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"Wow. That was intense."

Amen. And part of what made it so tense was wondering who would be right; the people on this thread who were sure it would all be toally PC vs those who (like me) were still holding out hope that it would edgier. I was blown away.

And I must say, the idea of having the chip in Baldar's head so that he and we can see his protagonists is simply top shelf. Also, look at character conflicts vs STNG/STDSN/Voyager/Enterprise which have NONE. There are a few flaws, but based on Part II this show is far better than anything I've seen in awhile.

Ah yes, I should mention that I did think this version of BG was quite well done. The PC and anti-humanism got on my nerves quite a bit, but it was still well-done overall. The chip in Balthar's head was very reminiscent of Farscape... kinda a ripoff actually, but hey, it -worked- very well in Farscape, and since the idiots at SciFi channel managed to cancel a fantastic show right at it's height, I guess it doesn't matter anymore if they borrow the idea now.

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And I must say, the idea of having the chip in Baldar's head so that he and we can see his protagonists is simply top shelf.

Although this is a recycled idea, which was done quite well in Farscape, I didn't mine that much that it was used here. Probably because the motivations are different, especially with the twisted affection Number Six has for Baltar because he's such a self-serving individual without morals.

Also, look at character conflicts vs STNG/STDSN/Voyager/Enterprise which have NONE. There are a few flaws, but based on Part II this show is far better than anything I've seen in awhile.

What I DESPISED about Voyager, and to an extent Enterprise, was how "clean" everything was, physically and morally, despite the situation they were in, almost a galaxy away from any kind of support. They were *always* fully stocked with equipment and material, and you never felt that the crew was at all desperate to get home. In fact Janeway made decisions regularly that a normal crew would have mutinied over in an instant(her Borg dealings immediately coming to mind).

I hope if BG does continue in series, that the wagon train's actually going to realistically suffer the stresses of low supplies, and that we see the human conflict and perserverance that ensues. Given what we've seen in this mini-series so far, I think this off to a MUCH better start than Voyager ever was.