The fourth season of ''
Stargate SG-1'', an American-Canadian
television series
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, began airing on June 30, 2000 on
Showtime
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. The fourth season concluded after 22 episodes on February 14, 2001 on British
Sky One
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, which overtook Showtime in mid-season. The series was developed by
Brad Wright and
Jonathan Glassner. Season four regular cast members include
Richard Dean Anderson
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,
Michael Shanks,
Amanda Tapping
Amanda Tapping (born 28 August 1965) is a British-Canadian actress and director. She is best known for portraying Samantha Carter in the Canadian–American military science fiction television series ''Stargate SG-1,'' ''Stargate Atlantis,'' and ...
,
Christopher Judge
Douglas Christopher Judge (born October 13, 1964) is an American actor best known for playing Teal'c in the Canadian-American military science fiction television series ''Stargate SG-1,'' and Kratos in the 2018 video game ''God of War'' and its ...
, and
Don S. Davis
Donald Sinclair "Don" Davis (August 4, 1942 – June 29, 2008) was an American character actor best known for playing General Hammond in the television series ''Stargate SG-1'' (1997–2007), and earlier for playing Major Garland Briggs on t ...
.
Production and release
In the scene in "Divide and Conquer" that flashes back to the events in Upgrades, where Carter and O'Neill are trapped on opposite sides of the forcefield, lines were written but the actors chose not to say them. In "Watergate", melted toxic
wax
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was used to give Maybourne a
frozen
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look. Tom McBeath couldn't breathe it in or would have risked his own health.
The actual ending of the episode where O'Neill proposes that the two races had just exchanged
hostages was not the intended ending, which is why the episode appears to end so abruptly. In "Beneath the Surface", Thera and Jonah were supposed to kiss to confirm that they were in a relationship, but this was dropped because O'Neill had already kissed Carter earlier in the season in "
Window of Opportunity".
"Chain Reaction" made many references to the movie ''
The Silence of the Lambs''. As Lecter does with Clarice in the movie,
Harry Maybourne refers to ''
quid pro quo
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'', should O'Neill really want to get help from him. Another reference is the final telephonic conversation between O'Neill and Maybourne, the latter calling from an exotic place, just as Lecter called Clarice Starling at the end of ''The Silence of the Lambs''.
[DVD commentary for "Chain Reaction"] "Double Jeopardy" is the only ''Stargate SG-1'' episode directed by actor
Michael Shanks. This episode serves as a sequel to the Season 1 episode "
Tin Man", where the robotic SG-1 team first appeared. The artificial Daniel Jackson wears a bandana covering his hair, as he was created when Daniel (and Shanks) had long hair. "Exodus" is the last season finale that ends on a cliffhanger until Season Nine's "
Camelot
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".
"Small Victories" was nominated for a 2001
Emmy Award
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in the category "Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series" and a 2001
Gemini Award
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in the category "Best Visual Effects". "Tangent" was nominated for a Gemini Award in the category "Best Visual Effects". "The Curse" was nominated for a
Leo Award in the category "Best Visual Effects of Dramatic Series" "The Light" won a Leo Award in the category "Best Production Design of Dramatic Series". "Exodus" was nominated for an Emmy Award in the category "Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series".
Main cast
* Starring
Richard Dean Anderson
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as
Colonel
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Jack O'Neill
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*
Michael Shanks as
Dr.
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Daniel Jackson
*
Amanda Tapping
Amanda Tapping (born 28 August 1965) is a British-Canadian actress and director. She is best known for portraying Samantha Carter in the Canadian–American military science fiction television series ''Stargate SG-1,'' ''Stargate Atlantis,'' and ...
as
Major
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Samantha Carter
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* With
Christopher Judge
Douglas Christopher Judge (born October 13, 1964) is an American actor best known for playing Teal'c in the Canadian-American military science fiction television series ''Stargate SG-1,'' and Kratos in the 2018 video game ''God of War'' and its ...
as
Teal'c
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* And
Don S. Davis
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as
Major General
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George Hammond
Episodes
Episodes in bold are continuous episodes, where the story spans over 2 or more episodes.
References
External links
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