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BSG - final cylon revealed

Sat, 17 Jan 2009 14:05:00 -0400

SPOILER - Don't read if you haven't seen the latest episode. BSG set the bar for television series and yesterdays first episode of the the final 10 raised the bar. Many questions answered but many more questions were created. I'll throw out a few questions/comments/thoughts that I had. Some flow together and some are scattered.

Everyone is a cylon? Earth causes people to be reborn? Maybe they in some sort of heaven/purgatory and not literally reborn? Explains starbuck being back. Other people (models?) were around when bomb went off. There were other faces. Only 12 made it out? I'm bad with names but tori/sam together, saul/ellen together, tyrol/boomer together. Did they make couples? dee/apollo. No way dee doesn't come back. The coupled up cylons on earth had kids - 12 models but those produced kids and the humans are off-springs from that. The 12 don't know that because they were killed and some of the memories didn't get downloaded. Maybe a purge that resets everyone - like a big ghost image that gets reloaded on the computers when they get too corrupted. Why was lebon so freaked out when starbuck found starbuck? Maybe he realized some of the truth. Are they really cylons? Who says that the human forms are really advanced models. If they were on earth and the humans had the ability to download their memories and live on forever, why wouldn't they build that into their machines? We think arms and legs are good to have and the robots of today are modeled like that. Why wouldn't they build in a way to maintain knowledge attained in their machines. Which means they didn't evolve, they were the creators. From the first episode, we know a few things. What ever we think we know is probably false and it is going to be a great final 9 episodes. Come over to the GTT forum and share your thoughts on the board.

Today is BSG Day

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 09:42:00 -0400

Today is not Friday. Today is not January 16th. Today is one thing and one thing only - the return of Battlestar Galactica. Best of all, I finally get to watch new episodes in HD (thank you Cox for not completely sucking). I'm going to post a mini-review tonight after the episode unless I'm just too darn excited to type. (Ok, that was a bit too geeky, even for me.)

BSG alert - Top ten things you need to know

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:43:00 -0400

Sunday - Jan 11 - 10PM CST

BSG 4.5 trailer

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 13:34:00 -0400

Did you see BSG last night?

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:06:00 -0400

Wired interview with Ronald Moore

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 10:51:00 -0400

The title says it all - Wired has a nice interview with Ronald Moore: Read an Extended Version of Wired's Interview With Ron Moore I know I'm going to regret saying this - but I've been disappointed with the last 4-5 episodes. I feel like the show is stuttering - like it's using "filler" episodes instead of really moving the plot along. I mean sure things are happening, but what's really gone on lately? We had a civil war. But it seemed to peter out into nothing. Starbuck went out... and found nothing. The president was kidnapped. Ok, that was big - but nothing more happened with that last episode. I don't know - but I'm getting frustrated. I don't mind the reflective episodes. The trial last season was very well done. But I think things are moving too slow now.

Is Battlestar Galactica Magical?

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:34:00 -0400

Well of course it is! But seriously - what I mean is - like Lost, are we in a world where magic (or religion, whatever) rules, or will everything have a technical explanation? We all saw Starbuck blow up - but you possibly could squeeze out some of kind of technical way for her to get out (transporters?), but with the all the mysticism in the show, I'm learning more towards a "magic" answer. That's not necessarily bad of course, but it does open the door for possible endings quite a bit. And this is a minor thing - but why was Starbuck's ship rebuilt? It seems like a minor detail, but they made a big deal out of it. Oh - and how many people think the Hybrid in Razor was right about Starbuck leading everyone to their death? I don't think he said death precisely - something more vague like their "end", but that could have multiple meanings. It could be the end of their civilization as they know it, but not a physical death.

BSG ONLINE!

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 12:35:00 -0400

You can now watch the first episode of BSG at SciFI.com. Unfortunately, I'm at a conference, and while I thought I'd give it a try, the wireless isn't fast enough to stream it. I'm staring at a black screen while banging my head on the desk.

Scene from BSG & a hulu test

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 23:32:00 -0400

Playing around with hulu.com tonight, I found this gem. It is one of my favorite scenes from Battlestar Galactica. Chief Tyrol visits Baltar in the cell and they are discussing where Gaius claims to be from. Enjoy!

BSG season 4 premiere - (psst...wanna watch it early?)

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 01:01:00 -0400

No, not that way. SciFI is airing the season premiere online 10 hours before the network television premiere. Head over to SciFI.com on April 4 at 12:00pm EST. Oh and how does a robot get drunk?

BSG Top Ten reasons to watch new season

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 00:13:00 -0400

10.) In the dramatic season opening episode, we save 15% by switching our insurance to Geico
9.) You'll find out what's in the hatch and who gets off the island. Crap, wrong show
8.) (Baltar) My character creates his own line of honey roasted space nuts
7.) What else are you gonna do, read a book?
6.) (Six) There is a good chance you will get to see me naked
5.) (Tigh) There is a good chance you'll see me naked
4.) New FTL Drives will allow Colonial Fleet to better adjust to gravitational variations and achieve maximum superluminal travel to outrun pursuing cylon basestars --- I don't know what the hell I'm talking about
3.) We engage in a life-and-death battle against evil robots...you know, same &$#@ as last year
2.) I take onthe most challenging task of my political career -- doing a lame top ten list on a third-rate talk show
1.)Watch me lead us into war against the cylons without an exit strategy

Caprica Gets Green Light

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 12:55:00 -0400

SCI FI Channel has given a green light for production to begin on Caprica, a two-hour backdoor pilot and Battlestar Galactica prequel from executive producers Ronald D. Moore and David Eick. Production is slated to begin in Vancouver, Canada, this spring. Read more here

Stars of BSG to present Top Ten

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 12:25:00 -0400

STARS OF "BATTLESTAR GALACTICA" WILL PRESENT THE TOP TEN LIST ON THE LATE SHOW with DAVID LETTERMAN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19 NEW YORK, March 13 - Ten stars of the hit science fiction series "Battlestar Galactica," including Edward James Olmos, Mary McDonnell, Katee Sackhoff, Jamie Bamber, Tricia Helfer and Lucy Lawless, will present the Top Ten List on the LATE SHOW with DAVID LETTERMAN, Wednesday, March 19 (11:35 PM-12:37 AM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. The fourth season of the show premieres Friday, April 4. The LATE SHOW is a production of Worldwide Pants Incorporated. Barbara Gaines, Maria Pope, Jude Brennan and Rob Burnett are the executive producers. Source Link

BattleStar Galactica - Season 4 Clips

Sat, 08 Mar 2008 22:17:00 -0400

From io9.com

Battlestar Galactica return date

Fri, 08 Feb 2008 20:05:00 -0400

Writer's strike be damned, SciFi Channel has announced the dates for season 4. Friday, March 28th at 9:00pm CST with two special episodes. The first is a recap/catchup episode and the second is a look at the impact of BSG on the culture. Season 4 officially starts on Friday - April 4th at 9:00pm CST.