Is McCain A Toaster?

This is actually kind of funny.....

BSG 3/25/07 Pt. 2 {spoiler alert}

OK..Having slept on it..more thoughts.

First of all, three of the new Cylons were leaders of the resistance on New Caprica, and one, Anders, was a leader of the resistance on Caprica. How do they feel about this....

Something that fits in with the current storyline..they can be seen as traitors...both to the human fleet because they are Cylons, and to the Cylons, because they were resistance leaders.

How will this change Col. Tigh's feeling about Six and Sharon..or Balthar for that matter?

This brings a whole new perspective on the relationship between Tyrol and Boomer in the early days of the series.....two Cylons in love with each other....

What happened to Starbuck...did she really go to Earth? Did she die? If she did die, does that mean she is a cylon...or that she is a Jesus Christ analog? They certainly seem to be setting her up as a Jesus Christ analog.

What is so special about the final five Cylons? Especially since we now see that at least four of them infilitrated the humans like some of the other seven.

How is Starbuck going to react when she finds out that Anders is a Cylon.....will she see their relationship in the same light as her relationship with Leoben? What if Lee Adama turns out to be the fifth? (although I don't see how this is possible)

How the hell is the fleet going to get out of the mess they are in?

BSG 3/25/07 {spoiler alert}

Well I just watched the season finale tonight. So we learned who four of the five last Cylon skin jobs are. I have to say, I pretty much saw Chief Tyrol coming...especially after the temple episodes. I wasn't all that surprised with Col. Tigh either. It always seemed there was something more there. The other two weren't involved enough in the story to tell either way.But we are left with some questions.

1) Who is the 5th Cylon?

Well they want us to believe it's Roslin. After all, she was sharing visions with Sharon and Six who are both Cylons. But I don't believe they ever showed her hearing the music, and they can blame the visions on that drug she was taking.

They also want us to think it's Starbuck.

They have been laying groundwork for it to be one of those two for a while now.

I don't remember a fifth person hearing the music. If there was, they are the fifth Cylon..but why didn't it meet the other four?

2) Why is the storyline making Hera out to be so special still? After all, unless Cally is the fifth Cylon...Tyrol has a half Human/half Cylon child also. Depending on who the fifth Cylon is, there might be more. (unless the plot twist is going to be that the Cylons brainwashed those four into thinking they were Cylons, but they're not)

3) Does this mean that Bob Dylan is the Cylon God? Why the hell use All Along the Watchtower?

4) Why the hell do we have to wait until 2008 for another episode? Waiting until Septemeber I could see..but January or later?

Beware the Dangers of HDTV!

I was watching Battlestar Galactica on my new HDTV today, and had a horrible experience. I'm scarred for life. Take my advice, and be extremely careful with HDTV. Today I was presented with a close of Edward James Olmos in HD. Not a pretty sight!

Battlestar Galactica 10/20/06

Wow. I didn't believe that Tigh would do it. At least not without him drinking the poison also.

So long Pegasus...at least you took two Basestars with you...and you lasted almost a whole season longer than I expected you to...


Am I imagining things..or did they change which eye Tigh had poked out when he showed up on Galactica?

Battlestar Galactica Pt 13 (spoilers)

First of all, October??!!?? I have to wait until next October?

With that out of the way.....

1) A new model of Cylon..Dean Stockwell. Puts whole new irony into his counseling sessions with Chief Tyrol.

2) Roslin continuing to keep an eye on Hera on New Caprica. Will the Cylons find out about her? What happens when they do?

3) The resurrected Caprica Six, together again with Gaius. Can that plot line get anymore convoluted? Will Baltar's treason be revealed?

4) The resurrected Galactica Boomer (Tyrol's Boomer) Will she and Tyrol meet? What happens when they do?

5) Where's the Caprica Boomer (Helo's Boomer) ? Is she still in the brig on Galactica?

6) How many people were on the ships that jumped out?

7) What's going on on Caprica and the other colonies? Did the Cylons return or are they empty?

Tonight's episode was much better than last week's. It wasn't as good as the season 1 finale, or the finale for the first half of season 2, but it left me impatient for more, which is what it was supposed to do.

Battlestar Galactica Pt 12

Last night's episode was completely underwhelming. I can only hope that it was the boring "set up" episode and next week's 90 minute finale is the payoff.

Here are my hopes:

1) The Caprica rescue team meet up with the reincarnated Caprica Six and Galatica Boomer. Imagine the Galactica Boomer (who is now on Caprica) meeting up with the Caprica Boomer (who is now on Galactica...but actually is also on Caprica at this moment....maybe I'll have to start calling them the Tyrol's Boomer and Helo's Boomer)

2) Another human model Cylon is exposed. Preferably a re-occuring character from the series. ( My personal wish would be either Gaius or Tyrol.)

