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pennyfeline

BSG's Miniseries

Jun 03, 2010 20:15

Lots of people have been doing that tv meme recentlly. Silently, I found myself replying to a lot of those questions with "BSG miniseries". To this day and 4 seasons of BSG, I still consider its pilot movie one of the best things ever. One of the best BSG "episodes" ever and one of the best movies in general, ever. Considering the fact that I was ( Read more... )

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starbuck92 June 5 2010, 03:01:13 UTC

I didn't get to watch the miniseries when it originally aired because we only had one TV in the house with cable and my dad didn't like to give it up often. So when I would watch Stargate reruns on SciFi, I would get all stirred up at seeing the previews for the miniseries and my curiosity was piqued. I remember sneaking to the TV when my dad would go do something else and caught a few scenes, but I didn't watch it until much later when the show was airing in the UK and many people on my flist were raving about it. It's an extraordinary piece of storytelling in all of the ways you described, and I'll happily recommend it to anyone looking to discover something intelligent and thought-provoking!

pennyfeline June 5 2010, 17:48:21 UTC

It's nice to read people's memories about watching the mini for the first time, or well, trying to. *shakes fist at your dad* ;) Glad you got to watch it in the end!

roslinforever June 5 2010, 08:13:33 UTC

Great write-up and I love the pics; the colouring and how you have grunged them up and such - every single one looks fabulous!

Very nice tribute to the miniseries, which I didn't like as much as you did, but which you've made sound more exciting and more enjoyable than I thought it was....

pennyfeline June 5 2010, 17:50:54 UTC

Thank you, dear. You know this picspam was only another excuse to play around with Photoshop. ;)

which I didn't like as much as you did, but which you've made sound more exciting and more enjoyable than I thought it was....

Awwww. Maybe you should just watch it again? Yes, I think, you should. It'll be more exciting and more enjoyable that second time around. *g*

roslinforever June 6 2010, 08:51:14 UTC

I know you were joking, but one day I do aim to re-watch it all again - but not for some years yet.
Right now though I'm not watching anything as later today we are off on holiday - woohoo.
So if you should be posting again anytime soon, I'm not ignoring you, I'm just not around....

pennyfeline June 6 2010, 11:06:28 UTC

Yay for holidays! I hope you have a great time. :)

born_spook June 5 2010, 11:28:44 UTC

I loved reading this - thank you for such a wonderful post and really lovely selection of pictures. *g* You know how much I love the mini-series. I still regard it as possibly my favourite 'episode' along with '33'. I love how the story unfolds slowly, and the fact that we're not hit over the head with anything in an overly melodramatic way, despite the intense and devastating apocalyptic situation we find ourselves watching. It's all done with such subtly, and you are drawn into the story very effectively imo.

I've always maintained that the mini-series could have been a movie shown at cinemas, and it would have done very well. It just has everything really. ♥

pennyfeline June 5 2010, 17:58:19 UTC

Thank you for reading. :)

I love how the story unfolds slowly, and the fact that we're not hit over the head with anything in an overly melodramatic way, despite the intense and devastating apocalyptic situation we find ourselves watching. It's all done with such subtly, and you are drawn into the story very effectively imo.

Well put. That's exactly it. I think that was (early) BSG's strongest quality anyway. Subtle and realistic, but all the more intense emotion, that needed time to play out.

I've always maintained that the mini-series could have been a movie shown at cinemas, and it would have done very well. It just has everything really. ♥

Yeah, it would have been wonderful to watch on the big screen. But I suppose a lot of people go to cinema for instant entertainment only (you may say: to be hit over the head with it in an overly melodramatic way) and the mini would have probably made those fall asleep. Or maybe I'm wrong. I hope I'm wrong.

born_spook June 5 2010, 18:44:31 UTC

I think that was (early) BSG's strongest quality anyway. Subtle and realistic, but all the more intense emotion, that needed time to play out.

Definitely. It also gave it this atmospheric quality (without being at all pretentious) which was so great to watch. Caprica has a touch of this quality too, I think, though as a show, it still has a way to go obviously.

Yeah, it would have been wonderful to watch on the big screen. But I suppose a lot of people go to cinema for instant entertainment only (you may say: to be hit over the head with it in an overly melodramatic way) and the mini would have probably made those fall asleep. Or maybe I'm wrong. I hope I'm wrong.

Good point, lol. It probably would have been greatly received by the critics and a small-ish audience who appreciate a more subtle storytelling approach. ;) It would be nice to be wrong - but after a few recent trips to the cinema, I have been pretty underwhelmed.

aletheia08 June 5 2010, 13:33:34 UTC

Great picspam/review. All those moments made me fall in love with BSG as well (Laura taking the pilot's hand!! ♥) and now I want to rewatch it!

pennyfeline June 5 2010, 17:52:00 UTC

Thank you! Laura taking the pilot's hand was one of the most beautiful moments ever, wasn't it? &hearts

Enjoy your rewatch! ;)

nicole_anell June 5 2010, 22:22:38 UTC

Have to quote this entire thing:

Now, I'm not morbid or anything, but I was completely taken by that scene. Especially when hot robot killer chick walked away from the scene with that absolutely painful look on her face. Besides, no matter how many babies die horrible deaths every day on this planet, you don't kill babies on tv. You don't. And if you do, you don't show it. No, you don't. But Battlestar did just that. And above that, they made me feel for the baby, its mother and it's murderer.Yes, yes, yes! The baby-killing was one of the big turning points in the miniseries for me. It shocked me this show actually went there AND portrayed it in a complex way that actually made me feel for Six too. (Oh Tricia Helfer ( ... )

pennyfeline June 6 2010, 11:16:06 UTC

Yes, yes, yes! The baby-killing was one of the big turning points in the miniseries for me. It shocked me this show actually went there AND portrayed it in a complex way that actually made me feel for Six too. (Oh Tricia Helfer.)

Relieved to know I'm not the only person who was absolutely fascinated by that rather shocking scene. Pfew. *lol* I still can't believe Tricia had no acting experience before that. It's unbelievable what she can communicate with her eyes only. Maybe that's why she and Mary have been my favorite BSG actresses all along.

Glad the post brought back some memories for you. :)