Battlestar Galactica Season 3 Preview

[Locutus]

Not really.

[Lord Avalon]

So you'd just throw Roslyn, her followers, and the prophecies out the airlock? Trying to get "home" to Earth means nothing?

[Kassiopeia]

I'd say the imperative desire is to survive. Finding Earth may not be the only way to accomplish that.

[Solver]

The search for Earth is an important plot device. Not as in the actual Earth, but because that is what keeps most survivors motivated.

The worst ending they could probably have is to find Earth, be met by the Terran Space Fleet under the command of Admiral Kirkski, which would proceed to kick Cylon ass.

IF they end the show with finding Earth, then let the last moments just show the fleet approaching the planet.

[Locutus]

It's a story of survival. Earth is merely a symbol.

[Kassiopeia]

Originally posted by Solver
IF they end the show with finding Earth, then let the last moments just show the fleet approaching the planet.

That would be pretty ideal, if you must have Earth. It'd be pretty cool. I have a feeling it might come that, really. It'd still piss me off, though, because I'd like at least some sort of hint as to what sort of time they've showed up in. If they don't receive anything on the wireless as they get progressively closer... assuming wireless is radio, that is. Maybe it isn't, but if we're talking about our universe with its physics and everything, what else could it be?

[Imran Siddiqui]

That's true... if we just see Earth and they haven't contacted Galactica, then its not like uber-super future where they'd be able to find out that there is a spaceship in the solar system pretty quicky.

Maybe put them entering a system called "The Milky Way" after dealing with the Cylons and just fade out after that?

Though I agree that the search for Earth is a very important plot device. Especially after the New Caprica debacle.

[Vince278]

I'm surprised they haven't considered how unfair to Earth it would be to just show up with lots of angry Cylons at their heels. At least the original series thought of that problem. Also, if I were the Cylons I'd just keep a distant tail on them and let them find earth for me.

[Kassiopeia]

The Galactica and the Twelve Colonies are in the Milky Way. There's conclusive on screen proof of this,

Spoiler:

in the Tomb of Athena the nebula they use to determine where Earth is looks the same from Earth, which allows us to guesstimate their location pretty well, it's in the Cygnus arm of the galaxy.

[Imran Siddiqui]

My lord... that's whole entire levels of nerdiness above the rest of us .

[Vince278]

If the Colonies are just that, colonies of earth, then that should imply that Earth is at a much higher tech level than the Colonies. At least that's what the Colonials are hoping.

Then again, I always thought the helmets the pilots wore had an ancient Egyptian look to them. If so, then their origins on earth were pre-Egyptian (Atlantean perhaps?).

It would be interesting to see if the new series shows earth at the same tech level as the old series did.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Originally posted by Vince278
If the Colonies are just that, colonies of earth, then that should imply that Earth is at a much higher tech level than the Colonies. At least that's what the Colonials are hoping.

Then again, I always thought the helmets the pilots wore had an ancient Egyptian look to them. If so, then their origins on earth were pre-Egyptian (Atlantean perhaps?).

It would be interesting to see if the new series shows earth at the same tech level as the old series did.

I thought Earth was intended to be the 13th Colony, and Kobol was the original colonizer.

[Vince278]

Sounds like the Colonials are doomed to eventual failure. Wonder if the new series will have Dr. Z in it? He was the son of Starbuck from what I remember.

[Sprayber]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui


I thought Earth was intended to be the 13th Colony, and Kobol was the original colonizer.

That's pretty much how I saw it.


I hope they can put at least 5 good seasons together but at the rate they are going their characters are really getting the crap kicked out of them and it would be hard to stretch it for 5 seasons. Something though occured to me that with their plot device of skipping some time they have perhaps found a way to reinvent the show every season or two assuming skipping a year or two doesn't get old. It will also be interesting if they are really prepared to kill off some characters and keep them dead to show the attrition.

Spoiler:

Cain was a perfect example. I'm sure many would have liked to see more of her but the conflict between her and adama would have never been solved. I actually liked the character but thought it took some nerve to kill her off

Possible next season spoiler

Spoiler:

word is that i've seen is that one of the cylon models may be killed off for good. don't know how since they download to another body but thats what some of the cast and writers mentioned at the recent con.

[Sprayber]

Originally posted by Kassiopeia


That would be pretty ideal, if you must have Earth. It'd be pretty cool. I have a feeling it might come that, really. It'd still piss me off, though, because I'd like at least some sort of hint as to what sort of time they've showed up in. If they don't receive anything on the wireless as they get progressively closer... assuming wireless is radio, that is. Maybe it isn't, but if we're talking about our universe with its physics and everything, what else could it be?

Maybe they will reach Earth only to find everyone has left earth for a little planet named Alpha Centauri