sunglasses that will enable them to differentiate humans and cylons.
They're supposedly going to have some guest star also. Roddy something....
marlon
Ben Doom wrote:
> I kinda liked the slow pacing. It felt more ... epic. Rather than
> battle on battle on tragedy on battle.
>
> Yeah. The butterfly had me ready to pull wings off a ... well, you
> know. Frickin' butterfly.
>
> And I didn't even come close to seeing the twist at the end coming.
> Now, I'm going to have to watch it again to see if there are clues I
> missed, or if it's one of those annoying unforshadowed twists that bug me.
>
> As far as a series goes....
> I could use some new TV in my life. :-)
>
> --benD
>
> Kevin Graeme wrote:
>
> > Oh I liked it. It just needed a lot of editing. It does beg for a
> series.
> > Hatch must be praying to every god known right now.
> >
> > -Kevin (I still want to punch the butterfly.)
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Tim Heald" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 10:18 PM
> > Subject: RE: Battlestar Galactica
> >
> > > I liked it. Good twist at the end.
> > >
> > > Damn I hope they bring it back as a series.
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Kevin Graeme [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 11:14 PM
> > > To: CF-Community
> > > Subject: Re: Battlestar Galactica
> > >
> > >
> > > Dammit. I give them the benefit of the doubt and then they give me
> > that?!?
> > >
> > > Can you say "vehicle for AOL vs. MSN ads?" I wanted to punch
> that damn
> > > butterfly.
> > >
> > > Okay. Really. I still stand by what I said before about what I
> liked.
> > But
> > > the whole damn thing could have been an hour long, 1:30 at
> most, and it
> > > still would have had all the good stuff.
> > >
> > > I hate miniseries writers.
> > >
> > > -Kevin
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Heald, Tim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 8:21 AM
> > > Subject: RE: Battlestar Galactica
> > >
> > > > I'm with you man. Good so far. Can't wait for part two. I
> > wonder if
> > > maybe
> > > > this isn't just a test case to see how it works as a series?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Timothy Heald
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> > > > The opinions expressed here do not necessarily reflect those
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> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: John Stanley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 9:23 AM
> > > > To: CF-Community
> > > > Subject: RE: Battlestar Galactica
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I was pleasantly suprised as well by the first part, and am
> looking
> > > forward
> > > > to the second half. it makes me wonder how they can complete the
> > story
> > > in
> > > > just two hours, when they went as slow as they did in the
> first half.
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Kevin Graeme [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 9:19 AM
> > > > To: CF-Community
> > > > Subject: Re: Battlestar Galactica
> > > >
> > > > Details? Ha! I sent the message and then went to bed.
> > > >
> > > > It was shown twice again last night and will be shown again
> tonight
> > > before
> > > > the second part. And it's on again this Sunday. So I'm not
> going to
> > say
> > > > anything about the plot itself. It's a two-parter and while I was
> > > pleased
> > > > with it, that's because I thought it was going to be crash
> and burn
> > > > sucktackular.
> > > >
> > > > Spoilers?
> > > > .
> > > > .
> > > > .
> > > > .
> > > > .
> > > > .
> > > > .
> > > > .
> > > > .
> > > > .
> > > > .
> > > > IMO, they more than adequately addressed the stylistic
> differences
> > > between
> > > > the original and this series. In fact, I think it was a damn fine
> > > cop-out.
> > > > The first shot of Galactica came in at that rear three
> quarters angle
> > > with
> > > > odd optical lens distortion that was part of the original
> show, and
> > > later
> > > in
> > > > the show there's even a bit of the original theme music. The show
> > picks
> > > up
> > > > 20 years after the first Cylon wars. Technology has
> progressed. The
> > > > Galactica is an aging vessel and about to be decomissioned.
> It's used
> > > > primarily as a tourist exhibit and there's a gift shop and museum
> > > display
> > > in
> > > > one of the hangers. In the museum they have an old Cylon in a
> glass
> > case
> > > and
> > > > old Vipers on display. The old equipment though is going to
> be the
> > > saving
> > > > grace against the Cylons and their new ability to affect
> networked
> > > computer
> > > > systems.
> > > >
> > > > The evil Cylon woman is sexxay. Olmos as Adama is haggard and
> > gravelly.
> > > He's
> > > > looking old, but his character is supposed to. Starbuck is
> fine as a
> > > woman
> > > > (I got over that kind of problem 15 years ago when I saw a stage
> > > production
> > > > of Romeo and Juliet with Mercutio played by an asian woman),
> but her
> > > > tremulous first line left me wondering if she was going to be a
> > strong
> > > > enough character. She makes up for it later.
> > > >
> > > > My only complaint? It's fucking SLOW. Why is it that when you
> have a
> > TV
> > > > miniseries it automatically means that it's going to be
> waaaaaay too
> > > much
> > > > exposition? The whole 2 hours was basically initial character
> > > development.
> > > > Sure some stuff happened, but it was just to set up the second
> > episode.
> > > I
> > > > hope.
> > > >
> > > > -Kevin
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Haggerty, Mike" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > Sent: Monday, December 08, 2003 10:50 PM
> > > > Subject: RE: Battlestar Galactica
> > > >
> > > > > Details.... some of us are still working.
> > > > >
> > > > > M
> > > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: Kevin Graeme [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > > Sent: Mon 12/8/2003 11:15 PM
> > > > > To: CF-Community
> > > > > Cc:
> > > > > Subject: Re: Battlestar Galactica
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Yay! It doesn't suck! Yay I say!
> > > > >
> > > > > -Kevin
> > > > > _____
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > _____
> > > > _____
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>
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