Stepping Through the Stargate: Science, Archaeology and the Military in Stargate SG1
** COMPLETELY UNAUTHORIZED ** The questions What mind-set is at the heart of the television series Stargate? and What really goes into the creation of each episode? are examined in this anthology. Featuring essays from such noted contributors as archaeologist Sue Linder-Linsley, astronomer Sten Odenwald, parasitologist Francine M. Terry, philosopher Daniel Dennett, and science fiction author Melanie A. Fletcher, this collection delves into every aspect of the series with the same humor and intellectual curiosity of the show itself. Commentary from the show's special effects head, James Tichenor, and actor Tom McBeath is also featured.
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Stepping Through the Stargate: Science, Archaeology and the Military in Stargate SG1
** COMPLETELY UNAUTHORIZED ** The questions What mind-set is at the heart of the television series Stargate? and What really goes into the creation of each episode? are examined in this anthology. Featuring essays from such noted contributors as archaeologist Sue Linder-Linsley, astronomer Sten Odenwald, parasitologist Francine M. Terry, philosopher Daniel Dennett, and science fiction author Melanie A. Fletcher, this collection delves into every aspect of the series with the same humor and intellectual curiosity of the show itself. Commentary from the show's special effects head, James Tichenor, and actor Tom McBeath is also featured.
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Stepping Through the Stargate: Science, Archaeology and the Military in Stargate SG1

Stepping Through the Stargate: Science, Archaeology and the Military in Stargate SG1

Stepping Through the Stargate: Science, Archaeology and the Military in Stargate SG1

Stepping Through the Stargate: Science, Archaeology and the Military in Stargate SG1

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** COMPLETELY UNAUTHORIZED ** The questions What mind-set is at the heart of the television series Stargate? and What really goes into the creation of each episode? are examined in this anthology. Featuring essays from such noted contributors as archaeologist Sue Linder-Linsley, astronomer Sten Odenwald, parasitologist Francine M. Terry, philosopher Daniel Dennett, and science fiction author Melanie A. Fletcher, this collection delves into every aspect of the series with the same humor and intellectual curiosity of the show itself. Commentary from the show's special effects head, James Tichenor, and actor Tom McBeath is also featured.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781932100327
Publisher: BenBella Books, Inc.
Publication date: 10/28/2004
Series: Smart Pop Series
Pages: 244
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

P. N. Elrod is the author of 20 novels, including the Jonathan Barrett, Gentleman Vampire series and the Vampire Files series. She lives in Ft. Worth, Texas. Roxanne Conrad has written 12 books, including Exile, Texas. She lives in Arlington, Texas.

Table of Contents

Highly top Secret1
Stargate Trek9
Through the Apple19
Yasureyoubetcha: Sf-Speak That Doesn't Make You Wince31
Exploring the Archaeology of Stargate SG-137
Artificial intelligence and Genuine Stupidity51
Help! The Aliens Have Landed and Taken Over my Brain59
Time Travel for Beginners73
We Need you Back85
Spin the Gate93
Where Am I?103
I Think He's Called Homer119
Stargate: The Final Frontier?127
When in Rome, Don't Wear That143
I'm Not an Archetype But I Play one on TV155
Fear and Loathing on Cimmeria171
A Season of Stargate183
The Villains I Love to Hate199
Creativity, Continuity and the Modern Licensed Comic Book213
Jack's Brain: What Were the Asgard Thinking?223
Vacuum Tubes and Intergalactic Portals229
Ruminations from a Rat Bastard239
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