as the change in cast, which I would have felt as jarring if I watched them all in order. I think of seasons 9 and 10 as their own chapter in SG1, whereas season 8 is a great cap-off to many of the plot threads for the whole show.
Just to say watching the series for the 1st time glad I found this video very informative wouldn’t have realized this until it was too late lol well at least I’m not that far in
WHOA...Stargate is on Amazon Prime! How long has it been on Prime? I watched all three series as they came out on TV years ago. Going to start watching it all again starting this evening. Just made my day!!
Sorry, Joe ... there's a big caveat in the video ("... WHEN Stargate is on Amazon Prime") because it just recently left the service. But based on their track record I think it's only a matter of time before it comes back. SG-1 is on Netflix and Hulu in the U.S. right now. SGA and SGU are also streaming on Hulu.
@@GateWorldDotNet I'm in Canada and when I checked, after your video, ALL of the Stargate stuff is streaming here in Canada. Good to now Netflix has SG 1 as well as I have both services, as well as Disney + for the Marvel stuff. I bookmarked your page showing how to watch it all in the timeframe manner too. I'll be dialling the gate this evening.
@@GateWorldDotNet Turns out I was partly wrong. It is all on Amazon Prime Canada, but only as part of another optional streaming channel you can add for another $3.99 a month. I'll now wait until closer to next winter when I have more spare time and sign up then for a few months to watch it.
SG1 1 to 7, 8-9-10 and Stargate Atlantis 1-2-3-4-5 and stargate sg1 we have to order it to be chronological : - 8x01, 8x02, Atlantis 1x01, 1x02. After alternate chapters excepts double chapters we have to see in same time. 8x18, 8x19, 8x20, Atlantis 1x18, 1x19, 1x20, 2x01, and alternate chapters. 9x20, 10x01 have to be in paral-lel with: 2x20, 3x01, 3x02. Season 10 sg1 alternating with season 3 Atlantis excepts 3x20. Ark Of Truth. Atlantis season 4 and 5x01 Continuum Atlantis season 5 Stargate Universe 1 and 2. Is the correct order.
Does anyone know how to read the SGA and SGU comics (those set after SGA season 5) and how to watch the episodes of the SGU TV series in chronological order between them? even considering the SGA/SGU anthology ongoing..is a little confusing
The American Mythology series all follow after the last episodes of the respective shows. You can find the release order in our Comics section. The anthology issues come pretty much at the end, though I think the stories are largely standalone. www.gateworld.net/comics/
@@GateWorldDotNet So imagine that the first 4 SGA comics describe events happening during SGU tv show and at certain point,when SGA and SGU are published together in anthology,they begin to be chronologically positioned after SGU tv show. But do you know how to match them with the novels?i read somewhere that both comics and novels are canon but it seems that they are slightly different as stories
I actually recommend anyone getting into Stargate now, watch Stargate Universe. SGU is just slated for a modern audience, it feels like it could come out today and practically be a hit. SG1 and SGA are very 90's at the beginning especially (more-so for SG1 S1-4) and can really annoy some audiences today. Its the friends syndrome, do you start watching friends from season 1 without any knowledge of the show? Many people who I have shown SGU to first enjoy learning more after SGU. This is coming from someone who watched every single episode, movie and series when they came out as soon as they came out, as a child.
when I started watching stargate I only knew SG: Atlantis existed so I was watching that and then I was like, who dis and wtf is that, have I skipped an episode?, Then I realized that SG: 1 was a thing and I was like oh that makes sense now!
I researched this precisely before my wife wanted to start the franchise. From The Movie all the way to Origins, though I couldn't stand all her pinning for Michael Shanks and Jason Mamoa.
One way I don't recommend watching the show is the way my ex introduced me to the show(s). I had already seen the Stargate movie but wasn't that interested in trying to watch a show based on a movie that had some pretty ridiculous science ideas in it. But it was one of her favorite shows, so she decided to start me off with her favorite version: Stargate Atlantis. Atlantis was a perfectly fine show, but starting there was perhaps not the greatest idea. There were constant callbacks to SG-1 that she would either have to explain or leave me puzzling over. Like the episode where *surprise* the mystery alien is an Asgard! What's an Asgard? Or who is this "Carter" person? So, that was less than ideal. Eventually, I watched SG-1 and Atlantis in the correct order (after having watched Universe in the wrong order, but I'm not planning to watch Universe again) and realized how much I had been missing. And actually, despite liking Atlantis, I do feel that SG-1 is a much stronger show overall. I still think the movie is stupid and the show was forced to keep a little stupidity from the movie, but at least it was usually downplayed in the show so that I only really want to complain about how every alien started speaking English (or complain about the third hit from a Zat gun)
My way : SG: U Seasons 1 & 2 ( Binge ) SG: 1 seasons 1-5 SG: A 1-5 SG: 1 Movies ...Ark of truth first , then Continuum . SG: 1 seasons 6 -10 Original SG: Movie. SG: Catherine.
I want to do a video that constructs an accurate chronology like the Star Trek Chronology Project using in universe clues. It is just a matter of having the time to watch it again.
Shame they never finished with a straight to dvd film, of atlantis going back and defeating the rave, finding more zpms, or making more, then flying back, defeating the rave and then a short video of 10 years later and saying whats gone on and before the credits, Keep editing this, maybe the government wont allow atlantis to return and shepherds team have to return it and be criminals and can't return to earth and they live their lifes in the peagasus galaxy
Man!!!! I could have used this a few years ago! I tired watching them in release date, but could t remember which show aired first. I think SGU got really good in its second season, and when I rewatched it for the first time I liked it a lot more than one it originally aired. I may be wrong but is stargate origins cannon? Wouldn’t it come first? Thank you!!! I hope we get a fourth series as well! Edit: My favorite thing to do is go as long as I can without watching it and then watch it all again. I can’t wait to show my kids stargate. I also take my comment back about stargate origins comment, but if you’ve seen all of the I recommend cannon order.
