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Instead of starting on my ten page paper, due Thursday, or on my presentation, also due Thursday, I give you...
TOP 8 REASONS TO WATCH BSG
or at least give it a try
8. IT IS A REALLY WELL-RESPECTED SHOW
Like, the UN let them do a conference in the UN building.
Seriously, though. It's really intelligent and really makes you think when you watch- there are all kinds of ethical and moral dilemmas, and you get to see which road people will take and the repercussions and it's genius, really. It's such an insane premise to begin with- humanity being reduced to half a college football stadium (!!! TRUFAX) up against these heinous things that turn out to occasionally be not so heinous, watching monsters turn human and humans turn into monsters... it really is amazing.
7. THE MUSIC IS REALLY REALLY AWESOME
Sure, you might think 'oh, whatever, music,' but no, it is awesome.
The pic here is of Gaius andRed Caprica Six in the Opera House on Kobol because that is my absolute favorite piece of music from this show. Yes. More than the Roslin and Adama theme. The music is epic and moving and brilliant. Shows with their own music are so much cooler than shows without, and Bear McCreary is awesome.
6. THE FACT THAT THERE IS SOMETHING CALLED A SPECIAL DESTINY AND IT BELONGS TO KARA THRACE
"It sounds like a bad cover band."
Truth be told, I'm just a sucker for shows with a special snowflake set to bring about the end of the world, or to be the face of things to come, or you know, just a harbinger of death. Kara Thrace, or, as I like to call her, Thracer, is just a whole mess of trouble, but when she's not being stupid she's generally delightful. And Papadama loves her, which is A+ in my book. Anyway, Thracer is all important and stuff and it's fun to watch. Especially since she looks so shocked every single time someone mentions it. You're still the harbinger, Thracer, even when it goes unsaid for a few minutes.
5. THE GENERAL BADASSERY CONTAINED THEREIN
You think Cylons are going to hold these bitches down? You're wrong!
If I was in charge of a fleet of 50,000 people after the rest of humanity had been nuked and was fighting an army of robots that cannot die because their... intelligence or whatever goes into another body, I personally would be inclined to call it a day. But not this group. Oh no. They may have looked cowardly when they turned tail and ran, but actually, they were just being ballers. Because that's how these people roll. They do crazy things with their ships, gamble with the fate of humanity, and you know what? THEY LOOK GOOD DOING IT.
4. LELAND JOSEPH ADAMA
Colonial Heathcliff, brooding and comely.
Lee is one of the greatest parts of this show. He is a whiny, good-looking queen who is obnoxious and well-intentioned (... usually) and really, really handsome. Have I mentioned that he's really attractive, btw? Because he totally is. Lee is like Edward Cullen, only more amusing. Also, he loves Lauroslin most of the time, which is just delightful. Sure, he's a douchebag who pines after his dead brother's girlfriend and marries a girl because his dead brother's girlfriend married someone else immediately after having sex (GET A CLUE, LEEMOSAUR) but he's... well, he's Lee. And we deal with him.
And appreciate Fat!Lee.
3. THE CUTEST RELATIONSHIP EVER IN THE HISTORY OF RELATIONSHIPS
I am not even close to exaggerating, this is God's honest truth.
thanks,![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
thepodsquad!
I am the biggest shipper in the world. You show me a ship and chances are, I'll appreciate it, because I love love. But this? This is beyond anything. Laura and Bill are the sweetest couple in the galaxy. Like, it's hard to even deal with their levels of cuteness. They are both incredibly intelligent, driven people and they really just fit together like their souls were next to one another when the soul people divvied them up and they're jigsaw pieces. They help each other grow and it- it's beautiful, seriously. It's just all love and respect and passion and it's wonderful. If it has all happened before and will all happen again, it's kind of delightful to think of them meeting over and over.
2. BILL ADAMA
Because he is the defintion of a BAMF.
There is really no end to my admiration and affection for this guy. He's soft but strong, brave as hell, and a leader who both loves those who serves under him and can direct them without question. And there is just something about him that makes him incredibly sexy. Maybe it's the uniform. Maybe it's his delicious voice. Or maybe it's his endless capacity to love. Whatever it is, he 110% awesome.
