Refer to this to learn more about Screamers http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screamers_(film)

There's no question this show is so terribly bad they couldn't even make the Cylon's robots, they had to use humans pretending to be machines, lmao. Did any of you actually watch the original series, because that kicked the shit out of this new incarnation. They did so many cool things, and the fights kicked ass, what the hell is with this dribble nonsense I'll never know. I feel like throwing up anytime I see a commercial for it!

I know dragon agrees with me, but who else does? You can't honestly say this series is good when Stargate, Star Trek, and Farscape make it seem like a joke. I'm going to go now before I shoot myself for talking about it.

I Hate That Show

I mean the camera thing...were they like constantly zoom in and out...makes me dizzy.

their terrorist thing is pathetic.

and finally I just hate all the main heroes there, they are worse than the rebells or terrorists.

Refer to this to learn more about Screamers http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screamers_(film)

There's no question this show is so terribly bad they couldn't even make the Cylon's robots, they had to use humans pretending to be machines, lmao. Did any of you actually watch the original series, because that kicked the shit out of this new incarnation. They did so many cool things, and the fights kicked ass, what the hell is with this dribble nonsense I'll never know. I feel like throwing up anytime I see a commercial for it!

I know dragon agrees with me, but who else does? You can't honestly say this series is good when Stargate, Star Trek, and Farscape make it seem like a joke. I'm going to go now before I shoot myself for talking about it.

Yeah, I don't know if you've actually watched the original show. Why don't you take a look at the 'fight' scenes from the original series. If I am not mistaken, there are 3-4 variations on the fight scenes. Literally. In other words, over all the episodes made, the same fight sequences were used (the viper flying in guns blazing, the cylon ship destroyed. My brother pointed it out to me, its fricken hilarious!

Ill admit, Farscape is one of the best sci-fi shows ever made.

But stargate? Come the *bleep* on man.... There isn't even a plot!! The entire series consisted of "new adventures" and the infamous but altogether mysterious "ancient alien technology" ("Like ZOMG!, it appears to be ANCIENT ALIEN TECHNOLOGY!!!"). And once they destroyed the main bad guy, there was a bigger fish in the sea.
Don't get me wrong, the show has entertainment value. But its not a quality show... its just fun to watch because of the spaceships and scifi CGI.

And screamers? Whaaaat? Do you have any idea how many scifi stories have had 'humans' that were actually robots? Give me a break.... a break of that kit-kat bar! hahaha.
There's hardly any parallel between the movie Screamers and BSG other than humanoid robots.

I say you guys are nuts. BSG, TOS, DS9, Lexx, and Sliders (until it got horrifically bad due to cast changes) are the best Sci Fi shows ever.

But then again, it's a matter of taste.

noone is nuts...we are all humans, on this little planet called Earth.

Well at least they air it where you are. I've never seen a episode

The new BSG is good.
The old BSG had... "charm".

But the best series ever, IMO, were "Babylon 5" and "Firefly".

I love the special effects. :cool: But the drama! I can't stand it! These people have nothing better to do then have personal issues and/or create them. They will never be a great... anything, because they keep fighting and questioning each other. No wounder the Cylons kick their @#$! And what is with all these stories of these great "Ancient" and "Progenitor" races? How about living up to a little greatness yourself?

I recently started to watch it. I don't enjoy the show as much as I enjoy Lost or Heroes or Prison Break but I can't say it sucks either. I watch an episode and don't feel like watching another and another after it. Good show but not great.

The shaky camera effect kind of puts me off.

I love the shaky camera effect, and it's the best show on TV, easily.

Lost is getting so off the wall ridicoulous that its hard to watch anymore.

Lost is awesome.

I'm going to go now before I shoot myself for talking about it.

Please do. Use something with a large bore, and put the barrel in your mouth for fuck's sake. You want to sever the spinal column at the base of the skull.

I submit a write-in vote for You are just plain wrong, because - as usual - you are.

I saw the mini series (or the very long first episode) and it was ok. I never watched the series there after.

I think people should leave well enough alone. The original series was great. I grew up with Battlestar Galactica and I enjoyed watching it again on Nickelodeon a few years back.

Usually, I would agree, but in this case, they have surpassed the excellence of the original.

I concur, spidergoat

I have to offer that BSG is quite possibly one of the best sci-fi shows ever made.
There's no 'bumpy-headed aliens', no 'planet-of-the-week' eppisodes and no moralising (of the obvious nature of, say, Star Trek).

