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1000levels — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 21:41:55 +0000

Battlestar Galactica

G. — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:57:41 +0000

Hoy vamos a adentrarnos en una serie poco conocida pero que merece todo mi aprecio ya que aunque no me gusta la tematica del espacio he de decir que si tuviese que hacer una lista de mis series favoritas esta estaria sin dudarlo la primera o la segunda.

La serie a la que me refiero en este post es Battlestar Galactica de 2003 ya que existe una versión mas antigua de 1978.

Os voy a comentar un poco de la historia (tranquilos, no haré spoilers):

La serie empieza con una pelicula en la que te introducen a la historia, despues van las 2 primeras temporadas seguida de una miniserie que eran webisodes (episodios que se veian en una web), seguidamente las temporada 3 la pelicula llamada Razor y la temporada 4 y ultima seguido del “The Last Frakkin Special” que es otra miniserie de 10 capitulos. Lo ultimo es una pelicula que acaban de sacar hace poco titulada “The Plan”.

La historia cuenta que los humanos conseguimos hacer una raza de robots llamados Cylons y estos se revelan en contra de sus creadores y luchan contra ellos para despues desaparecer en la galaxia en busca de lo que ellos denominan “un lugar para ellos”, la guerra entre Cylons y humanos acaba con un armisticio que dicta una linea de la que no deben pasar y ponen en el espacio una nave en el que año tras año se deben encontrar Cylons y humanos pero los Cylons nunca aparecen… hasta hoy. Efectivamente, el primer capitulo empieza cuando en la antigua nave ya pasados 40 años un Cylon decide aparecer.

Que decir de que todos los personajes son carismáticos, los decorados un poco cutres y los robots hechos por ordenador no quedan nada creíbles, pero tiene algo que no tienen otras series, un argumento y una historia que compensan todo lo demás, con tramas que dejan a una loca perdida.

Aqui teneis la pagina de Battlestar Galactica en SCI FI: http://www.scifi.es/galactica/index.php y la pagina oficial :http://www.battlestargalactica.com/

Os la recomiendo totalmente, espero que os guste, si la habéis visto decidme, ¿Tengo razón o no?

watch out for those machines...

zwara81 — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:44:01 +0000

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Battlestar Galactica Razor Game

allflashgames — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:19:20 +0000

Battlestar Galactica Razor Game
Battlestar Galactica Razor Game

Battlestar Galactica Razor Game
Battlestar Galactica Razor Game Description : Cylon Raiders have surrounded your Colonial Raptor, and your laser cannons are empty. In Raptor’s Revenge, you’re mission is to destroy as many Cylon Raiders as possible.
How to Play Battlestar Galactica Razor Game? Use Mouse to interact.

Battlestar Ace Game

allflashgames — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:18:19 +0000

Battlestar Ace
Battlestar Ace

Battlestar Ace Game
Battlestar Ace Game Description : The galaxy is under attack from the evil forces of zanltra. Starship ace is the guardian of the galaxy. Collect bonus pack to upgrade weapon mode. Each time you are hit will degrade the weapon mode.
How to Play Battlestar Ace Game? Use Mouse to interact.

Stock at the PUP

komplettie — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:12:42 +0000

Hey there all, from time to time we like to update people on items that we have in stock at our Dubl

V is for valetudinarian

Peddler — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:16:33 +0000

It has nothing to do with the show, it’s just a new word that I learned. Go look it up, this post isn’t going anywhere…. there, now you learned a new word too.

So Joss Whedon didn’t make good on getting Firefly back up and running; sad face for anyone who caught even one episode, I’m sure. Rumour has it that the cast had a very strong connection with the show and each other. Now it looks like a few of the last hold outs have got roles in the new series V. I guess they were waiting for that special science fiction show to make them trust again.

Does anybody remember a show called First Wave? Ya, I don’t blame you. I try to foget it too sometimes. I couldn’t help being pulled back 10 years though – to that B- science fiction that lasted longer that it rightly should have. I didn’t watch it becuase I enjoyed it, rather because it seemed to always be on when nothing else was and it had the possibility of about as much nudity that prime time could legally offer my boob-starved, sixteen-year old eyes. The acting was terrible, the writing useless, and the special effects were laughable even for the time. Now, V doesn’t provide nearly as much nudity so far but I’m a little older now, and have access to internet porn, so… I’m pretty much set on with that whole area.

