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Promotional image of the Stargate: SG-1 cast.

[edit] Introduction

Stargate SG-1 is a long-running US television series originally based on the 1994 movie Stargate. There were minor canon changes between the movie and the series (for example, the name of Jack's son and the location of the planet Abydos); the fandom generally resolves such differences in favor of the series.

Stargate: SG-1 is a phenomenon in science fiction television becoming, as of 2006, the longest running television science fiction show in US history. While the cable channel, SciFi, chose not to renew their Stargate option after season 10 - much to the surprise of the cast and viewers - owners MGM reportedly valued the Stargate franchise as much as their enduringly successful James Bond property. Following the transmission of the remaining episodes, two straight-to-DVD movies were planned, and it has lead to two series to follow in the Stargate universe: Stargate Atlantis and the upcoming Stargate Universe.

The series enjoys wide popularity and a global fanbase. It has also generated a wealth of fanworks of all kinds and a dedicated and expert group of followers who have maintained contact and communication via online discussion boards since the series began. The series also enjoys a solid off-internet fandom, leading to a wealth of fanzines being produced and a large number of conventions. The Stargate cast regularly appear at conventions in locations such as the USA, UK, Australia and even as far-flung as New Zealand where they universally receive an enthusiastic welcome.

A MMPG "Stargate Worlds" in also currently in development.

[edit] The show

The following categories pertain directly to the Stargate SG-1 television series.

[edit] Canon release dates

[edit] 1990s

On October 28, 1994, the Stargate movie premiered in theaters in the United States. [1]
On July 27, 1997, Stargate premiered on television in the United States. [2]
On December 3, 1997, Stargate premiered on television in Australia. [3]
On February 24, 1998, Stargate premiered on television in Ireland. [4]
On February 27, 1998, Stargate premiered on television in France. [5]
On April 1, 1998, Stargate premiered on television in the United Kingdom. [6]
On April 5, 1998, Stargate premiered on television in Portugal. [7]
On January 6, 1999, Stargate premiered on television in Germany. [8]
On January 25, 1999, Stargate premiered on television in Malaysia. [9]
On June 1, 1999, Stargate premiered on television in Finland. [10]
On September 19, 1999, Stargate premiered on television in Italy. [11]

[edit] 2000s

On April 2, 2000, Stargate premiered on television in the Czech Republic. [12]
On May 14, 2001, Stargate premiered on television in Sweden. [13]

[edit] Stargate SG-1 fandom

[edit] Fandom timeline

Below is a partial timeline of events that took place in this fan community.

On February 10, 2006, the message board Stargate Alliances was created. [14]

By season 9, airing in 2005 - 2006 and season 10, airing in 2006 - 2007, some of the fanbase believed that SG-1 was just hitting its stride after changes in the core cast. They noted that the introduction of new female character, Vala Mal Doran, breathed new life into the series, and that a season 11 and beyond should be produced. For this reason, they lobbied hard for MGM to find an alternative outlet to SciFi network for the series. The feasibility of making Stargate: SG-1 the first series to be made exclusively for on-demand web viewing had also been discussed.^{[citation needed]}

On June 24, 2007, malnpudl made the following observation regarding slash to het to gen representation in this fandom:

A lot of it depends on the particular fandom you're talking about. For example, in the Buffyverse and in Stargate SG-1 you'll see as much het as slash, and occasional femslash as well -- while in due South it's almost all slash; het happens, but it's pretty rare -- and Farscape is heavily het. [15]

In June 2008, ScienceGeek, a member of the CSI and Stargate fandoms, passed away after a long battle with cancer. [16]

The following categories and articles pertain to Stargate SG-1 fandom activities.

[edit] On-line fan communities

[edit] National communities

Because of a variety of factors, the Stargate SG-1 fandom had a number of different national and linguistic communities that were created. Many of these communities were started early on by members of the Stargate fandom who were bilingual and had access to the original English language version of the show or after the show was aired in countries besides English speaking ones.

See specific national histories for additional information:

[edit] Kerfluffles

This section needs more information.

[edit] Fandom members

This section needs more information.

[edit] Fandom size

Comparitive size of fandom based on archive sizes from November 2006

Same chart as above only including Quizilla totals from December 2006

Story totals from random fandoms are from FanWorks.Org, FicWad, SkyHawke, AdultFanFiction.Net, FanDomination.Net, MediaMiner.Org, FanFiction.Net and FanLib as of June 13, 2007.

