tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11095653.post115799302372797840..comments2023-06-18T05:48:52.971-07:00Comments on Prefect Slog: BETTER THAN DOCTOR WHO: BATTLESTAR GALACTICASAFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07654559289732417538noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11095653.post-1159045093878224072006-09-23T13:58:00.000-07:002006-09-23T13:58:00.000-07:00Actually, while still liking it a lot, it did end ...Actually, while still liking it a lot, it did end up going on two episodes longer than I had thought it was going to.<BR/><BR/>Paul Darrow is great in it, though (and of course I can't say poften enough - Mark Williams and Jack Doherty are in it, therefore it is brilliant).Stuart Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07232782649771676547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11095653.post-1158923637193133092006-09-22T04:13:00.000-07:002006-09-22T04:13:00.000-07:00Stuart: "I'd recommend giving it another go, but t...Stuart: "I'd recommend giving it another go, but then again I thought 33 was great."<BR/><BR/>But you, sir, are a fellow of indisputable taste. (And someone who likes the Strangerers, but we needn't dwell on that. ;) )SAFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07654559289732417538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11095653.post-1158873446153749262006-09-21T14:17:00.000-07:002006-09-21T14:17:00.000-07:00And, to be fair, the mini-series couldn't be dulle...And, to be fair, the mini-series couldn't be duller if Richard Ayoade was in it.<BR/><BR/>I'd recommend giving it another go, but then again I thought 33 was great.Stuart Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07232782649771676547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11095653.post-1158527889926186442006-09-17T14:18:00.000-07:002006-09-17T14:18:00.000-07:00Hmm, I've not seen anything inconsistent about the...Hmm, I've not seen anything inconsistent about the path of Laura Roslin from 'schoolteacher' to President. It's all been convincing, for my money, as she finds her feet and tests her strength in her new role, while at the same time combatting her illness and coming to terms with her possible role in the prophesy. But that's me. Still, for what it's worth, I do tend to find that once people have made up their minds, they're generally not easily changed, so you might want to save yourself some time and give the C5 run a miss. I'm pretty selective with what I watch, out of necessity - simply can't follow everything and you have to pick and choose, so if something's not your cup of tea, I'd recommend you go with your first instincts. Although, to be fair, there have been series I didn't take to at first and I have been glad I got into them later (Babylon 5, for instance) and even found myself appreciating their beginnings more as a result. So, who knows...SAFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07654559289732417538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11095653.post-1158413925809127132006-09-16T06:38:00.000-07:002006-09-16T06:38:00.000-07:00Hm. I supose I am hardly qualified to comment, but...Hm. I supose I am hardly qualified to comment, but I gave up on this after sniggering through the initial serial (though I gather even die-hard fans of the series admit that it's dismal) and then the first episode, <I>33</I>, which I found predictable and incredibly boring, with the crew taking absolutely ages to (a) work out what was blatantly obvious from the beginning, and then (b) to do the thing that it was blatantly obvious that they were going to have to do, but which was built up into some huge pseudo-moral-dilema. <BR/><BR/>I'm just about willing to believe that it gets better, that it comes up with some original ideas or twists, and that the President develops a consistent character instead of alternating between the most pathetic wet and a hard-as-nails Jack Bauer type just based, for all I could see, on whether the writers want to shock tghe audience; but my initial experience was such that I am not prepared to put much effort into seeking it out. Maybe if it comes to Channel Five I might give it another try.SKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102522819364312684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11095653.post-1158340227081392272006-09-15T10:10:00.000-07:002006-09-15T10:10:00.000-07:00It won't be the same without those Polish subtitle...It won't be the same without those Polish subtitles. We hope! :)SAFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07654559289732417538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11095653.post-1158266622385087922006-09-14T13:43:00.000-07:002006-09-14T13:43:00.000-07:00"I'd still be waiting to see Season 2 if it hadn't..."I'd still be waiting to see Season 2 if it hadn't been for you :) Merci beaucoup!"<BR/><BR/>'Twas a pleasure. And I now have a shiny 'proper' copy of Farscape to watch - if it's as good as you say I'll be firmly in your debt :)Stuart Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07232782649771676547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11095653.post-1158232954394971552006-09-14T04:22:00.000-07:002006-09-14T04:22:00.000-07:00Stuart said: "Plus I could care less about the 9/1...Stuart said: "Plus I could care less about the 9/11 allegory, ignore it totally and enjoy BSG for what it is - easily the best sf show on TV just now."<BR/><BR/>Indeed. I just feel I should have been more overt in my acknowledgements - I'd still be waiting to see Season 2 if it hadn't been for you :) Merci beaucoup!<BR/><BR/>Timewarden said: "He was great in "Stand and Deliver", 6 yrs later, taking centre stage as a schoolteacher intent on getting dropouts to pass a calculus exam only for his students to be accused of cheating on achieving good grades!"<BR/><BR/>Absolutely. I recall the movie very well and it compares very favourably to the better-known "Dangerous Minds" which, despite having Michelle Pfeiffer instead of Edward James Olmos, lacks a certain something.SAFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07654559289732417538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11095653.post-1158197496618693862006-09-13T18:31:00.000-07:002006-09-13T18:31:00.000-07:00I've liked Edward James Olmos since I saw him as M...I've liked Edward James Olmos since I saw him as M Emmet Walsh's right-hand man, Gaff, keeping an eye on Harrison Ford, in "Blade Runner" back in '82. He was great in "Stand and Deliver", 6 yrs later, taking centre stage as a schoolteacher intent on getting dropouts to pass a calculus exam only for his students to be accused of cheating on achieving good grades!TimeWardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06853837867256272087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11095653.post-1158187364772915672006-09-13T15:42:00.000-07:002006-09-13T15:42:00.000-07:00Excellent, even-handed review Simon, with which I ...Excellent, even-handed review Simon, with which I can only agree 100%.<BR/><BR/>As you say, it doesn't all work, but the vast majority does, which is enough for me.<BR/><BR/>Plus I could care less about the 9/11 allegory, ignore it totally and enjoy BSG for what it is - easily the best sf show on TV just now.Stuart Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07232782649771676547noreply@blogger.com