There's a section on Origins later in the video. As far as MGM is concerned it is canon, and it does come first in the timeline ... however for reasons I go to in the video, I recommend newcomers not starting here. But for a longtime fan doing a rewatch, I say go for it!
@@GateWorldDotNet sorry o commented a little early! I agree that newcomers shouldn’t watch it first. I do want to thank you for touching on the final cut of the children of the God’s, it’s the only one I didn’t own but will buy it now!
THANK YOU FOR WATCHING! We've been wanting to make this video for a while, and I hope it's useful especially to newcomers who are just discovering Stargate for the first time. If that's YOU, leave a comment and let us know how you are watching Stargate!
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Thanks, Darren to keep Stargate alive. Maybe you could have made an Excel sheet where the coloumns are the shows and the rows are the seasons. ;)
Fair play id only say put contunimum after season 4 of Atlantis cos sam going back to see the last ball clone have his big day so theres abit of a referance thats when the film happens
So are you guys saying the prequel series isn't Canon to the universe
@@markbrittain4625 Nope ... just that it's not a great way for new viewers to start.
@@thomassykes3157 'ball'? as in bocce?
I've been using this order, and it works well. It maintains most of the chronology without having to bounce between series too much:
* 01 - Stargate movie
* 02 - Stargate SG-1, episodes 1.1 to 8.2
* 03 - Stargate Atlantis, episodes 1.1 to 1.15
* 04 - Stargate SG-1, episodes 8.3 to 8.20
* 05 - Stargate Atlantis, episodes 1.16 to 2.1
* 06 - Stargate SG-1, episodes 9.1 to 10.2
* 07 - Stargate Atlantis, episodes 2.2 to 3.4
* 08 - Stargate SG-1, episodes 10.3 to 10.12
* 09 - Stargate Atlantis, episodes 3.5 to 3.19
* 10 - Stargate SG-1, episodes 10.13 to 10.20
* 11 - Stargate: The Ark of Truth
* 12 - Stargate Atlantis, episodes 3.20 to 5.1
* 13 - Stargate: Continuum
* 14 - Stargate Atlantis, episodes 5.2 onwards.
* 15 - Stargate Universe, All
Why? that's erratic.
@@lonewretch There are several crossovers between SG1 and Atlantis. The video offers a couple choices -- go back and forth between episodes; or watch a season at a time. The order I posted works if you're kind of a season-at-a-time person, but also want to maintain the chronology and crossovers.
@@bflaminio Fair enough, I'd get lost between them I think. This is coming from someone who watched all of sg1 when it was aired weekly on tv here. didn't have that luxury :)
That's the order I have my playlist in as well! With one footnote: swap SG1 8.7 (Affinity) and 8.8 (Covenant) to correct a minor continuity bit! :)
I like this order a lot, and if I were to add a fourth option it would be this. This added refinement basically lets you watch one show in bigger chunks (order #2) while removing the downside of having to wait a full season for cliffhangers to be resolved. You treat every 2-parter and 3-parter as a single unit, even when they straddle two seasons.
Two thumbs UP! Maybe it's worth a follow-up video at some point.
Proper way to watch Stargate: three times, back to back.
Yeah rate this, but watch S04s Window of opportunity every season
The franchise has so many episodes that I forget early SG-1 episodes by the time I get to SGU, welp, time for a rewatch.
Indeed
@@wrecktangle22 Must have watched that one 20 times. Cracks me up every time.
Three?
Amateur.
This really highlights a missing feature all the streaming services need: playlists. There should be an option in streaming services to just have the three series play in order like this.
That would be awesome. I wonder if the streamers can't rig this because they have to treat each show as an individual licensed product. Their license to one might lapse while the others don't. So the best they could do is make each subsequent show "Recommended" to viewers.
This isn't stargate related, but Disney + has a list specifically for the Chronology of the MCU, which is awesome. But they also own it, so streaming services (like netflix and hulu) probably won't have a chronological setup.
Disney plus also had something like that for Simpsons, for example around Halloween they would put up all the Halloween episodes or Christmas episodes during Christmas. However they didn’t play the next episode in the list, when you selected one episode it would play the next episode in the season afterwards instead of the next episode in the list. I always found that disappointing.
Hulu has played with this a little too, with the likes of Seinfeld (various themes or "greatest hits" compilations). A comprehensive chronological Stargate playlist would be on a whole other order, though.
At least it is not as complicated as watching Star Wars The Clone Wars in chronological order :)
Haha especially the one with in parallel episodes 3 when you have to come back and forth between the movie and one episode. I'm marathoning star wars universe and yeah that was the hardest. But so good
OMG! I have been a fan of Stargate since day one of its premier on Showtime. I had never heard of the final cut! What the heck? I am getting that today!
FYI
0:30 How to start watching the show
01:54 Cannon Timeline
05:40 Alternating seasons
07:20 One show at a time
08:13 Which pilot should I watch
10:00 Stargate Origins (side story)
11:20 Stargate Infinity (animated show)
Two more options could be added :
4. Random favorite episodes
5. Metaplot or storyline following watching for lore experts (like only Unas, Replicator, Osiris, Rya'c, Tollan, Serrakin, Nox, Tok'Ra, Prometheus, Russian, NID, SuperFord, RepliCarter, RepliWeir, Asgard, crossovers etc. episodes)
Gosh darn it! Now I need to rewatch all of the shows again :D
3 times!
