Battlestar Galactica

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Mr Robot was shit, and I still feel burned and cheated by the last bsg.

 

[D'wards]

Heads up - this is being shown from the start on BBC2 starting this Saturday coming at 9:45

 

[Reno]

....

 

[danny la rouge]

Hello. I’ve been watching this for the first time. (It was on Sky originally, I think, which I’ve never had).

There’s a lot to like about it once you fight your way through the mini series. But I did nearly give up at the end of series one because I thought it was going to go all DS9-style fantasy on me. There are a little too many visions and religious revelations for me still. And Baltar’s inner Cylon who wraps herself all over him is all a bit sexist-car-calendar for me (so I really hope it’s going somewhere), but I’m enjoying the series on the whole.

Some really duff episodes mind. And it isn’t helped by its hype. But a good, solid series.

 

[danny la rouge]

It’s a lot more dated than you’d expect too. The diversity attitude is old fashioned. There’s a major East Asian character, but the main black character (Dee) gets almost nothing to do. Some episodes she’s hardly seen. (Another black character comes in later, but I won’t say to what position as it’s a big spoiler, but she’s a more minor role than her predecessor). I haven’t noticed any gay characters yet.

And as for Sagitarons flying vipers! That just isn’t going to happen.

 

[danny la rouge]

Adama and Roslin are great, though.

So say we all.

 

[BigTom]

Hello. I’ve been watching this for the first time. (It was on Sky originally, I think, which I’ve never had).

There’s a lot to like about it once you fight your way through the mini series. But I did nearly give up at the end of series one because I thought it was going to go all DS9-style fantasy on me. There are a little too many visions and religious revelations for me still. And Baltar’s inner Cylon who wraps herself all over him is all a bit sexist-car-calendar for me (so I really hope it’s going somewhere), but I’m enjoying the series on the whole.

Some really duff episodes mind. And it isn’t helped by its hype. But a good, solid series.

idk if you're at the end of season 2 yet but if you are and whether you know about the online mini series they made? I think they did one for each season but it's the one between 2 & 3 (called The Resistance) which is worth watching - it's 10 2-5 minute episodes, about half an hour in total. I haven't watched this but I'm going to assume it is what it claims to be from the title:

 

[danny la rouge]

idk if you're at the end of season 2

I’m just about to finish season 3.

 

[danny la rouge]

Apparently the actor who played the drunk second in command is very ill and in need of money:

'Battlestar Galactica' Cast Voices Support for Co-Star Michael Hogan After 'Massive' Brain Injury

 

[DotCommunist]

Tigh? thats a shame, he's great. He also voices Doc Mitchell, Goodsprings medic in Fallout: New Vegas

 

[Reno]

It’s a lot more dated than you’d expect too. The diversity attitude is old fashioned. There’s a major East Asian character, but the main black character (Dee) gets almost nothing to do. Some episodes she’s hardly seen. (Another black character comes in later, but I won’t say to what position as it’s a big spoiler, but she’s a more minor role than her predecessor). I haven’t noticed any gay characters yet.

And as for Sagitarons flying vipers! That just isn’t going to happen.

In

Spoiler

the BSG movie Razor which follows season 3,

a character is revealed to be gay. Not a massive spoiler as it doesn't have major repercussions for the plot.

 

[Gromit]

It’s a lot more dated than you’d expect too. The diversity attitude is old fashioned. There’s a major East Asian character, but the main black character (Dee) gets almost nothing to do. Some episodes she’s hardly seen. (Another black character comes in later, but I won’t say to what position as it’s a big spoiler, but she’s a more minor role than her predecessor). I haven’t noticed any gay characters yet.

And as for Sagitarons flying vipers! That just isn’t going to happen.

They have one episode where they acknowledge old fashioned class structures and valiantly make moves to address it. Then the whole thing is dropped and never mentioned again.

p.s. There are two Asian characters. Both in subservient loyal positions to the white elite. If it was a British production there would have been accusations mentioning 'Days of the Raj'. As it's American / Canadian though they weren't picked up on it.

 

[BigTom]

I’m just about to finish season 3.

still worth watching if you haven't seen it. It doesn't make any difference to the story line in the main series, it's just a really good stand alone story set in between the two seasons.

 

[danny la rouge]

Finished.

I have many notes, but all of them spoilers.