History Franchise / Stargateverse

** Type 6: Precursors or God (Stargate Universe).

Many millions of years ago, [[HumanAliens aliens that looked exactly like humans]] evolved elsewhere in the universe, advanced to a stunning level, filled the galaxy with really nifty ImportedAlienPhlebotinum (not the least of which were the titular [[CoolGate Stargates]]), and created the human race before [[EnergyBeings buggering off to a higher plane of existence]]. Some time later, a race of parasitic aliens called the Goa'uld invaded Earth, built pyramids, inspired the various mythological gods, and created a human diaspora in order to serve them as slaves on other worlds, resulting in large populations of ''Homo sapiens'' throughout the galaxy.

Or even a ship!"''[[note]]Eventually, though, they ''did'' get a ship.[[/note]]

* ''Series/StargateUniverse'' (2008-2009) - A continuation of the universe with a whole new cast trapped aboard an ancient spaceship.

* {{Cukoloris}}: To avoid CGI costs, the open gate is in many shots offscreen but its flickering light -- produced by a stagehand warping a flexible mirror -- illuminates the rest of the scene.

* {{Constellations}}: The 38 symbols on the rim of the gate are constellations as seen from Earth, one being specifically identified in ''Film/{{Stargate}}'' as Orion. The movie and early TV episodes stated them to be six points in space and the point of origin, but the ''SG-1'' showrunners eventually recognized [[ArtisticLicenseAstronomy the obvious flaw in this reasoning]]: the constellations are not static and, since the stars involved are not physically near each other even on astronomical scales, would look completely different from other planets anyway. By "Lost City" they settled on the symbols being the letters of an alternate form of the Ancient alphabet, and had previously noted that, since the dialing devices periodically update to compensate for stellar drift (making the gate address essentially a "phone number" for the planet), any comprehensible coordinate system they once formed has long been lost to the fog of history.
* ContinuityOverlap
* CharacterOverlap
* CityOfAdventure
* CoolGate: It's right there in the franchise title.

* KineticWeaponsAreJustBetter: With one exception (see WeWillUseLasersInTheFuture below), Earth firearms are favored over any of the {{Ray Gun}}s favored by more advanced offworld cultures. SG-1's "The Warrior" specifically demonstrates the FN Herstal P90 to outperform the Goa'uld staff weapon in every area except ammunition capacity (the staff relies on a liquid naquadah power cell which is never once shown to run dry). The SGC's starships also follow this philosophy, with railguns as the primary weapon until the Asgard give them the sum total of their collected knowledge, including extremely powerful energy weapons, in the ''SG-1'' finale. And even then, the Asgard plasma beams can't track small targets so the railguns are still used for point defense. In the case of the of the FN P90 v. staff weapon example, a rather justified point was made. Staff weapons were designed to terrorize and intimidate targets who were often unarmed or barely so, meaning that spray and pray tactics and lots of collateral damage were perfectly valid and acceptable. The P90 was designed as an actual weapon of war where the point was to kill a target, not scare it. Other tradeoffs in other weapons were similar justified - unreliable, difficult to use, or what have you.

* OurVampiresAreDifferent: The Wraith.

* PlanetOfHats

* ScienceFiction

* SufficientlyAdvancedAlien
* SuperDoc: Any of the teams' doctors, most noticeably Carson Beckett.

* WorldOfBadass: Anybody who isn't [[TookALevelInBadass becomes one]] with enough time.

* Several novels based on ''SG-1'' and ''SGA''.

* ''Film/{{Stargate}}'', the movie that started it all.
* ''Series/StargateSG1'', a TV series based on the movie.
** ''Film/StargateTheArkOfTruth'', a direct-to-DVD sequel to ''SG-1'' concluding the Ori [[StoryArc arc]].
** ''Film/StargateContinuum'', another direct-to-DVD movie centered around the former System Lord Ba'al and TimeTravel.
* ''WesternAnimation/StargateInfinity'', a [[CanonDisContinuity non-canon]] AnimatedAdaptation.
* ''Series/StargateAtlantis'', a SpinOff of ''SG-1'' taking place in... yes, [[{{Atlantis}} exactly there]]. It begins chronologically after the Season 8 premiere of ''SG-1''.
* ''Series/StargateUniverse'', a continuation of the universe with a whole new cast trapped aboard an ancient spaceship.
* ''Series/StargateOrigins'', a {{Prequel}} series following Catherine Langford, the daughter of the archaeologist who discovered the original Stargate.[[/index]]
* Several novels based on ''SG-1'' and ''SGA''.
* Several novels based on the original film, written ''before'' ''SG-1''.

* Several Creator/BigFinish audio plays, which can no longer be purchased from the official websites due to rights issues.

** ''Stargate SG-1: Convention Special'' (2003, 2004, 2006, 2007

* Comics by Entity Comics, Creator/AvatarPress, Creator/DynamiteComics, and American Mythology Productions.

