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loriel_eris I ask my massive and highly SG-knowledgeable flist: What are Sam and Jack's birthdates?Here's everything I dug up:
Daniel
(Because everything starts with Daniel.)
Daniel's birthday is July 8, as said in "Forever in a Day."
In "1969" we learn that Daniel was "about 4 and a half years old [in 1969]" (which someone needs to teach Daniel the meaning of "about") and therefore born in 1965 or 1964, making his DOB July 8, 1965 or 1964. Fanon tends to go with the 1965 year.
Sam
In "Ascension" Orlin makes a comment about Sam's birthstone being emerald which would mean her birthday is in May.
"Entity" has her birthday listed on screen as December 29, 1968. However, I very rarely trust prop references since they are often inconsistent. Does anyone know of a second source for this information or if there is a conflicting reference? (btw-this date was pulled from the StargateWiki as I'm not that good to remember Sam's birthday.)
Jack
"Fragile Balance" has a prop reference for Jack's birthday as October 20, 1952 (again, as referenced by the StargateWiki). However this is a prop reference and I'm about 80% sure that there is a conflicting prop reference in an earlier episode, though I can't remember which one. My other point of confusion is that I thought Jack was only 9 years older than Daniel (that of course could just be fanfic leaking into my brain, though).
So, learned flist, I know one of you has either done the research or remembers where to find it. What are the conflicting information and accepted answers?
Also, I'd just like to point out that this post is not about Fullmetal Alchemist and you should all thank
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Did that make sense at all?
The conflict with Jack is spoken canon: when he was rapidly aging, he said something about being forty. Personally I don't take that as set in stone, because it's such a round number -- I'm 43, but I have to stop and do the math to remember that exactly. "Forty" works as an approximation of a decade for me, especially since they were dealing with people for whom even one year was an impossible concept. But you can take your pick -- nine years 0r 13 years difference, since both can be backed up.
I'm pretty sure there's another episode with prop evidence listing a different DOB for Jack (something prior to Season 4, if memory serves). For some reason I want to disprove the 1952 date. I don't know why since I clearly don't have a problem with a 13-year age difference, but it just seems wrong to me.
I don't mind Jack being 13 years older than Daniel. My own parents are 9 years apart, and I know plenty of couple with bigger age gaps.
Yeah, my new fandom, my favorite pairing is (at least) 14 years apart. And during most of canon the younger one is um, underage. *headdesk* So it's not the age difference that bothers me, it's I think just the age difference for them. If that makes a lick of sense.
You totally LIED! This post was about FMA! :-P
(Hey, I've read Harry/Snape. Most of it is Harry over 16, but I can go there. In fic. In RL, of course, ew.)
LOL! The post wasn't. I made no promises about the comments. Besides, FMA actually is making me think about SG-1 because they have a State Military and (apparently) alternate worlds and just . . . gah. I'll shut up now.
I am kind of a fan of astrology as an aid to character building, and I really do buy a late May birthday for Sam. I think she is definitely a Gemini and not a Taurus, but close to the end of Taurus would be really reasonable for her. That's my personal canon, anyway.
And you could use this info in that thing that we were talking about, just to make sure your numbers are right.
Or maybe second. Both you and
estobsession.And I don't need to "check my numbers," if I know anything about SG-1, it's Daniel (and his birthday which is OMG a day before mine).
[Oooh, I edited my typo.]
Thank you, thank you, thank you for revealing what FMA means.
FMA is chocolate, kittens, and Christmas rolled into one, sort of a chockitmas. But with alchemy.
I'm possibly crazy.
I still want her to be a gemini, though, so I'm going with very late may for my personal canon!
...yeah, I have nothing more to add, except hi :)
. . . Well, most of it. ;)
*snort* awesome icon ;)