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Wait, that was Kavanagh? [Checks IMDB]... damn, I thought I recognized him, but forgot to check. Didn't recognize him without that stupid ponytail.
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It's interesting - particularly how the hangar deck suddenly seems lots larger than it did in the show, and the CIC seems considerable larger as well ...
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I can honestly say that I never really noticed the upper level of CIC until they plugged Anders into Galactica; maybe it was only added in season 4?
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No, they used the upper level a few times before. I remember it from the end of season three, at least. It just looked so different because they cleared room for Anders' bathtub.
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3 & 4 just came out. After seeing the entire Colonial fleet as Battlestars, its nice to see a different class of ship. Also really digging the cramped submarine vibe of the Osiris.
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You guys notice how much more heavilyarmed the Galactica s here? It makes sense as the old girl was decommissioned at the time of the first episode- those railguns were probably moved to active ships or planetary defenses or something and the ones left were just there so the ship did not look toothless for the tourists...
quote:Originally posted by MinutiaeMan: Wait, that was Kavanagh? [Checks IMDB]... damn, I thought I recognized him, but forgot to check. Didn't recognize him without that stupid ponytail.
Yeah, I pegged him the second he went into "whiney mode". It might be a niche the actor has stumbled on- some casting agent says "who is a great whiner?" and just like that, the guy's got another fat paycheck.
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Any bets whether the guy who just discovered he's a father will die for real in the next episodes?
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Hah, yep, that's always a telltale sign that you're going to die.
I'm really enjoying the show so far. Possibly in a kind of "guilty pleasure" way. A lot of my enjoyment comes from the references to previous shows, the familiar actors who keep popping up and, of course, the starship porn. It's entertaining enough in its own right, though. I doubt it'll ever have the depth of BSG or Caprica, but the story is still interesting and has some fairly original elements. I can only assume the "ghost fleet" idea is something taken from a historical event, but if so it's not something I'm familiar with.
Mark III Vipers... they look just like Mk.IIs, but they're shiny grey. Which is pretty much what fans had decided too.
The Osiris also has a very reflective hull. Like a mirror. I thought that looked a bit goofy but maybe there's a good reason for it. Camouflage, even. Great CIC, though. Very submarine-like.
We finally got to see the internal mass transit system on Galactica. Doug Drexler commented on this idea a few years ago, possibly before B&C was commissioned. As it happens, it wasn't too dissimilar from the version in the original series.
The enlarged hangar bay is a welcome addition, too, though the lens flares are a bit much. Those deckhands must have killer headaches at the end of their shifts.
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The Osiris strikes me as something akin to an AWACS ship. Notice the antennae and dishes on the underside?
As for the ghost fleet idea, I don't recall something like that happening on such a large scale in real life, but I do remember reading that the Japanese believed they'd destroyed the carrier USS Enterprise on three separate occasions, and were wrong each time.
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Now that I've seen them all, I can say that it was definitely enjoyable. Not spectacular, but I'd love to see more.
I wasn't surprised too much by the big reveal, but they didn't telegraph it TOO much, so it wasn't disappointing. The second reveal (by the commander at the end) made it more... interesting.
Also, I'm pretty sure that was Tricia Helfer's voice at the end. You know the scene.
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The big reveal is that WE the viewers are actually Cylons watching a program designed to make us hate humanity?
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