The Anti-Trek?

[rachelindeed]

Hi everyone!

BSG has been called the anti-"Star Trek," but I thought it would be fun today to have a little cracky fun imagining the two coming together.  Use the plot generator I've put under the LJ cut below (taken and mildly adapted from Justin B. Rye's Do-It-Yourself Star Trek Script Flowchart) to design your own BSG/Trek lovechild of an episode

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Star Trek: The Battlestar Generation

[rachelindeed]

Whilst investigating a doomed world,

Re: Star Trek: The Battlestar Generation

[winegums]

there are actually a fair few similarities between DS9 and our show, theme-wise, but I like this version better.

Or maybe I'm just biased because I was never as emotionally attached to any of the Trek characters as I was to the cast of BSG...

Re: Star Trek: The Battlestar Generation

[rachelindeed]

I loved them both, myself. I watched DS9 every week when I was in high school. I loved those characters :) Plus Mr. Spock is, well, fascinating.

Yes, when I rewatch DS9 I'm often struck by how very similar the two shows are in many of their themes, plots, and characters. But the tone of BSG is much more naturalistic and gritty, IMO.

Re: Star Trek: The Battlestar Generation

[winegums]

yeah, shows like Firefly and BSG basically spoiled me for all sci-fi/alien-featuring shows forever, after I fell in love with them I wasn't even into Farscape anymore. Star Trek is great and I love Spock too, but it's easier to just idly wonder about things than go absolutely batshit waiting for answers to be given and ships to sail

**forgive my rambling, I'm half asleep**

Re: Star Trek: The Battlestar Generation

[rachelindeed]

I hear you! I find I still like them all, but I have to be in the right mood for each, you know? :)