On Monday, March 10, 2003, at 10:36 am, G. D. Akin wrote:
"Gary L. Nunn" wrote:
I really, really like Stargate SG-1, but it is really starting to annoy
me that every alien race that they meet knows English - but they all
have alien type writing. I realize that the back story is that all of
the humans in the galaxy have common origins because of the Goa'uld, but
I think the language would evolve very differently over the thousands of
years of isolation.
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Me too. We're getting season 5 in Korea, courtesy of American Forces Network - Korea (AFN-K). I have not been able to find it on any Korean channel.
Anyway, it is my one "gotta see" show every week.
I don't mind the language thing. If they spoke a different language on every planet, the show would be a much tougher watch. I do think the language would evolve over time.
From the official FAQ at http://www.mgm.com/stargate/home/faq/#13
"Why does every culture SG-1 encounters speak English?
They do not. As many cultures encountered by the SG teams are derived from ancient Earth cultures, as a linguist, Daniel Jackson is able to communicate with most of these cultures. SG-1 also has Teal'c along, a 90 year old Jaffa, who can communicate with all other Goa'ulds. Occasionally, SG-1 even encounters a race, like the Asguard, who are technologically superior to humans and decipher english in order to communicate with the team."
In more recent seasons they have streamlined this a bit (how boring is a 'learning the language' scene in every ep?) - feel free to imagine it for yourself if it bugs you :)
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