tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3033598682489350651.post1617875953271063196..comments2023-05-27T01:53:21.676-04:00Comments on Diane L. Major: BSG, A Concluding ReviewUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3033598682489350651.post-23080960601680208512012-06-01T18:35:27.776-04:002012-06-01T18:35:27.776-04:00Hi, Bill!
I actually got a response to my review ...Hi, Bill!<br /><br />I actually got a response to my review on one of the fora where I post - apparently, the general objection was to (a) the deus ex machina (which I don't understand, given that "deus" is pretty liberally present throughout the whole show) and (b) <> the whole "and then they came to Earth and were Adam and Eve" is against some sort of sci-fi rule. Thing is, BSG is so heavily larded with the Ancient Aliens hint-ery ... I mean, what else could they have done? Bring them down any later in civilization and: no option but war, sorry. BSG is *dependent* upon the idea that "end" equals *peace* as far as I can tell. So what other option was there?<br /><br />Plus, as I say, the entire series, and even the original one (of which, admittedly, I still haven't seen the ending - if I saw it in the 70s I've certainly forgotten), are predicated on the admittedly unoriginal premise which finally played out.<br /><br />Gripping as the show was, I guess I had enough problems with it philosophically I remained aloof enough to say "so WHAT" about the ending. We got the money shot. It's over. The final scene was unnecessary, but not bad. Moving on ...<br /><br />I've watched a very little bit of Caprica now. This one is bugging me for its really creepy sexualization of a 16-year-old (I don't care that she's a virtual person, putting a naked teenager out as your major publicity shot for a show is gross) and the remarkably outdated ethnic stereotyping. I don't care that the ethnicity is imaginary, I can spot a "Dago" smear when I see one. Sheesh.DLMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08768285199864217885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3033598682489350651.post-59382578858365808562012-06-01T13:06:18.188-04:002012-06-01T13:06:18.188-04:00Diane, like you, I was late to the party with BSG,...Diane, like you, I was late to the party with BSG, and I also thought the ending they chose made perfect sense. I even got a kick out of the inclusion of Jimi Hendrix in there.<br /><br />I suspect some were irritated by the non-explanation for Kara being alive at all for the final season given what happened to her. Even that didn't bother me. I never got the impression there was anything promised in terms of an explanation. They very much embraced the notion of God having a hand in things with this show, so to me, it worked.Bill, the Wildcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16137557955170758994noreply@blogger.com