Battlestar Galactica Finale

keg in kc · 04-02-2005, 08:55 AM

So, I watched it this morning (you know you're getting old when you fall asleep at 9:15 on a Friday...) and man they left some loose ends. I friggin' hate cliffhangers.

Three effin' months until a new episode.

trndobrd · 04-02-2005, 09:25 AM

Is this the new series? I saw the movie on Sci-Fi is this an continuation of that? Any good?

KCWolfman · 04-02-2005, 09:27 AM

I didn't like the direction of the series originally (evil Cylons planted in the minds of only certain humans), but it has panned out well.

keg in kc · 04-02-2005, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by trndobrd

Is this the new series? I saw the movie on Sci-Fi is this an continuation of that? Any good?

Yes to all three questions. They're rerunning the entire 13-episode first season beginning next Friday. Season two (20-eps) premeires in July.

It's not light feel-good sci-fi for kiddies. It's not an action show long on explosions and short on plot (although it has its share of space battles). It's a dark, dramatic series that deals with being hunted by an enemy you can't possibly beat and the kind of personal and community struggles that arise in that situation. There's pain and loss and the good guys don't always win. Sometimes you can't even tell the good guys from the bad. I think of it as sci-fi grown up. It's not for everybody, but I think it's as good as any dramatic series on TV right now. It's got a place in my DVR beside Deadwood and The Shield.

Calcountry · 04-02-2005, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by trndobrd

Is this the new series? I saw the movie on Sci-Fi is this an continuation of that? Any good?

Its very good. BSG has grown up. They have had a lot of sex scenes in it that are pretty wild, no shit.

whoman69 · 04-02-2005, 09:30 AM

Is Adama dead? How long 'til they space Boomer? What about the other pregnant Boomer on Caprica? Why can't Starbuck take a punch? These and other questions will be answered when Battlestar Galactica returns in July.

Braincase · 04-02-2005, 10:35 AM

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Is Adama dead? How long 'til they space Boomer? What about the other pregnant Boomer on Caprica? Why can't Starbuck take a punch? These and other questions will be answered when Battlestar Galactica returns in July.

Starbuck might not be able to take a punch, but I bet I could lick her.

Frazod · 04-02-2005, 10:52 AM

I watched the episodes last night and plan on catching up on the ones I missed. Excellent show.

Props to Kyle for reminding me about it.

Adept Havelock · 04-02-2005, 10:57 AM

I'm enjoying the hell out of this show. It's the darkest premise in Sci-Fi (of course, so was the chessy original), and they played it straight. 50,000 of us left, outgunned, outnumbered, and on the run.

The fact it's got Ed Olmos and Mary McDonnell is just icing on the cake.

That, and the fact Edward Olmos already stated "it's a drama that just happens to be set in space" and "any funny looking prosthetic on the head aliens and I'm walking" lead me to believe the writing will stay at a high level.

It's nice to see a show where they use more than one or two syllable words for a change, without a bunch of Frakkin' trek-style technobabble.

July can't get here soon enough.

"So say we all!"

Calcountry · 04-02-2005, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by whoman69

Is Adama dead? How long 'til they space Boomer? What about the other pregnant Boomer on Caprica? Why can't Starbuck take a punch? These and other questions will be answered when Battlestar Galactica returns in July.

**morphius** · 04-02-2005, 09:57 AM

Decent show, but I hate huge cliff hangers like that.

Calcountry · 04-02-2005, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by morphius

Decent show, but I hate huge cliff hangers like that.

At least you only have to wait until July.

RINGLEADER · 04-02-2005, 11:30 AM

I've enjoyed it pretty much and the finale was very well done TV IMO. I don't know about the whole baby thing though...I was really hoping they'd reveal the Cylon God to be Baltar. He just doesn't realize he's been instrumental in developing the new course of Cylon civilization because he's also completely insane.

Frazod · 04-02-2005, 11:36 AM

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I've enjoyed it pretty much and the finale was very well done TV IMO. I don't know about the whole baby thing though...I was really hoping they'd reveal the Cylon God to be Baltar. He just doesn't realize he's been instrumental in developing the new course of Cylon civilization because he's also completely insane.

I still prefer John Colicos' completely dark and evil Baltar, but the new guy is growing on me.

**Bowser** · 04-02-2005, 11:37 AM

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I still prefer John Colicos' completely dark and evil Baltar, but the new guy is growing on me.

He's a smarmy little ****, but the writers have played him perfectly in the show. How is it that the insane ones always bag the chicks?

04-02-2005, 08:55 AM	Topic Starter
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04-02-2005, 09:25 AM	#2
trndobrd 'Stachecicle Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: The Tolerance Box Casino cash: $4865087	Is this the new series? I saw the movie on Sci-Fi is this an continuation of that? Any good? __________________ "I don't really think there is a need to raise or debate this point." -jAZ
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04-02-2005, 09:27 AM	#3
KCWolfman Fall down 7 times, get up 8 Join Date: Aug 2000 Casino cash: $10004900	I didn't like the direction of the series originally (evil Cylons planted in the minds of only certain humans), but it has panned out well. __________________ How strangely will the Tools of a Tyrant pervert the plain Meaning of Words! Samuel Adams
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04-02-2005, 10:52 AM	#8
Frazod WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS Join Date: Aug 2000 Casino cash: $3005085	I watched the episodes last night and plan on catching up on the ones I missed. Excellent show. Props to Kyle for reminding me about it.
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04-02-2005, 10:57 AM	#9
Adept Havelock Obligatory Thoughtcriminal Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Flux,awaiting an observer Casino cash: $10004900	I'm enjoying the hell out of this show. It's the darkest premise in Sci-Fi (of course, so was the chessy original), and they played it straight. 50,000 of us left, outgunned, outnumbered, and on the run. The fact it's got Ed Olmos and Mary McDonnell is just icing on the cake. That, and the fact Edward Olmos already stated "it's a drama that just happens to be set in space" and "any funny looking prosthetic on the head aliens and I'm walking" lead me to believe the writing will stay at a high level. It's nice to see a show where they use more than one or two syllable words for a change, without a bunch of Frakkin' trek-style technobabble. July can't get here soon enough. "So say we all!"
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04-02-2005, 09:57 AM	#11
morphius World's finest morphius Join Date: Aug 2000 Casino cash: $6895027	Decent show, but I hate huge cliff hangers like that.
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04-02-2005, 11:30 AM	#13
RINGLEADER In Search of a Life Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Confusion, USA Casino cash: $8610503	I've enjoyed it pretty much and the finale was very well done TV IMO. I don't know about the whole baby thing though...I was really hoping they'd reveal the Cylon God to be Baltar. He just doesn't realize he's been instrumental in developing the new course of Cylon civilization because he's also completely insane.
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