I can easily say that I love a good science fiction show as much as, possibly (a lot) more than the next. Which allows me to honestly assure you that I was cautiously optimistic when I powered on the cable box this evening. V doesn’t share all of the afformentoned afflictions of that late nineties gem. The acting is not nearly as bad, for the most part, as the writing has proven to be so far after the first episode. Although one of my favorite Firefly alumni, whose acting I also admire from Dollhouse, was (*spoiler alert*) scratched from the roster surprisingly early. The characters are filled out by the few actors that can hold their own on screen rather than by the pen that created them. Contrived comes to mind as a one word descriptor, script-wise. The special effects are not terrible but we are unfortunately, as a viewership, spoiled by the hollywood blockbusters that rage down theatre isles out into the streets, stomping on the dreams of small, under-budgeted endeavours. So there I sat, as expected, underwhelmed by the visual goo’s and ga’s of this infant series; cute but nothing out of the ordinary.

Having not watched the original series (it shares the year of my birth so I think I should be off the hook on not having it in my repetoire) I have to be reserved when accusing the plot of perpetrating cliches. Hopefully they will use an old format to explore new angles and ideas, in the spirit of its big brother Battle Star Galactica. This I cannot speak to as of yet since this is my reaction to the initial offering of the show and nothing more. I will continue to watch, as I encourage you to aswell since I would rather this overly critical review to be proven wrong (a painful concept but I’d rather be happy than right, to borrow a phrase) and have a new show to look forward to. Tuesday is an awfully slow night, after all. I will finish by saying that my cautious is loosing grip on the opitimistism.

PC builds, interesting

JohnBoy1313 — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:20:33 +0000

some of these i like some just made me lol, either way, fun!!

Surviving the (Dragon) Con - Halloween Special

madmonq — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:19:37 +0000

Dragon Con, or any con I guess is like a dive into your grandmother’s attic. Full of weird stuff that your inner kid finds irresistible. Only without woman wearing bustiers and guys dressed as Captain Hammer. Or maybe it is. I don’t know. I don’t know what your grandma is into. She might be freak.

Honest to goodness I met a lot of very nice people. Sincerely very nice and likable people. Even those dressed as furries (though I generally gave them a wide berth so really, they could be as terribly disturbed as they seem). Everyone beat the image of the nerd disconnected from reality, although perhaps because they were surrounded by so much un-reality they seemed comfortable. One didn’t have to dress up to have fun. That just seems to have enhanced it for everyone.

I spent a good amount of time documenting the costumed as they were available, fun and in legion. There are a few naughty photos to follow. The camera phone held out long enough to take a lot of decent photos of almost any star I could reasonably get close to (without paying $70+ bucks. (No I’m not kidding.) Or really bothering them). Patrick Stewart, Leonard Nimoy, Felicia Day (no photo. I’ll explain later), Scott Adsit, the Battlestar Gang to name a few. And a few friends along the way.

If I had any problems adjusting to reality afterward I can probably blame that on my wife. It’s weird to have a hot wife that likes nerd stuff and really enjoyed the convention. In the past I’ve might have had one but rarely the other. My dreams have become reality.

It Beings

A moebius strip of a line. Abstract and never ending. Helps if friends are nearby

The lobby of the Atlanta Marriott is amazing. One of several hosting the convention

Terry Gillium of Brazil, The Fisher King, Monty Python's Flying Circus and soon The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. Heath Ledger's last film. The previews were amazing

Shatner was equal parts egotistical & self effacing. He came across as slightly weirder than I expected but his stories were hilarious. I've always wanted to meet Leonard Nimoy. I was prepared to sing his praises & buy him a drink. Then I found out he and the others charge hundreds of dollars for a photo, autograph and about 1 second of their time. Evidently actors don't want fan grovelling for free, anymore. He missed out on some good fawning.

The Cast of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Still very bright & funny

Evidently George Lucas invited them to a private screening of Star Wars. They got to make fun of it in front of him. Too bad it wasn't The Phantom Menace.

