Comments on: Top 5 Soap Opera moments in Battlestar Galactica http://www.kwongfucius.com/my-interests/television/2009/top-5-soap-opera-moments-in-battlestar-galactica/ Sat, 26 Jun 2010 04:08:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Corby Kennard http://www.kwongfucius.com/my-interests/television/2009/top-5-soap-opera-moments-in-battlestar-galactica/comment-page-1/#comment-22 Corby Kennard Sun, 01 Mar 2009 19:25:12 +0000 http://www.kwongfucius.com/?p=65#comment-22 When you reduce anything this far it looks ridiculous. Adama and the President are broken. They are acting different. But Adama is no slouch, he retook his ship and is still making the tough decisions. The President is dying. She can hardly stand up anymore. She wants to make her last days stress free if possible. These characters have changed - they have shown human frailties and inhuman strength. Your "5 points" are, again, reductionism at its finest. Except for the first one. I'm not even sure what that means. No one says you have to like BSG, but seriously, these are not even good reasons. When you reduce anything this far it looks ridiculous. Adama and the President are broken. They are acting different. But Adama is no slouch, he retook his ship and is still making the tough decisions. The President is dying. She can hardly stand up anymore. She wants to make her last days stress free if possible. These characters have changed — they have shown human frailties and inhuman strength.

Your “5 points” are, again, reductionism at its finest. Except for the first one. I’m not even sure what that means.

No one says you have to like BSG, but seriously, these are not even good reasons.

]]> By: Didio http://www.kwongfucius.com/my-interests/television/2009/top-5-soap-opera-moments-in-battlestar-galactica/comment-page-1/#comment-21 Didio Sun, 01 Mar 2009 01:06:35 +0000 http://www.kwongfucius.com/?p=65#comment-21 Proofreading is your friend. Proofreading is your friend.

]]> By: J. D. Morden http://www.kwongfucius.com/my-interests/television/2009/top-5-soap-opera-moments-in-battlestar-galactica/comment-page-1/#comment-20 J. D. Morden Sat, 28 Feb 2009 18:56:20 +0000 http://www.kwongfucius.com/?p=65#comment-20 Disagree. Disagree.

]]> By: D James http://www.kwongfucius.com/my-interests/television/2009/top-5-soap-opera-moments-in-battlestar-galactica/comment-page-1/#comment-19 D James Sat, 28 Feb 2009 17:17:41 +0000 http://www.kwongfucius.com/?p=65#comment-19 Cowboys and Indian plot lines are boring. Sorry. Making more of an effort to explain both the antagonist and protagonists motivations is important. Also, plot lines have been recycled throughout history. (Research Carl Jung's "seven archetypes".) I do agree that BSG does waste entire episodes on the most mundane histrionics and melodrama. Cowboys and Indian plot lines are boring. Sorry.

Making more of an effort to explain both the antagonist and protagonists motivations is important. Also, plot lines have been recycled throughout history. (Research Carl Jung’s “seven archetypes”.)

I do agree that BSG does waste entire episodes on the most mundane histrionics and melodrama.

]]> By: battleboy http://www.kwongfucius.com/my-interests/television/2009/top-5-soap-opera-moments-in-battlestar-galactica/comment-page-1/#comment-18 battleboy Sat, 28 Feb 2009 15:28:13 +0000 http://www.kwongfucius.com/?p=65#comment-18 Wanting only cops and robbers, good guys and bad guys....I think that is Fridays at 8pm. It is called Stargate. BSG is much more then that. Of course boil anything down that is worth watching and it is all a "soap opera" or about human interactions... How is ER or Grey's anatomy or House any different from General Hospital? Better acting and a prime time slot.... 'nough said. Wanting only cops and robbers, good guys and bad guys.…I think that is Fridays at 8pm. It is called Stargate.

BSG is much more then that. Of course boil anything down that is worth watching and it is all a “soap opera” or about human interactions…

How is ER or Grey’s anatomy or House any different from General Hospital?
Better acting and a prime time slot.…

‘nough said.

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