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[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Meanwhile us Battlestar Galactica fans are over in the corner wondering why no one talks to us

[–] Crashumbc 7 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Because the first series didn't age well :( although I loved it at 10... And the second was (controversial opinion incoming) too much of a soap opera for me.

[–] VindictiveJudge 12 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

The writers and showrunners blatantly not having a clue where the plot was going was a bigger problem for me than the soapiness.

[–] afraid_of_zombies 4 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

It's weird how the show just vanished. Even without all the sequels and prequels Star Wars would still have been endlessly referenced for decades after the 2nd movie. BSG is the cultural equivalent of a night of heavy drinking.

I remember binge watching it. I remember talking to people about it but nothing this past decade

[–] VindictiveJudge 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Even without all the sequels and prequels Star Wars would still have been endlessly referenced for decades after the 2nd movie.

Not necessarily. Being able to stick the landing is hugely important for a series' legacy. Game of Thrones disappeared from conversation after its disastrous final season, but would probably be fondly remembered if it had been suddenly cancelled after season five. If ROTJ had been a similar dumpster fire, Star Wars might have gone the same way.

[–] rovingnothing29 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Only toasters don't like the ending of BSG

[–] afraid_of_zombies 2 points 2 weeks ago

See I had to think about that for a good five seconds before I got the reference. Say "live long and prosper" and I get it in a tenth of the time.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Notice how basically no one ever mentions Lost or Game of Thrones anymore?

These shows were HUGE during their time. "This is AMAZING. Television has never been like this before. You can't be an adult in society if you haven't seen last night's episode because if you say you don't watch this show the conversation will immediately end." soon "What the fuck was that ending? The last season turned to shit! Never mention this shit to me again."

It's like VindictiveJudge says, these shows are designed to feel like they're going places but never actually get there. The writers of Lost put shit in that they thought looked intriguing but they hadn't thought of any way to resolve it into something. "What do the numbers mean?!" Nothing! Absolutely nothing!

Those shows are built like big epic stories, they're not Star Trek type adventure of the week that returns to the status quo, and yet they're not designed to resolve. Of course you're going to leave unsatisfied.

[–] Maggoty 1 points 2 weeks ago

The second seemed like an asset rip to me. It wasn't bad per se, it just wasn't Battlestar Galactica.

[–] afraid_of_zombies 7 points 2 weeks ago

Because you messed up your last season especially the ending

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

The final frontier...

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago

The original old show? It's meh okay 70's sci-fi TV. Not into the kid and his robot dog or whatever.

The 2000s remake? It's basically what cured my television habit. I was never really into the "gritty realistic" heartburn drama shit anyway, so I gave up on the show itself pretty early, then spent the rest of my time as an SG-1 fan having Katee Sackhoff scream in anguish at me during every single commercial break for years on end. Then every TV show made from then on had to be a dark and brooding show about terrible people being terrible to each other and then I stopped watching TV.