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Chevron 7...will not lock. :(

by txsh 8y ago

stephengillie 8y ago
Were the movie and TV show named after the project for plausible deniability? Ironically, this is something the TV show itself suggested. https://youtu.be/gT-Vf_x4Dc4 https://youtu.be/gT-Vf_x4Dc4
- sandworm101 8y ago
  No. The whole secret stargate agency, the one in all those bunkers, was a creation for the series. The original movie didn't involve a giant secret operation. It was a basic take on the whole 'ancient aliens' concept. They expanded everything to make room for the series long after the name. I think gate was more to do with star trek and wars, but by that same logic the government program could be named after trek and wars. The people picking names for secret government programs like to play jokes. They are all scifi geeks too. See Skynet and Reagans Starwars. I'd be 100% behind calling the new 'space force' the Starfleet. There is no harm in making a name fun.
  - stephengillie 8y ago
    > I think gate was more to do with star trek and wars, but by that same logic the government program could be named after trek and wars. [Strategic Defense Initiative] was derisively nicknamed by the media as "Star Wars", after the popular 1977 film by George Lucas.[0] In political domain specific languages, StarGate could refer to a controversy involving the SDI. [0]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_Defense_Initiative https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_Defense_Initiative
    - a_e_k 8y ago
      "Stargate" was also the name of a 1981 arcade game. [1] It was the sequel to "Defender." On that basis, I wouldn't be shocked if it were named for the game. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stargate_(video_game) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stargate_(video_game)
    - kuschku 8y ago
      There’s also the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI), and many other similar names. The US government has perfected creating such pop-culture references in names of laws and projects.
      - paulie_a 8y ago
        Someone was paid actual tax dollars to come up with that hacky acronym.
        stephengillie 8y ago
        A "hackronym", if you will.
        sandworm101 8y ago
        Better than "Operation Iraqi Liberation". That acronym didn't last long.
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gunnarde 8y ago
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Chevron 7...will not lock. :(

by txsh 8y ago

Chevron 7...will not lock. :(

Were the movie and TV show named after the project for plausible deniability? Ironically, this is something the TV show itself suggested. https://youtu.be/gT-Vf_x4Dc4 https://youtu.be/gT-Vf_x4Dc4

sandworm101 8y ago
No. The whole secret stargate agency, the one in all those bunkers, was a creation for the series. The original movie didn't involve a giant secret operation. It was a basic take on the whole 'ancient aliens' concept. They expanded everything to make room for the series long after the name. I think gate was more to do with star trek and wars, but by that same logic the government program could be named after trek and wars. The people picking names for secret government programs like to play jokes. They are all scifi geeks too. See Skynet and Reagans Starwars. I'd be 100% behind calling the new 'space force' the Starfleet. There is no harm in making a name fun.
- stephengillie 8y ago
  > I think gate was more to do with star trek and wars, but by that same logic the government program could be named after trek and wars. [Strategic Defense Initiative] was derisively nicknamed by the media as "Star Wars", after the popular 1977 film by George Lucas.[0] In political domain specific languages, StarGate could refer to a controversy involving the SDI. [0]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_Defense_Initiative https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_Defense_Initiative
  - a_e_k 8y ago
    "Stargate" was also the name of a 1981 arcade game. [1] It was the sequel to "Defender." On that basis, I wouldn't be shocked if it were named for the game. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stargate_(video_game) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stargate_(video_game)
  - kuschku 8y ago
    There’s also the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI), and many other similar names. The US government has perfected creating such pop-culture references in names of laws and projects.
    - paulie_a 8y ago
      Someone was paid actual tax dollars to come up with that hacky acronym.
      - stephengillie 8y ago
        A "hackronym", if you will.
      - sandworm101 8y ago
        Better than "Operation Iraqi Liberation". That acronym didn't last long.
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gunnarde 8y ago

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