Battle Star Galactica

Mad_Hatter · 04-03-2005, 01:40 PM

I saw the season finale of battle star galactica, and it was like awesome. Starbuck get the crap kicked out of her for that stupid arrow, it was so cool, and Kobol looks like a nice place to crash land in, did anyone else catch it, because its not going to be on until like July, and that way not cool. I think, its on now. Im gonna check as soon as I download sumthin.

wolf · 04-03-2005, 01:51 PM

I haven't watched it since I was in high school. I think I saw the first 15 minutes of the pilot for the new series. I turned it off as soon as I established that Starbuck was a chick, and the acting was worse than the original series.

Some things you should just let die, and if possible, enjoy the memories.

I kinda liked the Cylons, actually.

Troubleshooter · 04-03-2005, 01:57 PM

I've really enjoyed it actually.

They gave nods to the old series as they went along while still freshening the story a little.

Perry Winkle · 04-03-2005, 04:05 PM

Edward James Olmos is the man. That's all I have to say.

(oh and the acting in the original series was nothing to write home about either)

Happy Monkey · 04-03-2005, 08:56 PM

It's probably the best science fiction on right now, not that that's extremely high praise. But it is pretty good.

Radar · 04-03-2005, 09:19 PM

Did you say Starbuck gets the crap kicked out of HER? If so, I'm glad I haven't seen the New Battlestar Galactica. They're wrecking it. I don't really watch television much anyway. I don't even have cable.

OnyxCougar · 04-04-2005, 06:28 AM

Yeah, Starbuck is a chick in the new series. Thus I haven't even attempted to watch it.

And this is Enterprise's 4th and final season. Dammit. I love me some Scott Bakula (and now some Connor Trinneer)

Troubleshooter · 04-04-2005, 08:07 AM

Bitch about it all you want. I remember watching the original, and I've watched the new one. It's simply a new telling of a story. And it's a good one. The only named actor in the series is EJ Olmos, an actor people seem to like, so if you're willing to prejudge so easily, without having seen even a sample of the show you deserve to miss out.

Happy Monkey · 04-04-2005, 09:49 AM

I only saw one or two episodes of the original, so I didn't have any baggage coming in. The female Starbuck is an excellent character, and the Cylon plan is a tantalyzing mystery.

I like Scott Bakula as well, but I am willing to sacrifice him to keep Star Trek off the air until Berman and Braga are out of the picture.

BrianR · 04-04-2005, 11:36 AM

I have seen the original series (all of it) and the new one.

I do not mind that Starbuck is now female, she still smokes cigars!

The writing is better than the original, keeps me wanting to see the next episode, although they did have one lame episode. The Cylons in the new series are better than the "toasters" of the original.

Minor plot hole: If the Cylons are so advanced, you'd thing they would be bulletproof by now, huh?

Sure, sometimes the story drags a bit and there's more subplots but that's part of the charm.

The special effects are more realistic and not overdone (a refreshing change).

I do not detect a strong feminist flavor a la Star Trek and Janeway.

All in all, I like it and will continue to watch the second season and might even buy the first season on DVD. Including the pilot.

Brian

lookout123 · 04-04-2005, 11:58 AM

i don't have much time for tv, so i haven't had a chance to watch the BSG, but i will grab it on DVD to watch.

Enterprise? i saw a few episodes in the first season and actually liked it. it reminded me of the original series as it wasn't as PC as Next Generation. it was just a fun little space romp without a lot of pretension - has that changed?

glatt · 04-04-2005, 12:37 PM

I haven't watched Enterprise much. Every time I would stop on it while flipping by, there would be a naked vulcan chick rubbing lotion on herself. I don't remember now why I never watched more of Enterprise.

Happy Monkey · 04-04-2005, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by BrianR

Minor plot hole: If the Cylons are so advanced, you'd thing they would be bulletproof by now, huh?

The humanoid ones are almost identical to humans, down to a cellular level, so they can't be bulletproof. As for the mechanical ones, something is only bulletproof until someone invents a better bullet.

OnyxCougar · 04-05-2005, 05:33 AM

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Originally Posted by lookout123

i don't have much time for tv, so i haven't had a chance to watch the BSG, but i will grab it on DVD to watch.

Enterprise? i saw a few episodes in the first season and actually liked it. it reminded me of the original series as it wasn't as PC as Next Generation. it was just a fun little space romp without a lot of pretension - has that changed?

Not really, I especially liked the one where Trip gets pregnant. Season three, instead of being a show by show type of series, where you could pick up any show and watch it stand alone (like all the others) went to a linear format, where you had to see the other episodes to get the back story to understand what the heck was going on. I wasn't crazy about that idea, and I think that was the death knell of the series. It was only a letter writing campaign that kept the show on for the 4th season, and no one was really surprised it's going. Die-Hards are trying to get someone else to pick up the show, but Paramount will never turn loose of it's only major franchise.

