So I'm finally watching nuBSG

Had a few drinks and turned on "Resurrection Ship" and watched both parts, fantastic episodes. Even though I knew the outcome, that scene after the battle with Adama and Cain considering assassinating each other was pretty tense

James Callis really did one hell of a job with Baltar, underrated performance. "You know what I miss the most? You're going to laugh at this. Sports."


Also interesting note - in Pt 2 it opens up with Lee floating in the water. He's right beside a large cliff and that cliff is in Eagle Harbor in West Vancouver - we used to go cliff jumping all the time there when I was growing up

I haven't watch this show in years, but definitely agree with this.

Excellent two part episode, a highlight for sure.

I just rewatched the mutiny 2-parter and I was glad to see him go.

Finished my re-watch last night.

I hadn't seen any of S4 since it originally ran 12-13 years ago and actually ended up liking most of it better this time around. Enough time had passed that I'd actually forgotten (or misremembered) some stuff, so some of it felt almost like new episodes to me.

The finale was still a big disappointment. Maybe not quite as bad as when I saw it the first time because I knew what to expect, but this time I watched the un-aired extended version, which combines both parts of "Daylight" into essentially one long, movie-length episode. IIRC it didn't even dip to black for the commercial breaks.

That long, unbroken run time may have helped, I think, because it makes it feel like the first 2/3rds is good, with only the back third being a disappointment. The second half of "Daybreak Part 2" is the disappointment, which left a worse taste in my mouth back in 2009.

Aside from Starbuck never figuring out who or what she is (which feels like a copout) and never getting much of an explanation of Head Six or Head Baltar (except that they're apparently immortal agents of God or something), my main dislike of the ending is that the bit where everybody decides to ditch all their technology and what few creature comforts they have to go live with the primitives felt like it happened way too fast. Yes, they couldn't belabor that plot point for too long in the time that they had, but it felt too abrupt and unrealistic. In a group of that many people, it's highly unlikely that the decision to go native would've been unanimous and certainly wouldn't have happened quickly.

Plus, breaking up the survivors into smaller groups and scattering them across the planet struck me as a bad idea for their continued survival.

I still have to finish the commentaries for both versions of the finale, so maybe Moore and the others will have explanations for my quibbles. It's definitely my least favorite ending of any good series I've watched, which is a shame because of how good the rest of it was overall.

I'd be a bit pissed that they sent all the modern sanitation and medical technology to burn in the fucking sun. Giving birth? Need antibiotics? Want to take a shit, but don't want to do it in the bushes and wipe with some leaves? Too bad! The grouchy hermit Bill Adama has spoken!

It was actually Lee Adama's idea.

He couldn't wait to start climbing those mountains.

Apparently there's a whole concert of BSG music. This was the only video I could find.

During my recent rewatch I found out the same thing and found the same clip.

Funny how much context matters. I absolutely love the Watchtower remake now. The music video version someone did is one of my favorite bits of fluff, right up there with the 5 guitar masters doing the Game of Thrones theme for Fender.

But I HATED it when I first saw it in the show. Because they used it as a 'signal', and it was a friggin' Dylan/Hendrix riff. That meant Earth - but that's not how they used it in the show.

Oh well, the music is really damn good.

It having parts that sounded like the version from our world doesn't bother me one bit considering all the other aspects of the show like them speaking modern English.

Now there's an interesting thought ... could the music, like the dialogue, be an example of Translation Convention? In other words, it's not actually "All Along the Watchtower," just like they aren't actually speaking English, but rather it's a tune that was similarly popular on the Thirteenth Tribe's Earth?

I remember seeing an interview back around the time the show finished that suggested exactly that.

edit:

BG3: "Crossroads, Part II" - Bear McCreary

and...

Watched the mini series this weekend for the first time in over a decade

It's actually a LOT better than I remember and I thought it was pretty damn good the first time around. Holds up very well

Might as well start a full rewatch now I guess