Jamie Bamber needs to be licked. I adore Boomer, not sure why. After episode 3 I was entranced with Baltar and the bimbo -- I love her and her panther-like self, I'm fascinated with the monotheistic devotion she has, and like the not-evil but not-strong so not-goodness of Baltar.

Starbuck -- well, she took a while to grow on me.

Roslin ROCKS. Adama interests me, especially in the Roslin interactions -- the play of military versus government in an emergency situation.

Tech chief (if he's who I'm thinking -- Boomer's guy?) bores me.

Tech chief (if he's who I'm thinking -- Boomer's guy?) bores me.

Yes. And hey!

Still, I think they achieved a desperate and claustrophobic tone which didn't wear me out.

I have to say, based only on the episodes already aired, that they rival the Lost Islanders in their total lack of long-term planning. Which, when you're on a fruitful, warm island with Tom Cruise's cousin, is a lot less of a pressing issue than when you represent the last desperate gasp of the species fleeing in a fleet of garbage trucks into the outer-space unknown.

If I wrote Battlestar Galactica, and wanted "desperate", I would, like, institute a criminal justice system whereby the ultimate punishment was lobotomy or brain death (because the rest of your body might still be useful), a forced breeding or cloning program, and some major changes to the logistics of herding a bunch of ships. (I think I would annex them all and glue them all together rather than have to re-count them every time they go someplace. Like, a first grade class on a field trip, except the field trip lasts forever. )

Would not be a fun TV show, I admit.

But they do have a plan. I'm not saying it's a good one. But they have a goal. And there's more stuff later.

And hey!

Nah, he's got nothing for me.

However, with the short season, we haven't yet had the equivalent of the bad DS9.

What DS9 did you think was bad - a particular arc(s), or just random episodes? I know there were some that I liked a lot less than others (there was a rather desultory gambling one at one point; actually two now that I think of it), but I don't remember them having any extended periods of crapitude.

(I think I would annex them all and glue them all together rather than have to re-count them every time they go someplace. Like, a first grade class on a field trip, except the field trip lasts forever. )

Yes. That way when something goes wrong, they can all die together.

Well, okay, this being a TV show, something is bound to go wrong. But, think of the gas they are wasting driving little puddle jumpers all around to shuttle people from here to there! Also, there's half a chance that one ship will have stuff and another will not, and they'll start fighting over the stuff, to the detriment of all.

Also, the endless counting. "Okay, the Tokugawa Queen. Has anybody seen the Tokugawa Queen since we left McDonald's? She was wearing blue shorts and a purple top, and Jeffrey if you don't listen to me you are gonna sit right next to me for the rest of the trip. Got it?"

they can all die together

And suddenly a Billy Joel song about "and we would all go down together" is in my head.

Well, my opinions of characters morphed slightly over the run, which isn't surprising, really, but I don't want to spoil with specifics. I'll say that Starbuck has grown on me less quickly than I'd like her to, but I still don't dislike her, exactly. Then again, I also found Lee sort of bland for a good portion, too (with some notable, specific scene exceptions, some of which have already aired, even), which doesn't seem to be a prevailing opinion here orout there in the wilds.

Totally grooved on Roslin. And her assistant... he's adorable. Wish I could remember his name. I am a fan of the Baltar/Blonde Cylon show. And EJO is someone I'll likely always groove on. Fence sitting about Boomer, Helo, the chief, but no real gripes. Don't like Tighe much.

I also think they've set up some interesting threads that I'd like to see play out.

Are Ben Edlund and Adam Busch reason enough to watch Point Pleasant?

they can all die together

And suddenly a Billy Joel song about "and we would all go down together" is in my head.

For me it's Tom Lehrer's "We Will All Go Together When We Go."