Battlestar Galactica: Final Season

Omniscia · 2009-03-20T21:14:22.000Z

I blame Vic’s invocation of Tahiti for the “Bridget’s Sexiest Beaches” banner ad at the top of my screen right now.

Brian_Seiler · 2009-03-20T21:16:37.000Z

bloo:

Oh hey, just realized:

Centurion Cylons win.

Pesky humans and inhibiting skinjobs forfeit.

Also, what the HELL happened to all the other Basestars?

I shouldn’t think about this so much, because all I’m going to do is find holes, but I don’t think they even accounted for the two that we know jumped in and out while the Raptor was taking pictures.

Dean · 2009-03-20T21:19:38.000Z

This sucker had more endings than Return of the King. I kept expecting to cut to a bunch of hobbits having a pillow fight and crying.

So what’s The Plan? We’re going to see the war from the Cylons perspective? Jesus fucking Christ. Is Moore milking it or is it syfy™ that’s just putting together a Battlestar 1980 version?

quatoria · 2009-03-20T21:33:24.000Z

bloo:

Oh hey, just realized:

Centurion Cylons win.

Pesky humans and inhibiting skinjobs forfeit.

Presumably they then go off and find a brand new Battlestar Galactica to declare war on, sometime in the 1970’s…

David_R_Smith · 2009-03-20T21:37:29.000Z

Dean:

So what’s The Plan? We’re going to see the war from the Cylons perspective? Jesus fucking Christ. Is Moore milking it or is it syfy™ that’s just putting together a Battlestar 1980 version?

Shows the war from the Cylon POV I think. Moore’s just milking it. . . just line up to the BSG teat. I’ll be there.

XPav · 2009-03-20T22:02:08.000Z

I thought it was a good ending. Space battles, angels, etc.

HATERZ BE DAMNED.

Of course, my buddy who was watching with me did make the good comment… “I’m going to go hang out in the technology tent…”

William_Harms · 2009-03-20T22:08:56.000Z

For some reason, when they decided to give up all of their technology, it reminded me of Lt. Winters saying that if he made it home from WWII, he was going to buy a farm and live a quiet, simple life. (Or something to that affect.) Maybe giving up all of their tech is a bit extreme, but after years of living crammed into ships, always running, etc., the idea of living in a hut and growing crops certainly would sound appealing.

XPav · 2009-03-20T22:19:04.000Z

I can buy that. They’ve been surrounded by technology for the last 4 years, chased and push to the brink of extinction by technology they created, and I’m not surprised that they reject it when there’s a nice planet to sit on.

I really have to wonder though, when the first winter comes, the food is low, and your children are dying of malnutrition, would you still agree with that?

Kyle_Wilson · 2009-03-20T22:27:03.000Z

And so BSG ends like WALL-E, with a happy ending as long as we pretend that 90% of these people aren’t going to be dead within a month. Quick, roll the credits before they starve!

Also, He doesn’t like to be called God? What does He like to be called? Ralph?

DragonPup · 2009-03-20T22:28:28.000Z

Kyle Wilson:

Also, He doesn’t like to be called God? What does He like to be called? Ralph?

Bob Dylan.

Ben_Sones · 2009-03-20T22:38:37.000Z

He specifically said “It doesn’t like to be called god.” I think it prefers “Great Old One,” or alternately “Hastur” or “The King In Yellow.”

Dave_Markell · 2009-03-20T22:46:04.000Z

Ia! Ia! Shub Niggurath!

Lum · 2009-03-20T22:55:22.000Z

Battlestar Miskatonic.

Anyway, there’s a post-finale interview up with Ron Moore and the stars discussing various things: http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2009/03/battlestar-galactica-daybreak-finale-moore-mcdonnell-olmos.html

Interestingly, one of the best moments of the episode - Cavil at the pivotal moment saying “Frak it” and swallowing a pistol - came from Dean Stockwell.

Athryn · 2009-03-20T22:59:07.000Z

I liked it, and I had to wipe away a tear or two.

I did find it amusing that almost every commercial break featured a trailer for something that seemed to beg “honest, we really will have more shows worth watching!”

Woolen_Horde · 2009-03-20T23:10:05.000Z

Dean:

So what’s The Plan? We’re going to see the war from the Cylons perspective? Jesus fucking Christ. Is Moore milking it or is it syfy™ that’s just putting together a Battlestar 1980 version?

I really liked it; the show was about the characters. The space porn is pretty, but ultimately hollow.

The Plan is a Razor-like movie. They filmed it right after they wrapped on the finale and struck the sets.

Editer · 2009-03-20T23:17:48.000Z

Okay, I thought it was 90% awesome and 10% utter crap.

Awesome? The rescue, the jump, the action, Adama and Roslyn, the way the Opera House scene came together, Tori’s end.

The crap? Angel Kara disappearing. The poor explanation for leaving all tech behind. And it should have ended on Adama looking over Roslyn’s grave. WTF was that ending? Were they ghosts, or were they still alive? If so, does that mean Baltar was actually God?

Dave_Markell · 2009-03-20T23:19:58.000Z

Editer:

WTF was that ending? Were they ghosts, or were they still alive? If so, does that mean Baltar was actually God?

No, those were Head Baltar and Head Six, both of whom are angels.

Athryn · 2009-03-20T23:23:23.000Z

Editer:

The crap? Angel Kara disappearing.

It was an Assumption (sorta, she was kinda dead already so I guess you could think that she wasn’t.)

“Head” Baltar and Six were/are angels.

Yes, there was some religion mixed into the sci-fi. It’s been there all along though, so I dunno why some of you are suddenly flipping out about it. :p

Editer · 2009-03-20T23:23:55.000Z

Dave Markell:

No, those were Head Baltar and Head Six, both of whom are angels.

Ah, okay.

Make that 92% awesome, 8% crap.

Hugin · 2009-03-20T23:27:20.000Z

XPav:

I can buy that. They’ve been surrounded by technology for the last 4 years, chased and push to the brink of extinction by technology they created, and I’m not surprised that they reject it when there’s a nice planet to sit on.

I really have to wonder though, when the first winter comes, the food is low, and your children are dying of malnutrition, would you still agree with that?

You know, even if you give up your technology, you still have germ theory, you still understand handwashing and latrines and sewers. You understand crop rotation and the scientific method and what the various internal organs actually are and do, and a ton of other things that give you a leg up, if you can apply some common sense and are tough and lucky (one could argue a high percentage of the people who survived the previous 4 years are either tough or lucky).