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By Committee
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written Tuesday, September 5 2006 08:01
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that the new Battlestar Galactica series is the greatest show on television now, period. Discuss. [ Wednesday, September 06, 2006 07:39: Message edited by: Drew ] Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Tuesday, September 5 2006 09:50
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I don't. Period. Although, only one season has been shown here in Finland. I've watched it but I like it less than Lost. It is too allegoric, or allegoric in a wrong way. Posts: 259 | Registered: Saturday, June 1 2002 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Tuesday, September 5 2006 11:50
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It agree with you, Drew. It is quite good. -------------------- "You're drinking liquor because you're thirsty? How nasty is your freaking water?" —Lazarus Spiderweb Chat Room Avernum RP • Summaries • OoC • Roster Shadow Vale - My site, home of the Spiderweb Chat Database, BoA Scenario Database, & the A1 Quest List, among other things. Posts: 1556 | Registered: Sunday, November 20 2005 08:00 |
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Triad Mage
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written Tuesday, September 5 2006 12:16
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I <3 Lost and 24. Plus the Office and lots of Food Network. -------------------- "At times discretion should be thrown aside, and with the foolish we should play the fool." - Menander ==== Drakefyre's Demesne - Happy Happy Joy Joy Encyclopedia Ermariana - Trapped in the Closet ==== You can take my Mac when you pry my cold, dead fingers off the mouse! Posts: 9436 | Registered: Wednesday, September 19 2001 07:00 |
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Guardian
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written Tuesday, September 5 2006 13:55
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Seinfeld! And umm... the Colbert Report! -------------------- DEMON PLAY, DEMON OUT! Posts: 1582 | Registered: Wednesday, November 13 2002 08:00 |
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Warrior
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written Tuesday, September 5 2006 14:04
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If they threw that odious Dr Baltar out of an airlock I'd agree with you, Drew. I HATE Baltar. Posts: 60 | Registered: Wednesday, August 7 2002 07:00 |
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Agent
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written Tuesday, September 5 2006 14:08
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International research has shown that CSI: Miami is the best TV series in the world. Having said that, BSG is pretty cool as well. I like the way they've taken the best bits of the original series (eg, the backplot, the mormon references) and thrown away the dross (eg, that blasted daggit) and instead used them in an intelligent way. Even though I regret the old Baltar (I like my traditional villains) the new Baltar is more realistic. -------------------- "I can't read this thread with that image. But then, that's not a complaint." -Scorpius Geneforge 4 stuff. Also, everything I know about Avernum | Avernum 2 | Avernum 3 | Avernum 4 Posts: 1104 | Registered: Monday, March 10 2003 08:00 |
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The Establishment
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written Tuesday, September 5 2006 14:34
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Don't really watch TV all that much anymore. Too busy these days. -------------------- Your flower power is no match for my glower power! Posts: 3726 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00 |
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Master
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written Tuesday, September 5 2006 14:39
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I've never heard of Battlestar Gallactica. I'd rather watch the baseball game. :/ -------------------- -ben4808 Posts: 3360 | Registered: Friday, June 25 2004 07:00 |
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? Man, ? Amazing
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written Tuesday, September 5 2006 15:18
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quote:*nods* Netflix though. Gotta have some downtime. -------------------- quote: Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
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Guardian
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written Tuesday, September 5 2006 16:35
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quote:Yea, nothings more exciting than watching a baseball game! LAWL -------------------- DEMON PLAY, DEMON OUT! Posts: 1582 | Registered: Wednesday, November 13 2002 08:00 |
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Triad Mage
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written Tuesday, September 5 2006 17:13
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Baseball is possibly the most boring sport on TV. -------------------- "At times discretion should be thrown aside, and with the foolish we should play the fool." - Menander ==== Drakefyre's Demesne - Happy Happy Joy Joy Encyclopedia Ermariana - Trapped in the Closet ==== You can take my Mac when you pry my cold, dead fingers off the mouse! Posts: 9436 | Registered: Wednesday, September 19 2001 07:00 |
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E Equals MC What!!!!
