: Ben Browder and Claudia Black joined the team in later seasons as Richard Dean Anderson stepped back from his lead role. Stargate SG-1 (TV Series 1997–2007) - IMDb
. By blending Earth’s history—Egyptian, Norse, and Arthurian legends—with hard-nosed military realism, the show created a grounded universe where modern-day Air Force officers could reasonably face off against "gods." The Alchemy of the Core Four
Unlike many of its darker contemporaries, SG-1 leaned into humor, largely thanks to Anderson’s request for more comedic leeway for O'Neill.