Battlestar Galactica

[Grallon]

The series ended a miserable failure.

By your own admission you never watched it so shut up!



G.

[Neil]

By your own admission you never watched it so shut up!

Why would I?  Starbuck is a man.  Anything that erases the series from continuity is a good thing.

Besides, the consensus after the finale seemed to support me.

[BuddhaRhubarb]

bah most series finales bite ass. the only ones that stand out as great for me are the end of The Wire, ST:TNG and Seinfeld.

[Grallon]

Just a heads up on "The Plan" (http://www.wired.com/underwire/2009/10/battlestar-galactica-the-plan/), a BSG movie that came out on DVD on the 27th.

Average narrative from the POV of the Cylons.  The 2 best things: Dean Stockwell as (evil) Brother Cavil and the scene of the actual attack on the colonies.

SPOILERS:

That particular scene is one of the best attack sequence I've seen in a long time.




A massive fleet of basestars jumps close to the colonies and begin positioning themselves in orbit.  Meanwhile we see cuts from various characters as doom approaches.  Then the hybrids access the defense mainframe and the attack begins.  We see the missiles being launched and after entry in the atmosphere splitting into many warheads before hitting their targets.  There are the inevitable hot flashes and mushroom clouds of course.   

But the best part is when the hybrids begin their slow taly of the destruction in that doomsday voice they have:


"The forests of Tauron are burning - the beaches of Canceron are burning - the oceans of Aquarion are burning - the plains of Leones are burning - the jungles of Scorpion are burning - the courthouses of Libra are burning - the cities of Caprica are burning...

At last, the colonies of Men lay trampled at our feet!"


Shivers down my spine!




G.

[Faeelin]

"The forests of Tauron are burning - the beaches of Canceron are burning - the oceans of Aquarion are burning - the plains of Leones are burning - the jungles of Scorpion are burning - the courthouses of Libra are burning - the cities of Caprica are burning...

"Unfortunately, on each of those planets we failed to hit the other types of climate zones and urban centers. Oops."

[viper37]

Got the BD version from a torrent.  Will wait the appropriate moment to watch it.  That means maybe tonight

[Grallon]

"Unfortunately, on each of those planets we failed to hit the other types of climate zones and urban centers. Oops."

 


The hybrids aren't all 'there' as you know 

[Josephus]

The chick who plays Starbuck, Katee Suckmeoff, is gonna be on 24 this year, I think.

I've only gotten into BSG recently...I'm just about ready to start Season 3 now. I do have a question for you.

There' s no doubt that this Starbuck is far more sexually appealing than the original...but what do you think of her? Is it just me, or does she (the charater not necessarily the actress) come across as a bit too butchy. I realize she is supposed to be a fighter pilot after all. My point is...I'm not sure if I find Starbuck super attractive. She'd almost be too intimidating on a date.

Thoughts?

[Berkut]

I don't think they were going for super attractive at all.

But no, she is not. I think she is a great character though - a hell of a lot more interesting than the original Starbuck. At least until the show jumped the shark with her driving the shark.

[Josephus]

She is hawt though in real life

[Josquius]

Yeah, six is supposed to be the one there for super hotness.
Whilst Boomer is there for 'hidden' hotness- ie. she obviously is hot but everyone in the show is oblivious to this hence viewers feel all special about her.
Starbuck is just there to be a regular woman, sort of yeah she's ok to look at but she doesn't give a shit.

[Neil]

You are all terrible people.  Starbuck is a man.

[Josquius]

You are all terrible people.  Starbuck is a man.

Will these be your dying words?

[HisMajestyBOB]

You are all terrible people.  Starbuck is a man.

A hot feminine man with blond hair and a really nice rack.

[BuddhaRhubarb]

You are all terrible people.  Starbuck is a man.

and the auto-mobile will never replace the horse and buggy. internet=fad.

wake up grandpa. :p

someone needs to desercate another old tv show, so Neil can get a new schtick already.