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Message in a Bottle

While exploring a new planet, SG-1 find an orb that sends out electromagnetic signals. Thinking it's a time capsule of some sort, they return to Earth to begin their tests; however, the object begins to heat up among other things.

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StevenJDickie posted 5 months ago

Goofs... 

The ultraviolet paint is on the wall in the shape of the organism behind O'Neill before he is shot through the shoulder by the orb, well before the Ultraviolet units are brought down to the gate room.

StevenJDickie posted 5 months ago

Goofs... 

When they dial the Stargate to throw the object through, Earth's point of origin has reached the top Chevron, but when the shot goes to Teal'c and Colonel Jack O'Neill, the sound of the Stargate's inner ring turning still plays.

StevenJDickie posted 5 months ago

Goofs... 

When the Stargate dials P4G-881, initially it shows the address for the planet for the first few chevrons but when the dialing sequence finishes, it's Abydos' address.

StevenJDickie posted 5 months ago

Goofs... 

When SG-1 returns through the Stargate with the Virus Orb, there is no sign of the FRED on the ramp, and the wormhole immediately disengages behind them. However, after they walk down the ramp towards Major General George S. Hammond and then look back, the FRED has suddenly appeared at the top of the ramp.

StevenJDickie posted 5 months ago

Goofs... 

Captain Samantha Carter gets stuck in the elevator on Level 22, but when Dr. Daniel Jackson frees her, they are on Level 28.

StevenJDickie posted 5 months ago

Goofs...

The Orion-glyph is directly activated by the corresponding chevron instead of the top one.
 

StevenJDickie posted 5 months ago

Goofs... 

The address shown when dialing P5C-353 is actually the Stargate address for Abydos.
 

StevenJDickie posted 5 months ago
This is the first of two episodes of Stargate SG-1 written by Jarrad Paul. Paul starred alongside Richard Dean Anderson and John de Lancie in the short lived series Legend.
StevenJDickie posted 5 months ago
This is the first of four episodes of Stargate SG-1 written by Michael Greenburg.
StevenJDickie posted 5 months ago
The Virus Orb was made of two new elements never before encountered by Stargate Command.
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