http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005-2007 by the authors Mon, 29 Jan 2007 19:56:32 EST http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/03/13/104255.php#comment-521191 What i like about the show is what every one else likes, the fresh plot lines, the unconventional story telling and i totally dig the space combat, and what i don't like is the fact that the writers and director only have so much. Don't forget people, Buffy had to end, Friends had to end and when it gets to the point where Starbucks newest mission is a trip to the shops for a pint of milk, BSG will end too. Enjoy it while it lasts. Or don't enjoy it, and change the channel! Oh, and Tom, why are we noobs? and noobs at what? Thanks for voicing your opinion on BSG by the way, really well thought out. Let's start a fight - BSG Vs Firefly! C'mon, there has to be some money to get it back in the game, BSG has proven Sci-Fi can be a rating s winner. 521191@blogcritics.org Mon, 29 Jan 2007 19:56:32 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/03/13/104255.php#comment-520408 Holy Tvgasm. That was probably the best bit of tv i have watched, Probably ever. I can understand where people are coming from as i didn't really like the time jumps that occured between episodes but this was truely inventive television. I just can't wait until season three comes out on Dvd because i have no way to get the sci-fi channel. 520408@blogcritics.org Sun, 28 Jan 2007 23:42:34 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/03/13/104255.php#comment-503878 Just finished watching series 2 and it was absolutely stunning,love the story so far and i am not in any way dissapointed with any part of it,all is good and i look forward to the 3rd.I must enquire however to its connection to the original series where my favourite episode was when the fleet came across 2 planets very close to each other on its path to Earth.Each planet inhabited by people and warring with each other.One finaly launches a salvo of destructive missiles at the other and the Galactica intervenes,saving the day.Will we see such a story in the new Galactica?????? 503878@blogcritics.org Tue, 2 Jan 2007 16:24:34 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/03/13/104255.php#comment-498155 i rrrrrrrrrrrrrrreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaalllllllllllllllllllllyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy do 498155@blogcritics.org Thu, 21 Dec 2006 14:43:57 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/03/13/104255.php#comment-498152 hate the show u r all noobs with a capital N 498152@blogcritics.org Thu, 21 Dec 2006 14:39:02 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/03/13/104255.php#comment-496258 At first I didn't know what to make of it...it took me a long while to figure out how to feel about the time jump. But then the more I thought about it, the more I enjoyed being rattled by something unusual from the writers. Plus, when you consider that they're still a long way from Earth, we may have to endure a time jump or two to get there within the next few years, depending on how long the series will last. BSG is a such a vast improvement on the usual crap that pours out of the boob tube. JMHO. 496258@blogcritics.org Sat, 16 Dec 2006 20:47:53 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/03/13/104255.php#comment-487652 Ok~ people who don't like the leap forward, would you really like to watch a year full of them moving down to the planet, setting up the town and no drama with no cyclons? I think it is a risk that the writers took - obviously from all the neg. comments about it - but isn't that one of the hallmarks of the show and why we like it? The risks and unconventional story telling? 487652@blogcritics.org Sun, 26 Nov 2006 19:38:52 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/03/13/104255.php#comment-480089 Just finished watching Series 2/BSG DVD. Gripping!. Just one suggestion to Olmos: one-year jumps I can live with but lose the 'tash! 480089@blogcritics.org Tue, 14 Nov 2006 03:44:58 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/03/13/104255.php#comment-474425 I haven't seen BSG since my teens and I thought the new BSG was and hopefully still be brilliantly awsome, it was great to see the characters develope and mature as if in real time, it showed an in depth personal style of all the characters that was created. And I am certain you wouldn't shirk from season 3.... 474425@blogcritics.org Tue, 7 Nov 2006 05:26:51 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/03/13/104255.php#comment-473317 Like the new show ,watched the old show growing up .Jumping ahead one year ,so what because of the good writting and time spent on the stroy of each person you can imangen how and what happend to them thats good story when you can see the story on fold in your mind .And did anyone notice how long year is for them 137 days 473317@blogcritics.org Sat, 4 Nov 2006 04:01:02 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/03/13/104255.php#comment-458348 John- ceylon ? Eh ? Don't you mean Sri Lankan!? 