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In Season 1 Episode 11, Heliopolis, SG-1 travels to a planet where we first learn of the alliance for 4 races, and discover that Ernest Littlefield had survived his trip through the gate in 1945, and had been living alone until they arrived, some 50+ years later. The wiki page for Heliopolis states that the planet's life had been completely extinguished, and Ernest was the first, and only, living thing on the planet. So, how did one man, who had no supplies, manage to live for 50 years? Should he not have died of starvation after only a month or two after arriving?










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In Season 1 Episode 11, Heliopolis, SG-1 travels to a planet where we first learn of the alliance for 4 races, and discover that Ernest Littlefield had survived his trip through the gate in 1945, and had been living alone until they arrived, some 50+ years later. The wiki page for Heliopolis states that the planet's life had been completely extinguished, and Ernest was the first, and only, living thing on the planet. So, how did one man, who had no supplies, manage to live for 50 years? Should he not have died of starvation after only a month or two after arriving?










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    What's more, SG-1 arrives just as the place he's been living for decades is about to be destroyed.
    – Buzz
    yesterday






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    @Buzz - I'm pretty sure the vibrations from the stargate were responsible for the collapse.
    – Valorum
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  • There was also a thunderstorm happening.
    – Loki
    yesterday










  • "Should he not have died of starvation after only a month or two after arriving?" I'd be more concerned about dying within a few days due to lack of water.
    – jpmc26
    yesterday






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    @jpmc26 - For all we know, that ocean is fresh water
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In Season 1 Episode 11, Heliopolis, SG-1 travels to a planet where we first learn of the alliance for 4 races, and discover that Ernest Littlefield had survived his trip through the gate in 1945, and had been living alone until they arrived, some 50+ years later. The wiki page for Heliopolis states that the planet's life had been completely extinguished, and Ernest was the first, and only, living thing on the planet. So, how did one man, who had no supplies, manage to live for 50 years? Should he not have died of starvation after only a month or two after arriving?










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In Season 1 Episode 11, Heliopolis, SG-1 travels to a planet where we first learn of the alliance for 4 races, and discover that Ernest Littlefield had survived his trip through the gate in 1945, and had been living alone until they arrived, some 50+ years later. The wiki page for Heliopolis states that the planet's life had been completely extinguished, and Ernest was the first, and only, living thing on the planet. So, how did one man, who had no supplies, manage to live for 50 years? Should he not have died of starvation after only a month or two after arriving?







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    What's more, SG-1 arrives just as the place he's been living for decades is about to be destroyed.
    – Buzz
    yesterday






  • 5




    @Buzz - I'm pretty sure the vibrations from the stargate were responsible for the collapse.
    – Valorum
    yesterday










  • There was also a thunderstorm happening.
    – Loki
    yesterday










  • "Should he not have died of starvation after only a month or two after arriving?" I'd be more concerned about dying within a few days due to lack of water.
    – jpmc26
    yesterday






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    @jpmc26 - For all we know, that ocean is fresh water
    – Valorum
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  • 1




    What's more, SG-1 arrives just as the place he's been living for decades is about to be destroyed.
    – Buzz
    yesterday






  • 5




    @Buzz - I'm pretty sure the vibrations from the stargate were responsible for the collapse.
    – Valorum
    yesterday










  • There was also a thunderstorm happening.
    – Loki
    yesterday










  • "Should he not have died of starvation after only a month or two after arriving?" I'd be more concerned about dying within a few days due to lack of water.
    – jpmc26
    yesterday






  • 1




    @jpmc26 - For all we know, that ocean is fresh water
    – Valorum
    15 hours ago








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What's more, SG-1 arrives just as the place he's been living for decades is about to be destroyed.
– Buzz
yesterday




What's more, SG-1 arrives just as the place he's been living for decades is about to be destroyed.
– Buzz
yesterday




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5




@Buzz - I'm pretty sure the vibrations from the stargate were responsible for the collapse.
– Valorum
yesterday