Michael Hogan and Kate Vernon of Battlestar Galactica. The distance panel shots turned out terribly. That's why I've got so many shots on the big screen. Edward James Olmos literally phone in to say if the TV film "The Plan" goes well there could be more Battlestar films. We'll see.

I do declare I had a case of the vapors when Captain Charles Luc Xavier walked on the stage not but 15 feet yonder from me. I almost had a swoon. He remembered almost nothing from the Star Trek:TNG but swears it was best time of his life. We believed him.

Scott Adsit of 30 Rock, Moral Oral. Another famous bald guy. No matter my bravado I really didn't want to bother these poor people. He was there in person and was very nice about taking a picture. Then I ran away.

Luciana Carro call sign Kat from Battlestar Galactica & the L Word. So smoking hot in real life it was surprising. She touched my arm as she left which, of course, means we're married. (Maybe this is why guests charge for photos? To weed out future spouses? No wonder right wing kooks say that Hollywood is anti-family)

One of my wife's favorite tracks - Skeptics. My wife attended most if not all of the discussions. Anyone could have a track for almost any point of view so long as you were willing to pay the fee, I imagine. Again most everyone was really very nice.

Also saw Ellen Tigh (real name Kate Vernon) and Felicia Day (real name Felicia Day) in real life. Kate Vernon seemed frightened of everyone so I left her alone. Also the restraining order said I had to. Felicia Day stood 2 feet away, ordering food after me. Rather than bother her, I left her alone too. I was already married to Luciana Carro and there were no FLDS elders around to officiate the ceremony. Oddly they do have standards for stuff like that. But at Dragon Con consolations abound. A mix of the naughty bits and random fandom to round out the set.

So yeah. There was a lot of this: Cute girls in costume. All over the place. So much so that it was disorienting. I've no idea who she is supposed to be and I don't recognize the style of dress. Which means it's probably anime. So yeah, anime.

See. I mean it's ridiculous.

More blue in the face. The Frooty Oat Bar gang.

2 by 2. Cult of Blue? The Snuggie Cult won an award for best costume idea or something like that. Those are flip phones strapped to their heads for some unknown reason. Very funny & clever

Their Leader? Out getting recruits I guess

Batman nemesis Poison Ivy

Marcus from Gears of War. One of my favorite games. There were a bunch of Halo troopers running around as well. Cool

Storm Trooperette

Of Lightning & Lantern.

The Thoroughbred of Sin?

Um. I dunno. Anime?

I really like this group shot. Black clothing and eery red glowing rods make everyone look cool.

Iron Man

Wolverine. Real metal claws attached to his hands. That had to be uncomfortable.

Wonder Girl & Black Manta. Black Manta had a voice distorter worked into his helmet that would scare the shit out of you even if you were expecting it.

R2-D2. Not Lucas approved. Someone built this him/herself. It did everything, rolled, spoke, reacted.

See. This is why Batman changes out Robins' out every few years. So as not to embarrass him later. Otherwise they get the Jason Todd treatment. Still, this guy is braver than I'll ever be.

The Comedian & the Silk Spectre

Silk Spectre 2.0

Some sort of late night party/contest involving the Goon with Goon creator Eric Powell in attendance. Hellboy creator Mike Mignola is somewhere in the background. He fell under my non-harrassment of most celebrities clause so no photos of him.

Dunno. Anime Meets Space Balls' Prince Valium

Mmmm. Don't know. Anime

Dunno. Anime

Racy Anime, I guess. Your guess is as good as mine

and we're out

A more or less complete set of all the Dragon Con photos can be found here for anyone interested. Happy Halloween. Be safe.

Harmony

keeganwh — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:45:40 +0000

Contributing Author: Keegan Flick-Parker Genre: Fan Fiction (T) Setting: Battlestar Galactica – Expa

A visit to the ROM & our own 'gay' archives

D&G — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:02:33 +0000

The ROM- no, not a computer file which contains a copy of the data from a read-only memory chip – but the Royal Ontario Museum is Canada’s largest museum of world culture and natural history (the 5th largest in North America). What better place for Gary to take his new “boyfriend” David for his birthday than a museum – right? (I say boyfriend-quote-unquote – because they’d only known each other for three weeks, and not so sure about the label – and at 33 years old why couldn’t he be a “manfriend”?). Throw in a side-trip to the planetarium and you’ve got yourself one “intellectual” birthday celebration!

