Author Topic: BSG, Caprica, Blood and Chrome series topic discussion - May Contain Spoilers (Read 141744 times)

JimmyB76 · « **Reply #740 on:** February 22, 2009, 11:16:58 AM »

Quote from: davies78 on February 22, 2009, 06:24:00 AM

I'm just loving the story. It does feel a little rushed though like they have to much stuff to fit into so few episodes. Just thinking how badly is his goo there spreading all over the old girl is going to turn out. What are peapoles thoughts on caprica the series. It has allot to live up too maybe to much im not hopeful

ya it does seem like they still have an awful lot to explain to cram into 4 episodes left...

Quote from: mckinneyc on February 22, 2009, 07:08:25 AM

If the writing and storylines are half as good in Caprica as they are in BSG we're in for another great show!

i dunno about Caprica... they say that show is gonna be very different, more family-oreinted drama, less sci-fi...

mckinneyc · « **Reply #741 on:** February 22, 2009, 05:26:57 PM »

Although Jimmy I wouldn't class BSG scifi in the same way I would Star Trek. BSG seems more about the people rather than the space they are travelling in, so being a heavily driven character show Caprica will echo BSG in that regard.

One thing BSG has done is made me challenge my conceptions. I always thought that scifi set in space on a ship would be primarly like Star Trek mostly about the cool stuff like anomolies and ships and such but Galactica proved they can take a back seat and be about people and even within the show they've challenged what we thought Galactica was about.

I'm not sure I'm making sence but I hope you get the essence of what I'm attempting to get across.

martyr · « **Reply #742 on:** February 22, 2009, 06:25:09 PM »

that last episode was pretty bad

Bones · « **Reply #743 on:** February 24, 2009, 09:03:16 AM »

Quote from: mckinneyc on February 22, 2009, 05:26:57 PM

Although Jimmy I wouldn't class BSG scifi in the same way I would Star Trek. BSG seems more about the people rather than the space they are travelling in, so being a heavily driven character show Caprica will echo BSG in that regard.

One thing BSG has done is made me challenge my conceptions. I always thought that scifi set in space on a ship would be primarly like Star Trek mostly about the cool stuff like anomolies and ships and such but Galactica proved they can take a back seat and be about people and even within the show they've challenged what we thought Galactica was about.

I'm not sure I'm making sence but I hope you get the essence of what I'm attempting to get across.

BSG is far more realistic, look at the Voyager, they took even more beating than Galactica and they had no problems with it while Galactica is now falling apart ( I know you'll say ST has far more advanced technology like replicators so they could replicate any part and repair the ship). Another thing that is more realistic in BSG is the fact that once nuked planet will be devasteted and uninhabitable for long time while in ST nuclear war took place on earth without any radiation consequences as seen in FC. Food, water, fuel and power shortages doesn't count as BSG have not very much futuristic tech than what we have now so I won't compare it to ST.

Villain · « **Reply #744 on:** February 24, 2009, 09:13:05 AM »

Trek is science fantasy. Get it right.

Aeries · « **Reply #745 on:** February 24, 2009, 03:45:03 PM »

Quote from: Dr_McCoy1701A on February 24, 2009, 09:03:16 AM

Quote from: mckinneyc on February 22, 2009, 05:26:57 PM
Although Jimmy I wouldn't class BSG scifi in the same way I would Star Trek. BSG seems more about the people rather than the space they are travelling in, so being a heavily driven character show Caprica will echo BSG in that regard.

One thing BSG has done is made me challenge my conceptions. I always thought that scifi set in space on a ship would be primarly like Star Trek mostly about the cool stuff like anomolies and ships and such but Galactica proved they can take a back seat and be about people and even within the show they've challenged what we thought Galactica was about.

I'm not sure I'm making sence but I hope you get the essence of what I'm attempting to get across.
BSG is far more realistic, look at the Voyager, they took even more beating than Galactica and they had no problems with it while Galactica is now falling apart ( I know you'll say ST has far more advanced technology like replicators so they could replicate any part and repair the ship). Another thing that is more realistic in BSG is the fact that once nuked planet will be devasteted and uninhabitable for long time while in ST nuclear war took place on earth without any radiation consequences as seen in FC. Food, water, fuel and power shortages doesn't count as BSG have not very much futuristic tech than what we have now so I won't compare it to ST.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but they never actually stated in St that the third world was a neuclear holocaust?

JimmyB76 · « **Reply #746 on:** February 24, 2009, 05:30:57 PM »

ooook this is starting to go offtopic...

we could always have a BSG vs ST thread... in this one, tho, let's just please to stick to talking about the show and its last 4 eps...

newman · « **Reply #747 on:** February 24, 2009, 06:23:53 PM »

Quote from: JimmyB76 on February 24, 2009, 05:30:57 PM

we could always have a BSG vs ST thread...

