SG1: Beachhead.

Grand Moff Yenchin · Post by **Grand Moff Yenchin** » 2005-08-20 04:19am

MariusRoi wrote:Anyone catch how powerful the Mark 9 Nuke was? I had to go to the bathroom, but remember that it had a range of 100 Miles.

Sam seemed to mention "multi-gigaton"

InnocentBystander · Post by **InnocentBystander** » 2005-08-20 04:20am

Sam said mutli gigaton as I recall, so I'm guessing single diget Gigaton, potent stuff, no wonder one of them owns a Wraith hiveship.

TimothyC · Post by **TimothyC** » 2005-08-20 04:24am

edit: Using the calcs that Ender posted here, and checking then in the Nuke calculator that Mike provides I get a yeild of about 1 Teraton for the weapon. If someone would check my work/tell me if there was any dialoge that established a yeild could they please post that info?

Post by **fgalkin** » 2005-08-20 05:50am

Oh noes! They killed Aeryn!

Have a very nice day.
-fgalkin

Xon · Post by **Xon** » 2005-08-20 07:59am

I think the reason the Ori desperately want followers is probably closely linked to the reasons behind the Plague which annihilated the Ancient civilization.

I'm guessing the Ancients didnt go quitely into the night and significantly reduced the numbers of the Ori before both parties Ascended.

Xon · Post by **Xon** » 2005-08-20 08:32am

Also am I the only one awed by the fact that the SGC needs to use a multi-gigaton nuke to insure a stargate is destroyed?

Elheru Aran · Post by **Elheru Aran** » 2005-08-20 10:58am

Actually, the gate was *not* destroyed. It was blown off its base and was glowing dark red, but it was still active and in operation. Though I suppose one could argue that the Prior was extending his personal shield around it when he went up to it, put his hand on it, and started chanting... but even so, that's some goddamn tough shit they have in there

Plushie · Post by **Plushie** » 2005-08-20 11:23am

Jeez, and the Mark 9 wasn't even that big. Imagine a Naqaduh (sp) enhanced version of the Tsar Bomba.

Post by **Dalton** » 2005-08-20 05:12pm

fgalkin wrote:Oh noes! They killed Aeryn!

They're not dead until you see a body.

Elheru Aran · Post by **Elheru Aran** » 2005-08-20 06:39pm

Dalton wrote:
fgalkin wrote:Oh noes! They killed Aeryn!
They're not dead until you see a body.

And sometimes not even then...

Xon · Post by **Xon** » 2005-08-20 07:51pm

Dalton wrote:
fgalkin wrote:Oh noes! They killed Aeryn!
They're not dead until you see a body.

And a stake must be driven though the heart and the head lopped off, with the mouth stuffed with garlic and left to the rays of the sun to burn to a crisp

Xon · Post by **Xon** » 2005-08-20 07:52pm

Elheru Aran wrote:Actually, the gate was *not* destroyed. It was blown off its base and was glowing dark red, but it was still active and in operation. Though I suppose one could argue that the Prior was extending his personal shield around it when he went up to it, put his hand on it, and started chanting... but even so, that's some goddamn tough shit they have in there

I've said it before and I will say it again; Active Stargates take durable to a whole new level.

Alyeska · Post by **Alyeska** » 2005-08-20 10:21pm

FYI, SG-Tech Center is working on calcs for the warhead firepower. So far it looks very impressive.

SirNitram · Post by **SirNitram** » 2005-08-20 10:24pm

Alyeska wrote:FYI, SG-Tech Center is working on calcs for the warhead firepower. So far it looks very impressive.

I'll say. Was I right in thinking I saw a crater in the CGI of the expanding forcefield?

Alyeska · Post by **Alyeska** » 2005-08-20 10:25pm

So it would seem.

This thing is powerful enough that Star Wars would approve.

Alyeska · Post by **Alyeska** » 2005-08-20 10:26pm

Some more fun.

This nuke was Naquadriah Enhanced. Yeah, the REAL powerful stuff.

Chris OFarrell · Post by **Chris OFarrell** » 2005-08-20 10:27pm

Well for the record, the Mark 9 is officaly a *Naquadriah* enhacned nuclear weapon. NOT a Naquadah enhacned once. Screenshots to follow.

Balrog · Post by **Balrog** » 2005-08-20 10:43pm

Yay! Welcome back Carter

And hopefully Vala's not dead for good, she was funny

But anyways, a good episode all around, and more displays of the awsome power of the Priors and SG1.

Alyeska · Post by **Alyeska** » 2005-08-20 11:35pm

I think I know how the SGC is going to figure out how to fight the Ori. They have to capture a Prior staff and study it to reveal the technology being used.

Akaramu Shinja · Post by **Akaramu Shinja** » 2005-08-20 11:37pm

Alyeska wrote:I think I know how the SGC is going to figure out how to fight the Ori. They have to capture a Prior staff and study it to reveal the technology being used.

I hope it's something raw and physical like that. If this turns out to be another B5 Vorlon/Shadow ending, I'll be rather irritated.

Alyeska · Post by **Alyeska** » 2005-08-20 11:42pm

I'd love to see Asgard "go-nowhere" beams used against Priors.

Post by **Dalton** » 2005-08-21 01:29am

I don't think the SGC can do it alone this time. I wouldn't be surprised if the Atlanteans finally got up off their asses and helped. And the Asgard. Hell, the Nox too. Wouldn't it be awesome to see the Ancient Alliance collaborate with the Tau'ri? It'd be far cooler than the B5 First Ones fleet.

Meest · Post by **Meest** » 2005-08-21 01:56am

Quadlok wrote:Did anyone notice that the actor playing Nereus is the same actor who played Nero Wolfe in the A&E mystery series? He was also in the Raoul Julia classic "Overdrawn at the Memory Bank."

I'm still really hoping that the Ori wanking will be broken up in some way. As it is they seem way to strong.

I'm pretty sure he's the actor who played the Minbari who ran the Great machine in B5. The traitor Goa'uld wasn't "priorized", so does that mean he doesn't have any new knowledge? Don't really see how he would be that useful.

Xon · Post by **Xon** » 2005-08-21 02:03am

Dalton wrote:I don't think the SGC can do it alone this time. I wouldn't be surprised if the Atlanteans finally got up off their asses and helped. And the Asgard. Hell, the Nox too. Wouldn't it be awesome to see the Ancient Alliance collaborate with the Tau'ri? It'd be far cooler than the B5 First Ones fleet.

Well we get to see an actual Ancient Warship(or at least some type of big ship) soon in Atlantis, so it might even be posible for the SGC to recruit them.

I would love for some vital plot element for SG1 to be originally gathered from SGA, rather than SG1 pulling it out of thier asses again.

Zac Naloen · Post by **Zac Naloen** » 2005-08-21 06:13am

Did anyone else notice that suddenly the special effects are back up to par in both atlantis and Sg-1?

Either its been the quality of my picture or they just haven;t been what they used to be in recent eps.

Best episode of the season so far, for both shows.