The Story Behind STARGATE's "Window of Opportunity" (Dial the Gate)
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- There's no doubt that "Window of Opportunity" is one of the most beloved episodes of STARGATE SG-1. Here the episode's co-writer, Joseph Mallozzi, reveals the origins of this story and how it turned into both a comedic and emotional tour de force.
Mallozzi talks about the early pitch and how the episode changed, some of the Easter eggs, and fans' reactions to the episode over the years. And he also talks about writing DARK MATTER's own time loop episode, "All the Time in the World."
This clip is from our full-length, hour-long conversation with Joe. Watch the full interview here: • 021: Joseph Mallozzi P...
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Colonel O’Neill: Lose it... It means go crazy, nuts, insane, bonzo, no longer in possession of ones faculties, three fries short of a Happy Meal, wacko!
Gotta love Jack!!
"In the middle of my backswing!" The funniest moment of everything in Stargate SG-1, in my opinion. It still cracks me up. One of the best episodes ever!
I just cracked up at the time when I saw them driving into the vortex. Longest. Drive. Ever!
that and til`c with the door i must have rewound that part 10 times who ever thought of playing golf through the gate legand :)
I agree!!!!
I chuckled just reading it... 🤣🤣
Funniest moment in all Sci-fi for me. Trek, Battlestar, etc. Even funnier than so many comedies I think
I cant stop imagining Daniel and Sam now being the ones stuck in the loop and they solve it in 3 days, we finally get to see daniels question!!!!
Yes!!
“Window of Opportunity” was my first experience with SG1
Stargate is an onion. One giant, lovely onion. Layers upon layers upon layers. I just hope I live long enough to see the next layer exposed. :)
Interesting tidbit about the length of scripts. Never thought about that.
This one, and "the fifth race" are my top
Then Urgo, a matter of time,, Thor’s chariot, Thor’s Hammer...
@@danbrenno101 So, basically anything with the Asgard
Same!
@@danbrenno101 Agreed
Meridian?
Colonel O'Neill what are you doing ?!! ON MY BACKSWING! LMAO !!
Teal’c getting hit at the start of every cycle, and Jack’s sweet smile at Carter at the end.
Yeah!! That grin!! 😆😆
Best time loop episode to this day. Humor was why SG1/A were beloved and why SGU wasn't (not that it was bad if you weren't expecting SG).
They should of took one to two seasons to end Atlantis. They had the actors the infrastructure it would have been cheaper than starting SG Universe.
Fools
Flannigan had funding to make more SGA and people who owned it said no.
This and Urgo are my top 2 comedic episodes. Urgo being #1
Oh yes, "Urgo" even became a buzz word for an annoying person in my family^^
When Teal’c chugged that hot coffee 🤣🤣
Gotta disagree. A Matter Of Time (the episode where a black hole is keeping the gate open) is probably the one of the best episodes that wasn’t a season ending two parter. It had a little bit of everything. A little high concept sci-fi, some humor, classic SG problem solving and improvisation, some character moments and internal conflict, and even a bit of cosmic horror. The MALP still of the frightened face of the SG team leader as the black hole looms over his shoulder in the sky is an image I’ll never forget. If anyone asks what made this show work, I often point out this episode.
There are many great episodes for SG1 that is one of my favs too I love the humor in Window! The fifth race, Heros, 2010 I can go on!
Agreed.
That still image was horrifying.
Capt, relativity gives me a headache - General Hammond LOL
I got this notification while watching window of Opportunity
"Two fries short of a happy meal," was my favorite line from Jack ever.
I've said that for years, and it was the first time I ever heard someone else say it.
You gotta love how Joseph has continued to provide us with Stargate content even after so long of it being off air. His blog is awesome for extra bonus content!
Loved this episode. I remember watching this with a friend at the time and was just so funny.
I just want more universe :(
"The Tao of Rodney" was my favourite episode. But then Rodney was my favourite character & stargate atlantis my favourire series!! I think what made Rodney so great was the way he boosted his own ego to compensate for his frailties & insecurities. The episode was hilariously funny with his super powers boosting his ego even more than usual which one would have thought not possible LOL
I think David Hewlett is a fantastic actor!
I almost didn't watch atlantis originally because I thought Rodney was a piece of shit from the first time he was introduced. Thankfully his character developed way better over time.
@@LTXwooshie Rodney's character arch was the best arch in the series I think (mostly cause of his character and screen time), followed very closely by Woosely
One of my favourites!
