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Galactica
Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, September 14, 2003 10:52 AM
Is there a kit of the spaceship...battleship at a normal price (15-20$). the same for the viper.
i think it is a bit absurd to pay 60-100 $ for it. not all of us are rich lol.....
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, September 14, 2003 12:15 PM
Just keep checking ebay. After a month and a half, I finally got an original issue Millenium Falcon for $20.
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 15, 2003 6:18 AM
thanks mate..
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, September 19, 2003 2:17 AM
Thyamis is right, just keep checking the bay. If you see one starting out low dont bid on it, that just stirs up the bidding wars. Wait grasshopper and when the there just a little time left go in with a big bid of which you'll either be outbid on OR you put to much of a gap for the other bidders to catch. Snipin 101. I saw one go for 48$ this way. Let us pray. good luck. T.L.



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Posted by r13b20 on Saturday, November 8, 2003 6:49 PM
Has anyone else seen the news? Battlestar Galactica video game coming soon!!!! Too bad it's "x-box", or "ps-2". No pc news yet. Hoping!!!!!!!! Bob
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, November 8, 2003 9:31 PM
Good news for me! I LOVE my Xbox. It is actually much more powerful than my PC.
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Posted by mark956 on Sunday, November 9, 2003 9:26 AM
Dec 2003 on the Scifi chanel they will be showing the remade mini-series.
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Posted by torybear on Sunday, November 9, 2003 9:47 AM
With the release of the TV series in December, you can bet that Revell/Monogram will re-release all of the kits. Patience has it's rewards.
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Posted by r13b20 on Saturday, November 22, 2003 3:22 PM
memeau, I hope you have better luck than I. bought a ps2 and the game. ps2 ok, game too hard!
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, November 24, 2003 10:50 AM
Here are the new ships:
http://www.galactica2003.net/articles/index.shtml
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Posted by SNOOPY on Monday, November 24, 2003 4:35 PM
I missed getting the old Battlestar Galactica models when I was young but it would be nice if Revell/Monogram rereleased there models. I saw the pictures of the new mini-series and all the ships except the shuttle looks different. They do not have a pic of a Cylon Base Ship. I am not sure which ships I like better, the old or the new ones.
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, November 26, 2003 9:03 AM
Here's the Basestar;

http://www.galactica2003.net/cgi-bin/view.cgi?/Images/basestarcg.jpg

The last Revellogram release of BSG models was reportedly a money loser. Go figure! You can't find a Colonial kit in any hobbystore anymore.
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, November 26, 2003 9:33 AM
I'm sorry, the new Galactica looks like it will be horrible. Like Starship Troopers with Cylons. Why is it that no one can make good Sci-Fi anymore? Cheesy dialog and pointless plots. And don't get me started about the toothless retarded white trash superstitious cult channel (sorry, Sci-Fi Channel). Asimov and Clarke etc. is Sci-Fi not UFO's and Jonathan Edwards. What next, palm readings?
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Posted by maddafinga on Wednesday, November 26, 2003 12:50 PM
Plum, how do you feel about Heinlein, Niven, or Phillip Jose Farmer, or Philip K Dick? I love Arthur Clarke,and Asimov is pretty good too. I have the hardest time explaining Sci-Fi to people who aren't already fans. They have the idea that it's all ufo's and guys blasting away with their rayguns and such. Frustrates me to no end. Most people have no idea how intelligent good Sci-Fi is.
Madda Trifles make perfection, but perfection is no trifle. -- Leonardo Da Vinci Tact is for those who lack the wit for sarcasm.--maddafinga
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, November 26, 2003 2:04 PM
Maddafinga, Thankfully there's someone else out there. All fantastic writers. I regret that while I still buy books I have no time to read them. The recent exception is hawkings universe in a nutshell. While I do like cowboys in space type movies (ie star wars, battlestar galactica) I still hope for the depth of movies like blade runner and Gattaca. Not really any spaceships to speak of. I think studios underestimate the appeal of real sci-fi if done correctly.
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Posted by maddafinga on Thursday, November 27, 2003 10:22 AM
Blade Runner is a classic, have you ever read the book they took it from? Phil Dick again, a great writer. I've read A Bried History of Time, but not Universe in a Nutshell, how is that?

I'm re-reading Farenhieght 451 again now, probably going to finish it later today.
Madda Trifles make perfection, but perfection is no trifle. -- Leonardo Da Vinci Tact is for those who lack the wit for sarcasm.--maddafinga
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, November 27, 2003 9:19 PM
451 was a good book. Never read electric sheep though. My sister always harasses me to read it, she loved it. Nutshell is good so far. finally helped me start to grasp the time dilation concept. I never found that it was explained well in other books that I've read. How about Spider Robinson's Calahan's series, have you read those?
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Posted by maddafinga on Sunday, November 30, 2003 11:40 AM
Hmm, never even heard of him, I'll have to keep an eye out for that one. What's it about? I'll have to check on Spider Robinson.

