Daniel Jackson's Record

[aurora_novarum]

Okay, I actually did this a while ago, but sg_fignewton's recent canon/fanon discussion made me decide to note it here.

I think I know Daniel's birth place.

I know fanon has two big camps of Daniel Jackson's birthplace. Either New York (where the parents died) or Egypt...because I guess he's an Egyptologist and/or his parents were putting up an Egyptian exhibit?

Anyway, I proffer that Daniel Jackson was born in Olympia. Either in Greece or in Oregon. I wanted it to be Oregon, since that's where Grandpa Nick was committed. But, there's no such place as Olympia, Oregon, but there is Olympia, Greece. After staring at the following picture, or its equivalent from my dvd pause and zoom, I'm positive it's some round letter O/G/C/Q and R as the state (or country) of birth.



I know pictures are questionable canon. Carter's birth month shown on a screen in "Entity" is different than the May month Orlin mentions in "Ascension", and O'Neill's age differs from "Brief Candle" to the id card shown in "Fragile Balance". But Daniel's birth information is open to question (I still want to know when July is in Stargate land if Daniel is 4 "and a half" in August of 1969).

This is how I've translated the above picture:
ENLISTMENT RECORD NO: 00-404-226
ENLISTMENT RECORD: ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE


NAME: JACKSON, DANIEL DATE OF BIRTH: [ILLEGIBLE]
PLACE OF BIRTH: OLYMPIA, OR/GR (?)
SEX: MALE RACE: CAU
COLOR OF EYES: BLUE COLOR OF HAIR: BROWN
HEIGHT: 6'00"
WEIGHT: 175 LBS.

HOME ADDRESS: 4?00 [ILLEGIBLE STREET]
MARITAL STATUS: SINGLE

EDUCATION
HIGH SCHOOL: GRADUATED
FIRST SECONDARY: GRADUATED
FINAL DEGREE: PHD
DEGREE OF STUDY: ARCH ANTH

MAIN CIVILIAN OCCUPATION:
ACADEMIC - ARCHEOLOGICAL TRANSLATOR
DATE [ILLEGIBLE]: 11901-E

SERVICE NO: N/A : CIVILIAN
PHYSICAL CATEGORY: A-2
ENLISTMENT LOC: COLORADO

Comments

[aurora-novarum.livejournal.com]

Too long:


Unnatural Selection: The Introduction of Fifth (and cameo by Helo of BSG!) I really liked this episode and its implications (not borne out of course). However, I think I'm in a minority on this. But you have to at least watch the ice cream scene in the beginning. It's Teal'c gold!

Sight Unseen. This is a stupid episode, and very Jonas centered (though that's not why it's stupid). Bad f/x and corny plotline/characters.

Paradise Lost. Wait, you haven't seen this yet? You HAVE to. It's the Jack and Maybourne hour. Plus Sam angst (with hug from Teal'c) and a dressing down by Dr. Lee. (heh, at least I saved the Lee sighting for last. but this ep is also why some Sam fans don't like him).

Metamorphosis Ick. Melty people and elephant men. Jonas's "specialness" is brought to the fore in an "homage" to the Graduate, with Nirrti playing seductress. Blech.

Disclosure. It's the clip show. Therefore Daniel sightings! (see the screencap). Plus you have to watch Thor's smackdown of Kinsey. It's the only clip repeated in another clip show! LOL

Forsaken. I actually found this to be Jonas actiing as more of his own character than notDaniel in this ep (because I could never see Daniel planning what he did). But others get mad because he dared write in a book...which is sacriligious, of course. ;-) I thought Sam was awesome, and Jack as team leader...nice. It was a good team episode.

Changeling...nuff said.

Memento. Jonas as NotDaniel in a team episode (but you have to watch Teal'c in the library scene...and remember it's post Changeling. I didn't notice until someone in fandom pointed it out...it's "almost" a Daniel cameo). Not fantastic, but not terrible either.

Prophecy. Well, this is the ultimate Jonas is special episode. With him in life-jeopardy danger. But for an overall character study, it's not bad at all. It gave him something unique to work with...of course right before they told him sayonara, because right after...

