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Post by MHall on Feb 10, 2005 5:39:10 GMT -5
Battlestar Atlantis Battlestar Galactica: Special Victims Unit Battlestar Galactica: Miami Survivor: Caprica
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Post by MHall on Feb 9, 2005 6:36:53 GMT -5
Is this Colonial timeline consistent with what we know from the show, particularly Kobol's Last Gleaming?
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If....
Feb 6, 2005 11:22:06 GMT -5
Post by MHall on Feb 6, 2005 11:22:06 GMT -5
SPOILERS FOR EPISODE 13 (plus delusions, sorry it's LONG...)
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. ___ BOXEY: Previously on Battlestar Galactica... (It's about time. I was wondering when you'd get here.) (I'm going to have to ask for your resignation, Madam president.) (No, this is wrong. Tell your men to stand down!) (No, this can't be happening.) (She's a Cylon! ... No, no, you can't, she's pregnant!) (Hey, nice work.) (Thank you... Thank you, sir! Blam, blam.) ___ Queue slow music something like Blade Runner's dream piano music. The doctor stands over Adama on the operating table, and there is a shocking amount of blood. The heart monitor is flatlined and the doctor pulls a sheet over the body. Blood droplets fall from the table, in slow motion and with a booming sound. ___ We see someone talking to Roslin through the cell bars, but the only sound we can hear is the music. A tear runs down Roslin's face and splatters on the floor in slow motion with a booming sound. ___ Acting Commander Tigh sobs and collapses in his cabin, in a drunken stupor, his glass slipping from his hand and shattering on the floor in slow motion with a booming sound. ___ Zarek slips out of Ellen's drunken embrace and leaves his cabin. Her glass slips from her hand and shatters on the floor in slow motion with a booming sound. ___ Six shows Baltar countless more cradles behind the curtains, and explains that he will soon be the father of a hundred little Cylons. A discordant chorus of crying drowns out her last words. Baltar faints, falling straight backwards onto the floor of the theater, in slow motion and with a booming sound, winding up a crucifixion pose. ___ [Queue introductory music/video/credits and evil, nasty spoilerses.] ___ Starbuck urges Helo that they have to leave now, before more Cylons show up. Starbuck holds the Arrow of Apollo in one hand while supporting herself on Helo's shoulder with the other arm, as they limp towards the raider. Hiding behind some debris, Sharon watches with an evil grin on her face. ___ Sgt. HADRIAN: Lt. Gaeta, Sir! Acting Commander Tigh has been found unconscious in his quarters. LT. GAETA (wild-eyed): Attacked?! HADRIAN: Intoxicated, sir! The doc has relieved him of command. With Captain Adama in the brig and Lt. Starbuck AWOL, I believe that leaves you the senior officer on duty. Acting Commander, sir! [Lt. Gaeta nods solomnly, turns away, breaks into an evil grin.] [On her way out, Sergeant Hadrian passes Boxey in the hallway. He has a real wolf.] HADRIAN: Nice daggit... where did you get him? BOXEY: He was a guard daggit on the prison ship. ___ Standing over Baltar on the theater floor, Six screams "Baltar, Baltar!" over the cacophony of baby cries. Baltar half coherently says, "This is impossible." Six explains, "I was ovulating every time. A hundred times I got pregnant, and a hundred times a pregnant Six left Caprica. Come with me, stud." Suddenly the scene shifts to pre-nuke Caprica.
SIX: I have to go. I'm meeting someone. BALTAR: Really? Who is he? I'm insanely jealous. SIX: I doubt that. BALTAR: So touchy today. Well, as a matter of fact, I'm meeting someone too. Business. A new project at Defence I might do. [Scene shifts back to Kobol.] Internal SIX to Baltar on the theater floor: You mean a girl you might do? Kobol BALTAR: No! Oh, uh... [Scene shifts back to Caprica in the past...] BALTAR: So, uh, you'll call me later, right? [Walks off.] SIX: [Turns.] It's about time. I wondered when you'd get here. [Camera zooms out to show Six meeting another Six.] OLD WOMAN: [To her husband] Look at the twins... how adorable! SIX2: Sorry I'm late, sir. Are you pregnant? SIX: Yes. We must switch our consciousnesses immediately. Then you must leave with my unborn child before all hell breaks loose! SIX2: Yes, sir. [Camera spins around them very quickly, and then they leave in opposite directions.] TYROL: Dr. Baltar, Dr. Baltar! [Baltar startles awake in the grass, still in his crucifixion pose, looking up at Tyrol. Baltar is even more of a nervous wreck than usual.] BALTAR: This is impossible. __ Gaeta is talking on the phone, apparently taking orders from someone. As he hangs up his phone, the picture shifts to Priestess Elosha hanging up her phone. Speaking to her followers, Elosha promises that their souls will be saved if they die doing God's work. Elosha orders her followers to attack and take control of the conn. Victory is swift and bloodless, because Acting Commander Gaeta is also one of the rebels and orders his marines to stand down when the conn is stormed by rebels.
