Boxed Set, Vol. III: "That Can't Be Good..."
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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The Cylons built a backdoor into the nav program in the miniseries, yes. What happened in S2 was something different. The Cylons transmitted a virus, presumably via the comms. Normally that wouldn't matter, but this time everything (not just FTL and nav) was networked, and the virus spread into other systems before the connection was broken. The Cylons weren't directly issuing commands to the ship via a backdoor, as they did in the mini; they were getting the front door to unlock itself.
I'd have to re-watch, but I am almost positive they didn't network the entire ship (which I imagine would take a whole lot of work, considering everything is isolated by design) but just the two or three (I'm thinking it was three, now, but I can't recall the third) systems Gaeda needed to plot the jump quickly. Power and life-support would have nothing to do with that.
I'm also unsure how something coming in over the comms would be recieved by the Nav or FTL computers.
Edclipsed goes into my favorite list of informal TV terms, along with Scully Box and Spinering.
Spinering?
Primal:
I found it really interesting that Stark's emotions showed as angry when Allison left after dropping off the divorce papers. I would have expected sadness.
As someone else mentioned, we were getting a lot of green for depression, just not nearly as much as the anger.
Overall, I thought the episode was okay, but the main plot didn't really grab and the generic horror cut away to off-screen screaming thing just didn't work. However, the dance at the end wasn't nearly as bad as I expected it would be, after Colin's warning, though I do agree that it was a silly way to fix the problem. I'd much rather see two characters in romantic situations because they want to be there, rather than because of weird circumstances forcing them to.
I'd have to re-watch, but I am almost positive they didn't network the entire ship (which I imagine would take a whole lot of work, considering everything is isolated by design) but just the two or three (I'm thinking it was three, now, but I can't recall the third) systems Gaeda needed to plot the jump quickly. Power and life-support would have nothing to do with that.
When Gaeta is describing his plan he says, "We network the FTL computer with a nav, DC, and fire-control computers."
As far as I know, power and life-support have never been mentioned as totally separate systems. They might be, I guess, but there's no reason to assume they are. The only other computer on Galactica that's been mentioned is the mainframe, which has to be what is used for the comms (since that's the context in which it was mentioned).
I'm also unsure how something coming in over the comms would be recieved by the Nav or FTL computers.
There has to be some connection between information received from comms and navigation. They detect that a ship is there, and they detect friend-or-foe. It may not be a direct link, but at the very least one is feeding information to the other.
Dana, you killed him!
I swear, you don't want to be an SGC Colonel unless you're on SG-1; cause otherwise, you're just dead.
That SG-1 ep was kind of all over the map, but Daniel-and-Vala were very funny. Daniel's adorable when he smirks, I have to admit. Brings out his dimples.
Yeah. Juliebird's right. I was a bit manic in the podcast. I have calmed down since then.
And I totally agree, the scream off camera a-la-horror-homage just flat out didn't work. And they had other coverage (close ups and what not). Maybe if they'd just upped the volume to advertising levels or something. I think I agreed in the podcast as well - but I was in such a state it's hard to remember.
I'll watch Purple Haze tomorrow but won't spoil.
Colin - how long is the podcast for Primal? I've subscribed on itunes but the version I got was only 15 minutes long and that doesn't seem right.
I didn't know you could subscribe to the podcasts on iTunes! That would be easier than I had worried about, which is why I've been putting it off....
Spinering: The actors on ST:TNG were in so much awe of Brent Spiner's acting to blue screen creatures and situations that they came to refer to it as Spinering.
For those who think Doctor Who and Torchwood are not enough Who: [link]
Please don't calm down for future podcasts, Colin! It's, well, fun, and I love that you're passionate about it. BTW, what kind of musician is Ed?
Podcasts & iTunes: I've found that it's easier to forget the subscription on iTunes and just manually download each podcast (either from iTunes or the podcast page on the official site). iTunes seems to still be wonky, cuz the subscription just sits there instead of automatically downloading, even when I hit "update podcasts" .
"Primal" should be 41:14 minutes.
How much does it cost to download a podcast from iTunes? I'm in a bit of a money crunch, and while I'd like to see all these nifty extras, I don't want to blow my budget.
A lot of podcasts are free -- I suppose because they're promotional, really -- and the Eureka ones are indeed free. So no budget need be busted.
