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<blockquote data-quote="edemaitre" data-source="post: 2638967" data-attributes="member: 3372"><p><strong>"BSG" vs. "Farscape"</strong></p><p></p><p>Without giving away any "spoilers" for those who are still catching up on the SciFi Channel's revisionist "Battlestar Galactica," there's a difference between the traumatic experiences occasionally shown on "Farscape" and the constant draping of seminude "Number Six" over Gaius Baltar in "Galactica." In fact, my least favorite episodes and seasons of "Farscape" were when the series got too dark late in season three, when Chianna and Jool were busting out all over. Sure, Roslin and Starbuck in "BSG" aren't sexualized, but they are martyrs.</p><p></p><p>I agree with the poster who noted that although both are steeped in backstory, "Stargate SG1's" reruns are more watchable than those of almost any other recent space opera. As another poster's lists clearly show, much of our likes and dislikes are personal preferences, so we can't expect to agree on all of them. For the record, of the shows you mentioned, here are my favorites and least favorites:</p><p></p><p>Like:</p><p></p><p>Babylon 5 (esp. later seasons; not to mention Blake's Seven)</p><p>Battlestar Galactica (primarily the 1970s version)</p><p>Buffy: the Vampire Slayer and Angel</p><p>Doctor Who (old and new)</p><p>Farscape</p><p>Firefly/Serenity</p><p>Smallville</p><p>Space: Above and Beyond</p><p>Star Trek: the original series, the Next Generation, Deep Space Nine (and even-numbered movies)</p><p>Stargate SG1</p><p></p><p>Dislike</p><p></p><p>Battlestar Galactica (only the supposedly original premise and some heavy-handed characterizations and plots, IMHO)</p><p>Earth 2</p><p>Invasion</p><p>Threshold</p><p>SeaQuest DSV</p><p>Sliders</p><p>Surface</p><p>Stargate: Atlantis (except for certain characters)</p><p>Star Trek: Voyager, Enterprise (except for final season)</p><p>X-Files (only the later seasons)</p><p></p><p>As you can see, there are arc-driven shows on both of my lists. I have a slight preference for the heroic over conspiracy/horror themes, but there are notable exceptions. Before this thread gets too negative or argumentative, perhaps we should consider what we do like about these various genre television programs (and how relevant they are to D&D3.5/D20/OGL games)...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="edemaitre, post: 2638967, member: 3372"] [b]"BSG" vs. "Farscape"[/b] Without giving away any "spoilers" for those who are still catching up on the SciFi Channel's revisionist "Battlestar Galactica," there's a difference between the traumatic experiences occasionally shown on "Farscape" and the constant draping of seminude "Number Six" over Gaius Baltar in "Galactica." In fact, my least favorite episodes and seasons of "Farscape" were when the series got too dark late in season three, when Chianna and Jool were busting out all over. Sure, Roslin and Starbuck in "BSG" aren't sexualized, but they are martyrs. I agree with the poster who noted that although both are steeped in backstory, "Stargate SG1's" reruns are more watchable than those of almost any other recent space opera. As another poster's lists clearly show, much of our likes and dislikes are personal preferences, so we can't expect to agree on all of them. For the record, of the shows you mentioned, here are my favorites and least favorites: Like: Babylon 5 (esp. later seasons; not to mention Blake's Seven) Battlestar Galactica (primarily the 1970s version) Buffy: the Vampire Slayer and Angel Doctor Who (old and new) Farscape Firefly/Serenity Smallville Space: Above and Beyond Star Trek: the original series, the Next Generation, Deep Space Nine (and even-numbered movies) Stargate SG1 Dislike Battlestar Galactica (only the supposedly original premise and some heavy-handed characterizations and plots, IMHO) Earth 2 Invasion Threshold SeaQuest DSV Sliders Surface Stargate: Atlantis (except for certain characters) Star Trek: Voyager, Enterprise (except for final season) X-Files (only the later seasons) As you can see, there are arc-driven shows on both of my lists. I have a slight preference for the heroic over conspiracy/horror themes, but there are notable exceptions. Before this thread gets too negative or argumentative, perhaps we should consider what we do like about these various genre television programs (and how relevant they are to D&D3.5/D20/OGL games)... [/QUOTE]
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