I think they'll stay with the Ori. there is absolutely no need for a new mythology. Let the PTB focus on the Ori !! See we haven't seen the Ori even how laim is that. We see the Priors and the Doci one time but no Ori. I hope TPTB know they can't keep this up for ever !
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Originally posted by NyarlathotepPh'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn!Originally posted by Mr ProphetLa mayyitan ma qadirun yatabaqqa sarmadi
Fa idha yaji' al-shudhdhadh fa-l-maut qad yantahi.
The doctor told me Im insane, thank God! its so much better then being outsane!
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Originally posted by EoinWhat language is that
Originally posted by NyarlathotepPh'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn!
Originally posted by Mr ProphetLa mayyitan ma qadirun yatabaqqa sarmadi
Fa idha yaji' al-shudhdhadh fa-l-maut qad yantahi.Behold the majesty that is...GERALD!
- Read The Prophet's fan fiction at The Lost Vegas Public Library.
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Originally posted by Mr ProphetLanguage of the Old Ones: In his house at R'lyeh, dead Cthulhu waits dreaming.
Arabic, from the Dread Necronomicon of the Mad Arab Abdul al-Hazrad: It is not dead that can eternal lie, and with strange eons even death may die.The doctor told me Im insane, thank God! its so much better then being outsane!
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Originally posted by EoinThanx for explaining what it meantBehold the majesty that is...GERALD!
- Read The Prophet's fan fiction at The Lost Vegas Public Library.
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Originally posted by Mr ProphetOf course, if you really want to know what it's all about, go here.
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I think that basing a show on the Cthulhu mythos would be awesome, except for two huge problems.
1). Every attempt to do this has sucked so far. Hellboy made several direct references to the series, and if you haven't seen that disaster before, consider yourself lucky. The movie Event Horizon also drew from this theme, and while I did find that movie tolerable, it was just barely so.
2). The whole premise is utterly incompatible with the show. SG-1 is not really a serious drama or epic, but a rather whimsical show about good guys going after and kicking the bad guys' asses, punctuated with smartass quips. Anyone who has read Lovecraft knows that this kind of attitude would definitely not work with a Cthulhu based show. Lovecraft, the creator of the Cthulhu mythos (for the most part) believed that any form of universal ethics or morality was a joke, that there is no God, that the existance of humanity is a cosmic accident without meaning, and that the only thing that keep humanity from having its collective mind shattered is that they live in a bubble of predefined ignorance about the true nature and terror of what truly IS. Trust me, a Zat-gun or a P90 would make absolutely no difference in the face of true cosmic horror.
It is probably the type of theme that would work well with a show like First Wave, The Outer Limits, or The X-Files, but introducing it to SG-1 would fundamentally change the show in such a way that most of the fans would probably turn against it, especially the ones who have no idea who Lovecraft is or how awesome his stories are.
-HDS
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Originally posted by HisDivineShadowI think that basing a show on the Cthulhu mythos would be awesome, except for two huge problems.
1). Every attempt to do this has sucked so far. Hellboy made several direct references to the series, and if you haven't seen that disaster before, consider yourself lucky.
Trust me, a Zat-gun or a P90 would make absolutely no difference in the face of true cosmic horror.
Actually, Titus Crowe is a fine argument both for and against this idea. On the one hand, the idea of a recurring and heroic mythos protagonist is fairly laughable, but on the other, Lumley's books sell millions, so there must be a market somewhere for people who put the smack down on the creatures of the mythos.Behold the majesty that is...GERALD!
- Read The Prophet's fan fiction at The Lost Vegas Public Library.
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Originally posted by HisDivineShadowIt is probably the type of theme that would work well with a show like First Wave, The Outer Limits, or The X-Files, but introducing it to SG-1 would fundamentally change the show in such a way that most of the fans would probably turn against it, especially the ones who have no idea who Lovecraft is or how awesome his stories are.
-HDS
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Lovecraft may be a bit dark for the show, imo.
Another option, in keeping with the whole "chariot of the Gods" theme, is the bizarre Alexander doomsday mythos surrounding the Gog/Magog and the gate between two mountains that sealed them in.
It always made me curious to know how a hellenistic military conqueror becomes an icon in the major monotheistic religions of today. WTH happened? Hehe
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