battlestar gallactica

jwiddy · Post by **jwiddy** » Sat Jan 15, 2005 9:46 am

Anyone watch it friday night? How vassit?

Brent · Post by **Brent** » Sat Jan 15, 2005 9:50 am

Surprisingly I liked it.

I really did not think I would like the new BSG because I'm a fan of the original, however, I think they are doing a good job with it and am growing to like it. I thought "33" and "Water" were very good, I'm curious to see where they are going with the Cylon Occupied Caprica with Helo there stuff and how that ties in to it all.

Some people have argued it was a little boring, and well, maybe it was slightly, maybe melodramatic. It does not have the same feel as the original, it isn't as light hearted and doesn't have much humor, it is all about drama. One thing you picked up real quick on in the original was that you liked for and cared for Starbuck and Apollo, and as of yet we haven't formed that kind of relationship with this new Starbuck and Apollo in the new BSG. It just isn't there.

But this was just the premier so I'll give it time, I'll watch it this season and see how it goes, it is definitely part of my Friday lineup.

Enterprise, SG1, Atlantis, BSG

There are a lot of threads about the new BSG going on here if you want to read a lot of opinions on it: http://www.trekbbs.com/threads/postlist ... oard=UBB11

Brk · Post by **Brk** » Sat Jan 15, 2005 10:24 am

I thought it was awesome...the space battles, especially. They were underplayed and not over the top with FX; they came off as what a non-Sci-fi future would be like IMHO

Brent · Post by **Brent** » Sat Jan 15, 2005 10:26 am

[quote="Burke"]I thought it was awesome...the space battles, especially. They were underplayed and not over the top with FX]

yeah, the space shots, camera movement and effects were awesome

it reminded me of FireFly, Bablylon 5 and something else i can't put my finger on, as well has having its own flavor

Humboldt · Post by **Humboldt** » Sat Jan 15, 2005 11:23 am

Buddy of mine got the entire set of original BSG on DVD for Christmas.

He's overjoyed

Next on his list...Buck Rogers.

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Sat Jan 15, 2005 12:09 pm

I thought it was pretty good. Thank god that teacher lady has cancer, cant wait for her to get knocked off! lol

tao_jones · Post by **tao_jones** » Sat Jan 15, 2005 3:03 pm

Rivas · Post by **Rivas** » Sat Jan 15, 2005 3:17 pm

YARDofSTUF wrote:I thought it was pretty good. Thank god that teacher lady has cancer, cant wait for her to get knocked off! lol

Bouncer · Post by **Bouncer** » Sat Jan 15, 2005 3:28 pm

Is it me or in the previews for the season did they not feature the original Apollo actor as the leader of the people yelling for an election or something?

Anyways, I did watch both episodes. I "kinda" liked it, I thought there were some good moments in it, and the whole conflicted cylon thing is interesting. However, I also find fault with it, I cannot imagine a human ever helping a cylon the way the chief is helping that girl. It just seems counter-intuitive the way it's being played.

OTOH, that could be part of the plot development of cylons going against their programming and thus becoming "closer" to be human. But seriously, it seems a very long stretch.

It also seems clear that Hero is being manipulated to help find whatever other human remnants exist on Caprica.

All in all, an interesting beginning. We'll see how it plays out and I'll probably follow it for a few weeks to see if my interest keeps up or not.

Regards,
-Bouncer-

Brent · Post by **Brent** » Sat Jan 15, 2005 3:33 pm

Bouncer wrote:Is it me or in the previews for the season did they not feature the original Apollo actor as the leader of the people yelling for an election or something?

He's coming up in later episodes

I cannot imagine a human ever helping a cylon the way the chief is helping that girl. It just seems counter-intuitive the way it's being played.

Well, the Cheif doesn't know she is a Cylon

and she is one of the ones programmed to think she is human, so she doesn't even know

Rivas · Post by **Rivas** » Sat Jan 15, 2005 3:35 pm

the new serie started last friday ?

Brent · Post by **Brent** » Sat Jan 15, 2005 3:42 pm

rivas wrote:the new serie started last friday ?

yesterday

Rivas · Post by **Rivas** » Sat Jan 15, 2005 3:59 pm

Brent wrote:yesterday

damn,hope im not gonna miss next one !

thanks Brentie

Brent · Post by **Brent** » Sat Jan 15, 2005 4:05 pm

rivas wrote:damn,hope im not gonna miss next one !

thanks Brentie

actually, you've missed two episodes

they showed "33" the series premier, and then right after it "Water", episodes 1x01 and 1x02

nightowl · Post by **nightowl** » Sat Jan 15, 2005 4:12 pm

i don't supose somebody digitaly taped these?

Rivas · Post by **Rivas** » Sat Jan 15, 2005 4:16 pm

Brent wrote:actually, you've missed two episodes

they showed "33" the series premier, and then right after it "Water", episodes 1x01 and 1x02

i just requested them and gonna start downloading in a few minutes.
thanks

Blisster · Post by **Blisster** » Sat Jan 15, 2005 4:25 pm

Rivas if you get a link hook me up. I dont have Sci-Fi so i missed it

nightowl · Post by **nightowl** » Sat Jan 15, 2005 4:26 pm

ya same here please

Rivas · Post by **Rivas** » Sat Jan 15, 2005 4:55 pm

well i requested this :

Battlestar Galactica 1x11 TV
Battlestar Galactica 1x10 TV
Battlestar Galactica 1x09 TV
etc
but its showing there was already 11 episodes aired
is it the wrong one ?

Indy · Post by **Indy** » Sat Jan 15, 2005 4:57 pm

rivas wrote:well i requested this :

Battlestar Galactica 1x11 TV
Battlestar Galactica 1x10 TV
Battlestar Galactica 1x09 TV
etc
but its showing there was already 11 episodes aired
is it the wrong one ?

Nope, it's the right one...I've got most of those also...they showed them on SkyOne in the UK starting several months ago...

Brent · Post by **Brent** » Sat Jan 15, 2005 4:58 pm

rivas wrote:well i requested this :

Battlestar Galactica 1x11 TV
Battlestar Galactica 1x10 TV
Battlestar Galactica 1x09 TV
etc
but its showing there was already 11 episodes aired
is it the wrong one ?

they started the new BSG in the UK first, they are half way through the first season over there

but it just started here in the US yesterday

yesterday SCIFI showed 1x01 and 1x02

next friday is 1x03

and the next friday is 1x04

etc.......

Rivas · Post by **Rivas** » Sat Jan 15, 2005 5:07 pm

Brent wrote:they started the new BSG in the UK first, they are half way through the first season over there

but it just started here in the US yesterday

yesterday SCIFI showed 1x01 and 1x02

next friday is 1x03

and the next friday is 1x04

etc.......

AWESOME so i can get all 11 episodes at once
thanks !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Blisster,nightowl each episode is gonna be 25x15MB,its still going on the server once its done i will download it and send it to you (sorry server access is private) or i can fxp is from there.

Rivas · Post by **Rivas** » Sat Jan 15, 2005 5:17 pm

i got better idea
what about if i send it on sitosterol server and you all can download it from there ? (i hope he is gonna be ok with it)