Why do people think it's a different Jack? He literally has the same back story with his son dying under the same circumstances. There is constant mention of him and Daniel dealing with Ra on Abbados. The first episode he assures the brass he sealed the gate on Abbados.
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Yes, it is the same person canonically but the characters are completely different. I like the little joke with O'Neil being another guy with no sense of humor - but that is ultimately just a cheeky way the show makes fun of itself, as it often does.
I think it’s just a running joke, because in the show he mentions that there is another person with that name. So people just go with it since the character is so different.
Not the same name, show Jack has two Ls, there's another O'Neil with just one 😉
I like the TV version of O’Neill (with two L’s) a lot more. Movie O’Neil is a bit of a “military guy stereotype”.
There’s actually a scene where O’Neill mentions the other O’Neil. So I guess it’s kinda canon in the TV version that there is in fact two Jacks, where the first one to go through the gate was Jack O’Neil and then Jack O’Neill took over.
Both Daniel and Jack had different actors between the film and show.
I think everyone except Kasuf and Skaara are different actors between the film and show.
That is correct.
Also fun fact is that the guy that plays Lucius in SGA also plays in the original movie (not the same character obviously)
It's good to hear it holds up even for people watching it now completely fresh.
I don’t know how this series missed my radar, I was like prime age for a show like that at the time.
I’m also a huge trek fan, so shows of this era are up there for me.
Better late than never. I hope you continue to enjoy it and would love to hear you reporting back with your experience.
Yeah, I plan to update with more details at the end of each season.