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Post by USS Mariner on Sept 20, 2005 20:17:58 GMT -5
 ;D I must say, the addition of the angular drive section and the Full Metal Jacket really brings back the TOS look, even though it's proportions are different. |
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Post by I, Mudd. on Sept 20, 2005 20:40:09 GMT -5
I cannot WAIT to see this upcoming episode!
I, Mudd.
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Post by S33K100 on Sept 23, 2005 16:37:52 GMT -5
It looks incredibly squashed in the pics posted so far, and according to Zoic (the people who made the models for the mini) the metal outer plating was an upgrade to the Galactica during the war (originally it would have had no outer skin or ridges) but because it was about to be decommissioned most of it had been stripped off and canibalised for use on other ships in the fleet. P.S. can't believe we have to wait till january to see season 2.  |
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Post by Johanobesus on Sept 24, 2005 0:26:01 GMT -5
Is it petty of me to say that I am SICK AND TIRED of season cliff-hangers? Ever since "Best of Both Worlds," it seems to have become a tradition that all sci-fi series must have season cliff-hangers. I guess it is supposed to spark interest and encourage viewers to tune in next season, but it just pisses me off. By the time four or five months go by, I've forgotten enough of the episode to be confused by the second part, but it's still familiar enough that watching it a second time is boring. Any more, I just ignore the last episode of the season. They're going to rerun it in January anyway. But I was too curious about the Pegasus, so I went ahead and watched it. Last year it wasn't as bad. Yes, it was sort of a cliffhanger, but at least they passed the climax. They didn't just end it with Boomer pulling the gun and firing without showing us who got shot and what happened immediately after. This, ending it right in the middle of the confrontation, is just plain mean. Dammit!
Sorry for the rant, but this has been bugging me more and more for years. Damn the writers of Dallas!
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Post by MajorRacal on Sept 27, 2005 6:37:06 GMT -5
I can see what you're talking about there... Fortunately I have a pretty decent memory - maybe watching Doctor Who with its weekly cliffhangers for all those years helped?
What bothers me more is that more often than not, the pace and tone of the subsequent episode(s) don't match or carry on from where the previous episodes left us hanging.
Worse are cop-out resolutions... I think TNG's Descent was particularly unforgivable, but DS9 was especially bad for that when the seasons ran up to a BIG THREAT moment, and then we rejoined the story weeks or months later with the threat kinda forgotten or all the interesting events packed down to a few lines of 'oh didn't that go badly for us" type dialogue.
MajorRacal
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Post by Johanobesus on Sept 27, 2005 17:46:09 GMT -5
You might be on to something. Here in the U.S., I grew up watching Doctor Who as complete 1½ to 3 hour stories every Saturday.
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Post by CaptainPierce on Sept 27, 2005 18:42:08 GMT -5
Cliff-hangers were staples on TV long before "Best of Both Worlds"--anybody here old enough to remember "Who Shot JR?"  (Well, other than StressPuppy, that is...  ) My biggest problem with Trek cliff-hangers has always been that there's little to no suspense. Every time after BoBW, you knew that nothing was ever going to change. That was a problem with the shows in general, for that matter, but particularly when you're dealing with a dramatic device whose sole purpose is to generate suspense! I've been completely off BSG this season after the premiere, and I doubt I could have brought myself to watch the Pegasus ep even if I'd watch everything else--I remember seeing the original Pegasus eps as a "movie" on HBO or something in the very early 80's, while playing games on my aunt's TRS-80--showing you just how early 80's it was, that was still the top of the line in home computing. ;D I'd seen some BSG (and G80) here and there when it was originally on (growing up on a farm and having to do chores was a major impediment to watching prime-time TV  ), but never that one, and it was so cool to see it with no commercials on cable... I admit to mild curiousity at seeing Ensign Ro promoted to Admiral Cain , but she's no Lloyd Bridges... |
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Post by Atrahasis on Sept 29, 2005 14:20:16 GMT -5
That was only episode 10 of season 2... what kind of a show makes only 10 episodes per season? In contrast the first season was 12 or 13.
When will the show be picked up again? I hope not "next year" because that would just be dereliction of duty or something.
Btw I hope Cain gets her ass kicked!
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Post by CaptainPierce on Sept 29, 2005 17:58:55 GMT -5
I don't believe this was the full season--just the first part of it. IIRC, the season is supposed to resume January-ish...
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Post by S33K100 on Oct 3, 2005 12:53:29 GMT -5
Indeed, the first 'season' as you call them across the pond was one run of 13 episodes, the second 'season' is (IIRC) 20 episodes, but it's being split in 2 for some ungodly reason based around the Pegasus cliffhanger. And we don't even get to see any of it here until January.
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Post by zerosnark on Oct 10, 2005 12:16:46 GMT -5
I too, am tired of the cliffhangers.
And having a season START in July and END in September. . .is just dumb.
How can they possibly maintain ratings with first run shows in the SUMMER? In the summer, I don't even have time to watch RECORDINGS of these episodes.
As for the episode itself: Oh puhlease! With the level of competency and professionalism exhibited by the Pegasus. . . .the Cylons deserve to win. The Galactica was supposed to be a crowd of washouts -> but the Pegasus is a line ship. The idiocy on that ship showed no bounds.
Not sure it would be worth the fuel to send a baseship after them: Sooner or later, the colonials will wipe themselves out.
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Post by Atrahasis on Oct 10, 2005 19:32:48 GMT -5
Totally....the Pegasus is what you get when you have an entire crew of stupid rednecks running things!
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Post by CaptainPierce on Oct 10, 2005 20:30:52 GMT -5
No, that would be the Bush Administration...  |
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Post by zerosnark on Oct 10, 2005 21:42:36 GMT -5
I think the problem I had with the episode was that the whole "incident" that lead the ships to the brink was so, so totally contrived. Cain is an ADMIRAL for goodness sakes. In a real military, you don't get to that kind of position without understanding how to manage command grade subordinates without pushing them over the edge. And don't get me started on politics  SURELY you could have looked a little further afield for a judicial candidate? Who was the second choice when they came up with Roberts? Geez. |
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Post by Atrahasis on Oct 10, 2005 23:44:09 GMT -5
For sure, that entire deal with the Pegasus is the show taking a stab at the redneck cronie organization that is the Bush administration.
As for leading a group, what happens if all your guys are stupid rednecks? The way to lead them is to give them what stupid rednecks love to do, otherwise you can't control them. Also by the same logic the biggest redneck is the one who becomes the top dog.
Sad.....
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(Well, other than StressPuppy, that is... 
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), but never that one, and it was so cool to see it with no commercials on cable... I admit to mild curiousity at seeing Ensign Ro promoted to Admiral Cain 
Hey buds, join 4shared now!
SURELY you could have looked a little further afield for a judicial candidate? Who was the second choice when they came up with Roberts? Geez.