I picked up BSG Season One to see what all the hullabaloo was about...

[TheMightyFavog]

I've just finished the miniseries, and here are my impressions:

1. Apparently, most of the citizens of the 12 colonies of Kobol speak with a Canadian Accent for some reason.

2. The diplomacy outpost shown in the opening few minutes must be one of those places that Colonial officers who royally piss off the wrong people get sent to.

3. Is it approrpriate to refer to the blonde Cylon as a XQJ-37 Nuclear-Powered Pansexual Roto-Plooker?

4. During the scene where Baltar was boinking the blonde Cylon babe, I couldn't not get the Frank Zappa Songs Stick it Out and Sy Borg out of my head.

5. Like the references to the old school sereies in the hangar bay museum.

6. Edward James Olmos could take Lorne Green in a fight any day.

7. Wow. Starbuck seems to turn into pure Bat Fuck Insane whenever she straps in to a Viper.

8. Tigh remind me of McSame.

9. OK the dogfighting sequences are damn cool.

10. Please tell me they released a BSG Flight sim. I don't care if I have to buy a brand new $5000 Alienware PC to run the damn thing, I want to play it!

11. Col. Tigh is a drunk bastard just like Jim Lahey.

12. Since when does a Commander outrank a Captain?

13. For some reason, Starbuck is so much sexier when she's smoking a big old cigar.

14. Ok, the acting was a bit dodgy in places, but I feel that this series was worth the 35 bucks.

[DS1]

1. 10. Yes

It's a fan-coded thing called Beyond the Red Line.
http://www.game-warden.com/bsg/

Glad you're liking it so far.

[mainegreen]

2. Bullshit.

I'm downloading that tonight!

[NewJeffCT]

3. To be honest, I didn't like the miniseries all that much

and most of the first season, either.

However, I stuck it out because of the fabulous reviews and I could see it building up, and I was rewarded with a great end to season 1 and an excellent season 2...

[Dr. Strange]

6. I'm with you.

I was surprised that it was turned into a series, because I didn't think the miniseries was that good. Fortunately, the series is better!

[DS1]

4. All replies, just to delay my getting to stuff I'm supposed to be doing

1. Apparently, most of the citizens of the 12 colonies of Kobol speak with a Canadian Accent for some reason.

A lot of the actors are foreign, they do pretty well with it.

2. The diplomacy outpost shown in the opening few minutes must be one of those places that Colonial officers who royally piss off the wrong people get sent to.

Funny point.

3. Is it approrpriate to refer to the blonde Cylon as a XQJ-37 Nuclear-Powered Pansexual Roto-Plooker?

I refer to her as "Yes, please"

4. During the scene where Baltar was boinking the blonde Cylon babe, I couldn't not get the Frank Zappa Songs Stick it Out and Sy Borg out of my head.

Never listened to Zappa

5. Like the references to the old school sereies in the hangar bay museum.

Pretty cool. Frack, however, is silly.

6. Edward James Olmos could take Lorne Green in a fight any day.

Absolutely. Just as long as he doesn't smash his precious boat again :evilgrin:

7. Wow. Starbuck seems to turn into pure Bat Fuck Insane whenever she straps in to a Viper.

Do not want.

8. Tigh remind me of McSame.

Yup, mean old coot.

9. OK the dogfighting sequences are damn cool.

Hell yea they are

10. Please tell me they released a BSG Flight sim. I don't care if I have to buy a brand new $5000 Alienware PC to run the damn thing, I want to play it!

Answered

11. Col. Tigh is a drunk bastard just like Jim Lahey.

N/A

12. Since when does a Commander outrank a Captain?

Good point. Since when are women officers addressed as Sir?

13. For some reason, Starbuck is so much sexier when she's smoking a big old cigar.

Over-acted character.

14. Ok, the acting was a bit dodgy in places, but I feel that this series was worth the 35 bucks.

Good.

[NewJeffCT]

5. for #12

I remember one of the old Star Trek movies where they referred to a female officer as "sir" as well.

Still not sure why.

[TheMightyFavog]

8. Yeah, the frack thing is bugging me.

Too much like Johnny Dangerously.

[Dr. Strange]

7. Some replies.

1. Apparently, most of the citizens of the 12 colonies of Kobol speak with a Canadian Accent for some reason.

Canadians were among the first colonists. This has happened before; it will happen again, eh.

7. Wow. Starbuck seems to turn into pure Bat Fuck Insane whenever she straps in to a Viper.

Or when people are around. Or when she's breathing.

8. Tigh remind me of McSame.

Haven't you seen the side-by-side pics floating around? They were separated at birth, these two.