Elosha and Gaeta have a callous discussion about their ordering the killing of the assassin on Colonial Day, as well as ordering Lt. Valerii to kill Adama, but it being "the Will of the People, and of God, so say we all."
Gaeta goes on the P.A. and introduces Elosha as the new leader. Also on the P.A., Elosha makes a big religious speech, "I accept the position of Prophet, as it is the Will of the People. And of God. Yes, one God. We have seen the Truth. God will save us, if we accept His love. Together, we shall all find salvation. I grant a full pardon to Lt. Valerii. It is the Will of the People. And of God. So say we all. The sacred scrolls tells us...]"
Picture shifts to Zarek, listening, even while he gives orders to his men.
While Elosha rambles on with her sermon over the P.A., the picture shifts to Gaeta releasing Boomer from the brig, while Apollo and Roslin scream their outrage. Boomer returns with Gaeta to the Conn, getting some nasty looks from the captured marines. Elosha waves her hands over Boomer as a blessing. ___ Starbuck and Helo arrive at the raider, only to meet up with Starbuck. Tears well up in Galactica Starbuck's eyes. Helo shoots and kills the Starbuck in front of him., and turns the gun on the Starbuck beside him. Galactica Starbuck nods, tears running down her face. He kills her with a head shot. ___ On Kobol, Cally spots Cylons (updated chrome toasters) closing on their position. Crashdown doesn't know what to do. Tyrol suggests that sometimes the only option is surrender. Baltar bolts straight up and says, "Noooo!!!" He says that he knows where Athena's Tomb is, and they can hide there. Baltar runs off, urging everyone to follow. Crashdown screams, "run!" ___ DUALLA: [Flanked by rebel guard.] Excuse me, but contact! One ship, bearing 110-258... it's a Cylon, a raider. GAETA: [Looking at a Cylon transponder.] It's Starbuck's raider. Tell the CAP to stand by. DUALLA: CAP, stand by. Do not engage bogey. [Listening to radio, eyes bug out] Nice-to-hear-your-voice... [Glances nervously at Boomer across the room] ... oh-and-hello-Helo-too? And you have the Arrow of Apollo? GAETA: Tell them they are clear to land the raider. DUALLA: [Whispers] But sir, it's Helo and Boomer... ELOSHA and GAETA: [Whisper, to each other.] Boomer?! GAETA: Hmmm. Tell them they are cleared to land. That's an order! DUALLA: Yes, sir... [To radio]Colonial raider, Commander Gaeta says you are cleared to land. BOOMER and HELO: [Whisper, to each other.] Gaeta?! DUALLA: Uh, welcome home? GAETA: Order the CAP to follow them in and prepare the fleet to jump to Kobol. ___ Crashdown, Cally, Tyrol, Baltar, and the others run, chased by the Cylons. They make it to the Tomb of Athena, and are able to block the entrance, but the Cylons have them trapped. ___ Elosha and Gaeta approach Galactica Boomer. The air is tense. Abruptly, Elosha kneels and orders everyone else to kneel before Boomer. The captured marines comply only after their knees are kicked from behind.
