# Stargate SG-1

16 Hacker News commenters recommended Stargate SG-1 and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 6 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** People recommend it as a fun space opera with strong female characters and human values, and many call it one of the best sci-fi shows.

## Why people recommend it

- Widely called one of the greatest (3 comments): "SG1 is a masterpiece and one of the greatest pieces of fiction created." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48379124)) "Anywhere near to how people love SG-1?" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48380877)) "it was one of the greatest shows" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48378793))
- Fun space opera with human values (3 comments): "it's fun getting to know the Vancouver area as Jack and friends explore the galaxy" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49769490)) "I miss shows like that, we need more space operas" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50148776)) "full of good human vibes and human values" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49692441))
- Nostalgic favorite alongside Star Trek (3 comments): "We old geezers have found memories of TNG, DS9, Voyager (and so many other good series like SG" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50297755)) "what I liked about the TOS-ENT era of Trek, SG-1, Babylon 5" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50331015)) "They supplanted Star Trek in my pantheon." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47015940))
- Strong female characters (2 comments): "the latter achieved success even though Sam Carter was not at all a traditional gender role" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47072297)) "the show about religion as a means of control, that featured strong women throughout" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48378824))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Star Trek: The Next Generation](https://hackerapproved.com/p/star-trek-the-next-generation.md): 88 recommend
- [Star Trek: Deep Space Nine](https://hackerapproved.com/p/star-trek-deep-space-nine.md): 59 recommend
- [The Expanse](https://hackerapproved.com/p/expanse.md): 51 recommend
- [Silo by Apple TV](https://hackerapproved.com/p/silo.md): 27 recommend
- [Altered Carbon (Netflix series)](https://hackerapproved.com/p/altered-carbon.md): 23 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Stargate SG-1", https://hackerapproved.com/p/stargate-sg-1/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).