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SecretMethod70 · 11-11-2007, 11:36 AM

Onodrim and I will be watching it - on the big screen - on Monday night

Mondak · 11-11-2007, 05:13 PM

Why accept blame for this myself? I blame kutulu for telling me it is out there (thanks man). I blame the network for having such huge pauses in between seasons. I blame torrent reactor for having a well seeded HD copy that I could pull down in around 20 minutes. . .

I take full responsibility for my actions. It was great and I will watch it again when it is broadcast.

If you haven't watched it, know this: super good, lots of backstory and best of all, lots of space battles!

Willravel · 11-11-2007, 05:17 PM

All of scifi's budget should go into battlestar, and it should be on 50 weeks a year with a 2 hour special.

SecretMethod70 · 11-11-2007, 11:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mondak

Why accept blame for this myself? I blame kutulu for telling me it is out there (thanks man). I blame the network for having such huge pauses in between seasons. I blame torrent reactor for having a well seeded HD copy that I could pull down in around 20 minutes. . .

I take full responsibility for my actions. It was great and I will watch it again when it is broadcast.

If you haven't watched it, know this: super good, lots of backstory and best of all, lots of space battles!

Can't wait to see it in a movie theatre tomorrow night!

Willravel · 11-11-2007, 11:04 PM

The registration for SF filled quickly. Too quickly, I'm afraid.

kutulu · 11-12-2007, 09:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mondak

If you haven't watched it, know this: super good, lots of backstory and best of all, lots of space battles!

And a little disturbing at times.

SecretMethod70 · 11-12-2007, 09:21 PM

well....it was awesome

I'll wait until it airs on regular TV before bothering to bring up the obvious question for discussion

Willravel · 11-12-2007, 09:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SecretMethod70

I'll wait until it airs on regular TV before bothering to bring up the obvious question for discussion

Spoiler: Do they have a hot asian woman pez dispenser somewhere?

SecretMethod70 · 11-12-2007, 09:34 PM

LMAO, that's not the question I was thinking of...and she's only part Asian, not even half

According to wikipedia, "her mother is Portuguese and her father Chinese-Norwegian-English," though she was born in Hong Kong.

But yes, she is pretty hot, and the Australian accent certainly didn't hurt

Willravel · 11-12-2007, 09:52 PM

Ah, then you must be referring to:
Spoiler: "Kara Thrace will lead the human race to it's end. She is the herald of the apocalypse; the harbinger of death. They must not follow her."
Honestly? I'm inclined to agree. Don't ask me why, call it a hunch.

EDIT: DON'T READ THIS SPOILER IF YOU'VE NOT SEEN IT YET. YOU'LL SPOIL EVERYTHING.

Mondak · 11-12-2007, 09:59 PM

Seconded. Really hot. I for one was hoping for Spoiler: a lesbian scene between her and Cain as a replacement to the hole left in Cain's heart.

That would have been the only thing that could have made it better.

Willravel · 11-12-2007, 10:08 PM

OMG, that would have been awesome. Not to mention Spoiler: Ron Moore has a penchant for gratuitous sexual scenes. It would have been nice to have a threeway with Cain, Jeana, and Shaw. Still, I wasn't disappointed at all.

SecretMethod70 · 11-12-2007, 10:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by willravel

OMG, that would have been awesome. Not to mention Spoiler: Ron Moore has a penchant for gratuitous sexual scenes. It would have been nice to have a threeway with Cain, Jeana, and Shaw. Still, I wasn't disappointed at all.

hahaha, that would have rocked....maybe it's on the extended, unrated DVD cut?

Willravel · 11-12-2007, 10:38 PM

A man can dream.

This has all cum before and it will all cum again?

kutulu · 11-13-2007, 10:15 AM

One thing I will say is that the timing of Razor sucks. It's really difficult to go from nothing for several months to an hour and a half movie and back to nothing for who knows how long with the writer's strike. I now wish I hadn't watched it at all and instead just downloaded it and waited till the day before the season premier.

