They've got to have them like airplanes at the very least.
They've got to have them like airplanes at the very least.
Sure. But you'll see an airplane on your average cop or hospital show, what, once a year, tops? You certainly won't spend every episode on one, shooting down bad guys in an action-adventure idiom.
It is pretty Noir and 1940s-50s, which makes sense. The Viper Mark IIs, with their analogue gauges and slide-open canopies, always had a bit of a World War II vibe as far as I was concerned.Definitely...I'd actually say more of a 50s vibe. They look like something inspired by the beginnings of the jet age. The comment is still appropriate because the two are quite similar in style. More radical jumps in the 60s and then there is the modern era of aviation. The Mark VIIIs are definitely more inspired by modern jet fighters like the Sukhoi's and the F-22/F-35. Its kind of like an a F-100 Super Sabre flying next to a F-22 or a Mig-17 flying next to a Su-35.
From what I understand, Caprica doesn't just take place before the war; it takes place before the Cylons were even created.
They've got to have them like airplanes at the very least.
Sure. But you'll see an airplane on your average cop or hospital show, what, once a year, tops? You certainly won't spend every episode on one, shooting down bad guys in an action-adventure idiom.
Oh, true. It just irritates me when people assume that "sci-fi influences = space battles". Gee, the implications of artificial sentience on human culture has no sci-fi roots at all!
This is what sci-fi is about.
Anyway, Cylons are going to be war-machines. A major part of war in BSG is in space. We're going to have space-stations and in-space development too, hopefully. I hope they don't overdo the contemporary angle; it wouldn't be very interesting if it was basically just an American city WITH ROBOTS.
QuoteFrom what I understand, Caprica doesn't just take place before the war; it takes place before the Cylons were even created.
Ah see, this is where it gets interesting. Considering the revelations in the last couple of episodes of BSG, this isn't necessarily an easy assumption to make.
Beyond that, there are quite a few allusions made to various conflicts that occurred in the 12 Colonies even before the Cylon war, particularly one concerning the Geminese (fanatical devotees to the scriptures). I almost wonder if the creation of the prototype A.I. might be something that could start another of those conflicts.
There's a lot of interesting places this can go.
What we do know about the Colonial military is that the Battlestar classes were developed as a result of the Cylon war, so I don't think we'll be seeing those.
They've got to have them like airplanes at the very least.
Sure. But you'll see an airplane on your average cop or hospital show, what, once a year, tops? You certainly won't spend every episode on one, shooting down bad guys in an action-adventure idiom.
Oh, true. It just irritates me when people assume that "sci-fi influences = space battles". Gee, the implications of artificial sentience on human culture has no sci-fi roots at all!
This is what sci-fi is about.
Anyway, Cylons are going to be war-machines. A major part of war in BSG is in space. We're going to have space-stations and in-space development too, hopefully. I hope they don't overdo the contemporary angle; it wouldn't be very interesting if it was basically just an American city WITH ROBOTS.
Wouldnt want the show to turn into something like that film: AI by Steven Speilberg
well i agree with you.
Something disturb me about the sci-fi's channel speach about caprica :
Claiming that Caprica is good cause this have no spaceship to scare potential viewer is quite weird for a Sci-fi named channel. :wtf:
Sci-fi series do not necessary need spaceships but that kind of speech from a specialised tv channel is quite strange :nervous:
Maybe they would change their name to drama channel :P
My 2 cents is that they should stop after galactica serie.
And begin to look for a whole new universe to create or to adapt (as i said already somewhere a warhammer 40k based series, if done artisticly well could be something quite interesting to see )
I'll give a chance to caprica but i remain quite sceptic!
But with none of that pussy 'One last day with mommy' stuff in it.
Personally, I want spaceships, and big explosions, and toasters having their warranties invalidated with a 50 calibre machine gun, but maybe that's just me ;) Maybe I'm just too old school ;)
Thing is, I grew up with Buck Rogers, BSG TOS etc, there seems to be a vast deficit of shows where humans just go out and blow up Aliens in big whoop-de-doo of Pro-Human propaganda. and special effects.
Yes, it's clichéd, and doesn't appeal to the modern 'Dark' style of program creation that seems to be all the vogue these days, but, by God, it was fun ;)
Just sometimes, I want to watch a program and not feel like putting a gun to my own head.
Edit: I suppose it's the 'Alpha 1' effect, there are times when it's good to say 'screw the retrospective philosophy and fire up the lasers.'
I prefer to let George Lucas disappoint me in the order he intended
I haven't seen the movie yet andQuoteI prefer to let George Lucas disappoint me in the order he intended
But Clone Wars is a series. And it's lots of fun.
In one episode a pair of astromech droids beat each other up. It's adorable.
But Clone Wars is a series. And it's lots of fun.
In one episode a pair of astromech droids beat each other up. It's adorable.
This statement is a microcosm for the awful pillaging of the franchise that has occurred. I don't want the franchise dumb downed for 4 year olds so they can sell toys. Quite frankly you would think what a bad reaction the ewoks got in an otherwise great RotJ might have clued Lucasfilm in. Unfortunately they went full on kiddie in order to make money on the merch, which completely ruined the series. That's not to say they needed to make it as dark as a Edgar Alan Poe story but the original trilogy was great in that it appealed to all ages without whoring itself to a particular one.
And while Axem probably wouldn't mind annexing Diaspora into FotG we are journeying precariously into another mod's turf :P