Women Behaving Badly: Kara 'Starbuck' Thrace, the Cocky, Troublemaking Pilot From 'Battlestar Galactica'

By Erik McClanahan for Indiewire.com


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Mo Ryan posted a lengthy podcast with writers Bradley Thompson and David Weddle, discussing "Someone to Watch Over Me." There's more notes on the podcast and episode at her column here.

From SFX.Co.UK's 20 Things We Love about Battlestar Galactica


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Ian Grey has written a really insightful article over at IndieWire about the review/press coverage of The Avengers and how Black Widow and Scarlet Johansson have been widely, widely overlooked in most reviews...written by male writers.  He gives a staggering round-up of the slights and a few examples of female critics' praise and argues that the ( Read more... )

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Cutbox.co.uk lists our Starbuck as #1 in their new article: Battlestar Galactica: Top 5 Character Arcs

Who else could possibly cap this list? Not just one of the finest anti-heroes committed to celluloid, but also one of the finest characters full stop, Starbuck and her story are a true testament to the quality of the story-telling on show in this ( Read more... )

Wired lists Starbuck as one of its favorite action heroines on this new list. She's in good company! Here's what they had to say about our fearless fighter pilot (and her portrayer).

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Katee Sackhoff gender-switched the Battlestar Galactica character played by Dirk Benedict for the original TV series. When BSG rebooted in 2003, Sackhoff ( Read more... )

Just a bunch of kids... trying to make a viper... 

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Vulture.com has an article that pits Twin Peaks against BSG for the title of "The Greatest TV Drama of the Past 25 Years"....and somehow BSG comes out the loser. But they have some nice things to say about the ladies on the show, and this Starbuck v. Rush line is pretty fantastic:

Among Battlestar Galactica’s stronger players are its actresses, ( Read more... )