I’ve binged watched four times now since last year during the pandemic. Once on Hulu, the other three times on Netflix.
@@galaxya40s95 Only 3? Or is that just this year?
@@lonewretch I meant rewatching the shows in all those orders suggested in the video.
I watched them as they aired back in the day and have been watching them again, and again, and again, and again and guess what again. They are the best scifi has ever produced. In my opinion. Now I need to go back and view them all again.
My wife and I are over 25 times through SG-1 and Atlantis, and the feature film and direct to DVD movies, through various media options. We still occasionally catch references that we wouldn't otherwise get if the episodes aren't watched in the original airing order. That would be *my* recommendation for the Stargate purist.
A number of years ago,… My laptop crashed. It caught a virus while I was surfing.
I took it to the Geek Squad. I set it down on the counter and said, “This Jaffa won’t kree. There was an unscheduled off world activation and we have a foothold situation.”
No other words were spoken. I came back in six hours and picked up my now fully functioning laptop.
🤣
I find myself turning into my tradition sci fi favorites for sanity...the only real thing makes sense in this crazed world anymore... 💞😎💞
A t-shirt with Teal'c's scowling face, and a simple script announcing "The Jaffa Won't Kree", would sell out immediately.
@@paulcoy9060 Indeed
I absolutely lost it reading this.
That's very useful, even for OGs who are looking to rewatch
Another possible order is to watch SG-1 season 1-7 and first couple of episodes of season 8, then watch Atlantis first episode up to the point that they go through the gate, then finish off Season 8 of SG-1 and then go into the rest of Atlantis Season 1. This would be from the perspective of Stargate command, not knowing the fate of the Atlantis expedition for a whole year. You would proceed chronologically from there.
I remember watching this as a kid and for years I tried to find it and then i found it and I was so happy but then literally no one talked about it online and now finally people start talking about this show and I’m literally so fucking exited because that could mean that some loose ends will be connected and some shows will return maybe or new shows will be created and I’m so fucking hypppppeeeeddddd
This whole pandemic thing has given me the perfect opportunity to watch everything Stargate. I usually do this at least once every couple of years tho 😁
For me I started with the movie Continuum without really knowing anything about the franchise and thought it was fun, it also reminded me of a film I watched on the TV once (Stargate 1994). So when I saw it I watched SG:U on Netflix, and the gate and the ship just gripped my soul and never let go after that. Then I wanted more so I watched all 10 seasons of SG-1 (though I mostly disliked the first season and certain episodes in the second) and loved most of it. Watched both movies (continuum again as I got way more enjoyment out it the second time around). And finished with SG:A.
I think I'll go about my next watch of the show in the first order - once I finally get around to watching Origins.
now you made me wanna rewatch it, i watched it twice, the first time when i first discovered the movie and the second time along with my husband when he was watching it for the first time
Oddly, I watched the franchise in reverse order, starting with SGU, then Atlantis and finally SG1. I missed out on some of the references and callbacks but I think it allowed me to judge SGU on its own, without comparing it to the previous shows. SGU was an incredible show that deserved to finish telling its story but after watching Atlantis and SG1, I can understand why some fans didn't like the radically different tone. Overall, SG1 will always be my favorite but you can't go wrong with any of them.
Awesome - time to share with family and friends! Yep, me - at least the tenth time !!!
Thanks for watching and sharing, Hummingbird!
I've found it easiest to watch the overlap of SG-1 and Atlantis 4 episodes at a time, going through a whole disk rather than alternating every episode
That's what I'm doing on my current watch, except my Atlantis blu-ray set has four discs per season to SG-1's five. So I'm also switching the discs if I'm done watching for the day partway through a disc, and also keeping track of my progress on a spreadsheet with the titles sorted by date so don't get too far ahead on either show.
That's what I would do. Whole seasons is not enough swapping, but every episode is a faff with the DVDs.
Thanks for the information... Next time I will watch it I will follow the first guide (I watched it over 20 times and until now I used second way of watching)
Having watched the show when it was airing, I didn't even realize I was watching the shows back to back. This should come in handy for an eventual rewatch.
Update: I did eventually do a rewatch
I deffo prefer alternating SG-1 Atlantis episodes
I grew up watching SG-1, never knew about the original movie and sometimes caught Atlantis and fully missed universe.
Felt like going back and watching it all over the next few months.
The first list is what I am going off and looking forward to it.
Cheers for making a list and see you on the other side of the gate.
Back when SG1 was still on Showtime, I discovered that our VCR descrambled premium channels if you recorded them, you have a watchable recording.
WooHoo! Thank you for this. I am watching SG-1 sort of for the first time. I've caught the odd episode on and off as it aired down through the years, but did not have the time to watch it in a dedicated fashion. This year I decided to take the plunge and watch it in chronological order. I had no idea about the Atlantis crossovers. Since I'm currently watching season 4 of SG-1, this guide comes in the nick of time for me. Thank you for putting this together. :)
So glad to hear it, Wendy -- welcome to Stargate!
Hey Darren, I sent David a Word document with the chronological order for all Stargate episodes. It's in US airdate order which is the DVD order also and it identifies multipart episodes that aren't labeled part 2, 3, etc.
When it comes to SG-1 seasons 8-10 and Atlantis seasons 1-3, I meshed the two series together but when it comes to the multipart episodes, depending if SG-1 or Atlantis starting a story arc first, I kept the multi-parts together to keep the story consistent instead of going back and forth between series. This is keeping a chronological way to view them.
