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Post by Mist On Fire on Jul 30, 2008 6:31:21 GMT -5
An occasionally overlooked icon in Science Fiction television.With it's onset in 1978,it has developed a reputable following.So popular in fact,with the coming of the new Milenium,a whole new generation was introduced to the story of the devastation of mankind and the quest to live on and find another fabled pocket of humanity in the universe. For those of us old enough to remember it,(like me) the original series did make it to Earth a storyline generation later and found quite a primitive society in Los Angeles 1980! And then only the kids got to come down out of space to play,what a gyp.... The new series is,in one word,incredible.They have taken the original concept and taken it to a whole new level and keep going on and on to keep us guessing what may come next. I'll always be a fan of the original series,especially the episodes that revolved around Starbuck.Gotta love the guy,even if he might be a little crooked at times.Who can forget the episode where Starbuck rebuilds a crashed Cylon on a lonely,desolate planet and then cheats it at a card game of Pyramid and the Cylon gets offended! Starbucks famous line"I don't believe this,how do you hurt a Cylon's feelings?" I love the new series too,but sadly,I haven't watched many episodes of it until recently,but I can say this about it;the cast is fantastic and Edward James Olamos as Adama was the right choice for the new feel and storyline that has been laid down. I'd love to know what you guys think of one or the other,or both!
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