: McLaughlin Planitarium Pamphlet

As a note of interest; the McLaughlin Planetarium closed down less than two months later in November 1995. Things come and go, but love lives on!

It’s not everyday you stumble across an entire love story.

Gary can’t recall why he thought taking David to the museum would be a good idea for his birthday, except for his own interests in history. Gary could spend hours roaming the many exhibits of the ROM, and wanted to share that part of himself with David. While David was just pleased to be able to share Gary’s interest – although space stuff is always something that interests David; especially if it’s space-alien babies blowing up a battle star (two of David’s favourite shows) – but this is close enough for now.

So, you may have noticed that the pics included in this blog are the original mementos that David & Gary have kept since they first met over 14-plus years ago, and continue to collect. Call it OCD, call it romantic, call it foresight of an enduring love – we call it The Archives. At least a dozen different scrapbooks, and several large, plastic boxes, filled with the years of a gay couple in love. We plan to keep contributing to our own Archives and then, when we have loved enough for this life and moved our love onto whatever awaits us next, we will be donating our archives to the Canadaian Gay and Lesbian Archives.

By following our blog we will be sharing with you the many treasured moments and memories of a love story: stories of love, sex, food, death, travel, cats, family, friendships made and friendships lost (and made again), jobs, transitions and transgressions. But we’re starting off with something rather tame and ordinary like an “intellectual” birthday visit to a museum.

Unlike the beginning of our relationship (if you’ve been following our blog so far) – you know that we started off our relationship anything but tame! So enjoy this little quiet blog before the more steamier memory-storms hit.

Some blogs may be exciting; some blogs may be ordinary; some blogs may be frustrating, some blogs may make you angry; some blogs may make you cry; some blogs may make you laugh; some blogs may make you smile - just like the days and years of our love.

We hope you enjoy, and also invite you to submit any inspiring, funny, or interesting stories or links about your own relationship (how you met, etc…) and we will post them to connect to your link.

Dreaming a little dream about....Battlestar

Kada Photography — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 03:37:45 +0000

Last night, I had the most awesome dream. I’m giving you a warning first, yes, it is pretty dorky but who cares. I had a dream that I got to do a photo shoot with the whole cast of Battlestar Galactica. Oh yeah, I said it… Battlestar.

What a dream that would be! I imagine it would go horribly for everyone. I’d be screaming out people’s character name instead of their real name. “STARBUCK!” “APOLLO!” “GAIUS!” I’d probably be offended if they insisted on being called their real name. Tricia Hefner, I’m sorry but you will always be Number 6 to me no matter if you show up in Playboy, Maxim, or Burn Notice. Jamie Bamber, you should always wear the CAG uniform. Katee Sackhoff, I would watch you in anything but Starbuck is one of my all-time favorite female characters and I will picture you only as Starbuck. I could go on about every single character but I will spare you.

I would probably make every character do things I dream of in the show. Starbuck kissing Apollo. Gaius being strangled by Starbuck; Gaius being strangled by Adama (either one); Gaius being strangled by pretty much anyone. Someone shooting Cavil and Tory at the same time.

All that being said, that photo shoot would end pretty badly.

Komplett Storage Roundup:

komplettie — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:33:34 +0000

Hey there all, hopefully the week has started off well for you guys. We’ve had a lot of people askin

New this week! Gears of War series 5, Revoltech Yamaguchi II Sengoku Basara, K-ON! Yui & Mio, Twilight New Moon, more...

kirinhobby — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 03:06:43 +0000

Kirin Hobby is now accepting preorders for the Gears of War series 5 action figures from Neca. Series 5 features a redesigned COG Soldier plus new additions to the series Boomer and Beast Rider Grenadier. Slashing with style are the new Revoltech Yamaguchi II Sengoku Basara action figures. Rock the house with K-ON! Yui & Mio figures by Alter. Get warm and fuzzy from this cute collection of Final Fantasy stuffed monster key chains by Square Enix!

