I own Seasons 1 and 2.0. My friends (who are not huge fans of sci-fi, but enjoy what they've seen of Stargate) are coming over, and I want to show them a Battlestar episode, but I'm not sure which one. They know the general idea of the plot, so I don't really want to start with the mini series (which wasn't my favorite). I'm thinking Pegasus. Which epi would you guys suggest?
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"The Hand Of God"
They don't need to know prior plot details to really get "into" the episode, also it has a good mix of action and drama to suit people
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"Hand of God" or "Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down."
The former for the reasons lordmutt said, the latter for the comedy. If you're going to pick a S2 episode, I'd probably pick "Flight of the Phoenix," so as to conceal as many spoilers as possible.Words to live by: "When in doubt, shoot at the guy yelling 'Kree!'."
Let's try this again: Spoiler-free 'til Season 4.5.
EJO on the blooper reel: "I hope you like it... or I'll SQUASH YOUR NUTS."
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My favorite BSG episode was "Hand of God." Captain Apollo
demonstrated he had the "right stuff" to execute the attack
raid on the Cylon tyllium facility. For once, a "male" character
was shown to be a "strong" leader & it was refreshing that
the story wasn't "Starbuck-centric" for a change. My next
favorite was "Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down;" a close second.
Even though Tigh made a couple of bad calls, he made it
absolutely clear to the BSG crew that it was the "old man's"
command.
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As much as I loved "Pegasus" (I think it's been my favorite episode thus far) I would recommend against showing it as a first time viewing. It's fantastic, but you really need to be invested in the show and know what's going on to feel the full effect of the drama. I'd also advise against "Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down". I'm a huge BSG fan and I can barely stomach that episode. You don't want to turn them off the show on your first shot.
For a first time, I'd go for either "33", "Water", or "Flesh and Bone.""A society grows great when old men plant trees, the shade of which they know they will never sit in. Good people do things for other people. That's it, the end." -- Penelope Wilton in Ricky Gervais's After Life
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Originally posted by K07Replace Resurrection Ship with Pegasus. I've only seen the two parter once, but I gotta say it didn't impress me as much as the others."A society grows great when old men plant trees, the shade of which they know they will never sit in. Good people do things for other people. That's it, the end." -- Penelope Wilton in Ricky Gervais's After Life
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Originally posted by jonas_fanI own Seasons 1 and 2.0. My friends (who are not huge fans of sci-fi, but enjoy what they've seen of Stargate) are coming over, and I want to show them a Battlestar episode, but I'm not sure which one. They know the general idea of the plot, so I don't really want to start with the mini series (which wasn't my favorite). I'm thinking Pegasus. Which epi would you guys suggest?
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Originally posted by DigiFluidI'd also advise against "Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down". I'm a huge BSG fan and I can barely stomach that episode. You don't want to turn them off the show on your first shot.
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Originally posted by Craig RanapiaOh, come on I didn't think it was that bad - then again, I seem to be the only BSG fan who actually likes Saul and Ellen Tigh. But, again, I think it's another show that makes a lot more sense in the context of Tigh, Adama and the relationship the two have."A society grows great when old men plant trees, the shade of which they know they will never sit in. Good people do things for other people. That's it, the end." -- Penelope Wilton in Ricky Gervais's After Life
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Originally posted by DigiFluidI suppose empathy with the characters is the hallmark of a well-written episode, but the guy is trying to draw in potential new viewers and I'm not sure that's the first vibe of the show they should get (if they're ever to watch again).
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Originally posted by Craig RanapiaOh, come on I didn't think it was that bad - then again, I seem to be the only BSG fan who actually likes Saul and Ellen Tigh. But, again, I think it's another show that makes a lot more sense in the context of Tigh, Adama and the relationship the two have.
So I like the Tighs and I like "TMU,TMD." I would show this episode to someone, and probably in conjunction with the rest of the disc. S1-D4 (season 1, disc 4) is my absolute favourite DVD of the show, and that would be the disc I would show someone who hadn't seen the show and didn't want to watch the whole thing right away.Words to live by: "When in doubt, shoot at the guy yelling 'Kree!'."
Let's try this again: Spoiler-free 'til Season 4.5.
EJO on the blooper reel: "I hope you like it... or I'll SQUASH YOUR NUTS."
Spoiler:sigpic
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