Stargate Question- help? :-(

[tarotgal]

Okay... I've got a Stargate question, this time. Can't seem to find an answer that's helpful on the various sites out there in internet land

The Alpha Site... that was established in season 2 when they were evacuating Earth, right? And then I can't remember any other use of it until the Tok'ra and Jaffa are there with the SG in season 6.
I have a feeling they mentioned it a lot more between these two episodes/seasons. What am I missing? What have they been using it for during this time gap? When did the Jaffa move in (sometime after 'The Warrior' I expect?)

Thanks much... I usually need to watch things many times over to remember them. And some SG1 episodes I've only seen once or twice at most. So I don't feel quite as confident with the details as I'd like. Thanks!!!

Comments

[smokeycat-430.livejournal.com]

I can't help you with your questions but I wanted to tell you that I watched Stargate yesterday. It was the only thing on TV that a recognized and looked interesting. Aren't I horrible? The characters were in Egypt and I half thought they were going to fight mummies before the show was over. They didn't.I haven't seen the movie in a couple years.That's okay though, despite me not knowing a thing about anything that was going on...I still liked it. Of course it helped that that Anderson guy and that Daniel character (LOL-Conan O'Brien) aren't bad looking! Yes, but anyway, I'm no longer a Stargate TV show virgin.

[tarotgal]

LOL! Good for you! De-SG1-virginized :-)

You sure it was actually Egypt? Loooots of places they go look like Egypt :-) But I can think of a couple episodes where they really were in Egypt.
But glad you watched it... and yes, Jack and Daniel are adorable *G* That certainly doesn't hurt things at all. Yummy boys :-)

[smokeycat-430.livejournal.com]

Uh, well there were pyramids! My grandmother called 10 minutes in and I talked to her for a couple more so I might have missed the establishing shot/talk. But they were some place ancient and there were two guys (whom I assumed were the villains) who looked like they were from Star Wars cause one was wearing a brown cloak and another was wearing a black cloak with his face hidden. It was just all very amusing...And any one cute guy named Jack is all right in my book! :)

Hmm...Jack and Daniel...I wonder if they did that on purpose...

[tarotgal]

*thinks hard* Yeah... that could be just about any episode, still. But no worries. The point is, you saw some of it- yay! :-)

Well... when I listened to the movie commentary, they made no mention of name choices. I think they probably just wanted simple names... because all the other names (plants and bad guys, etc.) are very complicated ones. And they kept that trend with the new characters they introduced in the series.
heehee, go cute guys named Jack! :-)

[snowshie.livejournal.com]

Since I am lazy, I'm just going to point you in the right direction. There's alpha site info here (http://www.trickster.org/arduinna/stargate/sgc.html#alpha) specifiacally, but this site (http://www.trickster.org/arduinna/stargate/) kick major ass and has everything you ever wanted to know about the show. Absolutely brilliant resource.

[tarotgal]

Marvelous... I didn't learn anything new about the Alpha Site... which means there probably isn't anything new to learn. Fantastic. I can do as I wish with it considering the fic's set between the first episode that mentions it and the next which does. Whoohoo!
Thanks for the links!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Very helpful!!

[snowshie.livejournal.com]

Seriously, it's more of a plot device than anything. "Hey, we're stuck for ideas. Let's send them to the Alpha Site while we think up something better to do with them!" Which turns out wonderfully for fanfic writers, too, since they have basically free reign with it. Bwa ha!

[tarotgal]

Shoot, what are we supposed to do with these rebel Jaffa? They can't all live at Stargate Command. I dunno, can't they live at the Alpha Site? We haven't done anything with it in four seasons. Ohhh! Good idea!

heehee Go handy-dandy spare planet we have control of. My friends I was having dinner with (who are only up to season 4 in their watching) and I were debating over ice cream Friday night about why we don't try and colonize other planets... or at least set up emergency bases, etc. I mean, they're always having refuges and such and needing to put them somewhere safe until a world can be found. Makes sense to have a couple places they could go. But I suppose that takes a back seat to trying to find ways to protect the Earth :-)

Thanks again for the info!!! heehee I liked the comment on that first link you sent me about how for some reason there's a jail cell there. Yeah. Maybe illogical, but it's such an underdeveloped place that it totally works :-)

[snowshie.livejournal.com]

LMAO! You gotta love the outs like that, no matter how badly ridden with plotholes it is. The writers must have a blast with crap like that. They're probably doing it just to see if they can get away with it. :P

Of course, if they did that, then where would they be in an emergency? Prepared? Nevah!! Where would the angst go then, all sad and homeless-like? ;) But honestly, that's so true. Cheyenne Mountain is big, but it makes more sense to have at least one off-world base, especially if they need to use if for quarantine purposes. Ah well, at least fic writers have all those openings to play with.

No worries! That site is awesome, everyone interested in SG-1 should at least stop by and browse. :)