Almost done with season three in Battlestar Gallactica. AWESOME!!!!
The study of humanity searching for a place to exist while in conflict with a vicious enemy is timeless, but they have somehow taken a new turn on it. You never know who is going to be a cylon next and who will be fracking whom.
I like the religious aspect of it because I like religions, but also because it gives the characters soul and makes the message timely. There are some aspects of it that seem to reflect current events of the Iraq war. Other episodes have touched on stem cell resesarch and abortion. They don't dwell and they don't get preachy. They lay out the facts, state their views, and move on by the next episode. Life goes on, but we learn lessons from it. Nice.
Looking forward to seeing season four; I'll have to wait awhile for it to come out on DVD. It's still playing on Sci-Fi network.
Looking forward to more Starbuck tonight.
Real-life Sci-Fi story.
While in Wal-Mart with BF. I see him standing staring at something. I walk up to him. He says, "Look at her tattoos. Look at the one on the inside of her arm." She was standing in line with her back towards us. She had tattoos all up her arms, and her boyfriend had those grommets in his ears. I wasn't quite sure what tattoo he meant, so he said, "That ship. Isn't that a Viper." As soon as he was saying it, I saw it. Sure enough, it WAS a Viper. She even had a Starbuck haircut and color. It was really cool, and that is a hard-core fan to be sure.
sigining off
GeekChick
20080620
20080401
British actors
While watching the new Masterpiece theater version of Persuasion by Jane Austen, I saw the names Anthony Head and Alice Krige in the cast listing at the beginning of the movie. "I wonder," I mused, "if this is Anthony STEWART Head." Sure enough it was: Rupert Giles of Buffy fame. It was nice to see him in something else. I did see him in an episode of Dr. Who recently, but I've never seen him in a period piece. He was the stuck-up, stuffed shirt Sir Elliot, the father of the heroine. Alice Krige played the heroine's friend and godmother, Lady Russell.
I'm also watching Angel, and I'm on season five. Almost through, and there have been some good story lines, but I don't like it as much as I liked Buffy. The next sci-fi show I have on Netfilx is Battlestar Gallactica, but it's a little ways down the list. So many other movies to watch.
Funny and true sci-fi life story
I went into my class yesterday, and one of my students said to me, "I didn't want to come to class today because there was a marathon on that I wanted to watch. But since it's a marathon, I'll catch some episodes later."
"Oh yeah, what was it?" I asked.
"Battlestar Gallactica. I can't help it, I'm a big geek," he explained to his classmates.
"What?! If I had known that that was on, I wouldn't have come either. I'd have called in sick."
GeekChick
I'm also watching Angel, and I'm on season five. Almost through, and there have been some good story lines, but I don't like it as much as I liked Buffy. The next sci-fi show I have on Netfilx is Battlestar Gallactica, but it's a little ways down the list. So many other movies to watch.
Funny and true sci-fi life story
I went into my class yesterday, and one of my students said to me, "I didn't want to come to class today because there was a marathon on that I wanted to watch. But since it's a marathon, I'll catch some episodes later."
"Oh yeah, what was it?" I asked.
"Battlestar Gallactica. I can't help it, I'm a big geek," he explained to his classmates.
"What?! If I had known that that was on, I wouldn't have come either. I'd have called in sick."
GeekChick
20080208
Everyone's a critic
So here it is so far. I've been watching the Star Trek movies over the past week. Here are some thoughts.
Star Trek: The Motion Picture--Good premise on the lost 20th century technology. The best lines in the movie:
Kirk-Who is V'ger?
Ilia-V'ger is the one who seeks the creator.
Kirk-Who is the creator?
Ilia-The one who V'ger seeks.
This was probably my favorite so far, and I'm halfway through with Star Trek VI. I like how Spock couldn't find what he needed where he thought he would; he had to travel back to be with those he loves.
Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan
Maybe I would have liked this better if I had seen TOS, but I didn't like this at all. It seemed silly, but I liked the idea of the Genesis project. The best line was when Spock assures Lt. Saavik that he did not lie, "I exaggerated." This started the whole "nobody's perfect" joke between Spock and Bones that went on through to the fifth movie.
Star Trek 3: The Search for Spock
This seemed more of a bridge between ST2 and ST4 than its own movie. I proved that Kirk and Spock were best friends. The best line in the movie: "The needs of the one outweighed the needs of the many." That is true sometimes. This would be one of the instances in which I could use ST to teach the compassion of human nature and true love and friendship.
