Well, this episode DOES cover that pretty early on. The third episode of season 1, though, has O'Neill bribing a local with a handgun, and then getting out of there in a hurry before the guy realizes it can only be used a little over a dozen times.
@@BlackBanditXX Actually, it is. In "The Fifth Race," O'Neill disassembles Teal'c's staff weapon and removes the power supply. He then uses it to amp the Gate enough to dial the Asgard home world (using the 8th Chevron). Given this is the only time we see a staff's power unit, one would assume they last a REALLY long time. The unit in question is about 3 inches long and appears to contain liquid, thus it is presumably weapon's grade liquid naquadah.
@@Swiftbow Right, I forgot about that ep. If it is naquadah, then it ought to be long lived, but not infinite. But yeah, comparatively, much more so than any of the weapons we use. Now I'm just imagining a father showing his son how it's done, so that he can show his son someday, because it's something they do maybe once a decade IF you see a lot of action.
@@stejkoman what? No, the P90 wad never a 9mm. What are you talking about? The hole reason why the P90 was designed and build in the first place was because the old 9mm SMGs could not penentrate Kevlar body armour and NATO wanted a replacement.
To be fair, most of the galaxy starts out _technologically superior_ to the Tau'ri. It's almost a reverse Prime Directive, _other_ races making _us_ a "warp-capable race" (whether by us scavenging their shit, or outright giving it to us once we've proven we know what the hell we're doing). Certainly doesn't hurt to have it be revealed the Tau'ri are the descendants of _the entire reason interplanetary, let alone intergalactic, travel exists in the first place_ and all that...
@@chriswhite3692 I guess in theory it would be she trusts herself not to shoot somebody. And wasn’t Aiming at them. Having someone point a gun at you is a different story. In reality, it has more to do with keeping everybody in the shot without taking too much time out of the show to deal with safety issues. But they could’ve done a little better.
@@fantasticmrnox Trigger discipline is necessary, but never rely on just trigger discipline. Obey ALL of the firearm safety rules at all times or don't pick up the weapon. He muzzled her, and her reaction was spot-on. Dude shouldn't be handling a weapon.
@@Grim67894 In my unit, if a someone did that, they'd give up their weapon and likely get beaten. You DO NOT muzzle your "comrades". The moment someone does that, no one else in the unit will ever trust them or want to be anywhere near them if they're carrying a weapon.
@@johncrafton8319 Really? I've talked to us army soldiers that say it happens all the time. Not on purpose, but it's almost impossible to NOT accidentally flag your teammates when running/on the field etc.
@@ironboy3245 Yes, but really it’s only advantage is it doesn’t need ammunition, assuming the battery is long lasting. It’s accuracy and hitting power against flesh and light armor is actually less effective. We think of bullets as low tech, but kinetic projectiles are remarkably efficient
@@ravenmoon5111 im pretty sure it works well against flesh and light armor. plasma burns at 11,000 degrees c minimum. That's enough to melt steel armor plates, since steel melts at 1425 degrees c. and temperatures that high will cause instant third degree burns on just about anything. You will not survive without a field hospital. do not forget, weapons are not only made to kill. More often, shooting to wound is more efficient, since your enemy will have to direct logistics to keep the wounded treated and the troops supplied. how often can they replace armor plating if it gets melted every engagement? Also, the conductivity of steel would burn whoever was wearing the plate pretty badly as well, second degree burns at best
@@ironboy3245 All we have to go on is the lore of the show. In this scene it’s proven that the P90’s accuracy and rate of fire are superior. While I don’t argue about what a good plasma weapon SHOULD do, as you can see here, the staff weapon lacks that hitting power and due to its very poor design, would be both bulky and inaccurate. Want to see a proper plasma rifle, check the clips from the Terminator. Now, that was a weapon meant to kill
What do you mean "muzzle control?" Is it the way he lifts the weapon and points it into Carter's face? I'm sure he had his safety on and his finger off the trigger.
@@bsgfan1 Your right, that is a big no-no. But to be fair she was portraying a strong- confident woman that sci-fi liked to have to attract female viewership, she probably had confidence she wouldn't hit them. Kind of like William Tell and the apple
@Kakashi Hatake I can agree with this, specifically for the P90. It’s built for close quarters, but it’s not too hard to believe that SG teams’ P-90s are otherwise adjusted for longer range fights.
@@BALIST0N don’t get me wrong I love tarky I have everything level 3 except my Bitcoin farm that’s still lvl 1 but filled with all ten graphics cards but the ranging needs to be fixed ASAP bullets either drop to fast or shoot to high and since there isn’t proper ranging it fucks any kind of long range shooting obviously if your running guns with there proper bullets it doesn’t effect it to much but no tarkov isn’t up there yet
This really annoys me to, but to be fair the stargates were either built or moved to planets that could sustain human life, which ridiculously narrows down the number of planets, but I still wish they would've done something simple to go "this isn't earth", even just using CGI to make the leaves purple or something
I love the humor that Rich Dean Anderson added to his Jack O'Neill character. The "Hey, you, in the skirt, get that target swinging a little" is one of my favorite humorous lines from the series.
"Just make sure you get one thing right! Spell my name with two "L"s. There is another Colonel O'Neill ... only one "L" ... He has no sense of humour!"
Fun fact - they badly wanted RDA for this show bc he was just coming off MacGyver. He asked what he could do with the character. They said (it turned out wisely) he could do whatever he wanted. And Jack O'Neill 2.0 was born. Oh, RDA said he didn't want to be disrespectful to the Air Force, so he asks a general one day if his portrayal was too smart ass and cynical for an Air Force officer. The General said RDA was pretty much nailing it. He'd worked with plenty of officers way more smartass and cyincal than Jack O'Neill.
Well, guns were bad for the type of solo-infiltration-under-ruse-of-not-being-a-special-operative missions he specialized in. When the goal is "kill the enemy before they kill you" I think even Macgyver put aside his paperclips and pulled out actual firearms.
@@GreyAcumen Macgyver despised guns and he would always avoid using them if he could, and often only as part of a distraction or something to keep the enemy at bay.
@@BYERE True. But I know he hates guns because I remember an episode where he had to tighten a valve atop of a large dome structure, and all he had was a revolver taken off the bad guy, so he knocked out the trigger and used the guard as a sort of wrench. "I hate heights, and I despise guns. So how the hell did I end up in this situation?"
I love this scene because its an incredibly deep piece of world building. The Gua'uld have had a technology advantage over most other Milky Way species. They've only ever faced each other in large ceremonial battles. Their technology is designed to intimidate and induce fear more than effectiveness. From the staff weapons to the death gliders. Earth weapons were honed in live combat against real adversaries, the weapons evolved to be effective first, intimidation was just a byproduct. The Taurii tech completely blindsides the Gua'Uld and their Jaffa. They have no idea how to deal with it.
Similar to battles in the 17th to 18th centuries, which were designed to scare the enemy away into retreating, instead of flat-out killing all of the enemy soldiers.
Which is why i love when the Kull Warriors were introduced, while the wrist mounted weapons weren't that accurate, they still held considerable power, range and fire rate. Shame they weren't replicated by the rest of the Jaffa to be used.
Exactly and it's the only reason humanity stood a chance. Our technology is more practical. The things designed to kill are designed to do that in a brutally effective manner, as quickly as possible. The Goa'uld empire's tech is the result of a race that has been at the top of the food chain for far too long. They've had no serious challengers (even the Asgard, being near pacifists fighting their own dire war in the Ida galaxy) so everything has devolved into ritualistic combat and political power struggles over the millennia. Their "wars" are no longer struggles for survival, they're internecine power struggles between equals or curb stomping sessions against other races with at best medieval-level technology. Earth was the exception to the rule and by that point the Goa'uld were decadent, arrogant, and had been seriously corrupted by the Sarcophagi to the point they were incapable of seeing us for the threat we truly were to them. Had the events of SG1 somehow taken place thousands of years earlier, it's likely Earth would have been a cinder, with the Goa'uld still on their game. Not to mention, most humans in the Milky Way believed they were Gods and just rolled right over, but our 10,000 years of independence had given us a stubbornness other human populations lacked and a willingness to fight to the end
staff weapons in early season: literal RPG shots, destroying walls, throwing people 30meters. staff weapons in later seasons: little puffs of smoke, P90 brrrrr'ing through wood
The staff weapons have different settings for intensity and power. Depends if you want to kill, wound, destroy, etc. This was described by the creators.
The Staff Weapon power was still pretty strong... they mostly addressed the accuracy issues later on. What really happened was the guns were suddenly more effective. Starting at the end of Season 1, they're suddenly able to kill Jaffa with a burst, whereas before, it took emptying entire magazines, sometimes from multiple guns. (The Nox episode is especially egregious in how ineffective their weapons are... I don't think they even HIT the Jaffa in that scene. Though, to be fair, they are mostly geared for tranquilizing a giant bug at the time.) But, as some have said, the firearm effectiveness increase can be attributed to switching to armor piercing rounds. It's surprising it took them so long to do that, though... they should have been outfitted with them right after the attack on NORAD in the first episode.
Fun fact - they switched to using the P90 on the show because there was a scene where a bunch of people had to fire standing next to one another, and the MP5s they were using sprayed hot spent casings onto the actor next to you. The P90 downward ejection solved the problem.
To be fair... the FN 5.7x28mm rounds have a much higher velocity and penetration value. Not to mention teflon-coated rounds are known to be called 'cop killers'.
Teflon coated bullets do not have any extra penetrating ability. The reason they made them was to reduce wear on the rifling in the barrel for high velocity rounds.
When in Rome. They’re trying to earn respect from the Jaffa who wouldn’t respect safety rules. They wouldn’t understand them either, since their symbiotes should allow them to survive accidents.
