Is BSG better than FF/BDM?
POSTED BY: Grotz
UPDATED: Sunday, April 15, 2007 03:52
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Just wondering 'cause the adorable Adama's are crushing our Big Damn Heroes.
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The babe in the box, is doing just fine.
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I believe BSG is becoming on par with Firefly.
The same things that draws us to the BDS/BDM can also be found in BSG. Gritty realism, people truly being people (getting drunk, being angry, making poor decisions due to emotions).
There are many, many folks (myself included) who are devoted BSG fans AND Browncoats.
Your link surprises me, as most Gaters would say they are Browncoats first...
I must investigate...
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I like BSG, but its not anywhere on par with the calibur of writing and acting found in Firefly.
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I would take FF over BSG any day, BSG is a great show, but Firefly Is the champ hands down. To me Firefly has personality and BSG doesnt
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BSG is a good series, I recommend it to everyone who likes sci-fi.
But not Firefly good.
So Browncoats fall in, and start shooting.
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ITA with the above.. I love BSG too. It is interesting, well written and well acted.. but you wouldn't want to live there.. and it does not hold up as well on repeat viewings.. I think the reason is the lack of humor. Now, BSG is another type of show; and humor would not necessarily fit there. but I think the humor (which is so human!) is part of what gives FF the edge..
I would live on Serenity or at Haven or anywhere with this crew... I would not want to live in the BSG world.. it is so grim.
But I do watch it, and I do love the show.. and Callis (Baltar) is a most delicious and complex bad guy.. really love that character/actor
Chindi
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BSG is one of my all-time favorite shows, however, I love firefly just a little bit more. They are both such amazing shows.
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arent we getting into dangerous "serenity better than star wars territory" again hehehe
BSG is a very very goodshow and good soul food, but it never quite touches the same level that firefly can reach with one line of dialogue. firefly never relies on cheap editorial tricks like cliffhangers or twists (though it has a few)to keep you glued, it does it thru pure characterisation. people would quite happily watch the firefly castjust sitting round that old oak table talking about nuthin.
i am grateful we have both.
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BSG really lacks in the small moments. I like clunky, but I find some of the smaller stuff too jarring even for me.
It does great big scenes, but on the smaller stuff it pretty much sucks. This is where Firefly shines.
Other thing is in the 40 odd thousand survivors, not a one has offbeat humour. I am sure three years is enough to shine. (they tried it a little with the paper/famine scene, but a lot more was needed).
It WAS my fave show until I came across Firefly last year.
Now it is hovering in the number three spot for me far behind Firefly and House MD (which is a very close second).
Saying that, when it comes to the big scenes (well honestly, anything involving Admiral Adama), it is simply awesome.
IMO one of the best shows on TV atm.
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BSG is an excellent show. Very entertaining, very well written, very well acted and also truly original - which is a pretty big achievement considering it's a spinoff of a 70's show!
That being said, I love Firefly more. Although BSG has the big battle scenes and the mythology and the carefully crafted stories, it's missing the humour, the snappy dialogue and that indefinable ~something~ that makes you fall in love with the characters. I don't know what it is, because the characters in BSG are really, really amazing. But somehow Firefly has it more.
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Originally posted by Mavourneen:
Gritty realism, people truly being people (getting drunk, being angry, making poor decisions due to emotions).
Speaking of making mistakes due to emotions - SPOILERS FOR 'MAELSTROM' UK/IRISH VIEWERS DON'T READ THIS UNLESS YOU'RE SPOILED
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In the final scene, the grieving Adama places the statue Starbuck gave him on the prow of his model ship, and sees that it fits perfectly. Then he crushes the ship in a fit of rage. That wasn't in the script. The actor ad libbed because he felt it fit the scene. Which it did - it was a real punch in the gut moment - but unfortunately, he didn't know that the ship was actually a very expensive antique on loan to the props department.
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