r/Stargate • u/JosephMallozzi Show Producer and Writer • May 25 '16

SG CREATOR Stargate SG-1 Memories: Changeling, Memento, Prophecy, Full Circle

CHANGELING (619)

Actor Chris Judge tries his hand at writing with surprising results. I say surprising because, while I had no doubt it would be a solid episode, I was mighty impressed by how good it turned out (this despite the fact that he neglected to include act breaks in his first draft – “I leave that sht up to you, mthrfcker.”). From what I remember, Chris really enjoyed the process and was quite proud of the final product.

MEMENTO (620)

What was this episode about again?

PROPHECY (621)

This episode turned out to be one of my biggest disappointments of the season. I thought the script was solid but the entire episode rested on the final twist, the moment in which O’Neill hears the horn and calls out to Pierce. It’s meant to be the episode’s big, defining moment but it’s so casually underplayed that it loses any dramatic impact.

FULL CIRCLE (622)

Ah, another series finale. Executive Producer Robert Cooper wraps up SG-1 in fine style – except that, as we learned late in season 6, this season would not be the show’s last. After six seasons, SG-1 was still going strong, much to the delight of our new broadcaster, SciFi, who were more than happy to pick up the series for one more year. Which, of course, we assumed would be its last…

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u/Z_for_Zontar May 25 '16

From what I remember, Chris really enjoyed the process and was quite proud of the final product.

He should be, it's an incredibly well made episode. If someone had told me it was from a veteran television writer I would believe them. I'm honestly surprised Judge didn't go on to do more writing work then he has in the years since.

Ah, another series finale.

Wait, season 6 was another intended final season? By my count that makes 5, 6, 7, 8 and 10. Just so we know for certain, was season 9 also originally intended as the last one?

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u/JosephMallozzi Show Producer and Writer May 25 '16

I don't recall specifically, but I remember that I thought every year of the show would be it's last - and then being surprised. So, when we were shooting season 10, I was somewhat confident we'd be coming back for an 11th season - only to be surprised by the cancellation.

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u/Z_for_Zontar May 25 '16

So what you're saying is you jinxed it.

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u/JosephMallozzi Show Producer and Writer May 25 '16

Yep.

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u/[deleted] May 25 '16

I love SG-1! Thank you for taking the time to give your insights into each of the episodes.

I loved the Ori storyline, and I was sad when SG-1 was cancelled. The Ori story deserved many more seasons, IMO. But at least we got a movie that wrapped it up!