Is the Stargate a Pandora's Box?

[Infinatus]

Although Senator Kinsey was very annoying in SG-1, now that the Tau-ri have the Asgard database there is some truth to his analogy that the stargate is a Pandora's Box. Recon in one's own galaxy makes sense, and since there is already an expedition in Pegasus recon there is also logical, but doesn't it just seem that the Tau'ri are tempting fate by going to yet another galaxy? At the moment the only major enemy Earth has is the Wraith, and they are severely weakened. With the Asgard database the Tau'ri have technology tens if not hundreds of thousands of years beyond them, so why can't they just accept that they're damned lucky to have advanced that far in only 10 years? Yeah yeah, if the Tau'ri wisened up there'd be no third series, but doesn't it seem like this franchise is being milked dry?

[Jeffala]

I would actually be disappointed if they didn't go. If they decided that, "Oh yeah, we've figured out one of the last great mysteries of the stargate, but we're just going to file it away since we've only got one major enemy left and we feel like stagnating."

[The_Carpenter]

I would actually be disappointed if they didn't go. If they decided that, "Oh yeah, we've figured out one of the last great mysteries of the stargate, but we're just going to file it away since we've only got one major enemy left and we feel like stagnating."
Indeed.... its Human nature... why do people climb Everest? because its there!

Curiosity is part of Human nature... it makes us who we are.

[unluckynumber11]

yea we can't get more advanced then we already have, but if the military of ioa or some other third party thinks its a good idea to go were no man has gone before.......again, then it looks like they're going.

[_Famrir_]

we are doing it because we want to

[UAGoalieGuy]

Although Senator Kinsey was very annoying in SG-1, now that the Tau-ri have the Asgard database there is some truth to his analogy that the stargate is a Pandora's Box. Recon in one's own galaxy makes sense, and since there is already an expedition in Pegasus recon there is also logical, but doesn't it just seem that the Tau'ri are tempting fate by going to yet another galaxy? At the moment the only major enemy Earth has is the Wraith, and they are severely weakened. With the Asgard database the Tau'ri have technology tens if not hundreds of thousands of years beyond them, so why can't they just accept that they're damned lucky to have advanced that far in only 10 years? Yeah yeah, if the Tau'ri wisened up there'd be no third series, but doesn't it seem like this franchise is being milked dry?

Could lead to another major enemy being uncovered and at the end of it all, a massive military conflict in all three (if not more galaxies uncovered in SGU) galaxies concluding the stargate franchise.

Granted that will be a long was down the road, especially if SGU does well. Who knows though.

[the fifth man]

Indeed.... its Human nature... why do people climb Everest? because its there!

Curiosity is part of Human nature... it makes us who we are.

I couldn't agree more. Our curiosity is part of what makes us human. We are always looking to reach farther.