I always liked Teal'C’s support and admiration for Sam in this scene. He and Jack know her value in battle and know she doesn’t need their support, but they’re proud to give it to her and to be brothers in arms. The writing and acting of this entire scene... I don't need it but it reminds me why SG1 is my favorite TV serie since more than 20 years.... ❤️🔥
2:35 Major Carter has a good sense of weapon safety handling. Even though I'm sure what they used were props, the reaction of her's when McGuyver pointed the P90 at her was a genuine reflex.
Instinctive shooting, it's an art. You can still use "point of aim" techniques with an unsighted weapon too; they just take more practice than setting a sight picture on a zeroed sight.
@@afewspokesloose2699 Also the weapon is along, straight bar. The way he holds it makes it almost like an extension of your body unlike a bow. So it's not just instictive shooting.
I do like the analysis by Col. O'Neill about the purpose of a weapon as compared with another. The sheer destructive power & technical advancement of the staff weapon vs. the simpler but more lethal function of the P90. Sort of a lesson on what any particular weapon is best suited for.
Really makes sense too, when you consider that the goa'uld have been using staff weapons since humans were fighting back with slings & bows. They never had any need to advance because their technology was so far beyond that of the humans they were enslaving that they got complacent in their roles as "gods" & never considered having to square up against an actual military threat.
@@SeraphimCramer kind of like chariot warfare in the Bronze Age. The tech was out dated but because all the major powers had stopped making serious war on each other they didn’t update weapon systems. Then the sea peoples started invading with iron tipped weapons and Calvary which just destroyed chariot based warfare. The Egyptians were the only power to really adjust tactics and just barely beat the sea peoples using overwhelming numbers of spearmen and no chariots.
The staff weapon does have _one_ advantage besides intimidation factor... no need to reload. But if you're using the P90 effectively, you shouldn't _need_ to...
@@MrWolfstar8 Didnt the Egyptian kingdom survive just barely against the sea people only to collapse shortly after? pretty sure the only surviving kingdom was the Assyrian realm of which intelligently receded into their homeland to weather the storm.
The way O'Neill delivers that line always reminds me of cringey workplace training talks. The fact it's used here in this demonstration is a stroke of genius from the writers.
I absolutely LOVE the level smugness in Carter and O'Neill after the demonstration, and rightly so. "Those of you who've gone up against us and survived... you know who you are" 😏😅😆
Stargate the movie is good, but the show that is based as a sequel to the film (different actors and more story) is amazing! definitely worth a watch. 10 seasons of pure goodness. wholesome, action, humor, sadness. just overall a great show. the spinoffs are not bad either. SG: Atlantis (with jason mamoa as ronin) and SG: universe. plus in the later seasons they have ben browder and cladia black (from farscape) on the show as regulars and make some pretty funny gags about them knowing each other from their previous show.
This is the clip that made me watch SG-1 and I won’t lie that the 10 seasons is truly an adventure and life changing. Each character is so impactful in their own ways that I grew to love everyone, even some villains.
What's funny is that although it appears futuristic and was designed well after things like the AK and AR family of rifles, the P90's operating principle *is* "primitive" - its just a simple blowback gun. No rotating bolt, not gas tube or piston system to cycle the action. Cartridge goes boom, pressure pushes the bullet one way and the bolt in the opposite direction.
That's more due to the cartridge's power level than the modernity of the weapon. The recoil impetus of a 5.72mm is about 2/3 that of a 9mm pistol, despite its longer range and higher kinetic energy
The problem is that IRL no one would be stupid enough to allow it through the gate even once. Carter and Daniel literally have brains that are irreplaceable, given what is going on. Teal'c is the equivalent of a defecting General officer. His intelligence and knowledge of enemy forces is too critical to risk losing to a lucky enemy shot.
@@danielhaire6677 Well, they did last 10 years of service without any permanent losses. Fewer bodybags and more effective in missions. It was the elite squad among the elite squads.
The P90 is only as good as you have 50-round magazines to feed it and hopefully not get jammed. I don't remember any staff weapon running out of energy or misfiring. This was a really odd episode because Richard Dean Anderson is a very strong anti-gun advocate yet he plays a very strong weapons expert in this show and favors his primitive P90 over the vastly superior staff weapon. Granted the staff weapons lacks a sight and traditional grips but you can lay down fire for as long as you need to without worry or weapon's failure or running out of energy.
***** No shit lol. The tiny bullet from a P-90 would not but barely scratch that log and I am not sure it is nearly accurate enough at the range to snip the rope as was shown.
Elthenar machine guns are rarely as accurate as semi-automatic weapons, especially with sustained fire.Snipers are my personal favorite, the dragunov sniper rifle is a prime example of why they are so very useful.
This has got to be my favorite scene in all of SG1. There have been a number of scenes where Sam showed just how badass she was, but this one does it with extra bit of humor, and Jack is happy to give it to her!
Cocky, smarmy, smug. Colonel "Jack" O'Niell is a prime example of raw manly anti-intellectualism. But then again ... Richard Dean Anderson has been judged as a "second-rate" actor, is worth over $30 million and might even become President one day, lol, I guess I'm doing it wrong, haha.
+P the funny thing is, Jack O'Neill was actually highly intelligent. He was never anti-intellectual and he always recognized how valuable the advanced knowledge the Carter and Jackson brought to the table.
@@leifhietala8074 Technically but the terms are generally interchangeable If you asked another infantryman for an extra clip rather than an extra magazine he would still know what your talking about and yhats whats important. Unlike for instance when any scoped rifle and sometimes even pistol chambered carbine is called a sniper.
@@therudecanadian8068 You'd be correct. In an interview years later, the armorer stated that for realism unloaded but real firearms were used as often as possible. Rubber replicas were only used in running/ action scenes that didn't involve shooting. The entire crew, including extras, were extensively trained using real live ammo. All gun fights where there is reloading and clearing of weapons is the cast reacting to the firearms not scripted. There are several times in the show where both main characters and extras actually clear jams and perform reloads on the fly. To add to this and, much to the dismay of the actors, full power blanks were also used as often as possible. This gives the firearms a feeling of realism that can't be matched by CGI it was also apparently well loved by the sound techs as they got cool and unique sounds that couldn't else wise be achieved.
I watched this show when it came out with my parents when I was a very young child, I’m surprised at how many memories came back and how well I’m remembered this scene!
One of the things I loved about this show was the action scenes. They were a soundtrack onto their own. Staff blast and guns popping off was like music
@@danielthunder9876 A magazine is what you actually load into the gun. A clip is basically a little piece of metal that has about 10 or so bullets attached to it. In my experience so far, generally ammunition comes in clips, which you then load into a magazine. The only time you would actually "empty a clip" is if you were firing a much older rifle such as the M1 Garand.
It's one of my favorite scenes in sci-fi shows/cinema, "you can use bullshit sci-fi bullshit that's objectively awful or you can use an actual weapon". I like that.
one of those energy spears can destroy a tank in one shot, so is a considerable bit more useful than a staff weapon. Plus Wakandan warriors wear actual bullet proof armor which also helps.
@@ericmanget4280 they don't need to, numerous tanks are lost to infantry armed with RPGs and less. Give a soldier armor that can withstand a tank shell, such as vibranium, and a close to mid range weapon with the power to turn a tank to slag and your tank just became obsolete.
The thing about staff weapons is how inconsistent the writers seemed to make them. It could blow giant chunks in walls and thick metal doors, but other times even on an un-armoured target the blast would be absorbed by the flesh and just leave a scorch mark or superficial wound when it should be blowing entire limbs off. Presumably this was because if it was actually consistent and did that then the show would have to increase its rating and things would be a lot darker having people's limbs being blown off every episode. In this clip the staff weapon made no notable hole in the wood even though the same staff weapons are used to blow holes in the bunker doors of the SGC in other episodes, they wanted to make the difference between the weapons seem stark just to drive the point home in this scene
Leadership points for not feeling humiliated and instead, happily acceptd and turning it into a celebration. I still want a p90 well ps90 considering civvie. Just on principle
I used to have a p90. Amazing and excellent gun. Don't get one. I sold mine because ammo 5 7x28 is impossible to find and it's extremely expensive. Also extra mags are like 60 bucks. Also also the ps90 has a stupid barrel.
@@warcraftdude13 Dont think so but they would hurt. There is a russian movie called "brat" (brother) where they shoot blank shotgun at extreme close distance and actor didint die but it hurted like hell. If I remember they left that in a final cut but after that they started pointing guns little bit to the side of an actors. link and time stamp 1:25:00 ua-cam.com/video/YewLBN43HqI/v-deo.html&ab_channel=%D0%9A%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%BF%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%8F%22%D0%A1%D0%A2%D0%92%22
Fortunately, SG-1 had experienced armorers on set, rather than the prop guy with only a vague understanding of ballistics and firearm safety that The Crow used. It's still essential to exercise proper muzzle and trigger discipline at all times, but the reality is that she was in no real danger of being "Brandon Lee'd." It wasn't a blank that killed Brandon, it was a bullet. Common misconception (and personal pet peeve), look it up if you're curious; the short version is that the prop guy screwed up and left a bullet in the barrel, which the blank propelled just like a live cartridge.
@@gaskamp2 Yeah it was awful, especially because there were about a half dozen separate, individual things that could have been done to avoid it. A real firearm was used for the scene, rather than having deactivated or purpose-built blank firing weapons. The scene was shot from a few different angles, and in one angle the camera could see the cartridges in the cylinder; rather than going to the expense of acquiring dummy rounds, the props guy just yanked the bullets out of some live cartridges, tipped out the powder, and stuck the bullets back in. The scene was shot in chronological order, so the shot of the front of the weapon (with the visible bullets) was filmed first. When the actor pulled the trigger, the hammer struck the primer which hadn't been removed, and as you say, that was enough pressure to squib load the bullet. They set up for the next angle, and the prop guy loaded the blanks, but DIDN'T clear the firearm, so the squib was still in place. If common sense or a sensible level of caution had been employed by any of the people responsible for the props at any point in the process, Brandon would have lived. It twists my gut every time I think about it, but a lesson was learnt that day. In spite of the misinformation surrounding Brandon's death, his name still serves as a powerful and lasting caution to anyone handling potentially deadly weapons, and I'm sure that even the most inaccurate retellings have saved lives.
