Zoe: Yeah? Thought you'd get land crazy that long in port. Wash: Probably, but I've been sane a long while now, and change is good.

'Shindig'


Boxed Set, Vol. II: "It's a Cookbook...A Cookbook!!"  

A topic for the discussion of Farscape, Smallville, and Due South. Beware possible invasions of Stargate, Highlander, or pretty much any other "genre" show that captures our fancy. Expect Adult Content and discussion of the Big Gay Sex.

Whitefont all unaired in the U.S. ep discussion, identifying it as such, and including the show and ep title in blackfont.

Blackfont is allowed after the show has aired on the east coast.

This is NOT a general TV discussion thread.


Jessica - Jan 08, 2006 11:17:27 am PST #6232 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Yeah, but there's that time in between when Adama died and someone else came over to take command

Not really -- her own XO is already aboard, presumably he would take command. (As Starbuck would on Pegasus.)

That would kind of suck for the person getting caught, don't you think?

That's why Lee is there to watch her back.


Theodosia - Jan 08, 2006 11:18:17 am PST #6233 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

I thought Cain's wording was intended to imply the Marines were to shoot everyone in CIC, which would take out Tigh. Easier to take over the Galactica if the rank and file is demoralized by losing all their top officers, and to put the fear of Cain into them.


DXMachina - Jan 08, 2006 11:18:55 am PST #6234 of 10001
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.

I seriously doubt her plans include letting Tigh keep his job, whether he falls in line or not.

She did say tell her XO to terminate Adama's command, starting with Adama. That means Tigh gets a bullet, too, with all the other line officers.

Or what Theo said.


DebetEsse - Jan 08, 2006 11:29:02 am PST #6235 of 10001
Woe to the fucking wicked.

Right.

I meant with the fork-lift scenario.


Strega - Jan 08, 2006 12:27:26 pm PST #6236 of 10001

I meant with the fork-lift scenario.
Argh. Now I've got the MST3K Fugitive Alien song in my head.

Bombs were a part of the plot of the introductory miniseries, IIRC. Of course, because they were wielded by the bad guys, they failed in their objective.

I'm not totally sure what you're referring to. In "Litmus," Doral blew himself up real good, along with several other people. Given the terrorism anvils in that episode, it seemed like the objective there was to increase fear and paranoia. And that it worked pretty well.


tommyrot - Jan 08, 2006 1:24:50 pm PST #6237 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

A show All About Vulcans wouldn't be very entertaining.

Unless it was a sitcom about a group of Vulcans who are stuck in a constant state of Pon Farr.


§ ita § - Jan 08, 2006 1:30:55 pm PST #6238 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

it was done in such a way that the person doing the assassination didn't get caught

What's wrong with the assassin getting caught?


Nutty - Jan 08, 2006 1:45:52 pm PST #6239 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."

Given the terrorism anvils in that episode, it seemed like the objective there was to increase fear and paranoia.

My memory is vague, I guess. I was under the impression that there were supposed to be people blown up (I mean, people who matter to the show).

What's wrong with the assassin getting caught?

Probably nothing, unless you're the assassin. Or anybody associated with her, especially if she fails. Those dudes in jail are gonna be toast if Michelle Forbes survives the attempt, to say nothing of Lee and probably Doctor Craxxy. Which means the attempt has to succeed, right? The rules of scriptwriting say it must.


§ ita § - Jan 08, 2006 1:48:23 pm PST #6240 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Probably nothing, unless you're the assassin

Which is why I thought it was a weird objection.

If the failed assassination was one that hides the hand but not the brain of the killing, every Galactite on Pegasus is just as toast as if they see Kara raising the gun herself.

Which, from the trailer, it doesn't quite look like.


Nutty - Jan 08, 2006 1:52:15 pm PST #6241 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."

If the failed assassination was one that hides the hand but not the brain of the killing

True. Better to find a Lee Harvey Oswald figure. Blame it all on the beefy XO (who reminds me a great deal of J. T. Walsh), or on the Practically Invisible Sebastian Spence. Or -- actually, we've only met like three people in that crew, haven't we? Three people and a thousand redshirts.

Galactite

Ha! What are the Pegasus people called? Wingers?