OnyxCougar · 04-05-2005, 05:44 AM

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Originally Posted by glatt

I haven't watched Enterprise much. Every time I would stop on it while flipping by, there would be a naked vulcan chick rubbing lotion on herself. I don't remember now why I never watched more of Enterprise.

They were playing up on the fact that the actress who plays T'Pol is freaking HOT.

Proof:

04-03-2005, 01:40 PM	#1
Mad_Hatter Complex Simpleton Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 18	Battle Star Galactica I saw the season finale of battle star galactica, and it was like awesome. Starbuck get the crap kicked out of her for that stupid arrow, it was so cool, and Kobol looks like a nice place to crash land in, did anyone else catch it, because its not going to be on until like July, and that way not cool. I think, its on now. Im gonna check as soon as I download sumthin.

04-03-2005, 01:51 PM	#2
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I haven't watched it since I was in high school. I think I saw the first 15 minutes of the pilot for the new series. I turned it off as soon as I established that Starbuck was a chick, and the acting was worse than the original series. Some things you should just let die, and if possible, enjoy the memories. I kinda liked the Cylons, actually. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

04-03-2005, 01:57 PM	#3
Troubleshooter The urban Jane Goodall Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 3,012	I've really enjoyed it actually. They gave nods to the old series as they went along while still freshening the story a little. __________________ I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. - Aristotle

04-03-2005, 08:56 PM	#5
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	It's probably the best science fiction on right now, not that that's extremely high praise. But it is pretty good. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

04-03-2005, 09:19 PM	#6
Radar Constitutional Scholar Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 4,006	Did you say Starbuck gets the crap kicked out of HER? If so, I'm glad I haven't seen the New Battlestar Galactica. They're wrecking it. I don't really watch television much anyway. I don't even have cable. __________________ "I'm completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. My idea is that these two institutions screw us up enough on their own, so both of them together is certain death." - George Carlin

04-03-2005, 04:05 PM	#4
Perry Winkle Esnohplad Semaj Ton Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: A little south of sanity Posts: 2,259	Edward James Olmos is the man. That's all I have to say. (oh and the acting in the original series was nothing to write home about either)

04-04-2005, 06:28 AM	#7
OnyxCougar Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Kingdom of Atlantia Posts: 2,979	Yeah, Starbuck is a chick in the new series. Thus I haven't even attempted to watch it. And this is Enterprise's 4th and final season. Dammit. I love me some Scott Bakula (and now some Connor Trinneer) __________________ Impotentes defendere libertatem non possunt. "Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth." ~Franklin D. Roosevelt

04-04-2005, 08:07 AM	#8
Troubleshooter The urban Jane Goodall Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 3,012	Bitch about it all you want. I remember watching the original, and I've watched the new one. It's simply a new telling of a story. And it's a good one. The only named actor in the series is EJ Olmos, an actor people seem to like, so if you're willing to prejudge so easily, without having seen even a sample of the show you deserve to miss out. __________________ I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. - Aristotle

04-04-2005, 09:49 AM	#9
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	I only saw one or two episodes of the original, so I didn't have any baggage coming in. The female Starbuck is an excellent character, and the Cylon plan is a tantalyzing mystery. I like Scott Bakula as well, but I am willing to sacrifice him to keep Star Trek off the air until Berman and Braga are out of the picture. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

04-04-2005, 11:36 AM	#10
BrianR Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,338	I have seen the original series (all of it) and the new one. I do not mind that Starbuck is now female, she still smokes cigars! The writing is better than the original, keeps me wanting to see the next episode, although they did have one lame episode. The Cylons in the new series are better than the "toasters" of the original. Minor plot hole: If the Cylons are so advanced, you'd thing they would be bulletproof by now, huh? Sure, sometimes the story drags a bit and there's more subplots but that's part of the charm. The special effects are more realistic and not overdone (a refreshing change). I do not detect a strong feminist flavor a la Star Trek and Janeway. All in all, I like it and will continue to watch the second season and might even buy the first season on DVD. Including the pilot. Brian __________________ Never be afraid to tell the world who you are. -- Anonymous

04-04-2005, 11:58 AM	#11
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	i don't have much time for tv, so i haven't had a chance to watch the BSG, but i will grab it on DVD to watch. Enterprise? i saw a few episodes in the first season and actually liked it. it reminded me of the original series as it wasn't as PC as Next Generation. it was just a fun little space romp without a lot of pretension - has that changed? __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

04-04-2005, 12:37 PM	#12
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I haven't watched Enterprise much. Every time I would stop on it while flipping by, there would be a naked vulcan chick rubbing lotion on herself. I don't remember now why I never watched more of Enterprise.

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