As for the two directed to DVD Stargate movies, they're inserted at the same locations you mentioned in your first viewing order.
As for Stargate Universe, since there's no crossover, just watch it through beginning to end after Atlantis.
Definitely start out watching the Stargate 1994 movie before SG-1 and I agree the Directors Cut of Children of the Gods is better than the other two versions, especially if you have young viewers. The cropped version makes me cringe more than the cringy dialogue of the original because I have a widescreen TV and it's terribly annoying to watch anything 4:3 ratio on it.
As for Stargate Origins Catherine, I agree you need to watch it after everything else. Two of the actors in Origins are legacy actors from the 1994 movie and Atlantis. The American Agent in Catherine is the all grown up little girl Catherine Langford, played by Kelly Vint Castro, who was at the beginning of the 1994 movie and her father is played by Connor Trinneer who played the Wraith Todd in Atlantis. I've had to correct people on the internet who thought Origins was how all Stargate episodes were like and they refused to watch the other series, but after explaining it was created after the run of the franchise and the original showrunners had nothing to do with it, they gave the franchise another chance and loved it. Origins was available on DVD and I bought mine on Amazon.
As for Stargate Infinity, personally it reminded me of Hanna Barbera type animation like Tarzan and The Lone Ranger back in the '70s. By that I mean it's drawn very well and the dramatic story moves along at that kind of pace, it's not cartoonish at all like the Flintstones or any other kids cartoon. It's not part of canon but I do like that they use motorcycles on the other side of the gate instead of walking everywhere which is one of the questions I always had about the other series of them always walking for miles when a motorcycle easily fit through the gate.
Sure I gave you a like for all that writing.
@@chrisdelagarza8048 Thank you.👍
I guess the point of walking is that most human settlements were in walking distance to the gate
Thanks, John! I really like that alternate viewing order that keeps the 2-parters and multi-episode arcs together. I'm thinking of doing a follow-up video for that one. Especially with everything on streaming now, it's pretty easy to execute.
Connor: You mean Michael here (not Todd).
Origins never had a physical release. If you have a DVD copy I would love to see it!
Infinity: It definitely has some cool elements, like taking small vehicles through the gate. I'd love to see a "Stargate: The Next Generation"-style live-action show one day that is set in the near future, rather than the present day.
@@GateWorldDotNet Hey Darren, Glad you liked the viewing order. I forgot to mention earlier is there isn't a gap at the end of those seasons in question with the multi-episode arcs with one series being more or less than the other, they actually balance out. If you want, I could send you a copy or David should have it also.
Yep, Michael, not Todd. I don't know how I screwed that one up because I was thinking Michael but Todd came out, but he'll always be remembered as Charles "Trip" Tucker III to me for his role on Enterprise.
Shortly after Origins was aired in the movie version Amazon had a physical DVD which I ordered. I don't have it on me at the moment, it's about 900 miles away with all my other DVDs and Blu-Rays since I'm in the process of moving.
I'm all for Stargate: The Next Generation, that would be awesome!
This is great. I remember watching every episode of SG1 when it started and then drifted away. I then caught many episodes of SGA here and there and liked it. Finally, when SGU came out, I loved it and thought it was the best Stargate iteration out there - it had a BSG vibe that appealed to me and I never missed an episode. Now I feel it is time to seek out the entire Stargate franchise, and this video will assist me greatly.
Glad to have you watching, Blakberi!
Love your work!
Id love to see some Videos about sgu: how it shouldve ended, why it was cancelled, something like that.
Thanks for watching! We have an SGU video cooking (hopefully for next week), and I will definitely add these ideas to the list for the future.
@@GateWorldDotNet would it be possible to have a video with one of the showrunners to discuss how SGU would/might have ended, or are their tongues tied by contracts with MGM to this day still?
@@seekeroftruth3695 There are very few people who know the answer to that question, and since the story belongs to Brad and Rob they defer to them. So we'd have to convince Brad ... and right now we'd much rather have him working on creating a new show that might actually give us some of those answers on screen! :)
If you're watching using DVD's/Bluray there's another watch order you can do. Where SG1 and Atlantis overlap you can alternate whole disc's. Disc of SG1, Disc of SGA, Disc of SG1 etc.. I find this saves a lot of switching and keeps the timeline relatively in tact.
Recently rewatching in canon order and though it can be annoying to manage swapping between the shows and keeping track of which ep you are up to the reference made to events happening on the other show makes it worth it
Oh yes . . I own Infinity as well. When they tried to say the Ancients were "giant butterflies" before SG-1 fleshed out the lore.
you can buy SG: Catherine or rent it here on RUclips.
I bought the DVD on Amazon when it came out. If they don't have it anymore, you can always try eBay.
Is that the thing they released on the web, webisodes about the origins of the stargate?
That was rubbish. crap goa'uld and comedynazis....
@@lonewretch That's the one.
Origins is also including with Amazon Prime right now.
Great video! I'm new to the game. I watched Stargate 1994 back when it first came out but nothing since so I need to rewatch it to freshen my memory. But I do remember a lot of it. I'm excited to get started!
Thanks for watching, and I hope you enjoy SG-1 and the TV franchise!
Hopefully we will get more spinoffs in the next years so many more adventures are waiting for the fans.
Stargate : Infinity started in 2030 as far as I remember. If you accept it as an alternate timeline like the Catheine movie then both of them can be enjoyable as part of the extended franchise.
