Where was Stargate SG-1 filmed?

The SG-1 team soon discovers that the Ancients built the Stargate. After ascending to a plane of higher existence, the otherworldly beings vowed never to interfere with other species.

However, one of the strangest episodes has to be when the SGC guards saw something that doesn’t regularly happen. The tenth episode of season six titled “Cure” features a scene where a dog is driving Colonel Jack O’Neill’s (Richard Dean Anderson) car.

Jack treasures the four-legged creatures, and in his words, “dogs are my favorite people.” He gives one to Cassandra Fraiser saying that on Earth the rule is that every kid has to have one of the furry animals.

The Cheyenne Mountains Complex in Colorado Springs provided the backdrop for the mind-bending Stargate SG-1 scene. In fact, the Air Force Station served as the setting for most of the exterior scenes. That includes the SGU sequences.

Located in El Paso County, the Space Force installation also functions as a real-life defensive bunker. The Peterson Space Force Base, which houses the United States Northern Command and North America Aerospace Defense, is located nearby. Some of the other productions that made use of the command center include “War Games” and “Jeremiah.”

The pilot episode titled “Children of the Gods” introduces us to System Lord Apophis (Peter Williams) who hails from the Goa’uld race. He is the season’s main villain who attacks Earth’s SGC base via the Stargate.

Lord Apophis further kidnaps an airman, but the SGC springs back into action when the government learns about its connection to an interplanetary network. Jack and Samantha Carter (Amanda Tapping) set off on a mission to locate Doctor Daniel Jackson (Michael Shanks).

Jack and Daniel later befriend Teal’c (Christopher Judge), Apophis’s former first Prime. Even as the Doctor aptly pointed out, “well, he’s not human,” Teal’c defects and joins efforts with the three, which subsequently springs the SG-1 team to life.

The Simon Fraser University in Burnaby served as one of the Stargate SG-1 filming locations. It stood in for the visually striking Tollan capital city, Tollana. The higher learning institution features in the fifteenth episode of season 3 and the ninth episode of season 5.

Simon Fraser opened the doors to the learning institution in 1965. SFU has three campuses around Vancouver, and the Burnaby Mountain campus is the largest. About 30,000 students attend the school, and more than 100,000 have graduated from the university.

Teal’c’s ability to initiate alliances with other inhabitants of the galaxy makes him a great asset to the team. He manages to create links with the Nox, Tok’ra, and Tollan.

One memorable instance when his skills shine is the second season episode “Thor’s Chariot.” Daniel and Samantha have to participate in “The Krypton Factor,” as a form of punishment for wrecking Thor’s hammer. It is also when the team’s dynamics come into play.

Daniel and Samantha bounce off of each other’s energy while Teal’c and Jack go about blowing things up. Teal’c doesn’t take it lightly when anyone messes around with the team saying, “if you once again try to harm me or one of my companions, my patience will expire.”

The interiors of the Stargate were filmed at the Bridge Studios in Burnaby. The facility houses eight studios and operates the largest effects stage in the region.

Besides hosting the Stargate SG-1 production team, the studios provided a filming setting for diverse other shows. “Once Upon a Time,” “MacGyver,” “Battlestar Galactica,” and “Stargate Universe” all hail from the Bridge Studios.

Several films, including “Carrie,” “John Tucker Must Die,” and “Jumanji,” also came to life at the location. Hop onto the 99, 28, or 123 bus to get to The Bridge Studios.

The Ori are a faction of the Ancients who chose to use their powers to dominate other species through religious indoctrination. They are the targets of a ploy to rack up higher ratings for the defensive Earth teams, in the season 10 episode titled “The Pegasus Project.”

The team collaborates with Atlantis to traverse the Pegasus Galaxy where they plan on permanently clogging the Ori’s “super gate.” After they “take a moment,” as Mitchell suggested, the super team goes about saving the galaxy. An epic achievement and big payoff for the audience is when the Earth forces successfully damage an Ori warship.

The Burnaby Hospital functioned as one of the Stargate SG-1 film sets during production. “Supernatural,” “The L Word,” and “Little Man” are other productions that made use of the medical facility as a filming location.

The season 1 episode titled “Fire and Water” sees the team hold a wake, believing that Daniel is dead. Jack, who has gotten the boot from the Stargate program, finds solace at home but not for too long.

He is later approached by Harold (Tom McBeath) Maybourne in the episode titled “Shades of Grey.” Accompanied by a younger version of himself, the team also searches Jack’s house in the episode titled “Fragile Balance.”

It leaves us with the iconic line, “I just woke up, haven’t had coffee – let alone a pee in seven days – and I find out you stole my a** and made a… Mini-Me.”

The Jack’s house scenes were filmed at 3144 Fairmont Road. According to Zillow, the five-bedroom Stargate SG-1 location occupies 3,060 square feet. As of 2019, the assessed value of the single-family home stands at $2,548,000.

Season 7 features a dual episode titled “Heroes” focusing on a film crew’s efforts to make a documentary about the SGC. Except for Doctor Janet Fraiser (Teryl Rothery), the team isn’t enthusiastic about having cameras shoved in their faces.

Hammond points it out to Emmett Bregman Saul Rubinek), “I think it fair to warn you that no one around here wants to be part of your little reality show.” The documentary team captures the team about their daily life, and of course, Jack ends up placing George Hammond’s (Don S. Davis) stapler in jelly, yet again.

IMDB lists Area 51 as one of the filming locations of Stargate SG-1. The classified United States Air Force facility is located within the Nevada Test and Training Range. While some establishing shots were possibly filmed at the real-life Air Force location, the team filmed the Area 51 scenes at the Landmark Aviation’s west building.