John W. wrote:It's okay. I've come to find that people understand. Just apologize for being a BSG geek immediately upon discovering their glazed eyes while discussing it. Then quickly change the subject & ask about how their day was or whatever.

This is what's going to be difficult. I will need to fight the subconscious urge to respond to things like "Well, i had a bad day at work" with "Well hey, at least your civilization wasn't annihilated by sentient robots that you were having a sexual affair with."

Don't send people links to this weblog, either.

Holy crap, i read two entries and immediately felt better about my own pathology. Duck a cylon? Did you listen to the dialogue?

Duck did say "See you soon" before blowing himself up (confusingly, he was face to face with a cylon, D'Anna Biers, when saying this, so the assumption might be that he'd see the cylon soon, right after downloading). BUT, I think he said "See you soon Nora" -- as if praying. Nora was his wife's name... he was most probably saying "see you in the afterlife" to his already dead wife... or something like that. I don't think he was implying that he was about to be downloaded.

John W. wrote:Duck did say "See you soon" before blowing himself up (confusingly, he was face to face with a cylon, D'Anna Biers, when saying this, so the assumption might be that he'd see the cylon soon, right after downloading). BUT, I think he said "See you soon Nora" -- as if praying. Nora was his wife's name... he was most probably saying "see you in the afterlife" to his already dead wife... or something like that. I don't think he was implying that he was about to be downloaded.

Exactly. I thought that was pretty obvious. Making Duck a cylon would be the most idiotic thing ever. Way to undercut the emotional resonance of the whole suicide-bomber plot, guys.

Sorry. Bump again.

Last night's episode:

HOLY GOD.

Mind. Blown.

When Galactica entered New Caprica's atmosphere, burning up the sky as the Vipers launched out and attacked, and then jumped at the last minute before crashing on land... fuck yeah. That was some cool shit.

John W. wrote:When Galactica entered New Caprica's atmosphere, burning up the sky as the Vipers launched out and attacked, and then jumped at the last minute before crashing on land... fuck yeah. That was some cool shit.

My friend Lindsey and i were watching last Monday's Heroes after last night's BSG and i would still intermittently exclaim "The Galactica jumped into atmo! Fuck!!" I'm such a fanboy.

Just got up to the episode where they encounter the Pegasus ship.

Jesus Christ. This show is intense.

People: if you have not seen this show, start watching. Rent the miniseries, then season 1 then 2 (then 2.5).

connor wrote:Just got up to the episode where they encounter the Pegasus ship.

Jesus Christ. This show is intense.

That three-episode arc is just insane. Those are my favorite episodes, with the possible exception of this past week's.

DrAwkward wrote:
This is what's going to be difficult. I will need to fight the subconscious urge to respond to things like "Well, i had a bad day at work" with "Well hey, at least your civilization wasn't annihilated by sentient robots that you were having a sexual affair with."

I think this will be my new default answer to this question.

This show is so unbelievably NOT CRAP it is actually nearly off the scales.

For so very, very many reasons.
In a better world, all of television would be this good, but of course we live in a world in which mediocrity reigns supreme and the lowest common denominator runs unchecked and worshipped.

However, I can still count on BSG, to help make it just a weee bit better.

-C.

If (for the sake of argument, let's assume that such a crazy, unlikely thing is possible...) I was able to download this series, which is the correct order?

Was there a pilot or something before series one started?

Ta!