I never watched SG-1, but want a little more background on the universe/characters — what SG-1 eps would you suggest?
With the caveat that I’m obviously mainly in favor of watching the entire series, preferably in order, I’d say that this list should cover it for SGA fans. I realize this looks long, but it’s cut down from more than 175 eps total, and is tracing several arcs: the Ancients, the Ascendants, the stargate system (so you know what McKay knows), McKay, and Weir. Stargate the movie (to see how it all started) s1: Children of the Gods (ditto, plus info on how the stargates work– ignore the sometimes weak/cringy pilot-ep writing) s1: The Torment of Tantalus (first hint of the Ancients) s1: Solitudes (how stargates work) s2: The Fifth Race (key ep — first dealings with what the Ancient left behind) s2: A Matter of Time (how stargates work) s2: Serpent’s Song (how stargates work/things you can do with them) s2: 1969 (how stargates work) s3: Learning Curve (first instance of naquadah generators) s3: A Hundred Days (how stargates work) s3: New Ground (first portable naquadah generator) s3: Matern
