Caprica

Mysterious Dave suggested there’s a movie to conclude the Battlestar Galactica series. I did some digging but couldn’t find it – however there is a prequel: Caprica.

which says to me that these guys a: know what they’re doing, b: what they’re doing is messing with our heads and c: I like it.

And if you thought Episode 11 was good…

Episode 13 will kick your ass into orbit.

Holy frack, but this is how you finish out a series.

Bison. Engage. Need more shows.

Dave, it’s on the way come Monday.

The rest of you… good luck.

If you thought Episode 10 was good

Episode 11 will blow you away.

Seriously, Bison, stop what you’re doing and go watch it right now.

Go on.

Well, that was a long summer holiday…

although I see you’re still reading.

I’m glad.

However, I have nothing to say just currently. I am, instead, going to watch the next three episodes of SEASON FOUR THAT’S RIGHT, SEASON FOUR OF BATTLESTAR GALACTICA YOU FRACKIN’ TOASTERS.

Ahem. Sorry about that.

Thanks to Bison and his Balls. Mysterious Dave, have No Fear. I shall deliver post haste.

The epic journey comes to its conclusion

After four seasons we reach the final ten episodes of Battlestar Galactica.

This is the teaser trailer.

It won’t embed. Sit through the vodka ad and then…

There are no spoilers. But there are teasers.

Can’t believe we have to wait months for this. BisonBalls, do your thing.

The best godsdamn SF show on TV

is Battlestar Galactica, hands down.

Even better than Doctor Who (and I love the new Who).

Even better (and I’m going out on a long delicate limb here) than Firefly (if only because there’s four seasons not one).

Who else would (SPOILERS) get them to Earth and do that to them, eh?

Bloody brilliant. Can’t wait for the next ten episodes.

The Dollhouse. Hmm.

Click here if you want to live.

No, I mean, click there if you want to see a clip from the new Joss Whedon series. It stars the Other Slayer and That Guy off Battlestar Galactica. Y’know, the one that boffs the Cylon. Back before we realised they were ALL Cylons.

Of course, I haven’t seen series four of BSG yet, so anything could happen.

Watched it yet? Go ahead. I’ll wait.

So, what did you think? I’m not sure, myself. Looks like a cross between Bones and Alias and I’m not sure that’s the best use of The Swede’s time (cough cough Firefly II: After We Forget About The Movie cough).

No, that doesn’t mean I won’t watch it. Of course I’ll watch it. I’ll watch it, buy the DVDs, probably upgrade to the widescreen edition when that comes out, then the BluRay and hell, probably the crystaline memory chip version as well.

There’s a hint of Whedonesque. “You’ve got to be straight with me”. “Do I? Because you people have been pretty frickin’ bendy with me”. But the music… that’s not right. It’s thriller music. What’s that all about?

Of course, there’s not a lot you can glean from such a short clip. I’ll need to watch three or four series before I make my mind up.

I’m just saying, that’s all.

More Battlestar Galactica

Oh the hubris… check out this page to see the BSG guys doing Da Vinci.

Not sure if I like it or not but it sure fits with the story arc.

Oh, by the way SPOILER ALERT! Don’t click that link if you haven’t seen SEASON THREE. Seriously.

Hat tip: Fiona Rae who should blog more.

Season Four Already Rules

and all I’ve seen is this trailer…

WARNING (seriously now): don’t watch this unless you’ve seen ALL of Season Three.

It’s Battlestar Galactica of course. Muh.

Oh, and if you want something to read while you wait to finish Season Three so you can get on with the above trailer, check out this feature about how the new BG came to be.

The smartest show on TV

has to be Battlestar Galactica. I’m in the middle of season three and frankly, it’s charging like a wounded bull. We’ve got religious intolerance, racial violence, suicide bombings and waterboarding torture. And it’s all the wrong guys doing it! I bet the US audience doesn’t know what’s hit it. It’s West Wing meets Babylon 5 but with better animation.

Favourite moment from season three: (SPOILER ALERT) The Battlestar FTL’ing into atmosphere scaring the crap out of everyone, Cylons included, firing out its contingent of vipers and then bugging out before any of the toasters can do more than say WTF? Absolutely stellar. Heh.

Interestingly, from my current viewpoint with what, four episodes left of season three, knowing there’s only one season left, I’m thinking the show is going to do a Dan Simmons.

Dan Simmons, for those that don’t know, is a pre-eminent SF writer who seriously pushes the envelope. In his Hyperion cantos, he manages to create a situation where humans are fighting off an invading fleet of genetically modified humans who left Earth thousands of years before and perverted the gene pool by adding wings and the ability to survive in vacuum and so on.

The way Simmons builds it up I kept thinking “Hang on, surely it would be better to adapt the human than to adapt the world the way the ‘normals’ have done?” and eventually that proves to be the case.

Interestingly, I can see the resolution to season four of BSG being something similar. Both the humans and Cylons are chasing something spiritual – a home and salvation for the humans and some kind of emotional future proofing for the toasters.

So far we’ve been cheering the humans but frankly, they’re not evolving. I’m wondering about the Cylons…

Best of all, I might be completely wrong and the writers will come up with something else, something just as interesting.

Ahh, it’s a tough old world.