Stargate Atlantis Tomorrow 422
BadDream writes "I read an old slashdot article about Stargate Atlantis comming this summer. Well its summer, and guess what starts this friday." You can also enter to win a walk-on role on SG1, but I call first dibs, no cuts.
That link has flash (Score:1, Informative)
Re:SG-1 Continuity? (Score:5, Informative)
From what I know, during the premier they get off to Atlantis, and then goof up and get themselves stuck there - it's mostly autonomous from the original show. I do recommend you hunt down the Stargate Atlantis Lowdown on bittorrent or something (it aired last week) that should bring you up to speed on what's happening with the main Stargate storyline and universe. They're spending their time in another galaxy, no Gua'uld, new bad guys, new stuff going down. Should be fun :)
One of the things the writers mention is that for it to work as simultaneous shows, the one thing they _don't_ want to be doing often is invite the crew from show B to save the guys on show A. Regardless which show is A and which is B.
Re:That link has flash (Score:5, Informative)
This doesn't look very promising, imho.
-s4xton
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Indeed.
Re:This is what confused me... (Score:5, Informative)
So... seriously was the whole ignorance thing supposed to be funny, or was it just the belief that Richard Dean Anderson actually is McGyver (who I'd like to mention was extremely anti-gun, unlike Jack.)
And me without my own uniform (Score:4, Informative)
Damn, they're surely gonna kick me out of the club now.
Re:Win a chance to be on an episode (Score:3, Informative)
Yes, they are. All the filler people just standing/walking around in the background cost too much if they're all 'real' actors who have to get paid union scale. Extras are just people off the streets who have spare time, from the acting equivalent of temp worker agencies, contest winners, non-actor friends of the regular actors, etc, etc..
but is there something you could do to make the director's job easier?
Yeah, don't bother him/her. Do just walk or sit where the set manager tells you and whatever happens, do NOT mug at the camera.
Re:SciFi's Battlestar Galactica (Score:3, Informative)
Re:Boycott Stargate... (Score:2, Informative)
Forget the Goa'uld (Score:3, Informative)
Do not invite the goa'uld over for 'tea.'
Once you see the Pilot, I think you'll find that you ought not to invite the Wraith over for tea either... these pics might show you:
Eating time. [gateworld.net]
After eating [gateworld.net] (or whatever has happened to the poor bloke).
Re:Stargate rules (Score:2, Informative)
I think that is sufficient evidence that they knew what they did.
As for not using that knowledge about the ancient language... who knows, ask the writers =P
Re:Win a chance to be on an episode (Score:4, Informative)
Re:SG-1 Continuity? (Score:3, Informative)
So as they don't have the power readily available in the Pegasus Galaxy to be able to get a wormhole back to Earth they're stuck, for the time being.
If you want to find out more information you can go to GateWorld [gateworld.net] and start reading their spoilers. The Episodes, "The Fifth Race", "Ascension", "Meridian", "Frozen", "Maternal Instinct" and "Absolute Power" should give you a rough idea, although not necesarily in that order. I'm sure I left out a couple too.
Re:FLASH! Firefox + FlashBlock prevent Slashdottin (Score:5, Informative)
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Re:SG-1 Continuity? (Score:3, Informative)
Wasn't destroyed, the SGC was just unable to ever getting it working again until later when they were contacted from another universe by Dr. Carter and one of the guys who was killed in the original episode.
They brought it to the other universe and it was used to dial the Asgard to save the planet from Apophis.
Re:Win a chance to be on an episode (Score:3, Informative)
Yes, they are. All the filler people just standing/walking around in the background cost too much if they're all 'real' actors who have to get paid union scale. Extras are just people off the streets who have spare time, from the acting equivalent of temp worker agencies, contest winners, non-actor friends of the regular actors, etc, etc..
Actualyl most extras don't get any lines. The guild specifies talking part get paid more. so extras are ussually background noise. So he was correct. No talking part.
