Talk:George Hammond (Stargate)

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The character was written out of the series by being promoted to Lieutenant General and replacing General West who commanded the Stargate Project in the original movie Stargate, although he made a guest appearance on an episode in Season 8.

I question the accuracy of this paragraph. It was established in the first episode of the show that Hammond had replaced West then. The position he took at the beginning of season 8 was a new position which he was apparently the first person to hold. Redfarmer 03:19, 24 Feb 2005 (UTC)

He took over the job seeing it as an easy way to spend his year tell retirement. So much for retirement.

Otherwise, what about Hammond as the V.P.? We know John Jumper, least ought to still be the head of the Air Force. Personally i'd rather see Hammond as the V.P.

Season 9 Hammond

I don't know what the Stargate community's position on canon is, but according to Gateworld.com, Executive producer Joseph Mallozzi stated in their forums that "Hammond retired and is currently serving as an advisor to President Hayes.". I don't know if this can be incorporated per the dictates of ... well ... how things are done here; but here you go. — THOR ^=/\= 16:00, 14 November 2005 (UTC)

By the dictates of what can be done here, you could say that on Gateworld.com, executive producer Joseph Mallozzi stated in their forums that "Hammond retired and is currently serving as an advisor to President Hayes." Just a thought. -- Supermorff 11:51, 21 January 2006 (UTC)

Link Glitch

Just fyi, the link for 1969 is a link to the actual year, not the episode, the link should be this: 1969

Couldn't you do that? Kashami 17:18, 7 June 2006 (UTC)

Succession

Shouldn't there be a mention in here somewhere about Major General Bauer? Although his tenure was brief, he was Hammond's successor for the episode Chain Reaction.—Preceding unsigned comment added by DigiFluid (talk • contribs)

Done. Bryan 23:24, 19 March 2006 (UTC)

As far as I know, there has been no references to Jack being made Head of Homeworld Security in the show, just that he's now working there, so Hammond would still be Head. I'm going to delete the paragraph where it says this until someone can citate otherwise.

Hammond has been shown in civilian clothes, which suggests he no longer holds a position in the Air Force. It's possible Head of Homeworld Security has just become a civilian position, but it certainly used to be military. --Tango (talk) 16:51, 13 January 2008 (UTC)

Trivia Question

The last trivia item: "Wears an Omega SA Seamaster Professional watch; full-size chronometer version. The same watch as worn by James Bond in all movies from Goldeneye to Die Another Day." is there any source for this? Ank329 —Preceding signed but undated comment was added at 21:46, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

S?

Where did the George S. Hammond come from? Has it ever been stated in the show? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jedi Master Bra'tac (talk • contribs) 13:49, 13 January 2008 (UTC)

About His Dead.

"In the final episode of Stargate Atlantis, Hammond is reported to have recently died from a heart attack." Can it be appendixed that he died realy from a heart attack? It's a politely that the SG-A Crew involve the truth verity into the story. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.229.215.168 (talk) 14:08, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

Sources to check

Some widely available and potentially useful sources to complete this article:

• Joseph Mallozzi, Paul Mullie and Don S. Davis (2003). Audio Commentary for "Disclosure" (DVD – Stargate SG-1: Season 6). MGM. - nothing useful about Hammond there
• Martin Wood, Jim Menard and James Tichenor (2001). Audio Commentary for "Chain Reaction" (DVD – Stargate SG-1: Season 4). MGM. - most important Hammond ep, but audio commentary only has non-essential praise
• Profile On General Hammond (DVD – Stargate SG-1: Season 3). MGM. 2001. - all useful info added
• SG-1 Video Diary: Don S. Davis (DVD – Stargate SG-1: Season 5). MGM. 2002. - Don S. Davis held a video camera and goes through the set interviewing behind-the-scenes people, nothing useful there

– sgeureka ^t•c 11:48, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

Done. – sgeureka ^t•c 23:48, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

Interviews (all good hits from the first ten Google pages for interview "don s. davis"):