Urgo, chain reaction, Gemini and it's good to be king are other top eps
RDA was brilliant in this episode. Both hilarious and dramatic. I laughed and cried. And some people say he is not a good actor..
Some people also think Biden’s the president. Let them live in their delusions.
@@matthew8153 So trump is the president? Then its his fault for inflation and high gas prices and the Russia Ukraine war, the open boarders in the south and distribution and shortages.
I really wish they were able to finish Dark Matter.
"window of opportunity indeed!"
The funniest and most heart wrenching episode of SG1.
• The exclamation mark in the thumbnail looks a little crooked; the top is sagging. 😕
• "Window of Opportunity" was actually very much like the _Star Trek: Voyager_ two-episode arc "Year of Hell" which came almost three years earlier. They were both about someone manipulating time to prevent a loved one from dying. I wonder if one of the time-loop stories that Mallozzi mentioned watching was that. 🤔
Technically "Year of Hell" wasn't so much a time loop as time alteration episode, a better example of a Star Trek time loop episode is "Cause and Effect.."
An instant classic! One of the all-time best pieces of science fiction ever put to film!
This was the most hilarious episode of any TV series, not just Stargate, in my opinion
I don’t know, “The Trouble With Tribbles” and “Trials And Tribble-ations” were pretty good.
I got a good laugh on Atlantis when the painting was revealed showing Rodney as the hero and Sheppard hiding 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
This is my fav EP as well
I like these. Would like a new show more.
Really one of the best gems of Stargate SG-1
The one part that makes die of laughter is when they cut to Teal'c for the first getting hit by the door. It gets even funnier with the progression of it.
I travel a lot so watching TV is rather difficult. One night and I can't remember where I watched a rerun episode of StarGate which happened to be this episode. Now I was aware of Stargate being on TV but the series had long been cancelled and didn't watch it when it was in production.
I thoroughly enjoyed this episode and decided to give the series a watch so I ordered the entire 10 season DVD collection on ebay so I could watch the entire series on my own time. Started on the first season and watched them in order each week. LOVED IT!!! Then I started with Stargate Atlantis and finished with SGU. I watch an episode at least twice a week.
One of THE BEST EVER series made, from start to where we are now!!
We really need to be able to see the rest!
Its hilarious dubbed in thai...
On SG-1 my favourite is definitely"Window of opportunity"
On ATLANTIS it's "Tao of Rodney"
Btw: where did you get the spinning Atlantis sculpture??
"IN THE MIDDLE OF MY BACKSWING!!!!" - O'Neil ....
This is the content I needed on a Monday morning.
Rodney has a burn an learn channel an has been pretty active on TH-cam lately dHewlett is the name of the channel
Amazing episode.
There are some tropes in tv I’m not a fan of or just generally bored with but ‘Time Loop’ will always be a favourite of mine and when Stargate did it I was over the moon
That scene Jack O'Neill playing golf with the gate.
Perfect example of why I can't stand modern sci-fi except for the Expanse/BSG too much Social Justice Warrior politics ruins any chance at honest levity because everyone has realized in 2020 sjw's can't Meme and they can't tell jokes and they sure as hell can't understand jokes.
Exactly, SJWs and their direct antipodes can't into humor. But we, the normal people, can, so we could laugh at them, at least
@@darkleome5409 For a second there I thought you were talking about the Adipose from Doctor Who - David Tennant years.
@@anarex0929 they just bad with jokes completely, I make random jokes that do somehow make people laugh which makes me surprised.
Nobody as whiny and unfunny as an anti-SJW. But because you live in the tiniest of bubbles and the most absurd tipsy-turvy world you still think your side has any kind of sophistication when the entire world is laughing at you.
By far my favorite episode!
"In the middle of my backswing!"
Definitely my favorite episode.
#JosephMallozzi - Any news on #DarkMatter?... what happens once the Black-ships finish arriving into this dimension?
#SGU does #EliWallace repair the #HibernationPod in time?... What would #Destiny find once she reaches her #Destination?
So when will you have Kurt Russell on? ;))
It Still annoys me it was forgotten for the rest of the series that Jack and Teal'c learned to read and speak, atleast passable, Ancient.
3 fries short of a Happy Meal !!!!!! 🤪
I think the montage in window of opportunity was unscripted as they needed a few more minutes of screen time
every story has been told but it's YOUR characters that make it special. good one. it's right and true lol
What I always loved and hated, is Jack and T'Ealc go through months of learning Ancient. Then Jack simply talks the guy down.