Kick off the Halloween frightfest with Twilight New Moon Edward, Bella, Jacob, & Alice action figures from Neca! Also new in stock are the Terminator T-2 series 2 action figures from Neca and the Marvel Minimates series 27 Ultimates and series 28 History of Wolverine action figures.

Enjoy!
Edward

Odin Sphere: Mercedes [Figure] by Alter
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS The Movie 1st: Nanoha Takamachi [Figure] by Alter
K-ON! Yui Hirasawa [Figure] by Alter
K-ON! Mio Akiyama [Figure] by Alter
Lineage II: Light Elf [Figure] by Orchid Seed
Revoltech Queen’s Blade No.006 Menace [Action Figure] by Kaiyodo
Revoltech No.080 Sengoku Basara: Sanada Yakimura [Action Figure] by Kaiyodo
Revoltech No.079 Sengoku Basara: Date Masamune [Action Figure] by Kaiyodo
Final Fantasy Stuffed Monster Key Chain Plush: Tonberry [Accessories] by Square Enix
Final Fantasy Stuffed Monster Key Chain Plush: Moogle [Accessories] by Square Enix
Final Fantasy Stuffed Monster Key Chain Plush: Chocobo [Accessories] by Square Enix
Final Fantasy Stuffed Monster Key Chain Plush: Cactuar [Accessories] by Square Enix
Final Fantasy Stuffed Monster Key Chain Plush: Bomb [Accessories] by Square Enix
Twilight New Moon: Set of 4 ~ Edward, Bella, Alice, Jacob [Action Figure] by Neca
Terminator T-2 Series 2: 3-pack ~ T-800 (Cyberdyne & Final Battle), Endoskeleton [Action Figure] by Neca
God of War II Magic of the Gods: Set of 2 Kratos ~ Poseidon’s Rage, Dark Odyssey [Action Figure] by Neca
Gears of War Series 5 Set of 4 ~ Boomer, COG Soldier, Grenadier, Hoffman [Action Figure] by Neca
Star Trek II The Wrath of Khan: USS Enterprise NCC-1701 [Figure] by Diamond Select
Minimates Marvel Series 28: History of Wolverine Set of 4 [Action Figure] by Diamond Select
Minimates Marvel Series 27: Ultimates Set of 4 [Action Figure] by Diamond Select
Minimates Battlestar Galactica Razor Box Set ~ Gina, Husker, Kendra, Cylon Warrior, Cylon Pilot [Action Figure] by Diamond Select
Battlestar Galactica Razor Series 3 Set of 3 ~ Adama, Kendra, Cylon [Action Figure] by Diamond Select

Cylon Sexpots To Grace The Pages of November MAXIM, Millions of Geeks /drool

DrunkenScholar — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 03:17:53 +0000

That’s right, my fellow pervs. Grace Park and Tricia Helfer are the featured eye candies of the November issue of Maxim magazine. I really don’t have a lot to say about this. I mean, yeah, I know we’ve seen Tricia nekked as her name day, but I’ll be damned if I get tired of seeing her show us the goodies.

My only disappointment in this shoot is in Grace. Don’t get me wrong, she’s still smokin’ hot. And I won’t complain about getting glimpses of her under-boobies. But I miss her faux military bod. Cylon Boomer could dominate me any day of the week…and make me like it, no less. Post Galactica Gracie doesn’t even look like she could dominate a sandwich.

Still, both of these ladies are unbelievably hot, and I won’t keep you guys from the rest of the shots I got off Maxim….as if you haven’t already disregarded this post and gone straight for the good stuff. Dicks.

DS Out.

BSG: The Plan - New Trailer

Phil — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:47:25 +0000

Top Ten TV Characters: Part 2

Jamie — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 08:00:02 +0000

I’ve tried to avoid spoilers but in some cases it was pretty… well, unavoidable. In particular I’d skip number 3 if you haven’t seen the show. That’s a character that is very hard to describe without giving much away and I tried but I kinda failed. Right, let’s just get on with it, won’t we?

