Battlestar Galactica negativity

[Belen]

Is anyone else getting tired of the utter negativity of the show? I love BSG, but it almost emotionally taxing. They always seem to go out of their way to make humanity look awful. The characters are largely unlikeable. I detest Tigh. I cannot see why he gets to breath valuable oxygen.

The only heroic character so far has been the resistance leader on Caprica. I actually liked him. He had noble qualities. He did not see such an utter and complete imbecile.

It is taxing. Am I the only one?

 

[Ankh-Morpork Guard]

It IS taxing...but at the same time, I've found that I can like something about every single person, including Tigh. And man did I hate Tigh until he finally stopped drinking and starting showing why he was the XO of the ship.

But if the negativity gets to you, I highly doubt its going to let up at all...I mean, this IS an 'end of civilization' type thing, and it isn't like the best of the best have survived. Its a nice change from the 'perfect' type Star Trek crews, at least.

 

[ThirdWizard]

A friend of mine hates the negativity of the show, but personally, I like it. It contrasts well with SG1, Atlantis, and I can watch Monk right afterward (thank you TiVo!).

I like the characters, too. Well, I might not "like" them personally, but they all bring something to the show that I like. The show is well written, well acted, and well produced. I have no complaints at all.

I have been accused of being easy to please, however.

 

[Steel_Wind]

I love the show just the way it is. Episode #5 was very dark, but still - the best show on TV all the same.

While I can't stand Colonel Tigh, I do not agree that there are few heroes on Galactica. I find:

1 - Apollo is heroic. To stand for what you believe in - most especailly when conflicted - is heroic;

2- Starbuck: How can she not be heroic? Travels alone across 100s of light years of space to retrieve an Artifact from behind enmy lines from the heart of an irradiated planet. Not heroic? Huh?

3- Helo: Here's a guy who gave up his seat off of the last ship off of a hell-hole of a world, as - literally -thermonuclear weapon are going off all around him. He does this to save Baltar, a man he reasonably believes will be able to aid the survivors of humanity far better than he. Isn't that the essence of self-sacrifice?

4- Roslin: A schoolteacher. Now the leader of the last dregs of humanity. A woman who saw the futility in a last desperate fight and the hope in survival. She reasonably believes that Kobol has literal truth and that Earth exists. She is determined to preserve humanity without regard to her personal health and circumstances. For a politician - she's heoric enough for me, thanks very much.

5- Chief Tyrol: Here is a guy who tries to take care of those around him, picks up a wounded comrade who is lower rank than he is because he feels responsible for him - and risks withering gunfire to do so. He loves a cylon and is torn up inside over it. All the same, he cares about the people under his command and goes to bat for the one who killed the woman he loves. He tries to do the right thing never mind is personal opinion. Not heroic?

As you might expect - I think we have a significant difference of opinion on this matter.

 

[Ranger REG]

Its a nice change from the 'perfect' type Star Trek crews, at least.

More like a 180 turnaround, which is a good thing. I prefer the BSG post-apocalypse attitude.

 

[Jeremy]

Negative. I have D&D for shiny heroics and fantasy. I have plenty of bright happy shows. I like the tension and drama that this apocalyptic sci fi brings. Makes everything exciting.

I wouldn't like it on every channel all the time, but as only one of the shows I watch, it's just fine.

 

[fett527]

I like the drakness and conflict. I think there needs to be a light at the end of the tunnel eventually, but I am enjoying the show a great deal.

 

[WizarDru]

I was actually thinking that in some places, the show's tone had lightened a little. Yeah, it's dark...but it's not hopeless. And I pretty much agree with Steel Wind...there are plenty of characters who are heroic. I think Chief Tyrol is the very essence of a hero; he's an inspiring leader, very human and very competent. His actions on Kobol show him to be a good soldier and a heroic human being.

I think Adama's a pretty swell guy too, when you get down to it. Not used to being challenged, sure...but I think we've seen that regardless of his occasional failings, he's a moral man who has the fleet's best interest at heart. Roslin, too, is heroic, in my mind. Like Adama, she's doing what she thinks is best for the fleet; there is no right or wrong answer, here, as Ron Moore himself intended it should be that way.

I like the moral grey area that exists. One of the show's big draws for me is the willingness to take risks, move the story forward and the uncompromising nature of the story. The darkness only makes the character more heroic, IMHO.

 

[KaosDevice]

It is bleak, that's for certain, it was one of the things that drew me too it. I think the show does show the strength of the human will though. So I think there is some positivity there in that regard.

 

[Wolf72]

I'd like to see some more angst or desperation among the cylons ... I accept that the ball is in their court, but I'd like to see them get a serious bloody nose (caprica-boomer? will you help?)