Subj : Re: BSG To : alt.tv.farscape From : Jim Larson Date : Sun Sep 25 2005 16:12:00 From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape John Iwaniszek wrote: > Chaya wrote in > news:Xns96DBD5A927011chayaruth@204.153.244.170: > >> RR wrote: >> >>> Jim Larson wrote: >>> >>>>>>>> That's some televisin' right there, that is.... >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Yep....That's how it's done. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> That episode rocked. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Caine was hard not to dislike. I'm trying to place the actress. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> What else has she been in? >>>>>> >>>>>> (STTNG. She played ensign Ro.) >>>>> >>>>> Michelle Forbes is on BSG? Neato. I've always thought she was >>>>> ~smokin'~. >>>>> >>>> >>>> She is, shall we say, less than likeable in BSG. (Although she does a >>>> very good less than likeable, in my opinion.) >>>> >>>> By the way, since you were considering watching the show, I would >>>> suggest not starting with the current episode featuring Michelle >>>> Forbes. It's very good, but probably loses impact if you haven't been >>>> along for the ride. >>> >>> I've decided to begin at the beginning with the mini/S1 box - and >>> probably won't see the current eps 'til they hit DVD. >>> >> >> Yeah, it's usually a bad idea to begin watching a series with the >> season finale. >> >> ;) >> >> (I think you'll like it) > > It's a cheap, cut-rate season finale. You one need ten episodes before > it's shown. > > > (By the way, I like science fiction that gets all allegorical and shit. > BSG seems to do the job very nicely. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The Pegasus and Galactica diverged politically after the Cylon attack. > Pegasus became a military dictatorship with fascist underpinnings while > the Galactica became the nucleous of a city state where the military > serves a primary function of protecting the population, but under a > unique military/civilian partnership where the military seems to act > independently of the civilian government. > > At the end of 210, Adama seems to be on the verge of realizing his > mistake in assuming that old order still holds and that Admiral Cain is > his legitimate superior officer.) > (And there's 'splodin' about to happen. Can't forget the 'splodin.) -- Jim .