[JHromadka]

Originally Posted by Dark Helmet

OMG look who is hosting the show!

http://www.citytv.com/cntm/index.asp

TGFT (Thank God for Torrents)

[Dark Helmet]

Originally Posted by jcadam

She's so hot she made you forget your sexual orientation for a sec, didn't she?

Yes. To top it off the fag in my loves America's next top model so I nearly had an overload when I saw who was hosting this show.

Perhaps I'll stalk her when she's filming

[Eug Wanker]

Battlestar Galactica Season 2.0 Review

Unfortunately, this 3-disc set is a little light on extras. I would have liked more behind-the-scenes material - maybe producer David Eick's video blog entries (from SciFi.com), etc. None of that is here, so hopefully we'll see it on Battlestar Galactica: Season 2.5 early next year. What you DO get includes some 43 deleted and extended scenes from the season's first 9 episodes, all in letterboxed widescreen (non-anamorphic). There's substantial material here - I'd guess over an hour of it - including a number of great scenes, interesting character moments and a whole flashback subplot that reveals how Adama and Tigh first met. Most of it was likely deleted simply because the episodes were running long (although there are a couple of scenes with Six and Baltar in the forest on Kobol that I'm guessing were cut because it was cold and actress Tricia Helfer's dress was a bit... well, you'll see). You also get all of Ron Moore's 'podcast' audio commentaries (also from SciFi.com), with a couple of exceptions. There's no podcast for the episode Fragged, but one was never recorded for download anyway. However, the podcast that WAS recorded for Flight of the Phoenix strangely hasn't been included. I've no idea why that is. Also, Moore's podcast for Pegasus hasn't been included either. There is, however, a reason for that. In the podcast for Pegasus, Moore alluded to the fact that the eventual DVD release would include an extended version of the episode with some 15 minutes of additional footage. We've learned that this extended version could not be completed in time for the release of Season 2.0 on disc, so it will be the first episode included on the Season 2.5 release early next year (presumably with commentary). That's understandable, and I'm okay with it. The missing Flight of the Phoenix commentary, however, is inexcusable (thankfully, you can still download it online here). I should note that this set also offers a brief "sneak peek" at what's ahead in the second half of the season.



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American Film Institute top 10 TV shows of 2005 (in alphabetical order)

24
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA
DEADWOOD
GREY’S ANATOMY
HOUSE
LOST
RESCUE ME
SLEEPER CELL
SOMETIMES IN APRIL
VERONICA MARS

I have not seen most of these shows. I have seen Grey's Anatomy though, but I didn't really like what I saw.

[RAILhead]

Ahh yes. Tricia...

[Dark Helmet]

I'm willing to bet the upcoming season will have one of the original toaster Cylons in it.

[Eug Wanker]

Originally Posted by Dark Helmet

I'm willing to bet the upcoming season will have one of the original toaster Cylons in it.

I don't get it.

BTW, I recently saw on TV one of the later iteration Battlestar Galactica episodes - the series after the original one, but before the current series - where that strange genius kid has a flashback about Starbuck.

Starbuck makes friends with some whiney toaster Cyclon who talks too much and gets it on with a Sarah McLachlan lookalike alien psychowoman.



The episode was very strange, yet oddly amusing.

[Dark Helmet]

Originally Posted by Eug Wanker

I don't get it.

Six said they are still in use.

[Eug Wanker]

Meh on the toaster. I'd much rather see Mr. Glowhead.

[mrtew]

Originally Posted by Dark Helmet

Six said they are still in use.

I can never figure out which ones they call toasters. It seems like they call the ones we see all the time in the new series toasters. Are those the ones that the humans invented 40something years ago? Or did they invent the ones pictured above and they 'evolved' into the ones we see today? They did show one of the true toasters in the pilot so there has got to be some explanation. They wouldn't have been so sloppy to show it without knowing there would be some questions that needed answers eventually.

[SpaceMonkey]

Originally Posted by mrtew

I can never figure out which ones they call toasters. It seems like they call the ones we see all the time in the new series toasters. Are those the ones that the humans invented 40something years ago? Or did they invent the ones pictured above and they 'evolved' into the ones we see today? They did show one of the true toasters in the pilot so there has got to be some explanation. They wouldn't have been so sloppy to show it without knowing there would be some questions that needed answers eventually.

I don't think "toaster" in the new series refers to any specific model--I think I remember one of the characters referring to the humanoid Cylons as toasters at one point. As far as I can tell, it's just an all-encompassing slur for all things Cylon. Its World War Two equivilent would be "Jap."

