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post #1591 of 1702
3/22/06 at 6:07pm
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My only problem with that is it reeks of deus ex machina. I think Adama and Co. need to solve this crisis for themselves before getting a fresh stock of new cadets. Part of the fun of this scenerio is how completely and utterly fucked the fleet is. By giving them better crews and supplies than they had before Baltar was elected, they really would be hitting the reset button.


Adam, This doesn't have to happen when they return to NC. It could be after that situation is resolved. They don't even have a full crew. Maybe, less than a 100. But, they have been loosing so many experience crew its bound to be screwing up operations.
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post #1592 of 1702
3/22/06 at 10:58pm
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loosing so many


C'mon. Seriously? I think I'm being baited.
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post #1593 of 1702
3/23/06 at 12:14am
I'm tellin you guys, one of the battlestars is going to be chucked and they're going to full-crew the other with the remaining members of the fleet. That's just my gut feeling.
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post #1594 of 1702
3/23/06 at 12:38am
It sucks that they've destroyed so many of the older Vipers. I hate the new ones.
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post #1595 of 1702
3/23/06 at 9:30pm
Thank you scifi.com for putting up the last couple minutes of the episode.
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post #1596 of 1702
3/24/06 at 2:49pm
Just a heads-up. Sci Fi has just posted an audio recording of a writer's meeting from last summer onto iTunes. I'm listening right now, no spoilers so far (considering they were writing Scar at that point). Cool stuff, if you're into behind-the-scenes stuff.
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post #1597 of 1702
3/26/06 at 3:45am
http://www.tentonhammer.com/index.ph...splay&ceid=142

Speech to Game Developers Conference by Ron Moore.
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post #1598 of 1702
3/28/06 at 11:15am
I would have to agree Robert, how long can the battlestar Pegesus go on in the story line? However I dont see it going away in the next few episodes. I would have to rewatch the last episode again. But wasn't there multiple basestars that jumped in? I dont think that Galactica would be able to take on such overwelming odds and win by itself. I dont see so many main characters being written off, so I honestly believe that they will be rescued. How that will be accomplished can only be guessed, at this point in time. Will the two battlestars jump back to the colonies since they are supposidly abandonded? Will they find a military outpost from where they can gather troops and equipment from? I am sure there will be alot of guessing between now and October. About what may or may not happen. I hope season 3 continues to be as good as the previous seasons. And that they can continue to advance the story line and do BSG justice

I hope there are some plans for BSG to end up on HD discs in the near future.
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post #1599 of 1702
4/5/06 at 6:23pm
From the AP:

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The Sci Fi Channel won its first Peabody for "Battlestar Galactica," a drama about a war-ravaged civilization trying to start anew.


Congratulations.
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post #1600 of 1702
4/5/06 at 8:20pm
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And here I thought Dino Croc would have broken that barrier for them.

Seriously though, quite an impressive achievement. Well deserved for one of the best shows on television (Even if they did fuck with me pretty good on the finale)
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post #1601 of 1702
4/6/06 at 10:59pm
click the link in my sig to hear our interview with Katee Sackhoff. Not too much in the way of spoilers or anything (although I think she lets one loose on accident) but a fun little conversation, I think. I hope. Lemme know what you guys think.

oh, and if you wanna check out our previous shows, feel free to do so
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post #1602 of 1702
4/7/06 at 8:24am
Robert, just a note to say that my hearing isn't the best, but I was still able to hear quite a bit of the recording. The quality is quite high.

One thing I couldn't hear is what she says she's in Vancouver filming. It sounded like White Nights 2, but I'm pretty sure I got that wrong. I don't see an entry on IMDB. Anyone?
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post #1603 of 1702
4/7/06 at 8:40am
She's in White Noise 2. I shall now cry a little to think that that thing made enough money for even a direct-to-video sequel.
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post #1604 of 1702
4/7/06 at 10:22am
Okay gang, I need some info here.

I saw Battlestar Galactica when it was initially broadcast in the late 70s.

But, I was in the navy then and out to sea when Galactica 1980 was aired. In fact, I only learned of its existence in this or one of the other Galactica threads.

My Tivo, having learned that I like BG, chose to record an episode of Galactica 1980. Out of curiosity, I played it (a Cylon ship crashes in New York and two Cylons (one a Spylon?) go to a Halloween party with Dr. Mark Craig from St. Elsewhere and kidnap Wolfman Jack).

My question is: WTF?

Why was Jim Reed from Adam 12 playing not-Apollo?
Why was Barry Van Dyke (!) playing not-Starbuck?
Why could they jump like Steve Austin (leaping, floor-by-floor up an elevator shaft)?
Why can they turn invisible?
Did I really see the first Spylon (a toaster disguised as a human)?
Why could the Spylon shoot flames out of his hands?

