OT: BSG Discussion

Atrocities · #1 March 12th, 2006, 07:29 PM

I believe Stargate is up to 9 seasons going on its 10th this summer.

I was rather put out by the way they rushed through the BSG final episode events. IT seemed like there was a lot more to see over the course of the last three episodes that we did not get to see. Time was rushed, and a lot of the story was lost with it.

Baltar Bad.

Caduceus · #2 March 12th, 2006, 10:28 PM

If you watched the teaser - voiced over by Six - it stated that new episodes of BSG will be in October. Atlantis and SG-1 will return in July.

Azselendor · #3 March 12th, 2006, 11:07 PM

Confirmed from scifi's network drones, BSG's 3rd season will be delayed for an october 2006 launch.

RDM has been under pressure to wrap up storylines this season plus the last half of the season since Ressurection Ship pt2 has been suffering in the ratings because of it.

I actually think holding the series to october is a good idea, they resume filming in a couple of months and I assume RDM wants the characters to age a bit instead of just cosmetically adding more hair to everyone.

Atrocities · #4 March 12th, 2006, 11:08 PM

Missed that.

Atrocities · #5 March 12th, 2006, 11:10 PM

If the show is sufforing in the ratings its because of some of the very things I mentioned in the other BSG threads. Oh well, I still the show even if it does seem to have somewhat lost its self.

I think they are sufforing from "What do we do now?" Syndrom.

Caduceus · #6 March 13th, 2006, 12:51 AM

One of the blogs from the creator/writers was that they went to a full season of shows. I.e. from 13 episodes in season 1 to 20 (or whatever the number is) in season 2.

He was stating that he felt the quality of writing went down due to the increased volume of shows that needed to be completed.

I haven't looked back at the BSG discussions on the forum because I typically have been watching the shows a week or two late because of my schedule and didn't want to read a spoiler.

That said, I did enjoy this season a great deal. They continue to write themselves into corners and then find a way out. Of course, every guest star is now a Cylon, until proven otherwise.

I also thought at the end of the next-to-last episode that we were going to end up with Starbuck stranded on Caprica *again* and was waiting for Sharon to put a couple of slugs in Adama. I think I would have preferred that to the handlebar mustache.

About the last thirty minutes being a dream - I don't think that the writers would do that. The only dreams we have had have been mixed flashbacks (Roslind) and obvious fabrications (the Chief's suicidal dreams). Dreams have been surreal and short. There is often music transitioning them to "let you know" that they're headed out of reality.

I think that the flash forward to one year of occupation on New Caprica is real. I think humanity will have to pick up the pieces again. Though I am a bit sorry that they didn't talk about going back to Old Caprica as a campaign item. My feeling is that that sort of information could have saved Roslind's presidency, even if she decided after consideration to not act on it.

As far as Baltar's presidential aides - Mr. Gaeta (who has always had a respect for Baltar's acumen)... and the blond and brunette ("Don't you ever knock?" - gotta love Gaius).

Atrocities · #7 March 13th, 2006, 02:54 AM

What kinda robbed the viewer of a sense of wonderment was when Roslen (sp) told Adama about the Tall Blond women like the one that accused Baltar of being a trator then dissappeared. To many fans that episode, the one where Baltar was accused by a 6 of being a traitor was really dream episode. The one in his head was teaching him a lesson, and now we all know that it was not a dream episode, that in fact it was real and that really damaged the show. It took away from the series in so many ways that it cannot be described in print. It was a bad call, that I am sure they will in some way fix later on.

The show goes on to be interesting. They did a lot to set up the political nature and under ground of the fleet only to throw all that away now. There has to be a greater plan in place or else we were just taken down one path, and then bam, sent in the oposite direction. I do not like shows that do that without a clear course.

When season one ended, it ended with a brillant cliff hanger. The first part of Season 2 was outstanding. The second half was not so good.

But I have faith in the RDM, and look forward to what he and his writing staff come up with for season three.

geoschmo · #8 March 13th, 2006, 12:00 PM

When Pegasus showed up and had "Gina" 6 locked up as a Cylon, the Galactica crew all recognized her as a suspected cylon model. That pretty much confirmed that the previous episode with the Shelly Godfrey 6 model accusing Baltar wasn't a dream. There really wasn't any indication that it was a dream episode though. I'm not sure why people ever thought it was.

The only real question was whether the Mind 6 was somehow communicating with the Cylons and was working with the Shelly 6 unit somehow in a coordinated effort to teach Baltar a lesson. Personally I think Mind 6 is and always was a construct of Baltars twisted psyche. Shelly 6 was simply another 6 unit that was attempting to sow discord among the fleet by exposing/discrediting Baltar. Shelly 6 would have probably known about the other 6 models mission before the attack and that Baltar was the dupe that allowed the colonial defenses to fall. But she wouldn't have known about the Mind 6 that's been torturing Baltar ever since. He just subconciously has her using dialoge that makes it appear she is involved in real events, when actually she's just reacting to them along with Baltar.