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How do we like Battlestar Galactica so far?
Posted by djrost_2000 on Tuesday, March 8, 2005 5:30 PM
I love the series, and haven't missed a show yet. But Starbuck climbing into a robotic fighter that just happens to have manual controls, and stuffing a shirt into a hole and keeping the atmoshpere inside the fighter; come on!!
I still love the series and will follow it.
Just checking to see what everyone thinks so far?

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Posted by Foster7155 on Tuesday, March 8, 2005 5:45 PM
Love it!!! Haven't missed an episode yet and don't plan to miss any.

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Posted by madmike on Tuesday, March 8, 2005 5:58 PM
I have all the series ready to watch but have only seen the pilot...Perhaps when I am on holidays, my wife and I can sit and watch the show. Looks good!

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Mike
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Posted by DanCooper on Tuesday, March 8, 2005 6:25 PM
Any idea when they will release it in Europe ???

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Posted by Gunga_Gin on Wednesday, March 9, 2005 5:49 AM
I think it is one of the best sci-fi series that has been on in a while. I've got the pilot mini series on DVD and haven't missed an episode.
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Posted by Woody on Wednesday, March 9, 2005 5:59 AM
I like it a lot. Without a doubt the best Sci-Fi series on TV.

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Posted by madmike on Wednesday, March 9, 2005 6:35 AM
The news is that it has been renewed for second season - 20 eps!

cheers

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Posted by Aurora-7 on Wednesday, March 9, 2005 8:46 AM
I can almost forgive the sci fi channnel for canceling Farscape. Nitpicks aside, it's the best sci-fi series for me since Deep Space 9.

 

 

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Posted by MartianGundamModeler on Wednesday, March 9, 2005 11:35 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by djrost_2000

I love the series, and haven't missed a show yet. But Starbuck climbing into a robotic fighter that just happens to have manual controls, and stuffing a shirt into a hole and keeping the atmoshpere inside the fighter; come on!!
I still love the series and will follow it.
Just checking to see what everyone thinks so far?

Dave


I gotta agree that one ep was a load of crap unless Starbuck turns out to be a Cylon too!LOL (Which I hope not.). Any way I have no iidea where they are going with the story and that's what makes it such a thrill ride. Anything can happen. For me it's the best Sci-fi series since Space Above and Beyond from a character developement/drama standpoint. Aurora-7, I miss Farscape too...Disapprove [V]
Hey you guys I have been toying with a strange thought. What if the the Cylons are or will be Earth humans? Or better yet what if the Cylons have already been to earth? It whould explaing the similarity of their religion to Christianity, at least in the since of there being one god who loves everyone. i just can't understand whay they tend to kill so mercilessly...Confused [%-)]
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Posted by schulerwb24 on Wednesday, March 9, 2005 12:07 PM
Great show. Love the way they subdue the noise in the space shots. Only a hint of engine/aircraft noises as they fly by. No big bang when something explodes. No one hears you screan in space, but you need a little background noise to relate to the sceen. Done very well, I think.

Notice how they are using analog clocks and 1950's phones? Really emphasises that the ship was really out of date and ready for decomissioning when their world came to an end.

On the other end of the spectrum, I remember they where supposed to have a couple of new experimental fighters on board. Are these the ones we see them flying?

So, when are new kits coming out? And who is doing them?
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Posted by thunderbearr on Wednesday, March 9, 2005 1:31 PM
One of the continuity points I like is after the water tanks were destroyed, in the following episodes, you can see the damage to the exterior. They haven't had the need or time to fix it, so they haven't.

Question, the guy that plays Baltar, was he on the 80's TV show 'Wings'?
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Posted by Gunga_Gin on Wednesday, March 9, 2005 2:15 PM
No that was Steven Weber, looks alike but is now older. He sounds a lot like Dr. Bashir from DS9 (although I know he is not).

Wonder where all the "don't watch that cr@p" fans of the old show are? I loved the original as a kid, I like the new show better.
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Posted by JoeRugby on Wednesday, March 9, 2005 3:29 PM
Love it...was a little time to get used to a female Starbuck...really like how they are portraying the Doc...quite funny...
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Posted by sorleygoldie on Wednesday, March 9, 2005 3:54 PM
Ah well its been shown in the UK - the first series finished about 5 weeks ago - its ok I won't spoil it for you ------but its a good one. Good to hear that a second series will be shown. Now I know ?? is a cylon, ?? be pregnant, ?? gets shot by ?? and finally ?? finds WMD buried in the sand.
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Posted by MartianGundamModeler on Wednesday, March 9, 2005 8:16 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by thunderbearr

One of the continuity points I like is after the water tanks were destroyed, in the following episodes, you can see the damage to the exterior. They haven't had the need or time to fix it, so they haven't.


Cool I hadn't noticed that. However teh problem i had with that episde was that the external hull of the Galactica took a direct hit from a tactical nuke in the pilot/miniseries, yet it only took a a few small charges of "c-4" (think they called it "c-5" or something in the show) to blow it wide open. One could claim "water pressure", or c-5 is powerful stuff, or integrety on the inside being weaker than from the out side but still that's a stretch esp considering how thin the hull appeared to be from the view inside of the tank they gave us on the episode.
Still i love the show. Every episode is full of surprises...
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Posted by stipp on Wednesday, March 9, 2005 9:22 PM
I love it all! its gritty and dirty and the way they portray the battles like someone was holding the camers while fightng is way cool!
I too miss farscape, a lot!
Still getting use to the new starbuck,and boomer,
bomer is a little hottie!
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Posted by madmike on Wednesday, March 9, 2005 9:39 PM
Took my SO a little while to accept the new series as she is a original series fan, but I will keep encouraging her Smile [:)]

cheers

Mike
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Posted by Mikeym_us on Thursday, March 10, 2005 3:22 AM
yeah the girl playing boomer is a hottie but didn't anyone notice shes related to a certain Enterprise cast member.