This is literally my favorite scene in the entire series. Second favorite scene is Carter and Daniel Jackson eating MRE's. Daniel say, "Tastes like chicken." Carter asks, "What's wrong with that?" Daniel: "It's macaroni and cheese!" You can tell that Stargate SG-1 relied more heavily on their Air Force advisors than almost any other show, sci-fi or otherwise, especially when they got into mid-to-later seasons. Even down to Amanda Tapping cutting her hair to keep in regulation. The show really embraced Air Force culture, and that affection was widely reciprocated by both active duty and vets.
Which is why they had cameos from USAF Chiefs of Staff Generals Ryan and Jumper, and also why, after an episode where Gary Jones was addressed as "Sergeant", they got an email stating in no uncertain terms that Walter Harriman was a Chief Master Sergeant, and would henceforth be addressed as such.
well, our future space force (not a joke) will adopt a lot of air force doctrine considering that the Air Force already deals with satellites and other outer-space ventures. I agree with you that it was the right course of action. The Army and our sister crayon-eaters definitely wont have a place in space warfare for a long time.
@@mikee5718 Navy. Unless you plan to fly snub fighters across distances so vast it takes light itself years to travel across. Heck even just planet to planet is over 66 million miles at its shortest, relative to Earth.
Unpopular opion: mass shootings are good because otherwise these people would be using indiscriminate weapons of terror instead of pin-point precise weapons of war. My opinion: If you're going to take my guns because of someone else committing a crime that's guilt by association - and the only association being ownership of an object.
@@DSiren Your unpopular opinion is wrong. Outside the fact that "weapon of war" is a meaningless qualifier most mass shootings happen with handguns. But I agree with the sentiment, if mass shooters really wanted to just kill people, they could just homebuild a bomb or rent a semi truck...
@@Dja05 I totally understand what you mean. IMHO the only gun control that would ever make ANY sense would be pistol control and the privilege of concealed carry. Ain't nobody going to ambush you with a rifle, ain't nobody going to pull a rifle out of their ass and get the drop on a cop. Ain't no way you'll hide a rifle from your ex before executing her, but hell yeah you can organize a militia with riflemen. The fact they're going after rifles despite the statistics and the basic fact that you can't surprise someone with a rifle, proves this is about all guns. When you see a rifle you know it's there, it's big and therefore will catch your eye better when it's moved. Then again, SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED so I don't even support pistol control. Maybe a national pistol registry to make traffic stops safer, but not control.
@WystenDraco I really did phrase it wrong, but I agree with you entirely. However, I don't trust the government to determine who is or isn't mentally healthy, in fact I don't trust anyone with that kind of power. I am also of the opinion that we shouldn't be releasing those who we couldn't trust with a gun (in regards to ex-felons). I believe, once you serve your time, rightfully or wrongfully accused, you should be able to lawfully own a gun.
Combine the two weapons. Take a staff weapon, cut it down to just the plasma projector, add rifle grips and iron sights. Much higher accuracy, and much more ammunition than the P90. Plus it prevents the Jaffa from being dependent on Earth for ammunition. Add a sling on top so it is easier to carry hands-free. Plus you can put an under-barrel Zat on it, or reinforce the stock, or add a bayonet, or other fun stuff
To video gamers, it was Counter-Strike 1.6 or Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty. To anime/manga viewers and readers, it was probably Gunslinger Girl. To live action television, it was Stargate SG-1. Funnily enough, though the gun is thought to have been the organization's mainstay since the beginning, it was actually first introduced in Season 4 by way of supplanting the MP5 (the other notable SMG in Counter-Strike that is not the Uzi).
@@JnEricsonx But then the question becomes: Are the ones flinching veterans who are afraid of the power of the P90, or are the ones not flinching the veterans because they’re used to the sound? For me, either is a possibility.
This has to be one of the greatest product placement for a firearm in TV/movie history, up there with James Bond's Walther PPK. 20 years later, every mention of the P90 is sure to make people think back to that scene. Just read the comment section of any UA-cam demonstration video of that weapon.
I love the Stargate franchise and SG1, but SG1 as a whole is advertising for the military. Advertising for why it's good the military keeps secrets, advertising for why it's bad the military has civil supervision etc.
I'm a little older. I remember useing Smiggys in the early 70s. A simple 9mm sub machine gun. As BG on the show we used a variety of weapons prop disguised as future tech or alien. My favorite is a toss up between a prop made over WW 2 Nazi submarine flare gun and the Fully automatic hand gun. The hand gun fired almost as fast as the regular submachine guns.
A pretty good representation of Goa'uld weaponry: form over function, symbolic meaning over functionality. Also I genuinely enjoy how even after being at war with the Goa'uld for years, O'Neill still pronounces their name wrong.
Staff weapons deal greater damage and possess greater endurance than any comparable Earth longarm. Plus, energy weapon blasts aren't affected by gravity or wind. That weapon does have its uses.
Believe me, everything after Season 8 is quite rough. Same with almost everything on Babylon 5 Season 5. At least it didn't nonsensically as Battlestar Galactica 2003 though.
"This is a weapon of terror! It's made to intimidate the enemy! This is a weapon of war! It's made to rush B cyka blyat!" - O'Neill on some distant world in the 2000s.
I think they made a point later in this episode though about the magazines supply dependency. Which is a good point. But in "reality" it's really because having a weapon with a seemingly everlasting energy source is nonsense.
It's not so much that the things would be everlasting, just heinously long-lasting in standard operation, and if they do run dry, there's going to be plenty to replace them with. Likely even a facility to produce more, that the Jaffa could use. On the other hand, human guns and ammo are far less dense, and worst of all, they will only ever come from one place.
One of my favorite parts of the Damned trilogy is when the Weave learns that Earth hasn't figured out fusion energy but has missiles that can take out spacecraft.
@@Ferelcapox7 Against a slugthrower, a jedi knight won't be able to easily block against solid projectiles that are harder too see and faster than blaster bolts with a lightsaber and they would eventually get overwhelmed and riddled with lead.
The Jaffa taking the marksman shot really shows a very good technique for shooting a staff weapon at a shooting range. Like, excellent form. It'd get you killed in any appreciable combat scenario.
Jack: "I can't arm you, sadly. The Prime Directive applies... HAHAHAHA!!! OK, I can't finish that sentence with a straight face. The Prime Directive is to kill Goa'uld. Here you go."
SG-1 was the tale of the "primitive" race constantly being told that we couldn't have the fancy tech because of the alien's prime directive. (Seriously, look at the Tollan... they are basically Picard/TNG.) And yet look who saved the Galaxy...
@@Swiftbow Stargate also had its fair share of episodes, where idiots stole, or just tinkered with stuff that was plain out of their league, causing disaster scenarios. Hell, sometimes, it was even SG-1 that were the initial idiots! Sure, all well that ends well, but it's the kind of stuff where you only have to be reasonably unlucky once. We might not appreciate it much, but a decent chunk of the time, the haughty elven asshole isn't even fundamentally wrong. *And, also, you can't really have a "Bad," end for such an episode, and keep running the same show anymore. So more or less impervious plot armour.
@@Neuttah I won't quibble that the team made mistakes, though. (I'm looking at you, Atlantis.) But Sam takes the cake... her decisions with Replicarter almost destroyed the entire galaxy. Fortunately, she was also smart enough to fix her own mistake. But If you're going to bring up the plot armor that solve some of the poor decisions, you also have to acknowledge that some of the bad decisions are equally forced to let the plot happen. Such as Shar're's death. Why didn't Teal'c have a Zat gun? Or with her again, why, after she gave birth, did they leave her on the planet instead of bringing her to Earth anyway? The problem with the very haughty races isn't so much that they don't share tech... it's that they also don't do crap themselves. Hell, the Tollan did NOTHING for Earth in the whole series. The one time they MIGHT have helped (Jack and Teal'c stuck in the X-301), they "had no ships in range." The Tok'ra were haughty, too. But at least they were actively engaged and did participate in joint missions. There were issues, but they didn't stem from the lack of tech sharing. (Which they did to a degree... use of crystals, invisibility decloakers, and developing the anti-Kull Warrior weapon.)
@@Neuttah I see it as Stargate was very much driven by 60's Star Trek, but with more distinctly American exceptionalism and optimism regarding dangerous technology. Like come on every country is apparently happy for America to represent Earth intergalactically, and the US is the only one with spaceships. The haughty elven asshole is always undercut for that reason, like when the Tollan were too "naive" about the Goa'uld, and O'Neill is often seen as a superior example/representative of humanity compared to Daniel Jackson, even to the Asgard just coz he's a gun totin 'merican. It's all because of the unconscious bias towards the protagonist, anything that seems perfect has to be "wrong" compared to the protagonists approach. It's a great series don't get me wrong, but nothing is ever perfect and to me the main strengths of the show are actually the character relationships and humour, which is why every spin off has underwhelmed financially. The actual series concept was undercut before the series even began, the real sell was the issue of the week stuff.
"This, is a weapon of terror - it's made to intimidate the enemy. This, is a weapon of war - it is made to kill your enemy." Also it speaks to a common trope for humanity in sci-fi, and other, settings - we mightn't be the showiest or most advanced/powerful, but we're gifted (for better and worse) at finding ways to kill asap.
