"200" is the sixth episode of the science fiction television series
Stargate SG-1's tenth season, and the two-hundredth episode of the
series overall. Unlike the more serious nature of the season's story
arc, "200" is a light-hearted parody of Stargate SG-1, other sci-fi
shows, and popular culture such as The Wizard of Oz. "200" won the 2007
Constellation Award for Best Overall 2006 Science Fiction Film or
Television Script, and was nominated for the 2007 Hugo Award for Best
Dramatic Presentation, Short Form. The episode also marks the first
time original SG-1 member Jack O'Neill (Richard Dean Anderson) is seen
since the beginning of Season 9. The episode received a 1.9 average
household rating, one of the few episodes of the season that surpassed
the average rating of Stargate SG-1's previous season. "200" also
received near-universal praise for its humor and writing. Despite the
strong performance of the episode, the Sci-Fi Channel announced soon
after the episode's airing it would not be renewing the series for
another season.
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1590:
John White, governor of the Roanoke Colony, returned from England only
to find the settlement deserted.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roanoke_Colony>
1868:
Astronomer Pierre Janssen discovered helium while analyzing the
chromosphere of the sun during a total solar eclipse in Guntur, India.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/helium>
1891:
A hurricane struck Martinique, killing about 700 people, injuring at
least 1,000 others, and obliterating houses, trees, and crops across
the entire island.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1891_Martinique_hurricane>
1948:
Australia completed a 4–0 Ashes series win, earning them the nickname
of "The Invincibles" for being the first Test cricket match side to
play an entire tour of England without losing a match.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifth_Test%2C_1948_Ashes_series>
2008:
President of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf resigned under impeachment
pressure.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Movement_to_impeach_Pervez_Musharraf>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
ness (n):
(geography) A promontory; a cape or headland
<http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ness>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
I saw the starry Tree
Eternity
Put forth the blossom Time.
--Robert Williams Buchanan
<http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Robert_Williams_Buchanan>