[Dark Helmet]

Originally Posted by SpaceMonkey

I don't think "toaster" in the new series refers to any specific model--I think I remember one of the characters referring to the humanoid Cylons as toasters at one point. As far as I can tell, it's just an all-encompassing slur for all things Cylon. Its World War Two equivilent would be "Jap."

Yes and no.

Balter when first finding out Six was a Cylon said the last time he say a cylon they looked like walking chrome toasters, hence the above pic.

NOW everyone on the show still calls the Cylons Toasters (even the human models) because it stuck from the models 40 years ago.

So to answer the question.. all cylons are referred to as toasters but the name comes from the old model.

[Dark Helmet]

Originally Posted by mrtew

Or did they invent the ones pictured above and they 'evolved' into the ones we see today?

Yes, the above one is the models humans created 40 years ago and the ones today are the evolved versions.

[Spliff]

A nitpick.

Maybe you all covered this already, but I don't feel like going through 11 pages of this thread.

I just watched episode 2x09 where Boomer jams the fiber optic cable into her hand. How come they can't distinguish cylons from humans even though cylons have a fiber optic jack in their hands?

[Dark Helmet]

Originally Posted by Spliff

A nitpick.

Maybe you all covered this already, but I don't feel like going through 11 pages of this thread.

I just watched episode 2x09 where Boomer jams the fiber optic cable into her hand. How come they can't distinguish cylons from humans even though cylons have a fiber optic jack in their hands?

True, no answer for that one.

[cpt kangarooski]

Well, they're pretty good about remembering this sort of thing. I need to rewatch the eps, but Baltar already got yelled at because Boomer slipped through his test. Now they know something new, and they'll probably figure out a way to look for it.

Of course, if it were my job to explain this away, I'd say that the Cylons had very good nanotechnology developed, and interfaces like Boomer used are designed to be built within the body on an as-needed basis, so that the Cylons are harder to ferret out.

[SpaceMonkey]

Originally Posted by cpt kangarooski

Of course, if it were my job to explain this away, I'd say that the Cylons had very good nanotechnology developed, and interfaces like Boomer used are designed to be built within the body on an as-needed basis, so that the Cylons are harder to ferret out.

No need for any technical explanation. It's 'cause she's HOT. No one's looking at her hands.

[mrtew]

Originally Posted by cpt kangarooski

Of course, if it were my job to explain this away, I'd say that the Cylons had very good nanotechnology developed, and interfaces like Boomer used are designed to be built within the body on an as-needed basis, so that the Cylons are harder to ferret out.

That wouldn't explain it to me! How can a body be full of millions of tiny robots that can rebuild it in different ways and them not be noticable? Unless of course the use normal bloodcells etc. for this purpose. Muwahahahahha.

[Eug Wanker]

BTW, the old model Cylon is actually in the new show. It's in the Galactica museum in the 2003 miniseries.

P.S. What's with the overuse of the star filter in all the Cylon pix?

[cpt kangarooski]

Originally Posted by mrtew

That wouldn't explain it to me! How can a body be full of millions of tiny robots that can rebuild it in different ways and them not be noticable? Unless of course the use normal bloodcells etc. for this purpose. Muwahahahahha.

Why not? If someone goes to take a sample, the nanites leave the area where it's being taken from. If the body dies, the nanites break themselves up. Build them out of the same sorts of materials as in ordinary cells, and they might be hard to find chemically. And there probably don't need to be millions of them -- just enough to make more on demand. The advanced Cylons probably are mostly human; they can be stronger, or have more stamina, and can communicate wirelessly or with wires, but that seems to be about the limit of their special abilities (as seen so far).

But the main way that they were unnoticed was that none of the Colonials knew, until the miniseries and S1, that there were Cylons that looked human. If you're not looking for them, they don't have to hide very hard. And now most of the Colonials are dead, and haven't got the greatest resources to go around, so it's a pain for them to notice. Even the magical Cylon detector takes hours to process a sample, and is being run by a half-mad, half-insane lunatic.

[Eug Wanker]

What's in the free Battlestar Galactica iTunes video?
Is it the same as the stuff we've seen on TV already?
(It's only available in the US, so I can't download it myself.)

[starman]

It's a wrap-up of what's been shown so far, and not nearly enough of what's to come.

[Cadaver]

I just bought the first season/miniseries DVD set. Hadn't watched the show before (missed the miniseries due to work/family... not enough time in the day) so never got in to the show before now.

Damn, that's a good show.
Damn, that's a good show. (repeated for emphasis)

I just watched the whole 5 DVD set in a marathon run over three days. And at present, I'm downloading the season 2 episodes via iTunes to catch up, and just scheduled my Tivo to record all new episodes from now on.