I actually did that with the last two eps of the previous season. After Kara got lost my wife and I decided that things were nicely wrapped up for now and it would be easier to leave things there instead of watching the finale and having some huge cliffhanger. It worked for a long time until I accidentally found out what happened in the finale, then we needed to watch it and had teh stupid cliffhanger.

Regarding the strike, I found this article. I've quoted two relevant parts:

http://tv.ign.com/articles/833/833633p2.html

How the strike relates to the webisodes that BSG did:

Quote:

For Moore, "Fundamentally this is about the internet, and this is about whether writers get paid for material that is made for the internet or if they're paid for material that is broadcast on the internet that was developed for TV or movies." Moore shared a story to illustrate the scenario, saying "I had a situation last year on Battlestar Galactica where we were asked by Universal to do webisodes [Note: Moore is referring to The Resistance webisodes which ran before Season 3 premiered], which at that point were very new and 'Oooh, webisodes! What does that mean?' It was all very new stuff. And it was very eye opening, because the studio's position was 'Oh, we're not going to pay anybody to do this. You have to do this, because you work on the show. And we're not going to pay you to write it. We're not going to pay the director, and we're not going to pay the actors.' At which point we said 'No thanks, we won't do it.'"

"We got in this long, protracted thing and eventually they agreed to pay everybody involved. But then, as we got deeper into it, they said 'But we're not going to put any credits on it. You're not going to be credited for this work. And we can use it later, in any fashion that we want.' At which point I said 'Well, then we're done and I'm not going to deliver the webisodes to you.' And they came and they took them out of the editing room anyway -- which they have every right to do. They own the material -- But it was that experience that really showed me that that's what this is all about. If there's not an agreement with the studios about the internet, that specifically says 'This is covered material, you have to pay us a formula - whatever that formula turns out to be - for use of the material and how it's all done,' the studios will simply rape and pillage."

Scheduling for the whole season:

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As for how Battlestar Galactica is being affected, Moore said "We have an episode [filming] on the stage right now that will be the last episode. We don't have a script beyond that, so this will be it." There had been varying talk about just how many episodes Battlestar had completed of its 20 episode final season, but Moore told me the episode filming now "happens to be our mid-season cliffhanger, so it's just one of the quirks of the schedule that boom, we will finish our first ten and the network had planned to show just the first ten anyway. The airdate for the back ten was up in the air. Now it's even more up in the air."

Willravel · 11-13-2007, 10:31 AM

Quote:

As for how Battlestar Galactica is being affected, Moore said "We have an episode [filming] on the stage right now that will be the last episode. We don't have a script beyond that, so this will be it." There had been varying talk about just how many episodes Battlestar had completed of its 20 episode final season, but Moore told me the episode filming now "happens to be our mid-season cliffhanger, so it's just one of the quirks of the schedule that boom, we will finish our first ten and the network had planned to show just the first ten anyway. The airdate for the back ten was up in the air. Now it's even more up in the air."

The writer's strike need to end in the next week, then. If it doesn't I'm going to kick some ass. Where will I start? NBC. The execs need to pay writers as they make money (and it's complete BS that they're not making money off internet sales, of course they are. NBC has been on iTunes for quite some time and the cost of uploading a digital copy to iTunes is negligible.)

Hear that NBC? Get your house in order or you'll have an insane fan to answer to.

Charlatan · 12-19-2007, 02:04 AM

I just received a tip that due to the writer's strike, NBC might move BSG to the main channel...

Yes, you've already seen the episodes but just think how cool it would be if it got an even larger audience?

Quote:

NBC executives left the door open to other cable series making the jump, however. Sci Fi’s “Battlestar Galactica,” which returns for its fourth season in March and is produced by Universal Media Studios, could enjoy additional airings on NBC, executives said, though the network is wary of scheduling heavily serialized programs.

Willravel · 01-14-2008, 01:14 PM

In celebration of the pre-order of Season 3 of Battlestar, I give you one of my favorite Youtube videos:
Sound of Cylons

Intense1 · 01-25-2008, 12:35 AM

Yikes! When does season 4.1 get here? Isn't it April some time? How can they torture us like this?

Will Kara be accepted back into the Papa Adama fold?

What will happen with a dying President Laura Roslin?

What about a non-military Lee Adama?