Re:SG-1 Continuity? (Score:2, Informative)
I didn't discover it until maybe the 4th or 5th season, and now I shall get the DVD's to see what I missed as it started out. IMO it is one of the best sci-fi/comedy/action shows on TV, even better than many films. I especially loved the episode where they were spoofing their own show, in the interest of credible denialability. As a bonus, my girlfriend even loves the show.
Re:SG-1 Continuity? (Score:5, Informative)
The problem is that it wouldn't work in terms of the story. The mythologies the Gau'ould pretended to be are ancient...like 3000 B.C. and earlier. In the movie, Ra first came to the Egyptians in 8000B.C. This is all far back enough in time, with few written records, that the acts of these "gods" could be written off to superstitions and what not. That's really not the case with Jesus and Mohammed, who existed only 2000 (or 1400) years ago. I think I've got that right...Mohammed was around in 600AD, right? There are too many written records from those times, that the acts of the Gua'ould would be well-known.
Anyway, I also don't think the stories would mesh well, either. I don't seem to recall any stories about Jesus killing people with a flick of his hand or commanding people worship him or be destroyed. If the Stargate writers did something like this, it would seem like a stretch and a gimmick, as the story of Jesus is nothing like the stories of the angry, vengeful gods of ancient mythologies.
Re:hmph. (Score:5, Informative)
Also, did you even see the fan effort to bring back Daniel [savedanieljackson.com]? That was just for one character.
Yes, the test of loyalty has come and gone; SG-1 passes.
Re:SG-1 Continuity? (Score:2, Informative)
I think the writers handled that pretty well. Those people were abducted by a ship (people claim that happens all the time!), and of course no Goa'uld could play a good-aligned god, so it chose to play his nemesis, the devil.
And of course the sets, they're always very good. Especially that 1940s planet with all the old-fashioned lab equipment, that was really good.
Re:SciFi's Battlestar Galactica (Score:2, Informative)
Re:You ruined the whole sries for me! (Score:2, Informative)
Re:Stargate rules (Score:3, Informative)
First, I don't think any Sci Fi show is realistic, that wasn't my point. A Sci-Fi show establishes its universe; Magic is real, communism works, Reagan caused the fall of the Soviet Union, whatever. Once it establishes this "reality", it should try to remain consistent with it. I don't care that Zat guns stun with one shot, kill with two, and make things disappear with three. Thems the rules, don't bore me with how Steinberg-Theta energy disrupts the milecular bonds of the atoms without generating any heat. Star Trek was doing well if it held to its rules, realistic or not, through a single episode.
I just think it would be fun to include this ability in a show. The character Col. Jack O'Neill isn't dumb, quite the opposite. Given his background in special ops (I even choose to overlook the fact that the Air Force doesn't really have a Special Ops group like the SEALS), he likely already knows a few other languages. Teal'c definately knows at least two. (I also overlook the fact that humans on other planets except one all speak english (that exception being the now eradicated Egypt-world of the original movie
Re:Quick question.... (Score:0, Informative)
Re:Stargate rules (Score:4, Informative)
Most officers aren't exactly stupid.. Forgive me if I'm wrong, but I believe you must have a bachlors degree to get any sort of officer rank, no matter how talented you may be. Being dumb, and playing dumb are two different things. For example, walk into my office when I don't want to cooperate and ask me anything. I may have forgotten even my own name. Sometimes it's safer to be like that. Dumb people don't know anything and aren't worth bothering for information. Not so smart people get bothered all the time. Playing dumb has helped me out of plenty of situations. I don't know anything unless I want to.
Ok, so O'Neill doesn't have a grasp of astrophysics, (or plays like he doesn't). No one's going to ask him to do anything like fix a DHD. But he is responsible for being a military leader, so he does that effectively. You've never seen him trying to figure out which end is the working end of a P90.
The show would be pretty boring if every alien spoke a different language. Every conversation would be through Jackson, and that'd get old *REALLY* quick. Well, it would have been harder for that year that he was dead too.