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Although the movie ''[[Stargate (film)|Stargate]]'' and the television series ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'' share similar themes, 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.<ref name=gwfaq>[http://www.gateworld.net/the_stargate_faq.shtml#movie.1 What differences are there between the movie and the TV series?], FAQ at [[GateWorld]]</ref> When [[MGM]] decided to make a TV series based on the movie, they were no longer involved,<ref name=gwfaq /> and SG-1 showrunners [[Brad Wright]] and [[Jonathan Glassner]] introduced many novel concepts, altering the canon.
==Actor and spelling changes==
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 Jonathan "Jack" O'Neill (with two L's) in ''SG-1''.<ref name=bbc.co.uk /><ref name=digitalbits>[http://www.thedigitalbits.com/reviews2/stargatesg1s1.html Stargate SG-1: The Complete First Season] at thedigitalbits.com</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 Stargate SG-1 - the TV Show] at [[bbc]].co.uk</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'' to ''Sha're'', O'Neill's wife from Sarah to Sara.<ref name=imdb_movie>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111282/fullcredits#cast Full cast and crew for
Stargate] on [[imdb]].</ref><ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118480/epcast Episodes cast for Stargate SG-1] on imdb</ref>
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