I was never a fan when this was aired during the 90's (I was more into Star Trek), but over the past few months, I've become a big fan of the show. Brilliant cast and storylines.
Its the strenght of the show. The action scenes etc are what they are for a 90's/early 2k's show. But what made the show great was the cast and the plot(even there is a LOT of plotholes), the cast banter and alchemy was just *chef's kiss*
my only problem was, that the main story is epic, but it's only about 30% of the full show...the rest is mostly made by "fill-up" episodes, which are not really related to the main storyline, they just visit random worlds and do random stuff
"We would like to ask you why these gifts you gave us stopped working?"
"Oh that. We sell refills. You can only get it from us."
Well, this episode DOES cover that pretty early on.
The third episode of season 1, though, has O'Neill bribing a local with a handgun, and then getting out of there in a hurry before the guy realizes it can only be used a little over a dozen times.
While it's never explicitly stated one way or another, I'd wager the Jaffa staff weapon probably needs something to fire too...a reload, if you will.
@@BlackBanditXX don't they use liquid naquada?
@@BlackBanditXX Actually, it is. In "The Fifth Race," O'Neill disassembles Teal'c's staff weapon and removes the power supply. He then uses it to amp the Gate enough to dial the Asgard home world (using the 8th Chevron).
Given this is the only time we see a staff's power unit, one would assume they last a REALLY long time. The unit in question is about 3 inches long and appears to contain liquid, thus it is presumably weapon's grade liquid naquadah.
@@Swiftbow Right, I forgot about that ep. If it is naquadah, then it ought to be long lived, but not infinite. But yeah, comparatively, much more so than any of the weapons we use. Now I'm just imagining a father showing his son how it's done, so that he can show his son someday, because it's something they do maybe once a decade IF you see a lot of action.
Can't wait the episode where Goa'ulds find out the price of the 5.7 ammo.
For a noob like me, what's the price for it?
@@Jerdan_ the price right now is $2-$3 per round right now. $1.90 if you’re lucky
Holy crap. Thats an expensive kill. No wonder china sends the bill for the bullets to the victims family
@@stejkoman what? No, the P90 wad never a 9mm. What are you talking about? The hole reason why the P90 was designed and build in the first place was because the old 9mm SMGs could not penentrate Kevlar body armour and NATO wanted a replacement.
@@jameslee3944 I misheard something about there being more manufacturers of 5.7, wouldn’t that bring prices down (for lower quality boolets)
Picard: "We have something called the prime directive."
O'Neil: "Cool cool. We don't."
I could see Jack actually doing that 😂
To be fair, most of the galaxy starts out _technologically superior_ to the Tau'ri. It's almost a reverse Prime Directive, _other_ races making _us_ a "warp-capable race" (whether by us scavenging their shit, or outright giving it to us once we've proven we know what the hell we're doing). Certainly doesn't hurt to have it be revealed the Tau'ri are the descendants of _the entire reason interplanetary, let alone intergalactic, travel exists in the first place_ and all that...
😅
Kirk would join him considering how much he screwed with the prime directive.
O'Neill with two L. There is another O'Neil out there who don't have a sense of humor :D
I love how Sam is genuinely uncomfortable with Jack’s demonstration of poor muzzle discipline.
She fliched she loses
I mean, she was shooting with a couple guys downrange and like 15 feet from her target.
@@chriswhite3692
I guess in theory it would be she trusts herself not to shoot somebody. And wasn’t Aiming at them.
Having someone point a gun at you is a different story.
In reality, it has more to do with keeping everybody in the shot without taking too much time out of the show to deal with safety issues.
But they could’ve done a little better.
@@neilkurzman4907 Richochets
@@chriswhite3692
I guess the script writers and directors did not consider that.
"THIS is a weapon of war.... and that's why I just pointed it at my friends head..."
But trigger discipline
@@fantasticmrnox Trigger discipline is necessary, but never rely on just trigger discipline. Obey ALL of the firearm safety rules at all times or don't pick up the weapon. He muzzled her, and her reaction was spot-on. Dude shouldn't be handling a weapon.
@@johncrafton8319 Man soldiers flag their comrades all the time.
@@Grim67894 In my unit, if a someone did that, they'd give up their weapon and likely get beaten.
You DO NOT muzzle your "comrades". The moment someone does that, no one else in the unit will ever trust them or want to be anywhere near them if they're carrying a weapon.
@@johncrafton8319 Really? I've talked to us army soldiers that say it happens all the time. Not on purpose, but it's almost impossible to NOT accidentally flag your teammates when running/on the field etc.
"your weapons are primitive in comparison"
*misses with a shooting spear*
tbf that thing shoots plasma.
Covenant be like: Hello there
@@ironboy3245
Yes, but really it’s only advantage is it doesn’t need ammunition, assuming the battery is long lasting. It’s accuracy and hitting power against flesh and light armor is actually less effective.
We think of bullets as low tech, but kinetic projectiles are remarkably efficient
@@ravenmoon5111 im pretty sure it works well against flesh and light armor. plasma burns at 11,000 degrees c minimum. That's enough to melt steel armor plates, since steel melts at 1425 degrees c. and temperatures that high will cause instant third degree burns on just about anything. You will not survive without a field hospital.
do not forget, weapons are not only made to kill. More often, shooting to wound is more efficient, since your enemy will have to direct logistics to keep the wounded treated and the troops supplied. how often can they replace armor plating if it gets melted every engagement? Also, the conductivity of steel would burn whoever was wearing the plate pretty badly as well, second degree burns at best
@@ironboy3245
All we have to go on is the lore of the show. In this scene it’s proven that the P90’s accuracy and rate of fire are superior.
While I don’t argue about what a good plasma weapon SHOULD do, as you can see here, the staff weapon lacks that hitting power and due to its very poor design, would be both bulky and inaccurate.
Want to see a proper plasma rifle, check the clips from the Terminator. Now, that was a weapon meant to kill
@@ravenmoon5111 yeah ok that's fair. halo's plasma rifle also does pretty well against rank and file marines
One of the most memorable moments of SG-1.
I didn't think you would be here! So hello and I forgot about your channel.
So that's how it ended up in my recommendations
did you also watch a video about p90?
Amazing innit
American bullchit. The movie and their weapon)) fcking cowboys
"THIS is a weapon of war!"
With that muzzle control, you make it like a weapon of chaos, sir.
And they gave him command of SG command
@@theirishviking9278 They promoted him to general after seeing his trigger discipline, can't risk friendly fire
What do you mean "muzzle control?" Is it the way he lifts the weapon and points it into Carter's face? I'm sure he had his safety on and his finger off the trigger.
Tbf, Carter’s no better, considering she keeps aiming a loaded weapon downrange while the guy was moving the target.
@@bsgfan1 Your right, that is a big no-no. But to be fair she was portraying a strong- confident woman that sci-fi liked to have to attract female viewership, she probably had confidence she wouldn't hit them. Kind of like William Tell and the apple
“And its capable of doing so at 5 times the range i just demonstrated”
Every FPS game: “ N O “
escape from tarkov : * D A *
every shotgun in video games gets shafted by this the most.
@Kakashi Hatake I can agree with this, specifically for the P90. It’s built for close quarters, but it’s not too hard to believe that SG teams’ P-90s are otherwise adjusted for longer range fights.
Ehhh I wouldn't say every FPS game. Hell Let Loose gets their shit right.
@@BALIST0N don’t get me wrong I love tarky I have everything level 3 except my Bitcoin farm that’s still lvl 1 but filled with all ten graphics cards but the ranging needs to be fixed ASAP bullets either drop to fast or shoot to high and since there isn’t proper ranging it fucks any kind of long range shooting obviously if your running guns with there proper bullets it doesn’t effect it to much but no tarkov isn’t up there yet
Stargate SG-1: The universe where every single planet looks like British Columbia
This really annoys me to, but to be fair the stargates were either built or moved to planets that could sustain human life, which ridiculously narrows down the number of planets, but I still wish they would've done something simple to go "this isn't earth", even just using CGI to make the leaves purple or something
@@mickys8065 Or filmed in another part of Canada, like the badlands.
@@mickys8065 A few of the shows DID have non-earth-like, looked nothing like BC or earth in general.
And they all speak American, damn it American culture is everywhere
@@Gregzenegair and they didn't all speak or understand English. But yes a lot did.
"Major Carter is a formidable warrior"
That's Teal'c speak for "Dude you won't win this fight, walk away"
We need a Teal’c dictionary.
"Indeed" gets a whole chapter.
@@0202pmurT Indeed.
In ten seasons, Teal'c never said that about Daniel.
My favorite line from the clip - I LOVE that he stands up for her and you're exactly right, she would have kicked his ass.
I love the humor that Rich Dean Anderson added to his Jack O'Neill character. The "Hey, you, in the skirt, get that target swinging a little" is one of my favorite humorous lines from the series.
"Just make sure you get one thing right! Spell my name with two "L"s. There is another Colonel O'Neill ... only one "L" ... He has no sense of humour!"
Fun fact - they badly wanted RDA for this show bc he was just coming off MacGyver. He asked what he could do with the character. They said (it turned out wisely) he could do whatever he wanted. And Jack O'Neill 2.0 was born.
Oh, RDA said he didn't want to be disrespectful to the Air Force, so he asks a general one day if his portrayal was too smart ass and cynical for an Air Force officer.
The General said RDA was pretty much nailing it. He'd worked with plenty of officers way more smartass and cyincal than Jack O'Neill.
always kinda hoped for that dude to just start belly dancing, swinging his log around 😲😅
I remember first hearing that line and the celt in me just started going "IT'S CALLED A KILT YA INBRED SACK OF SHITE!!!".
And at the end "... and you know how you are..."
