THIS JUST IN ABOUT SEASON 5...INCLUDING SUMMIT PLOT AND AIR DATES
Updated 12:02pm ET on 29-June-2001
9:00am ET, 29-June-01
Stargate Begins Landmark Season
Brad Wright, executive producer of Showtime's Stargate SG-1, told SCI FI Wire
that the fifth season, which starts June 29, marks several milestones for the SF
series. Among other things, the 12th episode of the season is the series' 100th
episode, Wright said in an interview.
"We were very excited about that," Wright said. "It's the second series I've
helped take to 100 episodes. I did Outer Limits as well. And it's amazing how
quickly that time goes by." The 100th episode, "Wormhole Extreme," airing in
September, is a departure for the series. "Rather than do a heavy, expensive big
episode like we normally would do, we did a show that was in fact something of a
parody of ourselves, kind of a Galaxy Quest version of Stargate SG-1," he said.
The episode continues a story from last season, "allowing one of the characters
that we've already introduced ... to end up doing a parody television series of
Stargate called Wormhole Extreme. ... It's very funny. It is a balls-out comedy,
as opposed to many of the episodes that we do."
The fifth season will also continue Earth's battle with the villainous Goa'uld.
In January, the series will air a two-part episode--"Summit" and "Last
Stand"--that will be the first time all the System Lords come together, Wright
said. "It's a really large action story," he said. (don't know about you guys but 'last stand' title sorta has me worried.....and it won't air until NEXT YEAR!!!)
The season premiere, "Enemies," will resolve the cliffhanger from last season,
"Exodus.""I think it's one of our best episodes ever," Wright said."At the end
of last season, we found ourselves on a ship in another galaxy 120 years away
from home, even at top speed, and with our archenemy Apophis. Another one of our
enemies, who has almost wiped us out in the past, ends up inadvertently coming
to our aid, and of course, they almost wipe us out too, but we manage to escape
them."
Stargate SG-1 is about to begin production in Vancouver on its 14th episode out
of 22 for the fifth season, Wright said. He added that he's awaiting word on a
possible sixth season. Stargate SG-1 airs on Showtime at 10 p.m. Fridays.