Damn, I...have enough shows to watch. It's supposed to not suck, though?
BG is good stuff so far, I think. Got me excited to a degree that hasn't happened since, to speak purely of SF TV, Babylon 5.
I like the ruffles.
Kaylee ,'Shindig'
Boxed Set, Vol. 1: Smallville, Due South, Farscape
A topic for the discussion of Farscape, Smallville, and Due South. Beware possible invasions of Stargate, Highlander, or pretty much anything else that captures our fancy. Expect Adult Content and discussion of the Big Gay Sex.
Lysana - Jan 18, 2005 7:27:38 pm PST #9263 of 10000
Hellbound Equal-Opportunity Nookie Hog
Consuela - Jan 18, 2005 9:16:24 pm PST #9264 of 10000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Lysana, that's a good analogy. It's very serious and portentous; I do hope they can leaven it with the occasional humor. Like the poker scene with Baltar and Starbuck, that was pretty good, I thought.
But Boomer? She's so totally fucked. And I'm dying to know if the one on Caprica thinks she's human, too. And if so, how that works. At what point did they get split up? When did the Cylons get placed? Did they take Boomer and replicate her, or was she always a Cylon?
Many fascinating plot-related questions to ask!
Katie M - Jan 19, 2005 4:17:48 am PST #9265 of 10000
I was charmed (albeit somewhat perplexed) by the fannish sensibility of many of the music choices -- it's like the director was trying to vid Canada. --loligo on the Olympic Opening Ceremonies
Poor Boomer.
RE Citizen Joe, which I've just now watched the beginning of: Who knew "seven years ago" translated to "1957"? *headdesk*
§ ita § - Jan 19, 2005 4:32:41 am PST #9266 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Aha. I just worked out what made me think the Stargate special was a retrospective ... the phrase "provide highlights of previous seasons" as the show description. However, it looks like every scene so far is forward-looking, as it should very well be.
Hey -- are we establishing a convention for whitefonting the current run of BSG?
JenP - Jan 19, 2005 4:51:40 am PST #9267 of 10000
I've been doing it because I've been talking about eps pre-broadcast, and I'm also not keeping track of what has aired here. But I'd just figured BG talk would be the same as the Stargates. Though, I admit that I don't know, technically, when we go from whitefont to regular for those. And I also don't have a preference anyway. Probably not a helpful paragraph, really.
Katie M - Jan 19, 2005 4:57:36 am PST #9268 of 10000
I was charmed (albeit somewhat perplexed) by the fannish sensibility of many of the music choices -- it's like the director was trying to vid Canada. --loligo on the Olympic Opening Ceremonies
If I had my druthers I'd say BSG was open for regular, non-whitefonted posting as soon as it's aired--same way we handled Buffy. But I don't really care.
§ ita § - Jan 19, 2005 5:21:56 am PST #9269 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
The standard for the rest is once it's aired in the US, it's blackfont.
I'm getting all tangled up between what, on BSG, I can talk about and what I can't, and when it's all in whitefont, it doesn't help.
Blackfont questions: What's the history/theology of BSG? I get that the humans are polytheistic, and the Cylons monotheistic, but which gods do the humans worship? I finally realised that the planets are named after the zodiac. Does that tie in with who they worship?
How does Earth and Kobol fit in? Or at least, how did they fit in in the original?
Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 19, 2005 6:37:50 am PST #9270 of 10000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Explaining how Earth fit in to the original mythos requires drawing on the excerable Galactica 1980 series, and no one wants that.
§ ita § - Jan 19, 2005 6:43:54 am PST #9271 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
That wasn't so bad! Thirteenth colony=Earth, Kobol predates us both.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 19, 2005 6:51:49 am PST #9272 of 10000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
That wasn't so bad!
Only someone who's never seen the actual series could say that with a straight face.