Stargate SG-1 (TV Series)
The Torment of Tantalus (1997)
Michael Shanks: Dr. Daniel Jackson
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Quotes
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Dr. Daniel Jackson : There's no conclusion to the file. No summary, no notes, no reason to explain why they gave up.
Jack O'Neill : Well, whole boxes of material could be missing.
Dr. Daniel Jackson : The Pentagon said this was everything.
Jack O'Neill : Oh, please. The Pentagon's lost entire countries.
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Dr. Daniel Jackson : This was transferred from film of experiments done on the gate in 1945. You don't find that the least bit intriguing?
Jack O'Neill : Oh, yeah. Nothing piques my interest more than repeated failure.
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[Daniel recognizes a series of markings to be part of the Asgard language]
Dr. Daniel Jackson : This is Thor's race.
Ernest Littlefield : Thor was an alien?
Dr. Daniel Jackson : Oh, yeah. That's, ah - that's another long story. But a good one.
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Jack O'Neill : [It's their only chance to escape through the Stargate during a massive storm, but Daniel wants to stay and study "beginning of life" information] What if the gate crumbles into the ocean?
Dr. Daniel Jackson : Then I can rebuild it--I'm willing to take that risk!
Jack O'Neill : [Grabbing Daniel by the back of his vest and dragging him off] Well, I'm not!
