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Is Battlestar Galactica the best show ever created?

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by fchowd0311, Nov 6, 2011.

  1. Batman Jones

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    I went a whole season and a half, struggling hard to stay interested, and then finally googled "does battlestar gallactica get better" and learned that if I wasn't hooked by then I might as well stop. I was relieved and did so. I badly wanted to love it or even like it but I found every episode duller than the one before.

    Different strokes.
     
  2. rhino17

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    I thought Caprica was really cool, I enjoyed it a lot
     
  3. heypartner

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    I'm currently re-watching all of Babylon 5...JMS's test run before BSG.

    Tonight is:

    Shadow Dancing,,,and then the unforgettable
    Za'Ha'Dum

    And no, I don't think BJ would like Babylon 5 either. Well maybe. I tried to get jamcracker into BSG as well. He would watch it with me but spend most the show telling me about all his latest comic book buys...being bored to tears. Then feed me his favorite SciFi books that just blew me away.

    Maybe I'm too simple.
     
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  4. Deckard

    Deckard Blade Runner
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    B5 was a terrific series and very underrated when it was on, IMO. I've got the whole thing on DVD, as well as BSG. Great stuff!
     
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  5. The CDN Dream

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    Fresh Prince, King of Queens,
    as a kid: Dragon Ball Z. Barney, Power Rangers (1st season), Ninja Turtles, Pokemon (1st season) lol
     
  6. Thefabman

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    Havent really seen too many sci-fi shows but firefly would be my pick in my limited sci-fi selection...love that 1 season lol and serenity.
     
  7. Zboy

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    Battlestar Galactica is a decent show with plenty of terrible actors.

    Seriously, they couldn't have found better actors??
     
  8. GRENDEL

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    Really need to finish watching that, only watched about half of it on it's original run.
     
  9. justtxyank

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    Babylon 5 was a much better show, just with a lower budget. A lot of the tech doesn't hold up as well visually, but story wise it was very well written. It managed to maintain an epic scope without being convoluted. The logic was maintained throughout the series and each episode carried impact. I was so impressed with the way that show developed its mythology. I own the full series on DVD.

    For my money, the two best sci-fi shows in television history are B5 and DS9.
     
  10. rocketsjudoka

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    Really? I thought Edward James Olmos did a great job along with the guys who played Colonel Tigh and Caius Baltar. Mary McDonald did a great job as the president. Alternatively manipulative, idealistic and scared.
     
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  11. heypartner

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    Yeah, what the frack was up with that.

    The way Starbuck said "frack" just grated on my nerves.

    but of course, #6 was the hottest woman ever in any SciFi TV show. Maybe we should make a poll of hottest cast in a TV series. or hottest alien.

    [​IMG]
     
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  12. Mr. Clutch

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    Yeah I thought there were a lot of good actors.
     
  13. Deckard

    Deckard Blade Runner
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    No kidding. Didn't Olmos win an Oscar? I know he was nominated. And folks shouldn't blame the actors for the lines that are given to them. They work with what they've got.
     
  14. GRENDEL

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    Olmos and McDonnell were both nominated for Oscars during their career.

    I personally thought its was a wonderfully acted series, I mean we are talking about a series that had Richard Hatch turn in a strong performance along with a model turned actress in Tricia Helfer, all in my opinion.
     
  15. Cannonball

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    No, he was nominated for "Stand and Deliver" but didn't win. Mary McDonnell was also nominated for "Dances With Wolves" and some other film.

    I thought the acting was good for the most part. The chick who played Cally kind of sucked and Dean Stockwell never seemed too into it but otherwise I had no real problem.
     
  16. peleincubus

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    Vampire diaries is being watched by this chick I'm having sexy sex with and it's better then I thought. Getting a little Anne rice with the story.
     
  17. heypartner

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    agree...best cast in a SciFi series, if we are to ignore Star Trek Original.
     
  18. justtxyank

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    Cool story bro :p
     
  19. A_3PO

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    Great minds think alike! :grin:
     
  20. peleincubus

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    Yeah you got me I have posters all over my wall and a vampires trapper keeper.
     

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