Anybody else notice the slight jump up she did when he pointed the barrel at her face? Either great actress or she truly understands gun safety
Damn, didnt notice that, damn :)
yeah because they all have real guns and can actually shoot each other with those
yeah those were real guns that's why lol
yea dude needs some range safety lessons. I've only been shooting once, and that made me jump.
He has good trigger discipline though
Macgyver: "Guns are bad"
Stargate: "Anyways I started blastin...."
Well, guns were bad for the type of solo-infiltration-under-ruse-of-not-being-a-special-operative missions he specialized in. When the goal is "kill the enemy before they kill you" I think even Macgyver put aside his paperclips and pulled out actual firearms.
@@GreyAcumen Macgyver despised guns and he would always avoid using them if he could, and often only as part of a distraction or something to keep the enemy at bay.
In fairness, it wasn't MacGyver doing the blasting this time :P
@@BYERE True. But I know he hates guns because I remember an episode where he had to tighten a valve atop of a large dome structure, and all he had was a revolver taken off the bad guy, so he knocked out the trigger and used the guard as a sort of wrench.
"I hate heights, and I despise guns. So how the hell did I end up in this situation?"
Correction:
MacGyver: "I don't like guns."
O'Neill: "Anyway, I started blasting..."
The smug inflection of RDA’s voice with “And you know who you are….” Is great.
I love this scene because its an incredibly deep piece of world building. The Gua'uld have had a technology advantage over most other Milky Way species. They've only ever faced each other in large ceremonial battles. Their technology is designed to intimidate and induce fear more than effectiveness. From the staff weapons to the death gliders. Earth weapons were honed in live combat against real adversaries, the weapons evolved to be effective first, intimidation was just a byproduct. The Taurii tech completely blindsides the Gua'Uld and their Jaffa. They have no idea how to deal with it.
Imagine their faces if instead of the P-90, they introduced them to the GAU-08
Similar to battles in the 17th to 18th centuries, which were designed to scare the enemy away into retreating, instead of flat-out killing all of the enemy soldiers.
Which is why i love when the Kull Warriors were introduced, while the wrist mounted weapons weren't that accurate, they still held considerable power, range and fire rate. Shame they weren't replicated by the rest of the Jaffa to be used.
@@lacrorawbrrrrrrrrrrrrrrt
Exactly and it's the only reason humanity stood a chance. Our technology is more practical. The things designed to kill are designed to do that in a brutally effective manner, as quickly as possible. The Goa'uld empire's tech is the result of a race that has been at the top of the food chain for far too long. They've had no serious challengers (even the Asgard, being near pacifists fighting their own dire war in the Ida galaxy) so everything has devolved into ritualistic combat and political power struggles over the millennia.
Their "wars" are no longer struggles for survival, they're internecine power struggles between equals or curb stomping sessions against other races with at best medieval-level technology. Earth was the exception to the rule and by that point the Goa'uld were decadent, arrogant, and had been seriously corrupted by the Sarcophagi to the point they were incapable of seeing us for the threat we truly were to them. Had the events of SG1 somehow taken place thousands of years earlier, it's likely Earth would have been a cinder, with the Goa'uld still on their game. Not to mention, most humans in the Milky Way believed they were Gods and just rolled right over, but our 10,000 years of independence had given us a stubbornness other human populations lacked and a willingness to fight to the end
staff weapons in early season: literal RPG shots, destroying walls, throwing people 30meters.
staff weapons in later seasons: little puffs of smoke, P90 brrrrr'ing through wood
I think staffs have adjustable power: for this exact case shooting full was senseless.
I think the blast yield of staff weapons can be adjusted
The staff weapons have different settings for intensity and power. Depends if you want to kill, wound, destroy, etc. This was described by the creators.
Merica
The Staff Weapon power was still pretty strong... they mostly addressed the accuracy issues later on.
What really happened was the guns were suddenly more effective. Starting at the end of Season 1, they're suddenly able to kill Jaffa with a burst, whereas before, it took emptying entire magazines, sometimes from multiple guns. (The Nox episode is especially egregious in how ineffective their weapons are... I don't think they even HIT the Jaffa in that scene. Though, to be fair, they are mostly geared for tranquilizing a giant bug at the time.)
But, as some have said, the firearm effectiveness increase can be attributed to switching to armor piercing rounds. It's surprising it took them so long to do that, though... they should have been outfitted with them right after the attack on NORAD in the first episode.
Fun fact - they switched to using the P90 on the show because there was a scene where a bunch of people had to fire standing next to one another, and the MP5s they were using sprayed hot spent casings onto the actor next to you. The P90 downward ejection solved the problem.
they also came up with a story reason. namely the armor piercing rounds of the p90 made it easier to kill the Jaffa.
To be fair... the FN 5.7x28mm rounds have a much higher velocity and penetration value. Not to mention teflon-coated rounds are known to be called 'cop killers'.
Teflon coated bullets do not have any extra penetrating ability. The reason they made them was to reduce wear on the rifling in the barrel for high velocity rounds.
I guess small caliber high velocity rounds wouldn't tear a log apart like in the scene, though.
Ben Jamin They would be more suited for it than most other cartridges, but definitely not as quickly as shown here.
This violated every fire range rule in the book to the point that I can hear instructors screaming.
The dudes standing down range was hurting my sanity lmao
When in Rome. They’re trying to earn respect from the Jaffa who wouldn’t respect safety rules. They wouldn’t understand them either, since their symbiotes should allow them to survive accidents.
I always liked Teal'C’s support and admiration for Sam in this scene. He and Jack know her value in battle and know she doesn’t need their support, but they’re proud to give it to her and to be brothers in arms. The writing and acting of this entire scene... I don't need it but it reminds me why SG1 is my favorite TV serie since more than 20 years.... ❤️🔥
2:35 Major Carter has a good sense of weapon safety handling. Even though I'm sure what they used were props, the reaction of her's when McGuyver pointed the P90 at her was a genuine reflex.
They live fired all those guns in the show with blanks.
Ha ha I noticed that same thing
At that range shock wave even from a blank might have hurt, or even caused harm. Think it was a genuine reaction like you said.
Oh shit I just noticed that. I don't think she was acting.lol
Yup, I noticed her reaction too.
Raknor did a pretty decent job, hitting a target at that range using a weapon with no iron sights, or really any sighting mechanism of any kind.
He did, this thing needs an 12x scope, tactical laser, bayonett and a bipod
Instinctive shooting, it's an art. You can still use "point of aim" techniques with an unsighted weapon too; they just take more practice than setting a sight picture on a zeroed sight.
Teal'c was pretty good at shooting targets behind him without aiming/looking also, must've used the Jaffa version of the Force. :)
First Last it’s a Tv show
@@afewspokesloose2699 Also the weapon is along, straight bar. The way he holds it makes it almost like an extension of your body unlike a bow. So it's not just instictive shooting.
I do like the analysis by Col. O'Neill about the purpose of a weapon as compared with another. The sheer destructive power & technical advancement of the staff weapon vs. the simpler but more lethal function of the P90. Sort of a lesson on what any particular weapon is best suited for.
Really makes sense too, when you consider that the goa'uld have been using staff weapons since humans were fighting back with slings & bows. They never had any need to advance because their technology was so far beyond that of the humans they were enslaving that they got complacent in their roles as "gods" & never considered having to square up against an actual military threat.
@@SeraphimCramer kind of like chariot warfare in the Bronze Age. The tech was out dated but because all the major powers had stopped making serious war on each other they didn’t update weapon systems.
Then the sea peoples started invading with iron tipped weapons and Calvary which just destroyed chariot based warfare. The Egyptians were the only power to really adjust tactics and just barely beat the sea peoples using overwhelming numbers of spearmen and no chariots.
The staff weapon does have _one_ advantage besides intimidation factor... no need to reload. But if you're using the P90 effectively, you shouldn't _need_ to...
If I'm not mistaken, wasn't this also approximately the point Teal'c himself switched to the P90 dual-wield?
@@MrWolfstar8 Didnt the Egyptian kingdom survive just barely against the sea people only to collapse shortly after? pretty sure the only surviving kingdom was the Assyrian realm of which intelligently receded into their homeland to weather the storm.
"Those of you who have gone up against us and survived, and you know who you are, you know what I'm talking about."
God I love O'Neill's humor
One of the show's best thing.
Yep, he is nothing like O'Neil'. That one didn't have a sense of humor.
i was expecting the camera to zoom in on two frowny-faced guys in the back, looking at each other.
"Those who have gone up against and survived, you know who you are" He always so snarky.
The way O'Neill delivers that line always reminds me of cringey workplace training talks. The fact it's used here in this demonstration is a stroke of genius from the writers.
Should have said "Those FEW of you", to really hammer the point home 😉
his smirk too lol
@@ealing456 ...well, in the military, this IS a workplace training talk. Down on a range talking guns.
"This epsiode was sponsored by FN Herstal!"
You mean series
When will they start phasing in E-11s?
@@nicklecitygaming4466 1-3 seasons sponsored by Heckler & Koch
@@CaptainSovereign yeah even the movie was all h&k.
I absolutely LOVE the level smugness in Carter and O'Neill after the demonstration, and rightly so. "Those of you who've gone up against us and survived... you know who you are" 😏😅😆
I never really watched much of this show, but this scene is just _incredibly_ well done.
Stargate the movie is good, but the show that is based as a sequel to the film (different actors and more story) is amazing! definitely worth a watch. 10 seasons of pure goodness. wholesome, action, humor, sadness. just overall a great show. the spinoffs are not bad either. SG: Atlantis (with jason mamoa as ronin) and SG: universe. plus in the later seasons they have ben browder and cladia black (from farscape) on the show as regulars and make some pretty funny gags about them knowing each other from their previous show.
