The Reason Stargate Did Work

I made a post earlier about how Galidor didn't work and now i am posting about how Stargate did work.

This sequel to the 1994 movie Stargate chronicles the further adventures of SGC (Stargate Command). It turned out that the Goa'uld Ra was only one of many alien System Lords who used the Stargates to conquer much of the universe. When Earth uncovers a working cartouche to decipher the coding system of Earth's stargate, they can now travel anywhere. Earth's military sends out SG teams to explore new planets, find technology, and oppose the Goa'uld. Jack O'Neill and Daniel Jackson from the movie are part of SG-1. They are joined by Sam Carter, a scientist, and Teal'c, a Jaffa who is convinced the Goa'uld are not gods. 

1) Location: Stargate originally aired on Showtime (as a verifier you can see the nudity scene in the pilot) but when there were cancellation scare the creators and producers saw as a chance to quickly move the show to the SCI FI Channel .

2) Time: Stargate is a one hour show. enough time to lay out a substantial plot and conflict, and enough time to lay out a good character building segment.

3) Story Arc: The first part of the story arc (Goa'uld ) lasts 8 seasons. also the story arc never completely disappears. It just is not the main adversary for the last 2 seasons. Season 9-10 and The Ark Of Truth is the Ori Story Arc. (Continuum was a separate movie.)

4) Time Slot: The overall time slot that was chosen after the crossover to SCI FI was good. Friday nights is the prime night for SCI FI fans considering we nerds don't go out.

5) Season Structure: The main structure of all Stargate season's are similar and make for a strong viewer turnout. mainly the midseason cliffhangers and the season end cliffhangers are what is best.

I could go on and on but I think this gets my point across.