[Atrocities]

Hello,

You make an interesting point, however, BSG is not taking place in our future, that is our society is not what BSG is based upon. Therefore the events, and props, used in BSG should not be the same as they are now. By now, I mean NOW, today, real life. If they are going to smoke a cigarette, then great, but why does it have to be called a cigarette, and look just like the ones that are smoked now?

I too like the fact that they are not using "beam" weapons, replicators, or other technology that makes it easy to explain away who they get things.

They did a good job with a few of the episodes explaining how they got water, and fuel.

Why does a lighter have to be called a lighter in BSG? Because the people who are watching the show are not all that smart. The Sci-Fi channels track record with smart shows is not all that good. They tend to cancel them after a few years. So the dumber the show is, that is to say, the easier it is for dumb people to watch, the longer it Lasts.

I do like this new BSG, I do not like the lack of imagination when it comes to using real world items though. Come on, they come from a differant planet and they still call peanut butter "Peanut butter." The only way this can be explained away is if they did indeedcame from Earth and colonized those colonies in our future. In that sence, then yes, cigerettes are cigerettes, and peanut butter is peanut butter.

Lets watch and see what happens.