2001: A Space Odyssey

2001: A Space Odyssey was a popular book and movie on Earth written by Arthur C. Clarke. Major Samantha Carter compares the Aschen turning a gas giant into a star to Clarke's writing. (SG1: "2001")

When Destiny discovered a signal and the crew was speculating on what might be causing it, Eli Wallace says "A big black monolith orbiting the planet?" (SGU: "Resurgence")

Dr. Dale Volker's favorite piece of music was Also sprach Zarathustra by Richard Strauss, the theme for 2001: A Space Odyssey. (SGU: "Hope")

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The episodes "2001" and "2010" are named after this novel and its sequel 2010: Odyssey Two.
The concept of turning a Gas giant into a Star (one of the main plot elements of 2010: Odyssey Two) is mentioned in both episodes, and Major Samantha Carter quotes Clarke's name in reference to it during "2001".
Coincidentally, Clarke's Space Odyssey series used the term "StarGate" to refer to one of its major plot devices, the monolith.
In "The Intruder" the unblinking, single red eye looking at the crew via a fish-eye lens is a dead ringer for the HAL 9000 computer.
In real life, British-born Canadian actor, David Hewlett who played Dr. Rodney McKay on the Stargate series later wrote and directed a movie, "Debug" in which 2001: A Space Odyssey served as the main inspiration for the movie.

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