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In Stargate, what has happened to the children in the pyramid?
Because they had no choice in the end.
Recall that the original bomb was merely intended to destroy the stargate so that it could not be used to threaten Earth.
However, the bomb had been altered by ...
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Why wasn't Kurt Russell cast in SG1?
The primary issue would certainly have been that the budget for the show would not have been sufficient to have Russell involved.
Plus, even if the money could have been found, Russell would have to ...
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Is there mention of any of the modern gods in "Stargate SG-1"?
Yes: Satan (Christianity) and Nirrti (Hinduism)
In season 3 episode Demons they encounter a medieval Catholic society.
Carter: The UAV photos were right, there it is. Looks like a church.
O'Neill: ...
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Is there mention of any of the modern gods in "Stargate SG-1"?
Yes & No
For a very good In Universe reason.... most of those religions weren't (AFAIK) established until after the Goa'uld had left Earth in 3000BC.
The episode Mobius established that SG1 helped ...
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Did Patrick Stewart appear as an uncredited extra in this episode of Stargate Atlantis?
I reviewed my blu-ray copies and can say that the answer is no. Please see this attached, HD screen grab. Perhaps the low res version could pass, but not in glorious high definition!
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In Stargate movie how did they manage to activate the gate in alien world Abydos?
In the movie, the subject of powering the Stargate is not mentioned but, as you say, the power seems to be used for turning the gate itself.
From a Wikia
No Dial Home Device is ever shown in the ...
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Is this map of the galaxy valid according to Stargate SG-1?
Is it official or fan-made?
This map is definitely fan-made. It doesn't appear in any episodes or tie-in media. Using a reverse image search, I could only find this image on Reddit and imgur, not an ...
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Why doesn't Ronon's gun run out of power?
It's a replaceable - some say rechargeable - power cell. You can see a spare on Ronon's belt in many shots, but there is as far as I can recall only one time you see him actually replace the power ...
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What are the differences between a DHD and Earth's dialing computer?
Our program is nowhere near as sophisticated as the one that exists in the DHDs. It's completely jerry-rigged.
—Samantha Carter, "Avenger 2.0"
First off, the pilot Children of the Gods ...
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Why were Stargate's subtitles redone?
In modern broadcasting, subtitling is a separate data stream accompanying the audio and video, and it is rendered using whatever font is configure in the subtitling device.
This is a more efficient ...
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Is there mention of any of the modern gods in "Stargate SG-1"?
Yes, several made appearances on the show:
Hindu goddesses Nirrti and Kali
Shinto goddess Amaterasu
Olokun, a figure in the religion of the Yoruba
There are also numerous Hindu deities mentioned in ...
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Why didn't they use a brute force method to activate the Stargate?
Have a look at the dialling sequence:
At chevron five (around 1:20 in the video linked) the Stargate causes the ground to ominously tremble, at six it's basically an ...
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Which Sheppard did McKay refer to in S05E19
He's referring to a unique Commander Sheppard, from a universe we haven't seen before.
There's a follow-up conversation that occurs toward the end of the episode:
McKay: Detective. Remember when I ...
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Why is the episode titled “Ethon”?
The episode features a battle for the Prometheus one of Earth's interplanetary spaceships.
The name Ethon (or Aethon) is from Greek mythology
In Greek mythology, Ethon was the eagle that gnawed the ...
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Is there mention of any of the modern gods in "Stargate SG-1"?
Does Satan count as a "modern god"?
If so, then there's Sokar.
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What were the production reasons behind S05E19 of "Stargate: Atlantis"?
The only public comment I can find (from Producers Joe Mallozzi and Paul Mullie) are found in issue 27 of the Official Stargate Magazine, page 20:
Joe: CSI: Atlantis as I titled it! Rob Cooper wrote ...
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In Stargate, what has happened to the children in the pyramid?
Great question! I was one of the Ra kids (one of the twins) and we actually filmed a whole scene where we were saved. We were supposed to transport back down when the bomb transported up to the ship. ...
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Did Patrick Stewart appear as an uncredited extra in this episode of Stargate Atlantis?
The actor appears to be Nicolas W. Von Zill; so not Patrick Stewart.
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What are the differences between a DHD and Earth's dialing computer?
The Long answer:
The DHD is a crystal based computer and power supply for the Stargate. It Was created by the Ancients whom had the full technical specifications of the stargate. It uses crystal ...
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Why didn't they use a brute force method to activate the Stargate?
It would appear that it simply didn't occur to them to try a seventh symbol. It wasn't on the 6 symbol cartouche found with the gate and while the dialling program system appears to be working after a ...
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Is the Chappa'ai vortex ionized or toxic?
Neither. The unstable vortex is not chemical or elemental matter, it's explicitly described as energy. It is also not ionized radiation as we know it, as a source of ionized radiation would require ...
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Where is P3-575 located?
What galaxy is P3-575 located in?
Well, P3-575 is a planet located in the Milky Way galaxy.
However, I couldn't find its siterep anywhere on the internet.
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Which episodes did the Furlings sketch in the "200" episode of Stargate SG-1 pull stock footage from?
This Video suggests that those scenes were shot especially for the 200th episode, to match the fans "ewok-style furry creatures" idea (see the Ewok-style village as well as the Koala style ...
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Is the Chappa'ai vortex ionized or toxic?
Per the Ultimate Visual Guide, it is...unspecified.
The "liquid" is an event horizon of an "energized matter stream". Could it be radiated? Perhaps, but given there are no ...
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Why do you need 6 points to define a location in 3 dimensional space?
GPS works by distance. It has nothing to do with co-ordinates! The distance between your device and a satellite, the information with just give a distance from the satellite but no real direction, ...
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