BSG 4.5: Sometimes a Great Notion - Place your bets....
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Re: BSG 4.5: Sometimes a Great Notion - Place your bets....
I take back a little bit of what I said. Tory who is part of the final 5 has at least a bit of a reason to become the bitch she is. The President is really treating her like crap, especially the whole if your sleeping with Baltar then you must hate me line.
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Re: BSG 4.5: Sometimes a Great Notion - Place your bets....
Yeah like why the fuck does a firefly zip on through in the background while Roslin's thinking?Nieztchean Uber-Amoeba wrote:I was referring to nBSG, with several mysteries which were just quietly dropped and never mentioned again for multiple seasons.
I think the same root cause for many of these mysteries is sheer whimsy!
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Re: BSG 4.5: Sometimes a Great Notion - Place your bets....
The ones Uraniun mentioned, or...?Nieztchean Uber-Amoeba wrote:I was referring to nBSG, with several mysteries which were just quietly dropped and never mentioned again for multiple seasons.
Something about Libertarianism always bothered me. Then one day, I realized what it was:
Libertarian philosophy can be boiled down to the phrase, "Work Will Make You Free."
In Libertarianism, there is no Government, so the Bosses are free to exploit the Workers.
In Communism, there is no Government, so the Workers are free to exploit the Bosses.
So in Libertarianism, man exploits man, but in Communism, its the other way around!
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Libertarian philosophy can be boiled down to the phrase, "Work Will Make You Free."
In Libertarianism, there is no Government, so the Bosses are free to exploit the Workers.
In Communism, there is no Government, so the Workers are free to exploit the Bosses.
So in Libertarianism, man exploits man, but in Communism, its the other way around!
If all you want to do is have some harmless, mindless fun, go H3RE INST3ADZ0RZ!!
Grrr! Fight my Brute, you pansy!
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That would be because the same people who did the CGI for Firefly, did the work for BSG, and it's what's called an easter egg.Themightytom wrote:Yeah like why the fuck does a firefly zip on through in the background while Roslin's thinking?Nieztchean Uber-Amoeba wrote:I was referring to nBSG, with several mysteries which were just quietly dropped and never mentioned again for multiple seasons.
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I thought this was worth highlighting, because it gave me a good chuckle. I agree with your point completely, though. The grimdark is just a logical extension of how damn cheerful the original was.Coyote wrote:Some you young'uns don't remember the first show, waaaayyy back during the Caesar Administration in the 1970's, but the first show was problematic for precisely the opposite reason that's being whinged about here-- back then the show was too goddamn perky. 99.99% of humanity got wiped out, and the survivors rush off for grand adventures and escapades that include casinos and meeting friendly aliens and building lovable, cuddly robot doggies for their kids, and all that pap. Moore and the others involved in the show are very aware of that and are trying to avoid that sappy-happy weekly dollop of sweetness that the old show was later criticized for.
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Re: BSG 4.5: Sometimes a Great Notion - Place your bets....
Well we had bathhouses and orgies, I think I missed the chariot races and the gladiator games back then....
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Re: BSG 4.5: Sometimes a Great Notion - Place your bets....
Aka whimsy.Agent Fisher wrote:
That would be because the same people who did the CGI for Firefly, did the work for BSG, and it's what's called an easter egg.
"Since when is "the west" a nation?"-Styphon
"ACORN= Cobra obviously." AMT
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Re: BSG 4.5: Sometimes a Great Notion - Place your bets....
Anyone remember when the show was fresh?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvYVR6XX ... re=related
Love the Narration by Dee.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95nMKRUI0j0&NR=1
What music is this?
How 'Bout A comparison of OBSG and NbSG
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsvpvqvA ... re=related
It's still a Frakking Awesome Machine.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvYVR6XX ... re=related
Love the Narration by Dee.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95nMKRUI0j0&NR=1
What music is this?
How 'Bout A comparison of OBSG and NbSG
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsvpvqvA ... re=related
It's still a Frakking Awesome Machine.