Battlestar Galactica

[Mnemosyne]

Does anyone else watch Battlestar Galactica?

I love it!!!

[Alvin]

Just started. Love Starbuck's attitude but Boomer's captured my shallow heart

I've always been a big sci-fi fan, way back from the first Star Trek. The other show I'm watching now is Stargate Atlantis, Heroes just doesn't do it for me.

[gberardi]

I kept hearing about it (along with Dr. Who), but I didn't get a chance to watch it until my girlfriend watched the miniseries. Now we are both really into it, but I want to watch the original series. I also would prefer to watch the episodes in order, and since I didn't get to watch anything yet, that means new episodes can't really be watched either. B-(

This coming year, I imagine we'll be getting Netflix. B-)

[Baltar]

BSG rules! And guess who I named myself after for this forum? I'm just waiting for a Number Six to show up. I didn't start watching until the second season, but soon after that I bought the mini + first season. Also bought the second season recently once they released 2.5 (was hoping they'd bundle them). The end of season 2 was awesome, and the season 3 premiere and the next few episodes were probably the best sci-fi I've ever seen. But the last few episodes felt a bit simplistic and not up to par, just like a few in season 2.

Maybe they're trying to gain new viewers by slowing down the story arc a bit. Or saving up money for a big episode. Frankly I'd rather see 10 awesome episodes instead of 5 awesome episodes and 15 mediocre ones but television is television.. Looks like it's getting better again though, and I really want to see more Gaius Baltar (a bit too obvious? ) and Caprica Six with the rest of the Cylon gang.

My favorite line so far: "After you execute this command, you'll delete the order from your logs, then overwrite the corresponding memory locations. Execute command." I wish I could do that sometimes.. Memory is a double edged sword.

[PhoenixOwl]

I've been meaning to watch BSG. All my TV time is consumed by Stargate SG-1 though.

[Baltar]

Stargate SG-1, although not really comparable to Battlestar Galactica for many reasons (totally different styles and target audiences), was actually a good show. That is until the Goa'uld were defeated and got replaced with the Replicators and then the Ori. That's when the show jumped the shark. The entire show up to that point was spent building up the idea that the Goa'uld are an insanely powerful, unstoppable mega enemy. Their defeat should've ended the show -- you can't flesh out a supervillain for 8 years, then suddenly kill them off and replace with another one that's "more powerful" when the writers run out of story ideas. Most shows run for about 5-7 years for a good reason. That said, I went to the SG-1 convention last year here in New Jersey. Saw Michael Shanks and Chris Judge. They were really funny together!

[WanderingOak]

BSG is one of the few TV shows out there that I actually try to catch each and every episode of. However, I don't particularly care for the Stargate franchise, just because I don't believe that the Gods are space aliens.

[Mnemosyne]

The thing I like most about the show is the characters - I love them all!

This show seems to be a mix of sci-fi and drama, and I think that's what makes it successful.

[Mnemosyne]

Oh, and some of the coolest acting on the show (in my opinion) has to be when Baltar would carry on two different conversations, with two different people (President Roslin and Number Six), about two different subjects, at the exact same time!

[Baltar]

Originally Posted by Mnemosyne

Oh, and some of the coolest acting on the show (in my opinion) has to be when Baltar would carry on two different conversations, with two different people (President Roslin and Number Six), about two different subjects, at the exact same time!

You should watch the deleted scene where Baltar is standing next to Admiral Cain, and Six is talking to him about Cain. The actress who played Cain has the most priceless look on her face during that shot. I mean she does act as if she's not aware of what's going on, but if you look closely you can tell she's amused by the whole premise.