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#163378 - 03/21/09 12:52 PM Battlestar Galactica Series Finale
PacxDragon Offline
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wow.

Great way to end it off. A few of my predictions were right, but still got blindsided by a couple things.

I was right about:
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- Survivors settling what we now know as earth
- The notes of the song being coordinates
- Baltar NOT being a cylon


I really didn't see coming:
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- Cavil willing to make peace
- The truth about the opera house
- Starbuck (WTF?!?)


I look forward to re-watching the entire series in the near future, without the annoyance of those long breaks in between. The second watch through should be really good.

What did you think of the ending?

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#163381 - 03/21/09 01:38 PM Re: Battlestar Galactica Series Finale [Re: PacxDragon]
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It was a good wrap up, although I've been of the mind that they jumped the shark somewhere in season 4/4.5 due to the writer's strike and more soap opera instead of space fighting-shootan action.

I like the way they decided to end it, really tied up all the loose ends nicely. I'd give it about 7/10 on the satisfaction meter.
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#163383 - 03/21/09 01:55 PM Re: Battlestar Galactica Series Finale [Re: Lord_Vague]
WeerDo Offline
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i really want to follow this show... WANT TO

i think its a great storyline, and really good sci-fi too...

but everytime i watch an episode, i squirm just a little bit everytime somebody uses the word "frak" and all of its derivations.

frak you, fraking this or fraking that, frak it...

it annoys the bee-jeesus out of me.

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#163384 - 03/21/09 02:23 PM Re: Battlestar Galactica Series Finale [Re: WeerDo]
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fraking right, it annoyed the frak out of me.*LOL*

I always substituted frak for fuck, that made it interesting.*LOL*
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#163391 - 03/21/09 05:43 PM Re: Battlestar Galactica Series Finale [Re: HarryB]
PacxDragon Offline
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It was a bit odd at first but I go used to it, they weren't the first sci-fi to use replacements for profanity. Firefly substituted chinese for "passionate" expressions, and Farscape had it's own array (frell, hezmata, drell) that were obvious alien versions of words censors don't like.

BTW does anyone have a theory as to why...
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...Baltar and Caprica were able to survive for 150,00 years?? He is supposedly human, and even if cylons don't age there's no way Caprica would be able to survive the multitude of horrible wars and genocides that would have occured... so WTF?

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#163393 - 03/21/09 05:58 PM Re: Battlestar Galactica Series Finale [Re: PacxDragon]
HarryB Offline

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I recorded it, the first few seasons I wasn't into it but as I started to watch it I liked it. now it's gone like gsa and sg1.

at least I have all the seasons on pc and dvds.
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#163395 - 03/21/09 06:17 PM Re: Battlestar Galactica Series Finale [Re: HarryB]
Frollard Offline
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burning series 1-3 right now
(hence the network question in hardware) - need to get to the dual layer burner in the regularly used pc.
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#163397 - 03/21/09 07:52 PM Re: Battlestar Galactica Series Finale [Re: Frollard]
HarryB Offline

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I just ordered dl blank disc, also got the dvd player with xvid support, just gonna burn the files.
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#163402 - 03/22/09 06:49 AM Re: Battlestar Galactica Series Finale [Re: PacxDragon]
WeerDo Offline
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Originally Posted By: PacxDragon
It was a bit odd at first but I go used to it


two seasons.

thats how long i watched that show and cringed every time i heard that word. its not the word that bothers me... its that it sounds strange, funny, out of place, and takes away from the seriousness of the scene every time i hear it.

ok, thats enough out of me about this.

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#163425 - 03/23/09 02:12 AM Re: Battlestar Galactica Series Finale [Re: WeerDo]
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I haven't watched more than 5 minutes of BSG. I like Sci-Fi shows, but BSG seems more like a soap- opera. That's why SG & SGA are so good (no drama). Now that it's over, I may try watching it again.

I just started watching Quantum Leap, so maybe during the summer.
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#163474 - 03/23/09 04:07 PM Re: Battlestar Galactica Series Finale [Re: PacxDragon]
Camelot Offline
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Originally Posted By: PacxDragon
BTW does anyone have a theory as to why...
Click to reveal..
...Baltar and Caprica were able to survive for 150,00 years?? He is supposedly human, and even if cylons don't age there's no way Caprica would be able to survive the multitude of horrible wars and genocides that would have occured... so WTF?


