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Surely your new daughter is more than capable of dribbling on the couch?
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yeah but every good sci-fi show has an episode about the dangers of stripping people of their fundamental rights under the guise of increased security. It's like every Trek show had to have a non-corporeal entity episode or ten.
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Right now I think my favorite episode is "The Hand of God". Its a nice change of tone and the celebrations at the end of the episode are welcome.
quote:Originally posted by Mighty Blogger Snay: Hey, y'know, the other night I watched the episode Litmus, and I said, I've seen this before.
I caught that episode last night. I agree that The Drumhead was the inspiration there, but I must admit, I liked the episode overall.
Probably because Starbuck is barely in it and Apollo was...er....fuck if I know where he was.
Good points: the CGI Cylon on Caprica was nicely done and looked "there" when it fought (half-assed) the colonial guy (no idea what his name is offhand). Solid acting on Olmos' part as well as the woman conducting the "witch-hunt". I noticed several of the OS support ships are in the fleet- including the "colonial movers" and livery ship. A nice touch that: those needed no update and the CGI models look good.
Dumb parts: the colonial warrior on Caprica never notices the two-three humanoid-cylons 50 feet away staring at him throught the episode?! I know if someone is staring at me in an airport for fuck's sake! These cylons are on top of a building overlooking his position but he never looks up once. Good thing they weren't snipers, I guess.
The flight crewman that soooo readily fell on his sword for the Flight Chief was a bit contrived: I can see coping to leaving the hatch open, but WHY would he say he's a collborator?!? That was a bit much.
Overall: not too bad. Worth my watching, but still not as good as The Drumhead.
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As a modeler, I can only stare in awe at this guy's work.
Mabye the new version would look better with the red paint detailing? Less Andorian somehow?
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quote: I agree that The Drumhead was the inspiration there, but I must admit, I liked the episode overall.
The McCarthy hearings in the 1950s are the real inspiration.
quote:In a 1950 speech, McCarthy entered the public spotlight by claiming that communists had "infested" the State Department, dramatically waving a sheet of paper which purportedly contained the traitors' names. A special Senate committee investigated the charges and found them groundless. Unfazed, McCarthy used his position to wage a relentless anti-communist crusade, denouncing numerous public figures and holding a series of highly confrontational hearings. With little if any proof of his charges, McCarthy relied on accusation, slander and innuendo to tarnish his opponents' reputations (a practice now known as "McCarthyism"). In 1954, televised hearings allowed millions to view McCarthy's methods for the first time, sparking a public backlash and official censure. He died at the age of 49 of complications related to alcoholism.
True, they inspired The Drumhead as well.
Arthur Miller wrote the play "The Crucible" as a commentary against McCarthy. Instead of Communists, however, the play focued on the Salem witch hunts.
Very timely that Litmus was shown this weekend, since Arthur Miller died last Thursday.
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As a modeler, I can only stare in awe at this guy's work.
Mabye the new version would look better with the red paint detailing? Less Andorian somehow?
I swear, I must be the only person in existence who can't stand the original Galactica. yeah, the guy did a great job recreating it, but the design itself is just...blech.
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