space ▁( 1 9 8 2 ) ▁( English : ▁Once ▁Upon ▁a ▁Time ... ▁Space ) ▁featured ▁far - f uture ▁humans ▁taking ▁on ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁superior ▁al iens ▁to ▁an ▁in ca - like ▁culture . ▁The ▁spaces hips ▁of ▁the ▁human ▁civil ization ▁also ▁used ▁decor ative ▁icon ography ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁Naz ca ▁lines ▁as ▁a ▁w ink ▁to ▁the ▁theory ▁– ▁the ▁ship ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁characters ▁using ▁a ▁hum ming bird ▁design . ▁ ▁The ▁television ▁series ▁The ▁X - Files ▁( 1 9 9 3 – 2 0 0 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 – 2 0 1 8 ) ▁has ▁borrow ed ▁the ▁theory . ▁ ▁The ▁movie ▁St arg ate ▁( 1 9 9 4 ) ▁featured ▁Ra , ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁al ien ▁species ▁Go a ' uld ▁that ▁came ▁to ▁Earth ▁around ▁ 8 0 0 0 ▁B . C ., ▁who ▁ens la ved ▁the ▁ancient ▁Egypt ians , ▁adopt ing ▁their ▁culture ▁and ▁religion ▁and ▁pos ing ▁as ▁their ▁God , ▁before ▁eventually ▁transport ing ▁thousands ▁of ▁them ▁through ▁the ▁St arg ate ▁to ▁off world ▁min ing ▁colon ies . ▁ ▁Sp in - off ▁television ▁series ▁St arg ate ▁S G - 1 ▁( 1 9 9 7 – 2 0 0 7 ), ▁St arg ate ▁Atl ant is ▁( 2 0 0 4 – 2 0 0 9 ) ▁and ▁St arg ate ▁Un iverse ▁( 2 0 0 9 - 2