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Yep. Plus, the "terminal" was some distance away from both the gate and pyramid. Perhaps the gate USED to be there at some point, when Ra and company were primarily using that to get around. When the Goa'uld developped ships (and other means of data storage to match?), they built the spaceport and then moved the gate there.
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I'd like to see a storyline in which some of these other technologicaly advanced (in some cases more so than Earth) societies (those which are not actively trying to kill large numbers of Earth residents) wanted to play more of a role in the exploration of the gate network.
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Well, I just think it seems logical that another society who had developed, even say to the point of Earth circa 1940's, might have discovered that the Gate could be worth tinkering with and set it up under military control. In the second ep of season seven, Jonas' people have moved the Gate to a military-controlled location, which makes sense as they already know exactly what the device is.
I think it would be kind of cool for SG-1 to run into another SG-ish team from another planet who, possibly, are in the process of pissing off the Goa'uld, or maybe have had contact with them already. Might not fit into the current storyline, though, if the Goa'uld are nigh toast at this point.
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The only problem is that, for it to make a worthy story, something has to go wrong. Like, they think the aliens are so great, except they turn out to be Nazis (oops, that's been done). Or they try to help the aliens out, only to end up cauing all sorts of problems for them (oops, pretty sure that's been done, too).
About the only way I can think of that they could do it is if meeting the aliens isn't the main plot. Like, they run into this alien team, and they join forces to resolve some unrelated plot. In which case it only really seems worth introducing them if they're going to be recurring characters.
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True. It goes without saying that it would have to be worked into some kind of story framework. I just think it would be a logical thing to have happen.
Remember, for instance, when they introduced the Evil Leaper on Quantum Leap? In an interview, Scott Bakula said something along the lines of "Who's to say that Project Quantum Leap are the only ones messing around with time travel. There may be others out there doing the same kind of thing."
Ohhh... maybe this other group could be *seeking out* the Goa'uld...
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It might be cool to have SG-1 run into a planet that has an exploration program, but without all the moral scruples - in other words, where the NID was right. They fought off the Goa'uld, have all sorts of kickass tech from other worlds, and use every opportunity to rub it into the SGC's collective faces.
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