BSG's Miniseries
Lots of people have been doing that tv meme recentlly. Silently, I found myself replying to a lot of those questions with "BSG miniseries". To this day and 4 seasons of BSG, I still consider its pilot movie one of the best things ever. One of the best BSG "episodes" ever and one of the best movies in general, ever. Considering the fact that I was
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Now, I'm not morbid or anything, but I was completely taken by that scene. Especially when hot robot killer chick walked away from the scene with that absolutely painful look on her face. Besides, no matter how many babies die horrible deaths every day on this planet, you don't kill babies on tv. You don't. And if you do, you don't show it. No, you don't. But Battlestar did just that. And above that, they made me feel for the baby, its mother and it's murderer.
Yes, yes, yes! The baby-killing was one of the big turning points in the miniseries for me. It shocked me this show actually went there AND portrayed it in a complex way that actually made me feel for Six too. (Oh Tricia Helfer.)
Great post! You brought me back to a lot of other scenes that really affected me the first time I watched it - Laura's face as the doctor tells her she has cancer, Tyrol and the 40 seconds, *again* not pulling any punches on leaving the adorable little girl behind to die. :( The miniseries is so good. Thanks for this post!
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Relieved to know I'm not the only person who was absolutely fascinated by that rather shocking scene. Pfew. *lol* I still can't believe Tricia had no acting experience before that. It's unbelievable what she can communicate with her eyes only. Maybe that's why she and Mary have been my favorite BSG actresses all along.
Glad the post brought back some memories for you. :)
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