An oral history of BSG (and by oral they mean 33 clickable pages)

[TinkTanker]

I hate these frakkin lists, but here you go.

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[Pearl@32]

The re-imagined series was a project that went forward regardless of the staunch opposition of fans of the original show from the get-go. I hope the story of the panel at Galaticon is true: that essentially, Ronald Moore never approached Richard Hatch, and only after meeting him at that panel where Hatch calmed down the crowd, Moore decided to offer him a guest spot. And how ingenious that the role turned out to be a bad guy. It's almost like Tom Zarek was a living and breathing anti-new BSG antagonist. It was kind of like an olive branch to the Galactica fans, but a double-edged sword that made the man who was' Apollo the hero' into Zarek, the political revolutionary.

I'm actually glad that BSG got made. They got a great cast assembled. They gambled on Tricia Helfer, who didn't have any experience. I think she has natural talent; there's only so much a director can do to "help someone act." Director Michael Rymer made her look stupid in that slideshow. You can't fake depth — you either have it or you don't.

They lucked out with Edward James Olmos, who by role was the leader but became one for real.

Jon Cryer as Baltar? That would have been weird ~ I know he could do it, but his baby face always reminds me of Duckie in "Pretty in Pink." ( I <3 Duckie. )

I know the show has been a springboard for social commentary, but what dramatic device couldn't be used like that. The dichotomy of Human and Cylon has been an interesting tale throughout the series. I guess they couldn't get away from soap opera-ness, and the overall tone of despair/depression. They used to have fun — in the first season, there were the big celebrations of the Presidency/Vice-Presidency. It was the one time Starbuck wore a dress. Ultimately, all the hope got shattered upon reaching Earth, and going on has been an uphill battle. Some have been pushed off the train, others jumped off, but still the ones left keep chugging. I can't say they haven't disappointed me with their correlations of "America's mistakes" in the show, but their audience didn't dwindle solely on that ~ they kept us waiting so much, in addition to the disappointing third season. Still, there are moments that take your breath away, and we got the chance to see Mark Sheppard and Jane Espenson work their magic into the show. It's hard to believe after waiting so long that in a week it'll be over.

[AdmiralDigby]

Seeing Adama and Roselyn smokin' weed was the high point of last week's episode .