For those of you not in the know, Battlestar Galactica (the new series) is quite possibly the best show on TV right now. And there's another thing that makes it worth watching. Unlike many cliffhanger shows, this season (season 4) is the last one.
The producers of the show felt it was necessary for the show to have a definite ending. Wow. So, unlike LOST, we will actually get some damn answers! How novel. A show that is a complete cycle in 4 seasons.
In a way it's a shame, but I'd rather have it like this. Some shows hang around long past their prime. The Simpsons are a prime example. Not for BSG. No slow death to bad writing and cast holdouts. No. They're going out on top at the crecendo of the story. Much like Hall of Fame running back, Jim Brown, they want the final memories of this show to be a peak performance.
I know some of you are not on board with this show. I've decided to list the supposed reasons and refute them.
1. "I don't like science fiction." Okay. But this show has something about it, an appeal that goes beyond genre. It is deep in drama, philosophy, religion, psychology, suspense, violence and romance. I don't enjoy shows about hospitals, but I loved ER. I hate cop shows, but Law and Order used to be the best game in town.
2. "It's offensive! The old series was perfect." Sorry. I've watched the old series recently. It's like watching My Little Pony in space. Lorne Green has nothing on Edward James Ulmos. And the supporting cast is spectacular. The effects are stellar. The plots are gritty. It beats the old series easily.
3. "I watched an episode and couldn't follow it." Here's where you need to step up, people. Watch the pilot/mini-series and season one. Then see if you can understand the plot. Of course, this requires a shell out for rental, purchase or DVR. It's worth it.
4. "They turned Boomer into a chick!" Yeah. A hot Asian chick! God bless them.
5. "I don't want to watch it." You see, this is the real issue. You don't want to watch it. Figures. My advice? Shut the fuck up and watch it anyways. It will do you good.
Malach and I agree that our platform for election in '08 revolves around Battlestar Galactica style politics and violence. We will ad the word FRAK to every speech. BSG will be taught in schools as an alternative to evolution. And we will launch the nukes to kill those toasters.
So, how do you like that?
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People saying that they don't like sci-fi is the intellectual equivalent of saying "I just don't like black people". Most people do that b/c of their preconceptions of what sci-fi is about and are ignorant. Sci-fi authors have had some very intelligent social commentary over the past 50 years that has been too long overlooked by the "mainstream". It's pathetic. Philip K. Dick's writings about political control of the masses were prescient, to say the least.
Also, make people say "Gods Damn", too.
They turned Starbuck into a chick that I would fuck so hard because she's nuts.
So Say We All!
Starbuck was kind of a chick in the first one too, but not as fraking hot and nuts!
I also want to add some Valis into our Platform
Starbuck lost his balls. Mind you his shoulders got bigger. Can't remember how big his tits were....
I hear you brother.
Preaching to the choir on this one.
Can't wait for season 3 to hit dvd.
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