458348@blogcritics.org Mon, 16 Oct 2006 18:14:43 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/03/13/104255.php#comment-445292 i personaly like the jump ahead a year and loved the ending i was getting realy bored with all the fighting between the humans. witch we all know would realy happen. but at some piont u know they can not make it to were every one is just happy and say hay lets go to earth. The final ep of season 2 left every thing open to the writers they can go anywere from this piont and did not bore us all with all the fighting between humans. 445292@blogcritics.org Fri, 22 Sep 2006 09:48:46 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/03/13/104255.php#comment-431843 The Directing is the best part about the show. And James Olmos, of course. The last episode was a tad awkward, as many of you mentioned, because we have lost touch with our beloved characters, even after spending the last 10 episodes focussed more on character development and less on story. The appeal of the show is that the characters eveolve with the story. The last 10 episodes we good, but seemed to be a little too "space soap opera" and i actually found myself getting sick of some of the characters. I still consider James Olmos to be the "COMMANDER" and not the admiral or whatever rank they decide to give him in season 3. The title suited him better. We've only had a few episodes to get used to all the changes in rank, job descriptions and hairdoos. I have an open mind, since the creative geniuses are still behind the wheel. Its still the best show on tv and the plot is far from getting old and tired. No matter how much you whine and complain, I am certain you will be watching season 3... Chief Tyrol's season 3 beard is Frakn awesome. 431843@blogcritics.org Wed, 23 Aug 2006 22:56:02 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/03/13/104255.php#comment-428287 I was overseas doing other things this last season and I want to know when it is coming out on DVD so I can catch up - I'll be gone again by the time the next season slowly rolls up and I'll be searching again for the next season when I return. Being in the Merchant Marine and a Navy Vet you know - I can't dislike BSG. I can relete to this more than other Space Ship SCIF-EE shows. Oh, but I am a SCIF-EE fan and always have been. Floating out on the ships like I do is boring with Drama made up as we go along. Our shoreside command is bureaucratic/moronic and once we go out to sail all that crap goes out the window. Anyway - I have some long waits ahead and I hope the series keeps going along like the mini and first season. The second season seemed like bridge season to where ever they are going. Hope it is a good place or goes B7 at the end - that would be life for sure. 428287@blogcritics.org Wed, 16 Aug 2006 16:18:53 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/03/13/104255.php#comment-421429 Great review, and very informative as well! PC 421429@blogcritics.org Sat, 5 Aug 2006 20:32:02 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/03/13/104255.php#comment-420539 I dont understand people searching for things to read about BSG and then taking the time to bag on it. This is the best show i have ever whatched. Not the best scifi, the best period. If you could do better you would. So shut up and watch , or dont. But leave us in peace. 420539@blogcritics.org Thu, 3 Aug 2006 22:49:10 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/03/13/104255.php#comment-414537 I hope they stay away from that god/religious mumbo jumbo ceylon god etc stories. It is total rubbish and just plain lazy and a filler by the writers who can't come up with any better stories. I dread watching that rubbish. Also the TV audience ratings plummet every time they screen those stories. Stick with Shakespearean stuff like crimes of passion stories like murder, greed , corruption, power, love / hate jealously human weakness like money etc emotional human stuff like losing loved ones etc. The presidential stories / humble school teacher who lusts for power and doesn't want to give it up and continuess to stay in office even if it means rigging the electoral voting system was good. The writers have got lazxy when there is plenty e to work with and they have lots of characters to work off. They can develop some of the chracters even without the ceylons involved. Even killing off an occassional lead actor would be good. I would like to see some good old scandal where the ceylons blackmail one of the lead characters. Or compromise them that could jeopadise their career. Getting someone killed in a training accident or shooting a civilian ship thinking it was a ceylon. Drinking on the job or taking drugs etc. 414537@blogcritics.org Tue, 25 Jul 2006 23:42:32 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/03/13/104255.php#comment-414533 10 episodes slots were better. Writers get writers block. It is hard to keep it fresh and original. THe series / ratings will drop unless they can bring aboard more writers or get new