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Post by Fechak on Oct 21, 2006 14:40:07 GMT -5
Yeah you know me!
*****This thread is for everyone loving Battlestar Galactica and WILL contain spoilers. DO NOT READ UNLESS YOU ARE UP TO DATE!!*****
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Post by Fechak on Oct 21, 2006 14:43:19 GMT -5
Ok so season three is going along fabulously - in fact last night's episode was one of my favorites. There are a ton of things that now need solving... where did the baby go? is Baltar going back home with the Cylons? Starbuck is going to develop a twitch, I mean she was damaged goods before her 4 month ordeal. Is the good Sharon going to be seen as a hero for what she's done?
Colonel Ty is hard freaking core.
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Post by Celera on Oct 21, 2006 17:23:47 GMT -5
I'm torn -- I really like it, but now I really want to see the previous seasons so I know what the heck is going on.
*Some*body was going to lend them to me. But I guess I'll just have to go to the video store and spend my hard-earned money.
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Post by Fechak on Nov 5, 2006 19:26:38 GMT -5
Last two were really fantastic - I love where this season is going! So is Starbuck back? Is Ty going to drink himself to death? Is the newly crowned Athena going to come down with the toaster sickness? Baltar... there's a messed up situation... what's up with the 5 we don't speak about?
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Post by Emizael on Nov 5, 2006 23:17:33 GMT -5
Okay, I'm watching this show religiously, and you can't help but parrallel what the Cylons are doing with Early Christian Mythos. Just call Baltar Joseph, and Sharon Mary, and..you get the idea.
I really think that Colonel Tighe is on his way out. All signs point to him either drinking himself to death, or...eating the lead buffet.
Starbuck, hells. As soon as the Old Man scolded her, she buckled like a little kid, got a haircut, put on her uniform, and got in line. Because, no matter how screwed up she may be, she's a soldier. Plus, she loves Adama too much to ever shit on him.
Gah, I love this show.
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Post by Celera on Nov 9, 2006 16:20:15 GMT -5
OK, so Neflix sent me the miniseries that started the show, and I watched it -- cover to cover, so to speak -- on Tuesday night. (It's almost exactly 3 hours long, in case anyone wants to know.)
And, it was good. I didn't feel like it was great. But, series pilots are like that sometimes. They have a lot of background and exposition to do, and no matter how you handle it some of that is likely to seem forced. And of course, I know enough about what happens later to have not been surprised by anything that was supposed to be suspenseful. When it first aired, some of that stuff was probably more exciting.
Six's leather outfit in the early scenes was surprisingly unflattering. Luckily she didn't have to wear it for long.
The baby killing scene, I could have done without. Partly because that sort of thing is upsetting to me, so it had better really be important to the story. Was the point to show that Six was evil and didn't care about humanity? Was this not already pretty obvious?
One way or another I should be able to start season one in a few days.
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Post by Fechak on Nov 12, 2006 13:33:18 GMT -5
I love this season. Are we on our way back to Earth or what? One complaint: they're beginning to dangle a bit too much out in front of us... they're normally really good about resolving stuff. Isn't it weird that some of the major players seem to be taking a back seat so far?
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Post by Celera on Nov 17, 2006 12:44:22 GMT -5
So, I'm almost through season 1. And two things jump out at me so far:
Why does God choose to use the most worthless person in all of the remaining human race? He may be a genius, but nothing that he has done to benefit the humans has anything really to do with that -- he keeps just being "lucky." Fascinating.
Secondly, they should give Gaeta a bigger part. Preferably with nudity.
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Post by Emizael on Dec 8, 2006 0:27:06 GMT -5
Ensemble cast...that means something.
Lots of characters. Plus, you don't want every episode to be about just the top five, cause...then it would get boring, or ...something. Remember, the average television viewer has the equivalent IQ of the seating arrangements near the T.V., so...the writers have to keep things new and interesting. Plus, if the writers clear up every dangling plot thread, well, then, they'd have to invent entirely new ones, and might use up a season or three waaaay too early for my likin's.
Interesting note on Gaeda...not only is he getting more screen time, but, it appears the man has some gaff after all!! End of the Season (2?) start of Season (3) particularly.
I gotta say though, Helo is really turning out to be the guy that I hate the most. That cat can't decide on what the hell he wants. Kill all Cylons, hump the Sharon-clone, then...save all the Cylons? What the Frakk, man?! PICK A SIDE!!!
