Comments on: Shatner Addresses JJ Abrams Comments about a Kirk Cameo

By: 790

790 — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 01:49:00 +0000

One thing, that I’ve allways said was missing is that Adama hasn’t implimented some type of countermeasure to the Cylons.
I would have ppl in R&D developing a weapon against the Cylons. Emp or a Virus.

All their doing is relying on their FTL drives to escape after every battle.

They know the Cylons are suseptable to virus’s, what are they waiting for ?????

From the looks of the last season 3 episode, the Cylons have adapted their EMP weapons to attack the older ships.
While Adama’s spooning the president he should be working on a better defensive attack plan.

By: Ransom

Ransom — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:47:50 +0000

I’m with Rodney. It’s absolutely incorrect to call BSG a soap opera because it focuses on the characters of the show before the sci fi elements.

But that’s what makes it so great. BSG is trying and in my opinion succeeding in showcasing realistic characters in an extraordinary situation, and part of the reason it’s so good is that they focus on the emotions and the interactions of the characters on the show.

Real human lives are usually based largely on relationships so shouldn’t that be a big part of the show if you’re going for realism?

By: 790

790 — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 08:28:09 +0000

Correction, when I said Starbuck and Adama, I meant Lee Adama (Apollo).

By: 790

790 — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 05:53:47 +0000

Well Rodney, I like the show (BSG) but it seems like the best episodes are the season openers and season closers.

Watching Starbuck and Adama skirt around was (imo) kinda a waste of time. We all know they share a deep bond. At the end of all that bs in season 3 we are left with the same outcome. They have a deep bond. Got it. Shit the forbidden love angle just seemed like a big waste of time…..

By: Rodney

Rodney — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 03:39:39 +0000

Dramas are about relationships.

Soap Operas are about unrealistic fluff entertainment. Perhaps your assessment of BSG is that you dont like story driven shows about complex interactions, and incorrectly referred to them as Soap Operas.

There is no way in any description that serious Drama can be compared to soap operas. There is nothing serious about Soap Operas, and the only drama comes from the drama queens.

By: 790

790 — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:10:25 +0000

I agree to a point Rodney, but after watching all 3 seasons of BSG (so far), its very heavy on relationships.
The middle of season 3 was allmost like watching (days of our lives)…

By: Rodney

Rodney — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 17:07:54 +0000

@Hero Stew, the clearly you haven’t watched the updated BSG. Its not a soap opera at all. Its drama.

And the original, as much as it was good for its time would fail in today’s market. Cheese doesnt work as well as it did in the 70s and early 80s.

By: Rodney

Rodney — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 16:09:40 +0000

Star Wars has no structure? I don’t understand.

In Star Trek, Time travel has always been “at a whim” what always bothered me was that NOTHING bad ever happened. They save the day and not one detail is out of place. Yay for casual sex with the timestream continuum.

By: Hero Stew

Hero Stew — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 16:04:40 +0000

“Why would the old stuff be thrown out? Did they “throw out” the old Battlestar Galactica? Do you care that they wont sequel that version?”

Actually I prefer the original BG and wish they would have done more Apolo and Starbuck with Dirk and Hatch.

I’m not a fan of soap opera’s in space.

By: Hero Stew

Hero Stew — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 15:58:45 +0000

Rod

Well we know they still happened, but it would seem that no one in this new time line would.

I just want Trek to become like Star Wars where there is no structure.

It’s hard to geek out when canon can bee thrown out at the whim.

It’s what I believe is also wrong with comics. So many alternate history’s for one character. It’s a bummer to invest 300 issues into a character and then some guy comes and wipes that all out.

I look forward to the new movies. I just hope the adhere to some history. I have to admit I wasn’t a big Enterprise fan.