OT: BSG Series

Atrocities · #1 December 16th, 2004, 08:21 PM

I think most people will like the series, but all will agree that the props and such could be greatly imporved. I think the best thing they can do to improve the series, aside from giving it more money, is to move away from using props that are "common" everyday items that you and I have and use.

Avoid using current volnacular (sp) and terms. Terms such as Avation fuel and H20 are so easily changed into Viper Fuel, and Fh2. (I mean wouldn't they have a differant name for items on the periodic table than we do?) Just a thought.

If Farscape can pull it off, then BSG should be able too as well.

Hugh Manatee · #2 December 16th, 2004, 09:08 PM

Do they still wear those Pharo looking flight helmets?

Atrocities · #3 December 16th, 2004, 09:57 PM

No, they wear a spin off of the space suites seen in Enterprise and Farscape.

solops · #4 December 17th, 2004, 12:12 AM

I terminated the pilot show when the new President moved in and started acting like a complete idiot. The shortcomings with the rest of the show were a strain, but I could manage until her moronic pronouncements were portrayed as heroic, compassionate and wise.

When they declare martial law and chuck her and her cabinet out of the airlock, let me know and I'll pick the series up from there.

Atrocities · #5 December 17th, 2004, 01:21 AM

ROFLMAO - She is a cylon by the way.

solops · #6 December 17th, 2004, 12:21 PM

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Atrocities said:
ROFLMAO - She is a cylon by the way.

Really? What a relief. I am so sick of the entertainment industry's attempts to impose its often unrealistic politics on the public that after a few minutes of her orders after evacuating to the Galactica I turned off the television and was never tempted to watch again. It was simply too much on top of the other technical and writing shortcomings of the show to have to stomach Hollywood political philosophy in addition.

Are you SURE she is a cylon? I have been subjected to exactly the same fantasy logic from politicians and judges that I know personally (alas, I am related to some of them...). At least she is a thoroughly unpleasant character all around. I would have been devastated had it been the good looking cylon. I like her logic. My favorite part of the show, up to the point I Banned it, was watching the planet get nuked while she watched.

geoschmo · #7 December 17th, 2004, 01:15 PM

Um, well if the Pres is a Cylon Atrocities is talking spoilers. That fact wasn't uncovered in the miniseries. They did make it look as if Boomer is a Cylon at the very end though.

Atrocities · #8 January 13th, 2005, 10:37 PM

I have to say that the series is getting better. I really enjoy the music they are using. Its from Tribes.

Powerful and fitting.

Azselendor · #9 January 13th, 2005, 11:06 PM

I think the idea with the president was to show how stupid our elected officials can be, with the best of intentions, during times of crisis.

Randallw · #10 December 17th, 2004, 05:44 AM

I am pleasantly surprised whenever I come across a novel where the military is portrayed as wiser than the politicians. You'd think Authors would get into trouble with the thoughpolice portraying peaceloving politicians as idiots, but I keep finding novels where the politicians insist on making peace with aliens who have destroyed numerous border colonies

"surely there is a misunderstanding. If we sit down and discuss things surely they will call off their pledge to exterminate us"

or

"Well we have defeated the genocidal aliens once, surely they will now be willing to talk peace"

and the military have to take matters into their own hands.