3) A messy death for another of the Biers model Human Cylons.

Battlestar Galactica Pt 11

Well that's interesting. The reincarnated Caprica Six has Gaius living inside her skull like she is living inside the real(?) Gaius's skull. When he first appeared in the reincarnation chamber I was SURE he was a Cylon, twenty minutes into tonight's episode, and I'm not sure.

Well the baby's name is Hera, after one of the human gods. Wife of Zeus, mother of the Olympian gods. Hmm.......

I really don't like the Biers model. (plus I can't get my head around the fact that it is Lucy Lawless.) Watching Six bash her in the head was almost fun.

This was a pretty cool episode. Lots of interesting possibilities. I was a little disappointed that no new human Cylon models were revealed.

Battlestar Galactica Pt 10

Well that was an interesting episode. Now we have an Adama in command of both Battlestars. However the most interesting part to me was the sneak peak at next week's episode. I wonder if we'll meet any new models of humanoid Cylon?

Battlestar Galactica Pt 9

Well I guess Dana Delaney won't be making another appearance on Battlestar Galactica. (unless she was a Cylon - which I doubt.) I was shocked to see the character of Billy killed off also. (Maybe he was a Cylon? - nah.....)

Battlestar Galactica pt 8

A so-so episode last night. Looks like Pegasus needs a new commander. Again. It might be tough finding someone to do the job. (I imagine the wardroom full of officers going.."I'm not going to do it...you be the commander.") Actually it brings up a bit of military inconsistency. Since Pegasus is the more modern and militarily capable ship, Admiral Adama should have shifted his flag to her from Galactica, and left Col. Tigh in charge. Looks like Zarek is in charge of the black market now, building himself a new power base. That will probably come back to haunt Adama and Roslin. It also looks like Roslin is getting ready to put the hammer down on Baltar. With all of Adama's talk about family, I don't see him killing the Caprica Boomer or her baby.

Battlestar Galactica Pt 7

We are told there are only twelve models of humanoid Cylon. (there are also twelve colonial planets...is there a connection?) So far the Humanoid Cylons we have seen:

1) Six - white female (played by Tricia Helfer)
2) Sharon Valerii (Boomer) - Asian female (8) (played by Grace Park)
3) Aaron Doral - white male (5) (played by Matthew Bennett)
4) D'anna Biers - white female (3) (played by Lucy Lawless)
5) Leoben Conoy - white male (played by Callum Keith Rennie)
6) Simon - black male (played by Rick Worthy)
7) Brother Cavil - white male (played by Dean Stockwell)

Update 2/24/06: Sharon is apparently model 8. Biers apparently model 3.

Update 3/10/06: A new model of Cylon. Played by Dean Stockwell.

Battlestar Galactica - Points to Ponder

What follows are some thoughts I've had late at night, unable to sleep, or upon awakening (apparently I even dream about BSG) about the Galactica universe, specifically the religious aspects.

I) The humans believe in what we call the Greek Olympian Gods. We know that some worship Apollo, Artemis and Athena. At one point Zarek describes Commander Adama as "Zeus returning to Olympus", so they are literally the Olympian gods. We also know that the Greek astrological zodiac is important to their culture, because their twelve colonies are named after them. We don't know how closely their theology mirrors that of Greek mythology. We know there are some differences. These differences appear to incoporate aspects of Mormon theology and a concept of a wheel of time.

II) The Cylons (the humanoid ones at least - we have yet to see evidence of individual personalities in any form of mechanical Cylon) are monotheistic. Their god seems to be an analog to the God of Earth's Old Testament, in the following ways:
1) He desires to be acknowledged and worshipped.
2) He is seen to be omnipotent and omniscient.
3) There is a concept of redemption.
4) There is a plan.
5) He punishes transgressors.
6) He is seen as a father as well as a creator of man.
7) He commands them to "be fruitful"

III) The humanoid Cylons know that their "soul" exists, and believe in an afterlife, as well as a form of reincarnation.
1) Human Cylons claim to have the ability to reincarnate when their body is destroyed, retaining both their Personality and memories. (We have yet to see any evidence of the truthfulness of this in the BSG universe...No instance has yet occurred of a destroyed Cylon Personality reappearing.)
2) No evidence exists that this ability is shared by mechanical Cylons. Their has been no sign of individual Personalities in the mechanical Cylons, and they are not treated as equals to the humanoid Cylons. (on at least one occasion they are referred to as "pets".)
3) There has been no explanation of the nature of the humanoid Cylon "soul", nor its origin. (is it mechanical? Biological? Are new "souls" being created? If so how?)
4) Humanoid Cylons believe in an afterlife beyond corporal existence, where they will dwell in the presence of their god. (is there a Cylon concept of Hell?, are their corporal actions judged? )