5: Dexter Morgan – Dexter

Dexter is a blood splatter analyst working for the Miami Police. He spends his day studying crime scenes in order to help find murderers. He spends his nights hunting those killers who happen to slip through the clutches of the law. Dexter has a ‘dark passenger’. Dexter is a serial killer.

His ‘dark passenger’ was born as a child when he was locked for hours with the dead body of his mother, the blood literally pooling around him. He was adopted by Harry, the first officer on the scene who soon recognised Dexter’s growing urge to kill. Harry knew that this compulsion would never go away so he decided to train Dexter, to imprint a code upon him. He would allow his adopted son to satiate his ‘dark passenger’ but only with those who truly deserved to die and couldn’t be brought to justice by any other means.

I’ve always been fascinated by serial killers… That came out wrong. Perhaps I should say that I’ve always been fascinated by the psychology of serial killers. Why do they do the terrible things that they do? Is it a case of nature? Are serial killers born? Is there something wrong with their brain from birth? Or are serial killers created? Is it some traumatic event in their childhood, some accident that causes brain damage or just a general shitty childhood in general? Wow, that’s a lot of questions.

What Dexter does well is portray that psychology. Admittedly it just gives one event in his life as the complete answer for his condition which I feel is often not the case in real life but as for the way Dexter describes his thought process, the compulsion to kill, it all seems fairly accurate. Dexter often displays some typical characteristics that are reported as being present in real life serial killers. He can be arrogant, selfish, cocky and often feels as though he has to act out emotion rather than having actual emotion. What keeps Dexter likeable is the code that Harry instilled in him and the fact that he does genuinely care about those that he chooses to get close to in real life. It also makes him somewhat redeemable despite his horrific actions.

When it comes down to it I find Dexter fascinating as a character especially the way he is portrayed by Michael C. Hall. I tried reading the first book that the series is based on but found the writers writing style very unappealing so I decided to just stick to the TV show. I heartily recommend it to everyone… Well, maybe not everyone.

4: Gabriel ‘Sylar’ Gray – Heroes

From the ‘good’ serial killer to very much the opposite. Gabriel Grey was a simple watch makers son who one day discovered he had an incredible gift. He had the ability to figure out complex problems but with it came a hunger. When Gabriel learned that he wasn’t the only one with special abilities, his hunger found its food source. He found that by killing other super powered humans and studying their brains he could gain their ability. With each kill a part of Gabriel died and he took on a new persona, the sociopath known as Sylar.

In the first season of Heroes there was no pretence with Sylar. If you had what he wanted, he knew that you had it then he as going to do everything in his power to take that from you. He’d have to kill you to take it but Sylar didn’t care. In fact, by the time he makes his first on screen appearance in Heroes it’s pretty clear that he has come to relish the act of killing, that he got great pleasure from not only taking a person’s ability but in making the powerful feel powerless. There’s also a dark wit and charm about Sylar’s character which keeps him from being too much of a monster.

Over the course of the show, Sylar’s character has developed in a few different ways. He had a spell of being powerless during the shows lacklustre second season but still maintained his murderous intent. In the third season he tried being good for a while with mixed results but it is when Sylar is at his most villainous that he’s a truly stand out character. When his need to gain more power, to become the most special person in the entire world is what’s driving him it’s what separates him from other on screen villains and makes him on that I’ll always enjoy.

3: Gaius Baltar – Battlestar Galactica

Battlestar Galactica is easily my favourite TV show of recent times. I came into it late, which turned out to be a blessing because I had three seasons to watch and finally caught up with everyone else just in time for the final episode. Choosing a favourite character should have been difficult. The show is populated with so many well written and well acted personas but clearly it was blatantly obvious who my favourite was right from the beginning.

Gaius Baltar is a lot like another character who will appear later in the list. He’s incredibly intelligent, charming and has an incredible aptitude for self preservation. He wilfully manipulates the people around him in order to get what he wants which for the most part seems to be security and keeping his part in the near extinction of humanity completely hidden. There are times when it seems as though he has absolutely no remorse for his part in the attack on the colonies, especially early on in the series but as the situation around him escalates it becomes clear that his actions then and since way heavily on his soul, particularly in the fourth season. Sure, he still acts mostly in his own best interest but there are times when he acts apparently selflessly or at least as selflessly as someone like Baltar can act.

