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Set condition one throughout the fleet. (reply)

Grizzlei — Thu, 22 May 2014 16:56:13 +0000

So unless some writer comes up with something more interesting post beginning then all versions of BSG will have the same problems.

Needed more aliens.

Set condition one throughout the fleet. (reply)

scarab — Thu, 22 May 2014 05:44:15 +0000

The problem is inherent in the battlestar story. The idea that civilization falls at the start from a surprise attack is very powerful. The idea of leading the Cylons to Earth is dumb. Finding something interesting to do for the next five seasons of a show's run is problematic.

So unless some writer comes up with something more interesting post beginning then all versions of BSG will have the same problems.

Tell me about it (reply)

Beorn — Tue, 20 May 2014 15:49:54 +0000

End with a spoiler-laden montage of the episode everyone is about to watch.
Seriously, I hate spoilers.

I would close my eyes and wait out the drums for every episode. Who thought that was a good idea?!

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Grizzlei — Tue, 20 May 2014 15:28:26 +0000

I think the series was totally excellent up to at least the Second Exodus or departing the algae planet during the third season. The rest was pretty okie dokes, especially Razor (I love the Pegasus story) and The Plan (Cavil's evilness pleases me).

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Kermit — Tue, 20 May 2014 14:52:45 +0000

My take on BSG.

Fantastic first season.

By the end of the series watching felt like doing homework, only thank God there wouldn't be a final exam.

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Dax01 — Tue, 20 May 2014 09:23:03 +0000

oh my god duncan

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ncsuDuncan — Tue, 20 May 2014 05:22:45 +0000

So how did it go?

Heh, I'm still on Season One of TNG.

My brother got me the Battlestar Galactica board game for Christmas. I'm very wary of spoilers, so I delayed playing the game and took that as an excuse to finally start watching BSG. I'm now nine episodes into Season Four, so I'll have that finished in the next few weeks and then I'll go back to Star Trek.

Remember my (facetious) complaints about TNG's mid-episode summary? I've found a new object of ridicule:

Battlestar Galactica's Intro Formula

Previously on Battlestar Galactica: Flashbacks/montages that lead straight into new stuff without indicating you should start paying attention now.
Wait a few scenes, then start the (agonizing) theme song while summarizing the plot of the entire series for any viewers new to the show jumping in at EPISODE NINE OF SEASON FOUR.
End with a spoiler-laden montage of the episode everyone is about to watch.

Seriously, I hate spoilers.

First thoughts. (reply)

Kermit — Mon, 19 May 2014 18:38:02 +0000

Well TNG invented the iPad... and Siri... So why not the Xbox One? :p

Really?

"Star Trek: The Next Generation" Thread (reply)

General Vagueness — Mon, 19 May 2014 07:11:51 +0000

So how did it go? Is Data now your favorite being ever, or is it Riker, or maybe Worf? It's OK if it's Picard or Geordi, they're fine too. No but really, I don't know who my favorite character is. They all take turns delighting me and once in a while annoying or boring me. I have a place in my heart for Dr. Crusher but it's not as... gooey as the others. Barclay is good in small doses, and that's always how he shows up, so it works out. Chief O'Brien was a good straight man and average crew member with enough details to be interesting at times, I felt. I will counter the sentiment that counselor Troi was useless or pointless or had no reason to be there other than plot points set up for her:
- Lwaxana Troi-- one of the best things about the show, also better in small doses and delivered in small doses; she couldn't be quite the character she is without her daughter
- sometimes she did actual therapy work with crew members
- there was an episode where she lost her unique ability and I thought it was interesting and a nice exploration of her character
- in one of the later seasons she has to kind of step up to the plate as far as leadership and how that plays out kind of makes me cringe, but because of the situation and the character and how they go together, so kind of in a good way, and it's followed up in at least one later episode, so she does get some development (unlike most of the things that happen to Geordi)
- most of the glimpses into her Betazoid heritage, at least for me, were interesting
Which all brings me to something else, actually-- if you're watching Star Trek for sci-fi, and looking at it in a critical scientific light, you might not enjoy it-- because it's not really about sci-fi and to a large extent it's not about sci-fi premises or themes, it's about people and their obstacles (and even with money and its quirks removed as an obstacle 99% of the time and disease removed as an obstacle over 80% of the time, that can still be interesting).
Anyway, I was asking about you.

I don't want the human race ruled by DBO's spam filter (reply)

Quirel — Sat, 14 Dec 2013 22:04:12 +0000

somehow it's...

a bit of an anti-climax. I expected more.

Of all the things that could have ended our freedoms - a spam filter - do you know what I mean?

Though to a spam filter the entire human race could be seen as just a giant source of spam.

I don't want the human race ruled by DBO's spam filter (reply)

scarab — Sat, 14 Dec 2013 20:46:02 +0000

somehow it's...

a bit of an anti-climax. I expected more.

Of all the things that could have ended our freedoms - a spam filter - do you know what I mean?

Though to a spam filter the entire human race could be seen as just a giant source of spam.

It's learning our ways! (reply)

ZackDark — Sat, 14 Dec 2013 19:34:03 +0000

I, for one, welcome our new robot overlords.

Ya can't. :) (reply)

Leviathan — Sat, 14 Dec 2013 16:16:00 +0000

And there's nothing wrong with linking to other sites, and it happens all the time here. Every once in a while though, the filter blocks a real post. I don't quite understand the nuances of it, but it does seem like the more posts I mark as not-spam, the less these incidences happen.

How do you give citations without referring to other sites? (reply)

scarab — Sat, 14 Dec 2013 08:01:02 +0000

But nobody has asked for citations so I suppose it's OK.

OMG My other post was spam filtered (reply)

Leviathan — Sat, 14 Dec 2013 03:51:07 +0000

Things that are marked as spam, from my experience, has been embedded images or links to external sites.

(Or of course, actual spam.)

And the floppy disk (reply)

scarab — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 06:30:36 +0000

Though DS9 thinks you'd use an iPad per document.

First thoughts. (reply)

Ragashingo — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 06:21:38 +0000

Well TNG invented the iPad... and Siri... So why not the Xbox One? :p

First thoughts. (reply)

ncsuDuncan — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 05:13:38 +0000

- "Captain's Log: Supplemental. We are now at the 22-minute mark, so I'm going to explain the situation for any viewers that just flipped to this channel."

If you're going to strip it of its magic, just walk away.

Terribly shortsighted of the show's creators; why didn't they optimize TNG's pacing for fans watching on a commercial-free HD movie streaming service accessed through a voice-controlled video game console? Should have been pretty obvious 26 years ago...

First thoughts. (reply)

Phoenix_9286 — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 03:02:44 +0000

- "Captain's Log: Supplemental. We are now at the 22-minute mark, so I'm going to explain the situation for any viewers that just flipped to this channel."

I guess it was a thing of that time. For example, every single Discovery Channel criminal investigations series. Every damn commercial break and they have to spend half its between-commercials time retelling everything.

You also have the hilarious opposite extreme. Last time I was at the dentist, they had Judge Judy on the TV. Prior to every commercial break, they'd give you a preview of what was coming up next. Without fail, the preview of what was coming up next was basically EXACTLY what was after the break. Word for word, second for second. You got to watch everything TWICE.

First thoughts. (reply)

ZackDark — Tue, 10 Dec 2013 23:56:27 +0000

- "Captain's Log: Supplemental. We are now at the 22-minute mark, so I'm going to explain the situation for any viewers that just flipped to this channel."

I guess it was a thing of that time. For example, every single Discovery Channel criminal investigations series. Every damn commercial break and they have to spend half its between-commercials time retelling everything.