@Buzz - I'm pretty sure the vibrations from the stargate were responsible for the collapse.
– Valorum
yesterday












There was also a thunderstorm happening.
– Loki
yesterday




There was also a thunderstorm happening.
– Loki
yesterday












"Should he not have died of starvation after only a month or two after arriving?" I'd be more concerned about dying within a few days due to lack of water.
– jpmc26
yesterday




"Should he not have died of starvation after only a month or two after arriving?" I'd be more concerned about dying within a few days due to lack of water.
– jpmc26
yesterday




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@jpmc26 - For all we know, that ocean is fresh water
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@jpmc26 - For all we know, that ocean is fresh water
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The long-shot of the castle shows that it's directly adjacent to an ocean. The land in the distance appears to have green on it. Since we know that he didn't take food supplies, it seems highly likely that Ernest subsisted on fish, whatever wildlife he could trap and whatever plants/greenery he could find, noting that when he first talks to Daniel he hands him a piece of fruit (h/t to @KeralynBrooks for spotting that).



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For the record, the wiki source that claims that the planet is entirely devoid of life is from a licenced, but non-canon mission pack in the role-playing game Stargate: Fantastic Frontiers, and as such can be dismissed entirely since it conflicts with what we see on screen.






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    @11684 It's not unreasonable to ask for internally consistent fiction, though. Suspension of disbelief only goes so far.
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He was seen holding a purple ball of something (fruit?), and he said




'Eat'




so probably he survived mainly on plant life.



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    Good find. I've taken the liberty of adding a screenshot of what appears to be a piece of fruit.
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    Looking at the closeup version, it looks like a bell pepper that's either purple or dark brown. Not sure if you can find those for sale or it was painted.
    – C Teegarden
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  • @CTeegarden I wonder if the fruit could have been easily chromakeyed, since bell peppers are naturally green!
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The long-shot of the castle shows that it's directly adjacent to an ocean. The land in the distance appears to have green on it. Since we know that he didn't take food supplies, it seems highly likely that Ernest subsisted on fish, whatever wildlife he could trap and whatever plants/greenery he could find, noting that when he first talks to Daniel he hands him a piece of fruit (h/t to @KeralynBrooks for spotting that).



enter image description here





For the record, the wiki source that claims that the planet is entirely devoid of life is from a licenced, but non-canon mission pack in the role-playing game Stargate: Fantastic Frontiers, and as such can be dismissed entirely since it conflicts with what we see on screen.






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    You gotta love misleading, non-canon information being added to wiki's without clear distinction as to which is which. I haven't gotten a chance to read any of the books yet, so assumed it had come from one of those. Thanks.
    – Daishozen
    yesterday












  • @Daishozen - The books are non-canon as well, even the novelisations.
    – Valorum
    yesterday










  • So, basically, if it isn't in the show it didn't happen?
    – Daishozen
    yesterday






  • 1




    @Daishozen - Your mileage may vary. As far as canon is concerned, it goes on-screen, then everything else including the novelisations, interviews, EU novels, RPG games, etc etc
    – Valorum
    yesterday






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    @11684 It's not unreasonable to ask for internally consistent fiction, though. Suspension of disbelief only goes so far.
    – chepner
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The long-shot of the castle shows that it's directly adjacent to an ocean. The land in the distance appears to have green on it. Since we know that he didn't take food supplies, it seems highly likely that Ernest subsisted on fish, whatever wildlife he could trap and whatever plants/greenery he could find, noting that when he first talks to Daniel he hands him a piece of fruit (h/t to @KeralynBrooks for spotting that).



enter image description here





For the record, the wiki source that claims that the planet is entirely devoid of life is from a licenced, but non-canon mission pack in the role-playing game Stargate: Fantastic Frontiers, and as such can be dismissed entirely since it conflicts with what we see on screen.






