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Ozmodiar
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Oct 3, 2005 , 12:29 PM
 
Originally Posted by Voch
Linky to TV.com. I guess we're still in the middle of Season 2?

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Yeah, in the U.S. they break the seasons up into Summer and Winter/Spring "mini seasons." The rest of the world gets them all as if they were a season played out "normally." At least I think it's the rest of the world. Canadians, were they showing new eps or are you downloading them?
     
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Oct 3, 2005 , 02:28 PM
 
The last episode left me in major suspense. WHEN DOES THE NEXT COME OUT?!

Someone told me January. That would be incredibly painful to wait until.
     
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Oct 3, 2005 , 02:36 PM
 
January 11
     
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Oct 3, 2005 , 02:38 PM
 
Originally Posted by bstone
The last episode left me in major suspense. WHEN DOES THE NEXT COME OUT?!

Someone told me January. That would be incredibly painful to wait until.
Ya, I don't know why they did this either. When the supranos did this they totally lost me as a viewer.

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Oct 3, 2005 , 03:53 PM
 
Wow, sexy Cylon Testicles.


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Oct 3, 2005 , 03:58 PM
 
Originally Posted by bstone
The last episode left me in major suspense. WHEN DOES THE NEXT COME OUT?!

Someone told me January. That would be incredibly painful to wait until.
I think they should have a reality show version in the mean time.

: crazy Japanese announcer voice :

"What happens when we put one crazy human genius, a sleeper cell robot woman, a stern space captain and his son, a woman dying of cancer and a drunk all on the same horribly dated ship? Tune in to find out!!!"

: snazzy title with music :
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Oct 3, 2005 , 04:09 PM
 
I'm just happy they're expanding six's role, even if she is a mute psychiatric patient at this point (Pegasus). Six-only-in-Baltar's-head got pretty tiresome at times.


Originally Posted by Disgruntled Head of C-3PO
Wow, sexy Cylon Testicles.
So, where I can find one of those sexy Cylon glowheads with the kewl blinky lights? I mean the glowhead like Baltar's right hand robot has (from the original series).

I'd post a pic, but I can't even find a pic of Mr. Glowhead.
     
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Oct 3, 2005 , 04:44 PM
 
Originally Posted by RAILhead
January 11
That is what TV.com says, but it's a Wednesday. Are they wrong or is Sci Fi moving it? Or maybe just the premiere is on the 11th...
     
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Oct 3, 2005 , 05:29 PM
 
Originally Posted by Ozmodiar
That is what TV.com says, but it's a Wednesday. Are they wrong or is Sci Fi moving it? Or maybe just the premiere is on the 11th...
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Oct 3, 2005 , 07:06 PM
 
Originally Posted by Eug Wanker
So, where I can find one of those sexy Cylon glowheads with the kewl blinky lights? I mean the glowhead like Baltar's right hand robot has (from the original series).
You mean Lucifer?



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Oct 3, 2005 , 07:14 PM
 
I can't wait out to find out what is in that giant ship. Could it be "the leader"

Didn't they have some overloard in the original?

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Oct 3, 2005 , 07:28 PM
 
The Imperious Leader? I dunno. The Cylons have pretty clearly had a good idea of where Galactica and co have been the entire time. I think it would be odd to have them bring their leadership -- if they even have that -- into a dangerous area.
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Oct 3, 2005 , 07:33 PM
 
Originally Posted by BrunoBruin
You mean Lucifer?



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Wow, I can't believe I thought that peice of crap was cool lookng when I was a kid. i suppose that the current cylons will look pretty fake and clumsy in 20 years though, in fact they already do in some scenes.
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Oct 3, 2005 , 07:41 PM
 
Originally Posted by BrunoBruin
You mean Lucifer?



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Yeah, that's him. Awesome, thanks.


Originally Posted by mrtew
Wow, I can't believe I thought that peice of crap was cool lookng when I was a kid.
Whaddya mean?!? He's still cool. I want his head for my office.
     
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Oct 3, 2005 , 07:43 PM
 
the current cylons will look pretty fake and clumsy in 20 years though, in fact they already do in some scenes.
That's true. For example, Sharon is actually CGI, and Six is played by a very short black man. It's all very fake, but you can only do so much with modern special effects on a cable tv budget.
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Oct 3, 2005 , 07:53 PM
 
Originally Posted by cpt kangarooski
That's true. For example, Sharon is actually CGI, and Six is played by a very short black man. It's all very fake, but you can only do so much with modern special effects on a cable tv budget.

ha ha. Actually I think some of the effects are the best I have ever seen. Especially since it is low budget and partly Canadian

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Oct 3, 2005 , 07:55 PM
 
Originally Posted by cpt kangarooski
That's true. For example, Sharon is actually CGI, and Six is played by a very short black man. It's all very fake, but you can only do so much with modern special effects on a cable tv budget.


     
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Oct 3, 2005 , 11:32 PM
 
Originally Posted by Disgruntled Head of C-3PO
ha ha. Actually I think some of the effects are the best I have ever seen. Especially since it is low budget and partly Canadian
Heh. Actually, mostly Canadian, judging by the cast list. They have some recycled Stargate SG-1 actors too, which isn't surprising considering it is also filmed in Vancouver. eg. Boomer, Gaeta, and The Chief were in some SG-1 episodes.

BTW, how big is the budget anyway? Moore keeps saying that they stay relatively within budget, but I have no idea how much money that is. It seems to me though it isn't exactly low budget. It's just not über high budget.
     
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Oct 3, 2005 , 11:38 PM
 
Originally Posted by Eug Wanker
Heh. Actually, mostly Canadian, judging by the cast list. They have some recycled Stargate SG-1 actors too, which isn't surprising considering it is also filmed in Vancouver. eg. Boomer, Gaeta, and The Chief were in some SG-1 episodes.

BTW, how big is the budget anyway? Moore keeps saying that they stay relatively within budget, but I have no idea how much money that is. It seems to me though it isn't exactly low budget. It's just not über high budget.
No idea. Just filming in Canada makes it much cheaper plus they don't have the same type of cool locations in the US.

I assume it is under the 3 mil a DS9 Episode cost.

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