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jack_built, there's a new AU eating my brain. Stargate: 1960. Or more precisely, Stargate: sometime in the 1960s. Because going by the actor's ages –
- Don S. Davis (George) b. 1942 (age 18 in 1960)
- Carmen Argenziano (Jacob) b. 1943 (age 17 in 1960)
- Elizabeth Hoffman (Catherine) b. 1927 (age 33 in 1960)
- Tony Amendola (Bra'tac)'s age is mysteriously missing on the intranet, but Jaffa age slower anyhow. He'd be, what, 90-odd in 1960?
To be on SG-1, George and Jacob are going to have to be a little older. So maybe it should be Stargate: 1967 (i.e. the Summer of Love), and we can futz with the ages slightly. I like the idea of George being just over 30, and Jacob being late 20s. Catherine is an elegant, never-married lady just approaching her 40s. Bra'tac is a mysterious, handsome, and charismatic alien. When Ernest is rescued, there can be a Catherine-Bra'tac-Ernest love triangle. (And Ernest, as peri81 has pointed out, has a habit of losing his trousers... much like another SG-1 member we know.)
In the 1960s, interest in the mysterious technology has been re-awoken, what with the Cold War paranoia, the push to reach the moon first, and the ongoing problems of the Vietnam War. So the Stargate was unearthed, and by 1967 they have worked out a way to dial it. It's a difficult process, and it shakes the foundations every time, but they are finally in a position to send people through. An exploratory team is put together. Two daring young officers, one (unfortunately female) cultural expert, and one alien whose loyalty they are trusting - for now.
Catherine has known about the Stargate since her father worked on it, twenty years ago. She lost her fiancé to it, and believed him dead. But now she knows that he's out there, somewhere. She has spent many years fighting chauvinistic attitudes, and isn't going to let them stop her now. Still, at first, she's only through the Gate under exceptional circumstances - but they soon find they need her ability to read Ancient Egyptian, and her vast knowledge of history and mythology, and they accept her on the team.
Jacob is a hotheaded flyboy, borderline test-pilot, inclined to piss off the enemy rather than talk. He's the junior officer, but has great ambitions – if only he can conquer the habit of disobeying his superiors. In contrast, he's newly a father, with one young son and another baby on the way. Towards his wife, he's as soft as butter.
George is a serious young man, a by-the-book officer, beloved by his superiors. But when push comes to shove, his loyalty is fixed, and he never gives up. He speaks his mind, and is highly aware of his responsibilities towards his planet. He has spent some time in Vietnam, and isn't keen to talk about it.
Bra'tac has long known that his so-called gods aren't what they claim to be. He has spent many years in their service, ameliorating the worst atrocities, and sowing dissent amongst those Jaffa he believes he can trust. But when he meets the mythical Tauri, for the first time he allows himself to dream of a different way to overthrow the Goa'uld.
Jacob is a hotheaded flyboy, borderline test-pilot, inclined to piss off the enemy rather than talk. He's the junior officer, but has great ambitions – if only he can conquer the habit of disobeying his superiors. In contrast, he's newly a father, with one young son and another baby on the way. Towards his wife, he's as soft as butter.
George is a serious young man, a by-the-book officer, beloved by his superiors. But when push comes to shove, his loyalty is fixed, and he never gives up. He speaks his mind, and is highly aware of his responsibilities towards his planet. He has spent some time in Vietnam, and isn't keen to talk about it.
Bra'tac has long known that his so-called gods aren't what they claim to be. He has spent many years in their service, ameliorating the worst atrocities, and sowing dissent amongst those Jaffa he believes he can trust. But when he meets the mythical Tauri, for the first time he allows himself to dream of a different way to overthrow the Goa'uld.
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The only trouble is, I don't have time to write it at the moment. :)
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Teal'c could even guest star.
And am I the only one who wants to see toddler!Sam with pigtails and big blue eyes? Ooh! And Catherine could totally need Daniel's parents help with some translation or something. The WonderTwins at two! And if a snarky, troublemaking ten-year-old charmer named Jack made an appearance, that would be even better. And I really am just all about SG-1, aren't I? Sorry.
Hee. I had completely forgotten about that. That was just its very own special kind of crack, wasn't it?
I want to see young SG-1, too. I feel sure they'd crop up somehow.
Oh, totally! And I would love to see her interacting with Bra'tac. For some reason I see them getting along really well.
You totally need to write this. You know that, right?
Bra'tac was 133 in 1997-98. Mind you, those are Chulakian years, and they have two suns a day. But anyway, it's a good rough guess. ("Bloodlines")
BRA'TAC: You choose your friends well, Teal'c. Though were I a hundred years younger, it might not have been quite so easy.
O'NEILL: You're over a hundred years old? God, I'm sorry.
[O'Neill reaches down to help him up but Bra'tac grabs him and throws him to the ground.]
BRA'TAC: A hundred and thirty three.
O'NEILL: You must work out.
Going by that, his age would be 100 in 1967.
Hammond was a Lieutenant in 1969, from which you should be able to give him a proper age, since ranks go by time in service. He'd be a lieutenant just out of college (or a military academy), and he would have to be a captain by X many years...I'd have to look it up/ask my military buddies if you really want to know. But he definitely wouldn't be in his thirties.
But whatever. It's an AU. Do what you want to do.
Ah, I thought it was something like that. Cool. Teal'c is *checks* 101 in 'The Light', so I guess Bra'tac will look about that age.
And, darn, I would like it to fit with canon as much as possible - hm. Mid-twenties? If he's a lieutenant in 1969, maybe in '67 he's also a lieut., only just out of college... Well, anyhow, I'm not tied to any of it, seeing as I've not written anything. :)
It really does sound like a great idea and I would definitely read it.
I have much love for Catherine (having recently re-watched the moofie) Although, the series de-Germanified her, which was a pity - I loved her accent!
Yes... you must write eeet!
If I get time to stop and think, I will!
But you have to do this, because Bra'tac is awesome and Jacob is almost as cool and I want to see what a young Catherine could do--because she rocks even as an old lady in the movie and series.