"Greetings from Earth, Dr. Jackson."
Star Trek was a science fiction television series created on Earth in the late 1960s. Though it achieved little success in its original run, it inspired several films and spin-off series years later.
The series has had a huge impact on Earth culture and jargon. For example, humans of the Tau'ri often refer to the act of using Asgard teleportation technology as "beaming." Simon Coombs, a scientist working at Stargate Command, is an obsessed fan of the series. (SG1: "The Other Guys")
References in Stargate SG-1
- "Children of the Gods" -- When arriving on Abydos, Ferretti greets Daniel Jackson with the Vulcan salute.
- "1969" -- When asked his name by Major Thornbird, Jack O'Neill identifies himself as "Captain James T. Kirk of the Starship Enterprise" before changing to "Luke Skywalker" of Star Wars.
- "Tangent" -- When asked if he could "beam" O'Neill and Teal'c out of the X-301, Jacob Carter asks "What am I? Scotty?"
- "Redemption, Part 1 -- When going through the checklist for the X-302, Jack O'Neill suggests "phasers" to which Samantha Carter replies "sorry, sir."
- "The Other Guys" -- Simon Coombs makes various references to Star Trek.
- "Unnatural Selection" -- When trying to settle on a name for the Prometheus, O'Neill suggests naming it the Enterprise.
- "Babylon" -- After waking from a drug induced state, intended to mimic death, Cameron Mitchell says to Jolan, "Well done, Bones", a reference to times Dr Leonard McCoy used a similar technique.
- "Ripple Effect" -- Cameron Mitchell concludes that an SG-1 team from an alternate reality is not evil because they don't have beards.
References in Stargate Atlantis
- "Poisoning the Well" -- John Sheppard compares Carson Beckett trepidation about going through the Stargate to Dr. McCoy's aversion to beaming.
- "The Storm" and "The Eye" -- Beckett makes comments similar to McCoy's famous "I'm a doctor, not a..." lines.
- "The Defiant One" -- Sheppard says "Alright -- let's remember where we parked," after activating a Puddle Jumper's cloak. Later, after a Wraith takes their jumper and Sheppard describes it as "his ship", Rodney McKay asks if Sheppard is Captain Kirk.
- "Sanctuary" -- McKay compares Sheppard romantic behaviour towards Chaya Sar to Captain Kirk's tendency to have romantic relationships with various alien women. After learning that Chaya does have feelings for Sheppard, McKay defeatedly proclaims that Sheppard is Kirk.
- "Inferno" -- While thinking of new names for the Hippoforalcus, Sheppard immediately says that Enterprise will not be a name for the vessel.
Behind the Scenes
Many earlier episodes of Stargate SG-1 were undeniably similar to episodes from the Star Trek series -- for example, "The Nox" and "Errand of Mercy." However, as the show went on and developed its own niche, this tendency gradually came to an end.
Many actors from the Star Trek series (John de Lancie, Colm Meaney, Robert Picardo, Rene Auberjonois, Leon Rippy and others) have guest starred on the Stargate series. James Spader, who played Daniel Jackson in the movie, stars on the ABC drama Boston Legal with William Shatner ("Captain Kirk" in the original Star Trek series) and Auberjonois.