During this period, the show did something revolutionary: it stopped resetting the status quo. By Season 6 (2002), the Goa’uld system lords were dying. By Season 8 (2004), the Big Bad was literally dead.
In the words of Jack O’Neill: "We’ve been doing this for a long time." Stargate Sg-1 -1997- 2021
Unlike Star Trek or Star Wars , which reboot or retcon constantly, SG-1 exists in a single, continuous timeline. From the moment the Stargate dialed the Abydos address in 1994 to the final shot of Continuum in 2008, everything is canon. But 2021 proved the audience was still there. During this period, the show did something revolutionary: