Battlestar Galactica TV show

[Ranger1]

I love the shots,tell you the truth,i didn't even thought about the shots until you folks talked about them right now.

If i didn't notice the shots,that means they are GOOD

[colonyearth]

It's a documentary, cinema-verite, style of shooting that works really well for what they're doing with the series. It keeps it visually edgy and is a style that makes the viewer feel off-balance and uncertain psycologically...which is what the series is trying to do.

It has the added effect of doing what thebaron says, making it seem as though you're there with them.

Personally, I love it...it's a great choice for the show...and yes, though I'm sure it wasn't all Moore's idea, I'm certain that Moore and Eick were a part of the decision to go with this style of shooting.

The only issue I had with the ep is that it all supposedly happened in one day, I felt it was a longer time than that until they said it happened in a day, which I felt was too fast of a time for a true "witch-hunt" to grow. That and the fact that the witch-hunt happened too easily,...there was no clear escalation to a dangerous mentality IMO...it was...in short, too subtle.

All in all, I like this new BG.

CE

[Dr Maturin]

The most interesting "witch hunt" archetype episode I've ever seen was DS9's "Inquisition." The first time I saw it, I was just like "Wow." They totally catch you off guard.

SPOILERS BELOW...and don't look if you are thinking about ever seeing DS9.





















I like how they used not only the witch hunt, but the use of holodeck in a new and innovative way. DS9 was really good about using the holodeck in ways other than "We're trapped on the holodeck and the computer has gone nuts!"

I didn't figure it out until Bashir was rescued from the Dominion ship and everyone was being mean to him on the bridge of the Defiant. Even then, I didn't know who or why they put him through hell. I was hoping it wasn't something like TNG's Future Imperfect, and after the break, I found that it wasn't. Great ep from one of DS9's best seasons.

[Mort_Q]

Most of the articles available on the web refer to it as a Plagiarism lawsuit.

BSG:TOS FAQ

[Ranger1]

SCI FI Renews Galactica

http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire2005/index.php?id=30357

whoowhoo

[SpooRancher]

DVD of series?

Has anybody heard anything about a possible release date for the first season of BSG? I haven't seen any of it, (local cable does not carry SciFi) and really want to see it.

BTW, BattlestarGalactica.com has the first episode, "33", available to watch for free. So, that and the pilot (on DVD) are all I have seen.

But I do like what I have seen.

[Radhil]

Nothing yet, and I've looked. With the rapidness of their DVD releases lately, I'd hazard a guess that'll it'll be announced shortly and released in the fall - Sept/Oct, when the usual glut is. The second season would be a good release date, but it probably is coming up too quickly.

[colonyearth]

Can I just throw in here that I'm LOVING this series!? Each episode pulls me in more and more.

What a great trick they pulled on us in this last one. And GODS am I curious about this new prophecy.

Shit, I haven't seen such a show since B5.

Congrats to Ron Moore! Just goes to show what a person can do once they don't have Dickhead Berman standing over his their shoulder.

CE

[AaronB]

Can I just throw in here that I'm LOVING this series!? Each episode pulls me in more and more.

What a great trick they pulled on us in this last one. And GODS am I curious about this new prophecy.

Shit, I haven't seen such a show since B5.

Congrats to Ron Moore! Just goes to show what a person can do once they don't have Dickhead Berman standing over his their shoulder.

CE

Yeah, that was one hell of a trick. The show just keeps getting better and better. Wait till you see the season finale...

[Radhil]

Ninety-nine other sci-fi shows would have put Starbuck out in the captured Cylon Raider with some lame throwaway line about it being easier on her knee and had her kick ass. I was half expecting it too.

Only this show would have her biting her nails as she hears the combat and can't do anything, watching the strategy board, wishing she was out there, hoping all to hell she didn't just screw the fleet with her wild plan (and paralleling to Baltar, of all people).

I can't even read Baltar anymore. I just take it as given that if Six smiles, it is a Bad Thing. Everything else is up in the air.

[Ranger1]

Season 1 DVD box set is availble from tomorrow at amazon.co.uk

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0007L6SA8/qid=1111875494/sr=2-1/ref=sr_2_11_1/202-2036727-7936628

[SpooRancher]

Congrats to all you in the Realm, but, alas, no word on a release date for the US. This is a bit of a reversal, with the Europeans getting first dibs on a DVD release.

Hope you all enjoy, I'm still here waiting.

[Dr Maturin]

BSG pulled a 2.2 rating on Friday.

Did anyone post the news of a twenty-episode renewal?

[Ranger1]

Did anyone post the news of a twenty-episode renewal?

Yeah i did,somewhere on this thread...or at least i think i did,feel free to repost it.

Oh wait,yes i did,its 8 post above you Z

[modernmajorgeneral]

As a hardcore B5 fan, the new Battlestar Galactica is right up my alley. It's got the continuity. It's got the character development. And it has the guts to take on the big issues. I'm not surprised that other B5'ers like it so much.