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<blockquote data-quote="edemaitre" data-source="post: 2635453" data-attributes="member: 3372"><p><strong>"Farscape" and the new "Battlestar Galactica"</strong></p><p></p><p>I agree that John Crighton on "Farscape" was an interesting amalgam of the brave, displaced Earthman dating back to John Carter of Mars and Flash Gordon with the mad scientist or plucky underdog. The SciFi Channel's revisionist "Battlestar Galactica" mines different archetypes, including postapocalyptic dystopias and a navy ruled by "rum, sodomy, and the lash"... Both harken back to Homer's Odyssey and Iliad.</p><p></p><p>Sure, many of the female characters in speculative fiction have been sexualized, but there's a difference between Aeryn Sun/Vala's control (or Claudia Black's characters' lack thereof in "Farscape" and "Stargate SG1") versus the chronic seduction/rape of and by various Cylons in the newer "Galactica." Sure, the 'verse is often an ugly place, and balancing fantasies of victimization or empowerment can be tricky, but I've felt that the characterization of women in "BSG" often lacks the range given its male characters. The possible exception is "Kara 'Starbuck' Thrace," who constantly struggles to put her messy past (not unlike most of her crewmates) behind her.</p><p></p><p>Yeah, I've also noticed how the effects, cinematography, and soundtrack of "Galactica" are very similar to that of "Firefly/Serenity." At least space opera hasn't completely gone into hibernation, despite the demise of the "Star Trek" franchise and the networks' preference for reality shows and "X-Files/Lost" clones...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="edemaitre, post: 2635453, member: 3372"] [b]"Farscape" and the new "Battlestar Galactica"[/b] I agree that John Crighton on "Farscape" was an interesting amalgam of the brave, displaced Earthman dating back to John Carter of Mars and Flash Gordon with the mad scientist or plucky underdog. The SciFi Channel's revisionist "Battlestar Galactica" mines different archetypes, including postapocalyptic dystopias and a navy ruled by "rum, sodomy, and the lash"... Both harken back to Homer's Odyssey and Iliad. Sure, many of the female characters in speculative fiction have been sexualized, but there's a difference between Aeryn Sun/Vala's control (or Claudia Black's characters' lack thereof in "Farscape" and "Stargate SG1") versus the chronic seduction/rape of and by various Cylons in the newer "Galactica." Sure, the 'verse is often an ugly place, and balancing fantasies of victimization or empowerment can be tricky, but I've felt that the characterization of women in "BSG" often lacks the range given its male characters. The possible exception is "Kara 'Starbuck' Thrace," who constantly struggles to put her messy past (not unlike most of her crewmates) behind her. Yeah, I've also noticed how the effects, cinematography, and soundtrack of "Galactica" are very similar to that of "Firefly/Serenity." At least space opera hasn't completely gone into hibernation, despite the demise of the "Star Trek" franchise and the networks' preference for reality shows and "X-Files/Lost" clones... [/QUOTE]
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