Editing Stargate SG-1 (section)

=== Conception ===
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[[Brad Wright]] and [[Jonathan Glassner]] had worked together on the [[MGM]] television series ''[[The Outer Limits (1995 TV series)|The Outer Limits]]'' since 1995. Upon hearing of MGM's plan to create a television spin-off series of the feature film ''[[Stargate (film)|Stargate]]'', Wright and Glassner independently and unbeknownst to each other approached MGM and proposed their concept for the television series. MGM president John Symes greenlit the project on the condition that Wright and Glassner work together as executive producers of the new show.<ref name=dvdlegacy>{{cite video |people=[[Brad Wright|Wright, Brad]]; [[Jonathan Glassner|Glassner, Jonathan]]; Greenburg, Michael; [[Richard Dean Anderson|Anderson, Richard Dean]]; [[Michael Shanks|Shanks, Michael]] |date=2001 |title=Stargate SG-1: Season 3 – Timeline To The Future – Part 1: Legacy Of The Gate | medium = DVD |publisher=[[MGM Home Entertainment]]}}</ref> The show was named ''Stargate SG-1'' after Wright flightily agreed to Symes's pitch question of whether the team should be called "SG-1". MGM released posters titled ''Stargate SG-1'' within the next week without the knowledge of Wright or Glassner.<ref name=dvdprofilewright>{{cite video |people=[[Brad Wright|Wright, Brad]] |date=2006 |title=Stargate SG-1: Season 9 – Profile On: Brad Wright | medium = DVD |publisher=[[MGM Home Entertainment]]}}</ref>

John Symes approached Michael Greenburg and [[Richard Dean Anderson]], former star of the long-running ''[[MacGyver (1985 TV series)|MacGyver]]''.<ref name=dvdlegacy/> Anderson agreed to become involved if his character [[Jack O'Neill]] were allowed more comedic leeway than [[Kurt Russell]]'s character in the feature film. He also requested that ''Stargate SG-1'' be an ensemble show, so that he would not be carrying most of the plot alone as he had on ''MacGyver''.<ref name=tvzones46_4>{{Cite journal |last=Eramo |first=Steven | title=Richard Dean Anderson – Mr Anderson – Colonel O'Neill |journal=[[TV Zone]] |issue=Special 46 |pages=4–9 |date=July 2002}}</ref> The American subscription channel [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] made a two-season commitment for 44 episodes in 1996.<ref name=dvdlegacy/> Principal photography began in Vancouver in February 1997.<ref name=dvdproductiondesign/>