In the newest installment of the critically acclaimed Battlestar Galactica, director Edward James Olmos (Admiral Adama) takes the story of Cylons and gives it the 2-hour treatment.  The Cylons, as any connaiseur of sci-fi will know, are robots that Humanity created as servants.  After rebelling, they disappeared for 40 years before coming back to wipe Humanity off the face of the galaxy.  Additionally, they no longer look like robots but have skin and bleed like Humans.

WARNING:  Spoilers abound after the break.  Do not read unless you have seen The Plan or *at least* all four seasons.

Quick rating (before the break):  4/5 if you like Battlestar and want to see things resolved, 2/5 if you are only half-engaged and want more food for thought/questions asked. Continue reading

So I thought that the news on the Caprica front was that there was nothing new before getting close to the Jan 22 television premiere (I’ve already seen it on DVD, of course).  Not so.

Several new gems have slipped under my radar.  First is my favourite in a series of print ads that are being tested and were subsequently leaked:

What I specifically like about this one is the allusion to the Fall of Man as described in the Bible (refresher:  Humanity, in it’s self-defeating quest for knowledge, commits the only sin possible: taking a fruit (usually portrayed as an apple but it really doesn’t matter) from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil (which sounds snappier in Hebrew) after being tricked by the fallen angel Lucifer (aka Satan) who says that it will make them gods in their own right.  This wakes humanity up, allowing them to know what is good but also the potential for evil and permanently corrupts humanity.).  The allusion is an excellent one that I didn’t catch before and I really think that this poster really best reflects that and takes aim at a story that is so embedded in Western consciousness that even if one hasn’t heard it before one understands its significance.

Sorry about going all Eng-Lit geek on you

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There are also two new promos on Youtube.  Though at first glance they may look similar to previous ones they both have some engaging new content, which I won’t go into for spoiler’s sakes.

And for good measure, a commercial worth watching.

I’m hoping the CBC or CTV or some mainstream network will air it since I don’t have and probably can’t shell out for SPACE, Canada’s answer to SciFi.  It does, of course, comply with CRTC “Canadian Content” regulations (made in Canada starring mostly Canadians) and it would help networks fill that valuable 70% CanCon quotient…  Just sayin’

It has come to my attention that the public is not educated about the intertube’s latest sensation, FilmRiot, the Revision3 show that shows you how to pull off the techniques you see in the movies without having to sell your soul for an FX budget.

So I present this Public Service Announcement for the betterment of my readers.

Sorry that today’s post isn’t more substantial, I spent much of the day helping a friend move.

So I’ll leave  you with this video, nay naught but a link (embedding be-eth disabled per request)

To Darkness All

It’s a Battlestar Galactica mashup looking at some of the darkest moments of humanity in BSG.  Spoiler warning.

The name comes from a verse of Caprican poetry quoted in one of the episodes which I am disappointed is not actually in any work:

“From the darkness, you must fall,

failed and weak, to darkness all” (the Caprican poet Kataris)

I just think that line embodies Battlestar Galactica.  I’m currently, by the way, going through a withdrawl as Pushing Daisies (my other series) is over and my next Battlestar fix isn’t until November when Sci-fi (and SPACE) release Battlestar Galactica: The Plan (2 hour movie that portrays the series from the Cylon side), and then that’s all until Caprica rolls out in early 2010 (I saw the Caprica pilot and fell in love.  Be warned, however, that it is very explicit – but not gratuitously)

And yes, I plan on doing something with my Portfolio section.