This has always been my favorite episode!
It's always my go to episode. It encompasses the SG1 storyline from start to finish.....
it really is one of my favourite episodes
So if you ever have a chance to talk to the SG1 actors or Joe again about this episode, here's what I'd like to know:
1. What was it like for the actors to shoot Window of Opportunity, particularly RDA and Chris Judge who had to do all those hilarious bits about being frustrated stuck in the time loop?
2. Before knowing how big of a hit this episode was going to be, did it bother Joe Mallozzi that the other writers in essence threw out his idea to do a dark version of the time loop? Does he ever wonder how that version could've gone and would like to explore the idea of a darker time loop in some other show/universe?
Daniel and Sam would have been poor choices because when it comes to science and language Jack and General Hammond would automatically defer to whatever they say.
A good episode, at the time I was so annoyed about it because it didn't add anything to the overall story arc and watching week to week and getting a bottle episode must be the worse fate a fan can receive from the writers. Now the show is over yeah it's one that you can watch over and appreciate, it was extremely well done. Still wondering what Daniel's orginal question was? Obviously not about fruit loops.
Window of opportunity is my absolute favorite episode of all the shows. It is such a good episode but funny and that makes it so unique.
But that's just how I feel, what do you think about that?
Malakai and Rush seems to have a lot in common.
I think Rush hope to resurect Gloria by ascending or something he would find with the 9th chevron, then with the Destiny.
That's why is so obssessed by this project and so hangry.
I'd love a show that saw the development and growth of the Alpha site, and other Earth based settlement's out in the galaxy.
Every great tv show gotta have, a Groundhog Day episode.
Good interview and good questions.
My personal favourite episode is Bad Guys
I love those superhero prints on the wall! And Dredd! Man has taste!
"Never ask a writer where he gets his ideas. In truth, we don't know."
You are divinely guided 🙏
fun episode.
Window of Opportunity is one of the bests Stargate Sg-1 episode.
My favourite episode!!!!! Funny, sad and honest.
"In the middle of my back swing!!!"
IN THE MIDDLE OF MY BACK SWING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The cereal couldn’t have been Fruit Loops as there was no colour to the cereal that RDA was eating!
In the middle of my backswing?!?!
his scene kissing samantha... and the one where he was able to get his emotions out about his son.
200 is my favorite episode but this one aint half bad either. ;p
OMFG. Fruit LOOPS. I feel dumb that it had to be pointed out to me.
Idk about best but it's definitely in the top 10
IN THE MIDDLE OF MY BACKSWING
stargate is definitely a comedy.
O watch SG1 over and then over again
My favorite episode of any stargate series
definitly my favorite episode
I want to disagree and say WoO wasn't my favourite but it absolutely is. But it's very closely followed by 2010, and 2001, which I see as being a movie 2 parter. I just loved that storyline.
Not my favourite. Well, now that you ask, my fave is the episode with Dom DeLuise in it. It was brilliant! Urgo.
It was the longest drive ever that made this episode epic. But poor T'ealc...starting your day like that every day for 6 months...
Nu ani anquetas...
I would like to know did RDA and CJ know how to juggle beforehand, or learn for the episode?
I think they both knew (certainly Rick did, with a background in mime). It came up when they were looking for extra bits to fill out the episode when it was coming in short.
@@GateWorldDotNet - I've been enjoying all of these interviews that you've done. They are fantastic!
There must be something wrong with me, I'm an emotial wood I never cry :(
Damn the original pitch is very similar to the Outer Wilds videogame.
One of the few episodes I look particularly forward to on rewatches.
this too was my favorite episode =)
Yep this is my favorite episode two. Besides the one where they meet Thor
Darkmatter needs to be uncancelled.
Guessed without looking.
So glad they might come back
Definitely one of my favorite episodes of all time.
I love "Stargate". However, this show could benefit by the interviewer letting the guest speaker do the talking.
They unfortunately failed to have continuity out of this script. Consequently, Tilc and O'Neil remained ignorant of languages and science after being in the loop and having been tutored to solve it while still remembering their time from within it. Aagh.
So... we had a unique, sober episode that seemed to be genuinely moving; and it got turned into a formulaic groundhog day ripoff. So disappointing.
That's my favorite episode from the first 8 seasons!