They DO rely heavilly on todays current events to draw plots from but so what? At least it keeps it fresh!

The sfx are nothing short of top class too.

Think yourselves lucky: here in England, the best homegrown sci-fi we get is either Doctor Who (shite) or Primeval (shiter).

So say we all!

So say we all!

I have to offer that BSG is quite possibly one of the best sci-fi shows ever made.

its the worst ever made. the plots are so dramatic...like its some woman's drama show or something and the heroes...
its the worst ever made in entire civilization of humankind.

I was going to vote... but you only gave me a fools choice.

its the worst ever made. the plots are so dramatic...like its some woman's drama show or something and the heroes...
its the worst ever made in entire civilization of humankind.

Wow, dragon. What a fantastic argument!

Wasnt screamers about tiny little robots that "screamed" through the sand? I think I remember watching that, and other for the robot element that evolves(to be found in stargate, startrek and many other series and movies (matrix)... I do not see a similar story line :/

BSG > Mythbusters > Heroes > 24 > American Idol > So You Think You Can Dance? > Paint Drying > Lost

I saw all 36 episodes of Paint Drying - it was awesome!

I saw all 36 episodes of Paint Drying - it was awesome!

Yeah, better than Lost. But not quite as good as So You Think You Can Dance?

The major problem I have with this series is simple, in the original the Cylons were robots. In this new version they're human-like robots. I mean how do we go from a reptilian species designing slave robots that look like it to human-like ones? It's ridiculious in every sense of the word. The original series was clearly better, and they could afford descent Cylons!

Oh yeah, and what special effects are you talking about? The ones that remind me of Star Wars Episodes 1-3? LMAO

The major problem I have with this series is simple, in the original the Cylons were robots. In this new version they're human-like robots. I mean how do we go from a reptilian species designing slave robots that look like it to human-like ones? It's ridiculious in every sense of the word. The original series was clearly better, and they could afford descent Cylons!

It has been stated that the new BSG series is reimagined. Why? Well because there is no 'reptilian' species in the new series. In the new one, cylons were created by man and then they rebelled. They created their own society, it seems, and came back to destroy the humans.... and nearly did so.

But the great thing is, they arent just interested in annhilating the humans... They want to BE human. And thats obviously a huge part of the story line.

But the great thing is, they arent just interested in annhilating the humans... They want to BE human.
Really? Interesting.

The dramatizations can be annoying sometimes. But that's just my point of view. It doesn't keep me away from the show.

Ah, there's two threads on this show. I put my hate comment in the wrong one I think.

I love the movie screamers. Read the short story it is based off of. Dick rocks. Though, it has nothing really to do with BSG.

:( I think it's similar. The screamers are robots that begin taking human form to be more like us, they wish to kill humans. It makes sense?

(bugger)

its the worst ever made. the plots are so dramatic...like its some woman's drama show or something and the heroes...
its the worst ever made in entire civilization of humankind.

It's no ALF, granted, but 'worst ever'?
It has dramatic plots because it's a drama. Comes with the territory.

So say we--ah, what's the point...

The Frackin' Flemster.

Battlestar Galactica, in its current incarnation, is the finest television show ever made. Right now its only weak spot is the love tangle.

Amen

Listen, if you remember Galactica 80 then make the most of what's on now. It'll only get very bad very quick...

I never saw the original.

"Official sources" rank this new BSG to be the 2nd best scifi show in history.
1. Star Trek
2. Battlestar Galactica (new)
3. Star Trek Next Generation
4. X-Files

I never watched any of the Star Treks. I was a huge fan of X-Files before anybody knew that it existed. I just started watching BSG a few months ago because it was recommended here on Sciforums.


Before I started watching BSG, I was watching Heroes which was my favorite current show. Then I watched all the episodes of BSG in the span of a few days nonstop. It fried my brain, but it became my favorite show. Then the New Caprica saga was over, and Heroes started getting better, so now Heroes is back to my favorite show.

After New Caprica, BSG just started going downhill. I now see the whole point of the love saga, but it is nonetheless awky to say the least. Then there were the miscellaneous episodes about racism and such. All of which did not do much for the ongoing plot. Oh no the chief and Cally are locked in the garage. Danger. Not much for great action and suspense in that one. Very little for progression of the storyline either way.