Bad idea. Basically you'd get two opposed factions, bsg and trek fans, trying to convince each other they're right and of course failing at it. Someone who likes BSG (or Trek) better isn't going to change his opinion because someone posted some list that supposedly proves otherwise. It's a bit like starting a Mac vs PC debate - all it can ever accomplish is waste a lot of time for everyone involved

Besides everyone with a brain knows BSG is way better

As for the last week's episode, I was expecting a slower one as a setup for the show finale - I expect the pace to pick up in the next one..

JimmyB76 · « **Reply #748 on:** February 24, 2009, 07:26:52 PM »

Quote from: newman on February 24, 2009, 06:23:53 PM

Quote from: JimmyB76 on February 24, 2009, 05:30:57 PM
we could always have a BSG vs ST thread...
Bad idea. Basically you'd get two opposed factions, bsg and trek fans, trying to convince each other they're right and of course failing at it.

excellent point - reminds me why we dont have that all-too-familiar sw vs st thread lol

ok scrap that idea...

mckinneyc · « **Reply #749 on:** February 25, 2009, 05:17:10 PM »

Whoops sorry! Didn't mean to set the rival factions against each other. *cough* I'd pick BSG too! *cough*

The point I was trying to make was that Galactica and Caprica will be very similar yet different.

Also it's getting close folks!!!!! I'd never thought I'd be so excited to see a show's finale! At least in the upcoming episode one of the biggest 'what the frak?!' questions will be answered. Trying guessing what I'm refering to. :lol:

Barihawk · « **Reply #750 on:** February 25, 2009, 07:34:18 PM »

Last week may have been slow, but it was needed after the huge wealth of information we got from the previous week's. The whole idea of this show was to metaphor that the cylons and humans were indeed coming together, with some minor sneaks into the final episodes:

1) Kara and the Piano Man
2) Sons of Aries vs Baltar
3) Boomer
4) Final Five escape attempt
5) Anyone notice that when Anders was in a coma, baby Liam was most alive? And then when the miscarriage happened, suddenly he starts waking up?

Furyofaseraph · « **Reply #751 on:** February 28, 2009, 05:18:48 PM »

Barihawk. I disagree, the wealth of information and the "OMG NTOHINGS HAPPENING!" episodes could've been blended together.
The teaser could have been boomer and ellen walking off the raptor together. The entire episode would've been intercut scene's of both the effects of Ellen's arrival, with flashbacks of Ellen and John talking. This could've either been intercut with scene's of Sam's prediciment, or it could've been cut entirely, just have him in a coma from the get go and let ellen/john to all the exposition. It could've even been intercut with scene's starting the boomer-betrayal thread that was entirely put in this latest episode.

I would've done it a bit differently.

In any even, I thought that the latest episode, with slick, was fantastic. I have never had a show's episode hit me so well over the head with it's music. It was wonderful. I thought that the opening idea of the monotonous and depressing routine of finding a new home was grand. The use of 'Felcergarb' or w/e toothpaste was great.

I really think that slick/kara's father is yet another being of light manifestation.
- Virtual Slick
- Virtual Six
- Virtual Baltar
- Virtual Leoben (that appears to Kara before her death)
- Virtual Elosha (that appears to Roslin before her return to the fleet)
Plus Sam mentioned that the final five each saw a vision telling them about the 12 colonies eminent development of AI.

So far we have 10 virtual beings. I really think that all these beings are the same entity. I really think that the beings of light are going to make the re-imagined entrance very very soon. I really think that everyone is going to die, except starbuck, and starbuck will take her place as the new being of light.

rengers · « **Reply #752 on:** March 01, 2009, 07:32:15 AM »

poor Galactica, after the last episode and after the trailer for the next one, it seems that she will finally fall apart

mckinneyc · « **Reply #753 on:** March 01, 2009, 11:25:51 AM »

No she can't! I'll cry!

martyr · « **Reply #754 on:** March 01, 2009, 03:37:51 PM »

Glempius · « **Reply #755 on:** March 02, 2009, 04:04:29 PM »

My money's on Starbuck's father turning out to be a Daniel (thus making Starbuck half cylon) and the entire piano thing was a cylon projection type thing.

And the piano version of watchtower is seriously, seriously awesome.

rengers · « **Reply #756 on:** March 02, 2009, 04:38:40 PM »

Quote from: Glempius on March 02, 2009, 04:04:29 PM

And the piano version of watchtower is seriously, seriously awesome.

indeed, my most favorite scene of the last episode

Because it was so awsome:

JimmyB76 · « **Reply #757 on:** March 02, 2009, 05:04:45 PM »

ya no doubt - cheers to that scene! it gave me goosebumps when i saw it

martyr · « **Reply #758 on:** March 02, 2009, 06:36:31 PM »

i love the look in tigh's eye when he hears the song

this series is building up to something awesome

086gf · « **Reply #759 on:** March 02, 2009, 11:33:18 PM »

I just keeps getting better and better.

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