Now that BSG season 3 has befuddled us...which is better, the Original or the new?

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ECGORDON

Thursday, October 18, 2007 10:20 PM

There were some weak episodes in Season Three, but by far the worst ep of the new series was Season Two's "Black Market." Still, that one was better than the best the original series had to offer.

Not only was the original series cheesy, it wasn't even real cheese, but rather that bland tasteless crud made from soy.

CHRISISALL

Thursday, October 18, 2007 10:39 PM

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Originally posted by ecgordon:

Not only was the original series cheesy, it wasn't even real cheese, but rather that bland tasteless crud made from soy.

Ecgordon, I like and respect you highly, so I will give you the following responses:

The reasonable adult Chrisisall:
I can understand your point of view and concede that yes, it can be viewed as bland nonsense, or even felgercarb depending upon the specific episode.

The inner teenage Chrisisall:
You just don't like good characters and simple moral compasses; the show was more FUN that that crappy, mean copy they're making now!!! Eat my SHORTS!!!!

Multiple Chrisisall

CAUSAL

Thursday, October 18, 2007 10:40 PM

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I loved the 3rd season

You didn't mind the
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Oh look, suddenly Starbuck's a Cylon; lets kill her too
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Chrisisall

Back to this now are we? Chris, you gotta go look up some of those debates from near the end of season 3. There were some real bare-knuckle brawls over whether the "final five" are Starbuck, Anders, Tyrol, Tigh, and Tory (Roslin's aide). I took the ultra-unpopular stance of saying, they may be, they may not be--but at this point we just don't know! May the games begin--again!

For the record, I heart the new series, fat Lee, lawyer Lee, new raped #6, and all.

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CHRISISALL

Thursday, October 18, 2007 10:54 PM

Nothing, NOTHING will ever excuse them for fat Lee.

Seriously though, do you find yourself re-watching eps from the new series? I tried, but I lose interest knowing what's coming. The Pegasus eps were the only ones that really held me on the second round.

Frak. Who knows, maybe I'll LOVE season four...

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ASARIAN

Thursday, October 18, 2007 11:32 PM

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Originally posted by Causal:

Back to this now are we? Chris, you gotta go look up some of those debates from near the end of season 3. There were some real bare-knuckle brawls over whether the "final five" are Starbuck, Anders, Tyrol, Tigh, and Tory (Roslin's aide). I took the ultra-unpopular stance of saying, they may be, they may not be--but at this point we just don't know! May the games begin--again!

It's the "again" part, I suppose, where things went really over the top for me. Boomer a Cylon, now that was original! And it weren't entirely disfunctional to introduce the 'what-if' question either, to explain some of the psychology of our "No more Mr. Nice Gaius". But Starbuck, Anders, Tyrol, Tigh, and Tory?? That's like someone opened an airlock, and all the show's credibility got sucked right into space! ("blown", as Data would say).

And as for lawyer, fat Lee, maybe the script originally said he'd work for a "flat fee", and some doofus accidentally just read "fat Lee". :)

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CHRISISALL

Thursday, October 18, 2007 11:35 PM

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Originally posted by asarian:

And as for lawyer, fat Lee, maybe the script originally said he'd work for a "flat fee", and some doofus accidentally just read "fat Lee". :)

BWAHAHAHAHAH..............uh..uh...
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

Chrisisall

WYTCHCROFT

Thursday, October 18, 2007 11:38 PM

"You don't know what you've got - untill you lose it."

CYBERSNARK

Friday, October 19, 2007 12:34 AM

I'm liking the new series, despite the marked lack of fun (and the frequently bad audio --dialogue should be louder than background music, frak it).

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And no, no one has confirmed that Starbuck is a Cylon, but I like to think she is. I love the whole idea of the Final Five; Bigotry is a sore point for me, and I love the idea that some of the most anti "toaster" crew members are gonna have to take a long hard look at themselves, and decide if what they are has any bearing on who they are.

I loved Tigh's speech in the S3 finale. And "All Along the Watchtower." I'm all for odd musical choices.

It's like they're asking for fanvids.

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WYTCHCROFT

Friday, October 19, 2007 12:37 AM

have you read the geek monthly interview with katee sackhoff??

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she doesn't WANT to be a cylon...

it's a good interview...

JRC

Friday, October 19, 2007 2:25 AM

Saw the old series when it first came out, was really into it, for the first season. Then things started getting repetitive: Cylons attack, humans running away, over and over and over. It got to the point where my favorite character was Count Baltar. So, new BSG for me.

Everyone dies alone.

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