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Posted by se5022 on Thursday, March 10, 2005 6:52 AM
Great!!!
I loved the original as a kid and this one is better!

About the only thing I was disappointed with, (and not too much) is the Galactica itself. I'm probably just pining for the original ship.
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Posted by DanCooper on Thursday, March 10, 2005 7:25 AM
what... Starbuck and Boomer are girls ??? I must see that before I can believe it (eh don't take this the wrong way ; I mean seeing the series not ....... ah forget it)

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Posted by MartianGundamModeler on Thursday, March 10, 2005 11:02 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by se5022

Great!!!
I loved the original as a kid and this one is better!
About the only thing I was disappointed with, (and not too much) is the Galactica itself. I'm probably just pining for the original ship.


What do you not like about the galactica. The exterior difference to the original are minor from a design sense in my op. Hey if you don't like it everyone is entitled to their own opinion i'd just like to hear your thoughts.
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Posted by thunderbearr on Thursday, March 10, 2005 11:05 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by MartianGundamModeler

QUOTE: Originally posted by thunderbearr

One of the continuity points I like is after the water tanks were destroyed, in the following episodes, you can see the damage to the exterior. They haven't had the need or time to fix it, so they haven't.


Cool I hadn't noticed that. However teh problem i had with that episde was that the external hull of the Galactica took a direct hit from a tactical nuke in the pilot/miniseries, yet it only took a a few small charges of "c-4" (think they called it "c-5" or something in the show) to blow it wide open. One could claim "water pressure", or c-5 is powerful stuff, or integrety on the inside being weaker than from the out side but still that's a stretch esp considering how thin the hull appeared to be from the view inside of the tank they gave us on the episode.
Still i love the show. Every episode is full of surprises...


When the nuke hit, it was against full armor. When the tanks were blown (from the inside, remember, Boomer was wet...) the armor wasn't in place.

Also, any else notice in the original mini-series the Galactica had to retract the pods before going FTL? Then, in one scene, they're fully deployed. heheh.

I also love the flash-back to the military base with the Humvees, etc in the background. I love the show since it could easily be a few years from now. Anyway, I like how Colonial One is roughly based on Air Force One (blue, 747).
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Posted by thunderbearr on Thursday, March 10, 2005 11:09 AM
One of the proponents of the 'Don't watch that cr@p' was Richard Hatch, who just happens to be in the second episode.
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Posted by djrost_2000 on Thursday, March 10, 2005 5:20 PM
I think Richard Hatch was pushing hard for a continuation of the old series. I think he was let down when they decided on a remake, but he came around.

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Posted by Mikeym_us on Thursday, March 10, 2005 8:23 PM
at least your not talking about Survivors Richard Hatch. LOL

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Posted by MartianGundamModeler on Thursday, March 10, 2005 10:18 PM

When the nuke hit, it was against full armor. When the tanks were blown (from the inside, remember, Boomer was wet...) the armor wasn't in place.

Also, any else notice in the original mini-series the Galactica had to retract the pods before going FTL? Then, in one scene, they're fully deployed. heheh.

I also love the flash-back to the military base with the Humvees, etc in the background. I love the show since it could easily be a few years from now. Anyway, I like how Colonial One is roughly based on Air Force One (blue, 747).


Are you saying that the hull armor is retracable?
I did notice that with the flight pods sometimes being deployed though they just made an FTL jump. I think that some of the similarities to our sociaty are too close. Like the clearly english writing on everything. i think it would be better if they at least used a different type of script so that we can still read it but at least it will look "alien". just my My 2 cents [2c]
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Posted by madmike on Thursday, March 10, 2005 11:50 PM
don't forget the ties and suits!!!

That is a little too close to 20th-21st century Earth, or can they explain our fashions today as race memory?

Good show though, like the Vipers a lot!

cheers

Mike
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, March 11, 2005 1:39 AM
I was not a fan of the pilot/miniseries, so I missed a few episodes when the season started. I'm sorry I did, because this is shaping up to be a good show. I especially like the fact that the powers that be are allowing the show to be "difficult", and full of paranoia, ambiguity, and second-guessing. I thought the torture episode was top-notch.

I did have problems with the female Starbuck, but now I find her to be the most intriguing character on the show. I'm also finding Cylon theology quite interesting.
I hope they can maintain the high quality. And I can't wait for the models (though I'd still love to lay my hands on a Cylon Raider from the original series).

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, March 11, 2005 12:45 PM
i dont like batlestar and wonder why that show is on and star trek gets taken off
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, March 11, 2005 3:32 PM
I have to say I've really been enjoying it, though right now I still prefer Stargate SG-1 (and of course Farscape, which I still miss) over all other SF series currently on. Probably because SG-1 has so much back story propelling it forward. But SG-1 is clearly winding down to a Final Conclusion, possibly with the end of it's 9th season (coming up next year). Battlestar for me has been a pleasant surprise--it's showing a lot of serious potential--because I was never a fan of the orginal (2?) series--it was clearly aimed at a young audience, and I always found it painful to watch most of the time. (I'm a long time _serious_ science fiction fan, having read thousands of books and short stories and having seen virtually everything SF ever put on film or TV since the 50s.)

So I look forward to seeing Battlestar. Which for me is always a good sign!

--Ken
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