Stargate

[Datt]

Does anyone know the premise for Atlantis?

 

[Aeolius]

Does anyone know the premise for Atlantis?

from: http://www.scifi.com/atlantis/

"Stargate Atlantis will take viewers on a brand-new adventure, with a whole new team. In the new series, a secret base left by the originators of the Stargate is discovered in the most unlikely of places — on Earth, buried among the ruins of the legendary city of Atlantis. The implications of this amazing discovery lead the Atlantis team to a distant galaxy where a primitive human civilization is threatened by a sinister new enemy."

Watch for the "LOST CITY" episodes in a few weeks.

 

[Storm Raven]

"I have read some of your bible and I cannot imagine any gould being [good, kind, gentle?] enough to take on that role..."

I laughed out loud when I heard that. I'm not "hostile" to christianity, but I have read the source material, and its a laughable sop to "please don't anyone be offended at us." Punches were far more than pulled, they made a rediculous comment to suck up to anyone who might come close to offense in the episode they even came close....

While it may not be an accurate assessment of the Old Testament (I could concievably see a Goa'ould taking that role), it would be hard to argue that the New Testament Christ figure could have been a Goa'ould, it has been pretty well established that they generally don't believe in things like self-sacrifice and humility.

 

[Wrath of the Swarm]

from: http://www.scifi.com/atlantis/

"Stargate Atlantis will take viewers on a brand-new adventure, with a whole new team. In the new series, a secret base left by the originators of the Stargate is discovered in the most unlikely of places — on Earth, buried among the ruins of the legendary city of Atlantis. The implications of this amazing discovery lead the Atlantis team to a distant galaxy where a primitive human civilization is threatened by a sinister new enemy."

Watch for the "LOST CITY" episodes in a few weeks.

Fascinating. I'd never considered the possibility that the Lost City might actually have been on Earth.

Remarkable that none of the Go'auld never stumbled across it. On the other hand, I don't think they went in for archeology very much.

Any way, back to the thread topic: I love this show. In many ways, it reminds me of the original episodes of Star Trek - the spirit of the show is very similar.

 

[DM_Matt]

While it may not be an accurate assessment of the Old Testament (I could concievably see a Goa'ould taking that role), it would be hard to argue that the New Testament Christ figure could have been a Goa'ould, it has been pretty well established that they generally don't believe in things like self-sacrifice and humility.

On the other hand, there is also the OT focus on the impossibility of a deity with physical form.. Also,when talking to humans, Goulds recognize each others "divinity," and the Bible makes specific reference to the Egyptian pantheon and Baal as false gods.

 

[Aeolius]

Fascinating. I'd never considered the possibility that the Lost City might actually have been on Earth.

We have already seen a second Stargate on earth, starting with "Solitudes" in Season 1.

 

[Wrath of the Swarm]

We have already seen a second Stargate on earth, starting with "Solitudes" in Season 1.

Yes, that's not what surprises me. The irony is that Daniel was fairly certain (from his period of Ascension) that once they had located the Lost City, it would have what they needed to save themselves. If it was actually on Earth all along... well, it's rather Wizard of Oz, isn't it?

It also raises the question: what exactly is the significance of humanity? Does it mean anything that the original human homeworld holds a lost outpost of the Gatebuilders?

 

[Datt]

There are three counting the one in Russia.

Actually with season 6 episode 4, Frozen, Carter starts to believe that human life didn't start on Earth.

One thing I am kind of upset about is the fact that they spoiled us as to the location of the Lost City.

 

[RatPunk]

There are three counting the one in Russia.

Actually with season 6 episode 4, Frozen, Carter starts to believe that human life didn't start on Earth.

One thing I am kind of upset about is the fact that they spoiled us as to the location of the Lost City.

I think there are still only two gates on Earth. Wasn't the SGC's gate destroyed somehow and they are currently "leasing" the Russian gate (which is why we get the occasional Russian SG team)? I seem to recall that, although admitedly my knowledge of the show is much smaller than I would like...

 

[jdavis]

I think there are still only two gates on Earth. Wasn't the SGC's gate destroyed somehow and they are currently "leasing" the Russian gate (which is why we get the occasional Russian SG team)? I seem to recall that, although admitedly my knowledge of the show is much smaller than I would like...

There is the original gate (now destroyed I believe) The antartic gate and the Russian gate. The Russians had a working DHD which they let SGC use, it got destroyed. I'm not sure what happened to the Antartic DHD but I am pretty sure it got fried too.