BSG
Okay. I’ve always been a Sci-Fi geek (fantasy, too)—-everything Frank Herbert, Philip K. Dick, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Asimov—-and I easily getted hooked on just about any Sci-Fi TV: B5, Star Trek, Firefly, Robotech (very geeky), and Stargate SG-1, the most recent being Battlestar Galactica (where do I find time to study?). Of course, I watched the original series, as well as Buck Rogers. But I have to say that as time passes, (good) Sci-Fi shows seem to be getting more sophisticated, not just the special effects but rather the cinematography (see Firefly, and BSG has adopted what I’ll call Firefly’s switch-focus technique) and characterization. I can’t say the same thing for storylines. For example, with all the Star Trek incarnations, each time you watched an episode from one series, you could cite a VERY similar one from the other series. And BSG is no different. But I’ve enjoyed BSG more than other series (maybe it’s just that it’s on at the moment and fresh in my thoughts). So, as I begin watching season 2.5+, I wish I had cable so that I could see season 3, but if you’re finished with all of season 2, try the webisodes titled the Resistance.
I haven’t watched these yet because I think they take place after season 2 and before season 3, although I haven’t found any description of them on SCIFI.com. They’re just there. Enjoy, if you didn’t know they existed before.
Hey - set up your RSS feed.
On a more relevant note, have you read Geoff Ryman’s Air: Or, Have Not Have? Not that we have lots of time to read, but you might find it interesting. Think internet streaming through your head. M.T. Anderson’s YA novel Feed does a similar thing, generally speaking. Of the people I know who’ve read both, most prefer Feed. I like both for different reasons - Air deals with globalization in a somewhat unique way.
Comment by k8 — September 24, 2006 @ 11:45 pm
I haven’t been able to resolve my RSS feed problem. It should work, as far as I know, without having to set anything up, right (in Blogsome)? I’ve tested a few blogsome blog feeds out—-some work, some don’t.
Comment by Rick — September 25, 2006 @ 12:07 pm