It's in my top 5 shows of all time but them I'm a sci fi nerd so my preference is towards that type of show.
Everything was great until he flagged her @2:38
My forever favorite TV show ❤️🔥
This is the clip that made me watch SG-1 and I won’t lie that the 10 seasons is truly an adventure and life changing. Each character is so impactful in their own ways that I grew to love everyone, even some villains.
This is why I am unable to have a favorite character all of the actors did such a fantastic job bringing life to the show.
Like Maybourne and Ba'al. I grew to like these two
Yep out of all the action scenes and other awesome parts in this show. This is the best scene.
RIP my man Curtis and the lady Palmer.
Same here man! Saw this clip almost 2 years ago and made me watch the whole series and now im watching Atlantis
What's funny is that although it appears futuristic and was designed well after things like the AK and AR family of rifles, the P90's operating principle *is* "primitive" - its just a simple blowback gun. No rotating bolt, not gas tube or piston system to cycle the action. Cartridge goes boom, pressure pushes the bullet one way and the bolt in the opposite direction.
Even Thor I think later on comments on it's effectiveness.
The majority of pistol caliber carbines are blowback operated anyway, same as handguns.
That's more due to the cartridge's power level than the modernity of the weapon. The recoil impetus of a 5.72mm is about 2/3 that of a 9mm pistol, despite its longer range and higher kinetic energy
The designer of the P90 was René Predazzer.
The designer of the P90 was René Predazzer.
SG-1 was one of best teams in a sci-fi series. It was a well rounded group. I miss Star-gate
The problem is that IRL no one would be stupid enough to allow it through the gate even once.
Carter and Daniel literally have brains that are irreplaceable, given what is going on.
Teal'c is the equivalent of a defecting General officer. His intelligence and knowledge of enemy forces is too critical to risk losing to a lucky enemy shot.
@@danielhaire6677 Well, they did last 10 years of service without any permanent losses. Fewer bodybags and more effective in missions. It was the elite squad among the elite squads.
"Hey you in the skirt." Classic O'Neill. Love this show. RIP Don and Cliff. Gen Hammond and Ba'al.
"Your weapons are primitive by comparison."
O'Neill: "Yeah, but we've been kicking your @$$ with them for 5 years now."
@William Signs "Don't even get me started on how many civilizations I have crumbled with a paperclip and a penny"
This is the Internet, you can say ass
@@girf4233 but THIS is youtube, where you can say a$$.
Flashbacks to that episode where a dozen or two SGC personnel are holding back a wave of hundreds of Jaffa as Daniel went looking for Sha're
The P90 is only as good as you have 50-round magazines to feed it and hopefully not get jammed. I don't remember any staff weapon running out of energy or misfiring.
This was a really odd episode because Richard Dean Anderson is a very strong anti-gun advocate yet he plays a very strong weapons expert in this show and favors his primitive P90 over the vastly superior staff weapon. Granted the staff weapons lacks a sight and traditional grips but you can lay down fire for as long as you need to without worry or weapon's failure or running out of energy.
This episode of Stargate brought to you by FN Herstal.
***** P-90 ? FN ? Damn, i never knew xD
***** No shit lol. The tiny bullet from a P-90 would not but barely scratch that log and I am not sure it is nearly accurate enough at the range to snip the rope as was shown.
Ben Allen
It is my understanding that the P90 is relatively inaccurate at range. The lightweight bullet bleeds energy with a quickness.
Elthenar machine guns are rarely as accurate as semi-automatic weapons, especially with sustained fire.Snipers are my personal favorite, the dragunov sniper rifle is a prime example of why they are so very useful.
Jason Lee
"Machine guns are rarely as accurate as semi-auto"
Why would that be?
This has got to be my favorite scene in all of SG1. There have been a number of scenes where Sam showed just how badass she was, but this one does it with extra bit of humor, and Jack is happy to give it to her!
Jaffa: And what defence system do you use?
O'Neil: Mostly plot armor.
O'Neill, with 2 L's.
The O'Neil with 1 L doesn't have a sense of humor.
"Your weapons are... primitive by comparison."
Carter: "So I took it kinda personal"
primitive doesnt mean less effective ;))
underrated comment is underrated
Tell that to the replicators
@@BCBaron Replicators rule. Nobody can beat them ...
She missed so many shots that the gun was shooting in every direction than forward
"those of you who have gone against us and survived, and you know who you are"... lol. Oh man I missed this series.
Cocky, smarmy, smug. Colonel "Jack" O'Niell is a prime example of raw manly anti-intellectualism.
But then again ... Richard Dean Anderson has been judged as a "second-rate" actor, is worth over $30 million and might even become President one day, lol, I guess I'm doing it wrong, haha.
so damned glad I requested it for christmas like 5 years ago. Got the complete series.
You should have asked for the P-90
+P the funny thing is, Jack O'Neill was actually highly intelligent. He was never anti-intellectual and he always recognized how valuable the advanced knowledge the Carter and Jackson brought to the table.
VatiWah my god I miss this series. I wish they would bring it back or do something else with it.
2:36 "This.. is a weapon of war, it's made to kill your enemy."
*points it straight at Carter's head* xD
I loved this show so much. What a blessing that time was
Him: The female?
Her: Do you realize how many of you I've killed with this thing?
Yeah she could mow doen every single one of them there and then and still have ammo in the clip haha.
Her: "Not even in total or with just P90's, just THIS one that I signed out of the armory for this trip."
i wish she had said that. that would've been badass.
@Stripey Arse One of the most consistently misused firearm terms in media.
@@leifhietala8074 Technically but the terms are generally interchangeable If you asked another infantryman for an extra clip rather than an extra magazine he would still know what your talking about and yhats whats important. Unlike for instance when any scoped rifle and sometimes even pistol chambered carbine is called a sniper.
Everyone rushing B: “Write that down, write than down!”
wut?
Have ever heard of csgo by any chance
p90 noob
Rush B no stop
"Single shot? Never heard of that" - average P90 user
I love that little smile after she demonstrates single shot.
miss this show
The fact that Carter flinches when O'Neil waves around the P90 in her direction is a nice touch to realism.
I don’t think that was acting.
@@MrWolfstar8 it wasn't. They received actual weapons training for the show, so her flinch at him flagging her with the gun was real
That and it was probably a live weapon (ie, an actual weapon and not a prop).
@@therudecanadian8068 You'd be correct. In an interview years later, the armorer stated that for realism unloaded but real firearms were used as often as possible. Rubber replicas were only used in running/ action scenes that didn't involve shooting.
The entire crew, including extras, were extensively trained using real live ammo. All gun fights where there is reloading and clearing of weapons is the cast reacting to the firearms not scripted. There are several times in the show where both main characters and extras actually clear jams and perform reloads on the fly. To add to this and, much to the dismay of the actors, full power blanks were also used as often as possible. This gives the firearms a feeling of realism that can't be matched by CGI it was also apparently well loved by the sound techs as they got cool and unique sounds that couldn't else wise be achieved.
"HEY YOU! IN THE SKIRT!"
Scottish people whenever someone refers to their kilts as skirts:
And he understands english
You're finally awake
I watched this show when it came out with my parents when I was a very young child, I’m surprised at how many memories came back and how well I’m remembered this scene!
One of the things I loved about this show was the action scenes. They were a soundtrack onto their own. Staff blast and guns popping off was like music
“This is a weapon of war.”
*Points it at the woman
Well you can start a war with the reason for woman
Indeed, but his finger is of away of the trigger.
@@cristianflorescu2827 still bad trigger discipline
She flinches hard too
@@wellshit9489 I’m glad I’m not the only one who noticed that.
Are we all just going to ignore those two guys down range standing literally 5 feet away from the targets?
the guy that got the target swingin needed a battle buddy!
we ignored the dude full on pointing the gun towards the Major's head near the end...so ya.
are we going to ignore the fact that the p90 isnt capable of splitting logs in half and the the term weopon of war is made up......its just a gun
@@Ghost_R6_ All terms are made up.
@@Ghost_R6_ it was loaded with high explosive armor piercing tungsten FMJ and coated with lava. *nods*
I love how carefully Imhotep listens to them talking about the weapons, only to slip back into the jaffa persona. Great bit of subtle acting.
Loved this show, Watched it with my mom and brother and loved the time we were able to spend together with it.
That line at 2:53. "Those that have gone up against us and survived, and you know who you are..."
😂
Oh, the snark and smarmy way that got said!
I just imagine some Jaffa awkwardly shuffling like "don't make eye contact they won't recognise me"
Even with the character recast it still holds up with Kurt Russell's vibe perfectly.
😍😍 She called it a mag not a clip. She's a keeper.
Excuse my ignorance, whats the difference?
@@danielthunder9876 A magazine is what you actually load into the gun. A clip is basically a little piece of metal that has about 10 or so bullets attached to it. In my experience so far, generally ammunition comes in clips, which you then load into a magazine. The only time you would actually "empty a clip" is if you were firing a much older rifle such as the M1 Garand.
@@berserkerlewis7089 thanks, I needed someone to explain that
@@armano4125 All good man. There's absolutely nothing wrong with not knowing something. What matters is that you're not willfully ignorant.
i will never call them mags
I love the little "and you know who you are."
The way he says "...And you know who you are.." get's me every time.
Reminded of this episode whenever I see Wakanda energy spears.
It's one of my favorite scenes in sci-fi shows/cinema, "you can use bullshit sci-fi bullshit that's objectively awful or you can use an actual weapon". I like that.
one of those energy spears can destroy a tank in one shot, so is a considerable bit more useful than a staff weapon. Plus Wakandan warriors wear actual bullet proof armor which also helps.
@@wiseguy01 Or use those to build tanks instead. Personally I always prefer overkill and just build helicarriers and helibattlehips out of it.