Damn, that's a good show.
(oh, and of course, Number Six is a frakin' hottie)

[Kr0nos]

Originally Posted by Eug Wanker

What's in the free Battlestar Galactica iTunes video?

Could somebody please torrent this (or post a link to the torrent).

And, no, it's not illegal since it's free content.

[Athens]

Originally Posted by Kr0nos

Could somebody please torrent this (or post a link to the torrent).

And, no, it's not illegal since it's free content.

I would like to second this please.

[Eug Wanker]

Originally Posted by Eug Wanker

American Film Institute top 10 TV shows of 2005 (in alphabetical order)

24
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA
DEADWOOD
GREY’S ANATOMY
HOUSE
LOST
RESCUE ME
SLEEPER CELL
SOMETIMES IN APRIL
VERONICA MARS

Time votes Battlestar Galactica as best show of 2005.

BTW, I'm getting the Season 2 DVDs from the US as a late Xmas gift.

[JHromadka]

Originally Posted by Kr0nos

Could somebody please torrent this (or post a link to the torrent).

And, no, it's not illegal since it's free content.

Why? It's free and legal right now from iTMS.

[Dark Helmet]

Originally Posted by JHromadka

Why? It's free and legal right now from iTMS.

It was already pointed out why very clearly.

[Eug Wanker]

Originally Posted by Kr0nos

Could somebody please torrent this (or post a link to the torrent).

Unless it's stripped of the DRM, a torrent won't help.

And, no, it's not illegal since it's free content.

Actually, technically it is.

[Kr0nos]

Originally Posted by Eug Wanker

Unless it's stripped of the DRM, a torrent won't help.

Why would it have DRM if it's a free download? That doesn't make sense.

Originally Posted by Eug Wanker

Actually, technically it is.

Why?

[Eug Wanker]

Originally Posted by Kr0nos

Why would it have DRM if it's a free download? That doesn't make sense.

I don't make the rules, but yeah it does make sense.

Why?

It's still copyrighted of course. You can't distribute it as you wish without permission.

I'd download it though if it were available.

[Eug Wanker]

Originally Posted by Eug Wanker

American Film Institute top 10 TV shows of 2005 (in alphabetical order)

24
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA
DEADWOOD
GREY’S ANATOMY
HOUSE
LOST
RESCUE ME
SLEEPER CELL
SOMETIMES IN APRIL
VERONICA MARS

I have not seen most of these shows. I have seen Grey's Anatomy though, but I didn't really like what I saw.

I just started watching 24. Very good show. I still don't like Grey's Anatomy though.

P.S. Battlestar Galactica got another #1 rating, this time from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

"Go ahead, deride it as kiddie science fiction, but do so at the risk of displaying ignorance and ingrained bias. Filled with political and religious allegory, great character drama and exciting storytelling, this thoroughly human story is as good as TV drama gets."

[TheMosco]

I can't wait much longer... I caught up today with all the stargate SG-1 and Battlestar episodes. Stargate looks like its going to be good too.

[mrtew]

Originally Posted by Eug Wanker

What's in the free Battlestar Galactica iTunes video?
Is it the same as the stuff we've seen on TV already?
(It's only available in the US, so I can't download it myself.)

Yeah it's just a rehash of the old shows.
Why is it only available in the U.S.??? So it won't give away what's happened in the episodes that haven't been shown yet in Canada? Or is a lot of stuff in iTunes not available north of the border? I'm asking because I'm moving there soon and am really curious!

[Leia's Left Bun]

So any guesses for tomorrows show?

I think that the Pegasus will either get destroyed or lost and presumed gone by the end of it. Maybe they will sacrifice themselves to destroy that new Cylon ship. They can't have the 2 ships thoughout the show.

[goMac]

Originally Posted by Leia's Left Bun

So any guesses for tomorrows show?

I think that the Pegasus will either get destroyed or lost and presumed gone by the end of it. Maybe they will sacrifice themselves to destroy that new Cylon ship. They can't have the 2 ships thoughout the show.

Read the synopsis for the episodes after tomorrows episode, that should answer your question. If you want to.

[Leia's Left Bun]

OK perhaps I am behind the times but I just found out last week that 6 is a big Canadian Model.

Guess that is why she is hosting Canada's next top model.

[JoshuaZ]

Originally Posted by Leia's Left Bun

So any guesses for tomorrows show?

I think that the Pegasus will either get destroyed or lost and presumed gone by the end of it. Maybe they will sacrifice themselves to destroy that new Cylon ship. They can't have the 2 ships thoughout the show.

