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post #1621 of 1702
4/11/06 at 10:19am
Yeah the Multipart shows were stronger but keep in Mind they came later in the season when they were coming up with a Direction for the series (The War of the Gods storyline) the early eps showed the strain the show was under to crank up scripts as ABC gave them almost no shooting schedule.
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post #1622 of 1702
4/11/06 at 10:27am
Actually, multi-parters were rather evenly spaced out over the season.

There were two multi-parters right off the bat: the pilot, "Planet of the Gods," then two one-parters and "Gun on Ice Planet Navarone...er...I mean Zero." After that, there two more lame single parters and "Living Legend," two more one-parters and "War of the Gods", a couple more one parters and "Messages from Earth."

The longest string of single part episodes came at the end of the season.
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post #1623 of 1702
4/12/06 at 6:35am
I just watched "Scar" in HD last night. Wow. Was like seeing it for the first time. The HD makes a huge difference, especially in episodes like Scar which involve even more dark scenes than the already usually dark series. I don't think I could ever skip the original sci fi broadcasts, but they really do a disservice to how good this show can look. Universal also broadcasts it in 5.1 and while they don't make extensive use of the surrounds, there were a couple moments where either Scar or a viper flew over head and the surrounds were used effectively. Not sure the sub came into play much.
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post #1624 of 1702
4/12/06 at 7:00am
Greetings

Of course, BSG always has a subdued sound field when they are in space. They wanted no sound at all (like firefly) but settled on this effect.

Regards
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post #1625 of 1702
4/12/06 at 8:31am
Thread Starter 
The justification they use for the external shots is that the sound is like it would be from inside the ships on screen.
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post #1626 of 1702
4/12/06 at 10:13am
Greetings

JMS used to say that we should think of the sounds in space in Babylon 5 as simply background music. Since there isn't any music in space either ...

Regards
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post #1627 of 1702
4/12/06 at 10:14am
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The justification they use for the external shots is that the sound is like it would be from inside the ships on screen.

I may be nit-picking here... but that justification does nothing to account for the Doppler shift in the sounds.

-Scott
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post #1628 of 1702
4/12/06 at 11:10am
I was not distracted by the thought that "hey, there is no sound in space." I enjoyed the sounds of the ships passing overhead. It wasn't overdone.
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post #1629 of 1702
4/13/06 at 6:15am
I haven't watched the last 5 or so episodes yet, so I hate even coming in this thread. I had to ask though, what role is played by Richard Hatch?
Nevermind, I found it somewhere else. LOL I'm not even going to say what I was thinking.
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post #1630 of 1702
4/13/06 at 7:24am
Yeah, not the Survivor! You're not the only person who has made that mistake.
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post #1631 of 1702
4/13/06 at 11:37am
Charlie,

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I just watched "Scar" in HD last night. Wow. Was like seeing it for the first time.


I can't agree more, now that I have UHD (my Comcast added that channel for the Winter Olympics) it is hard to watch the SciFi broadcasts. "Scar" is a great example of what BSG should look and sound like.

October is a long way away.
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post #1632 of 1702
4/13/06 at 11:58am
i thought SF-HD was already available.
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post #1633 of 1702
4/14/06 at 5:56am
OK, I'm all caught up now. I just have to say I can't believe how it ended, not that it was shocking, just that it wasn't believable. I'll go back in the thread and read where the rest of you discussed this before I comment more...

Edit: The things I think are weak about the new twist are the state of the military. I can believe that every other ship sent 99% of the crew down to the surface, but not the battlestars, it just wouldn't happen. Not even having enough pilots on board to have a CAP? I even have no problem with Starbuck getting out, she found her "love" and wanted to spend time doing other things, but their should still be 80% or more of the crews on the military ships. I think this will be how we lose the Pegasus (during the attempted rescue of the colonists.) I assume Commander (Lee) Adama will have to fly a viper during the attack since their are so few pilots (I know it would never happen in a realistic situation) thus he will be saved when the Pegasus is destroyed. Not sure how "Dee" would escape though. I also cannot see Lt. Gaeta serving Balatar in that role.
I do agree that there would be almost no houses after a year on that rock, I didn't see any trees around. Surely they could have picked a better section of the planet to settle in...
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post #1634 of 1702
4/14/06 at 10:31am
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I also cannot see Lt. Gaeta serving Balatar in that role.


Your other complaints, the writers have justified pretty well in interviews, and they sort of make sense to me — after a year on the run, people were desperate to get onto solid ground, and as the months ticked by with no Cylons, even Adama began to slip.

But your other point, quoted above... if you go back and re-watch the series, Gaeta is constantly in awe of Baltar throughout, and obviously has some sort of man-crush on the good doctor, so I totally bought that he became his Billy. Also, I got the feeling maybe he left the military after realizing some of the crew was involved in the election scandal.
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post #1635 of 1702
4/14/06 at 11:59am
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but their should still be 80% or more of the crews on the military ships.


