Battlestar Galactica

[Hand of Evil]

Still boycotting over the Farscape thing!

Okay, it is the Starbuck sex change, when you model your life after a sci-fi character, it just rubs you the wrong way when they go and change their sex, it is hard to get over!

I did not care too much for the mini-series when it aired, I do think it was because of past like of the old Battlestar and try as I might it has made the new one bitter to me. This is rather funny, interesting and self-awareness stuff.

 

[drothgery]

I'm going to love watching them all again, until Sci-Fi's INEVITABLE fumbling of the property (Friday nights at 10:00? Nice).

I'm thinking this is going to be yet another show that I never watch at its scheduled time. DVRs are just so much more convenient than VCRs ever were...

 

[Hypersmurf]

Bah. Real cylons aren't hot!

-Hyp.

 

[Tonguez]

Bah. Real cylons aren't hot!

-Hyp.

eeeew - yes they are

 

[Wormwood]

I'm thinking this is going to be yet another show that I never watch at its scheduled time. DVRs are just so much more convenient than VCRs ever were...

As long as you watch it, it's all good.

 

[Chain Lightning]

I've enjoyed this series so far.

Out of all the sci-fi series to come along , I see myself sticking with this one. I know I'm gonna get heat for saying this, but I couldn't get into Babylon 5, Farscape, Lexx, and Andromeda. Although I do think Lexa Doig is super hot.

Only ones followed were Star Trek Next Generation and Deep Space Nine. And on occasion I do enjoy an odd Stargate episode here and there. Voyager and Enterprise didn't hook me, try as I might.

But .... I do enjoy Battlstar Galactica. Good show. If I had to nit pick and choose a few negative things I don't like, it would be two things.

1.) The CG team is awesome. Their ships and outer space scenes are great considering its made for tv schedule. But they seriously need to hire a better storyboard artist or something. Their camera shot library seems to limited to just the 'reporter-cam-in-space-looking-wide-then-suddenly-zooming in-once or twice-camera shot'. Very similar to the type of camera footage you see from the side lines of race tracks and stuff. But I really wish they'd start using more variety in their shots. It was kinda cool the first few times, but now its getting a little old. Deep into the season I can see it getting down right annoying. But I realize that could just be a personal gripe of mine.

2.) The blonde clyon lady : I'm already tired of her. Out of all the character threads the story cuts to and from...the one with the doctor and her is my least favorite. Well, I guess only when she's in it. The whole thing with the doctor, his treason, him saving his own butt is cool...but I'm tired of all his sexual daydreaming. Weird huh? You'd think I'd welcome some cheese cake. Maybe I don't like it hear because it seems like the one piece of the whole thing that feels too much like fanboy bait. *shrug* I don't know ...


Other than those two things...loving the show so far.

 

[Ranger REG]

I don't know about it being a "reporter cam." It's more like a Las Vegas style security remote cam to me. I know that camera shooting style was used for the Firefly TV series.

As for the cylon spy, she's not the kind of blonde hotty I'd go for. Exactly how many models of the new versions of cylons are there? And what model number is Boomer?

 

[Wormwood]

2.) The blonde clyon lady : I'm already tired of her. Out of all the character threads the story cuts to and from...the one with the doctor and her is my least favorite.

I don't know how many episodes you;ve seen, so let me just say this:

For the first 3 or so episodes, I was agreeing with you.

Then they got me. A combination of kick-ass moments, surprisingly good acting, impressive character development, and one "oh my god" moment turned me into a huge six/gaius fan---in spite of myself.

Your patience will be rewarded.

 

[Ranger REG]

Not having cable myself, I was wondering if they'll be offering the BSG series in syndication. After all, if it wasn't for syndication, I wouldn't be watching Stargate SG-1 (albeit one season behind the current SCI-FI version) in over-the-air broadcast.

Besides, I'm getting sick of the syndicated Andromeda. If they don't get out of that system they're trapped in before February, I'm petitioning my local TV station to pick up BSG already.

 

[Orius]

Well, I haven't seen the series itself, but I saw the BG movie NBC had on last week (I assume that's the miniseries, and since NBC and Sci-Fi is the same company, I'm assuming this was some attemt to hype it up.). And I have to say that I liked it a hell of a lot better than the original, even if Starbuck did get a sex change. The original was pretty much a goofy space opera loaded with 70's style cheese; IMO it was pretty bad. The miniseries really played up the treat potential of the Cylons in a way the original never did., and the whole "Cylon among us" plot at an interesting amount of suspense. I don't have cable, and I have no idea if it will be syndicated, but if it is, I may very well watch it.