The commentator rand
posts on 12/19/2005 11:37:15 PM
i seem to remember reading a story years and years ago, by issac assimov, i think, about a world where the sun only set once every thousand years or so and the people always panicked. as for the "egyptian-greek style dress worn in the original series, at least it was different from the every day american style clothes wore on the new show. we knew the colonials were distantly related to us, but not almost carbon copies. as to the colonials finding earth, regardless of the level of progress they find there would be severe cultural shock. for example, if the civilized colonials from the original show encountered our culture in the 21st century, they would be horrified at the lack of respect we have for the sanctity of human life and religious freedom. if the new colonials found our present earth they would fit right in. and then they would use their superior technology, at least their weapondry, to take over. of course, all we would have to do was let them access the internet once or twice and some virus would probably destroy their computers and we would have them. take care.
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The commentator Bang Bang
posts on 12/19/2005 11:12:52 PM
One thing I admired about the original Galactica--and this is completely disregarding Galactica 1980--was that you never knew "when" the fleet might find Earth. Would it be in the distant past, during Alexander the Great's era, during World War Two, or today? And how long would the fleet have been in space during their quest? Two years? Twenty years? Two hundred years? The idea of Galacticans never having seen a sunrise or sunset, and then finding Earth, is a powerful one. Personally, I hope the new Galactica doesn't find Earth for a long while. Not to punish the Colonials, but to make for a strong storyline. After all, sometimes the imagination is much powerful than anything that can be shown on the screen. When will they find Earth? What time period will it be on Earth? Keeping people wondering can keep them tuned in. And if they do find Earth, I hope it isn't today. After all, if they see New Orleans, they might just keep on going. But the thought of President Bush walking out of the White House to greet Adama is an entertaining one.
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Pimanatknox
posts on 12/19/2005 10:43:27 PM
I've always liked the contemporary feel of TNS. It gives TNS more relevancy and realism than it would otherwise have because suits and jackets are easier to relate to than togas, capes and the like. Eliminating elaborate costumes not only cuts down on the “cheese” factor but is also easier on the relatively low budget of TNS. Also, TNS has never suggested that Earth in this universe is simply our Earth today - as if when the fleet shows up they will be greeted by Bush. I've always assumed that theirs is sort of an alternative universe where Earth may be much more advanced, primitive or even completely vacant. Who knows, after all, if the 13th tribe even survived? It is also important to note that cultural traits have very little to do with technological development. We could operate factories, have computers and engage in space travel just as easily with togas and kimonos as with suits, after all. So TNS having space travel and suits – I don't see a problem with that.
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The commentator Bang Bang
posts on 12/19/2005 5:37:48 PM
I always liked the Viper helmets in the original Battlestar Galactica. To me, it suggested two things: that the Twelve Colonies and Earth had a common heritage and both societies developed from that ancient civilization; or that the Battlestar Galactica would discover Earth, but the Earth of thousands of years ago, and settle down where the Egyptian-style dress would influence the primitive humans living there at that time. (Or, perhaps a devastating Cylon attack would annihilate the Galactica and the Colonial Fleet, and the future generation of Galacticans would learn to harvest the Earth and live off the land, so to speak, and the scientific superiority they once had would become a distant memory. Nonetheless, they would still keep the Egyptian-style motif, as a testament to where they came from and out of tradition.) In my opinion, the Egyptian-style helmets offer more intrigue than the new Galactica's "shirt and tie" dress suits. The original suggested that we all came from the same place, but developed separately, as many tribes cut off from the rest of the world do. The new show suggests that both societies have been developing exactly the same, despite the distance of space and the fact that the Colonials can travel faster than light.
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The commentator rand
posts on 8/22/2005 10:34:22 PM
frack usefulness, the egyptian, or i should say kobalian style helmets on the real series looked cool. that's all that matters
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The commentator Aztec89
posts on 4/5/2005 2:13:16 PM
I was very taken by the helmets used by Racetrack and Boomer in the season-ender. The color, shape and visual impact outweigh any considertions of utility. These are not motorcyclists on a racetrack..the juxtapostion of color between the gold of racetrack and the green of boomer was very striking. Any quibbling about their usefulness is not necessary as the entire weapons portfolio and shape of the spacecraft are not engineering paragons. this is tv and tv is visual and light and color are the calling cards of any director in her quest to create compelling stories on the small screen. Can you help me find good quality images of racetrack and boomer? I cant find any. watch out for malevolent Cylons and keep the show going. It aint perfect but it is often compelling.
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The commentator Colonial Warrior
posts on 3/21/2005 4:50:13 AM
I was laughing so hard at some of the posts on this forum. Afro's? Disco lights? Muffin? Slow moving Cyclons?
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Mozart 1957
posts on 2/3/2005 6:49:42 PM
Paraphrasing the beginning of the original series: "Could it be that there are tribes of humans who are the ancestors of the Mayans, THE EGYPTIANS, The Toltecs?" I guess that the helmuts would be a device to connect Earth humans to the Galacticoids.
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The commentator Dag
posts on 1/23/2005 4:55:33 AM
The reason the helmets had an Egyption motif was to tie their culture and ours together. In the show we are given the impression that Earth is a distant colony that their ancestors embarked for long ago. So the idea is that what we consider Egyptian culture is actually the culture from another world
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The respected commentator viper73
posts on 1/23/2005 4:37:28 AM
hey i got to say i always loved those helmets..they were cool, althought the one who said the lights just illuminated the actors faces..true and the new one does this as well, the helmet there are cool also..
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Viceman
posts on 1/22/2005 12:45:56 AM
well, sealed helmets that provide breatable air would be a moot point since they didn't wear pressure suits.
They would probably indeed be purely for cranial protection as well as a stable mounting point for the earphones and mic.
as to the lights in the helmet (old and new series) they are purely to illuminate the actors faces. In a real helmet, the last thing you want is a means of destroying your night vision in combat.
The old helmets were shaped as to suggest that the original series had some link with old earth, either the lost colony of earth was founded or influenced by the colonists...
one thing that I wonder about, the lost colony of earth, if it is so very far away, how did colonists get there so far in the 'past' where the technology for deep space flight wasn't there?
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Raptor
posts on 1/16/2005 11:01:08 AM
Because Apollo and Starbuck moon-lited as pyramid guards on Stargate SG-1
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