tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116478946778818081.post3759264121976155926..comments2023-08-06T00:55:44.689-04:00Comments on Kevin's Walk: BSG and "Terminator: Salvation"Kevin Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116478946778818081.post-11249879936682910682009-03-16T11:37:00.000-04:002009-03-16T11:37:00.000-04:00Zen Kimchi,Strangely enough, Ronald D. Moore did t...Zen Kimchi,<BR/><BR/>Strangely enough, Ronald D. Moore did talk about this issue in one of his show commentaries. The general absence of right angles (we even see this aesthetic at work in the shape of the Galactica's corridors) is a reminder that, despite this culture's similarity with our own, it's still a different culture. Sort of a lame answer, but there we go.<BR/><BR/><BR/>KevinKevin Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116478946778818081.post-86069134610287034692009-03-16T09:29:00.000-04:002009-03-16T09:29:00.000-04:00I seriously doubt they'll answer the first questio...I seriously doubt they'll answer the first question I had while watching the mini-series the first time in January 2004--why is everything, including the computer printouts--a hexagon?ZenKimchihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00081373174186807282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116478946778818081.post-29110497528326143682009-03-15T23:26:00.000-04:002009-03-15T23:26:00.000-04:00Charles, Oh, forsooth-- you can watch BSG despite ...Charles, <BR/><BR/>Oh, forsooth-- you can watch BSG despite the spoilers. I've read your "Lost" spoilers and still plan to watch the series.<BR/><BR/>I'd agree about the "stringing along" part, though. That's been frustrating.<BR/><BR/>John,<BR/><BR/>I'll have to look into that. Sounds almost like the fiction of James Morrow, especially his novel <I>Blameless in Abaddon.</I><BR/><BR/><BR/>KevinKevin Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116478946778818081.post-63421087586863545732009-03-15T22:49:00.000-04:002009-03-15T22:49:00.000-04:00If R. Moore is really smart, he'll reveal the answ...If R. Moore is really smart, he'll reveal the answers throughout the prequel, "Caprica." Now, that will be much more character-driven and less action-packed, so those who are lamenting many of the latest, slower "BSG" episodes might not go along for the ride.<BR/><BR/>Kevin, if you get a chance you really out to see one of Moore's previous works, "Carnivale," as it delves deeply into religion (a minister may be Satan while a young Okie may be Jesus) during the Great Depression. I think "Caprica" will follow along the same lines.<BR/><BR/>John from DaejeonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116478946778818081.post-64287366414170445312009-03-15T20:11:00.000-04:002009-03-15T20:11:00.000-04:00Lost suffered from a similar problem starting in i...<I>Lost</I> suffered from a similar problem starting in its second season, when it seemed that the writers were introducing new questions without answering any of the previous ones. But the writers listened to viewer complaints and recently the series has become much more open. A few fundamental questions remain, but now it's more of a question of how the characters are going to react to developments than a question of revealing mysteries (I think).<BR/><BR/>Of course, <I>Lost</I> doesn't play out on quite the same scale as BSG, so maybe the latter needs to protect its mysteries more? I don't know. I do know that I will probably <I>not</I> watch BSG, in part because I've been reading all your spoilers and in part because I don't know if I really want to be strung along until the very end.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com