Battlestar Galactica Season Three: HOLY COW!!!

**pippadaisy**[$] · #1 10-07-2006, 08:26 AM

OMG! Who else watched? Fess up!

I can't tell you the number of times we hit rewind on Tivolicious BOTH times we watched it and I'll be watching again today.

The commentary on suicide bombings... holy cow. They should make the preznit watch that two-episode arc. THIS is how desperate people are to do something like this. And yet it still came down on the side that sometimes things are just wrong no matter WHAT the justification..

**drmomentum**[$] · #2 10-07-2006, 09:42 AM

I thought Jaimie Bamber looked fat in the previews. That's some convincing makeup.

Yeah, it was a pretty kick-ass season opener. I worried they weren't going to be able to match the impact of the end of last season.

As usual, I'm glued to the TV.

You think Kara is really warming up to that toaster?

**pippadaisy**[$] · #3 10-07-2006, 09:57 AM

I know. Talk about shocker... first you think you are going to get a nice shirtless Bamber and WHAM!

THAT was a shocker. LOL

Hell no, she's not warming up to the toaster. She's gotta know they are playing her. And hey... it got her out of the apartment, didn't it?

I literally had to pee for FORTY-FIVE MINUTES and didn't go to the bathroom. With Tivolicious. We started it late so we didn't have to watch any commercials.

**drmomentum**[$] · #4 10-08-2006, 10:15 AM

Same here. I almost got my wife to watch it. It's very difficult to get her to watch TV shows apart from the one or two she loves.

How is Roslin going to escape that centurion massacre?

**pippadaisy**[$] · #5 10-08-2006, 04:48 PM

Various possibilities:

a) Jammer saves her
b) Zerek shields her
c) Gaeta has had enough and saves them alll
d) the police force as a whole realize what they have done and take out the Centurions

**drmomentum**[$] · #6 10-08-2006, 09:38 PM

I'd like to see "d" but that was an awful lot of centurions.

In any case, the beginning of this season reminds me a little bit of "V" that old miniseries. Except a lot better.

-JP

**pippadaisy**[$] · #7 10-08-2006, 09:51 PM

V was NEVER this dark.

**MrsNormanMaine**[$] · #8 10-10-2006, 12:22 PM

I loved it. Through the whole thing, I kept reading it as a commentary on that US occupation of Iraq. As it's a Canadian produced series, I wouldn't be in the least bit surprised if that was the point.

MNM

**pippadaisy**[$] · #9 10-10-2006, 02:40 PM

Ron Moore has ADAMANTLY denied that it is Iraq commentary. The writers studied TONS of occupations throughout history and found common themes.

erik_kosberg · #10 10-10-2006, 02:47 PM

Baltar = Chalabi explains a lot.

**drmomentum**[$] · #11 10-10-2006, 03:33 PM

It's definitely commentary on human situations, and patterns. Good sci-fi should always be relevant. And it's better still if it's not meant to be a direct response to current events (because that is not often done well).

I'm not sure you can trust what the creators say about their inspiration, though. I wouldn't want my series to be seen as specifically political. But I would want it to be relevant.

I think the Cylon obsession with both religion and procreation to be an interesting thread.

nc10 · #12 10-10-2006, 09:31 PM

Quote:

pippadaisy said

OMG! Who else watched? Fess up!

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Have you watched the webisodes?

**pippadaisy**[$] · #13 10-10-2006, 09:50 PM

LMAO. Have I watched the webisodes? If they had BSG oxygen, I'd breathe it.

nc10 · #14 10-10-2006, 10:04 PM

Quote:

pippadaisy said

LMAO. Have I watched the webisodes? If they had BSG oxygen, I'd breathe it.

I just found them.

**drmomentum**[$] · #15 10-11-2006, 02:00 AM

I'm not as astute as pippa -- I only found out about them when they were halfway through with them.

Funny: there's a BSG fan on Veronica Mars who uses the curse "frak" in the season premiere and it becomes a joke. But it seems to be catching on (or a recurring joke) because Veronica is using it in the voiceover by the second episode.

Um. I think I watch too much TV.

**pippadaisy**[$] · #16 10-11-2006, 04:34 AM

Sorry. Next time they put something up like that I'll post. I just assume everyone is as rabid as I am. then again, I should assume I'm a sad case when I know more about the show and what's going on than your random FARK reader, since they have NO lives.

Y'all subscribe to the podcasts, right?

**drmomentum**[$] · #17 10-11-2006, 08:32 AM

Yes, but I found out about that podcast from you.

**pippadaisy**[$] · #18 10-11-2006, 09:25 AM

Oh MAN!

**pippadaisy**[$] · #19 10-20-2006, 08:36 AM

Well, there go any more webisodes:

Webisodes: A Battle Against a TV Empire - Newsweek Periscope - MSNBC.com

Is NBC REALLY that clueless that they think they shouldn't have to pay royalties? Give me a freaking break. Like they won't be included on the DVDs, etc.?

I'm with the writers.

**drmomentum**[$] · #20 10-20-2006, 09:02 AM

Me, too.

It's not promotional material. It's content. The viewers aren't downloading them just to see previews. As you said, they'll be included on the DVD and be considered a feature.

**drmomentum**[$] · #21 10-21-2006, 04:29 AM

Episode 3: Physical and mental scars continue.

What a mindfrack.

**pippadaisy**[$] · #22 10-21-2006, 02:25 PM

Oh. My. Gods!

That was amazing... probably tied with "33" as my favorite episode, although I may still like "33" best since it's what sold me on the series.

The SFX were PHENOMENAL! OMG... that jump and freefall and the Vipers launching? We were on the edges of our seats!!! People died you didn't think would die, everyone is totally mindfracked, three (at least) people who are probably insane or darn close, drama, huge battle scenes, and the Peggy giving her all and taking out TWO Basestars.

Yeah, I'm a nerd. And this series is so good I DON'T CARE. If you AREN'T watching this show, find out when the reruns are on and WATCH IT. This is the best thing on tv in years.