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[natural_intel]

A++++++++++ FIRST RATE WOULD WATCH AGAIN

Non-SpoilerYes, this film has flaws. Those are addressed at length below the cut. For brevity's sake, here is why you must see this film

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Re: Lulz... Only semi-related to your post ^_^

[natural_intel]

I know the basic premise of the first Cylon attack on the fleet and such, it just bothers me that a civilization that has developed the ability to warp space and time in a highly controlled manner hasn't developed something better to fight with than basic projectile weaponry. (And no, space fighters and rail-guns do not an Armament of the Future make.) I guess what I mean is, it shouldn't matter that it's "outdated", a fifty-year-old Battlestar simply should not be using technology proposed for a navy vessel of the next decade.

More generally, it also irks me that in almost ALL science fiction shows, space battles occur with both sides in visual range of each other. I know, I know, it's for the drama and action, but for chrissake, naval battles of the Second World War (between battleships, we're not even talking about aircraft carriers) were often fought beyond effective visual rage.

As for the "it's a metaphor for today" part, yes, that's definitely true, but all science fiction is a metaphor for today. As Ursula Le Guin said, "Science fiction is not predictive; it is descriptive." I would prefer if creators of science fiction assumed their audiences were intelligent enough to make that connection on their own.

Having gone on whining for three paragraphs, I just want to make it clear that I don't dislike NuBSG. I actually think it's really cool, and an awesome direction to take modern sci-fi shows in. All I'm saying is that it suffers from the same (unnecessary) lack of forethought in the creation of a future military that many of its predecessors suffer from. But I forgive it, because the end result is SUPER AWESOME DRAMATIC SPACE BATTLES, which I love. :D

Re: Lulz... Only semi-related to your post ^_^

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No, no, I definitely see what you're saying--there are major flaws with it's vision of future battles. But I also agree with your last comment about the "SUPER AWESOME DRAMATIC SPACE BATTLES" which I also love and I would much rather see explosions that are completely unrealistic than a tiny implosion which I imagine would be more realistic. (But even if we didn't see the nuke explode, the rads would still mess everyone up.) You are much more aware of sci-fi conventions and historical presidents than I am, but I love that frikkin show to death. So you've seen a bunch of it then, am I to assume? ^_^ I love the last episodes, though they piss a lot of fans off.

Non Sequitor - I recently read all of the Earthsea books which are so awesome! (even the more recent two - Tehanu and The Other Wind) I really enjoyed them. <3