SG1 - Did "The Fifth Race" inspire a proposed HBO series?
The TV Squad posted the following. In reading it the article, I realized it sounded familiar. As in a comment from Daniel Jackson during "The Fifth Race" familiar.
From TV Squad:
http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/09/03/hb...ome/1#c2026117
HBO to launch a science fiction series in Ancient Rome?!
Posted Sep 3rd 2006 1:11PM by Richard Keller
Okay, before I continue here I just want to mention that this is unsubstantiated information from an untested resource. Also, as far as we know, it is not part of the development deal James Gandolfini recently signed with HBO. And, finally, this is not an idea I came up with during a dream I had last night.
According to a poster at Ain't It Cool News, HBO has been working on a new series called The Centurion, which takes place during the peak of the Roman Empire. Now, you're saying, they already have a show like that called Rome. Well, the premise of this series is that aliens regularly visited the famous city to encourage its citizens to aspire to greater heights. According to the poster, The Centurion is scheduled for a fall 2007 release.
This seems awfully fishy to me. HBO is normally not a network that delves into production of science fiction series. This sounds like something that you would see on a channel like Showtime; they have a history in this genre with shows like Stargate
G-1 and Jeremiah. Perhaps HBO is producing this show in an agreement with the Sci-Fi Channel, or another outlet. Let me know what you think?
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And my comment:
Sounds to me like someone just watched the Friday Stargate SG-1 Viewer's Choice Marathon on the SciFi Channel.
In the season two episode, "The Fifth Race," Jack O'Neill has the library of the Ancients (one of the major alien races on SG1) accidentally downloaded into his brain. (I know - ouch!)
In the episode, Daniel Jackson suggests a connection between the Ancients and the Romans.
SAM: Who are the Ancients?
DANIEL: Well, I think they could be the teachers of roads. See, the Romans were the first real road builders. They spoke Latin and they learned to build roads from the gods, known as the Ancient ones.
SAM: I'm still not following you.
DANIEL: Roads. Stargates. The 'gate builders. What if these Ancients were the alien race who invented the Stargate?
Morjana
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Morjana
From TV Squad:
http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/09/03/hb...ome/1#c2026117
HBO to launch a science fiction series in Ancient Rome?!
Posted Sep 3rd 2006 1:11PM by Richard Keller
Okay, before I continue here I just want to mention that this is unsubstantiated information from an untested resource. Also, as far as we know, it is not part of the development deal James Gandolfini recently signed with HBO. And, finally, this is not an idea I came up with during a dream I had last night.
According to a poster at Ain't It Cool News, HBO has been working on a new series called The Centurion, which takes place during the peak of the Roman Empire. Now, you're saying, they already have a show like that called Rome. Well, the premise of this series is that aliens regularly visited the famous city to encourage its citizens to aspire to greater heights. According to the poster, The Centurion is scheduled for a fall 2007 release.
This seems awfully fishy to me. HBO is normally not a network that delves into production of science fiction series. This sounds like something that you would see on a channel like Showtime; they have a history in this genre with shows like Stargate
G-1 and Jeremiah. Perhaps HBO is producing this show in an agreement with the Sci-Fi Channel, or another outlet. Let me know what you think?**********
And my comment:
Sounds to me like someone just watched the Friday Stargate SG-1 Viewer's Choice Marathon on the SciFi Channel.
In the season two episode, "The Fifth Race," Jack O'Neill has the library of the Ancients (one of the major alien races on SG1) accidentally downloaded into his brain. (I know - ouch!)
In the episode, Daniel Jackson suggests a connection between the Ancients and the Romans.
SAM: Who are the Ancients?
DANIEL: Well, I think they could be the teachers of roads. See, the Romans were the first real road builders. They spoke Latin and they learned to build roads from the gods, known as the Ancient ones.
SAM: I'm still not following you.
DANIEL: Roads. Stargates. The 'gate builders. What if these Ancients were the alien race who invented the Stargate?
Morjana
(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)
Morjana
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