WHEN WILL THEY TELL US?!!!

Charlatan · 02-11-2008, 12:40 AM

This just in...

Quote:

SCI FI Channel returns Battlestar Galactica for a fourth season starting March 28 with two back-to-back 30m episodes celebrating the series. At 10p, Battlestar Galactica: Revisited will review what has happened over the last three seasons and at 1030p Battlestar Galactica: The Phenomenon features celebrity interviews and the pop culture impact of the show. The first new episode will debut the following week on April 4 at 10p.

QuasiMondo · 03-30-2008, 10:42 AM

BSG returns this Friday. For a quick update:

What the Frack is Going On?

guy44 · 03-31-2008, 08:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by QuasiMondo

BSG returns this Friday.

OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG...

OK, calm down guy, you don't even get to see the season premier until you get back from Pittsburgh. Which, by the way, may be the lamest reason ever for not getting to see this episode when it airs...

Willravel · 03-31-2008, 08:58 PM

guy, you need to prioritize. Seriously.

Baraka_Guru · 04-01-2008, 04:01 AM

Frack, I still need to watch Razor.

Yes, I still haven't watched it, even though I've had it on DVD since December. I guess I've been meaning to savour it and only watch it when the new season was on the horizon.

Either that, or I'm just out of my fracking mind.... where's the ambrosia?

Mondak · 04-01-2008, 08:19 AM

Sci-Fi is running a marathon it seems this week. I got 9 episodes yesterday on the ol' DVR and the light is on it this morning recording something so I imagine that is more. I did watch the mini-series yesterday by chance before I knew it was on. Very cool to go back and see what they did and the differences.

Willravel · 04-01-2008, 08:22 AM

I have my DVR setup to wake me to Battlestar every morning.

Best. Alarm clock. Ever

Baraka_Guru · 04-01-2008, 06:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by willravel

I have my DVR setup to wake me to Battlestar every morning.

Best. Alarm clock. Ever

Wow, I thought this was your alarm every morning:
<EMBED SRC="http://www.whitwell.ndo.co.uk/musicthing/sounds/macstartup.mp3" AUTOSTART=FALSE LOOP=FALSE WIDTH=145 HEIGHT=55 ALIGN="CENTER">
</EMBED>

ASU2003 · 04-01-2008, 08:42 PM

I finally watched Razor last weekend. I didn't know the new season started this week until today.

If you need a refresher course, here is about 40 hours (30? I don't know) compressed down to 8 minutes. They actually do a pretty good job of covering the story.
http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/index.php?clip=recap
(It was working this morning, it isn't working for me right now)

SecretMethod70 · 04-01-2008, 08:50 PM

The latest, and most exciting, promo for the upcoming season.

I really...really...really want it to start ASAP.

guy44 · 04-01-2008, 10:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by guy44

OK, calm down guy, you don't even get to see the season premier until you get back from Pittsburgh. Which, by the way, may be the lamest reason ever for not getting to see this episode when it airs...

Quote:

Originally Posted by willravel

guy, you need to prioritize. Seriously.

A. Pittsburgh is actually quite nice
B. This visit may seriously affect the course of my life
C. You're completely right

Mondak · 04-02-2008, 03:08 PM

One thing I am not clear on. Remember the whole "Eye of Jupiter" thing where Dianna Beirs (Zena whatever her name is) saw the final five and said she was so sorry to one of them?

Ok - someone built that place who I assumed was the 13th tribe headed to Earth - humans correct? How then did they know who the final five were? If they were not humans they why wouldn't Cylons tell their buddies where Earth was? And even so, how long ago did they build that place? I mean it seems like in the last 42ish years the Cylons went from chrome toasters to 12 human form models. But the whole temple / eye of jupiter thing was constructed far before that. This does not make sense to me as something resolveable within the current story set.

Anyone want to jump on this?

SecretMethod70 · 04-02-2008, 06:10 PM

"This has all happened before and it will all happen again."

Willravel · 04-02-2008, 06:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SecretMethod70

"This has all happened before and it will all happen again."

Bingo.

