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.

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.

**morphius** · 04-02-2005, 09:57 AM

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

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.

Braincase · 04-02-2005, 10:35 AM

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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.

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!"

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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Originally Posted by RINGLEADER

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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Originally Posted by frazod

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?

Frazod · 04-02-2005, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Bowser

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?

Hard telling.

You'd think some of the others would pick up on his insanity at some point, considering how often he stares at and talks to nothing when he interacts with the Cylon babe. I'd like to think that would throw up some warning flares. Maybe next season.

keg in kc · 04-02-2005, 12:05 PM

A few questions I had:

Why could Helo and Boomer move around Caprica City at night but not during the day? Have the Cylons, those technical wonders, not learned of infrared? That was a problem all season for me; you'd think they'd have some kind of scanning technology, although at the beginning you could they were running the rat (Helo) through the maze.

And the whole part about Boomer running away with him...wha? And if she has gone on her own outside the influence of the rest, then how would the rest know she's pregnant? Even if it was a part of their whole master plan.

We've only seen (I think) four Cylons so far. Out of twelve models. Who are the other eight? Is Baltar one?

And that raises yet another question: why did Boomer shoot Adama (remember the president was told that by the one they captured)? Because he's a cylon? Maybe she learned something from the other Boomers on the base star (was that scene hot or what - goddamn strategically placed shadows)? To keep them from finding Earth (since as far as she knows only Adama knows the location)?

And what's all this God stuff. At first it irritated me, to be honest, but now it kind of fascinates me. Are the humaniform Cylons really religious?

Thank God, at least, they know that Boomer's a cylon now. Because even if they still somehow have questions on galactica after the shooting, you know Starbuck's going to make it back to the ship at some point, and she knows. I think it's good that they won't be relying on the "Boomer is a Cylon" bit for more than one season.

I think we're in for a fun ride with this series. Rarely is a sci-fi series this good out of the gates; it usually takes them a couple of seasons to get up to speed.

Frazod · 04-02-2005, 12:08 PM

BTW, is/was there an actual human Boomer?

04-02-2005, 08:55 AM
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04-02-2005, 09:25 AM	#2
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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, 09:57 AM	#5
morphius World's finest morphius Join Date: Aug 2000 Casino cash: $6945027	Decent show, but I hate huge cliff hangers like that.
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04-02-2005, 10:52 AM	#8
Frazod WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS Join Date: Aug 2000 Casino cash: $3135085	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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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, 11:30 AM	#10
RINGLEADER In Search of a Life Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Confusion, USA Casino cash: $8620503	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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04-02-2005, 12:05 PM	#14
keg in kc oxymoron Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: OP/KC/Whatever Casino cash: $9556299	A few questions I had: Why could Helo and Boomer move around Caprica City at night but not during the day? Have the Cylons, those technical wonders, not learned of infrared? That was a problem all season for me; you'd think they'd have some kind of scanning technology, although at the beginning you could they were running the rat (Helo) through the maze. And the whole part about Boomer running away with him...wha? And if she has gone on her own outside the influence of the rest, then how would the rest know she's pregnant? Even if it was a part of their whole master plan. We've only seen (I think) four Cylons so far. Out of twelve models. Who are the other eight? Is Baltar one? And that raises yet another question: why did Boomer shoot Adama (remember the president was told that by the one they captured)? Because he's a cylon? Maybe she learned something from the other Boomers on the base star (was that scene hot or what - goddamn strategically placed shadows)? To keep them from finding Earth (since as far as she knows only Adama knows the location)? And what's all this God stuff. At first it irritated me, to be honest, but now it kind of fascinates me. Are the humaniform Cylons really religious? Thank God, at least, they know that Boomer's a cylon now. Because even if they still somehow have questions on galactica after the shooting, you know Starbuck's going to make it back to the ship at some point, and she knows. I think it's good that they won't be relying on the "Boomer is a Cylon" bit for more than one season. I think we're in for a fun ride with this series. Rarely is a sci-fi series this good out of the gates; it usually takes them a couple of seasons to get up to speed.
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04-02-2005, 12:08 PM	#15
Frazod WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS Join Date: Aug 2000 Casino cash: $3135085	BTW, is/was there an actual human Boomer?
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