New BSG is better than 24

[reds4ever]

Can someone answer my question?

[GePap]

Originally posted by reds4ever
Can someone answer my question?

NO. Ask, the writers of Lost. They re probably the only ones who know.

[reds4ever]

So I can quite happily ignore the wierd bits?

[Kassiopeia]

And I wouldn't put my money on them knowing either, to tell you the truth.

[GePap]

Originally posted by reds4ever
So I can quite happily ignore the wierd bits?

Probably not, since one assumes the writers have put them in for some twisted reason that will become clear in 2 seasons from now..

One thing to keep in mind is how many connections between these people can be seen from these flashbacks.

[reds4ever]

I don't mind doing that GePap, I was just worried that I was the only person who did'nt "get it".

[GePap]

I don't think most people "get it" (I don't), but they go along, hoping it will one day make sense....

Which is why BSG is such a better show than Lost.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Originally posted by GePap
The new BSG is trully as great show. Sad that it has the SciFi stigma.

Though, perhaps it may help to elevate the genre. The fact it was named the #1 show by (IIRC) TV Guide, was an eyeopener to people who hadn't watched.

[reds4ever]

...and Starbuck is a hottie!!

[GePap]

BY itself I doubt it could elevate the genre...

The problem is that, even thought its a great show, it still is stuck in SicFi Channel, with a low audience. I would love it for it to gtet a wider audience but I doubt it will, given how dark and controversial it can be.

[joncha]

Originally posted by reds4ever
...and Starbuck is a hottie!!

Starbuck

[Imran Siddiqui]

True... it'd work far better on TNT or USA or one of the 'big' cable channels. But it still has an effect. It keeps getting critical rave reviews meaning a bigger station may take a chance on a future sci-fi show with good writing where it may not have before.

[reds4ever]

LOL@joncha.

You know the one I mean.....;O)

[GePap]

Yeah,. but that is the problem- good writing is rare. On any type of show, be it Sci Fi, drama, whatever.

That is the thing, BSG is great television not because it is sci fi, but because the writing is so good. Now, being sci fi allows the writers to tackle certain topics form a detached position (just like it allowed the Original Star Trek to be the first show to have an interacial kiss), but the key is writing.

In my view, BSG is not indicative of anything other than good writing = good TV. It shows that w ell writen Sci Fi show can be great, but B5 was well written as well, and being on syndication it probably had a bigger audience than BSG< but it still get denegrated for having aliens and spacships and so forth.

[Imran Siddiqui]

That's true, but B5 wasn't as much hyped up by critics. Once one Sci-fi show gets critical hype (not just favorable reviews, but hype), who knows where it will go?