Undated / Expansion year
1986: The Fifteen-Part Saga
Wave 1B/2. Dale Harmon's creative gamble.Dale Harmon's major innovation: a 15-part weekday saga aired across three weeks. The Keepers entered. HELIX became visible. Viceroy was named. The Asterion Index was recovered. The franchise outgrew military adventure and became mythology.
Archive Notes
Three arcs: Ghosts (Keepers and first gate), HELIX (enhancement and Vesper), The Gate War (multi-front crisis and Viceroy's first contact).
The saga helped C.H.A.O.S. stand out with older viewers aging beyond simpler formats.