| "Lifeboat" | |
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| Stargate SG-1 episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 7 Episode 6 |
| Directed by | Peter DeLuise |
| Written by | Brad Wright |
| Featured music | Joel Goldsmith |
| Cinematography by | Peter F. Woeste |
| Editing by | Brad Rines |
| Production code | P275 |
| Original air date | July 18, 2003 |
| Guest appearances | |
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"Lifeboat" is the 6th episode from the seventh season of military science fiction adventure television show Stargate SG-1 and is the 138th overall. It was first broadcast on July 18, 2003, on the Sci-Fi Channel. The episode was written by the shows co-creator Brad Wright, and was directed by Peter DeLuise.
In the episode, SG-1 discover a crashed alien spaceship carrying hundreds of people who have are frozen in stasis pods. Whilst exploring, the team are knocked unconscious and upon awakening discover that several of the ships passengers have somehow been downloaded into Daniel Jackson's (Michael Shanks) body.
Due to his father passing away, Richard Dean Anderson was not present during the original filming of the episode, with all of his scenes being filmed separately after filming the episode had otherwise been completed. Michael Shanks, who portrays Dr. Daniel Jackson, won a Leo Award in the category "Dramatic Series: Best Lead Performance - Male" for his performance in the episode, whilst Teryl Rothery was nominated for a Leo Award in the category "Dramatic Series: Best Supporting Performance - Female" for her performance as Dr. Janet Fraiser in the episode.