It’s in the latter part of the last season that it seems as though Baltar is most earnestly seeking some form of redemption for his past and in the last episode in particular that I think he finally finds it. Ah, the last episode of Battlestar. It had some problems like too heavy a reliance on flashbacks but I really enjoyed it. It truly moved me and I think I can honestly say it’s the only time I’ve ever been choked up at the mention of farming.

2: Derek ‘Del Boy’ Trotter – Only Fools and Horses

I’m not sure if Only Fools and Horses has ever been shown much anywhere outside the UK. I’ve certainly never heard it mentioned when people of foreign nations talk about our comedies but here in Britain it’s an institution like the Royal Family… except that everyone likes Only Fools and Horses. A slow starter, the show picked up momentum as it went on until it was probably the most watched sitcom at the time. I could check and see if that’s true but I’ve got a feeling it’s probably true so why bother.

The central lynch pin of this cultural juggernaut is Derek ‘Del Boy’ Trotter. That’s probably not fair actually. The true lynch pin are the relationships between the characters, in particular Del Boy, brother Rodney and their Granddad/Uncle Albert but I think it’s fair to say that Del Boy is probably the most beloved character from the show.

Derek is a cockney wheeler and dealer. He runs a market stall in Peckham and has no qualms about selling shoddy merchandise or the occasional batch of stock that “fell off the back of a truck”. He always has a plan for getting rich and was oft heard to say ‘This time next year, we’ll be millionaires’ to his long suffering brother. Long suffering because Del’s schemes would often land Rodney in some ridiculous situation which would infuriate or humiliate him to no end.

Del often showed a great deal of vanity, often going out of his way to show off and try to give the impression that he was in a higher position in life than his actual social class. He would dress in suits, bedeck himself in gold and drink extravagant looking cocktails. He also seemed to be under the impression that he could speak French fluently despite believing ‘menage a trois’ is an exclamation of surprise and ‘Pot Pourri’ is the French for I don’t believe it.

Despite all of his flaws, at heart Del Boy is a good man who truly loves and cares for his family, his brother in particular. Del will sometimes implement one of his crazy schemes for the express purpose of helping out Rodney, only to have the whole situation backfire. If someone is taking advantage of Rodney then Del will always try and help out. Most importantly Del is always there for Rodney, even if it may seem to Rodney that Del is only out for himself at first.

Finally David Jason, the actor who plays Del, gave us one of the finest pieces of physical comedy ever seen in these British Isles. Enjoy.

1: Edmund Blackadder – Blackadder

The Blackadder clan are, generally speaking, a bunch of bastards. Throughout every period of British history there has been an Edmund Blackadder, be they princes, noblemen, butlers or officers during World War 1. Now for the sake of this little write up, I’ll largely be ignoring Prince Edmund from the first series of Blackadder because he’s not really the character that most people would think of when they hear the name. I’ll just say that he was a snivelling coward without much intelligence who’s main importance is beginning the Blackadder dynasty. Also Brian Blessed played his father. Brian Blessed is awesome.

In the second season, the Prince’s bastard descendant was now Lord Blackadder, a favourite around the court of Queen Elizabeth the First. This character would set the standard for the descendants to follow. This Blackadder had a charm, a wit though was still essentially a coward just a far more dashing coward than his ancestor. Sarcasm drips from Edmund’s pores particularly when dealing with his two constant companions, the dim witted Percy (or George) and the disgusting dogsbody Baldrick. In fact it’s normally the people who surround Blackadder that force him into the unlucky situations that he finds himself in. More often than not Blackadder is the most competent person and it is those incompetents who are in higher positions of power that put Edmund in some sort of danger. Not to say that he doesn’t manage to get himself in to danger, normally through his boastful nature. It is then only his quick wit and intelligence coupled with his extreme sense of self-preservation that help him survive.

What Blackadder does best is poke fun at Britain’s history. It puts a kind of modern spin on the ludicrous nature of some of the biggest events in our past. From the superstition of the Dark Ages, the hero worship and falling out of favour of Walter Raleigh, the obsessive nature of Samuel Johnson right up to the madness of trench warfare in World War 1, Blackadder take a sideways, humorous and sometimes poignant look at them all. Speaking of which…

Goodbyeee….

