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-----Original Message-----
From: Marlon Moyer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 4:17 PM
To: CF-Community
Subject: Re: Battlestar Galactica
I hear in the next episode, they're going to come out with some special
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?
> > > >
> > > >
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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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