Subj : Re: BSG To : alt.tv.farscape From : John I Date : Mon Sep 26 2005 16:16:36 From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape Tyler Trafford wrote: > Ken McElhaney wrote: >> >> Jim Larson wrote: >>> Tyler Trafford wrote: >>> >>> > 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. >>> >>> Aerospace Engineer Guy turned Deck Chief for instance. >> >> Wow, ONE guy gets drafted (how exactly was he drafted if the Pegusus >> left immediately?). Was he already on board and if so, wasn't he >> working FOR Cain anyway? > > He said he was on a civilian ship before the Pegasus found them. The > implication was rather strong that the Admiral had been forcing everyone > they came across into service. That was the point of that scene. The contrast between the two colonial groups was quite clear: The Pegasus group became an austere military society ruled by an autocrat with a singleminded purpose, while the Galactica group clearly is trying to preserve the civilian leadership and the civil society that should be the point of most Liberal democracies. .