The stories I liked:
Helo on Caprica with cylon Sharon.
Starbuck goes to Caprica, meets the Pyramid team, and gets abducted by Cylons.
Crashdown goes nuts on Kobol.
Baltar running for VP.
Then Baltar running for president.
Starbuck crashes her viper, and flies the Cylon ship.
Episode where Dr. Godfrey brings in the fake footage of Baltar.
Episode where we meet Saul's wifey.
Starbuck returns with cylon Sharon for more fun on Kobol.
Adventures on New Caprica.
Billy's death episode.
Cylons chilling on Caprica epsisode.
Starbuck returns to Caprica to rescue friends saga.


Wack
Scar episode
Cylons attack Pegasus, and the crazy engineer is in command episode
Bulldog episode
Boxing episode


Other than the adventures on New Caprica the rest of the 3rd season has not been all that exited. Meanshile, Heroes is taking off like a mofo!

Battlestar Galactica, in its current incarnation, is the finest television show ever made. Right now its only weak spot is the love tangle.

the worst ever made.

Heroes is pretty fucking awesome!
What do you think of Jericho?

BSG: Season 3. I did love the episode where Galactica FTL jumps into New Caprica's orbit. Same episode (I think) also, where Pegasus rams the Base Stars. Just the dog's bollocks!!!

Have you heard anything about the BSG spin-off called Caprica?
It's supposed to be set 50 years before BSG and will tell the story of the Cylons and whatnot.
Sounds a bit T-3 to me but I'll reserve judgement til I lay my eyes upon it.

So say we all!

I saw half of the first episode of Jericoh, threw up all over it, and deleted the thing off of my hard drive. Really, I do not know how Jericoh turned out. If anybody thinks it to be so good that it is worth trudging through the nonsense of the first episode, than gravy I will check it out. Sometimes the pilots can be the crappiest.

They claimed last year they were going to do a prequel series, but still don't know what the deal is.

What I know about BSG Prequel is what I posted above.
Jericho IS worth sticking with, IMO, as it does kinda get going a few episodes in.
Maybe not to everyone's tastes but if you like End Of The World stuff then you should dig it.
(I make it a rule to never judge a series by the pilot as they rarely reflect the series as a whole.)

I might end up checking out Jericho again because I have heard lots of good things, and it seems like a kewl idea. The first half of the pilot was just so gawdawful that I deleted all the other eps I had. I'll probably get to it eventually.

Yeah, easy to see how that could happen. "nd episode onwards is when it gets going really...

So I've pretty much had the change to watch the series and I'm somewhat puzzeled ad the end of season 3.
First of the cyclons seem to be divided in 2 groups on of 7 and one of 5, I assumed that 5 voted against the destruction of the colonies and 7 voted for, but now the seem to have some sort of devine status?

damned got to download these series. It's not on air in Belgium.
BSG was one of my favorite shows though. But i'm just hope the series can live up to my expectations:bugeye: . I didn't like the second series (on earth).

Maybe they should make a 'New generation' Buck rogers to. Jet another fine series. damned the 80's rocked:D

I liked the first season of the new BSG. I can't imagine on what basis anyone would compare it unfavorably to the original. The original series was to the new series what Adam West's Batman was to Frank Miller's "Dark Knight Returns." It's like preferring the Saul Zaentz animated 1978 Lord of the Rings to Peter Jackson's. It's like comparing Misfits of Science to Heroes and saying Heroes comes away lacking.

Just kidding...sort of. I suppose I'm not one to talk though, as Firefly left me saying, "meh."

damned got to download these series. It's not on air in Belgium.
They've aired season 1 on france 2 (dubbed) I believe some time ago And they will be airing it next sunday at 23h on kanaal 2 (the english subbed version)

They've aired season 1 on france 2 (dubbed) I believe some time ago And they will be airing it next sunday at 23h on kanaal 2 (the english subbed version)

Yes i know, i saw the comercial yesterday, i hope it can live up to expectations.

I Hate dubbed shows so i wouldn't see it on France2 if it where the only station that aired it.

BTW how many seasons are there at this point?

3 season and 1 miniseries (they will proberly start with that one) at the moment I also believe that a 4th is on it's way yust as a spin of

Ok i saw the pilot (part 1) sunday and i must admit it was fun to watch;

I liked the way they still used the mark2 viper. and the movement in space is more as it should be (zero gravity). Just wondering why StarBuck and Boomer are female. And Apollo has a brother who's dead instead of a sister that's alive. :bugeye:

Nice special effects. It's a shame that the Cylon Raiders are 1 droid though. It was nice when there where 3 centurions flying it.
The museum part was nice, so you still can see some parts of the old series.

