What's good about stargate???
good characters, loosely based in fact, (before you start yelling, do a little research, the chevrons are constellations, the goa'ulds are ancient gods, some of the aliens are reminiscent of ancient races...) great, realistic plots(as realistic as sci-fi can get anyway)
and...now here's a concept, it's got a plot!
sorta reminds me of b-5, as you watch it it builds upon itself.
which, imho, is much better than the episodic, let's throw continuity out the window cause it's inconvenient, way of trek (now don't yell, i liked trek, i just like sg better is all)