It is a TV series produced by MGM based on the 1994 hit movie "STARGATE"; Richard Dean Anderson, who became famous overseas for "MacGyver", leads the cast, and other actors include Michael Shanks, Amanda Tapping, Christopher Judge, Don S. Davis, Teryl Rothery and Corin Nemec. The first season was broadcast in the United States in 1997, and it was broadcast in more than 30 countries around the world with a warm response. This year (2008) it has entered its tenth season. Stargate is an ancient and advanced alien technology that uses wormholes that distort time and space to transmit matter across the universe in an instant. The Stargate project is code-named Area 52 and is commanded by Major General George Harmon, who reports directly to the President. The base is located below the North American Aerospace Defense Command in Cheyenne Mountain, Colorado, 28 floors underground. It was built during the Cold War to prevent nuclear war. There are currently 25 SG teams under it.