Can someone fill me in?
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post #1605 of 1702
4/7/06 at 12:22pm
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So are you a professional disc jockey or something, Robert? It's nice to see an interview with a celebrity where the interviewers know more than what they Googled five minutes before hand.
Katee seems pretty down to earth.
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post #1606 of 1702
4/7/06 at 12:39pm
yeah, I'm a professional smartass. Disc Jockey is such a misnomer anymore, since none of us actually play discs or have any say over what we play. And she's very down to earth. It was fun as hell. Although my girl got a little sketchy because I was blatantly flirting like crazy
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post #1607 of 1702
4/7/06 at 12:55pm
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Well, you'll always be the loser from the TF.N boards to me Considering she mentioned the Peabody Awards, the interview had to be recorded what, yesterday or the day before?
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post #1608 of 1702
4/7/06 at 1:05pm
Hugh, You would be advised just to forget you ever saw Galactica 1980. You'll feel better in the long run.
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post #1609 of 1702
4/7/06 at 2:36pm
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you'll always be the loser from the TF.N boards to me

That actually sorta hurt...

Yeah, the interview aired live last night during the show.
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post #1610 of 1702
4/7/06 at 3:31pm
double post... see next
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post #1611 of 1702
4/7/06 at 3:32pm
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But, I was in the navy then and out to sea when Galactica 1980 was aired


Universal was also "out to sea" when Galactica 1980 was put together. Everything about it is just wrong. The original retains a lot of its nostalgic value and is still fun to watch. Galactica 1980 was never fun to watch, and is only interesting by modern standards to see how awful it was.

The Sci-Fi Channel will occasionally run a marathon of these shows. Tune in for 5 minutes and see what it was about. Then quickly turn off the TV and tell your new Galactica DVDs you're sorry.

One curiosity: one of the episodes is titled "The Return of Starbuck" and stars Dirk Benedict. It's not very good, but Benedict at least is entertaining.
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post #1612 of 1702
4/7/06 at 9:18pm
Return of Starbuck was the ONE and ONLY episode of Galactica 80 that is worth watching, and it works on repeat viewings too. Course the first 5 minutes of that episode were lifted from an episode of The original Galactica. I have now had a flood of Galactica 1980 memories, and must now lie down. Please dont make me relive it again!
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post #1613 of 1702
4/8/06 at 2:48am
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That actually sorta hurt...
Well, if it makes you feel any better: It takes one to know one.
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post #1614 of 1702
4/9/06 at 9:40pm
I've actually been re-watching Galactica 1980 recently, for the first time since it's original airing :b

Short answers Hugh, if you really want them, is that "Troy" is the kid formerly known as Boxey, Dillon is a new character, it is set apparently about 20 years after original Galactica (hence Boxey is now grown), I think Apollo, Sheba, Athena etc have somehow died, although we later learn Starbuck just went missing (and was found).

They can leap tall buildings because apparently their gravity is heavier/higher than Earth normal, so they appear to have super strength in Earth gravity. If you'd seen the previous episodes, Super Scouts, you'd have had a bunch of cute kiddies throwing super-fast fastballs in Little League, catching home-runs as if they were pop flys, and having caught the ball at the edge of the field, rifling it back to home with no effort at all.

Invisibility is some gadget created that I think either bends light around the object to be hidden, or generates some sort of interference (i.e. technobabble to justify the ends, which is invisibility). A necessary gadget to hide their Vipers when parked in the middle of some field, and little portable wrist-watch ones do the same for the individual.

Don't forget the flying motorcycles...
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post #1615 of 1702
4/10/06 at 8:40am
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Don't forget the flying motorcycles...
I wish I could...
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post #1616 of 1702
4/10/06 at 9:22am
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we later learn Starbuck just went missing (and was found).

From a rusty memory of the 26 years ago:
Warning: Spoiler! (Click to show)
Starbuck was never found, only Dr. Z (the baby who was sent off the planet). Adama learns what happened to Starbuck as Dr. Z recounts a dream to him. In the end we find that Starbuck was judged "good".


I think that episode was one of the best, if not the best episode of the entire series. Yes it was a cliche but it was well done.
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post #1617 of 1702
4/10/06 at 8:27pm
Since I'm actually bothering to re-watch G1980 in order, I haven't gotten to Return of Starbuck yet, keeping it I suppose as the "dessert" to redeem the rest of the irredeemable dross I'm ploughing through, so apologies if I've gotten any details wrong. Not far to go...

As an aside, I'd completely forgotten that G80 had "spylons". Guess Moore's concept wasn't necessarily completely original then...

(yes, tongue very firmly in cheek, no flames please!)
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post #1618 of 1702
4/10/06 at 10:12pm
BSG 80s was terrible. i dunno what compelled me to sit through it, but return of starbuck was truly like the light @end of tunnel. i mean BSG 78 wasn't great to begin with, but BSG 80s just plummetted to a whole new depth.
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post #1619 of 1702
4/11/06 at 9:25am
I did enjoy a number of the original BSG series. I did have a tendancy to get very corny at times. But BSG 80's IMHO should have never been done.

When I first saw the revisioned BSG I was not sure I liked it. I couldn't believe that they switched the genders for some of the main characters. I however gave it a chance and it how is one of my favorite shows on cable. Granted the picture quality on SciFi frackin sucks . But at least they are showing episodes in HD on Universal HD . The new version is alot more character driven and its story lines are better IMHO. The original series I felt had its short comings and could have been done better. For the times that it was done in it wasn't to bad.

I just hope it does not take to long for the new BSG to end up on HD disc. I have allready planed on owning every season in HD if they make them available.
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post #1620 of 1702
4/11/06 at 9:54am
Did anyone else notice that, for the most part, the two-part episodes of BSG 78 were the good ones while most of the one-parters were usually the stupid ones with Cylons as gunslingers?
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