Most of the Phil Dick stuff is fantastic, in particular however, his short stories, Minority Report, Second Variety (they ripped the movie Screamers off of that one) We Can Remember It For You Wholesale ( from which they ripped and ruined Total Recall). They also ripped the whole idea of The Matrix from Phil Dick stuff. After you've read some of his stuff you'll see how the whole and exact idea of The Matrix is a pretty good copy. His best novels are Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, The Man in the High Castle, A Scanner Darkly. There are other great ones, but I can't bring them to mind just now.
Have you read Ender's Game or any of the really great Orson Scott Card stuff? How do you feel about Neal Stevenson? I loved Snow Crash and Cryptonomicon. Can't wait to get his new book.
Madda Trifles make perfection, but perfection is no trifle. -- Leonardo Da Vinci Tact is for those who lack the wit for sarcasm.--maddafinga
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, November 30, 2003 12:04 PM
Can't wait to see what the new series is gunna look like!!!
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Posted by mark956 on Sunday, November 30, 2003 10:36 PM
December 8th on the Scifi channel the firist showing of the new mini-series.
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, December 1, 2003 12:00 AM
Maddafinger and Plum. would be most curious on your take of the Babylon 5 series.
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Posted by maddafinga on Monday, December 1, 2003 8:22 AM
I actually haven't seen much of it. I just wasn't home when it was on I guess. From what I've heard about it, they at least made an effort to comply with real world physics, and that's admirable. I hate nonexistant or arbitrary physics. That's one of the many reasons I couldn't stand Armageddon. If I see any reruns of it on the scifi channel, I'll see if I can't catch an episode.
Madda Trifles make perfection, but perfection is no trifle. -- Leonardo Da Vinci Tact is for those who lack the wit for sarcasm.--maddafinga
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, December 1, 2003 8:39 AM
I actually liked Babylon 5, but didn't watch it regularly. But then again, it's been years since I watched any TV shows regularly. I was always a Star Trek fan but Voyager went sour and I can't stomach Enterprise. I know too much about Star Trek to deal with the inconsistencies. Should have been a Daedalus class ship. Am I ranting yet? I could go on...
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, December 9, 2003 8:56 AM
Morning after, and actually I liked it! It wasn't great but I was expecting horrible. I'll definitely watch the rest. The previews made it look cheesy. I was pleasantly surprised. Anyone else?
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Posted by torybear on Tuesday, December 9, 2003 9:11 AM
I really liked it. I thought that the ads were a bit too cheesy as well, but it was well done. I will be watching the series. I did sort of miss the old Galactica. I picked up two of the models when they were re-released some years ago. The show has inspired me to look at how I can build them up.
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Posted by balta1 on Tuesday, December 9, 2003 11:10 AM
I will have to admit that I did enjoy watching it and will follow the series. As far as the ships go... I think the new galactica looks awesome!! I know there is not much detail on the exterior of the ship compared to the old one but it makes sense to me not to have as much detail for a warship. The new vipers do look cheesy to me but I'm glad that they kept the old mark ll's. The cylon ships could have been better but I still like them. The new basestars really sucked!! I also liked that they had an ECM ship along with the fighters. Overall I think that this series has a much better storyline than the original.

Stir not the bitterness in the cup I have mixed for myself!

 

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Posted by Rob Gronovius on Tuesday, December 9, 2003 11:52 AM
I liked the new Battlestar Galactica show. Couple of characters I disliked, but all in all it shows promise. The Raptor was an interesting vehicle, strange that they were able to take on so many civilians but only had a crew of two.

Babylon 5 was a good show, but when it went beyond the four original years, the final season was lame. I definitely did not like the Sheridan as President and the new B5 female commander. Also B5 Crusade was lame as well.

As far as the Star Trek series, I like Enterprise, although I can do without all the skimpy Vulcan costume scenes (she does look good though). Never seems like it adds to any of the plot.

I tend to prefer to watch any sci-fi series. I even watched the Firefly series on Fox. Decent premise, but the show went under rather quickly.
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, December 9, 2003 12:32 PM
Y'know, for a Sci-Fi Channel mini-series, it t'wernt too bad. I loved the way the cameras reacted to the external (in space) scenes, looked like the cameraman was caught by surprise and had to focus on whatever caught his attention. Hate the new vipers. Glad that they kept the old ones. The Galcatica kinda looks like it's awaiting drywall but they did keep the overall shape of the original. Personally, I like the new Cylon ships, I never understood why the originals needed three crew members anyway. An unmanned droid ship makes more sense. The ship movement and the use of thrusters is a huge improvement over the original series. 8 outta 10 IMHO.

I can't believe they made Starbuck a chick.[:0]

-but the cylons are way hotter!Big Smile [:D]Evil [}:)]Tongue [:P]

-fish
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, December 9, 2003 3:00 PM
I look at it as the new show is not "Battlestar Galactica" but a new show with a similar plot. If I was to compare I like the old one better but still like the new one. I wish they would have done something like the old one did in terms of the earth/colonies parallels, ie egyptian influences in dress/architecture and so on.
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Posted by kaleu on Tuesday, December 9, 2003 3:33 PM
I did like most of what I watched last night. The effects were better and it was missing some of the cheesy acting from the first series. Hower, I did miss the sound of the fighters/ships moving in space. I know it's not realistic, but I didn't like "mute" feeling during the space battles. I like the new Vipers and Cylon fighters, but not the Cylon basestars. I was hoping something more along the lines of the original series. If this gets picked up, I hope they bring back the original Cylon soldiers. I will be watching the second part tonight.

As for Star Trek, I liked TNG and DS9. I have mixed feelings about Voyager and haven't seen enough of Enterprise to decide if I like it or not.
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