Is Battlestar Galactica Relevant in the Obama Era? (Supernova barf)

io9.com ^ | January 25, 2009 | Annalee Newitz

[a fool in paradise]

Certainly there are racial issues, such as the dark-skinned Sagittarans being oppressed by the lighter-skinned Capricans

The darker skinned African-American community will tell you that they are kept down more than the lighter skinned African-American community (including those with skin the shade of Obama's). They will tell you that they see such discrimination within their community by their "own" people.

[MahatmaGandu]

With only a few episodes left in the series, BSG is about to disappear from the airwaves.

This is why I hate reporters. How is BSG going to disappear from the "airwaves" when it's not available on broadcast TV?

[Star Traveler]

Well, I think they’re starting to portray the Obama Administration..., it’s looking like “chaos” on Battlestar Galactica... LOL..

[domenad]

Just get keep that one blond Cylon and we’ll be fantastic.

[max americana]

I call it BS Galactica. I started to think it was a sitcom after learning Starbuck was a chick. Let’s call her Stardoe..

[Vaquero]

Will the show continue to feel relevant with Obama running America?

hell he ain't running MY America.....He is not my President.

[Star Traveler]

Ahhh..., you’re used to the old one... :-)

[Vaquero]

good show, nothing like the 70’s kiddie crap that spawned it. It is dark and very adult........it has only 7 episodes left in the series, so if your interested I recommend catching up.

[allmendream]

“Lets see, a people strive for years to achieve a certain goal, only to suffer crushing despair once they realize what they desired is meaningless, already having been ruined beyond repair.

Nope, not remotely relevant at all.”

Best comment about the original article.

[misterrob]

Uhhh, she has more balls than most metro sexual men you run across. Hell, she's got more testosterone than the guy who played the original

[windcliff]

ping

[Lucius Cornelius Sulla]

Good Heavens, look at this dreck!!

[max americana]

I caught up actually. The 12th Cylon doesn’t interest me though.

[TheWasteLand]

How many times has BSG has jumped the shark? Let’s just say the poor shark’s fin is worn down to a nub.

[Nachum]

Obama is the super secret cylon.

[KarlInOhio]

Uhhh, she has more balls than most metro sexual men you run across. Hell, she's got more testosterone than the guy who played the original

But Dirk Benedict's hair was far prettier.

[OneWingedShark]

That’s something to think about, certainly.

[agere_contra]

My personal rating, not worth very much :0)

(No spoilers, obfuscation used).

Up to the end of the end of Season 1, I think BS was at least an 9 in 10. Top rate, tense plotting in every episode.

Up to the end of the end of the ‘female Admiral arc’ I give BS an 8 in 10. Some tedious stuff, but mostly compelling drama.

Boots on the ground on NC. I got a terrible sinking feeling. Dull plots ripped from the headlines. Felt like “Iraq in space, but we’re the Muslims” if that makes any sense.

After that, right up to SE04 E10 ... no more than a 4 in 10.

The discovery scenes late in SE03 - I would be ashamed of including a ‘twist’ that lame and forced in anything I wrote.

And with a few very notable exceptions (Apollo at the trial scene and some snappy dialog between Roslyn and Adama) the dialog has been very flat.

Nice SE04 scene with Tory in the evac tube though: a real standout scene, which just pointed out the low dramatic quotient of the rest.

Just my opinion, others can disagree without prejudice.

[LiberConservative]

And BSG has “Gaita the gay gimp”.