window opportunity stargate window opportunity sixth episode season science fiction television series stargate aired american subscription channel showtime august episode based time loop scenario team members colonel repeatedly hours mission planet rest team personnel unaware remember time forced find solution penned window opportunity writing duo second script episode air later executive producers stargate stargate atlantis episode unique story style caused unexpected shortage footage filming director compensated shooting additional scenes humorous window opportunity widely regarded fan favorite plot mission planet experiencing strong solar activity team encounters alien archaeologist named disturbance hits peak stargate simultaneously planet earth flash strikes colonel christopher judge near ancient altar moments later finds middle breakfast conversation major carter claim knowledge planet later express familiarity events checked certified perfect health resume planned mission planet activation earth stargate accompanied flashes transports breakfast events repeat daniel makes progress translation writings photos ancient altar return planet lets slip remembers happening finds breakfast altar activation stopped help explanations carter plan break time loop preventing incoming fails daniel attempts translate altar writing loop loop memory reset time possibly translate hours ultimately realize solution learn remember alien language loops teaching daniel makes remark events occur loop having consequences loop wildly outrageous behavior means dealing frustration caught repeating time pair play golf active stargate general hammond loop takes action painful starts loops door face accidentally hit beginning loop tries pottery making clearly improving progressive loop base end loop air_force whilst wearing outrageous sole purpose grabbing carter kissing seconds loop later believed months daniel finally able reconstruct planet history finished translations attempted escape mysterious plague building time machine got work properly returning planet learn death wife wants visit past help time machine experience son death convinces shut device new loop start carter daniel breakfast loops answers daniel question unusual activities loops long look carter production window opportunity second stargate script episode air writing duo script earth air episodes later choosing episode working title originally pitched window opportunity darker story finished episode encounter world scientists work preventing imminent apocalypse unable find solution time initiate time loop trap team executive producer noted similarities star trek generation episode cause effect writer suggested lighter direction similar feature film day briefly reference episode continuity shooting process encouraged chaos theory type fluctuations story early episode concept meeting director asked prop department breakfast loops spots according having breakfast scripted unsure loop reference intentional contradicted script coordinator said cleared company makes guy calls says feel consider instead guys writing department ask feel like time loop sales world scenes filmed interior sound stage occasional lens camera fans simulate weather painting house visual effects department later served sky replacement vancouver based company responsible visual effects shots episode save money visual effects clips previous episodes window opportunity episode feature rear screen projection briefing room speed shooting process scenes filmed thematic blocks instead story chronological order short sequences help audience visual recall new scenes sound effects later added wooden altar prop impression stone evident day production episode going run significantly short partly caused time efficient filming style scene daniel informs jack opportunity like late pitch idea time stargate preliminary discussions computer generating golf ball break stargate prop later overturned actors real golf ball humorous scenes window opportunity improvised set filming earlier careers director filmed sequence effort fill episode time slot window opportunity deleted scenes episodes season addressed attraction carter effects chosen noticeable window opportunity progressing frustration man infinite patience shown ing fictional state briefing episode main guest star play different character season episode crew members cameo appearances window opportunity head accounting director wife appears wife photographic device anderson stand ins plays technician bicycle scene director briefly appears helps daniel recover repeatedly knocked sgt loop played stunt coordinator writer appears author book use study ancient language reception book approaching possible saw episode title inevitable story line sexual tension carter beginning series characters break ing rules conduct jobs episode completely unnatural allowed writers explore possibilities narrative credited writers breaking boring convention getting caught time loop producers enjoyed having instead usual intellectual combination solve puzzle regarded episode funnier usual episodes season dvd review gave window opportunity points calling enjoyable charming unique episode series entertaining stories reviewers found episode hilarious fine example humorous best ranked window opportunity second best episode science fiction television year sampling fan opinions showed episode clear favorite fan poll conducted website window opportunity voted best episode thirty stargate episodes majority participants fan poll named episode favorite time
Window of Opportunity (Stargate SG-1)