The Stargate SG-1 cast and crew, via new interviews, personal recollections and extensive conversations, tell the story of the fan-favorite series in their own words. Stargate SG-1, which ranks as one of the most popular science-fiction shows in television history, was inspired by the 1994 film Stargate, a blockbuster based on concept of an alien Einstein-Rosen bridge device - known as a Stargate - that facilitates near-instantaneous travel across the cosmos. The show Stargate SG-1 debuted in 1997 as a sequel to the movie and starred Richard Dean Anderson, Amanda Tapping, Michael Shanks, Christopher Judge, and Don S. Davis. The SG-1 team traversed the galaxy and protected Earth from numerous threats for 242 episodes over the course of 10 seasons (1997-2007), as well as in two direct-to-video SG-1 features, Stargate: The Ark of Truth and Stargate: Continuum, numerous books, video games and comic books. Further, the show was joined by several spin-offs, including Stargate Atlantis, Stargate Universe, and the prequel web series, Stargate Origins. Stargate SG-1: In Their Own Words Volume 1 delivers an insider's point of view examining the show's development, production, writing, visual effects, and more, with comments from all the key actors, producers, writers, and other behind-the-scenes talents who helped bring the series to life.About the Author: Edward Gross is an entertainment journalist who has covered film and television for a wide variety of publications, including CINESCAPE, STARLOG, CINEFANTASTIQUE, SFX, FEMME FATALES, MOVIE MAGIC, LIFE STORY and SCI-FI NOW. He's also co-author of The Fifty-Year Mission, the definitive oral history of Star Trek, and oral histories on Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Slayers & Vampires) and Battlestar Galactica (So Say We All).