Where Stargate SG-1 Is Filmed: All Locations | Screen Rant
Here are some of the key locations where classic sci-fi series Stargate SG-1 was filmed. Following the success of the original Stargate movie starring Kurt Russell and James Spader, it was expected that a sequel would follow. While there were plans for two more follow-ups that still hasn't happened, and instead the franchise went to the small screen. Stargate SG-1 continued from where the 1994 movie left off - though Richard Dean Anderson and Michael Shanks replaced Russell and Spader respectively - and it became a runaway success.
Stargate SG-1 ran for ten seasons in total, two DVD movies and received a few spinoffs, with the most popular being Stargate: Atlantis, which lasted five series by itself. Outside of prequel webseries Stargate Origins in 2018 the franchise has been largely missing in action the last decade. There don't currently appear to be any plans for a new movie or TV series, and despite the cast of SG-1 stating they'd be open to a revival of some kind, the Stargate series remains on ice - for now.
The exterior of Stargate Command on the series was filmed at Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station in Colorado. The same shots of the base were reused constantly throughout Stargate SG-1's run, though the interior of the base - like the rest of the series - was really shot in Vancouver. Specifically, the interiors of SGC were shot at The Bridge Studios, which has housed many famous productions over the years, including The Haunting Of Hill House and even spinoff Stargate Universe.
Being mostly based in British Columbia saw Stargate SG-1 making use of nearby locations. Notable landmarks used in various episodes include the now-demolished Plaza of Nations, which was used in two episodes, the Vancouver Art Gallery which was used for season 2's "Secrets" and Simon Fraser University, which was used in seasons 3 and 5. Various episodes shot sequences at gravel pits and quarries, including the Gillies Quarry which was used in multiple episodes. Vancouver's Jericho Beach was used to represent Nem's planet in season 1.
Of course, one setting that was very familiar to Stargate SG-1 audiences were the forests of British Columbia, which the team often found themselves wandering around no matter what planet they went to. Canadian tax credits are what made production possible and allowed producers to stretch their budgets a little farther. This accounts for some of the sameness of the locations on Stargate SG-1, especially on the early seasons.