I suspect it's more likely because the writers of the original BSG series had no clue.
But to make up for it, they had '70s hair! And togas.
Two steaming cups of chocolate goodness. Courtesy of whomever I swiped it from out of the cupboard.
Ben ,'The Killer In Me'
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.
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tommyrot - Jan 17, 2006 10:34:39 am PST #6610 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.
Jessica - Jan 17, 2006 10:37:21 am PST #6611 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I suspect it's more likely because the writers of the original BSG series had no clue.
Shhhhhhh...
tommyrot - Jan 17, 2006 10:43:00 am PST #6612 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.
From the NYT piece a while back:
And so he called Moore and asked him if he was interested in bringing a second big spaceship show back to life. Moore knew the original ''Battlestar,'' and after talking to Eick, he watched Larson's original three-hour pilot again. It surprised him. Here was a deeply somber story about a civilization that had basically endured genocide, and for the first hour it was elegantly told and strangely affecting. ''They were trying,'' he told me. ''It took a hard left turn to insanity when they reached the casino planet, but they were really trying.''
Ah, yes - the casino planet....
Betsy HP - Jan 17, 2006 10:45:28 am PST #6613 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
I really liked that Roslin had the current population written on her whiteboard. I think it was in the Previouslies.
Jessica - Jan 17, 2006 10:51:42 am PST #6614 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
It took a hard left turn to insanity when they reached the casino planet
That's putting it mildly...
(And was a recurring problem with the original series, much though I adore it -- they kept finding populated planets, which made the whole "humanity completely wiped out" premise less than convincing. The current crop of Cylons were much more thorough.)
sumi - Jan 17, 2006 10:51:52 am PST #6615 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
Still has the current population. I like that too. I'm glad that they started putting that in the opening sequence.
Kathy A - Jan 17, 2006 10:52:53 am PST #6616 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Ah, yes - the casino planet....
Does every SF show do this? I'm thinking of the horrendous ST:TNG ep (Casino Royale, wasn't it?).
Jessica - Jan 17, 2006 10:53:23 am PST #6617 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Did anyone notice if the count went up after Pegasus showed up? I meant to check, but never got around to it.
sumi - Jan 17, 2006 10:54:33 am PST #6618 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
I think it did -- it's now in the 49,600s and it was in the 49,500s before.
Kathy A - Jan 17, 2006 10:55:59 am PST #6619 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
I finally got around to watching my tape of the S2 marathon, and yes, it did go up by around 1400. I found myself writing down the number and seeing if it works with the previously ons (the ep after they killed off Zarek's two henchmen, the number went down by two--very cool!).