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Although the movie ''[[Stargate (film)|Stargate]]'' and the television series ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'' share similar themes, there are a '''number of differences''' in the [[canon (fiction)|canon]] of these fictional works. When [[MGM]] decided to make a TV series based on the movie, writers of the film [[Roland Emmerich]] and [[Dean Devlin]] were no longer involved,<ref name=gwfaq>[http://www.gateworld.net/the_stargate_faq.shtml#movie.1 GateWorld - THE STARGATE FAQ: What differences are there between the movie and the TV series?], FAQ at [[GateWorld]]</ref> and SG-1 showrunners [[Brad Wright]] and [[Jonathan Glassner]] introduced many novel concepts, altering the canon.

Most notably, many characters were portrayed by different actors, and names were spelled differently.<ref name=bbc.co.uk /> [[Daniel Jackson]] was played by [[James Spader]] in the movie and by [[Michael Shanks]] in the series. [[Kurt Russell]]'s character Jonathan "Jack" O'Neil, a rather humorless Colonel, is played by [[Richard Dean Anderson]] as the somewhat more deadpan Jonathan "Jack" O'Neill (with two L's) in ''SG-1''.<ref name=nytimes>{{cite web |title=Through a Gate to the Far Side of the Universe: A TV Series |url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C05E5D7163AF935A15754C0A961958260 |publisher=New York Times |date=[[July 26]], [[1997]] |accessdate=2007-10-15}}</ref><ref name=digitalbits>[http://www.thedigitalbits.com/reviews2/stargatesg1s1.html The Digital Bits: DVD Review - Stargate SG-1: The Complete First Season]</ref> The name of O'Neil's son changes from ''Tyler'' in the film to Charlie.<ref name=bbc.co.uk>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A765597 BBC.co.uk: BBC - h2g2 - Stargate SG-1 - TV show]</ref> [[French Stewart]]'s character was named Louis Feretti, in ''SG-1'', [[Brent Stait]]'s character is named [[Louis Ferretti]]. The spelling of Daniel Jackson's wife changes from ''Sha'uri'' ({{IPA|'ʃæuːʊri}}) to ''Sha're'' ({{IPA|ʃɑːre}}) , O'Neill's wife from Sarah to Sara.<ref name=imdb_movie>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111282/fullcredits#cast IMDB.com: Stargate (1994) - full cast and crew]</ref><ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118480/epcast IMDB.com: "Stargate SG-1" (1997) - Episodes cast]</ref>

[[Image:Ra original humanoid.jpg|thumb|Concept drawing of Ra's original humanoid form by [[Patrick Tatopoulos]]. [http://www.tatopoulosstudios.net/mainpage.html] ]]