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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Siegfried: [QB] Missed the first part yesterday, but I caught it tonight... along with the second part. I now remember why the hell I never sit through marathons anymore. And, good lord, what's the deal with those bumpers Sci-Fi has going on? That fly-boy really creeps me out. Anyway, on to the show: I watched many of the original [i]Battlestar Galactica[/i] episodes when they aired on Sci-Fi about two or three years ago as a marathon. I liked it overall, but I thought it was a bit campy. That said, yeah, I really liked this remake. I liked how dark and depressing it was at times. The little girl on the botanical ship waiting for her parents? When the Cylons attack and the screen just fades to white on her? That got me. So did Adama's reaction on the supposed destruction of Colonial One (and Apollo) and when Boomer takes off in the ship by herself and those civilian survivors from Caprica. I really liked a lot of the tension between the characters. The crew chief vs. Tigh, Starbuck vs. Tigh, Apollo vs. Adama, Adama vs. the President, etc. I thought were pretty well played. Well I think the release of tension from Apollo and Adama's relationship was paced pretty well, I think it would have been better to have Starbuck confess her sins much later (like, say, in the series if it were to get picked up). Starbuck's a bitch, essentially. I like her, but she's a bitch. She also reminds A LOT of Beka Valentine from [i]Andromeda[/i]. I kinda hoped that Tigh would backhand her after that final confrontation, but she's a fun character. I also like Boomer, and I like that it seems she going to be the foster mother to Boxey. And, speaking of Boxey, not much screen time for the lad, huh? At least he didn't come across as annoying as he did in the original series. I [i]really[/i] like what the remake did to Baltar. Instead of intentionally betraying humanity and becoming the evil villian (and campiest of them all), he's a complicated and arrogant man who unwittingly helped aid that destruction of humanity. If this were to go to series, I would really like to see how that burden would affect him (not to mention the impending insanity from 6 of 12 living in his head). I also liked how Adama fared. Not the super goody-two-shoes I remember from the original series. A very military man he is; I think it fit into his character well how he eventually decided to help the convoy escape and how he seems to be the President's adversary. Overall, I liked the miniseries. I liked the characters, and I thought they came across pretty well. It felt like to me that they had chemistry with each other (although Starbuck and Apollo seemed like they needed work). I liked the Cylons, and I like this origin story better than the original (which I'm still pretty confused about). The special effects were cool, and I found it neat how the sound effects for the space scenes seemed to be muted. There was still sound, but not so heavy. And the operatic parts of the music score I really liked. Here are my main problems: I hate that Boomer is going to be the double agent. I like her, damn it! Even though it could set up a cool future story where her betrayal is made known (and the effect on the crew chief and Boxey), I still like her and want her to be good! Damn it! I'm also disappointed that it turned out the photographer was a Cylon agent. I was so hoping that Baltar was lying and that an innocent person was going to bite the big one for his covering up his sins. Instead, we see the committee of Cylon-Humanoids and learn the identity of the sleeper on Galactica. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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