I made the exact same prediction to a friend of mine last week.

I can see the Pegasus getting blown up, but Galactica gaining crew and resources (like fighters). It would help the story line as well throwing some new people into the mix, and also provides replacements for all the crew that have been killed thus far.

[goMac]

Not necessarily. Remember Farscape added a second ship, and although it eventually did get blown up, it took several seasons.

[Corpse of Chewbacca]

I think they will agree to disagree and go their seperate ways. The End.

[Eug Wanker]

Originally Posted by Leia's Left Bun

So any guesses for tomorrows show?

I think that the Pegasus will either get destroyed or lost and presumed gone by the end of it. Maybe they will sacrifice themselves to destroy that new Cylon ship. They can't have the 2 ships thoughout the show.

"Commander Adama and Admiral Cain (Michelle Forbes) face off to decide the futures of Helo and Tyrol, and also the rest of the fleet."

Too bad I still don't have my Season 1 first half DVDs yet. I wanted to get watch them before watching the second half, but I don't expect to receive them until next week or so.

BTW, you can now watch the R&D TV Title Animations too online, if you're into those. They are those strange animations at the end of the show. For example, here's one.

Originally Posted by Leia's Left Bun

OK perhaps I am behind the times but I just found out last week that 6 is a big Canadian Model.

I knew she was a big model, but I just came across her website. Interesting to see some of her older pix. She looks completely different:



Oh and for the stalkers... She seems to answer her own email. I was amused by this one:

Question:
Szia Kedves Tricia! Nagyon kedvelem a te szerepedet a Battlestar Galacticában. Szerintem te "6-os számú" és "Dr. Baltar" a sorozat legjobb karakterei. Szeretém megkérdezni esetleg Magyarországon voltál e már ill. jössz- e valamikor a közeljövőben! Más mozi filmben játszani fogsz -e ill. most csak a modelkedéssel foglalkozol? Köszönöv válaszod! Puszi Gyuri
asked by megakid, 2005-09-17 02:24:42

Answer:
Would love to answer but I don't understand what the question is, sorry.

Guess that is why she is hosting Canada's next top model.

Heh. Having her on the show almost makes me want to watch it. Almost. But then I realize I hate reality shows.

[gumby5647]

Originally Posted by JoshuaZ

I made the exact same prediction to a friend of mine last week.

I can see the Pegasus getting blown up, but Galactica gaining crew and resources (like fighters). It would help the story line as well throwing some new people into the mix, and also provides replacements for all the crew that have been killed thus far.

****spoilers******

Well, it's been leaked....Pegasus will be around for at least the rest of season two.....(as a second spoiler surprise............the Pegasus XO doesn't get promoted to commander of the ship

[Leia's Left Bun]

Originally Posted by Eug Wanker

Heh. Having her on the show almost makes me want to watch it. Almost. But then I realize I hate reality shows.

I do also but I LOVED watching Americas next top model. To be fair it is the gayness in me that draws me to it so you best avoid.

[goMac]

Originally Posted by gumby5647

****spoilers******

Well, it's been leaked....Pegasus will be around for at least the rest of season two.....(as a second spoiler surprise............the Pegasus XO doesn't get promoted to commander of the ship

As I nicely tried to hint.

[JoshuaZ]

Nooooooooooo! My evening has been ruined.

[goMac]

Originally Posted by JoshuaZ

Nooooooooooo! My evening has been ruined.

Actually it hasn't. One big big spoiler has been left out.

[Lateralus]

Originally Posted by goMac

Actually it hasn't. One big big spoiler has been left out.

*Raises Hand*

Oooh! I know it!

--==SPOILER==--

The Cylons are actually... made of chocolate.

[Chuckit]

Originally Posted by Lateralus

*Raises Hand*

Oooh! I know it!

--==SPOILER==--

The Cylons are actually... made of chocolate.

Curse you! I read posts from the bottom up! Why did you not put the spoiler warning before the spoiler?!

[goMac]

Originally Posted by Lateralus

*Raises Hand*

Oooh! I know it!

--==SPOILER==--

The Cylons are actually... made of chocolate.

Shhhhhhh. It's the one not as big as that one.

[Leia's Left Bun]

Originally Posted by goMac

Shhhhhhh. It's the one not as big as that one.

Admiral Whatsherface is a cylon?

[goMac]

Originally Posted by Leia's Left Bun

Admiral Whatsherface is a cylon?

Cane?

I won't say because I'm sure some people here still want to stay guessing. I think the bigger surprise might come from Gina in the brig. Cane does have her dirty secrets thought.