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<blockquote data-quote="Mustrum_Ridcully" data-source="post: 5066372" data-attributes="member: 710"><p>Well, the pilot was interesting and makes me want to see more. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>BSG related spoilers: </p><p>[sblock]</p><p>Only on my second viewing of the pilot (the first time is a while ago) I actually noticed how they talked about how Zoe could "create life" and supposedly - according to the monotheists at least - she had contact to god. It doesn't really matter if that's true or just make-believe, but it certainly highlights why the Cylons later thought of this as so important. Their origin can be traced back to them.</p><p>[/sblock]</p><p>BSG related recommendations: Battlestar Galactica (TNS) is an awesome show. It combines interesting mythology, interesting, complex characters and space battles in a unique way. </p><p></p><p>Regarding Caprica - one thing I observed and already mentioned when the pilot was first shown - I think the show has also one interesting aspect that was never really used before. It is basically set in an alternate reality where humans are pretty much like us - but they have a different history and religion. So at one level they are easy to connect to, because they are human beings just like us, with similar needs and experiences. But they still have a different background, a different world, and this gives fascinating avenues to explore. It's not just "What-if-the-Nazi-won" or "what-if-the-Roman-Empire-never-fell" alternate history. It is more like the world of Greyhawk, Forgotten Realms or Middle Earth - an entirely different world. But unlike that, it is not set in a (pseud)medieval world with magic and all that. It is set in the now or the near future. </p><p></p><p>It kinda gives a much richer playground to explore than "just" using our world. For example, I can image setting a Batman or Superman equivalent story on the 12 Colonies. What a fascinating concept that would be!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mustrum_Ridcully, post: 5066372, member: 710"] Well, the pilot was interesting and makes me want to see more. ;) BSG related spoilers: [sblock] Only on my second viewing of the pilot (the first time is a while ago) I actually noticed how they talked about how Zoe could "create life" and supposedly - according to the monotheists at least - she had contact to god. It doesn't really matter if that's true or just make-believe, but it certainly highlights why the Cylons later thought of this as so important. Their origin can be traced back to them. [/sblock] BSG related recommendations: Battlestar Galactica (TNS) is an awesome show. It combines interesting mythology, interesting, complex characters and space battles in a unique way. Regarding Caprica - one thing I observed and already mentioned when the pilot was first shown - I think the show has also one interesting aspect that was never really used before. It is basically set in an alternate reality where humans are pretty much like us - but they have a different history and religion. So at one level they are easy to connect to, because they are human beings just like us, with similar needs and experiences. But they still have a different background, a different world, and this gives fascinating avenues to explore. It's not just "What-if-the-Nazi-won" or "what-if-the-Roman-Empire-never-fell" alternate history. It is more like the world of Greyhawk, Forgotten Realms or Middle Earth - an entirely different world. But unlike that, it is not set in a (pseud)medieval world with magic and all that. It is set in the now or the near future. It kinda gives a much richer playground to explore than "just" using our world. For example, I can image setting a Batman or Superman equivalent story on the 12 Colonies. What a fascinating concept that would be! [/QUOTE]
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