[OT] Galactica sucktitude

I watched BS with some trepidation, but *$diety* is this thing bad.

Random questions and comments;

-Did this show have any actual writers, or did they download the
script off of a fanfic board so obscure that even Google can't find
it?

-Memo to director: Cinematographic tricks are no substitute for lack
of writing, rehearsal, and acting skill.

-Could they have tried any harder to make that EW ship look like a
*really cheap* model?

-Comment: Human factors folks, human factors. Who puts friggin
lightbulbs at *eye level*?

-Military organizations have rules and customs on when to salute.
They *don't* do so spastically and without rhyme or reason.

-Are the any characters in the program that are *not* caricatures?

-Did they miss any cliches in this episode?

D.
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Derek Lyons wrote:

I watched BS with some trepidation, but *$diety* is this thing bad.

Random questions and comments;

To which add:
-how come it's the "port" and "starboard" launch bays, but you steer the
ship to "left" or "right"?
-what exactly is the point of firing your space fighter's control
thrusters in two 180 degree opposed directions at once, thereby
nullifying any effect on your fighter's attitude?
-why did Starbuck get a sex-change operation?
-where's the Daggett? I _live_ for the Daggett!

Pat

-what exactly is the point of firing your space fighter's control
thrusters in two 180 degree opposed directions at once, thereby
nullifying any effect on your fighter's attitude?

Well, duh. Burn off your extra fuel...

I liked it. I may be in the minority, but I think it rocked. 'Course I
went over to my friends house and watched it on a 2000-inch HDTV.

I am a diehard original series fan, but this way outclassed the original.
No campy 'cringe' scenes here, no sir!

The Other James wrote:


-what exactly is the point of firing your space fighter's control
thrusters in two 180 degree opposed directions at once, thereby
nullifying any effect on your fighter's attitude?

Well, duh. Burn off your extra fuel...

I liked it. I may be in the minority, but I think it rocked. 'Course I
went over to my friends house and watched it on a 2000-inch HDTV.

I am a diehard original series fan, but this way outclassed the original.
No campy 'cringe' scenes here, no sir!

I liked it, too. I especially liked Number 6 seducing the Colonial rep
before the diplomatic station got blown to hell. I liked the sense of
incipient dread as the Colonial colonies and forces fell, one by one. I
liked the flight radio chatter. I liked the sense of incredulity in the
Colonial fleet as the scope of the situation became clear - they'd been
sleepwalking through their duties for 50 years and never expected to have
to actually DO anything (much like I imagine the U.S. forces at Pearl
Harbor probably felt 63 years ago). I liked the fact that they had to pull
the Mark 2's out of the "museum" flight bay because the fancy-schmancy new
Vipers were compromised. I like the fact that Baltar isn't a charicature
turncoat, but is instead a lucky dupe - that's much more common that
blackhearted treachery, and much more interesting.

I liked the fact that there aren't "blasters" on the spacecraft -
projectiles and guided missiles.

Oh, and firing opposing thrusters would be a way to null asymmetrical rates
induced from an off-axis thrust from another thruster - say, one or two
firing perpendicular that aren't aligned quite right. You don't know that
the opposing thrusters are on/off only or if they have variable thrust as
well as firing duration.

Derek's just being curmudgeonly again. ;-)

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"Derek Lyons" wrote in message
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I watched BS with some trepidation, but *$diety* is this thing bad.

Random questions and comments;

-Did this show have any actual writers, or did they download the
script off of a fanfic board so obscure that even Google can't find
it?

Actually after hanging out in alt.battlestar.galactica for awhile, I doubt
it. You'd have thought that Ron Moore was purposely trying to **** off the
original fans. I mean some were so rabid I wouldn't be surprised if some
shot their TV sets on general principal just so they couldn't watch it.


-Memo to director: Cinematographic tricks are no substitute for lack
of writing, rehearsal, and acting skill.

Works for far too many other shows.

-Military organizations have rules and customs on when to salute.
They *don't* do so spastically and without rhyme or reason.

Bah, lot's of shows seem to screw that up.


-Are the any characters in the program that are *not* caricatures?

-Did they miss any cliches in this episode?


Hey, sounds like the original. :-)

D.
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(Derek Lyons) wrote in news:3fd56ec7.33420120
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I watched BS with some trepidation, but *$diety* is this thing bad.

Random questions and comments;

-Did this show have any actual writers, or did they download the
script off of a fanfic board so obscure that even Google can't find
it?

So... what is the difference between that and the original version? Sounds
just like it! ha.
Bryan

Herb Schaltegger
lid wrote:

I liked the sense of incipient dread as the Colonial colonies and forces
fell, one by one. I liked the sense of incredulity in the Colonial fleet as
the scope of the situation became clear -

Huh? There was *zero* tension building, *zero* drama in either
sequence. We were told once (on each ship) that the game was over
and the colonial forces ****ed. Maybe about 90 seconds tops out of a
two hour episode.

D.
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Herb Schaltegger
lid wrote:

Derek's just being curmudgeonly again. ;-)

No, I'm well and truly ****ed at this piece of crap. By no measure
except special effects budget is this thing even as good as Hardware
Wars.

D.
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Herb Schaltegger
lid wrote:

Derek's just being curmudgeonly again. ;-)

No, I'm well and truly ****ed at this piece of crap. By no measure
except special effects budget is this thing even as good as the
average episode of Charmed.

D.
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"Greg D. Moore \(Strider\)" wrote:

"Derek Lyons" wrote:
-Memo to director: Cinematographic tricks are no substitute for lack
of writing, rehearsal, and acting skill.

Works for far too many other shows.

I don't watch too much other TV, but I haven't seen many as obviously
edited like an MTV video.

-Are the any characters in the program that are *not* caricatures?

-Did they miss any cliches in this episode?


Hey, sounds like the original. :-)

The original was cheesy and low-rent, this one is *B*A*D*.

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