Battlestar Galactica negativity

[Mercule]

Hey, I even like Baltar. It's Number Six that I can't stand.

 

[Lord Pendragon]

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

Yeah, that Reginald Barkley character in particular annoyed me with his cloying perfection.

 

[WizarDru]

Yeah, that Reginald Barkley character in particular annoyed me with his cloying perfection.

Barkley is the exception that proves the rule. He's the ONLY character with significant flaws and until Voyager, most of them were addressed. Heck, most of his flaws aren't really negative ones, per se. He's highly phobic of certain technologies (an irony for an engineer aboard a starship) and he has serious problems interacting with other people...but his flaws aren't even in the same zip code as a single BSG character. He's an ABC afterschool special, not a documentary on the Killing Fields.

 

[Eosin the Red]

Bleak and negative....it's a refreshing change.

 

[Thornir Alekeg]

I don't actually consider BSG to be all that dark and negative. It is certainly not a "happy, happy, joy joy" kind of show, but there is hope and strength and heroism shown in the face of amazing adversity. I suppose the fact that each episode does not usually end with the Star Trek "We-fixed-it-all" endings may enhance the thoughts that the show is negative, especially since the endings often highlight the obstacles the crew still has to face.

Side note: if you think the dark tone of the show is too much for you, don't ever try playing a Midnight campaign.

 

[DungeonmasterCal]

I love the revamped BSG with a passion. I was 14 when the original show aired, and I watched if faithfully, mostly because I'd eat anything sci-fi flavored. But comparing the two, and watching reruns of the original, the new BSG has outstripped it on all fronts. In the original, you never feel...not even for a minute....humanity is in danger of extinction. Now, every Friday night, I'm riveted to the TV for one hour. My favorite episode has to be "33", where the Cylons appeared every 33 minutes for days. I honestly felt bad for those people and the stress that must have put on them.

Ahh... I really hope the Star Trek people are taking notes.

 

[dravot]

Ahh... I really hope the Star Trek people are taking notes.

I note that Ron Moore worked on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. It wound up being the red-headed step child of the Star Trek franchise, and they let him do more and with less supervision than the other ST shows.

 

[DungeonmasterCal]

I note that Ron Moore worked on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. It wound up being the red-headed step child of the Star Trek franchise, and they let him do more and with less supervision than the other ST shows.

And DS9 became just about the best of the spinoffs, IMHO. Critics loved it, too.

 

[BiggusGeekus]

I really hope the Star Trek people are taking notes.

I doubt they are. The producers didn't seem to have a desire to prefect their craft.

I like the BSG characters, they're three-dimensional and fleshed out. I thought that Starbuck was rather lame until the second season where it's pretty clear that she's somewhat manic-depressive and with pretty good reason to be.

 

[RaceBannon42]

I love the darkness of the show.
The Chief is my favorite character. The interactions between all the cast members is outstanding...even the characters i dont like personally are good characters.