How To Tell Your Scifi Show Has Reached New Heights
October 30th, 2006 | Published in general, glbt | 13 Comments
As regards the addictive tv series called Battlestar Galactica.
The most unlikely scifi-head, i.e. Z, my BFF, gets hooked on it.
You affectionately call her “nugget”, indicative of your own addiction. She responds with the least expected: “who you calling nugget, nugget. I’m your frakking Viper instructor.”
She interrupts you during your shower to ask the urgent question: “what’s your laptop password? I NEED to watch BSG now.”
She refuses to go home, nearly finishes a season within 24 hours, and still doesn’t want to go because she’s “afraid of Cylons”. You’re terrified of walking her down as you’re afraid of Cylons too. It is unanimously agreed: huddling and watching a few more episodes is the far superior solution.
She develops a massive crush on Lt. Thrace a.k.a. Starbuck. The two of you start bickering over who loves Starbuck more.
She says scary things like, there may be seven deadly sins but she’s just found the eighth ââ¬â battlestar galactica.
You find her surfing three different BSG websites instead of studying.
When she says “can I have Cylon Tea”, you’re not sure if she’s just horsing around or really had a slip of tongue.
All that… happened within 24 hours of introducing her to the series, making her scarier than I ever was.
I’m in two minds about this. On the one hand she doesn’t want to talk about shoes anymore. On the other hand, I’m also not allowed to start on Season 3 until she’s done catching up (frak that, but don’t tell her).
Quote-unquote, BSG is better than ___. It’s half an hour each, you can keep having it again and again, and never get tired. I guess ex-es always love to get back at you. It’s complicated.
October 30th, 2006 at 7:02 am (#)
My lastest obsession is NBC’s Heroes. Smallville meets X-men chocked full of comic book sensibilities. Quite yummy.
October 30th, 2006 at 10:19 am (#)
BFF? sweet.. :)
October 30th, 2006 at 11:39 am (#)
JM: Yeah I’ve got that too. Too terrified to start until exams are over.
Night: Yeah, it is. :)
October 30th, 2006 at 1:31 pm (#)
I thought it was spelt ‘freck’. LOL
Anyway, C and I are on Season 1 still. He still can’t believe you did 35 episodes in a weekend.
October 30th, 2006 at 2:14 pm (#)
Hurry up and get to season 3 already.. it’s looking great over there :)
I can’t believe it too.. I’m also re-watching season 1 at the same pace as I’m watching it again with Z. I still love it! This is someone who hasn’t watched TV since… our local station was called SBC.
October 30th, 2006 at 2:33 pm (#)
My toaster is a cylon.
October 30th, 2006 at 4:40 pm (#)
sigh.. almost makes me wish I had an ex.
October 31st, 2006 at 6:38 pm (#)
pardon the qns, not interrogation!
whats bff?
why ex??
October 31st, 2006 at 9:56 pm (#)
bff=best friends forever
ex=just because!
November 1st, 2006 at 4:51 am (#)
Wow, such madness for what started off as a cheesy ripoff of Star Wars - but the Cylon metalheads were even ungainlier than the Stormtroopers! Well ….. this new version’s the best sci-fi TV show for years, so I guess it’s understandable :)
Btw, fyi, Cinemax (Ch 59) just finished showing Season 2 last week. (Must get hold of Season 3 from someone soon!) And if anyone would like to review or catch up, they are showing the entire thing again this week, Mon-Fri, 8-11pm. 2 missions, ie. 4 eps, per night. Think that’s reasonable enough for 1 continuous viewing, yes? How some can do 10-20 eps in 1 sitting boggles the mind :0
November 1st, 2006 at 9:03 am (#)
I don’t care if she is a cylon I would help Boomer create a new race in an instant.
November 2nd, 2006 at 1:33 am (#)
Yeah, note to Resurrection Ship: Can I order 10 Boomers? 5 Galactica Boomers, and 5 Caprica Sharons.
November 3rd, 2006 at 1:09 am (#)
I’m sorry hon, but if you get Starbuck, I get Boomer … ;)
currently immersed in the 3rd season here