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  • 4




    You gotta love misleading, non-canon information being added to wiki's without clear distinction as to which is which. I haven't gotten a chance to read any of the books yet, so assumed it had come from one of those. Thanks.
    – Daishozen
    yesterday












  • @Daishozen - The books are non-canon as well, even the novelisations.
    – Valorum
    yesterday










  • So, basically, if it isn't in the show it didn't happen?
    – Daishozen
    yesterday






  • 1




    @Daishozen - Your mileage may vary. As far as canon is concerned, it goes on-screen, then everything else including the novelisations, interviews, EU novels, RPG games, etc etc
    – Valorum
    yesterday






  • 4




    @11684 It's not unreasonable to ask for internally consistent fiction, though. Suspension of disbelief only goes so far.
    – chepner
    12 hours ago














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The long-shot of the castle shows that it's directly adjacent to an ocean. The land in the distance appears to have green on it. Since we know that he didn't take food supplies, it seems highly likely that Ernest subsisted on fish, whatever wildlife he could trap and whatever plants/greenery he could find, noting that when he first talks to Daniel he hands him a piece of fruit (h/t to @KeralynBrooks for spotting that).



enter image description here





For the record, the wiki source that claims that the planet is entirely devoid of life is from a licenced, but non-canon mission pack in the role-playing game Stargate: Fantastic Frontiers, and as such can be dismissed entirely since it conflicts with what we see on screen.






share|improve this answer














The long-shot of the castle shows that it's directly adjacent to an ocean. The land in the distance appears to have green on it. Since we know that he didn't take food supplies, it seems highly likely that Ernest subsisted on fish, whatever wildlife he could trap and whatever plants/greenery he could find, noting that when he first talks to Daniel he hands him a piece of fruit (h/t to @KeralynBrooks for spotting that).



enter image description here





For the record, the wiki source that claims that the planet is entirely devoid of life is from a licenced, but non-canon mission pack in the role-playing game Stargate: Fantastic Frontiers, and as such can be dismissed entirely since it conflicts with what we see on screen.







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    You gotta love misleading, non-canon information being added to wiki's without clear distinction as to which is which. I haven't gotten a chance to read any of the books yet, so assumed it had come from one of those. Thanks.
    – Daishozen
    yesterday












  • @Daishozen - The books are non-canon as well, even the novelisations.
    – Valorum
    yesterday










  • So, basically, if it isn't in the show it didn't happen?
    – Daishozen
    yesterday






  • 1




    @Daishozen - Your mileage may vary. As far as canon is concerned, it goes on-screen, then everything else including the novelisations, interviews, EU novels, RPG games, etc etc
    – Valorum
    yesterday






  • 4




    @11684 It's not unreasonable to ask for internally consistent fiction, though. Suspension of disbelief only goes so far.
    – chepner
    12 hours ago














  • 4




    You gotta love misleading, non-canon information being added to wiki's without clear distinction as to which is which. I haven't gotten a chance to read any of the books yet, so assumed it had come from one of those. Thanks.
    – Daishozen
    yesterday












  • @Daishozen - The books are non-canon as well, even the novelisations.
    – Valorum
    yesterday










  • So, basically, if it isn't in the show it didn't happen?
    – Daishozen
    yesterday






  • 1




    @Daishozen - Your mileage may vary. As far as canon is concerned, it goes on-screen, then everything else including the novelisations, interviews, EU novels, RPG games, etc etc
    – Valorum
    yesterday






  • 4




    @11684 It's not unreasonable to ask for internally consistent fiction, though. Suspension of disbelief only goes so far.
    – chepner
    12 hours ago








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You gotta love misleading, non-canon information being added to wiki's without clear distinction as to which is which. I haven't gotten a chance to read any of the books yet, so assumed it had come from one of those. Thanks.
– Daishozen
yesterday






You gotta love misleading, non-canon information being added to wiki's without clear distinction as to which is which. I haven't gotten a chance to read any of the books yet, so assumed it had come from one of those. Thanks.
– Daishozen
yesterday














@Daishozen - The books are non-canon as well, even the novelisations.
– Valorum
yesterday




