General Stargate SG-1 - Page 3

**Chris** · 01-10-2003, 23:07

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Originally Posted by Atomic22

well then people what did everyone think to the opening episode of series 7?

The Daniel-Jackson's-lost-his-memory storyline was shaping up nicely ... lots of moody character development etc etc, and then they just threw it all aside to go blow the special effects budget on a homage to the Death Star Battle. It was all very nicely done, but I wish they'd concentrated on the interesting character stuff for a bit longer.

01-10-2003, 23:21

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Originally Posted by towny

The Daniel-Jackson's-lost-his-memory storyline was shaping up nicely ... lots of moody character development etc etc, and then they just threw it all aside to go blow the special effects budget on a homage to the Death Star Battle. It was all very nicely done, but I wish they'd concentrated on the interesting character stuff for a bit longer.

agree "homage" was a better description than rip-off, towny, the thought had crossed my mind

- allegedly "character development" is what this series is all about - I said I can't wait

- have you heard anything about the Atlantis spin-off?

Mal · 01-10-2003, 23:28

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Originally Posted by homealone

have you heard anything about the Atlantis spin-off?

Stargate Atlantis

01-10-2003, 23:44

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Originally Posted by Mal

Stargate Atlantis

**Chris** · 02-10-2003, 12:15

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Originally Posted by Mal

Stargate Atlantis

Heven help us, they're going to do Seaquest ...

Mal · 02-10-2003, 12:19

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Originally Posted by towny

Heven help us, they're going to do Seaquest ...

**Maggy** · 02-10-2003, 13:49

Well I won't bother with that.Once the original finishes I think that should be that.Else we will end up with terrible plot repeats as we got with all versions of Star Trek.

Incog.

02-10-2003, 15:26

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Originally Posted by Mal

Stargate Atlantis

That's been in the works for several months now

http://www.gateworld.net/atlantis/index.shtml

But at least that is in keeping with the current series. I've yet to see it myself, but from what I`ve read Stargate Infinity is the one to avoid.

**Chris** · 02-10-2003, 16:15

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Originally Posted by homealone

agree "homage" was a better description than rip-off, towny, the thought had crossed my mind

The sequence where the Goauld (sp?) weapon's power core blows up is almost identical to the Death Star's power core explosion from Return of the Jedi ... I only wish I could post stills of the two side by side! My Film Studies graduate missus has a word for this - 'intertextuality'. It's where the director consciously pays a complement to a previous film by making reference to it in his own (another example - I was watching Dr Dolittle on ITV1 last night. Eddie Murphy walks past a dog in the pound, which mutters 'I am Keyser Sose' at him...)

02-10-2003, 16:24

I also don`t ever recall seeing an energy weapon in SG1 having recall before, but the cannon on Anubis' mothership in the shot where the 302 was tracked flying past looked suspiciously like a Death Star turbo-laser.

I`m also not sure whether there was an Star Trek reference in there as well with Daniel constantly calling O`Neill "Jim". I was wondering whether this is a reference to Star Trek 4 when Spock is back from the dead and Kirk is trying to persuade Spock to call him Jim.

02-10-2003, 16:25

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Originally Posted by towny

The sequence where the Goauld (sp?) weapon's power core blows up is almost identical to the Death Star's power core explosion from Return of the Jedi

I found all the Star Wars references rather amusing, and was giggling out loud when that particular one came up.

**Chris** · 02-10-2003, 16:27

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Originally Posted by dr wadd

I also don`t ever recall seeing an energy weapon in SG1 having recall before, but the cannon on Anubis' mothership in the shot where the 302 was tracked flying past looked suspiciously like a Death Star turbo-laser.

I`m also not sure whether there was an Star Trek reference in there as well with Daniel constantly calling O`Neill "Jim". I was wondering whether this is a reference to Star Trek 4 when Spock is back from the dead and Kirk is trying to persuade Spock to call him Jim.

Don't know, but I wouldn't be surprised ... personally my favourite line from the whole episode was probably this masterful piece of self-reference:

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Alien bloke: Is he [Tealc] a Jafar?
O'Neill: No, but he plays one in a TV show.

zoombini · 02-10-2003, 17:06

Its also surprising that no-one told Jim to "use the force" when he was blowing up the death star..lol

It was all a bit farsical.. Still, thats what SG1/Star Trek/Star Wars/etc is all about..
Good fun though.

ZrByte · 02-10-2003, 18:20

I love all the Wizard of OZ refferences in SG-1, always make me chuckle

I never actually noticed the Starwars Refferences though now you mention it there seem to be a lot of similarities.

There is also a refference to aliens I believe when Daniel cant remember his way to the cargoship.

I was going to take those screenshots for you to compare but for some reason windows refuses to take them, it used to work

Atomic22 · 02-10-2003, 21:25

yeh stargate has been quoting wizard of oz since series one....the plots for series 8 look good though