Subj : Re: BSG To : alt.tv.farscape From : Tyler Trafford Date : Sun Sep 25 2005 22:41:25 From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape Ken McElhaney wrote: > > 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 > > Since there is no civilian component to the Pegusus, it's hard to > describe it as a "military dictatorship" since only military personel > are involved. Better to say standard military with a nutjob in command. > As for the "fascist" comment, yea, that's kinda accurate. Well, there *was* a civilian component- Cain just drafted everyone she came across. -- Tyler Trafford All diplomacy is a continuation of war by other means. -- Chou En Lai .