After a year of nothing happening, I could see a good part of the crew ending up deserting the ships. It is a morale issue, and it is hard to keep up eternal vigilance when there hasn't been a threat.

Jason
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post #1636 of 1702
4/14/06 at 12:26pm
Right. It's never implied that everyone left right at the start; there's probably been more or less constant attrition.
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post #1637 of 1702
4/14/06 at 12:45pm
I think it works. The cylons told the humans they were done with them. Then they didn't show up for a year. A good part of the population was depressed, sick and starving (remember all those "filler" episodes about the black market, civil unrest, and poverty.) They were looking to stop running and they were ready to believe the cylons. As dark as the show is, it probably didn't convey the amount of stress that results from constantly running, while surviving with depleted food, medicine, law and order and general well being. They wanted to leave the ships.

I also think if they made the time jump much more than a year, fans would go even more ballistic then they already did about losing a year of story telling. Some time passed, some things changed dramatically, now let's see what happens with this new set of facts. It works for me. I wasn't losing interest with the old format, but they didn't wait until it was too late to change it either. If nothing else, the decision to go in the direction they did has spawned the most discussion about one plot point in the history of the series. And this is one of the most discussed shows in this forum. I know some people didn't like it, but you've got to admit it's interesting. For your sakes, I hope the writers do a good job picking up the story next year. I believe that they will.
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post #1638 of 1702
4/14/06 at 12:57pm
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Surely they could have picked a better section of the planet to settle in..


But that was the garden section of New Caprica. That was one of the main arguments Roslin and Adama were using about not settling on that planet.
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post #1639 of 1702
4/14/06 at 1:18pm
At least it wasn't Ceti Alpha V.
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post #1640 of 1702
4/14/06 at 5:41pm
I think I am going through BSG withdrawl, me needs new episodes
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post #1641 of 1702
4/15/06 at 6:04am
Anyone know if SciFi has any plans to go HD anytime soon?

For their genre, it's amazing that they are so behind the tech curve. Earl getting better technology thrown at it than BSG is just funny in some twisted way.
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post #1642 of 1702
4/15/06 at 1:45pm
What, again, is the explanation for the next season of this show being delayed until October?
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post #1643 of 1702
4/15/06 at 3:46pm
What I read was SciFi wanted to try out some new shows in the summer slots.
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post #1644 of 1702
4/15/06 at 6:18pm
My only complaints about Sci-Fi is the poor picture quality and airing BSG late at night. If BSG is one of Sci-Fi's best shows why air it so late at night?

Come on Sci-Fi get off your frackin rear and do what it takes to offer a decent picture
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post #1645 of 1702
4/15/06 at 6:36pm
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If BSG is one of Sci-Fi's best shows why air it so late at night?


I would opine that it is because it is an adult series with adult themes. The SG franchise is more traditional SF action/adventure and more family friendly, which is why it has the 8-10 slot.
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post #1646 of 1702
4/16/06 at 7:25pm
Thread Starter 
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Anyone know if SciFi has any plans to go HD anytime soon?
Short answer: Nope. NBC Universal wants to constrain all of its HD content to two networks — NBC HD and Universal HD (formerly Bravo HD) — in order to offer programming that's actually HD instead of 5% HD and 95% upscaled content. Once the amount of content produced in HD reaches a critical mass, I think we'll see a switch to HD counterparts for all of the NBCU networks.
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post #1647 of 1702
4/27/06 at 9:04am

Re: Battlestar Galactica: Season 2 - SciFi US broadcast thread

News out today (via AICN) that Sci-Fi will produce a Galactica series set 50 years before the current series.
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post #1648 of 1702
4/27/06 at 9:12am

Re: Battlestar Galactica: Season 2 - SciFi US broadcast thread

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Originally Posted by Chris Atkins
News out today (via AICN) that Sci-Fi will produce a Galactica series set 50 years before the current series.
I think I'll wait until I hear it from an actual news source before I respond, but it would be a cool idea if true.
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post #1649 of 1702
4/27/06 at 9:17am

Re: Battlestar Galactica: Season 2 - SciFi US broadcast thread

It's official: SciFi.com/SciFiWire is reporting that the new series is called Caprica. Series will focus on two families: the Graystones and the Adamas.
http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index...ory=0&id=35773

Could be good if done well; its promising that Moore & Eick are involved. Lets hope it's Galactica's DS9, not its Voyager.
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post #1650 of 1702
4/27/06 at 9:18am

Re: Battlestar Galactica: Season 2 - SciFi US broadcast thread

I'm not really excited by the news because I don't want anything to take resources away from the current show.
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