I basically alternate between SG-1 and Atlantis (when they were running at the same time) but usually watched multi part episodes together (So I'd watch both parts of Reckoning together and all three parts of the Seige together). It was pretty close to your alternating episodes setup, but I don't like switching to the other show before watching the cliffhanger get resolved if I don't have to. It also helped that by the time Atlantis started I was watching the shows regularly so when I actually devised my order it wasn't a big deal if I didn't watch it in an ideal order.
Stargate's definitely a pretty wild ride, and I recommend anyone watch it, especially if you're interested in Science Fiction, Mythology (although not too attached to it that the mistakes/artistic licence will bother you), or just like fun adventures with crazy awesome things happening. Stargate SG-1 still tops my list of Science Fiction TV shows (and possibly wins on Live Action shows in general) and Atlantis isn't too far behind, and Universe was pretty good once you get past the first half season or so, but never reached the heights of either of it's predecessors, although that may have been due to being cut short.
I love this idea, and we are working on another video with an "optimized" viewing order based on this idea of sticking with a show all the way through each multi-episode arc.
You didn't mention that Children of the Gods Final Cut removes the cliffhanger at the end that's very important for episode 1x02. Of course, it's more of a mystery what's going on if you watch the Final Cut instead I suppose. But I do like the original pilot's cliffhanger.
I like the cliffhanger as well. Strictly speaking it's not necessary for understanding what's going on in 1x02, though (unless there's a "Previously On" recap with that Kawalsky reveal) it delays when the audience finds out about Kawalsky.
A strategy I've used is something between the alternating episodes and alternating seasons, where I only switch before the crossovers, or around the half season mark. Not so many crossovers in SG-1/Atlantis (more overlapping stories, I guess), but it worked great when I had to go through Arrowverse and their something like 4 crossovers a season (over 5 shows when crisis comes around).
Im not a old timer but i saw the show like 20 times, in Eastern Europe there are websites for movies for free we all use them to look at shows that we love and saw one only episode but got us hooked at them
I just started stargate and am already halfway through season 3 of SG1. It's damn good entertainment.
Welcome to the Stargate family! You're in for a heck of a ride.
@@GateWorldDotNet Daniel Jackson just died! You could've warned a bitch! Now I'm over here ugly-crying! Hahahaha
I’ve only found out it was a franchise midway through Atlantis. I don’t remember how I watched after that discovery but I rushed to Watch SG-1 too. It was so weird. Like, oh my god they don’t have that technology yet! Hahaha. But it was great to see them grow and evolve. I think I rewatched Atlantis episodes that were linked to SG-1, but I don’t know if I rewatched the entire seasons alternating episodes. I like that even though they are connected they are also independent, with their own stories, no need to watch everything to be able to enjoy. Of course, some stuff will be lost, but not enough to make it a less then good experience. Unfortunately no Stargate on Brazil’s streaming services. Sad and brazilian.... kkkkkkkk
Love it, I remember spending ages finding a complete sequence list for Stargate episodes when I introduced my fiance to the series(es).
I wonder if the alternating seasons approach would work better with mid season switches. Rather than changing shows at the end of each season where there is a cliffhanger, change at some other strategic point where there isn't any great unresolved plot point.
There is a more optimized order that a few people have suggested here in the comments that does just that. I may do a follow up on it!
I made a cannon timeline playlist a few years back. Now all I have to do is press play and the ride is on!
The Canon Timeline is pretty much how I do my rewatch with a few changes if SG1 has a two parter then I watch those episodes B2B before watching the next 2 episodes of SGA and vice versa.
"Watch it for the novelty factor" is literally the nicest way I've ever heard anyone talk about Infinity 😂
Hey I'm great SG fan and I randomly found out this channel, can you guys tell me if there is any chance on continuation with star gate universe? personaly I loved it.
Weren't there some short episodes or something called Keno or something that were on the old sci-fi website. Are those available on any of the home video release?
Yes, that would have been smart for me to include in the video. The 30+ kino webisodes are canon. But they aren't streaming anywhere; you'd have to buy all of SGU on DVD or Blu-ray to find them.
We have a list here: www.gateworld.net/universe/kino/
@@GateWorldDotNet Thank you for replying. I actually wasn't sure if they were cannon or not. I need to get that giant Blu Ray set you reviewed a little while back.
I was bummed when I discovered that the SG1 episode where they go to Atlantis featured the "hologram" tech that was never mentioned in the Atlantis series.
Great video. It would be awesome if we could have a realistic ranking on the most advanced and powerful races in the SG world
So I watched the original movie when I was younger and then years later my parents started buying the stargate Atlantis series and do you know HOW CONFUSING IT WAS! I only had a couple of the puzzle pieces so was trying to figure out why the one scientist lady was so important, I tried for so long to remember when or how she was reference for the Rodney episode it was ridiculous. Things like that just kept happening where I felt like I was missing something throughout the whole series as I watched because well I was!
It wasn’t even till last year I remembered the series and found out about the whole franchise. I watched SG-1 and my first thought was “ITS HER, THE SCIENTIST LADY THE ONE THAT WAS IMPORTANT” lol
apart from the big two parters like new order > rising, and other connected episodes, i quite liked alternating disc by disc. mostly being 4 episodes of sg1 then 4 of atlantis. avoids the 'rewinding' but also gives more consistency of story. also much less swapping dvds between every episode, as long as they always go back into the correct case :)
So, i watched both Sg1 and Atlantis when i was 12-13 years old, 15 years ago, on AXN in Romania.
