Comments on: Editor’s Blog: The Evolution of TV or: How I Learned to Love Battlestar Galactica

By: Watch TV Shows Online

Watch TV Shows Online — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 08:40:12 +0000

My friends and I like to have movie tournaments as a way to decide what we are going to watch, and just last night BSG won the tournament. Today I come to FSR and see my editor was getting introduced just one day earlier.

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By: Sara Awesome

Sara Awesome — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 16:45:24 +0000

I watched Seasons 1, 2.0 and 2.5, and 3 in one month. I felt obligated to catch up before
Season 4 had begun! It truly is an amazing show, with layers of philosophical ponders
like “Who deserves to be saved?” and “What is human/Cylon nature?” Throughout the
seasons, Ron Moore refuses to answer those questions directly, and he gives different
characters different outlets of expressing their beliefs on such question. The character
Boomer, especially, goes through many transitions throughout the show.

And yes, a TV for Movie Geeks would be much appreciated! I think so many film buffs
are snobs when it comes to TV, but Seinfeld, Firefly, BSG, Arrested Development, West
Wing, Lost, and The Office are true gems that can rival any film in themes or character
development. I don’t think the TV for Movie Geeks section should include water-cooler
topics, asking questions like “Should Kate be with Jack or Sawyer,” but should instead
have questions like “If John Locke and Jeremy Bentham were having an intellectual face-
off, who would win?”

By: Sara Awesome

Sara Awesome — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 16:45:00 +0000

By: Ellen

Ellen — Fri, 09 May 2008 19:28:03 +0000

Glad to see some erosion of movie-geek pretension ;). The golden age of cable has allowed for some truly interesting shows to develop.

BSG is my favorite, and in IMHO the best, but I would also recommend: 30 Rock, Deadwood, Heroes (first season, anyhow), Lost (to some extent), and Firefly.

By: Ellen

Ellen — Fri, 09 May 2008 19:28:00 +0000

Glad to see some erosion of movie-geek pretension ;). The golden age of cable has allowed for some truly interesting shows to develop.

BSG is my favorite, and in IMHO the best, but I would also recommend: 30 Rock, Deadwood, Heroes (first season, anyhow), Lost (to some extent), and Firefly.

By: Josh Radde

Josh Radde — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:08:59 +0000

Consider 2.5 DONE! Last night was a great evening. Chinese food, my ladyfriend, and some Battlestar. HEY! Some MSG with my BSG! YES!

By: Josh Radde

Josh Radde — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:08:00 +0000

Consider 2.5 DONE! Last night was a great evening. Chinese food, my ladyfriend, and some Battlestar. HEY! Some MSG with my BSG! YES!

By: bertas

bertas — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:06:14 +0000

Michelle I agree season 3 of Veronica Mars was not that good (as Rob Thomas was experimenting with the story arcs and whatnot as you probably know :) but still it was definitely watchable.
I think season 1 and even season 2 do have a movie quality to it, albeit a very long movie :) It was completely addictive, so many storylines and twists and turns you simply had to see what happens next. For something that was promoted as a teen show by CW it was anything but… and you know Stephen King was a fan? :)

By: bertas

bertas — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:06:00 +0000

By: Michelle Graham

Michelle Graham — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 23:25:28 +0000

Hey, someone else brought up Veronica! That was cancelled before its time :( It was fantastic, seasons 1 and 2 more than season 3. As for Lost, I watch it, it kills me but I watch it. Lets take a mystery, add some more angles to it, a couple more on top of that and then maybe answer a question from a year back. Coming up next week, more mystery and half an answer!

By: Michelle Graham

Michelle Graham — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 23:25:00 +0000

By: bertas

bertas — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:18:06 +0000

Welcome to the club :) I never ever thought I would get into something like Sci-Fi… I know, I know what can I say I didnt know any better… and my experience was similar to yours, it started with the excellent BSG pilot and I just couldnt stop watching, season 1 is excellent :)
Now for the TV for movie geeks feature I think it might be a good idea, one other show that had that effect on me was Veronica Mars. You might want to give it a go… :)
I sniggered and scorned, teen PI with a noir twist, honestly… then vanity got the better of me as my brother said she looked exactly like me (not true, Kristen Bell is far prettier)… my vanity aside season 1 is epic…

By: bertas

bertas — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:18:00 +0000

By: Bruce Simmons

Bruce Simmons — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:39:22 +0000

Ack!! Someone mentioned Lost. The land of unanswered questions, NOT to mention a very confusing new twist in time they tossed out at us last week..

But my big question, which will haunt me until they answer it, [and it looks like they just might], is wtf is the killer smoke tendrils?? A ghost pit bull with a smoke collar? (Kind of like a smoke trailer on a stunt plane)

It’s a good thing I don’t like the show, or I’d be completely up on all the details….. *crickets* … oh crap, I am.

By: Bruce Simmons

Bruce Simmons — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:39:00 +0000

Ack!! Someone mentioned Lost. The land of unanswered questions, NOT to mention a very confusing new twist in time they tossed out at us last week..

It’s a good thing I don’t like the show, or I’d be completely up on all the details….. *crickets* … oh crap, I am.

By: Josh Radde

Josh Radde — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:21:18 +0000

Neil–

We’re probably at the same point. I’ve been watching fervently over the past month when I can. I’m 4 episodes in to 2.5 and DVRing season 4.

I would also submit that Lost is good for movie lovers.

By: Josh Radde

Josh Radde — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:21:00 +0000

Neil–

We’re probably at the same point. I’ve been watching fervently over the past month when I can. I’m 4 episodes in to 2.5 and DVRing season 4.

I would also submit that Lost is good for movie lovers.

By: Michelle Graham

Michelle Graham — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:28:22 +0000

If we do have a TV for Movie Lovers, Joss would have to get in there under two headings, Firefly and Buffy (hey, it’s a spin off from a movie… A way way way WAY better piece of drama than the movie ever was, too.) Angel could sneak in via Buffy, and then Dollhouse just looks deadly, so bring it on too.

Actually, can I just submit all my favorite shows for it? :) The West Wing! Now that is a show for movie lovers.

On the BSG track, the one and only thing that bugged me about the show were those bloody webisodes. I know they were designed to keep the fans happy, but there was nothing more frustrating than watching 40 mins of 3 and 4 min snippets, that really added up to very little. Good luck to you Neil, if you make it through them, you’ll make it through everything!

By: Michelle Graham

Michelle Graham — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:28:00 +0000

Actually, can I just submit all my favorite shows for it? :) The West Wing! Now that is a show for movie lovers.

By: ProgGrrl

ProgGrrl — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:22:21 +0000

I feel it’s my duty here, as a BSG fan(atic), to point out that you really ought to watch season 3 before RAZOR. RAZOR is meant as a standalone 2-ep film, in between seasons 3 and 4. Just sayin’.

Meanwhile, as a fellow cinephile-turned-TV-junkie, can I suggest a few more cinematic shows for your new feature? ROME, IN TREATMENT, UGLY BETTY, WEEDS, FARSCAPE, LA FEMME NIKITA, ALIAS, MY SO CALLED LIFE, and everything by Joss Whedon, natch. *g*