Top Ten TV Characters: Part 2

I’ve tried to avoid spoilers but in some cases it was pretty… well, unavoidable. In particular I’d skip number 3 if you haven’t seen the show. That’s a character that is very hard to describe without given much away and I tried but I kinda failed. Right, let’s just get on with it, won’t we?

5: Dexter Morgan – Dexter

4: Gabriel ‘Sylar’ Gray – Heroes

4: Gaius Baltar – Battlestar Galactica

2: Derek ‘Del Boy’ Trotter – Only Fools and Horses

Finally David Jason, the actor who plays Del, gave us one of the finest pieces of physical comedy ever seen in these British Isles. Enjoy.

1: Edmund Blackadder – Blackadder

What Blackadder does best is poke fun at Britain’s history. It puts a kind of modern spin on the ludicrous nature of some of the biggest events in our past. From the superstition of the Dark Ages, the hero worship and falling out of favour of Walter Raleigh, the obsessive nature of Samuel Pepys right up to the madness of trench warfare in World War 1, Blackadder take a sideways, humorous and sometimes poignant look at them all. Speaking of which…

Goodbyeee

Battlestar Galactica - The Miniseries

Darren — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 12:00:52 +0000

I recently picked up Battlestar Galactica on bluray, the complete series boxset, including every epi

Caprica

essenceofseries — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 17:12:45 +0000

Set 58 years prior to the events of Battlestar Galactica (2003), this prequel will explore the lives of two families: the Graystones – include father Daniel, a computer genius, mother Amanda, a brilliant surgeon and their daughter, Zoe – and the Adamas. The two families are on opposing sides of the decision to create the Cylons: intelligent robots that will one day rebel and nearly annihilate the residents of Caprica. Touted as “television’s first science fiction family saga,” Caprica is from Battlestar Galactica (2003) executive producers, Ronald D. Moore and David Eick. The show is produced by NBC Universal Television.(taken from here)

It is the sequel of Battlestar Galactica and I like it very much although, the style of the series is completely different. It plays in a city, Caprica, and describes the creation of the Cylons through a mastermind and his daughter. It’s a drama series and if you liked space fights you have to check again. Try the Pilot and see for yourself but beware you might not like it on first sight. The show starts 2010-01-21 that is in 117 Days from now.

Battlestar Galactica "The Plan" Will Be A DVD Release

Phil — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 19:14:03 +0000

According to io9, The Plan will be released October 27th on DVD (hopefully in Blu-Ray as well), but will not air until 2010 on TV. I’m cool with that.

Final de Battlestar Galactica en DVD

drowsed — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 07:12:38 +0000

Ya ha llegado el gran día. El 24 de septiembre se pone a la venta la segunda parte de la cuarta temporada, que como ya sabéis, son los últimos diez capítulos de la serie.

En esta última edición en DVD encontraremos versiones extendidas no emitidas de capítulos, audiocomentarios de productores, directores y actores, escenas eliminadas, etc. Todo esto para que los fans puedan disfrutar al máximo de los últimos momentos de su serie favorita.

Via: ZonaDVD

Da un poquito de pena, no???

SyS

Preview - New Battlestar Galactica Origins: Starbuck & Helo

Stefan Engman — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:32:38 +0000

New Battlestar Galactica Origins: Starbuck & Helo, release September 10, 2009

Writer: Seamus Kevin Fahey and Clay Carmouche
Art: Jonathan Lau
Colors: inLight studio
Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment

DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT continues their successful run of Battlestar Galactica “Origins” with an all new series focusing on the characters and events of the award-winning Sci Fi series!

Galactica series writer Seamus Kevin Fahey, and co-writer Clay Carmouche, are joined by artist Jonathan Lau as the team tells a special “origin” story focusing on Kara and Helo! From the academy to their assignment onboard the Galactica, follow the previously untold tale in Dynamite’s “Origin” series! All three issues of the series are collected here, and this TPB also features a complete cover gallery, with art by Lau and photos from the award-winning show!