Cynthetiq · 04-02-2008, 08:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by QuasiMondo

BSG returns this Friday. For a quick update:

What the Frack is Going On?

that got put on the Tivo as an extra commercial... it was quite interesting to squeeze 3 seasons into a few minutes.

Shauk · 04-02-2008, 10:42 PM

so I only got to page 4 or so, I just wanted to say i'm ramping myself up on this BSG stuff, I've never even seen a single episode before last night so I decided to torrent the entire season 1 and go from the start.

The doctor reminds me of "Julian Bashir" from DS9 (is it the same guy?)

Starbuck is hawt. very hawt.
I wubs her.

and I just watched Adama and the season 1 "cliffhanger" still waiting on the other seasons to finish

Cynthetiq · 04-02-2008, 10:46 PM

not same guy, Alexander Siddig played Bashir.

James Callis I never seen him in anything else.

SecretMethod70 · 04-03-2008, 12:57 AM

Similar, but not the same. The only other thing I know James Callis has done is one of the Bridget Jones movies. But I hope he does a lot more after BSG. I really like him.

Shauk: Be sure to watch it in order! BSG is one of those kinds of shows where you don't want to skip a single episode. Enjoy

Shauk · 04-04-2008, 10:39 AM

yeah i'm currently on episode 8 of season 2, ill get caught up by next weekend i'm sure.

QuasiMondo · 04-04-2008, 03:09 PM

Spoiler: Rumour has it a polar bear goes rampaging through the CIC and mauls Adama to death before being ripped to shreds by Col Tigh who's regenerated his eye and now has super strength

MexicanOnABike · 04-04-2008, 04:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shauk

yeah i'm currently on episode 8 of season 2, ill get caught up by next weekend i'm sure.

I did the same thing. downloaded all three seasons and watched them all within the week.

11-11-2007, 11:36 AM	#721 (permalink)
SecretMethod70 Human Administrator Location: Chicago	Onodrim and I will be watching it - on the big screen - on Monday night __________________ Le temps détruit tout "Musicians are the carriers and communicators of spirit in the most immediate sense." - Kurt Elling

11-11-2007, 05:13 PM	#722 (permalink)
Mondak Industrialist Location: Southern California	Why accept blame for this myself? I blame kutulu for telling me it is out there (thanks man). I blame the network for having such huge pauses in between seasons. I blame torrent reactor for having a well seeded HD copy that I could pull down in around 20 minutes. . . I take full responsibility for my actions. It was great and I will watch it again when it is broadcast. If you haven't watched it, know this: super good, lots of backstory and best of all, lots of space battles! __________________ All truth passes through three stages: First it is ridiculed Second, it is violently opposed and Third, it is accepted as self-evident. ARTHUR SCHOPENHAUER (1788-1860) Last edited by Mondak; 11-11-2007 at 05:42 PM..

11-12-2007, 09:21 PM	#727 (permalink)
SecretMethod70 Human Administrator Location: Chicago	well....it was awesome I'll wait until it airs on regular TV before bothering to bring up the obvious question for discussion __________________ Le temps détruit tout "Musicians are the carriers and communicators of spirit in the most immediate sense." - Kurt Elling

11-12-2007, 09:34 PM	#729 (permalink)
SecretMethod70 Human Administrator Location: Chicago	LMAO, that's not the question I was thinking of...and she's only part Asian, not even half According to wikipedia, "her mother is Portuguese and her father Chinese-Norwegian-English," though she was born in Hong Kong. But yes, she is pretty hot, and the Australian accent certainly didn't hurt __________________ Le temps détruit tout "Musicians are the carriers and communicators of spirit in the most immediate sense." - Kurt Elling

11-12-2007, 09:59 PM	#731 (permalink)
Mondak Industrialist Location: Southern California	Seconded. Really hot. I for one was hoping for Spoiler: a lesbian scene between her and Cain as a replacement to the hole left in Cain's heart. That would have been the only thing that could have made it better. __________________ All truth passes through three stages: First it is ridiculed Second, it is violently opposed and Third, it is accepted as self-evident. ARTHUR SCHOPENHAUER (1788-1860)

11-11-2007, 05:17 PM	#723 (permalink)
Willravel ... a sort of licensed troubleshooter.	All of scifi's budget should go into battlestar, and it should be on 50 weeks a year with a 2 hour special.