@@wiseguy01 Can they destroy a tank from several kilometers away because that's the range of a tank?
@@ericmanget4280 they don't need to, numerous tanks are lost to infantry armed with RPGs and less. Give a soldier armor that can withstand a tank shell, such as vibranium, and a close to mid range weapon with the power to turn a tank to slag and your tank just became obsolete.
Look how Carter reacts at 2:35 when he points the P90 towards her
+paecmaker I did not even notice that the first time I watched this. I would have smacked him so hard in the face.
+ScreamingSkullSaloon Well he didn't point it directly at her, it looks like that because of the camera angle.
+paecmaker lol gotta love the way she jiggled a bit.
Good reflex to have.
hahaha never noticed
The thing about staff weapons is how inconsistent the writers seemed to make them. It could blow giant chunks in walls and thick metal doors, but other times even on an un-armoured target the blast would be absorbed by the flesh and just leave a scorch mark or superficial wound when it should be blowing entire limbs off. Presumably this was because if it was actually consistent and did that then the show would have to increase its rating and things would be a lot darker having people's limbs being blown off every episode.
In this clip the staff weapon made no notable hole in the wood even though the same staff weapons are used to blow holes in the bunker doors of the SGC in other episodes, they wanted to make the difference between the weapons seem stark just to drive the point home in this scene
And still the P-90 would be the superior choice.
Loved these series as a kid back in the days.
Leadership points for not feeling humiliated and instead, happily acceptd and turning it into a celebration.
I still want a p90 well ps90 considering civvie. Just on principle
Lol except that leader turned out to be a goul'd and he didn't care because he thought he'd organised for them all to be wiped out from orbit.
You can get a true P90 (semi-auto and short barrel) if you just pay the extra 200 dollar fee to get your SBR tax stamp. Not a big deal.
@@Turboy65 yeah but longer barrel gives better ballistics so why go through the hassle if you're not going for the full auto CQB?
OldSlowGamer Only the PS90. The p90 was made after the Hughes amendment so it can’t be owned by civilians. Just dealers and law enforcement.
I used to have a p90. Amazing and excellent gun. Don't get one. I sold mine because ammo 5
7x28 is impossible to find and it's extremely expensive. Also extra mags are like 60 bucks. Also also the ps90 has a stupid barrel.
Carter's face when o'neill flags her with the barrel of his gun always gets me. She didn't wanna get Brandon Lee'd
Blanks would still kill her at that range in my opinion.
@@warcraftdude13 Dont think so but they would hurt. There is a russian movie called "brat" (brother) where they shoot blank shotgun at extreme close distance and actor didint die but it hurted like hell. If I remember they left that in a final cut but after that they started pointing guns little bit to the side of an actors.
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Fortunately, SG-1 had experienced armorers on set, rather than the prop guy with only a vague understanding of ballistics and firearm safety that The Crow used. It's still essential to exercise proper muzzle and trigger discipline at all times, but the reality is that she was in no real danger of being "Brandon Lee'd."
It wasn't a blank that killed Brandon, it was a bullet. Common misconception (and personal pet peeve), look it up if you're curious; the short version is that the prop guy screwed up and left a bullet in the barrel, which the blank propelled just like a live cartridge.
@@Novur He got Squibed? Oh man, that's even more tragic.
@@gaskamp2 Yeah it was awful, especially because there were about a half dozen separate, individual things that could have been done to avoid it. A real firearm was used for the scene, rather than having deactivated or purpose-built blank firing weapons. The scene was shot from a few different angles, and in one angle the camera could see the cartridges in the cylinder; rather than going to the expense of acquiring dummy rounds, the props guy just yanked the bullets out of some live cartridges, tipped out the powder, and stuck the bullets back in. The scene was shot in chronological order, so the shot of the front of the weapon (with the visible bullets) was filmed first. When the actor pulled the trigger, the hammer struck the primer which hadn't been removed, and as you say, that was enough pressure to squib load the bullet. They set up for the next angle, and the prop guy loaded the blanks, but DIDN'T clear the firearm, so the squib was still in place.
If common sense or a sensible level of caution had been employed by any of the people responsible for the props at any point in the process, Brandon would have lived. It twists my gut every time I think about it, but a lesson was learnt that day. In spite of the misinformation surrounding Brandon's death, his name still serves as a powerful and lasting caution to anyone handling potentially deadly weapons, and I'm sure that even the most inaccurate retellings have saved lives.
"And you know who your are." The way he said this was perfection.
Loved to watch this as a kid. :D
"Hey you! In the skirt! Get that target swinging!" XD
Paul Chisholm that comment made my day thx xD
@@paulchisholm1904 hahahahaha xD
Yep
Yes just say cock on the internet and all the kids get excited
@@paulchisholm1904 "Carter. Show them single fire mode."
This is literally my favorite scene in the entire series. Second favorite scene is Carter and Daniel Jackson eating MRE's. Daniel say, "Tastes like chicken." Carter asks, "What's wrong with that?" Daniel: "It's macaroni and cheese!"
You can tell that Stargate SG-1 relied more heavily on their Air Force advisors than almost any other show, sci-fi or otherwise, especially when they got into mid-to-later seasons. Even down to Amanda Tapping cutting her hair to keep in regulation. The show really embraced Air Force culture, and that affection was widely reciprocated by both active duty and vets.
What episode did Daniel talk about tastes like chicken again?
Which is why they had cameos from USAF Chiefs of Staff Generals Ryan and Jumper, and also why, after an episode where Gary Jones was addressed as "Sergeant", they got an email stating in no uncertain terms that Walter Harriman was a Chief Master Sergeant, and would henceforth be addressed as such.
well, our future space force (not a joke) will adopt a lot of air force doctrine considering that the Air Force already deals with satellites and other outer-space ventures. I agree with you that it was the right course of action. The Army and our sister crayon-eaters definitely wont have a place in space warfare for a long time.
Mathiase Taddeo Fortunately for the SGC, they included a full team of Marines to teach them how to fight.
@@mikee5718 Navy. Unless you plan to fly snub fighters across distances so vast it takes light itself years to travel across. Heck even just planet to planet is over 66 million miles at its shortest, relative to Earth.
How I loved that series combining epicness, emotions and funnny moments
“With gratitude, and with humility”..
THIS IS MY BOOM STICK
Shop Smart...Shop S-Mart...YA GOT THAT!!!!
All right, you primitive screw-heads, listen up!
Now I swear, the next one of you primates even touches me...
THIS IS MY RIFLE THIS MY GUN!
YAAAAAAAHHH!!!!
There are many like it but this one is mine
This is a weapon of terror
This is a weapon of war
I love how detailed that outline of the weapons and their uses actually is. Like damn.
Unpopular opion: mass shootings are good because otherwise these people would be using indiscriminate weapons of terror instead of pin-point precise weapons of war.
My opinion: If you're going to take my guns because of someone else committing a crime that's guilt by association - and the only association being ownership of an object.
@@DSiren Your unpopular opinion is wrong. Outside the fact that "weapon of war" is a meaningless qualifier most mass shootings happen with handguns.
But I agree with the sentiment, if mass shooters really wanted to just kill people, they could just homebuild a bomb or rent a semi truck...
@@Dja05 I totally understand what you mean. IMHO the only gun control that would ever make ANY sense would be pistol control and the privilege of concealed carry. Ain't nobody going to ambush you with a rifle, ain't nobody going to pull a rifle out of their ass and get the drop on a cop. Ain't no way you'll hide a rifle from your ex before executing her, but hell yeah you can organize a militia with riflemen. The fact they're going after rifles despite the statistics and the basic fact that you can't surprise someone with a rifle, proves this is about all guns. When you see a rifle you know it's there, it's big and therefore will catch your eye better when it's moved. Then again, SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED so I don't even support pistol control. Maybe a national pistol registry to make traffic stops safer, but not control.
@WystenDraco I really did phrase it wrong, but I agree with you entirely. However, I don't trust the government to determine who is or isn't mentally healthy, in fact I don't trust anyone with that kind of power. I am also of the opinion that we shouldn't be releasing those who we couldn't trust with a gun (in regards to ex-felons). I believe, once you serve your time, rightfully or wrongfully accused, you should be able to lawfully own a gun.
Combine the two weapons. Take a staff weapon, cut it down to just the plasma projector, add rifle grips and iron sights. Much higher accuracy, and much more ammunition than the P90. Plus it prevents the Jaffa from being dependent on Earth for ammunition. Add a sling on top so it is easier to carry hands-free.
Plus you can put an under-barrel Zat on it, or reinforce the stock, or add a bayonet, or other fun stuff
To video gamers, it was Counter-Strike 1.6 or Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty.
To anime/manga viewers and readers, it was probably Gunslinger Girl.
To live action television, it was Stargate SG-1.
Funnily enough, though the gun is thought to have been the organization's mainstay since the beginning, it was actually first introduced in Season 4 by way of supplanting the MP5 (the other notable SMG in Counter-Strike that is not the Uzi).
Great episode great show
“Those of you who have gone up against us and survived…and you know who you are.”
Love that line, lowkey burning them.
Just watch the crowd, see who flinches when the P90 fires.
@@JnEricsonx
But then the question becomes: Are the ones flinching veterans who are afraid of the power of the P90, or are the ones not flinching the veterans because they’re used to the sound?
For me, either is a possibility.
This has to be one of the greatest product placement for a firearm in TV/movie history, up there with James Bond's Walther PPK. 20 years later, every mention of the P90 is sure to make people think back to that scene. Just read the comment section of any UA-cam demonstration video of that weapon.