Full Circle. Nuff said.

[sg-fignewton.livejournal.com]

Wow! Muchly impressed, and much appreciated!

Let's see...

Redemption. Sounds passable.

Descent. Don't care much for "see how wonderful Vala is!" either.

Frozen. No X-files interest. Love Janet but can get her elsewhere. Interested in Ancients, but not enough to watch.

Nightwalkers. Love good Sam in command eps, which means, sadly, all of S8 is out. (Remember Spririts?) Am sorely tempted to see Jonas get slapped. :)

Abyss. Well... yeah. :)

Shadow Play. Well, the review on Gateworld was vaguely interesting. HATE Kalownans with a passion. Pass.

The Other Guys. Perhaps can find a clip for that line of Jack's, which I never actually realized was canon. :)

Allegiance. Ooh, is this where that used-in-vids-clip of Jack in slow motion with his big honkin' gun comes from? And Bra'tac goodness. Hm. Tempting.

Cure. Yawn. Liked the Tok'ra until Anise came along. Y'know, back when they were allies. Pass.

Prometheus. Hate Simmons. Hate Tau'ri spaceships taking over the Gate. Pass.

Unnatural Selection. Think putting human faces on Replicators BIG mistake. Pass.

Sight Unseen. Pass, thank you. :)

Paradise Lost. I. HATE. MAYBOURNE. With the passion of ten thousand suns, or is that nuns? Not even the temptation of seeing Bill Lee in action for the first time is enough to make me watch this.

Metamorphosis. Pass, thank you. :)

Disclosure. Highly tempted. Know about Kinsey smackdown mostly because of this (http://www.members.tripod.com/tivester/nondisclosure_agreement.htm). And now with your screencap canon goodness... Hm. Will see.

Forsaken. Hm. Sounds vaguely interesting, for the teamy goodness.

Changeling. Well, yeah. :)

Momento. Pass.

Prophecy. Pass, thank you.

Full Circle. Imagine if they'd actually ended the show like this and left a cliffhanger for a wrap-up movie. Meep!

Thanks for all the time you put into this for me! Shall I mention that I didn't bother watching the two non-Daniel S10 eps, either? :)

[aurora-novarum.livejournal.com]

Nightwalkers. Love good Sam in command eps, which means, sadly, all of S8 is out. (Remember Spririts?) Am sorely tempted to see Jonas get slapped. :)

Yes, of COURSE I remember Spirits. :-) Trust me, Sam is 10x better in this one, and looks cool doing it.

The Other Guys. Sniff, poor Coombs.
Felger: What would Col. O'Neill do in this situation?
Coombs: You want me to shoot you?

Allegiance. Ooh, is this where that used-in-vids-clip of Jack in slow motion with his big honkin' gun comes from?

Ooooh yeaaahhh.

Plus, it is the best Tok'ra/Jaffa/Tau'ri episode of them all. (And you really need to see the Jacob/Jack scene...not THAT way...and not That way either, heh). Really. Makes you realize how pissy they truly were in Death Knell too. Bastards.

Not even the temptation of seeing Bill Lee in action for the first time is enough to make me watch this.

Actually, he first appeared in Season Four's "Prodigy". [/anal trivial knowledge]

BTW, in fairness, Jonas is good in Metamorphosis, and definitely his own man, not NotDaniel here. I just really really really hate melty people. Really. (and yes, I ff that scene in X-Men too. I'm a wuss).

Imagine if they'd actually ended the show like this and left a cliffhanger for a wrap-up movie. Meep!

I know, as a series ender, it's kinda freaky, but I love it as a season ender. Who knows what they'll do for S10 (and if my flist does know, DON'T TELL ME!)

SEASON TEN SPOILERS BELOW (FOR AIRED EPISODES)




You know, Insiders is pretty bad in S10, but Uninvited...well, you know Puff the Magic FruitBat Dragon from "The Quest?", he's got CGI cousins in this one. Despite that, the teamy nature of this episode was good. It's worth it for the Landry/Mitchell bird calling scene. I missed Daniel in the tag though. But both eps they handled his absence well.