[edit] December 2006

As of November 22, 2006 there are 547 stories on Twisting the Hellmouth [17] and 13,970 stories on FanFiction.Net. [18]

[edit] May 2007

As of May 23, 2007, there are 167 Stargate stories on FanLib. [19]

[edit] December 2007

As of December 8, 2007, there are 215 Stargate fanworks on FanLib. [20]

As of December 19, 2007, there are 208 stories, 7 videos, 4 images, 3 poems and 1 screenplay on FanLib. [21] On December 19, 2007, there are 211 fans on FanPop. [22]

[edit] March 2008

As of March 7, 2008, there are 36 stories tagged stargate on Quizilla [23], there are 234 stories, 3 videos, 5 images, 4 poems, 1 lyric and 1 screenplay on FanLib, [24] and there are 17,743 stories on FanFiction.Net. [25]

[edit] Stargate SG-1 Fanworks

[edit] Fan Fiction

There are a number of sites where Stargate fans share fan fiction. One of the biggest sites is FanFiction.Net. The fandom also utilizes a number of fandom specific and pairing specific sites, including sites like Heliopolis.

Below is a partial timeline of events that took place in the Stargate fan fiction community.

[edit] Awards

The Stargate fandom likes to recognize quality works in the fandom. To this end, a number of Stargate fan fiction awards have been held, including SG-1 Awards which was held in 2001.

[edit] Fan fiction archives

[edit] FanFiction.Net

Below is a partial timeline of Stargate related events which took place on FanFiction.Net.

On January 29, 1999, Duck by Yum became the first English language Stargate story published on FanFiction.Net.[26][27]
On April 8, 2002, Quand l'espoir n'existe plus by drusilla4 became the first French language Stargate story published on FanFiction.Net. [28][29]
On December 11, 2002, La Boda by nalaa became the first Spanish language Stargate story published on FanFiction.Net. [30][31]
On July 13, 2003, Louco por esta garota by Lali-chan became the first Portuguese language Stargate story published on FanFiction.Net. [32][33]
On December 16, 2005, the FanFiction.Net forum Daniel and Vala was created. [34]
On December 17, 2005, the FanFiction.Net forum Sam and Jack Shipper Site was created. [35]
On February 6, 2006, the FanFiction.Net forum Character Deaths was created. [36]
On February 8, 2006, the FanFiction.Net forum The Stargate Challenge was created. [37]
On March 23, 2006, the Stargate FanFiction.Net forum The best couple was created. [38]

[edit] FanLib

When FanLib was first launched in March 2007, parts of the Stargate community were very anti-FanLib as the Stargate fandom has a number of old school and acafen who felt that FanLib was a threat to traditional fandom ethics and to the existing power structure in fandom. Since August 2007, the anti-FanLib sentiment has largely been mooted with little continued discussion of the archive. With that vacuum, and the number of features that FanLib offers users, the Stargate fandom on FanLib began to grow.

Below is a partial timeline of events that took place in the Stargate fandom on FanLib.

On March 18, 2007, The Chieftain's Daughter by spacemonkey69 became the first Stargate story published on FanLib. [39][40]

Below is a partial list of Stargate fandom users found on FanLib.

[edit] Heliopolis

On June 1, 2000, Heliopolis, a Stargate fan fiction archive, was founded. [49]

[edit] Message boards

[edit] SCIFI.COM Stargate SG-1 BBoard

"The Stargate SG-1 Bulletin Board is the most popular message board on SCIFI.COM. With well over half-a-million posts and nine seasons' worth of stories, members of that board have had a lot to say to each other about their show for nine years. With a tenth season underway, the members continue to have many more characters and adventures to discuss." [50]

[edit] Shipping

For fan fiction and fan vidding, shipping can be very important. People created mailing lists, LiveJournal communities and archives dedicated to their ships.

[edit] Daniel/Jan

On May 30, 2000, the Dan/Jan mailing list danandjan was created. [51]

[edit] Daniel/Vala

On December 16, 2005, the FanFiction.Net forum Daniel and Vala was created. [52]

As of March 8, 2008, there are 5 works on FanLib tagged daniel/vala and 2 works tagged danielvala. [53][54]

[edit] Jack/Daniel

As of March 8, 2008, there are 2 works on FanLib tagged jackdaniel. [55]

[edit] Jacob/Selmac

As of March 8, 2008, there are 2 works on FanLib tagged jacob/selmac. [56]

[edit] Sam/Carter

As of March 8, 2008, there are 7 works on FanLib tagged sam carter. [57]

[edit] Sam/Daniel

As of March 8, 2008, there are 3 works on FanLib tagged sam/daniel. [58]

[edit] Sam/Jack

On December 17, 2005, the FanFiction.Net forum Sam and Jack Shipper Site was created. [59]

As of March 8, 2008, there are 5 works on FanLib tagged sam/jack, 6 works tagged with samjack and 8 works tagged with s/j. [60][61][62]

[edit] External links

[edit] See also

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