Stargate refers to the universe started with the 1994 science fiction feature film Stargate, and afterwards continued in novel form, in two live-action television series (Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis), one animated series (Stargate Infinity), and in other derivative works. It is based on the premise of a "Stargate", a device that allows for almost instantaneous teleportation, by creating a wormhole to a complementary device on another planet. Discovered in 1928 at Giza, Egypt, the purpose of the alien device is unknown until 1994. The Stargate program, as it is later called, is established in 1997 with the goal of procuring alien technologies in the defense of earth against the Goa'uld and any other enemies that may arise. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stargate |