Sci-Fi The Battlestar Galactica and Caprica Discussion Thread - Part 1

[Superfreak]

maybe weak was too strong a word. But a lot of the feeling of the show changed after the mini series, as well as a bunch of little things. One example being starbuck's hair. I know it's a little thing, but it's things like this that are good examples of premier greeness. Stylistically, the choice of hair made sense for the character, but it was just better when it was longer. Same goes for Adama's hair. The same thing can be said in ST: TNG with the spandex jumpsuits, which got phased out after a time for the collared less form fitting, but ultimately better looking uniforms, or Riker's beard.

Back to BSG, the mini series was all right, but I still don't watch it much, relative to the series proper, which improved on things greatly from the first episode of season one. Effects, music, lighting, and the overall feeling of the series proper improved greatly between the mini series and '33'.

That's all I was getting at. There's a point where a show matures... grape juice to fine wine. BSG made that jump between the MS and 33, and remained pretty steady on quality there after.

I think with B&C, that's what we are seeing... the premier MS in 10 minute drabs. Everything feels on for me, except for the Adama portrayal, which feels slightly forced, and I think that's only because of the writing. But all the secondaries are good so far, the atmosphere is right on (which isn't difficult, seeing that they already did 4 seasons worth) effects are on, and I couldn't really spot much of the 'completely' shot in CG aspects.

I'm hoping this show can have a resurgence and gets picked up. I just wish it wasn't delivered in 10 minute segments.

 

[Thundercrack85]

Considering the miniseries took a very dead franchise (thanks, Galactica 1980) and turned it into a smash hit... calling it weak, or even "not good", is just ridiculous.

There would be no main series without the miniseries.

 

[Superfreak]

Considering the miniseries took a very dead franchise (thanks, Galactica 1980) and turned it into a smash hit... calling it weak, or even "not good", is just ridiculous.

There would be no main series without the miniseries.

yeah, but the main series was head above water better than the MS, from the very first episode. Like I was saying, weak was too strong a word. I should have used weaker.

I'm not saying it was bad... just that it was the weakest part of the revamped series. Which makes it better than just about every other show in the same genre.

 

[Superfreak]

ps: it was nice to see what galactica looks like when she's fully loaded. We've only ever seen her when she's carrying 1 squadron... like how the vipers are double stacked in the hanger etc.

 

[Paradox1]

nobody is watching Blood and Chrome?

 

[Sawyer]

I don't play this whole webisode game. When I watch it, I'm watching it all at once.

 

[Maximus One]

Is it bad that I have hardly desire at all to even watch Blood and Chrome? At one time I did but now I'm just like meh

 

[Sawyer]

Yes, it means you have no soul.

 

[Maximus One]

And this is where I post a gif of Jacob from Lost yelling "You've got a bad attitude Barry!!" at Titus Welliver. Can't from my phone lol

 

[Destructus86]

Blood & Chrome is actually my FAVORITE series based in the new BSG universe. Even more so than the main series.

 

[Superfreak]

Blood & Chrome is actually my FAVORITE series based in the new BSG universe. Even more so than the main series.

it's not that good... but so far, it's showing potential, more potential than the mini series did, for me at least. Something better happen on the ice planet soon, because the shenanigans of the last three instalments on the ice planet have been rather meh. But everything leading up to the ice planet has been great.

how many parts are there to this premier/webisode thing anyhow?

 

[Gto250]

It's quite good for what it is but I agree, the ice planet part is not that interesting.
I wish we had Blood & Chrome instead of that snooze fest that was Caprica..

 

[Marvolo]

Is it bad that I have hardly desire at all to even watch Blood and Chrome? At one time I did but now I'm just like meh

I lost interest when Adama blew off his canopy and took out a cylon raider with a pistol...in space.

That plus the excessive cgi environments.

 

[Maximus One]

Personally, I thought Caprica had the potential to be 100x better than BSG ever was. All the socio-political and family drama mixed with the science fiction and religious stuff was just the very definition of engaging tv for me. The acting and writing was superb. As was the cgi in most instances.

 

[Doc Ock]

I think the final episode of Caprica was amazing and really made me wish for another season.

 

[flickchick85]

I lost interest when Adama blew off his canopy and took out a cylon raider with a pistol...in space.

That plus the excessive cgi environments.

My thoughts exactly.

I'd take more Caprica over this any day.

 

[Sawyer]

I'll take more BSG over more Caprica over this any day.

I'd even settle for a Baltar/Six sex tape...

 

[Marvolo]

I'll take more BSG over more Caprica over this any day.

I'd even settle for a Baltar/Six sex tape...

Naughty...

 

[Sawyer]

You wanna talk naughty, I was this close to putting Adama and Roslin's names.

 

[Maximus One]

Hey man, Mary Mcdonnel ain't too bad a looker for real. Here lately between AHS and OUAT I've developed some very strong feelings for both Jessica Lange and Barbara Hershey. Ain't no shame up in my game baby

 

[Marvolo]

You wanna talk naughty, I was this close to putting Adama and Roslin's names.

Dat Roslin!

 

[Thundercrack85]

Caprica put me to sleep.

This seems like it would have made a better video game than a television-internet show.

Better than nothing, though.

It's kind of ironic, because the human-looking Cylons would have been so much easier to use on a small budget, than the CG tin can ones.

 

[Marvolo]

Caprica put me to sleep.

This seems like it would have made a better video game than a television-internet show.

Better than nothing, though.

It's kind of ironic, because the human-looking Cylons would have been so much easier to use on a small budget, than the CG tin can ones.

I dont think there were any human models during the First Cylon War. The whole war they were trying to figure out how to make them. When they did they stopped the war and disappeared for forty years. Its been awhile since i watched he show so someone correct me if im wrong.

 

[Thundercrack85]

I dont think there were any human models during the First Cylon War. The whole war they were trying to figure out how to make them. When they did they stopped the war and disappeared for forty years. Its been awhile since i watched he show so someone correct me if im wrong.

No, I get that. I'm just saying from a production stand point. It's a shame they can't do that.

Though they could always do a slight retcon, and have a cruder human model, a la terminator.

Though something tells me we're going to see some human Cylon prototypes one way or another.

 

[Marvolo]

No, I get that. I'm just saying from a production stand point. It's a shame they can't do that.

Though they could always do a slight retcon, and have a cruder human model, a la terminator.

Though something tells me we're going to see some human Cylon prototypes one way or another.

We should definitely see some prototypes. The Final Five showed up during the war and gave the Centurions the ability to create human models that would work. In exchange the centurions had to stop the war. In a full series we would see the final five and all this, but I doubt they will show up here. Its too bad really.