Few things are more entertaining to an academic than to watch two fellow academics go head to head over the meaning of “fellow academic.” Will one of those few things be the first episode of post-pilot Season One Caprica?. If you’re watching too an hour from now, leave your opinion below.
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And here we are. I’m sitting in a cave with sixteen other people, because our “all terrain portable shelter” blew away in the last windstorm. Who could have guessed that this planet
Laura Miller captures my general sentiments re: the BSG finale.
My five favorite series finales: M.A.S.H.Star Trek: The Next Generation*NewhartQuantum LeapMagnum P.I.** *Penned by Ron Moore**This refers to Limbo, the season 7 finale, and pretends that the misconceived season 8 never happened. BSG open thread. Consider this a spoiler free-fire zone; enter at your own risk.
Axe, noting that BSG has been lauded by the UN, opines: In addition to raising all those issues that interest the U.N., BSG is the best “naval” show in years. Yes, it’s set in space, but Galacti
… what were thoughts on the mythos exposition last night on BSG? My first thoughts: 1. It made more sense than I expected.2. It left some productive directions to take characters in, especially
Concerned Colonial Citizen, fearing reprisals from the authoritarian Roslin-Adama politico-military clique, has gone into hiding. Here are some well considered responses to his letter. Spoileriffic, as always:Spencer Ackerman: It is true that the rebel Cylon do not offer supremely meaningful military assets, with the exception of the benefit to tylium efficiency. But that’s a myopic […]
The following is a Letter to the Editor from “Concerned Colonial Citizen”, regarding the prospects of a permanent alliance between the Colonial government and the rebel Cylon. It is titled
BSG Spoilers, etc. Jonah has a good point on Tom Zarek: The brilliance of Zarek’s night of the long knives was that he understood better than anyone what they were doing. He was the consummate r
In light of recent developments, I would like to reaffirm my support for and complete loyalty to the Colonial government, its legitimate civilian leadership, and its duly appointed military commanders. Oh, and permanent alliance with the Cylons is a really, really good idea. That is all.
I’m not convinced that the Roslin-Adama politico-military clique has demonstrated enough success to deserve our continued support. Discuss.
Yglesias says what needs to be said about Dirk Benedict’s screed against the reimagined Battlestar Galactica. It takes some chutzpah to rant against a better actor taking a more richly written r