They showed us Sg1 first,, aand i believe that they used this strategy with season 1-7 of sg1, than they started the atlantis series and they were kind of showing us episodes of both. But i don't remember everything. Like...it was 15 years ago.
It was for sure a pleasure and j want to rewatch everything.
Too bad i couldn't make amazon prime work, cause i heared that that's were i can see it.
The biggest blessing we have right now is that Stargate is not being aired on television right now or else it would be suffering the same fate as Terminator, Star Trek, Star Wars, Ghostbusters, the MCU, Dr Who, 007 and so many other franchises. The politically ideology would kill the fanbase and the franchise. MGM is going to learn that the hard way with their new bond movie.
As for viewing order, i would say series by series without jumping between series as your first run through. It takes some time to grow to new characters so I think you would gain a better appreciation of them watching multiple seasons at a time than breaking em up.
This is my main concern about new Stargate.
This was great and super helpful!
Glad to hear it, Mike!
Thanks for guidance. Very helpful. somehow I found SG Universe on line and was randomly watching various episodes. Having no idea, episodes go in sequence. I somehow watched Universe then Atlantis and eventually going though SG1. One day, I decided to look this SG up and Wikipedia brought up all the seasons and episodes in order with their titles. I was like wow. Then I watched your guidance video. I am not from US. But hey 2021 and I am watching SG1 for the first time... can you tell me if there are similar TV shows to SG which have many seasons?
This is the order I recommend for viewing:
1. Stargate original movie
2. SG1 Seasons 1-8
3. SG Atlantis Seasons 1-5
4. SG1 Seasons 9-10
5. SG1 Movies (Ark then Continuum)
6. SG Universe Seasons 1-2
7. Origins and SG:TAS
I feel with this order, you get the most consistency without having to keep switching between shows. Season 8 of SG1 is basically the end of SG1's first run and I feel seasons 9-10 are almost a different show that can be viewed without even seeing the previous seasons. Atlantis and Universe are best watched without interruption from switching back and forth and they really don't reference SG1 too much to where you would need to see SG1 if you didn't want to.
This seems mostly workable to me, though there are some continuity issues. I wouldn't want to watch SGA 5x11, for example, before SG-1 10x20.
I'd love to see more videos. More SGU please!
Thanks for watching, Adam! We have two SGU videos rolling out this coming week.
@@GateWorldDotNet excellent, thanks!
You missed SGU's Kino, almost everyone would call that more core to the IP than origins or the cartoon
when i re watch stargate i watch them on DVD so when i get to Atlantis i watch one disc of SG:1 then one disc of Atlantis this way im not swapping for each episode but watching them close enough together i still get all the small cross overs.
"now that it's available on so many streaming service" - sad European voices. It's available exactly nowhere.
Sorry there Europe.
Have you heard of express VPN.
@@chrisdelagarza8048 tell me how does this work, I just switch on VPN, login to my existing Netflix account and I can watch Stargate? Is it really that simple? Don't they check what's available based on where you're paying from?
Aw, sorry invisuu!
VPNs do work well for services that have international availability, like Netflix. You'll just show up like you are in the U.S.
@@GateWorldDotNet thank you, I'll try it out.
What is a VPN?
What we need more than a series viewing order is a _critical episode_ list. A list of must-watch episodes that are critical to the overall story.
Linked in the description above! We've done a Key Episodes list for SG-1 so far, with SGA and SGU to come.
i'd just like to mention that if you do plan on watching only key episodes, you should only do so if you've seen the series before. The stargate series as a franchise actually has very few 'filler' or 'stand alone' episodes. I know that sounds crazy, pretty much every other sifi series is stuffed with filler episode! But unlike other sifi series Stargate has a knowledge and technological progression in the series, so one episode might be mostly irrelevant to the main plot but they may have discovered some key piece of information or technology that will let them do something important in a future episode. Also i recommend watching the series side by side.
That's good advice. Many younger viewers have grown up in an age of television serialization, and can get overly impatient with episodic TV that has 20 to 26 episodes every season. I think folks do themselves a disservice if they never watch Stargate in full.
@@GateWorldDotNet yes, i was in the same boat when i decided to rewatch Stargate for the 4th or 5th time XD. I didn't want to watch the whole series due to its length and fortunately quickly found/remembered that almost every episode ends up being mentioned and therefore of relevance in a later episode/s. The series was very well done in that aspect and also in its complexity. I feel like a lot of sifi series are really dumbed down compared to Stargate as far as lore goes, i mean stargate can get really confusing and complicated sometimes.
I believe some episodes in SG1-S8 were aired out of order (or are on the DVD out of order), and there is an extra long episode too. I feel this should have been mentioned. Though to be honest, 'chronological' viewing order doesn't have much of an impact on storytelling besides a couple references.
There's some slight variations especially in the early seasons, where the DVD / syndication order varies a little bit from the original cable airing order. Because the show was so episodic it usually doesn't matter for continuity's sake. But I'll bring this up in a follow up video.
i like knowing there is new people coming to stargate
I need to get season 10 of Stargate SG 1 and seasons 3-5
I just saw the first movie and as you see i am coming back for more 😅. I do hope that now that MGM is under Amazon they do a new show
I can confirm with my recomended order:
* Stargate - The Movie (R. E.)
* Stargate SG-1 Seasons 1-7
* Stargate SG-1 S8 Episodes 1-2
* Stargate Atlantis S1 Episodes 1-2
* ... you can from now on continue to watch SG-1 and Atlantis episodes in parallel, so one episode SG-1 then one episode Atlantis. But you can also watch seasons in parallel, so end SG-1 S8, then end atlantis S1, than watch complete SG-1 S9, then complete Atlantis s2, SG-1 S10, atlantis S3.
