Although the movie ''[[Stargate (film)|Stargate]]'' and the television series ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'' share similar namesthemes, there is a number of differences in the [[canon (fiction)|canon]] of these fictional works. Through official production notes, scripts, and subsequent text and graphic novel series, [[Roland Emmerich]] and [[Dean Devlin]] created a rich backstory and universe.{{Original research|date=September 2007}} When [[MGM]] decided to make a TV series based on the movie, new creators [[Brad Wright]] and [[Jonathan Glassner]] introduced many novel concepts, changing many aspects ofaltering the film's backstory and universecanon.
