I got a BSG Season 2 disk via Netflix yesterday, and wanted to ask: Is Ron Moore a jackass on all the podcasts? I'd heard from assorted fans about his wife ruining them, but the one I started to listen to was Moore alone, and after his second rant about message boards and whiny fans I pushed stop and decided this is someone I don't ever need to hear more commentary from.
I know I'm a bad poet, but I'm a good man. All I ask is that... is that you try to see me—
William ,'Conversations with Dead People'
Boxed Set, Vol. V: Just a Hint of Denial and a Dash of Retcon
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Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 05, 2009 6:08:17 am PST #7110 of 30001
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Gudanov - Mar 05, 2009 6:12:08 am PST #7111 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping
I dunno, I don't recall him ranting about whiny fans very much on the podcasts. I do think he comes across as having a pretty high opinion of himself, but it didn't ruin the podcasts for me. OTOH, I have a low threshold for podcast quality since I only listen to them while doing something else.
le nubian - Mar 05, 2009 6:17:56 am PST #7112 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I haven't heard every podcast, but I am somewhat surprised to hear he complained about the message boards. I don't recall him doing that in the ones I listened to.
I find the information he imparts generally is interesting. Note, I NEVER listen to them while watching the show, always after I watch the ep.
Jessica - Mar 05, 2009 6:20:07 am PST #7113 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I don't remember him ranting about the message boards until S3, but it's possible I've blocked out his earlier stuff.
He's a total jackass, but sometimes he gives interesting info (talking about how the ep was originally concieved and the changes that were made along the way) so I keep listening.
Gudanov - Mar 05, 2009 6:27:04 am PST #7114 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping
I find it really interesting as well. One of the things I found interesting is how there wasn't a lot of forward planning with the story arcs which sometimes explains a lot.
Tom Scola - Mar 05, 2009 6:28:09 am PST #7115 of 30001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
But I thought the Cylons had a plan!
amych - Mar 05, 2009 6:30:17 am PST #7116 of 30001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
So we know that Ron Moore isn't a duck Cylon?
Gudanov - Mar 05, 2009 6:36:22 am PST #7117 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping
But I thought the Cylons had a plan!
Judging by what the Cylons have accomplished, not a very good plan, sort of like Cheney's plan for post war Iraq.
JenP - Mar 05, 2009 6:59:08 am PST #7118 of 30001
He's a total jackass, but sometimes he gives interesting info (talking about how the ep was originally concieved and the changes that were made along the way) so I keep listening.
This is me, except I'd say "can be kind of a" jackass "sometimes." I do remember the podcast you're talking about, Matt, and I remember thinking @@, dude, comes with the territory, and just because you think it, doesn't mean you need to say it out loud. On a recording. If you engage with fans, you're going to get the horns sometimes.
Polter-Cow - Mar 05, 2009 9:54:54 am PST #7119 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Any Sarah Connor Chronicles fan needs to read this post about the last episode. It's so good it got linked on the official blog.