* Directly after SG-1 S10 Final watch the Stargate Ark of Truth tv movie
* Stargate Atlantis S4
* Stargate Atlantis S5 Episode 1 (Sam now goes to SGC for Continuum)
* Stargate Continuum tv movie (after SGA S5 E1 !)
* Stargate Atlantis S5 E2 - Final
* Stargate Universe
i hope Stargete come back 10 years after asgard core is installed
best wishes from the biggest SG fan in German :)
They could bring back SGU by casting the actor from the show who looks like they haven’t changed as the new main char. who is then woken up from stasis by the rest of the crew who has been out of stasis longer. thus those who aged or look different now will have an explanation of why.
Or that the stasis didn't worked as well because... Yeah.... Ship old...
This is the great thing that MGM has sitting on the franchise table. They have a perfect way to start the franchise back up. They get to maintain continuity, wrap up things AND hand off the baton to new people in a way that make perfect sense. Being able to bring back old cast from all the franchises, keeping some and lots of cameos going forward - and introduce us to the SGC of today. Is it still in the mountain? has it been moved? who knows about it? who's in charge now? What happened to everyone? And where are we going now? So simple. Lots of money to be made. In the age of reboot and remake - here's an opportunity to CONTINUE. As long as they stay true to shows roots - it's a hit right out of the gate.
SGU was an abortion! PLEASE do not bring that show back!
Real Stargate fans do not acknowledge the existence of that series.
Ive done canon viewings twice. With discs!
I actually think that to fully appreciate Stargate Origins, it should be watched right after SG1 season 8, after the passing of Catherine Langford. It's where it makes the most sense, as a look back to the Stargate's discovery and with the tie-ins it provides.
That's a very interesting idea!
I wish too more see stargate univers . Please to try für more seri
¿En qué plataforma encuentro la franquicia? Netflix no la pasa en Latinoamérica.
SG1 was the best of all of these shows and will never understand why they had to just pull the damn plug on the show on the cliff hanger....!
It was still getting high nielsen ratings by the end of season 10, they could have kept going for 5 more seasons easily.
Apparently the plan for season 11 was for it to take place mostly in the Ori galaxy, exploring worlds in that galaxy, meeting the Ori underground resistance, uncovering Alteran artefacts, would have been dope.
1. Generally, in TV, every 5 years or so actors and filmmakers are supposed to get raises, especially the ones that have been there since the beginning.
2. MGM was going bankrupt.
If #2 wasn't happening then it probably would have been renewed. This is also why Atlantis ended after only 5 seasons.
@@lordlaughypants5889 WHAT THE HECK WAS MGM DOING WITH ALL THE MONEY IT MADE FROM GOOD SCI FI ...TOO MANY BIGBUCKS GRAVYTRAIN BUREAUCRATS ...AND TOO MANY GARBAGE SHOWS SUCKING UP COSTS ...
There’s a little mistake in the season switch tactic
The siege of Atlantis contains 3 episodes
The first 2 are the last 2 of the first season and the 3rd is the first episode of season 2 so... maybe watch sga s2 before sg1 s9
Would it make any sense to slot Origins just before the SG-1 episode?
timeline-wise its the first thing
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.........
Let’s not talk about that
@@chrisdelagarza8048 I agree, the less we remember the better about that horrid interlude.
@B uki Oh but it was.
I'd only suggest starting with Origins if you've seen the shows already, and are doing a strict timeline rewatch. It's just not a good first impression for new viewers.
I adored Star Gate SG1 in high school, but lost track of it until after the series finished. I picked up at seasons 9 and 10, then went back to re-watch the season 1-8. Honestly that was best for me due to the much darker tone and subject matter in seasons 9 and 10, as well as the change in cast, which I would have felt as jarring if I watched them all in order. I think of seasons 9 and 10 as their own chapter in SG1, whereas season 8 is a great cap-off to many of the plot threads for the whole show.
now about those missing Universe seasons.... sigh, if only
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Just to say watching the series for the 1st time glad I found this video very informative wouldn’t have realized this until it was too late lol well at least I’m not that far in
Glad that it's helpful!
Before streaming, having SG1, SGA and BSG RDM packed into one night must have been great.
WHOA...Stargate is on Amazon Prime! How long has it been on Prime?
I watched all three series as they came out on TV years ago. Going to start watching it all again starting this evening.
Just made my day!!
Sorry, Joe ... there's a big caveat in the video ("... WHEN Stargate is on Amazon Prime") because it just recently left the service. But based on their track record I think it's only a matter of time before it comes back.
SG-1 is on Netflix and Hulu in the U.S. right now. SGA and SGU are also streaming on Hulu.
@@GateWorldDotNet I'm in Canada and when I checked, after your video, ALL of the Stargate stuff is streaming here in Canada. Good to now Netflix has SG 1 as well as I have both services, as well as Disney + for the Marvel stuff.
I bookmarked your page showing how to watch it all in the timeframe manner too.
I'll be dialling the gate this evening.
@@JoeOsChannel Sounds great!
@@GateWorldDotNet Turns out I was partly wrong. It is all on Amazon Prime Canada, but only as part of another optional streaming channel you can add for another $3.99 a month.
I'll now wait until closer to next winter when I have more spare time and sign up then for a few months to watch it.
SG1 1 to 7,
8-9-10 and Stargate Atlantis 1-2-3-4-5 and stargate sg1 we have to order it to be chronological :
- 8x01, 8x02, Atlantis 1x01, 1x02. After alternate chapters excepts double chapters we have to see in same time.