Also, at this point, I am really sick of the El-Presidente's smug self-assured-ness. I mean, for chrimenys sake, she was only a teacher, and, apparently, not a very good one at that! Where does she get off telling anyone what to do? Gah. Not that I have anything at all against teachers. Most of them that I know are pretty smart. Thing is, though, is that she keeps coming off as this " I know more then you do" kinda chick, and...well, she really don't know jack. I find it hard to empathise with her. She had no training, no experience, and only a modicum of political savvy...along side of she had absolutely no military background. Admitedly, a much better El Presidente' then Baltar, but, still. I'da rather had the other crook, Tom whatever, played by the guy what was the original Apollo. At least he had the balls to kick off the collaborators.
Nuff ranting, back to watching.
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Post by Thelanya on Dec 8, 2006 2:17:17 GMT -5
Woot! More Gaeda! I know, when Apollo almost dropped his towel -- that was a nice moment. But, Gaeda seems like someone you might also want to talk to, you know, even when fully clothed. Oh -- was this not the level of discussion you were hoping for? Seriously, I am going to watch season 2.5 this weekend, and I have recorded all of season 3 (I think.) And you are right, it is one of the better shows available on TV. In fact, except for Hill Street Blues reruns (which I don't think anyone is playing anyway) it may be one of the best dramas ever.
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Post by Celera on Dec 10, 2006 3:52:37 GMT -5
In an attempt to raise the level of discussion somewhat higher than Thelanya's immature comments (who is that chick anyway?), I was watching the Resurrection Ship episodes today. I also watched the extended version of the Pegasus episode, which was helpful -- and worth watching a second time. The whole Admiral Cain story is an interesting study of power. My first reaction when the Pegasus crew appeared was -- how can an entire crew be such jerks? It doesn't seem realistic. But I was wrong about that. The leader sets the tone for a culture. In an insular culture, the leader has much more influence than in a more open society. The Pegasus couldn't really be an open society -- there was nobody to open it up to. It was also a culture under a great deal of stress, which tends to exaggerate this dynamic. There is another factor, though. The Pegasus was run in a strictly heirarchical manner. The person at the top is a dictator, essentially. The problem with a dictator is that they are not accountable. They can't (or won't) reality-test their thoughts with anyone. There was nobody who was allowed to say to Admiral Cain -- you are going too far. You've lost sight of the real goal here. That was why she actually did probably have to be killed, or at least removed from authority. After all that time as a dictator, she was not willing or able to be accountable to anyone else. We all become skewed in our thinking at times. We all need each other (as much as it pains an introvert like me to admit) to discuss and compare our thoughts and perspectives. When a person answers to no one, this natural social process breaks down. This is how cults evolve. This is how many abusive families work also. We need to be accountable to each other -- and the more power someone has, the more important it is that there be somebody who can question or stop them. Checks and Balances. Which is perhaps why, despite their apparent affection for each other, Adama and the president can't really become a couple, at least as long as she is the president. They need each other in the power structure of their society, to keep from running off the rails. Too close a personal relationship would disrupt that balance, and their society can't afford that. I'm really glad you guys got me started on this show, btw. Thanks
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Post by Fechak on Dec 10, 2006 4:16:40 GMT -5
It just keeps getting better, just you watch.
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Post by Emizael on Dec 31, 2006 18:25:25 GMT -5
Oh yeah, I must add a spoiler here....I think Adama has been ...uh, you know...*bow-chicka-wow-wowing* with El Presidente'. Especially after watching the flashback episode ...the festival day on New Caprica. Adama and Laura in teh hay? Literally!!
So, uhm. Yeah. Okay...Thel is drooling over Gaeda and Apolol, (( intentional there)) , and ...all I can say is, I wanna see more of Starbuck, with far less clothes.
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Post by Celera on Dec 31, 2006 20:24:54 GMT -5
I just watched that episode this morning. They did seem pretty cozy there. And maybe a little high (but then she always seems that way to me.) But, I don't know. It is such a bad idea politically -- not in the popularity sense, but in a distribution of power sense. Of course, that's not what one always thinks about when lying on hay looking at the stars with someone you've grown fond of.
On the other hand -- I have male friends with whom a certain amount of coziness would be permissable. Doesn't necessarily mean more than that.
But Adama totally wants to.
I don't like Apollo all that much -- if he just stood around and dropped his towel occasionally, I'd like him better. When he does stuff, he is less interesting.
The word is that Gaeta -- or the actor who plays him -- is gay. *sigh* The best ones always are....
Kara is a very interesting girl. Serious issues with intimacy. They allude to an abusive parent. OK, I can relate to all that. But she was engaged to Zak, and there's no indication she was hesitant about that commitment. Why has she kept avoiding both Anders and Lee?
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Post by Celera on Jan 2, 2007 16:01:26 GMT -5
I know the holidays are over, but this is amusing. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRN1gpPHZXUBy the way, I don't usually pay a lot of attention to theme and background music, but I love that drum at the end.
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