characters 414533@blogcritics.org Tue, 25 Jul 2006 23:29:00 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/03/13/104255.php#comment-413271 The 1 year jump was Balthar's dream you guyz...don't you realise thats why the story was so lame...it was trying to be unbelieveable, different to what we know and expect...coz it wasn't a real part of the story. The dream started when Balthar rested his head on the office desk...he is dreaming about the consequences of his decisions... Here's the clincher...in para 4 in the above article: "The humans will return to the Battlestars Galactica and Pegasus very quickly and resume their journey" Pegasus was not blown up by the nuke... 413271@blogcritics.org Mon, 24 Jul 2006 07:14:43 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/03/13/104255.php#comment-412384 love this show, really love it. jake 412384@blogcritics.org Sat, 22 Jul 2006 11:41:50 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/03/13/104255.php#comment-410390 Just want to add that if they didn't leap a year further down the track in finale episode then imagine all the bullshit you'd have to have seen on "New Caprica" setting up, hunting and gathering, a relationship between Callie & Chief Tyrell (sounds like Star Trek). NO THANX!!!!!! That would be an entire season in itself. Why are people so hung up on things like that? Sounds to me like these sort of so called BSG fanz should be watching "Days Of Lives" or "Neighbours". 410390@blogcritics.org Wed, 19 Jul 2006 11:22:52 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/03/13/104255.php#comment-410376 Man, the finale episode of season two was absolutelly sensaaaational I think anyone who says that they liked the "first half" of season two or that it's turning into something else like Babylon 5 (4 Frak's sake) is not really much pf a BSG fan and I'd like to see them write & produce a better Sci Fi show. Kongratulationz to everyone who had anything to do with the production of BSG. Keep up the outstanding work & thanx. 410376@blogcritics.org Wed, 19 Jul 2006 10:56:06 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/03/13/104255.php#comment-410309 THE BETTER THE HORSE THE BIGGER THE CLOUD OF DUST BEHIND IT!! Never say that BSG is cheating or that the people responsible for the making of the show are unimaginative or using shortcuts! It simply IS NOT true, and don t insult the makers of South Park, it just isn t fair to these people b ecouse all they want to do is make some money , stay at their jobs and entertain us! Ask yourself two questions : 1. Can anything, exceptions ofcourse, move your behind from the TV while BSG is on ? 2. Would you trade a night with Catherine Zeta or Angelina, while not pregnant ofcourse, for an exclusive right to see the premier of BSG SEASON 3 tonight? The following is just my opinion but I have been wrong on so many times I even stopped counting after the second one, that is the reason there are no three questions, :() lol If any of your answers is no than you are not a person that should even be discusing BSG! No offense please, really please couse only a true fan can say or feel a relevant issue for the BSG. The BSG was made for these fans¨! The makers of the series will hear us and act acordingly couse they themselves are fans too. So don t be dissapointed for the "shortcut" couse it could be a secret weapon for Season 4 or a completely different show!! Just believe that they are going where no Cylon or Hunam has gone before and asking a lot of tricky questions along the way ! hehe. But will they provide answers ? 410309@blogcritics.org Wed, 19 Jul 2006 07:12:27 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/03/13/104255.php#comment-410236 People. . .come on. . . The sci-Fi genre generally produces over the top crap. This is the first si-fi mini-series I have seen that stands the smell test. Sci-fi at its best uses unusual situations to ask the simple question: "what it is to be human given this situation?" So far BSG has done a fantastic job of keeping the humanity. movies and shows of this type often use nice graphics and THX sound to make up for the fact that there is nothing of substance there (george lucas could learn a thing or two by watching BSG). As to the end of season two, so what? They skipped a year. The show is about an escape on space craft is it not? I thought it was perfect. The characters I know and appreciate were stranded on a starship not a planet. . . If I wanted that I would watch Lost. Its easy to be critical when you don't have to write the episodes. So far this show is the best one I've seen in this genre. Hands down. 410236@blogcritics.org Wed, 19 Jul 2006 02:55:21 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/03/13/104255.php#comment-404523 I thought the saeson finale was good, but after a finale for a seris you like it makes you want to know whats happening after and so a lot of people just go on the internet to look for stuff they only thing that annoys me is that we have to wait so long for season 3 404523@blogcritics.org Sat, 8 Jul 2006 15:11:30 EDT