8x18, 8x19, 8x20, Atlantis 1x18, 1x19, 1x20, 2x01, and alternate chapters.
9x20, 10x01 have to be in paral-lel with: 2x20, 3x01, 3x02.
Season 10 sg1 alternating with season 3 Atlantis excepts 3x20.
Ark Of Truth.
Atlantis season 4 and 5x01
Continuum
Atlantis season 5
Stargate Universe 1 and 2.
Is the correct order.
Does anyone know how to read the SGA and SGU comics (those set after SGA season 5) and how to watch the episodes of the SGU TV series in chronological order between them? even considering the SGA/SGU anthology ongoing..is a little confusing
The American Mythology series all follow after the last episodes of the respective shows. You can find the release order in our Comics section. The anthology issues come pretty much at the end, though I think the stories are largely standalone.
www.gateworld.net/comics/
@@GateWorldDotNet So imagine that the first 4 SGA comics describe events happening during SGU tv show and at certain point,when SGA and SGU are published together in anthology,they begin to be chronologically positioned after SGU tv show.
But do you know how to match them with the novels?i read somewhere that both comics and novels are canon but it seems that they are slightly different as stories
Watched them all multiple times! No regrets... Should create a new one
I actually recommend anyone getting into Stargate now, watch Stargate Universe.
SGU is just slated for a modern audience, it feels like it could come out today and practically be a hit. SG1 and SGA are very 90's at the beginning especially (more-so for SG1 S1-4) and can really annoy some audiences today.
Its the friends syndrome, do you start watching friends from season 1 without any knowledge of the show?
Many people who I have shown SGU to first enjoy learning more after SGU.
This is coming from someone who watched every single episode, movie and series when they came out as soon as they came out, as a child.
when I started watching stargate I only knew SG: Atlantis existed so I was watching that and then I was like, who dis and wtf is that, have I skipped an episode?, Then I realized that SG: 1 was a thing and I was like oh that makes sense now!
I researched this precisely before my wife wanted to start the franchise. From The Movie all the way to Origins, though I couldn't stand all her pinning for Michael Shanks and Jason Mamoa.
How to stream SG in sweden?
One way I don't recommend watching the show is the way my ex introduced me to the show(s). I had already seen the Stargate movie but wasn't that interested in trying to watch a show based on a movie that had some pretty ridiculous science ideas in it. But it was one of her favorite shows, so she decided to start me off with her favorite version: Stargate Atlantis. Atlantis was a perfectly fine show, but starting there was perhaps not the greatest idea. There were constant callbacks to SG-1 that she would either have to explain or leave me puzzling over. Like the episode where *surprise* the mystery alien is an Asgard! What's an Asgard? Or who is this "Carter" person? So, that was less than ideal.
Eventually, I watched SG-1 and Atlantis in the correct order (after having watched Universe in the wrong order, but I'm not planning to watch Universe again) and realized how much I had been missing. And actually, despite liking Atlantis, I do feel that SG-1 is a much stronger show overall. I still think the movie is stupid and the show was forced to keep a little stupidity from the movie, but at least it was usually downplayed in the show so that I only really want to complain about how every alien started speaking English (or complain about the third hit from a Zat gun)
My way :
SG: U Seasons 1 & 2 ( Binge )
SG: 1 seasons 1-5
SG: A 1-5
SG: 1 Movies ...Ark of truth first , then Continuum .
SG: 1 seasons 6 -10
Original SG: Movie.
SG: Catherine.
this has got to be a joke right?
@@bluealewine6037 Nope.
interesting way :D
I didn't know the stories intertwined between SG-1 and Atlantis.
I tried hard to watch Atlantis but it got too deep into the Raith for me.
I want to do a video that constructs an accurate chronology like the Star Trek Chronology Project using in universe clues. It is just a matter of having the time to watch it again.
Not sure if this is the sort of thing you are looking for (in written form), but we have a Stargate Timeline here: www.gateworld.net/wiki/Timeline
This was my way during lockdown... Atlantis cause it's my fave then SG-1... that's it. Shame they never made anything else.
Shame they never finished with a straight to dvd film, of atlantis going back and defeating the rave, finding more zpms, or making more, then flying back, defeating the rave and then a short video of 10 years later and saying whats gone on and before the credits,
Keep editing this, maybe the government wont allow atlantis to return and shepherds team have to return it and be criminals and can't return to earth and they live their lifes in the peagasus galaxy
SG: Universe
I used to watch it alternating episodes, but it's just easier to alternate seasons
Man!!!! I could have used this a few years ago! I tired watching them in release date, but could t remember which show aired first. I think SGU got really good in its second season, and when I rewatched it for the first time I liked it a lot more than one it originally aired. I may be wrong but is stargate origins cannon? Wouldn’t it come first? Thank you!!! I hope we get a fourth series as well!
Edit:
My favorite thing to do is go as long as I can without watching it and then watch it all again. I can’t wait to show my kids stargate. I also take my comment back about stargate origins comment, but if you’ve seen all of the I recommend cannon order.
There's a section on Origins later in the video. As far as MGM is concerned it is canon, and it does come first in the timeline ... however for reasons I go to in the video, I recommend newcomers not starting here. But for a longtime fan doing a rewatch, I say go for it!
@@GateWorldDotNet sorry o commented a little early! I agree that newcomers shouldn’t watch it first. I do want to thank you for touching on the final cut of the children of the God’s, it’s the only one I didn’t own but will buy it now!
Very useful, ty!
in the netherland no stargate on netflix