• http://www.thescifiworld.net/interviews/don_s_davis_02.htm
  • "I have a PhD in theater and spent many years teaching theater in various North American colleges and universities. Becoming a professional actor was a natural progression."
  • "Hammond, like all of the recurring characters in the series, became more understanding, flexible and committed to the individual members of SG-1 and Stargate Command as the years went on. This is simply a reflection of life itself. The longer we as individuals remain increasingly involved with a given group, the more intensely invested and protective we become."
• http://www.selmak.org/pages/110/index.htm too much focused on DSD's career and not Hammond
• http://www.y-mag.net/dsd2008.html
  • "DSD: Ich wollte immer, dass Hammond ein Liebesleben bekommt. Ich habe den Autoren mehrmals vorgeschlagen, dass doch mal in eine oder mehr Folgen einzubauen."
• http://www.com-www.com/whoseline/int/davisdons/subject-proact.html - nothing in there about the character
• http://blastmagazine.com/the-magazine/features/2008/03/don-davis/
  • Don S. Davis as General George Hammond on Stargate SG-1Perhaps most well-known for his roles as Major General George S. Hammond on the Sci-Fi Channel television series “Stargate SG-1″ and Major Garland Briggs on “Twin Peaks,” spaceships and eerie towns are not the only settings Davis performs well in. Before picking up acting in the late 1980s, he taught at the college level, served in the military and completed a master’s degree and doctorate in theater.
  • The fans seem to have taken an equal shine to Davis. “Mr. Davis will always be one of my very favorite people because he cares so much for Stargate and for the fans,” said Patricia Stewart, a fan from British Columbia who met Davis at a convention last August. “And when I saw him later that day, he remembered my name! He’s a real gentleman.” Other Stargate fans say they’ve had similar experiences. “I’ve always found Davis to be 100,000 percent professional when dealing with his fans,” said H.C. Taylor, a Stargate fan from Newburgh, N.Y. “He’s always been absolute aces.”
• http://www.nightlightradio.net/2007/06/15/bulbcast-01-don-s-davis-interview/ (mp3 interview)
• http://morjana-subductionleadstoorogeny.blogspot.com/2008/06/stargate-sg-1-don-s-davis-interview.html
  • "Very seldom [do I go out with the rest of the cast to on-location shoots]. There have been two or three…We're in our sixth season now, but it's only been two or three times that I've gotten to go anywhere. I've got the best job on TV. I get to work on every episode, but just a few days, and then spend the rest of my time painting and carving."
• http://www.thescifiworld.net/interviews/don_s_davis_01.htm
  • "I started as an University professor. I was teaching theatre at the University of British Columbia, and I have a PHD and I was published. And so, in the summers, I did not have to go back to school or anything, but they insisted that, in the summers, I do something related to theatre. And I came to the main acting teacher and the department of theatre. He talked me into joining his agency and I started doing small parts in local films [...] And as it happened MacGyver came to town [...] And so the second AD who was working on MacGyver remembered me because of the gun blast in my face. And he said there's a guy in town that looks just like him [Dana Elcar]. He's not a stunt man but he's obviously used to weapons. [...] and asked me then to start doubling him in fights because I was trained to fight. So I did that and it just grew up from there and I became his stunt double."
  • "I built general Hammond around officers. I was a Captain in the USA, so I spent time with Majors, Colonels and Generals and when I left the army I was holding a light colonel's position, a Lieutenant Colonel's position at a military Fort, which is one of the main training bases in the army and I litteraly grew from the officers that I served under to create Hammond so he is kind of an amalgam of the guys that I served under. It really wasn't me, it was the fact that I was lucky and I served under really good officers who cared for their men and women above all so I tried to copy them."

– sgeureka ^t•c 10:54, 8 February 2009 (UTC)

(None of this is really important for addition, but it wouldn't really hurt either.) – sgeureka ^t•c 19:03, 10 February 2009 (UTC)

Scope of article

Do any academic/professional journals or similar discuss the character, as illustrated in the Cordelia Chase Buffy character article, that could be used in this article? Whitehorse1 19:17, 5 March 2009 (UTC)

The article contains nearly everything that I could dig up on this character in my own sources (a dozen magazines, a companion guide, all DVDs) and the internet (I am well-versed in SG-1 online fandom and am sufficiently experienced with wiki online research). I have just done an amazon search for SG-1 books with search-inside function, but nothing really jumped out at me in the table of contents either to raise hopes. Hammond was not one of the core main characters, so I am not really surprised that he wasn't (much of) a subject of academic research. – sgeureka ^t•c 21:04, 5 March 2009 (UTC)

Ah ok, thanks for replying. I hadn't thought the article especially stymied or anything like that. It was more of an idle musing really, having seen the above article on a character scholars had focused on. I had a brief look (I know research takes ages, though a swift look usually gives an idea) for any academic research out there; I didn't find anything either. –Whitehorse1 15:36, 12 March 2009 (UTC)