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  • Episode aired Feb 27, 1998
  • TV-14
  • 44m
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Ronny Cox and Robert Wisden in Stargate SG-1 (1997)
Stargate Sg-1: Politics
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A powerful US senator vows to shut down the Stargate project, despite Daniel Jackson's warnings of an imminent Goa'uld invasion.A powerful US senator vows to shut down the Stargate project, despite Daniel Jackson's warnings of an imminent Goa'uld invasion.A powerful US senator vows to shut down the Stargate project, despite Daniel Jackson's warnings of an imminent Goa'uld invasion.

  • Director
    • Martin Wood
  • Writers
    • Brad Wright
    • Jonathan Glassner
    • Hart Hanson
  • Stars
    • Richard Dean Anderson
    • Michael Shanks
    • Amanda Tapping
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    • IMDb RATING
    5.9/10
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    • Director
      • Martin Wood
    • Writers
      • Brad Wright
      • Jonathan Glassner
      • Hart Hanson
    • Stars
      • Richard Dean Anderson
      • Michael Shanks
      • Amanda Tapping
    • 22User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    • Episodes

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    Stargate Sg-1: Politics
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    Richard Dean Anderson
    Richard Dean Anderson
    • Colonel Jack O'Neill
    Michael Shanks
    Michael Shanks
    • Dr. Daniel Jackson
    Amanda Tapping
    Amanda Tapping
    • Captain Samantha Carter
    Christopher Judge
    Christopher Judge
    • Teal'c
    Don S. Davis
    Don S. Davis
    • Major General George Hammond
    Ronny Cox
    Ronny Cox
    • Senator Robert Kinsey
    Robert Wisden
    Robert Wisden
    • Lt. Colonel Bert Samuels
    Peter Williams
    Peter Williams
    • Apophis
    • (archive footage)
    Jay Acovone
    Jay Acovone
    • Major Charles Kawalsky
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Michasha Armstrong
    • Shak'l
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    John 'Bear' Curtis
    John 'Bear' Curtis
    • Primitive
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    • (uncredited)
    Vaitiare Hirshon
    Vaitiare Hirshon
    • Sha're
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    • …
    Gary Jones
    Gary Jones
    • Sgt. Walter Harriman
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Brad Kelly
    Brad Kelly
    • Serpent Guard
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Colin Lawrence
    Colin Lawrence
    • Warren
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Scott Nicholson
    • Jaffa
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Teryl Rothery
    Teryl Rothery
    • Dr. Janet Fraiser
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Dan Shea
    Dan Shea
    • Serpent Guard
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    • Director
      • Martin Wood
    • Writers
      • Brad Wright
      • Jonathan Glassner
      • Hart Hanson
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    • Trivia
      Daniel Jackson makes a sarcastic remark about how they can defeat the Goa'uld by uploading a virus into the mothership. This is a reference to Independence Day (1996), which like Stargate (1994) was written by Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich and directed by Emmerich.
    • Goofs
      Article I Section VII Clause I says that the House of Representatives not the Senate controls the purse strings, therefore Sen. Kinsey should have been Rep. Kinsey.

      The senate must still approve any appropriations bill passed by the House.
    • Quotes
      • Major General: It costs nearly a billion dollars just to turn the lights on around here.
      • Jack O'Neill: How 'bout a bake sale? Yard sale? Garage...?
      • Major General: This is what I look like when I'm not laughing, Colonel.
      • Jack O'Neill: Car wash?
    • Connections
      Features Stargate (1994)
    • Soundtracks
      Main Title
      Written by Joel Goldsmith and David Arnold

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    Details

    • Release date
      • February 27, 1998 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Canada
    • Language
      • English
    • Production companies
      • The Bridge Studios
      • Double Secret Productions
      • Gekko Film Corp.
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    • Runtime
      • 44m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo

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