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written Tuesday, September 5 2006 17:20
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I only saw a bit of BSG, but I hated the jerky camera work, and the plot seemed to be pretty stupid. My favourite TV shows are Enough Rope and Thank God You're Here. -------------------- SupaNik: Aran, you're not big enough to threaten Ash. Dammit, even JV had to think twice. Posts: 1861 | Registered: Friday, February 11 2005 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Tuesday, September 5 2006 17:28
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From the little I've seen of Battlestar Galatica I don't even think it makes the top 100. It's slightly better than the original and that sequel where they find Earth but that's not saying much. The original at least had an excuse for bad special effects. Posts: 4643 | Registered: Friday, February 10 2006 08:00 |
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written Tuesday, September 5 2006 19:46
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quote:Someone's never watched Test cricket. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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? Man, ? Amazing
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written Tuesday, September 5 2006 21:05
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*rubs hands together with glee* Actually, basketball is the most boringest sport to ever grace a television. About the only thing one might watch for is a thrown chair or punch. Everything else is the same. Dribble, travel, pass, shoot, score. Over and over and over and over. It's one of the few sports were you have to score the object ball 40-50 times to remain competative in the game. If I ever get broadcast television again, I'll look up test cricket. It sounds fun. -------------------- quote: Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
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E Equals MC What!!!!
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written Tuesday, September 5 2006 21:18
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Test Cricket is an interesting sport, in that a single match can take up to 5 days to play. I still enjoy it, though, despite the ponderous pace. The trouble with the shorter versions of the game (One Day and Twenty/20) is that they devalue the role of the bowlers. Australian Rules Football is the best sport, though. -------------------- SupaNik: Aran, you're not big enough to threaten Ash. Dammit, even JV had to think twice. Posts: 1861 | Registered: Friday, February 11 2005 08:00 |
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? Man, ? Amazing
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written Tuesday, September 5 2006 21:30
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Aussie football is also good, in that there is no heavy emphasis on padding, while maintaining the extreme emphasis on mangling your opponent. That is good sport. While in poor taste, stingray wrestling is also a well thought of Australian extreme sport. But more about test cricket. Do they get to take breaks? Cuz it would be more fun to have the bowler v batter endurance contest. When the batter falls asleep at the pitch, just whack 'im in the googley! That would be good TV. -------------------- quote: Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
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Board Administrator
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written Tuesday, September 5 2006 22:39
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The new Battlestar Galactica is a masterpiece in progress. There has never been a SF TV series (and very little written SF) that so revels in the way nothing big is ever easy and even the most extreme situations almost always deny us simple black and white choices. It's dark, dense stuff, and it's not for everyone. But it's brilliant. Now, my favorite TV show is The Wire, on HBO, which covers a lot of the same moral territory, without robots. But I'm the only person in the world who watches it. - Jeff Vogel -------------------- Official Board Admin spidweb@spiderwebsoftware.com Posts: 960 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Tuesday, September 5 2006 23:04
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My knowledge of US TV series is limited, owing more to me not watching TV than to me being in Europe. :P My sister is a fan of CSI and Friends though, and although I didn't think much of the latter (I don't like sitcoms), I rather enjoyed the CSI season she showed me on dvd. -------------------- Encyclopaedia Ermariana • Forum Archives • Forum Statistics • RSS [Topic / Forum] My Blog • Polaris • I eat novels for breakfast. Polaris is dead, long live Polaris. Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair. Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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Shaper
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written Tuesday, September 5 2006 23:48
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quote:Agreed, although the host of TGYH is annoying. -------------------- I'll put a Spring in your step. :ph34r: Posts: 2396 | Registered: Saturday, January 29 2005 08:00 |
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Loyal Underling
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written Wednesday, September 6 2006 04:54
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quote:One of the two TV critics for the Newark Star-Ledger loves both shows. -------------------- [i]Great Potato[/i] "Unless by the force of eloquence they mean the force of truth; for if such is their meaning, I admit that I am eloquent." -- Socrates Posts: 126 | Registered: Thursday, September 27 2001 07:00 |
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By Committee
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written Wednesday, September 6 2006 04:59
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quote:You haven't really watched it then. I think the effects are great! Remember that it's a tv series, not a multi-million dollar movie, and on a way-non-mainstream cable channel to boot. Bad special effects? What sci-fi show has better effects? You are obviously a cylon. Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
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? Man, ? Amazing
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written Wednesday, September 6 2006 06:44
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I was excited to hear of a baseball game, played in Nebraska, that lasted 30 hours. Heartbroken to learn it was a Guiness game. Apparently some Canadians had played 25 hours in a previous game and it was the last thing that the US could take away from them. I won't be bothering to get the highlights DVD. -------------------- quote: Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Wednesday, September 6 2006 07:44
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Eh, if you're going for sci-fi, then Doctor Who is the way to go. But I'm rapidly becoming addicted to the show nip/tuck. Really impressive writing and characters... and it helps that one of my roommates has the first two seasons. Baseball on TV is good. Basketball is more of run-foul-run-shoot(interrupted by foul)-free throw-run-foul... -------------------- Gamble with Gaea, and she eats your dice. I hate undead. I really, really, really, really hate undead. With a passion. Posts: 4130 | Registered: Friday, March 26 2004 08:00 |