tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20273746.post6967447121806903960..comments2023-11-05T04:45:10.017-08:00Comments on GALACTICA SITREP: The GrauniadLogan Gawainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04278696479800563683noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20273746.post-41477148968557517132008-06-17T12:50:00.000-07:002008-06-17T12:50:00.000-07:00Well, season 4 isn't over yet.And the problem with...Well, season 4 isn't over yet.<BR/><BR/>And the problem with Plunkett isn't that he wrote a negative review. I've linked to negative reviews many times. (See my review links for Sine Qua Non for example.) <BR/><BR/>My problem with Punkett is that he bashes the season, and then boldly admits to not having watched the last two eps of the mid season. <BR/><BR/>It's kinda dumb to judge season 4.0 without seeing two crucial episodes.Logan Gawainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04278696479800563683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20273746.post-34297466917505795382008-06-16T23:21:00.000-07:002008-06-16T23:21:00.000-07:00You're right, 'jump the shark' needs to be done wi...You're right, 'jump the shark' needs to be done with but...season 4 was in fact shitty.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20273746.post-49704775102640405122008-06-16T19:46:00.000-07:002008-06-16T19:46:00.000-07:00Yeah but...Henry Winkler never nuked a fridge. Th...Yeah but...Henry Winkler never nuked a fridge. That one doesn't work for me. :PProgGrrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06241425484095464878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20273746.post-6008345946113878782008-06-16T19:12:00.000-07:002008-06-16T19:12:00.000-07:00I think someone mentions in the article that 'jump...I think someone mentions in the article that 'jump the shark' is out. 'Nuking the fridge' has come in to replace it :-DAdam Whiteheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11383677312079611311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20273746.post-41594467201600580832008-06-16T18:13:00.000-07:002008-06-16T18:13:00.000-07:00I am a die-hard BSG fan. I'll never abandon this s...I am a die-hard BSG fan. I'll never abandon this show.<BR/><BR/>But I sympathize with the frustration of buddy from the Guardian.<BR/><BR/>If he ever ends up reading this, let me make the case that he should stick with the show...even though this early half had faults.<BR/><BR/>.......<BR/><BR/>Here's what I found queer about this first half...<BR/><BR/>Much of the core drama setup in the miniseries was basically resolved in half a season.<BR/><BR/>We saw monumental things like Cylon immortality, Cylon civil war, Lee's presidency, Laura+Bill, Gaius's confession...just go by in a blink of an eye.<BR/><BR/>It was all resolved too easily, and in a seemingly illogical/confusing manner.<BR/> <BR/>........<BR/><BR/>Here's why I think no one should abandon the show, even if they didn't like the first half of season 4...<BR/><BR/>I refuse to believe that the writers just don't care. <BR/><BR/>I think they had something bigger in mind for the second half of season 4. <BR/><BR/>And the rushed first half was a (rushed or sloppy) attempt to set up the chess pieces.<BR/><BR/>Now that they've setup the pieces, they're planning to show us something we never expected.<BR/><BR/>This is the promise of writer Mark Verheiden:<BR/>"All bets are off, nothing's out of bounds, and nobody (I mean nobody) is safe..."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20273746.post-84344340176088726382008-06-16T10:19:00.000-07:002008-06-16T10:19:00.000-07:00Couldn't someone just put us out of our misery and...Couldn't someone just put us out of our misery and retire the phrase <I>jump the shark</I>? It hasn't been fun to hear for several years now.<BR/><BR/>And honestly? Anyone who reviews something without finishing it has no business critiquing it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16706683572816250885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20273746.post-55233505741664992082008-06-16T09:34:00.000-07:002008-06-16T09:34:00.000-07:00Actually, he needs to view each episode in light o...Actually, he needs to view each episode in light of the entire story arc and the clues planted along the way, not just what he perceives as a creative trough.<BR/><BR/>Which is why I'm reserving final judgment about "Revelations" (which I basically liked) until after I have a chance to digest the whole thing.DPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12249117106906577345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20273746.post-85413114958220754162008-06-16T05:38:00.000-07:002008-06-16T05:38:00.000-07:00Oh if I had a dime for every time the phrase "jump...Oh if I had a dime for every time the phrase "jumped the shark" is used amongst TV fans these days. Sigh.ProgGrrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06241425484095464878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20273746.post-51989422516562662662008-06-16T05:36:00.000-07:002008-06-16T05:36:00.000-07:00This is interesting. I haven't really cared for t...This is interesting. I haven't really cared for this first half of season 4 but the two episodes he hasn't watched are the two best ones!Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08787218304321653209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20273746.post-90407784220752153652008-06-16T05:31:00.000-07:002008-06-16T05:31:00.000-07:00Love the photo!I can handle him not liking the ser...Love the photo!<BR/><BR/>I can handle him not liking the series, but to deny himself the chance to hear Bear's music is just frakked.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com