Best Episodes to get someone hooked (SG1)

[Unatractiphobia]

Ok so i all have all 10 seasons of SG1 and have watched pretty much every episode at least 3-4 times, some of them way more than that. Anyways what im wondering is what episodes would be the best for getting someone hooked on the show that would present excitement and not require alot of explanation. The reason im curious is that theres a girl im kind of interested in, who ive been hanging out with more and more, shes also into most scifi stuff but told me that she the premise of stargate was boring...so needless to say my goal is to change her opinion with a few great episodes. If you guys and girls wanna list like 5 episodes or so that you think would be good for this id really apreciate it. Also i hope i posted in the right area, if not im sorry its my first post here.

[escyos]

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politics
disclosure
inauguration
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[clauz89]

In my opinion, you should start from the beginning, with "Children of the gods"; but if you need something exciting you can try with "Lost city", great epic scenes, but it's a bit further in the series...

[Pharaoh Hamenthotep]

It depends on what side of Stargate you want to show.. do you want to show off the action/adventure episodes? exploring ancient culture episodes? maybe the more emotional side?

I know you said 5. but I would pick:

Cold Lazarus
The Torment of Tantalus
Holiday
Forever in a Day
A Hundred Days
Window of Opportunity
Red Sky
Paradise Lost
Lifeboat
Enemy Mine

I think you should avoid the later seasons if you want to avoid spoilers. And some of the later episodes require some knowledge of past events so the earlier seasons might be easier to get into.

[kat]

im a stargate nut and my friends hate it cause im constantly talking about it. so on our pupil free day i forced them into watching an ep and now they love it!

the episode i chose was the time skip one, kinda like ground hog day. its good because its great at showing off jack's humour, aswell as the whole physics side of things.

this is my first post, so i hope it helps!

[Korean_Turtle87]

depends on th e person's tastes. If they like comedy, something like wormhole or 200 would be best. For drama, Lost City

[Ksya]

With my sister, you always want to get her with the funny and romantic ones. If she's like my sister: Wormhole X-Treme, Brief Candle, Window of Opportunity would be good choices. A little trip to Atlants with Duet would also be good.

[Promethius30]

Full circle is an epic episode

[Ksya]

But I would definitly start somewhere in the begining to avoid confusion.

[666startover]

I also think it's best to start with the first season-

COTG, The Nox, Thor's Hammer, The torment of Tantlus and Solitudes.

Those were the episodes that got me hooked

[Ksya]

I also think it's best to start with the first season-

COTG, The Nox, Thor's Hammer, The torment of Tantlus and Solitudes.

Those were the episodes that got me hooked

Ah yes, good choices. Not too confusing, not too simple.

[Pharaoh Hamenthotep]

Full circle is an epic episode

It's epic... but it was intended to tie up loose ends and set up possible SG-1 movies.. Someone new to Stargate wouldn't have a clue about what was going on.

Earlier seasons would be better to avoid confusion. Standalone episodes that don't directly tie in to the main season arc could also be good choices.

[SoulReaver]

+ Scorched Earth

[Inquisitor]

The one which I've remembered for the most amount of time is the 2nd episode of the 5th disc of the 1st season...

The first episode of the quantum mirror. It's name slips my mind.

[pkprd869]

Yeah a lot depends on what she likes. Episodes with more character emphasis would be:
Singularity
The Fifth Race (the best "team episode")
Scorched Earth (one the best "team episodes")
Abyss
The Shroud

More action
Within the Serpents Grasp (pt. 1 and 2)
Nemesis+Small Victories
The Lost City (parts 1 and 2)
The Reckoning (parts 1and 2)+Threads; long I know but they all go together.
Beachhead

I know most of the action ones are longer. A newbie should still be able to follow along with later season episodes; since they're standalone or they have a "previously on" opening.