Yea, it was because:
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The Baltar and Caprica you saw 150,000 years later were the "angels", not the actual people. Just look at the clothes they were wearing; same as the visions throughout the series

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#163475 - 03/23/09 04:56 PM Re: Battlestar Galactica Series Finale [Re: Camelot]
HarryB Offline

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saw this in the forum trying to figure out the ending.
rofl


one fat ass cylon. rofl
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#163494 - 03/24/09 02:06 AM Re: Battlestar Galactica Series Finale [Re: HarryB]
MacGyver Offline
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Is that one on the right a male or female?

Man, geeks really need to change their eating habits.
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#163499 - 03/24/09 06:13 AM Re: Battlestar Galactica Series Finale [Re: MacGyver]
HarryB Offline

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I thinkit's a girl ased on her bulging cameltoe.*L*
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#163504 - 03/24/09 07:45 AM Re: Battlestar Galactica Series Finale [Re: HarryB]
MacGyver Offline
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It's Pat.
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#163510 - 03/24/09 01:49 PM Re: Battlestar Galactica Series Finale [Re: MacGyver]
HarryB Offline

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rofl rofl rofl rofl
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#171124 - 11/18/09 11:31 AM Re: Battlestar Galactica Series Finale [Re: PacxDragon]
Snufflufikist Offline
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after about 5 people whose opinions I trust told me to watch the show, I did. About a month ago. Just watched the finale last night.

Thoughts:
- frak WAS annoying and weird until more than halfway through. I don't think I was really accepting it until the end of season 3.
- I liked Tigh's character all the way through. He was SOOO funny. My two favourite quotes were:
to Gaida, when they were trying to repel the Cylon virus: "I trust you over that shifty bastard [Baltar] any day"
to no one in particular, during the mutiny, right after they get rescued from the brig: "take her [Hera] to Baltar's harem. Nobody wants to go near those nutjobs"
- I also really liked Baltar's character for the first couple of seasons. Much in the same way I like Michael Scott from The Office. You love to hate him. He was SOOOOO sketchy and SOOOOO awkward it was amazing. And you have to laugh at the fact that things work out beautifully for him every step of the way. AND half of the scenes in the show he is in bed with a gorgeous cylon or two... hahahaha
- I liked how much more "realistic" the show was than my old favourite, TNG. Though of course you could look at it as a cop out too... space travel, artificial gravity, but NOTHING else has changed??? But I'm not talking about the technology so much as the fact that they need food, fuel, raw materials. On the enterprise, all of these were available in unlimited supply.
- really liked "Along the watchtower", and the introductory credits theme to the show.

ummm, wow. realizing there is way too much to be on reasonable length. So many things to talk about but... it's all kind of too far back.

Anyways, great show. good ending.
I thought...
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that the scene at CIC when Chief strangles Torri to death was totally proper. And the response: "It's a trap!" and subsequent killing of the "bad" cylons made sense... what didn't make sense was the totally deux ex machina way that the dead racetrack accidentally launched the nukes at the exact perfect time.

I think that
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the starbuck ending must mean that she was equivalent to Baltar's Six and Caprica's Baltar ghosts. With the distinction that everyone could see her. As for her being able to interact with the real world, there were many scenes where Baltar would be in a weird, awkward position that could only be explained by an invisible Caprica physically pulling him up by his shirt collar or what have you.

And finally
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the way that humans and the remaining cylons got to our planet was not bad. As mentioned in this thread, they tied everything up pretty well. As the sunglasses wearing lawyer dude said: "I'm very surprised at how willing everyone was to give up what little creature comforts they had left". I mean, just like that they gave up space travel, interplanetary travel, and flight... oh and cities and electricity and well... all technology.

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#171126 - 11/18/09 02:46 PM Re: Battlestar Galactica Series Finale [Re: Snufflufikist]
HarryB Offline

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Quote:
the starbuck ending must mean that she was equivalent to Baltar's Six and Caprica's Baltar ghosts. With the distinction that everyone could see her. As for her being able to interact with the real world, there were many scenes where Baltar would be in a weird, awkward position that could only be explained by an invisible Caprica physically pulling him up by his shirt collar or what have you.

i thought the same for starbuck, then that still didn't make sense, maybe I missed something.
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#171129 - 11/18/09 05:50 PM Re: Battlestar Galactica Series Finale [Re: HarryB]
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I might give the show a try. Can get copies of the entire series soon.
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