What differences are there between the movie and the TV series?
Many of the inconsistencies listed below have been explained in the series, especially the pilot episode (“Children of the Gods”). The following list should be relatively complete. • The original movie was created by Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich under Centropolis Entertainment, but they have no involvement in the series — and are actually rather upsetat the way it has been developed. It strays dramatically from their own vision of the story (much of which can be found in the series of “StarGate” novels by author Bill McKay). • Colonel Jack O’Neil was played by Kurt Russell. Colonel Jack O’Neill (two L’s) is played by Richard Dean Anderson. • Dr. Daniel Jackson was played by James Spader. He is now played by Michael Shanks. • Sha’uri was played by actress Mili Avital in the film. In the series, Sha’re (note the difference in spelling and pronunciation) is played by Vaitiare Bandera. • Viveca Lindfors played Catherine in the film. She is portrayed in the series by Elizabeth Hoffman (
