Hmmm...

[wildcat88]

Something from Joe Mallozzi's blog:

1.) Is the SGC still in operation on Earth, or has the Stargate been moved to Homeworld Command in the Pentagon?

Answers: 1) All indications suggest it has been moved.

I'm sure this question comes from scenes in SGU that show the outside of the Pentagon then transition to O'Neill and staff. However, I hadn't

Comments

[squonk79]

They moved the 'gate?!?!

You mean there's no more Cheyenne Mountain Complex?!?!

Does.not.compute

*brain implodes*

[wildcat88]

Exactly. Though, as a-pilgrim-soul points out, in RL the operations at Cheyenne Mountain have been moved elsewhere and the complex is an alternative site now.

[squonk79]

That makes me wonder if they moved out of Cheyenne in RL because there were too many SG fans trying to visit the site! lol

[x_erikah_x]

Ooookay... Why would they do that? The Cheyenne Mountain is isolated, underground, safe from curious eyes and secure in case nasty stuff comes in from the gate. People can come in and out without anyone noticing and it's easy to control a situation in the middle of an uninhabited area. What if they need to self destruct the base? What if the gate explodes? What if they are attacked via gate or if someone sends in a bomb through? If the gate is in DC then it is potentially endangering the lives of the people that lives there.

The IOA would never agree to that.

[wildcat88]

To be fair, Cheyenne Mountain is far from isolated. It's in a good-sized city (Colorado Springs) in a state in the middle of the US. Isolated would be in the desert of Utah or Nevada or maybe somewhere in Montana. If the gate exploded in Cheyenne Mountain, it would take out most of the US and probably a good deal of Mexico.

I don't know that the IOA would care. In fact, they might like it since I'm sure there are more international flights to DC than to Colorado Springs.

[abracah]

I wouldn't think they would move the gate to Washington. I think maybe Antarctica or Area 51. Washington would be too close to the political people and less ease of defense. I would think they would want someplace isolated in case of incursions. All those things Erika said.

Cheyenne Mountain was actually perfect because no one would think of military traffic going in and out of their. It is an operating base. Some place too isolated might call attention to itself. I do think Antarctica would be a last resort because of that, but still more possible than Washington DC.

Plus the IOA might not want it in the heart of American politics.

[0_lily_0]

You and Erika have excellent points. I hadn't thought about it from that perspective. That's why I just read fics, I don't write them :p

[wildcat88]

Remember, Area 51 was destroyed by the Wraith in EatG. The problem with Antarctica is accessibility. Think back to Rising. That's how EVERYONE who wanted to gate in and out would have to access the site. Where would they house all the personnel it takes?

No one would think anything of military traffic in and out of the Pentagon. It's a military facility.

I agree with it being the heart of American politics, though it's also the heart of most international embassies so...

[abracah]

Good points and I had forgotten about Area 51!

[0_lily_0]

I had no idea the gate had been moved. Never watched SGU.

To be honest, I don't mind at all. For me the SGC was just a place were the Atlantis characters went when they needed to go back to Earth. If the gate it's not there anymore, it's just a change of a very secondary location for me...

I do understand that for those who liked and watched SG-1, it must be a big deal, though.

[wildcat88]

It's not mentioned in SGU at all. The premise is the ship the SGU personnel are on has a gate, but they don't have the power to gate to Earth. We never see the Earth gate on the show. I think that's why someone asked the question.

I'm not quite sure what I think about the gate being at the Pentagon yet. It's just different.

[0_lily_0]

Sorry it took me so long to reply.

Well, if it isn't mentioned on the show, I won't consider it canon. Just Mallozzi's especulation :)

Although I admit that I have my own version of canon anyway. Since I don't care about anything beyond Atlantis in the franchise, I only consider something canon if it happens on screen in Atlantis. If it isn't mentioned in Atlantis, I wouldn't find out about it anyway (unless someone talks about it in fandom). So for me if it doesn't happen in Atlantis, it's not canon. Like I said, my own version. It comes from watching only a show in the franchise :)

[seramercury]

I don't see how moving the Stargate to DC would be as isolated and safe a place as Cheyenne Mountain.

[wildcat88]

I don't know that it is as safe. While Colorado Springs is not as populous as DC, it certainly isn't isolated. I'm not so sure about safe either based on some of SG-1's exploits. :)