ELOSHA: [To Boomer.] By the power vested in me, on behalf of all the Colonials, I offer you our complete and unconditional surrender. We know the Truth. We know that there is one God, one God whom we love. We know that we are the descendants of created beings who rebelled against their masters. All of this has happened before, and all of this will happen again. So the sacred scrolls tells us. You are no different than us. We are all Cylons. We will join with you. We now have the Arrow of Apollo, and together we will find Earth and spread the word of God there. GAETA: It is the Will of the People. And of God. So say we all. BOXEY: No, we don't. GAETA: How did you get in here? ZAREK (entering): I let him in. My men are now in control of the rest of Galactica. We will not allow ourselves to become instruments of the Cylons! BOXEY: [To daggit-wolf.] Kill. [Points towards Gaeta. The daggit-wolf lunges and bites Gaeta's neck with a crunching sound. Gaeta collapses, lifeless on the ground. Zarek's men storm the conn and take control, binding the hands of Boomer, Elosha, and the rest of the rebels.] ___ Trapped in Athena's Tomb, Crashdown et. al hear digging sounds. Crashdown weighs their options and says, "We will not allow ourselves to become prisoners of the Cylons." Crashdown pulls out a grenade. Baltar is the first to nod his head and put his hand Crashdown's hand, the one which is on the grenade. Internal Six screams a blood curdling "no!" The others slowly agree and add their hands on top. As the light of day breaks into the tomb, Crashdown pulls the pin. ___ ZAREK: [Harshly.] Dualla, give me a firing solution! DUALLA: But... ZAREK: [Gently.] Give me a firing solution. [Points gun to her head.] BOOMER: [Blood curdling scream] No!!! DUALLA: Firing solution entered. [Sobs] ZAREK: Fire! [Galactica's guns open fire on every ship in the fleet. They are all destroyed.] ZAREK: [On radio.] Activate the nuke. MAN ON RADIO: Yessir... 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 [Each second, the scene flips from Galactica conn to the Tomb of Athena, or vice versa.] ZAREK: We're coming home.
[Blackness, silence, BSG theme music, roll credits.]
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Post by MHall on Feb 2, 2005 15:30:54 GMT -5
I'm a huge fan of Enterprise. Season 4 rocks(*). And since Enterprise is up against Sci-Fi Friday, which includes BSG, I say "death to Enterprise!" UPN Cancels EnterpriseI am an instrument of BSG!
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Post by MHall on Feb 2, 2005 5:15:57 GMT -5
There is some linkage between consecutive shows, with viewers too lazy to change the channel or finding it easier to program their VCR's for just one block of time. Have the ratings for SG-1 risen since BSG started?
I'm a huge fan of Enterprise. Season 4 rocks(*). And since Enterprise is up against Sci-Fi Friday, which includes BSG, I say "death to Enterprise!" Kill Enterprise, and more people will watch Stargate, which means in turn more people will watch Battlestar Galactica, which means in turn I will get to see season two and three. Enterprise is my second favorite(**) current show, but BSG is so much better.
* Enterprise Season 4 rocks except for "Daedelus," which deserves a place in history next to TOS' "Spock's Brain."
** If you're wondering why Stargate SG-1 is not my second favorite current show, well, it could be, but I'm working my way through all the old episodes, and I'm just starting season 5.
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Post by MHall on Feb 15, 2005 18:24:18 GMT -5
The obvious: A viper launch and combat against raiders. Cool if it's team play in multiple vipers. Even cooler if players also control the raiders.
3D and/or motion simulator of the raptor in episode 12, then continue into some of episode 13 and of course some of the sheer terror from season 2 episode 1!
A "party game" with maybe 100 visitors, 12 are selected to be Cylons, some know, some are sleepers (known by nonsleeper Cylons)...
The Galactica museum from the mini-series.
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Post by MHall on Jan 25, 2005 11:20:25 GMT -5
Fatal Attraction - Caprica-Boomer will NOT be ignored.
Bringing Up Baby - Helo becomes a father. Comedy ensues.
Delicatessen - The Pegasus is found, but the crew has resorted to cannibalism and they regard the Galactica fleet's population as fresh meat! Comedy ensues.
Apollo 13 - There is a 13th Cylon model, and he's malfunctioning!
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Post by MHall on Jan 26, 2005 19:57:36 GMT -5
Not strictly true on the gambling stuff, but there is no point in your arguing further.
