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==Changes to the stargate==
[[Image:Wormhole_old.jpg|thumb|Movie wormhole.]][[Image:New_wormhole.jpg|thumb|TV show wormhole in Season 9 and later.]]
After the ''SG-1'' television series got a greenlight from MGM, the original [[Stargate (device)|stargate devide]] prop was considered to be re-used. The prop was found on a studio backlot, weather-beaten beyond usability for the TV series. A cast was made instead, and several new stargate props were constructed from it for use in the gate room and on-___location shooting. Unlike the TV ___location gate, the gate in the gateroom can spin, although the original movie gate did not have computer programs and had to be turned by crew members. {{fact|date=April 2007}} <!-- I can't provide citations from official sources for this section, but they exist (probably DVD commentaries). User:Sgeureka -->
*The [[chevron (Stargate)|chevron]]s in the ''Stargate'' film do not glow as they do in the series.▼
▲* The [[chevron (Stargate)|chevron]]s in the ''Stargate'' film do not glow as they do in the series.
*In the film, to "lock" in a stargate symbol, each chevron "pops" or "clamps" the symbol in question to dial it. In ''SG-1'', only the top chevron "pops" when dialing an address, while the other chevrons merely light up and do not clamp.▼
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▲* In the film, to "lock" in a stargate symbol, each chevron "pops" or "clamps" the symbol in question to dial it. In ''SG-1'', only the top chevron "pops" when dialing an address, while the other chevrons merely light up and do not clamp.
*In the film, each stargate has a unique set of 39 symbols, but in the series, each gate has the same 38 symbols (Earth's symbols based on Earth's constellations), minus a single point of origin symbol that is unique to that individual gate.▼
* The symbols on the film's gate are engraved into the surface of the stargate. In ''SG-1'''s universe, the symbols protrude from the gates' surface.
▲* In the film, each stargate has a unique set of 39 symbols, but in the series, each gate has the same 38 symbols (Earth's symbols based on Earth's constellations), minus a single point of origin symbol that is unique to that individual gate.
In the DVD commentary for the ''Stargate'' film, it was mentioned that the [[kawoosh]] effect in the movie was created by filming the actual swirl of water in a glass tube. On the TV series, this effect was completely created in [[Computer graphics|CG]] by the Canadian [[visual effects]] company ''Rain Maker.''<ref>''Stargate Magic: Inside The Lab.'' Special feature on [[Stargate SG-1 DVD]] Volume 37 (Lost City).</ref> Further [[event horizon]]/[[wormhole]] differences include:
*As part of its operation, the film's stargate (when activated) features a vortex or "tail" on the back of the Gate that resembles an inverted whirlpool. In ''SG-1'', both the front and the back of the stargate are identical, in that both sides resemble a placid pool of water.
*The film's stargate has a "pool" of a silver colour, which has the appearance of mercury, with a highly rippled surface. In ''SG-1'', the "pool" (or event horizon) is bluish, and seems to be more viscous.
*At the beginning of Season 9, the original movie wormhole sequence was substituted by a new sequence similar to the one already used on ''[[Stargate Atlantis]]''.
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