User:Ka'lel

=My Stargate History= In the last few years, Stargate has replaced the likes of Star Trek, Quantum Leap and other shows as my favourite sci-fi show.
 * Growing up, I was always a fan of sci-fi. This was thanks, in part, to my father. We would watch Star Trek TNG, Voyager and DS9 together.  He was also a big fan of Stargate: SG-1.  I had seen the original movie, but was never really interested in the show.  But because my father was such a devoted fan, I would catch the odd episode and eventually became hooked.  Then, the Space Channel here in Canada began airing the show in syndication every day. I would record it and watch it first thing when I returned home from work.  This began somewhere during season 4 or 5, and I still have not seen many episodes from the first few seasons.  At the beginning of season 9, I couldn't stand waiting for one episode a day and decided to download the remainder, watching one episode after another until I finished the series.  I have since purchased the entire series on DVD and am in the process of watching it, beginning to end.
 * After downloading the last two seasons of SG-1, I moved on to Atlantis and watched every episode in the span of about 10 days, so at the moment, Atlantis is my main reason for contributing to the site. It's my favourite of the two series and I'm sad to see it ending.
 * I first watched Stargate: The Ark of Truth before knowing anything about the Ori arc of the SG-1 series. Needless to say, I was confused, but still entertained.  I watched it a second time after finishg the series. Much better.
 * Actually, I saw Stargate: Continuum before I saw "Ark of Truth." I already knew who Ba'al was, and anyone who's seen the movie, knows it branches off on it's own from there and really stands alone from the series. It's one of my favourite movies to date.

=Favourites= This section was too chaotic, so I have restructured it. Listed with my favourite favourites first.

Scenes
Stargate: SG-1
 * Teal'c stands in a time dilation field as the Odyssey explodes around him, then reverses. (Unending)
 * An Ori mothership is destroyed by the Supergate's Kawoosh. (The Pegasus Project)

Stargate: Atlantis
 * Rodney McKay is shot in the ass by an arrow. (Sateda)
 * Harmony reveals her painting. (Harmony)
 * A puddle jumper exits from the Atlantis Stargate, smoking a Replicator in the head. It's hard to see, but it happened. (The Return, Part 2)
 * Drones chase the Puddle jumper through the city while Woolsey and Jack discuss the sounds of explosions. (The Return, Part 2)

Stargate Movies
 * Cam Mitchell vs. a Replicator controlled James Marrick. (Stargate: Ark of Truth)
 * A "kawoosh" cuts a giant hole into the side the Achilles. (Stargate: Continuum)
 * Jack O'Neill reveals his son is alive and well. (Stargate: Continuum)

Episodes
Stargate: SG-1
 * Unending
 * Meridian
 * The Pegasus Project
 * The Shroud

Stargate: Atlantis
 * Midway - love every second of this one.
 * The Return, Part 1/2
 * First Contact/The Lost Tribe
 * This Mortal Coil/Be All My Sins Remember'd
 * Sateda

Quotes
Stargate: SG-1
 * O'Neill: "We'll jump off that bridge when we come to it." -Questioning the effectiveness of a Kull disruptor.( Death Knell")

Stargate: Atlantis
 * Sheppard: "It's been a pleasure."
 * Ronon: "Same." -Trapped under rubble, ready to die fighting. (Search and Rescue)

Stargate Movies
 * Daniel: "Shit." -Left alone in the middle of the arctic with a frozen leg. (Stargate: Continuum)
 * Mitchell: "Oh give me a break." -Bloodied, beaten, exhausted and about to be completely surrounded by Replicators. (Stargate: Ark of Truth)

Technology
Weapons
 * Ronon's "Traveler" gun - Even Teal'c wants one.
 * P-90 - standard issue awesome.
 * Zat - for the way it activates and the sound it makes when fired.
 * Asgard Beam - capable of destroying any other class ship so far.

Ships
 * F-302s - a great feat of reverse engineering.
 * Wraith Dart - for the look, the culling beam, and the sound it makes when it flies.
 * Odyssey - the most technilogically advanced ship in the Tau'ri fleet, thanks to the Asgard.
 * Ori Mothership - the coolest looking ship in the Universe.
 * Daedalus - for repeatedly arriving in the knick of time.

Other
 * The Asgard Elevator - for lack of a better term. Puts the users in a protective bubble, cuts through seemingly anything, and floats through the air when recalled to the ship. Much cooler than beaming.
 * Lost Tribe Battle Suit - Armored, and a list of abilities that would make Inspector Gadget proud.