Are non-SGC gates also supposed to spin, but just aren't shown doing so?
This is something that i have never actually seen an answer to one way or the other. The Stargate wiki claims that the DHD is something that allows the gate to bypass the need to spin and dials right away, allowing it to activate immediately - but i have never seen any evidence for that being an actual, intended aspect of the show. The offworld gates not spinning seems like something that should cause problems with dialing the SGC if it were true - the wormholes are shown to be activated immediately upon using the DHD, but the SGC gate many times spins on incoming wormholes, so in that case there should not be a connection immediately.
Throughout the show, at least from what i remember, we do see hints that the gates on other planets are meant to be spinning. We occasionally hear brief gate dialing sounds on many occasions, and one example i can think of involving a non-SGC stargate definitely spinning is in the Continuum movie, where the gate is heard spinning for a full dial when it's being activated by Baal in that crate. Another episode is season 1 episode 6 - The first Commandment - where the gate is very clearly heard spinning for quite a few seconds off-screen.
I know the gates were never really consistent in the show, but i always assumed that we were meant to assume an offworld gate does spin, but for the sake of plot, pacing or budget reasons, and the fact that the other gate props weren't created to physically spin (at least from what i remember), that it simply isn't shown. It comes down to it being a TV show, and having to wait around for a few minutes to actually dial the gate would make for pretty boring TV, most of the time.
So where does the "DHD bypasses the spinning" actually come from within the show?
Are there any definite examples (other than the ones i mentioned) where offworld gates are definitely shown or heard spinning?
This is something that i have never actually seen an answer to one way or the other. The Stargate wiki claims that the DHD is something that allows the gate to bypass the need to spin and dials right away, allowing it to activate immediately - but i have never seen any evidence for that being an actual, intended aspect of the show. The offworld gates not spinning seems like something that should cause problems with dialing the SGC if it were true - the wormholes are shown to be activated immediately upon using the DHD, but the SGC gate many times spins on incoming wormholes, so in that case there should not be a connection immediately.
Throughout the show, at least from what i remember, we do see hints that the gates on other planets are meant to be spinning. We occasionally hear brief gate dialing sounds on many occasions, and one example i can think of involving a non-SGC stargate definitely spinning is in the Continuum movie, where the gate is heard spinning for a full dial when it's being activated by Baal in that crate. Another episode is season 1 episode 6 - The first Commandment - where the gate is very clearly heard spinning for quite a few seconds off-screen.
I know the gates were never really consistent in the show, but i always assumed that we were meant to assume an offworld gate does spin, but for the sake of plot, pacing or budget reasons, and the fact that the other gate props weren't created to physically spin (at least from what i remember), that it simply isn't shown. It comes down to it being a TV show, and having to wait around for a few minutes to actually dial the gate would make for pretty boring TV, most of the time.
So where does the "DHD bypasses the spinning" actually come from within the show?
Are there any definite examples (other than the ones i mentioned) where offworld gates are definitely shown or heard spinning?
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