On a lighter note... BSG

[911boost]

I agree with mr old beemer bike guy, the four are not Cyclons.

While there are some factors that could point to them being Cyclons, one of the main problems with all four being Cylons is:

-the Cheif could not have had a child

Now you could also argue that they are based on the Lucy Lawless character saying she was so sorry to the 5, was she talking to the Tigh model, for removing his eye.

I think that it is more likely that the four are somewhat gifted, you know the Chief grew up very religious. Again, the writing was pretty vague, and I think done on purpose.

On an unrelated note, was Starbuck in an old Viper? It looked like she was, but then when they zoomed up from the nebula to show earth, the two Vipers they showed were both the newer looking ones....

I think it was great episode, and I am intrigued with the Baltar thing and where he will end up.

Bill

[red-beard]

Funny, I caught it again. Tigh was actually saying the lyrics...

[red-beard]

It was last night from 10-11. My DVR missed it on Sunday, so I recorded it last night.

[Deschodt]

Yup, that was good but weird... Also, my suspension of disbelief was kicked in the 'nads again (kinda like the hummer scene on caprica)... I mean, if those guys had "greek" gods, it would make sense that their language would be closer to our ancient greek than to modern english, no ? So the connection with a somewhat modern Dylan song seemed kinda pulled out of a hat... I wish they had made up a song instead...

The 4 "new" cylons ? What made them think they were cylons though? what do we not know ? If it's just the fact they can hear a song, blah di blah, maybe they can pick up that signal for some other reason. But one of them said "it's like a switch was flipped inside" or something... What was it, did they remember they were not human ???

And the starbuck thing, boy, that one's gonna be a tough sale - let's see what they have in store to explain it away. But 2008 ? That is cruel !!! Sounds like we're getting close to the end though. One more season, final season ?

[kach22i]

Originally posted by Icemaster
Anyone heard if there's an encore showing? The VCR was incorrectly set to the wrong channel....

PM me your address and I'll mail you my copy, I have it on VHS tape and just got around to watching it last night.

[brittbolen]

Originally posted by Deschodt
Yup, that was good but weird... Also, my suspension of disbelief was kicked in the 'nads again (kinda like the hummer scene on caprica)... I mean, if those guys had "greek" gods, it would make sense that their language would be closer to our ancient greek than to modern english, no ? So the connection with a somewhat modern Dylan song seemed kinda pulled out of a hat... I wish they had made up a song instead...

I dunno, the song didn't bother me at all, probably because I didn't recognize it until they started saying the lyrics. Probably because I always envisioned the BSG universe as having left earth at some point in the future, so why not have some deep buried cultural memory to a random dylan song, perhaps the cylons dug it up, who knows. If I can put up with cylons be called "robots and toasters" yet nobody can devise a method to tell them apart, while at the same time having faster than light travel, then i can put up with a little dylan

The 4 "new" cylons ? What made them think they were cylons though? what do we not know ? If it's just the fact they can hear a song, blah di blah, maybe they can pick up that signal for some other reason. But one of them said "it's like a switch was flipped inside" or something... What was it, did they remember they were not human ???

Yeah, I was confused why they immediately thought they were cylons. Just cause they started hearing some song they'd never heard before, and nobody else could hear? I guess if everyone is that on edge and worried about who might be a cylon that, maybe it would be the first thing that jumps to mind to explain their group auditory hallucination.

And the starbuck thing, boy, that one's gonna be a tough sale - let's see what they have in store to explain it away. But 2008 ? That is cruel !!! Sounds like we're getting close to the end though. One more season, final season ?

Really? I never for a second believed starbuck wasn't coming back, now I don't know how they'll explain it! People really thought she was dead, wow.

Somebody speed up the clock, I can't wait until 2008 to see more!!!!!

B

[Moneyguy1]

Don't speed up the clock!! At my age, I don't even buy green bananas.....2008 is too far away to rush it...

[Icemaster]

Thanks Kach! I was able to grab a copy from a buddy at work.

Very kind of you to offer.

[legion]

I always pictured the BSG civilization as having found earth far in our past...our Greek gods came from them...but wasn't that 3000 years ago?

[Deschodt]

Exactly... Which is what kinda bothered me with Dylan...
Then again maybe The 12th colony found earth thousands of years ago, and galactica is going to arrive in our timeframe. But either way, how the frack do they know the words to an ENGLISH song ;-)

[pmajka]

Well, in the original story, Starbuck gets lost on a planet. and sends the infant of a woman (who was also on the planet) off the planet to be found by the Galactica.

The infant turns out to be Dr Z. (pre-teen Genius) that leads them to EArth.


This time around its been stated over and over, its starbucks desitny to lead to earth.

Since Most broadcasts world wide have english content, Its a no brainer that all alien races will know english when the come to visit (conquer).

[legion]

When do new episodes air? I thought there was something in October?

[Porsche-O-Phile]

I think it's not until 2008. Just in time for me to have completely lost interest in the series. Way to go SciFi.

[911boost]

November of this year I thought.

[Icemaster]

January 2008 for 22 episodes.

[idontknow]

From BSG news website

SCI FI has renewed Battlestar Galactica for a fourth season, commissioning 22 hours of "the best show on television." Production will resume this summer with an eye toward a January 2008 season premiere. The special two-hour prequel event Battlestar Galactica: Razor will air in November 2007.

[red-beard]

It does seem stupid, to be 9 months between seasons.

[Porsche-O-Phile]

Maybe I'll be able to pick it up again, but honestly I've sort of lost interest now given how much time has elapsed.

[Moneyguy1]

Interesting (at least to me) factoid:

The word "diamond" is derived from the Greek word "Adamas" which means "invincible".

Three cheers for the Admiral.....

[Icemaster]

I'll pick back up and watch again, the season opener will be a keystone though as to how MUCH I get back into it. If it's awesome, wont be too hard to dive back in again. If it sucks, well......