BSG SPOILER ** BSG SPOILER - yeah right

found this little tibit and thought i'd share it with ya:


I've been looking at all the reviews from all the Scifigeek sites and magazines saying the 2nd half of season 3 "will contain lots of mind-bending bizarre stuff"... and I just realized what's going to happen.

Tom Zarek is going to wake up and realize he's been hallucinating inside a whited-out Viper being sucked into a giant crystal space lounge, and he's really Apollo.

Don Johnson is a cylon, and he's going to show up as an MP and report to Adama, who will suddenly put on a really skinny tie and stop talking, preferring to just look grim.

Meanwhile, recon parties on the new planet will find the crashed Starship Enterprise, and return to Galactica with Scott Bakula, who will be temporarily inhabiting the body of ~~who else~~ Shatner.

Why Shatner? Because he's directing, that's why.

Bakula will see Stockwell on Galactica, and realize the entire nightmare is just an episode of Quantum Leap, at which point the holodeck doors will open, and the Cylon skinjobs will walk in, revealing that the entire Galactica experience has been a simulation being run back on Caprica, where

Patrick Stewart is the Number One Cylon.

He will offer a choice of two pills to Colonel Tigh, who will opt for the truth. At which point the show will spontaneously combust, since even science fiction cannot credibly handle the notion that Tigh is The One.

Baltar will go on to judge American Idol,
Starbuck will feature prominently in Dukes of Hazzard 4,
Roslyn will convince Shatner to do a remake of Out of Africa, for no good reason whatsoever.



It's a gift I have, these epiphanies. Sorry I forgot to do a spoiler alert.

Science Fiction VS Fantasy

Why are these two genres lumped together as if they are one?  I like science fiction and I like some fantasy.  When I go to a book store or an online store I usually have in mind what I am in the mood for.  What I hate is looking through all of the fantasy books to find the few science fiction novels.  It seems that with the popularity of the Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, and Chronicles of Narnia movies, fantasy is all that you see in these sections.  A lot of it seems to be assembly line books that are produced on a schedule.  Why can I find every volume of every fantasy series in existence and the book store not carry Neal Stephenson or William Gibson. 

The Library is the same way.  Dewey must be rolling over in his grave about lumping two different subjects together in one section.  I realize that there are a lot of crossover fans, but that could be said about many different genres.  Women who read romance novels tend to also read true crime books.  Why not lump those two together.  Sci fi and fantasy fans tend to like computers so lets just move the computer section over.  Yes, it is silly.  Just as it is silly to put science fiction and fantasy in the same section. 

When I want a sci fi novel I want to go over to the science fiction section and browse through nothing but sci fi.  I hate picking up a book with a nondescript cover and realizing it is fantasy when I want hard sci fi.  The problem isn't so pronounced with fantasy because nine out of ten books in the section will be fantasy. 

Whose afraid of Ron D. Moore?

Man, Battlestar Galactica just keeps hittin' home with the tough topics. And exposing blind simpltons in it's wake.

This week's episode "a measure of salvation" has sparked some heated keypad fighting over the decision made by one of the top 10 players. For the sake of maintaining a spoiler free zone i shall shy away from details.
What amazes me is the virulent attacks by posters towards the show writers simply because they don't aggree with the espisode's message.

BSG has far exceed what I thought was impossible- the vivid presentation of deep thought / soul searing analysis of interpersonal and societal dilemnas outside the prestine Trek comfort zone. It forces us to take a hard look at our values, our morales, our choices. Are we right? Is there any validity in the beliefs of the "other"?

As i posted previously, being given the opportunity to examine the full prism can only grant you absolute clarity towards your own positions- if, of course, you have something that you're willing to stand for and/or if you are martyr level assured of your position.

It's sad to me that some modern day scifigeeks still can't get that; despite the 10 plus years we've had of the entertainment media shaking the boat of what we think and believe, if someone presents an alterate view there are those who will attempt to shoot it down with lame calls of FOUL or bad writing.

There is NOTHING lame with BSG's argumements.

i do smirk that while many posters float around whining on the bboard b/c they didn't want "their" show to push them against the wall of their personal comfort zone, many do get it. and write about it. and discuss it. ponder it. savor it. . . .

i just wish the ratings would improve.

BSG totally rocks!

do i agree with some of the tree-hugging stances protrayed by the drama? Of course not. but i do appreciate being reminded that neohippies have logical motivations too.

long live BSG! maybe it will help me reclaim a few brain cells lost watching Youtube clips of trailerpark TV action (i.e. reality TV)

oh yeah, plagerism moment:
lifting this clip from the current bboard chat on this week's episode

< The question comes to this: Are you willing to forever give up your humanity for your survival? To become subhuman? >

Profound