IV) The Cylon religion sees man as flawed and evil. They see themselves as god's redemption and punishment of humanity.
1) Part of this redemption (for both Cylon and human) seems to be a synthesis of Human and Cylon. The most religious of the Cylons (Caprica Six) places an immense importance on the offspring of Helo and the Caprica Boomer, in order to fulfill god's commandment to be fruitful. (by the way, Six is the only Humanoid Cylon referred to by her model number, all the others are referred to by a form of their "names")
2) This redeemer is a currently an unborn child. Its gender is as yet unknown, yet has already "miraculously" saved a life.

V) Roslin is important to the human religion. She seems to be fulfilling an ancient prophecy. Starbuck has some importance in the Cylon religion. She is told this by the Conoy Cylon she tortures in the fleet, and the Caprica Boomer after she is rescued from the Cylon hospital. But Starbuck is also important to the human religion, she is the one who retrieves the aArrow of Athena. Baltar also seems to be important, at least to the Caprica Six.

Update 1/27/06: In Home pt 2, at the end, the Caprica Six announces that she is an Angel of God, and that her purpose is to guide Baltar to the end of the human race. So the Cylon religion does have the concept of Angels. I wonder if they believe in Angels that were created before humanity also, or if in their theology, the Human/Angel genesis is reversed?

Battlestar Galactica Pt 6

I've been watching some of the deleted scenes available on the DVDs. If you are a BG fan, I highly recomend you getting your hands on them.

For instance I've always been bugged about Col. Tigh, his drives and motivations, and Adama's friendship with him. Well, all of this backstory is developed in some of the deleted scenes.

This week's episode was fairly interesting. Especially Roslin's flashbacks where she sees Baltar with Number Six on Caprica. What will she do about it?

Battlestar Galactica Pt 5

Season 3 Episode 2:

Ensign Ro gets killed by a Cylon? That's fracking weak! Apollo has a death wish? Adama kisses Roselin? What the hell is this General Hospital?

Battlestar Galactica Pt 4

Season 1 Episode 7:

Big Band music? The colonies never discovered Rock and Roll? Oh the horror.........

And at this point I am convinced that Tigh's wife is a Cylon.

Battlestar Galactica Pt3

Reflections from a Battlestar Galactica marathon:

1) There is an awful lot of sex going on on Battlestar Galactica

2) Apparently the easiest way to uncover a cylon is to induce an orgasm and look for the red glowing spinal column.

3) Pretty brutal torture scene between Starbuck and a cylon in Season 1 Episode 8.

Battlestar Galactica pt 2

I bought the boxed set of the mini-series and season 1 on DVD today. I started watching them on my computer (17in flatscreen) rather than my TV. (28in tube) The difference is amazing. I'm definitely buying an HD TV as soon as possible, and hopefully a flatscreen LED one.

If you are a fan of BG, and haven't done so, I recommend you go back and watch the mini-series again. It gives you a whole new perspective.

It seems to me like the mini series was setting the Boxy character up to be a re-occurring character. His intro to the chief, and he is in the front row of the funeral scene with the main characters, in a fleet uniform. I don't remember him appearing in the regular series though.

Update (1/8/06): I missed this episode when it aired. First Boxy sighting in the regular series - a walk by cameo in Episode 3. He later appears with Starbuck in the ready room and is rude to Col Tigh. I'm not real happy about that. He has a couple of other cameos in this episode.

Update (1/15/06) I'm watching the deleted scenes from Season 1, and one of them is a scene of Boxy in Episode 2 (Water). He breaks into Boomer's locker and finds the bag she had in the beginning of the episode with her wet clothes and (bloody? Rusty?) towel. There is a second scene in which he again shows a smart mouth to an adult. Later in the scene he is dealing Ambrosia to a member of the crew. There is another deleted scene in Episode 12 (Kobold's Last Gleaming Pt.1) where Boomer is practcing quick drawing her gun, and pulls it on him. All in all, I'm glad it appears that they have decided to write the character out of the series.

Battlestar Galactica

The first episode of the new season is on tonight. This series bears very little resemblence to the original series beyond the names. It is quite dark, which I find much more fitting than the almost sitcom tone of the first series.