I like what i saw this far but :)

I've never seen the old series, anyway I liked the references that it proberly got Like the cylon picture from that guy at the station. And I like boomer with tits... I can't believe they would air something with her scenes in the 70-80's?
Furthermore I especialy liked the scenes where they where in the viper museum. But it is somewhat weird that all those qualified personel would be stationed on a museum. They've could have simply made them visitors for the retirement and work out the background a bit longer all considring

BSG is an excellent show.
Accept it for what it is: space opera.


p.s.: Jericho is definitely worth sticking with. I didn't expect much and it turned out to be quite good. Alas, the morons didn't renew it.

this thread is about how BattleStar Galactica, is the worst show of all times ever.

this thread is about how BattleStar Galactica, is the worst show of all times ever.

Which is a matter of opinion.

And a poor one, in my opinion.

:-)

I'm sorry, the thread is still correct in its assertion. This series was so terrible they didn't even have real Cylons!

I'm sorry, the thread is still correct in its assertion. This series was so terrible they didn't even have real Cylons!

I agree.

Which is a matter of opinion.

And a poor one, in my opinion.

:-)

Which is a matter of opinion.

And a foolish one, in my opinion.

Please, look at the original series for a moment, it was brilliant. Now review the horrible remake, the sick changes of men into females, the even sicker primary character being a female cylon, are you kidding me? In the old days it would've been a man, no question of that.... They use sex to sell a tv series that has no class, they use females to rearrange storylines like a joke, just look at Star Trek Voyager, jesus christ they bring 7-of-nine in when the series is crumbling... it still sucked, people just wanted to see her in that outfit...

The original may have been brilliant in its time, but it was cancelled after 1 season, I doubt it would have lasted any longer today without all the changes. Good sci-fi is rare, it's expensive and thought provoking. Studios don't want to see that, they want something cheap and entertaining to be consumed by the masses. What will give us the most viewers? That's the only question they really ask, and if you don't cooperate with their answers (however stupid they are) you don't have a show.

Makes me wish the major ISP's would get busy upgrading their lines so shows could be streamed online without having to worry about broadcasters screwing them up.

Which is a matter of opinion.

And a foolish one, in my opinion.

lol

Thank gods opinions are each of equal value.

:-)

well I think battlestar is the most realistic science fiction series out the characters are verry humain (altough not athena... boomer was though) and I'm not to font on all the religious stuff unless kara would turn out to be a cylon because both Tyrols and her part where tomuch oracly.
Ufortunatly I'm to young to have seen the originals

This show is sooooooo dragged out...it makes little sense....I don't know If a soap opra in space is a good idea....

The ships look bad.
The action is brief
The people are frequently clueless.
Over dramatic
and to some degree mystic....which is stupid.

I've stopped watching.

Stargate series>Star Trek Voyager and before> Star War's orig>B5>FarScape>Space 1999> BSG:Re>

...
....I don't know If a soap opra in space is a good idea....



And this is different from Star Wars how?????

This show is sooooooo dragged out...it makes little sense....I don't know If a soap opra in space is a good idea....

The ships look bad.
The action is brief
The people are frequently clueless.
Over dramatic
and to some degree mystic....which is stupid.

I've stopped watching.

Stargate series>Star Trek Voyager and before> Star War's orig>B5>FarScape>Space 1999> BSG:Re>

I agree. You are an intelligent man. Finally truth comes out, eternal truth that is, Battlestar Galactica is the worst show. The drama is disgusting...

Please, look at the original series for a moment, it was brilliant. Now review the horrible remake, the sick changes of men into females, the even sicker primary character being a female cylon, are you kidding me? In the old days it would've been a man, no question of that.... They use sex to sell a tv series that has no class, they use females to rearrange storylines like a joke, just look at Star Trek Voyager, jesus christ they bring 7-of-nine in when the series is crumbling... it still sucked, people just wanted to see her in that outfit...

This from a person who is overwrought about not hearing of the arrival the widduw doggie...
:rolleyes:

Give it up.

I agree. You are an intelligent man. Finally truth comes out, eternal truth that is, Battlestar Galactica is the worst show. The drama is disgusting...

You're as clueless as darkspudZz.

You're as clueless as darkspudZz.

I don't even know this show. Never seen it. :o