10 Mind-Blowing Facts You Never Knew About Stargate
9. The SGC Gate Room Appears In Stargate Universe - As Icarus Base
The nature of production on any television or film set is that what can be reused, will be reused and that is particularly true of Stargate.
Initially, the Gate itself was a new design for Stargate SG-1. The original prop from the film had been left outside in the Californian desert and was in poor condition, though a fresh model was able to be case from it. This model stood 22 ft high, meaning that the Gate Room itself had to be enormous to accommodate it.
The original design called for a three level set, though eventually two levels were deemed sufficient, with sections that were redecorated from time to time as production needed. The caffeteria, Daniel's office, the gym and the infirmary are all really quite similar, when one looks at them closely enough.
However, there was little chance that the set would be left standing after SG-1 wrapped production and Universe was to begin shooting. Icarus Base, the last point in the Milky Way Galaxy that many of the people present would see, is a redress of the SGC set.