11-11-2007, 11:04 PM	#725 (permalink)
Willravel ... a sort of licensed troubleshooter.	The registration for SF filled quickly. Too quickly, I'm afraid.

11-12-2007, 09:52 PM	#730 (permalink)
Willravel ... a sort of licensed troubleshooter.	Ah, then you must be referring to: Spoiler: "Kara Thrace will lead the human race to it's end. She is the herald of the apocalypse; the harbinger of death. They must not follow her." Honestly? I'm inclined to agree. Don't ask me why, call it a hunch. EDIT: DON'T READ THIS SPOILER IF YOU'VE NOT SEEN IT YET. YOU'LL SPOIL EVERYTHING.

11-12-2007, 10:08 PM	#732 (permalink)
Willravel ... a sort of licensed troubleshooter.	OMG, that would have been awesome. Not to mention Spoiler: Ron Moore has a penchant for gratuitous sexual scenes. It would have been nice to have a threeway with Cain, Jeana, and Shaw. Still, I wasn't disappointed at all.

11-12-2007, 10:38 PM	#734 (permalink)
Willravel ... a sort of licensed troubleshooter.	A man can dream. This has all cum before and it will all cum again?

01-14-2008, 01:14 PM	#738 (permalink)
Willravel ... a sort of licensed troubleshooter.	In celebration of the pre-order of Season 3 of Battlestar, I give you one of my favorite Youtube videos: Sound of Cylons

01-25-2008, 12:35 AM	#739 (permalink)
Intense1 Crazy Location: Music City burbs	Yikes! When does season 4.1 get here? Isn't it April some time? How can they torture us like this? Will Kara be accepted back into the Papa Adama fold? What will happen with a dying President Laura Roslin? What about a non-military Lee Adama? WHEN WILL THEY TELL US?!!! __________________ (none yet, still thinkin')

03-30-2008, 10:42 AM	#741 (permalink)
QuasiMondo Wise-ass Latino Location: Pretoria (Tshwane), RSA	BSG returns this Friday. For a quick update: What the Frack is Going On? __________________ Cameron originally envisioned the Terminator as a small, unremarkable man, giving it the ability to blend in more easily. As a result, his first choice for the part was Lance Henriksen. O. J. Simpson was on the shortlist but Cameron did not think that such a nice guy could be a ruthless killer. -From the Collector's Edition DVD of The Terminator

03-31-2008, 08:58 PM	#743 (permalink)
Willravel ... a sort of licensed troubleshooter.	guy, you need to prioritize. Seriously.

04-01-2008, 04:01 AM	#744 (permalink)
Baraka_Guru warrior bodhisattva Super Moderator Location: East-central Canada	Frack, I still need to watch Razor. Yes, I still haven't watched it, even though I've had it on DVD since December. I guess I've been meaning to savour it and only watch it when the new season was on the horizon. Either that, or I'm just out of my fracking mind.... where's the ambrosia? __________________ Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing? —Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön Humankind cannot bear very much reality. —From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot

04-01-2008, 08:19 AM	#745 (permalink)
Mondak Industrialist Location: Southern California	Sci-Fi is running a marathon it seems this week. I got 9 episodes yesterday on the ol' DVR and the light is on it this morning recording something so I imagine that is more. I did watch the mini-series yesterday by chance before I knew it was on. Very cool to go back and see what they did and the differences. __________________ All truth passes through three stages: First it is ridiculed Second, it is violently opposed and Third, it is accepted as self-evident. ARTHUR SCHOPENHAUER (1788-1860)

04-01-2008, 08:22 AM	#746 (permalink)
Willravel ... a sort of licensed troubleshooter.	I have my DVR setup to wake me to Battlestar every morning. Best. Alarm clock. Ever

04-01-2008, 08:42 PM	#748 (permalink)
ASU2003 immoral minority Location: Back in Ohio	I finally watched Razor last weekend. I didn't know the new season started this week until today. If you need a refresher course, here is about 40 hours (30? I don't know) compressed down to 8 minutes. They actually do a pretty good job of covering the story. http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/index.php?clip=recap (It was working this morning, it isn't working for me right now)

