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[JamesM]

Kobal isn't Earth. Kobal is just part of the journey to finding Earth.

[Hatcheter]

Was it neccessary to bump a year-old thread?

[Sci-Fi]

From The New Yorker:

ACROSS THE UNIVERSE

A battlestar is reborn

by NANCY FRANKLIN
Issue of 2006-01-23

Click on the link to read the article. Some excerpts:

It’s easy for people who aren’t science- fiction enthusiasts to laugh at the genre - its earnestness, its lingo, its fans’ awestruck romance with the idea that God is in the details of equipment and uniforms and security codes and how many moons orbit Planet X and why it’s called Planet X in the first place. ...

While the two “Stargates” are essentially adventure series (they double as employment schemes for the very attractive), “Battlestar Galactica,” which the producers describe as a “reimagining” of the short-lived late-seventies series of the same name, begins with apocalyptic disaster and involves the quest for a new home for mankind, or what’s left of it.......

The journey in “Battlestar Galactica” is born not of the urge to explore strange new worlds but of the need to survive; space isn’t the final frontier for these characters - it’s the last chance......

But what interests people who normally don’t care about science fiction is how timely and resonant the show is, bringing into play religion and religious fanaticism, global politics, terrorism, and questions about what it means to be human. (There are also a couple of funny jabs at the media, particularly at talk-show airheads who don’t, or can’t, distinguish between news and entertainment.) There’s no woozy space-aginess in the show, no theremin or symphonic music - the score consists mainly of taiko-inspired drumming, sometimes to the point of tedium, as if you were at a never-ending Iron John weekend. “Battlestar Galactica” is frank and graphic about sex and death.....

You’re never quite sure yourself how much to invest in certain characters - will they turn out to be Cylons, or drug-addled wackos?

There have been a couple of good episodes focussing on the realities of being stuck in space - the need for water, and the need for fuel. The characters are well drawn and have unfolded in a way that could keep people watching for several more seasons.....

The story isn’t ridiculous - something that viewers are on the lookout for in science fiction more than in any other genre - and it raises questions that nag at you in the same way that life on Earth does. “Battlestar Galactica,” refreshingly, is as real as science fiction gets.

[rarocks24]

Kobal isn't Earth. Kobal is just part of the journey to finding Earth.

re-read it. She said they're on their way to the human homeworld. The human homeworld, established in Home, is Kobol. Earth is the 13th colony, picked perhaps for the soul purpose that they CAN see their brothers.

[Qasim]

http://www.newyorker.com/printables/...rte_television

It’s easy for people who aren’t science- fiction enthusiasts to laugh at the genre—its earnestness, its lingo, its fans’ awestruck romance with the idea that God is in the details of equipment and uniforms and security codes and how many moons orbit Planet X and why it’s called Planet X in the first place. Does it have something to do with the number ten, or is it meant to be a leaning cross, or is it a reference to the mark on Captain Blah’s forehead in the second episode of the third season of “Star Bores”? (Usually, a writer’s answer to such questions is “I called it Planet X because I liked the name.”) Making fun of science fiction became even easier after William Shatner, in a 1986 “Saturday Night Live” sketch set at a “Star Trek” convention, exploded at fans who asked him insanely pointless questions, “Get a life!” At first, even civilians who had never owned a “Star Trek” trading card or a toy phaser were a little stunned by this slap at the faithful; it’s amazing that Shatner ever worked again after inflicting that Vulcan nerve pinch. But his admonition was eventually incorporated into the fans’ self-image; you see self-aware, amused references to it in sci-fi blogs when someone goes on about something in a way that he knows may brand him as a geek.

[Mr. Seven]

Yeah that was cool.

You can tell she really felt bad about all the negativity when her part was announced.

I bet the same naysayers are singing her praises today.

[Ancient 61]

Hi
I have all the cards from the TV Guide. They are great.
If anyone would like I can scan them and send you coppies.

Joanne

[Sci-Fi]

Ron Moore's Blog, January 18, 2006

[Liebestraume]

Actually, not just twice but thrice in a day. (Or, is it Thrace? )

I love reading RDM's blogs. From his rumination, he comes across as a guy who actually has something meanful to say and is trying to say that through his on-screen work. At the same time, his style also makes him appear very approachable -- witness the "note to self" and "Yikes!" And the way he rambles on and on, often with punctuation, is quite amusing.

[userfriendly]

what's this "clip show" he talks about?

[Vyrsace]

Well, atleast, this little tidbit gives us some insight as to the direction the series might be going. I'll be bold to assume that a '10 Episode stint' is a new character introduction and death thereafter, in season 03. Perhpas she is a cylon introduced to the series? Or perhaps Earth is discovered and she plays a role in the introduction to Earth (ex: an Earth Alliance commander or great leader that dies by the hand of the cylons, which results in Earth's assistance in salvation fo the twelve colonies)? It's always good to know any tidbit like this. Thank You.

[scifi maniac]

I think that he means a "flashback" episode, but not flashbacks in the sense that we see material they've never shown us before, more background on the characters. No one of those, we're out of money let's rehash all the things 'we've shown before kind off thing.

You know, they did that on Lost and DHW (I don't watch those shows but got a free dvd with those two "f;ashback eps)

[Hatcheter]

How many episodes has Richard Hatch been in this season? She'll probably be used in much the same way; significant in a few episodes, and smaller in others, coming and going as there's a use for her character. The character is a reporter, which means that she might simply appear for press conference scenes.

[shockwave]

How many episodes has Richard Hatch been in this season? She'll probably be used in much the same way; significant in a few episodes, and smaller in others, coming and going as there's a use for her character. The character is a reporter, which means that she might simply appear for press conference scenes.

first half:
Fragged
Resistance
The Farm
Home, part 1
Home, part 2

second half confirmed for:
Black Market
Lay Down Your Burdons parts 1 and 2
probably in Sacrifice as well

in some of his eps his role was only one or two scenes long

[yaaayoubetcha]

lucy lawless goodness!