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Adah:
--- Quote from: Inlander on 02 Apr 2008, 06:37 ---I love Battlestar Galactica, but all the same it would be so much better if it just lived up to its promise. Like, the first few episodes of season 3 were incredible, touching on all sorts of really interesting issues about war-time morality that are incredibly relevant to this day and age and doing it in a way that's unbelievably subversive for what seems to be a relatively high-profile American show, but then they go and waste a whole lot of episodes piss-farting around some hokey love story that nobody really gives a shit about. And then they get over that and have a really, really interesting episode like the one about the labour dispute, and the role of unionism and class in shaping society, and they address all sorts of really interesting issues, and you just want them to talk about it just a little bit more, but they can't because they've run out of time.
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I agree that the love story between Apollo and Starbuck went on too long, but there were some amazing episodes in there. The one where they were boxing and the story was told in flashbacks was a particular favorite. It is, IMO, one of the best episodes in the show's entire run. The structure is unique, and the pathos behind it is genuine.
On the other hand, I absolutely hated the labour dispute episode along with the Cylon virus episode, which were arguably two of the more topical episodes of the past season. They struck me as grossly simplifying the issue, and sugarcoating the endings in order to keep our good guys all good. Beyond that, they also struck me as pure filler, without serious thought about what the episodes implied for the future.
To each his own.
Narr:
--- Quote from: KharBevNor on 02 Apr 2008, 06:03 ---Is Survivorman what they call Bear Gryll's show in America?
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivorman
No.
As mentioned by valley_parade, Bear's show is "Man vs. Wild." I mostly just looked this up now to satisfy my own curiosity because I couldn't remember who was the host of what.
Border Reiver:
My favs for last season were the escape from New Caprica - the sheer emotional agony as Tigh killed his wife did it for me; the labour dispute - yes, it was superficial, but it did raise the thoughts of what would happen in such a situation - it was simplified, but the actions of the characters were consistent and finally the episode with Dr. Roberts and the Sagitarrons and the issue of cultural norms v. medical necessity.
Eagerly awaiting tonight's episode.
karl gambolputty...:
It wasn't as amazing as the Season 3 premiere, but I liked it a lot. Baltar.... man you gotta love him
Hat:
Baltar is just so bad at being a messiah, I just want to give him a big ol' hug.
Who do you guys like for the final Cylon? My money (literally, we started a betting pool) is on Roslin.
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