Star Trek 4: The Voyage Home
So many wonderful moments in this movie. Scotty on the factory floor, Chekov looking for "nucleer wessels," and Spock saying "the Hell I do so" and the like. A great message about ecology, and I liked how Gillian got to go and live in the future.
Star Trek 5: The Final Frontier
This just proves how weird Shatner is. I've heard that this is not a favorite, but I didn't hate it. I think that the first movie was a much more subtle way to approach the subject of God though. The best line in the movie is Spock telling Kirk that "I have been observing you for awhile and...the climbing record is in no danger of being surpassed." Also Spock's line of "You cannot show me my pain, I know who I am" was a great comment on the human character.
Star Trek 6: The Undiscovered Country
Much more intrigue in this one: I like that. The best line is when Martia tells Kirk (after he beats up an alien in Rura Pente) "not everyone keeps their genitals in the same place." Classic.
A nice dichotomy between the Federation and the Klingon Empire. All in all, I like this one.
Star Trek Generations is next.
Star Trek: First Contact
One of my favorites because of the history of how warp drive was invented. But we can't forget the fun that Data and the Borg Queen had together: "Don't be tempted by flesh, Data."
Star Trek: Insurrection
I love this one because its premise is that of people returning to simplicity. "We've taken a lifetime to discover that it doesn't have to take a lifetime." These people had wonderful technology and they gave it up in order to discover the souls and lives that they lost because of the technology. I think that when most Terrans discover this, I will be dead and gone and unable to partake in those times.
Star Trek: Nemesis
This one truly scared me, but it was good insight on Romulan culture. I found it scary, but I had a hard time believing in the validity of Picard's clone/son. I liked Data's singing and sacrifice in this though, true love of mankind.
This is merely my two strips of latinum worth.
Geek Chick
End Log.
Star Trek: The Motion Picture--Good premise on the lost 20th century technology. The best lines in the movie:
Kirk-Who is V'ger?
Ilia-V'ger is the one who seeks the creator.
Kirk-Who is the creator?
Ilia-The one who V'ger seeks.
This was probably my favorite so far, and I'm halfway through with Star Trek VI. I like how Spock couldn't find what he needed where he thought he would; he had to travel back to be with those he loves.
Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan
Maybe I would have liked this better if I had seen TOS, but I didn't like this at all. It seemed silly, but I liked the idea of the Genesis project. The best line was when Spock assures Lt. Saavik that he did not lie, "I exaggerated." This started the whole "nobody's perfect" joke between Spock and Bones that went on through to the fifth movie.
Star Trek 3: The Search for Spock
This seemed more of a bridge between ST2 and ST4 than its own movie. I proved that Kirk and Spock were best friends. The best line in the movie: "The needs of the one outweighed the needs of the many." That is true sometimes. This would be one of the instances in which I could use ST to teach the compassion of human nature and true love and friendship.
Star Trek 4: The Voyage Home
So many wonderful moments in this movie. Scotty on the factory floor, Chekov looking for "nucleer wessels," and Spock saying "the Hell I do so" and the like. A great message about ecology, and I liked how Gillian got to go and live in the future.
Star Trek 5: The Final Frontier
This just proves how weird Shatner is. I've heard that this is not a favorite, but I didn't hate it. I think that the first movie was a much more subtle way to approach the subject of God though. The best line in the movie is Spock telling Kirk that "I have been observing you for awhile and...the climbing record is in no danger of being surpassed." Also Spock's line of "You cannot show me my pain, I know who I am" was a great comment on the human character.
Star Trek 6: The Undiscovered Country
Much more intrigue in this one: I like that. The best line is when Martia tells Kirk (after he beats up an alien in Rura Pente) "not everyone keeps their genitals in the same place." Classic.
A nice dichotomy between the Federation and the Klingon Empire. All in all, I like this one.
Star Trek Generations is next.
Star Trek: First Contact
One of my favorites because of the history of how warp drive was invented. But we can't forget the fun that Data and the Borg Queen had together: "Don't be tempted by flesh, Data."
Star Trek: Insurrection
I love this one because its premise is that of people returning to simplicity. "We've taken a lifetime to discover that it doesn't have to take a lifetime." These people had wonderful technology and they gave it up in order to discover the souls and lives that they lost because of the technology. I think that when most Terrans discover this, I will be dead and gone and unable to partake in those times.
Star Trek: Nemesis
This one truly scared me, but it was good insight on Romulan culture. I found it scary, but I had a hard time believing in the validity of Picard's clone/son. I liked Data's singing and sacrifice in this though, true love of mankind.
This is merely my two strips of latinum worth.
Geek Chick
End Log.
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