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Yeah, I seem to remember the original Miniseries discussion thread getting bogged down on the networking question. . . You'd think they could have a completely internal network, one that connects to no external input/output devices (like sensors, etc.) and the only way of accessing this network was via dedicated terminals (that could not also be used to access external systems) and the only way to input large amounts of data was by purely physical media - optical or magnetic, USB keys, whatever.
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Their problem may be that they only have networking accessories designed for wireless networks... (yes, it sounds stupid, but I can't think of a better explanation of why the Cylons could be able to easily hack into their computers if they were networked, but they couldn't if they weren't)
Regarding the "parallel development" issues, a friend of mine has this theory that the action doesn't take palce in the present, but in the future, and that the Lords of Kobol originally came from Earth (that being the reason why some of them went back to it instead of the Twelve Colonies, after leaving Kobol). Of course, that would also imply that Earth -unlike in the original series- could be in an advanced state of technological development and be able to help mount an offensive against the Cylons once they finally contact it. Of course, to bring him down, I asked him: "But what if Earth is the new Cylon homeworld?"... Or, what if Earth is populated by Cylons who think they're humans? (There's an early Asimov story suggesting something like that, IIRC)
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Interesting points. I like the cut of your jibb, machy.
Ok, so assuming the new BSG lasts its entire projected run (any indications of how long that might b, BTW?). Obviously we're gonna find out What The Cylons Want. And Who They Are. And Where They Are Going. And maybe even Who They Serve, and Who They Trust.
But should the humans find Earth? And if so, what would they find there? "Hey, Starbuck, look! They have guns and cars that look exactly like ours!" It was no great surprise that original BSG/G'80 would find Earth to be 'our' 'modern' Earth. But if new BSG does the same, it'll come over as even less impressive than Galactica 1980 - if that's possible.
They could arrive in our past, but where's the fun in that? Our future presents more interesting possibilities. And either way, as machf suggests, the population could be Cylon. If in the past, Baltar and Six as Adam & Eve, anyone?
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Hell, I've always loved the mental image of BSG meets TNG (back when TNG was still on the air). Had this hazy mental storyboard of the Enterprise getting its ass kicked by a Borg cube, which suddenly gets blown into tiny, tiny bits. Through the wreckage comes this scary-lookin' mile-long spaceship with a couple of squadrons of fighters flying escort. Then things kind of dissolved into that mental mist of not really knowing how the rest of it would play out.
--Jonah
P.S. Oo, ick! Cylons and Borg join together...? *shudder*
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