* MildlyMilitary: All the television series set in the Stargate verse include active duty military characters, and all have a very loose approach to orders and discipline, but that has relatively rare and minor repercussions for them. In ''Universe'' and ''Atlantis'', that's because the expeditions were cut off from Earth and fending for themselves (at first, at least). In ''SG-1'', it's because the titular team is the best in their respective areas and in some cases outside the military chain of command entirely, so their bosses have no choice but to put up with insubordination, making them {{Bunny Ears Lawyer}}s. The United States Air Force [[BackedByThePentagon backed the show]] because they liked the portrayal of the military in in. When the Air Force Chief of Staff guest [[TheCameo starred in one episode]], Richard Dean Anderson took the opportunity to ask if he'd ever had to deal with any Air Force Colonels as bad as Jack O'Neill. The answer? "Worse." But when a guy's good enough at his job to make a rank like Colonel, some slack gets cut.

* MildlyMilitary: All the television series set in the Stargate verse include active duty military characters, and all have a very loose approach to orders and discipline, but that has relatively rare and minor repercussions for them. In ''Universe'' and ''Atlantis'', that's because the expeditions were cut off from Earth and fending for themselves (at first, at least). In ''SG-1'', it's because the titular team is the best in their respective areas and in some cases outside the military chain of command entirely, so their bosses have no choice but to put up with insubordination, making them {{Bunny Ears Lawyer}}s.
** Also TruthInTelevision. The United States Air Force backed the show because they liked the portrayal of the military in. When the Air Force Chief of Staff guest starred in one episode, Richard Dean Anderson took the opportunity to ask if he'd ever had to deal with any Air Force Colonels as bad as Jack O'Neill. The answer? "Worse." But when a guy's good enough at his job to make a rank like Colonel, some slack gets cut.

** Type 4: The Replicators, The Asurans, The Asgardnote They may qualify as type 3, but during most of the series their forces and resources are constantly tied up fighting back just about everyone else and manage to give the Replicators, the Goa'uld system lords, the Wraith and the Ori a run for their money, sometimes several at once, earning them a Type 4 rating.

** Played straight thereafter in the derivative television series', which was eventually handwaved (by WordOfGod) with TranslatorMicrobes in the form of an effect created by the stargates themselves.

Despite being one of the newer Sci-fi franchises (compared to, y'know, the [[Franchise/StarWars other]] [[Franchise/StarTrek franchises]] that start with "Star") The Stargate verse is the third longest science fiction franchise in terms of hours. No single ''Trek'' series has more episodes than ''Series/StargateSG1''. It's a ''long'' way from either ''Series/DoctorWho'' or the combined ''Franchise/StarTrek'' franchise, but those have been around since TheSixties, whereas the ''Film/{{Stargate}}'' movie was released in 1994.

* {{Autodoc}}: Sarcophagi.

* Several Creator/BigFinish audio plays, which can no longer be purchased from the official websites do to rights issues.

* ColonelBadass: The movie and ''SG-1'' have Jack O'Neill. ''SG-1'' later adds Samantha Carter and Cameron Mitchell. ''Atlantis'' has John Sheppard. ''Universe'' has Everett Young.

* ''Series/StargateSG1'', TV series based on the movie.
** ''Film/StargateTheArkOfTruth'', direct-to-DVD sequel to ''SG-1'' concluding the Ori [[StoryArc arc]].

* ''WesternAnimation/StargateInfinity'', [[CanonDisContinuity non-canon]] AnimatedAdaptation.
* ''Series/StargateAtlantis'', SpinOff of ''SG-1'' taking place in... yes, [[{{Atlantis}} exactly there]]. Begins chronologically after season 8 premiere of ''SG-1''.
* ''Series/StargateUniverse'', Continuation of the universe with a whole new cast trapped aboard an ancient spaceship.
* ''Series/StargateOrigins'', a {{Prequel}} series following Catherine Langford, daughter of the archaeologist who discovered the original Stargate.[[/index]]
* Several novels based on SG-1 and SGA.
* A couple of Creator/AvatarPress comics.
* Several novels based on the original movie, written ''before'' SG-1.
* Some Creator/BigFinish audio plays, which can no longer be purchased from official websites do to rights issues.

According to a [[https://variety.com/2016/film/spotlight/stargate-reboot-trilogy-roland-emmerich-dean-devlin-1201795494/ 14 June 2016 Variety article]], Roland Emmerich is in talks with MGM to reboot the franchise for a movie trilogy.

* A couple of AvatarPress comics.

* ''Series/StargateAtlantis'', SpinOff of ''SG-1'' taking place in... yes, [[{{Atlantis}} exactly there]]. Begins chronologically after season 8 premier of ''SG-1''.
* ''Series/StargateUniverse'', Continuation of the universe with a whole new cast trapped aboard an ancient spaceship. The plot is (vaguely) similar to ''Series/{{Battlestar Galactica|2003}}'' or ''Series/StarTrekVoyager''. Cancelled after a truncated second season.

** The Stargate physics themselves also borrow from an element of real-world wormhole theory. The stable wormholes formed by the Gates are only really large enough for atoms/subatomic particles, as predicted by some interpretations of general relativity; the Gate acts more like a combination Franchise/StarTrek transporter-wormhole. The transporter part dematerializes whatever goes through the Gate, and the resulting stream of atoms is what actually goes through the event horizon to the other Gate. This features in multiple episodes, between how a giant metal iris can stop most every weapon sent through a Gate, including ''nukes''[note] the iris is barely a few microns above the event horizon, which prevents matter from being reconstructed, although nuclear blasts get absorbed by the Gate and lead to a building shake now and again. [/note] to a character being saved from a gate malfunction by being stored in the Gate's buffer.