The Kilted Writer

Stargate SG-1 ran for 10 seasons and over 200 episodes, which gave the writers a lot of different mind, body, and spirit opportunities. In addition to the main characters and the " uber races " of aliens, SG-1 has one other another prominent mind, body, and spirit set. In the war with their primary enemy, the Goa'uld, the humans of earth ally themselves with the Jaffa and the Tok'ra. The Body Race: Jaffa The Jaffa are the enslaved warriors of the Goa'uld, who pretend to be gods in order to exert their power. They are the measure of any particular Goa'uld's military strength. In the pilot episode, Teal'c, a Jaffa serving as the "First Prime" (top ranking Jaffa) of the Goa'uld Apophis, rebels against his false god and starts a movement within the Jaffa to create a free nation. These free Jaffa fight against the Goa'uld to help their brothers and sisters gain the same freedom they enjoy. The Jaffa are imbued with lon...

A while back, I introduced the concept of mind, body, and spirit societies . I illustrated the concept in my discussion of the book, Divergent , by Veronica Roth, and in the Dresden Files series by Jim Butcher. The TV series, Stargate SG-1 , contains three separate "uber-races" of aliens the team from Earth encounter at various times throughout the series. These three races make up a complete mind, body, and spirit set. The Mind Race: The Nox The Nox appear to be a very primitive race when the team first meets them. They even seem to have difficulty with basic communication. Within the span of a brief conversation, however, the Nox pick up the language and patterns of communication the team is using and are able to communicate quite easily. The Nox use the power of the mind for everything from healing their sick to escaping detection by unwanted intruders. They can even resurrect someone who has died under the right  conditions. To the Nox, humans are a...

Mind, body, and spirit are usually very clear in science fiction and fantasy. The TV series "Stargate SG-1" is no exception. As with most series, the characters maintain their mind, body, or spirit traits, even as they develop depth over the seasons. Col. Jack O'Neill is a body character when the series begins and he is still a body character in the movies produced after the series' 10-season run. What I found interesting is that this continuity extends to replacement characters, as well. When a spirit character leaves the show, another spirit character is written in to take his place. The same holds true with the body character. For this analysis, I will be looking at the entire 10 seasons, which I recently finished re-watching. For the military ranks, I am using the rank in which the character started the series. The Mind Character: Dr./Capt. Samantha Carter (Amanda Tapping) Amanda Tapping is one of the few actors to have been with the series f...