Wanting to figure out just when the whole Atlantis story started/happened, I've been doing a bit of research. But based on the election years of US Presidents and when they happened in the SG-1 series, and comparing with the Gateworld timeline, I can't seem to get it to match. I have tried to search the forum, but can't find any discussion on this, so please, if you know something, direct me there instead of yelling at me, ok?
The Gateworld timeline says:
SG-1 s. 7 = 2003-2004
SG-1 s. 8 / SGA s. 1 = 2004-2005
9/2 = 2005-2006
10/3 = 2006-2007
4 = 2007-2008
5 = 2008-2009
However, my research ( No, I'm neither American nor interested in politics, so I might be way off here! ) says that 2004 and 2008 are Presidential election years, and inauguration happens in January the following year. Thus, the season 7 episode "Inauguration" should logically be set in late January 2005, and "Lost City", "New Order" and "Rising" would need several weeks, if not months, to happen up until the point the Atlantis Expedition leaves Earth.
Also, in the season 10 episode "The Road Not Taken", "the election last year" is mentioned ( it never happened, due to the martial law, but it would have normally ). This would, if I'm calculating this correctly, put this episode in either 2005 or 2009.
I somehow suspect I've made a big mistake somewhere here, but since I can't seem to work it out on my own, I had to ask.
The Gateworld timeline says:
SG-1 s. 7 = 2003-2004
SG-1 s. 8 / SGA s. 1 = 2004-2005
9/2 = 2005-2006
10/3 = 2006-2007
4 = 2007-2008
5 = 2008-2009
However, my research ( No, I'm neither American nor interested in politics, so I might be way off here! ) says that 2004 and 2008 are Presidential election years, and inauguration happens in January the following year. Thus, the season 7 episode "Inauguration" should logically be set in late January 2005, and "Lost City", "New Order" and "Rising" would need several weeks, if not months, to happen up until the point the Atlantis Expedition leaves Earth.
Also, in the season 10 episode "The Road Not Taken", "the election last year" is mentioned ( it never happened, due to the martial law, but it would have normally ). This would, if I'm calculating this correctly, put this episode in either 2005 or 2009.
I somehow suspect I've made a big mistake somewhere here, but since I can't seem to work it out on my own, I had to ask.
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