New Galactica Series

sachmo · #1 January 18th, 2005, 12:08 PM

Well I REALLY enjoyed it.

- I was impressed with how the show pulled me into it's mood. The relentlessness with which the Cylons attacked Galactica really sucked me in.

- I am very happy with the casting.

- I am happy that I didn't find myself trying to find reasons to justify the stupid things the characters do (like I did with 24)

- Very impressed with the set designs

- Very impressed with the combat sequences

- I can see how the series may get cheesy at points in the future, but I don't think it will be enough to turn me off completely (like 24)

Hooray for Sci-Fi!!

Starhawk · #2 January 18th, 2005, 12:34 PM

Exactly I do feel for the characters, like I said the whole episode with Boomer in "Water" it's like 'That poor girl is a rook and is really fighting hard not to do anything to hurt the others." I don't know how "Sweet" she is like my Ma and Sis say but she is nice to the other crew and that kid whats his face.

I was thinkin "Oh man they better not kill her off or I'll be mad!" lol and it's true if they kill her off that'd suck since she's not evil she's just pre-programed beyond her choices.

TurinTurambar · #3 January 19th, 2005, 12:38 PM

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I was thinkin "Oh man they better not kill her off or I'll be mad!" lol and it's true if they kill her off that'd suck since she's not evil she's just pre-programed beyond her choices.

Well yeah, that, and she's the cutest chick on the show! The scene of her dripping in the locker room after sabotaging the water system was HOT!

My $0.02
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geoschmo · #4 January 18th, 2005, 12:36 PM

I have a technical question. Are the exterior and combat scenes 100% CGI or are they using models at all? It's pretty impressive if it's all CGI. It has a very photo-realistic look to it. I mean, I know it's not shot on location in space or anything, but if the computer can generate ships that look like actual pLastic models and not like computer-generated plactic models, that's pretty cool.

Daynarr · #5 January 18th, 2005, 01:22 PM

I think they have real sized model of Vipers. Not sure about the rest of the ships (probably Raiders as well).

Starhawk · #6 January 18th, 2005, 02:00 PM

They have two full sized Viper Mk2 planes and one full sized Viper Mk7, they also have a Raptor model that can fit a few people.

I think it's all CGI in the space scenes though.

Azselendor · #7 January 18th, 2005, 03:39 PM

It's all CGI for the space scenes. The mockups are just for bluescreen with the actors and location/set shots. I think they have one full size or partial mock-ups of the cylon fighters.

You have to wonder now if Boomer only carry out cylon commands when the cylons are present (and transmit the commands) or if she's programmed to suddenly snap one day and kill 500 people. Maybe both?

Randall, Glasses wouldn't be anachronism. It's like saying glasses are out of date today because we have contacts and lasik surgery. Adama is established as an old fuddy-dud when it comes to technology. Imagine if someone offered him artificial eyes?

Dirk Benedict would be a nice touch for a guest role. I think he's declined to have a role, but I wouldn't mind seeing him pop up as his trademark self on one of the passenger ships. Perhaps as the CAG on the Pegasus if that ship survived the attack and shows up? Ron Moore has expressed plans to revisist the original Galactica's episodes and revamp them a bit. Kobol's Last Gleaming, for example is a remake of one episode.

Other touch is the internal fire on the Galactica in the miniseries points back to an episode from the orignal series.

But a bit of trivia on the new series, Galactica was original planned to have scenes shot similar to 24 where one would see several things happening together but in different places. I can't remember what they call that type of shooting off hand, but fans of 24 will know what I'm talking about.

Thermodyne · #8 January 18th, 2005, 04:02 PM

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You have to wonder now if Boomer only carry out cylon commands when the cylons are present (and transmit the commands) or if she's programmed to suddenly snap one day and kill 500 people. Maybe both?

She was planet side in the rain. Then became aware (came to) on the ship with the rain water still running off of her. Seems to be a little extra dimensional stuff going on.

ZeroAdunn · #9 January 18th, 2005, 04:16 PM

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Klvino [ORB] said:

You have to wonder now if Boomer only carry out cylon commands when the cylons are present (and transmit the commands) or if she's programmed to suddenly snap one day and kill 500 people. Maybe both?

She was planet side in the rain. Then became aware (came to) on the ship with the rain water still running off of her. Seems to be a little extra dimensional stuff going on.

Actually, I am fairly certain the water was because she had been in the potable water tanks placing the explosives.

Both boomers are a cylon, I think galactica boomer is having some sort of conflict between her human programing and her sleeper agent programing, because the sleeper agent programing appears to just be designed to take over the body every once in a while and commit terrorist acts, while the human programming is supposed to be active all the time, and is designed to be a little too human, and thus doesn't want to hurt her friends and is fighting the sleeper agent programming.

geoschmo · #10 January 18th, 2005, 04:06 PM

Hey, there's a pilot shortage right? Dirk could play a grizzeled old colonial warrior dude. He could be she-Bucks mentor, the instructor from the academy that taught her how to fly hard and party harder. Bring him back for one Last go and let him go out in a blaze of glory saving the fleet.

Of course they could find him on the planet they left him to rot on in Galactica 1980.