Golden Eye on N64 consoles was the perfect product placement for the P90
no? every mention of the p90 is people thinking of "cyka blyat rush B"
You forgots Ash's boomstick
It worked on me lol. I brought a PS90 mainly because of watching this show as a kid. Lol
I love the Stargate franchise and SG1, but SG1 as a whole is advertising for the military. Advertising for why it's good the military keeps secrets, advertising for why it's bad the military has civil supervision etc.
I'm a little older. I remember useing Smiggys in the early 70s. A simple 9mm sub machine gun.
As BG on the show we used a variety of weapons prop disguised as future tech or alien.
My favorite is a toss up between a prop made over WW 2 Nazi submarine flare gun and the Fully automatic hand gun. The hand gun fired almost as fast as the regular submachine guns.
This was a great show especially for the time.
Trigger discipline: followed.
Muzzle disclipline: NOT FOLLOWED.
REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
P 1990's.
He literally points it at her head at the end smh
And why on whatever planet this is were those guys hanging out downrange?
You can see her jump when it happens too
Holy s*** she does jump lol
A pretty good representation of Goa'uld weaponry: form over function, symbolic meaning over functionality.
Also I genuinely enjoy how even after being at war with the Goa'uld for years, O'Neill still pronounces their name wrong.
Its due to his lack of respect for them
Staff weapons deal greater damage and possess greater endurance than any comparable Earth longarm. Plus, energy weapon blasts aren't affected by gravity or wind. That weapon does have its uses.
Jack mispronounces on purpose.
I think the actor who played Hammond genuinely had a hard time saying Goa'uld
@@yoggz Ghouuld.
I really miss this series all time great.
This show has worn thin on me over the years but I watched it through its run and in countless reruns. This is still one of the most memorable scenes.
Believe me, everything after Season 8 is quite rough. Same with almost everything on Babylon 5 Season 5.
At least it didn't nonsensically as Battlestar Galactica 2003 though.
"This is a weapon of terror! It's made to intimidate the enemy!
This is a weapon of war! It's made to rush B cyka blyat!"
-
O'Neill on some distant world in the 2000s.
Hahahahahahahhahahahhahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahhahahahahah
@@joaquincobas2223 hey you man in skirt get more like for the comment
Omg imma on the floor lauging xD xD xD Hahahaha :D
lmfao
LMFAO! Awesome. just awesome.
Life lesson: Don't shit-talk Earth's weaponry.
and if you do; you better be prepared for the nigh endless amount of weaponry the earth has developed
I think they made a point later in this episode though about the magazines supply dependency. Which is a good point. But in "reality" it's really because having a weapon with a seemingly everlasting energy source is nonsense.
It's not so much that the things would be everlasting, just heinously long-lasting in standard operation, and if they do run dry, there's going to be plenty to replace them with. Likely even a facility to produce more, that the Jaffa could use.
On the other hand, human guns and ammo are far less dense, and worst of all, they will only ever come from one place.
@@Neuttah only come from one place? What do you mean?
One of my favorite parts of the Damned trilogy is when the Weave learns that Earth hasn't figured out fusion energy but has missiles that can take out spacecraft.
Sam's satisfied smile after hitting the rope was so cute.
The comparison that Jack illustrates for the Jaffa here. Quite possibly some of the best writing in the entire show.
"We accept your gifts with humility. Also: I need new smallclothes."
and secondly, you can call me....Imotep *eyes glow*
The old saying holds true.
Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match against a good blaster at your side.
+Mister TIBBS! I believe it was "hokey religions and ancient weapons".
- man killed by said ancient weapon in an universe where said ancient weapons are the most powerful weapons any one person can have
@@Ferelcapox7 To be fair it was basically assisted suicide
@@Ferelcapox7 Against a slugthrower, a jedi knight won't be able to easily block against solid projectiles that are harder too see and faster than blaster bolts with a lightsaber and they would eventually get overwhelmed and riddled with lead.
@@Ferelcapox7 The Force Awakens never happened.
loved this show.
The Jaffa taking the marksman shot really shows a very good technique for shooting a staff weapon at a shooting range. Like, excellent form.
It'd get you killed in any appreciable combat scenario.
Status.
[X] Rekt
[ ] Not Rekt
Hollis Muenster Shrekt. By Carter the crazy woman.
The epic game bros My fav charcter in SG1.Sam.
Well after Vala :D
Final Evaluation
[x] Dunked On
[ ] Not Dunked On
[X] Tyrannosaurus Rekt
[X] Perhaps.
[X] Perhaps.
[X] Perhaps.
Jack: "I can't arm you, sadly. The Prime Directive applies... HAHAHAHA!!! OK, I can't finish that sentence with a straight face. The Prime Directive is to kill Goa'uld. Here you go."
SG-1 was the tale of the "primitive" race constantly being told that we couldn't have the fancy tech because of the alien's prime directive. (Seriously, look at the Tollan... they are basically Picard/TNG.) And yet look who saved the Galaxy...
Jack totally would say that, too. Complete with a disapproving stare from Carter.
@@Swiftbow Stargate also had its fair share of episodes, where idiots stole, or just tinkered with stuff that was plain out of their league, causing disaster scenarios.
Hell, sometimes, it was even SG-1 that were the initial idiots! Sure, all well that ends well, but it's the kind of stuff where you only have to be reasonably unlucky once.
We might not appreciate it much, but a decent chunk of the time, the haughty elven asshole isn't even fundamentally wrong.
*And, also, you can't really have a "Bad," end for such an episode, and keep running the same show anymore. So more or less impervious plot armour.
@@Neuttah I won't quibble that the team made mistakes, though. (I'm looking at you, Atlantis.) But Sam takes the cake... her decisions with Replicarter almost destroyed the entire galaxy. Fortunately, she was also smart enough to fix her own mistake.
But If you're going to bring up the plot armor that solve some of the poor decisions, you also have to acknowledge that some of the bad decisions are equally forced to let the plot happen. Such as Shar're's death. Why didn't Teal'c have a Zat gun? Or with her again, why, after she gave birth, did they leave her on the planet instead of bringing her to Earth anyway?
The problem with the very haughty races isn't so much that they don't share tech... it's that they also don't do crap themselves. Hell, the Tollan did NOTHING for Earth in the whole series. The one time they MIGHT have helped (Jack and Teal'c stuck in the X-301), they "had no ships in range."
The Tok'ra were haughty, too. But at least they were actively engaged and did participate in joint missions. There were issues, but they didn't stem from the lack of tech sharing. (Which they did to a degree... use of crystals, invisibility decloakers, and developing the anti-Kull Warrior weapon.)
@@Neuttah I see it as Stargate was very much driven by 60's Star Trek, but with more distinctly American exceptionalism and optimism regarding dangerous technology. Like come on every country is apparently happy for America to represent Earth intergalactically, and the US is the only one with spaceships. The haughty elven asshole is always undercut for that reason, like when the Tollan were too "naive" about the Goa'uld, and O'Neill is often seen as a superior example/representative of humanity compared to Daniel Jackson, even to the Asgard just coz he's a gun totin 'merican. It's all because of the unconscious bias towards the protagonist, anything that seems perfect has to be "wrong" compared to the protagonists approach.
It's a great series don't get me wrong, but nothing is ever perfect and to me the main strengths of the show are actually the character relationships and humour, which is why every spin off has underwhelmed financially. The actual series concept was undercut before the series even began, the real sell was the issue of the week stuff.
"This, is a weapon of terror - it's made to intimidate the enemy.
This, is a weapon of war - it is made to kill your enemy."
Also it speaks to a common trope for humanity in sci-fi, and other, settings - we mightn't be the showiest or most advanced/powerful, but we're gifted (for better and worse) at finding ways to kill asap.
"The psycho ape throws a mean rock."
Starcraft vibes
Saw this clip in my recommended and realized that K'tano's actor is in BSG as a cylon named "simon", never seen SG-1 but I did recognize that face.
“Fire away son” ... that guy is like 150 yo!
😂 and yet he still looks young enough to be his son lol
It's not about age, it's about mileage
@@theishiopian68 they were born as slave soldiers. The guy was the best of the elite slave soldiers with centuries of practice
@@Daguigoz with a very innefective speargun that a 20-30 years old woman could bring a higher letality with a less fancy gun.
@@phantasosxgames8488 lol even if my elders were less rich and less educated than I, I wouldn’t call them « son »
2:36
Don't you just hate it when you catch a glimpse down the muzzle of someone else's gun...
Yeah, I noticed her flinch too.
@ that's a good flinch, means you've been conditioned to treat the weapon as a real threat
@@Walsh2571 might be a real weapon just using blanks which can be Lethal at close range.
@@hay466 Yep. Not *exactly* how Brandon Lee died but it's certainly been a concern of mine ever since that movie.
Me too. If I’d done that at the range...
One of my favorite scenes
1:22 I remember Jack had a similar reaction when meeting Carter in the pilot episode. :)
"You can't do better than my wush wush batton".
Meanwhile, P90 go brrrrr
"Wush-wush baton." I'm stealing that one. 😂
I was never a fan when this was aired during the 90's (I was more into Star Trek), but over the past few months, I've become a big fan of the show. Brilliant cast and storylines.
Its the strenght of the show.
The action scenes etc are what they are for a 90's/early 2k's show.
But what made the show great was the cast and the plot(even there is a LOT of plotholes), the cast banter and alchemy was just *chef's kiss*
im very much a treky myself but this show really does everything star trek was weak on well where star trek was strong on everything this was weak on
This is definitely not Star Trek. Why you even compared them is beyond me. This show is too good.
Welcome to the family my brother. I realize it's a late reply but welcome nonetheless.
my only problem was, that the main story is epic, but it's only about 30% of the full show...the rest is mostly made by "fill-up" episodes, which are not really related to the main storyline, they just visit random worlds and do random stuff
Man I loved that show
Very memorable, and this was when I caught it on TV before UA-cam or had broadband internet to download/pirate shows.