tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3033598682489350651.post3379310031240506176..comments2023-05-27T01:53:21.676-04:00Comments on Diane L. Major: Questions. I have Questions ...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3033598682489350651.post-40964362327221298482016-06-12T13:57:19.377-04:002016-06-12T13:57:19.377-04:00Hee - well, being close to 50 myself, I may not be...Hee - well, being close to 50 myself, I may not be able to speak to the young generation thing. And certainly I would not say I know of "clashes" - but there is a persistent snobbery that I've seen.<br /><br />Television Without Pity, in its day, filled recaps of both Caprica and BSG with commentary about how crappy sci fi on TV was before BSG. References were direct, or at least thinly veiled. As often as not, comparisons focused on production values, in what appeared to be ignorance of actual content where Trek was concerned, and the breadth of the universe.<br /><br />I also recall some of the obstacles Enterprise was up against - though at the start it had a good budget and a strong look, there were reviews that it still fell short against the grittier BSG. Which is ironic, because there were simultaneously people who were afraid Enterprise was going to be too much of a departure from the classic Trek look.<br /><br />BSG is great TV, but it has weaknesses, just like Trek does, just like Marvel shows do, just like any television or movies. I'm still pretty much an open fan, and I take weaknesses without much complaint (let's be honest, sometimes it's *fun* to roll your eyes just a little when the character who's a splendid shot comes up against the heroine or hero, peppers bullets at them, and inevitably suddenly can't shoot them).DLMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08768285199864217885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3033598682489350651.post-8634665719510803542016-06-12T08:09:28.968-04:002016-06-12T08:09:28.968-04:00Is there a big rivalry between BSG and Trek? I’m n...Is there a big rivalry between BSG and Trek? I’m not aware of it. Trek and Star Wars, sure. I grew up a diehard trekkie when 1977 hit big and my friends (both Trekkies and those who hated Trek) couldn’t understand how I could embrace The Force too. It was an awkward decade or so until the two sides made their peace.<br /><br />When the new BSG came out, I remember the “Starbuck can’t be a girl!” faction, but I don’t remember a Trek-related clashes. Is this a younger-generation thing?<br /><br />And you’re bang-on about how DS9 rehabilitated the Ferengi image, although I’d never thought about it before, similar to how TNG rounded out the Klingons. I’m re-watching “Beyond the Farthest Star” right now.Stephen G Parkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16627973901802634152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3033598682489350651.post-78558991399398162212016-06-03T20:43:40.755-04:002016-06-03T20:43:40.755-04:00Callis is astonishing in a hell of a demanding rol...Callis is astonishing in a hell of a demanding role. He's compulsively watchable, which is fascinating for such a superlative slimebag.DLMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08768285199864217885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3033598682489350651.post-54363562369150927182016-06-03T16:17:15.175-04:002016-06-03T16:17:15.175-04:00Gaius is one of my fav characters of any show! Gaius is one of my fav characters of any show! Lennon Farishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03570629350169504234noreply@blogger.com