04-01-2008, 08:50 PM	#749 (permalink)
SecretMethod70 Human Administrator Location: Chicago	The latest, and most exciting, promo for the upcoming season. I really...really...really want it to start ASAP. __________________ Le temps détruit tout "Musicians are the carriers and communicators of spirit in the most immediate sense." - Kurt Elling

04-02-2008, 03:08 PM	#751 (permalink)
Mondak Industrialist Location: Southern California	One thing I am not clear on. Remember the whole "Eye of Jupiter" thing where Dianna Beirs (Zena whatever her name is) saw the final five and said she was so sorry to one of them? Ok - someone built that place who I assumed was the 13th tribe headed to Earth - humans correct? How then did they know who the final five were? If they were not humans they why wouldn't Cylons tell their buddies where Earth was? And even so, how long ago did they build that place? I mean it seems like in the last 42ish years the Cylons went from chrome toasters to 12 human form models. But the whole temple / eye of jupiter thing was constructed far before that. This does not make sense to me as something resolveable within the current story set. Anyone want to jump on this? __________________ All truth passes through three stages: First it is ridiculed Second, it is violently opposed and Third, it is accepted as self-evident. ARTHUR SCHOPENHAUER (1788-1860)

04-02-2008, 06:10 PM	#752 (permalink)
SecretMethod70 Human Administrator Location: Chicago	"This has all happened before and it will all happen again." __________________ Le temps détruit tout "Musicians are the carriers and communicators of spirit in the most immediate sense." - Kurt Elling

04-02-2008, 10:42 PM	#755 (permalink)
Shauk Confused Adult Location: Spokane, WA	so I only got to page 4 or so, I just wanted to say i'm ramping myself up on this BSG stuff, I've never even seen a single episode before last night so I decided to torrent the entire season 1 and go from the start. The doctor reminds me of "Julian Bashir" from DS9 (is it the same guy?) Starbuck is hawt. very hawt. I wubs her. and I just watched Adama and the season 1 "cliffhanger" still waiting on the other seasons to finish

04-02-2008, 10:46 PM	#756 (permalink)
Cynthetiq Tilted Cat Head Administrator Location: Manhattan, NY	not same guy, Alexander Siddig played Bashir. James Callis I never seen him in anything else. __________________ I don't care if you are black, white, purple, green, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, hippie, cop, bum, admin, user, English, Irish, French, Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim, indian, cowboy, tall, short, fat, skinny, emo, punk, mod, rocker, straight, gay, lesbian, jock, nerd, geek, Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, Independent, driver, pedestrian, or bicyclist, either you're an asshole or you're not. What's the best nation in the world? DO-NATION!

04-03-2008, 12:57 AM	#757 (permalink)
SecretMethod70 Human Administrator Location: Chicago	Similar, but not the same. The only other thing I know James Callis has done is one of the Bridget Jones movies. But I hope he does a lot more after BSG. I really like him. Shauk: Be sure to watch it in order! BSG is one of those kinds of shows where you don't want to skip a single episode. Enjoy __________________ Le temps détruit tout "Musicians are the carriers and communicators of spirit in the most immediate sense." - Kurt Elling

04-04-2008, 10:39 AM	#758 (permalink)
Shauk Confused Adult Location: Spokane, WA	yeah i'm currently on episode 8 of season 2, ill get caught up by next weekend i'm sure.

04-04-2008, 03:09 PM	#759 (permalink)
QuasiMondo Wise-ass Latino Location: Pretoria (Tshwane), RSA	Spoiler: Rumour has it a polar bear goes rampaging through the CIC and mauls Adama to death before being ripped to shreds by Col Tigh who's regenerated his eye and now has super strength __________________ Cameron originally envisioned the Terminator as a small, unremarkable man, giving it the ability to blend in more easily. As a result, his first choice for the part was Lance Henriksen. O. J. Simpson was on the shortlist but Cameron did not think that such a nice guy could be a ruthless killer. -From the Collector's Edition DVD of The Terminator