Differences between Stargate and Stargate SG-1: Difference between revisions

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==Changes to the stargate==

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More subtle differences between the film's stargate and the stargate in ''SG-1'' include:

* The [[chevron (Stargate)|chevron]]s in the ''Stargate'' film do not glow as they do in the series.

* The top chevron on the film's stargate is different aesthetically than the rest of its chevrons. In ''SG-1'', all the chevrons on a stargate are visually identical.

* 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.

* 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.

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==Other changes==

There are some differences between the film and the TV series that widened the story and filming possibilities for episodic television, so some canon facts from the film were simply ignored by the TV series.

* In the ''Stargate'' film, Ra is the last of an unnamed race, which is a humanoid species with large black eyes and a lack of facial features, not very dissimilar to the [[Asgard]]. The biological parasitism was only addressed in the film's director's cut. In ''SG-1'' however, Ra is one of many "[[Goa'uld]] [[System Lord]]s".

* In the film, the [[planet]] [[Abydos (Stargate)|Abydos]] resides millions of [[lightyear]]s away in an entirely different [[galaxy]]. In ''SG-1'', Abydos is the closest planet to [[Earth]] that has a stargate, residing in the same galaxy as Earth. Also in ''SG-1'', stargate travel is limited to the stargate network in the [[Milky Way galaxy]] (unless a tremendous amount of power is used to lengthen the subspace wormhole of a stargate to another galaxy's stargate).

* The film used more complex computerspecial graphicseffects than the series. For example, the film's [[ring transporter]]s consist of nine rings that stack on top of one another, whereas only five more widely spaced rings are ever used in ''SG-1''. The film version shows the transported person or object dematerialize and the particles move towards the destination. In the television series, a yellow-orange light would vertically sweep through the interiors of the rings, usually sweeping upward, even when the destination is below.

* The stargate on Abydos in the film is deep within the center of the [[pyramid]], down a ramp from the main atrium room with pillars. In ''SG-1'', the stargate and transporter rings are positioned in the main atrium with the pillars rather than deep inside the pyramid.