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Originally posted by Sacreligion
Originally posted by sensfan
Originally posted by General_Neil1989
Heya.yeah considering i was the one who convinced you silk!
if ny1 wants 2 talk about the sgc wid sum1 who nos ppl whoi work there e-mail me on [email protected]
What? What language is that? Can you spell correctly please?
Sorry, one of my pet peaves.
i think what he means is "if anyone wants to talk about the stargate conspiracy, would someone who knows people who work there e-mail me..."
Originally posted by Tom Bedlam
the hard parts to take seriously are where you have USAF personnel running, climbing, engaging in cqc and so on.
There are a lot of "easter eggs" that you can look for, the big wrench is always there somewhere, you will generally see some of the film crew in AF uniforms as extras, at times there are some really neat weapons used that I hadn't seen before. Real ones, that is, not the scifi stuff. I remember one ep had a real belt fed full-auto shotgun, for example.
Also, the background stuff is fun to go back and look at, like papers on the desk, displays that the characters are reading, white board contents etc. Instead of just being gibberish someone usually puts up something entertaining. Some of the toss-off displays are quite detailed.
Originally posted by MagicalRat
StarGate was made up by Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich.
Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin were sued by an Egyptology student for allegedly stealing the storyline as the student had submitted the story to them about ten years before the movie was made (they "rejected" the story at the time). The plaintiff had a respected Egyptologist from Johns Hopkins University vouch for him, since he had put his own theories into the story. The only differences between the story and the movie are slight name variations. The issue was finally settled out of court.
Originally posted by Frakkerface
One interesting thing I noticed though was in one of the first few episodes (possibly the one with the vanishing people), they make a box thing - not quite sure what it was - that would let the other peoples know all about Earth. The thing that stuck out like a sore thumb to me was the fact that on the front of this box was the freemason's compass.
Originally posted by Tom Bedlam
Look again, it's the symbol for the Tau-ri system (Earth), a stylized pyramid with one moon overhead.
Originally posted by silk101
Area 51 is said to be non-existent. The american military always deny it exists. But look here they have are 51 in stargate. They got the location right as well (nevada)
Originally posted by zorgon
Originally posted by Tom Bedlam
Look again, it's the symbol for the Tau-ri system (Earth), a stylized pyramid with one moon overhead.
You sure? Looks like the pyramid on the dollar bill with the eye of RA over it...
stylized ofcourse..
Originally posted by Tom Bedlam
You have to be a deep Stargate junkie to understand.
Originally posted by SimonGray
Just in case anyone is interested, here is Richard Dean Anderson at the Pentagon in 2004 being honoured by the USAF.
Originally posted by General_Neil1989
if ny1 wants 2 talk about the sgc wid sum1 who nos ppl whoi work there e-mail
Originally posted by Tom BedlamLook again, it's the symbol for the Tau-ri system (Earth), a stylized pyramid with one moon overhead.
Originally posted by Frakkerface
Originally posted by Tom BedlamLook again, it's the symbol for the Tau-ri system (Earth), a stylized pyramid with one moon overhead.
Are you sure? Looked very much like the compass to me. I will watch it again though, do you know which episode it was? I dont really want to watch them all again to find it.
The armed forces help filmmakers by letting them use military vehicles,other hardware, and land, saving the studios millions of dollars in expenses. In return for this service though, the military often asks for changes to the movie\show, changes which ALWAYS make the armed forces look better. With disturbing regularity the filmmakers, even the big name one, cave in. Ridley Scott removed a scene from "G.I. Jane" because a Navy Commander said it "carried no benefit to the U.S. Navy." The producers of "Top Gun" obtained Naval cooperation only after they changed Kelly McGillis' charecter from an enlisted woman to a civilian (fraternization between officers and enlistees is a no-no). A marine Major complained about "The Jackal" because helicopter pilots didn't have an "integral part of the action, they are effectively taxi-drivers." Once director Micheal Jones changed the script, giving the fly-boys a better role, the Marines cooperated. Some filmmakers drool on themselves in an attempt to appease the military. Dean Devlin, the writer and producer of "Independance Day", told the pentagon, "If this doesn't make every boy in America want to fly a fighter-jet, I'll eat this script." Disney told retired soldiers, " We firmly believe that with the support of the U.S. military, "Armageddon" will be the biggest film on 1998, while illustrating the expertise,leadership and heroism if the military. Among the film that were given military cooperation after passing the acceptibility test were: Air Force One, A Few Good Men, From Here to Eternity, The Hunt for Red October, Pearl Harbor, Apollo 13 and Tora Tora Tora. Some that didn't meet with approval were Forrest Gump, Apocolypse Now, Catch 22, DR. Strangelove, An Officer and a Gentleman, Platoon and SGT Bilko.