The Glade 4.0

So, I'm surrendering my geek card, as until this week I had never watched the Syfy reboot of one of my childhood favorites.

So, after deciding to take some time out of work to deal with my concussion, I decided it might be a good time to do some Netflix power-watching.

And let me just say, damn. This show is **** great.

Sorry I'm late to the party.

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Ezekiel 23:19-20 

the acting and dialogue are phenomenal, as is the directing.

The plot arcs are frustrating though. They needed JMS or someone to show them how to write a story arc.

Don't buy into the 'plan' the cylons have. There isn't one. And when they start that "Final 5" and prophecy stuff... just understand that the writers were dropping plot hooks with NO idea where they would lead.

Yar! Welcome aboard!

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Simultaneously one of the best and most frustratingly bad series i've ever watched.

The problem was the writers created a mystery with no idea for how to solve it, they didn't expect it to last, and they had no plan for where to take the story when it became a big phenomenal hit. Is it worth watching? Yes. Just don't expect the story to have been satisfying in the end.

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Well Ali Baba had them forty thieves, Scheherezade had a thousand tales
But master you in luck 'cause up your sleeves you got a brand of magic never fails...
...Mister Aladdin, sir, What will your pleasure be?
Let me take your order, Jot it down -You ain't never had a friend like me
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Wait.. syfy reboot of BSG ?

Are we talking about this?
http://www.syfy.com/battlestar/about

On second watch, the story is *much* better.

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Holy shitsnacks!

Yeah.

Rynar, do not surrender the card so easily man, I just finished the show last week sometime.

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Darksiege
Traveller, Calé, Whisperer
Lead me not into temptation; for I know a shortcut

I loved it. Right up until...

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Raell Kromwell

On second watch, it made a ton more sense and wasn't as infuriating.

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Holy shitsnacks!

See, I always thought the story issues were the result of the writer's strike.

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The Dude abides.

seriously major spoiler

I am glad to have watched the show once. It was a decent journey. But it's one of those shows that I will likely never watch again and the type that the more you think about afterwards, the more your realize it wasn't as good as you thought.

But, again, I am glad to have at least invested time watching it. Unlike Heroes.

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Les Zombis et les Loups-Garous!

I loved this show when I first started watching it.

It became unbearable towards the end though...

I loved this show. Loved it. The ending doesnt ruin the journey. Dont be put off by this thread

I'm already completely commited. If the show is good enough that it's conclusion draws this kind of ire, it's a must watch anyway.

No one cares when bad shows have shitty endings.

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Ezekiel 23:19-20 

This is an interesting point.

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Well Ali Baba had them forty thieves, Scheherezade had a thousand tales
But master you in luck 'cause up your sleeves you got a brand of magic never fails...
...Mister Aladdin, sir, What will your pleasure be?
Let me take your order, Jot it down -You ain't never had a friend like me
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I don't know that I would call the ending 'shitty'. I just didn't like it. Some people did.

It isn't just the ending, though I think you'd be hard pressed to find many people who liked it. It's the entire approach to the series that became evident as it continued -- it was a serial with a deep, continuing story arch, that the writers made up as they went along. They had NO idea where they were going with the story, so where it feels contrived and deus ex machina, they really were just pulling stuff rom their collective asses. It's actually incredible that it ended up as good as it was despite this clear lack of direction.

I'm still not sure what's better: great production values, effects, acting, and directing combined with TERRIBLE plot writing (BSG), or terrible production values, effects, acting and directing combined with INCREDIBLE plot writing (B5). And why can't we just combine the best points of both?

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Well Ali Baba had them forty thieves, Scheherezade had a thousand tales
But master you in luck 'cause up your sleeves you got a brand of magic never fails...
...Mister Aladdin, sir, What will your pleasure be?
Let me take your order, Jot it down -You ain't never had a friend like me
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I was satisfied with the ending, but they did leave a bunch of stuff hanging that they set up and never panned out.

This, was very pleased with the outcome. Was glad they dropped some of the crap they dropped.

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Wait, when did we start talking about The X-Files?

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"Aaaah! Emotions are weird!" - Amdee
"... Mirrorshades prevent the forces of normalcy from realizing that one is crazed and possibly dangerous. They are the symbol of the sun-staring visionary, the biker, the rocker, the policeman, and similar outlaws." - Bruce Sterling, preface to Mirrorshades

that's a comparison i make often, actually.

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Well Ali Baba had them forty thieves, Scheherezade had a thousand tales
But master you in luck 'cause up your sleeves you got a brand of magic never fails...
...Mister Aladdin, sir, What will your pleasure be?
Let me take your order, Jot it down -You ain't never had a friend like me
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And both were great television series.

Both worth watching, anyway. And both so horribly frustrating near the end...

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Well Ali Baba had them forty thieves, Scheherezade had a thousand tales
But master you in luck 'cause up your sleeves you got a brand of magic never fails...
...Mister Aladdin, sir, What will your pleasure be?
Let me take your order, Jot it down -You ain't never had a friend like me
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