How similar is Languatron to Doug G r a n t? After creating quite a nuisance of himself online, Doug Grant, a former card counter, filed one lawsuit against every Atlantic City casino, several law firms, and every poster to the newsgroup rec.gambling.blackjack (mostly card counters), saying there was a vast international conspiracy to deceive the public and to discredit him. He didn't use the term "stealth marketing," but rather he insisted everyone was a "casino agent." Although he was laughed out of court and the judge threatened him with sanctions, he had his lawyer send letters to AOL and Earthlink, which then gave him the names and addresses of the newsgroup posters (despite no court order), and he then posted that information on the Internet. He then took at least one of the newsgroup participants to court, arguing that the defendant ridiculed him on the Internet, causing millions of dollars in pain, suffering, and on and on. (Doug Grant wound up being charged with the defendant's fees.)
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Post by MHall on Jan 25, 2005 21:21:55 GMT -5
If you're speaking loosely, fine. But there is an underculture of professional gamblers in Vegas. Only certain things are beatable (in the long run.)
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Post by MHall on Jan 25, 2005 8:21:40 GMT -5
I added the info for episode 13 in my post above. Does it fit the proposed pattern? Commander Adama is certainly one of the central characters in this episode, though Boomer had a bigger role. And with the higher pitched piano in the intro, was it indeed a Colonial victory? As with all things in Battlestar Galactica, it's just not clear!
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Post by MHall on Jan 23, 2005 18:59:37 GMT -5
(Powers That Be, note that the spoiler thing wouldn't shut off, so I had to break this into a second post...)
Or, Roslin got a G2 note both times... G2=Cylon? Roslin and Starbuck are Cylons???
Any other possible patterns?
For the most part, the person with the biggest role that week gets to say, "Previously on Battlestar Galactica." Exceptions are 8 and 12, but maybe 12 is not Zarek. Also, 5 is really the Starbuck show, but Apollo has a huge role that week and Starbuck just got to say the line the previous week.
The above is all for the UK. What about the US?
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Post by MHall on Jan 23, 2005 18:53:44 GMT -5
You have no doubt noticed noticed that the "Previously on Battlestar Galactica" line is spoken by different people each week. Also, the key of the music varies. Below is a list in the form of... episode number: key person (episode name) 01: C3 Commander Adama (33) 02: G2 Roslin (Water) 03: C4 Six (Bastille Day) 04: G2 Starbuck (Act of Contrition) 05: C4 Apollo (You Can't Go Home Again) 06: C4 Boomer (Litmus) 07: C4 Baltar (Six Degrees of Separation) 08: C4 Zarek (Flesh and Bone) 09: C4 Tigh (Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down) 10: C4 Apollo (The Hand of God) 11: G2 Roslin (Colonial Day) 12: C4 Zarek? (Kobol's Last Gleaming part 1) 13: C4 Commander Adama (Kobol's Last Gleaming part 2) Edit: info for 13 added. I think episode 12 is not introduced by Zarek, but then who? Does the musical key or the "previously person" have any meaning? When I first noticed the rise in pitch of the introductory song from episode 2 to 3, I thought the pitch was going to keep rising the whole season, which would have been a cool way to build tension subconsciously. But darn, it didn't happen that way. All the episodes' introductory music segments are keyed in either G2 or C4, except the first one, which is in C3 and which is different. (I'm judging primarily by the piano's da-dadada-da-dadada.) I am not a musician, so excuse me if I am speaking sloppily. In case you are even less musically minded, note that relative to G2, C4 is a full octave plus a step higher. Maybe G2 episodes are when the Colonials suffer a major setback, and C4 represents a Colonial victory? For G2 episodes, 2,4,11... Begin spoiler. Water was blasted to space, 20 pilots killed and Starbuck was MIA, cylon agent was elected vice president.
End spoiler.
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Post by MHall on Mar 9, 2005 20:25:49 GMT -5
Noodles!
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Post by MHall on Mar 8, 2005 23:16:24 GMT -5
Yes, it was in Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down, while Ellen had Tigh in a leg lock while she dangled from some conveniently placed monkey bars:
(Drunk) "He doesn't have the slightest idea where Earth is!" (Childishly taunting) "Commander Adama doesn't know where Earth is!"
You win figurines of Aphrodite, Hera, and Ares... and the oh-so-coveted Ellen combination doll / pin-cushion.
Your turn to post a quote.
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Post by MHall on Mar 8, 2005 17:12:01 GMT -5
To remind everyone, the quote is:
"He doesn't have the slightest idea where Earth is!"
Hint: It's not Laura Roslin who says it.
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