@Daishozen - The books are non-canon as well, even the novelisations.
– Valorum
yesterday












So, basically, if it isn't in the show it didn't happen?
– Daishozen
yesterday




So, basically, if it isn't in the show it didn't happen?
– Daishozen
yesterday




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@Daishozen - Your mileage may vary. As far as canon is concerned, it goes on-screen, then everything else including the novelisations, interviews, EU novels, RPG games, etc etc
– Valorum
yesterday




@Daishozen - Your mileage may vary. As far as canon is concerned, it goes on-screen, then everything else including the novelisations, interviews, EU novels, RPG games, etc etc
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@11684 It's not unreasonable to ask for internally consistent fiction, though. Suspension of disbelief only goes so far.
– chepner
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@11684 It's not unreasonable to ask for internally consistent fiction, though. Suspension of disbelief only goes so far.
– chepner
12 hours ago













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He was seen holding a purple ball of something (fruit?), and he said




'Eat'




so probably he survived mainly on plant life.



enter image description here






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    Good find. I've taken the liberty of adding a screenshot of what appears to be a piece of fruit.
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    Looking at the closeup version, it looks like a bell pepper that's either purple or dark brown. Not sure if you can find those for sale or it was painted.
    – C Teegarden
    5 hours ago










  • @CTeegarden I wonder if the fruit could have been easily chromakeyed, since bell peppers are naturally green!
    – PhasedOut
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He was seen holding a purple ball of something (fruit?), and he said




'Eat'




so probably he survived mainly on plant life.



enter image description here






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    Good find. I've taken the liberty of adding a screenshot of what appears to be a piece of fruit.
    – Valorum
    yesterday






  • 1




    Looking at the closeup version, it looks like a bell pepper that's either purple or dark brown. Not sure if you can find those for sale or it was painted.
    – C Teegarden
    5 hours ago










  • @CTeegarden I wonder if the fruit could have been easily chromakeyed, since bell peppers are naturally green!
    – PhasedOut
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He was seen holding a purple ball of something (fruit?), and he said




'Eat'




so probably he survived mainly on plant life.



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He was seen holding a purple ball of something (fruit?), and he said




'Eat'




so probably he survived mainly on plant life.



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  • 7




    Good find. I've taken the liberty of adding a screenshot of what appears to be a piece of fruit.
    – Valorum
    yesterday






  • 1




    Looking at the closeup version, it looks like a bell pepper that's either purple or dark brown. Not sure if you can find those for sale or it was painted.
    – C Teegarden
    5 hours ago










  • @CTeegarden I wonder if the fruit could have been easily chromakeyed, since bell peppers are naturally green!
    – PhasedOut
    3 hours ago














  • 7




    Good find. I've taken the liberty of adding a screenshot of what appears to be a piece of fruit.
    – Valorum
    yesterday






  • 1




    Looking at the closeup version, it looks like a bell pepper that's either purple or dark brown. Not sure if you can find those for sale or it was painted.
    – C Teegarden
    5 hours ago










  • @CTeegarden I wonder if the fruit could have been easily chromakeyed, since bell peppers are naturally green!
    – PhasedOut
    3 hours ago








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7




Good find. I've taken the liberty of adding a screenshot of what appears to be a piece of fruit.
– Valorum
yesterday




Good find. I've taken the liberty of adding a screenshot of what appears to be a piece of fruit.
– Valorum
yesterday




1




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Looking at the closeup version, it looks like a bell pepper that's either purple or dark brown. Not sure if you can find those for sale or it was painted.
– C Teegarden
5 hours ago




Looking at the closeup version, it looks like a bell pepper that's either purple or dark brown. Not sure if you can find those for sale or it was painted.
– C Teegarden
5 hours ago












@CTeegarden I wonder if the fruit could have been easily chromakeyed, since bell peppers are naturally green!
– PhasedOut
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@CTeegarden I wonder if the fruit could have been easily chromakeyed, since bell peppers are naturally green!
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