Re: 4th Season Battlestar Galactica - The Ties That Bind - 5 star poll - SPOILERS AHOY !

"EGK" <me@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On Sun, 20 Apr 2008 16:22:41 -0500, "Deke" <no spam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> I don't want to rain on anyone's parade here but I can't see the 
> attraction
> of this show any more.  I loved it when it first started but now I
record
> episodes and FF thru most of them.  It's become nothing but a giant soap
> opera  in space.  That's ok if you like soaps.  I do sometimes if
they're
> done well but I have to care about the characters.   The only reason I 
> even
> still record them to FF through later is to hopefully see some sort of
> closure to the series.
>
> My major problem with BG is there is not a single character in the whole
> series who I give two ****s about.  I hope they all die.  Cally was a
> likeable character years ago but like everyone else on the series, the
> writers trashed her.  They basically made her a shrewish ***** and a
quick
> exit out an air-lock seemed like a fitting end for her.   If they could 
> only
> do that to the rest of them.
>
> I'm wondering if other people who still think BG is great TV like the
> characters?   Or am I in a minority in needing to like and be able to
root
> for them to enjoy a show like this?
> -- 
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> "There would be a lot more civility in this world if people
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I agree with you 100%. For me to enjoy a story, I like to connect with
some 
of the characters, but with BSG, I don't particularly like anyone (Human
or 
Cylon). Without someone to root for, the drama falls flat for me. I don't 
really care who lives or dies. I don't care about the Final Cylon or if 
everyone is a Cylon. Regardless, I'm a sci-fi junky and I'll probably
watch 
this thing to the bitter end, but I highly doubt I'll experience any 
lingering fondness for the series after it's done.