1. LAURA ROSLIN
Including but not limited to watching her Benjamin Button herself, being a general Badass, and inspiring you to want to be at least half as awesome as her.
I don't think anyone in the universe is cooler than Lauroslin. I truly don't. The first time we meet her, we find out that she is diagnosed with terminal breast cancer. Terminal! And as if that's not enough, that's the day that the Cylons attack the Colonies, almost everyone dies, and it turns out that she is the highest ranking person in the cabinet still alive, thus making her the President. This is also known as "Lauroslin's Awesomest Day Ever, Not." She has to not only lead a fleet of 50,000 people, but she literally has the weight of humanity's survival on her shoulders. And does she freak out? No. She takes the bull by the horns and she whips it into submission. Laura Roslin is smart, strong, gorgeous and... pretty effing ruthless when it's necessary. (She can also be sweet as pie. The woman's got range, is what I'm saying.) She is a fascinating character. Also, while her hair is really bad in the miniseries, it gets better and better and then by the time the end of the series rolls around she is breathtakingly gorgeous. I don't know how Mary McDonnell managed it but that woman is aging backwards.
So there you have it! Some... biased reasons you should give BSG a try! And that's not even counting things like the amazing acting involved, since I can't really get photos of that and NBC is a bitch and takes down all the awesome clips. Really. Rent the miniseries and ignore Lauroslin's hair, it's rad!
or at least give it a try
8. IT IS A REALLY WELL-RESPECTED SHOW
Like, the UN let them do a conference in the UN building.
Seriously, though. It's really intelligent and really makes you think when you watch- there are all kinds of ethical and moral dilemmas, and you get to see which road people will take and the repercussions and it's genius, really. It's such an insane premise to begin with- humanity being reduced to half a college football stadium (!!! TRUFAX) up against these heinous things that turn out to occasionally be not so heinous, watching monsters turn human and humans turn into monsters... it really is amazing.
7. THE MUSIC IS REALLY REALLY AWESOME
Sure, you might think 'oh, whatever, music,' but no, it is awesome.
The pic here is of Gaius and
6. THE FACT THAT THERE IS SOMETHING CALLED A SPECIAL DESTINY AND IT BELONGS TO KARA THRACE
"It sounds like a bad cover band."
Truth be told, I'm just a sucker for shows with a special snowflake set to bring about the end of the world, or to be the face of things to come, or you know, just a harbinger of death. Kara Thrace, or, as I like to call her, Thracer, is just a whole mess of trouble, but when she's not being stupid she's generally delightful. And Papadama loves her, which is A+ in my book. Anyway, Thracer is all important and stuff and it's fun to watch. Especially since she looks so shocked every single time someone mentions it. You're still the harbinger, Thracer, even when it goes unsaid for a few minutes.
5. THE GENERAL BADASSERY CONTAINED THEREIN
You think Cylons are going to hold these bitches down? You're wrong!
If I was in charge of a fleet of 50,000 people after the rest of humanity had been nuked and was fighting an army of robots that cannot die because their... intelligence or whatever goes into another body, I personally would be inclined to call it a day. But not this group. Oh no. They may have looked cowardly when they turned tail and ran, but actually, they were just being ballers. Because that's how these people roll. They do crazy things with their ships, gamble with the fate of humanity, and you know what? THEY LOOK GOOD DOING IT.
4. LELAND JOSEPH ADAMA
Colonial Heathcliff, brooding and comely.
Lee is one of the greatest parts of this show. He is a whiny, good-looking queen who is obnoxious and well-intentioned (... usually) and really, really handsome. Have I mentioned that he's really attractive, btw? Because he totally is. Lee is like Edward Cullen, only more amusing. Also, he loves Lauroslin most of the time, which is just delightful. Sure, he's a douchebag who pines after his dead brother's girlfriend and marries a girl because his dead brother's girlfriend married someone else immediately after having sex (GET A CLUE, LEEMOSAUR) but he's... well, he's Lee. And we deal with him.
And appreciate Fat!Lee.
3. THE CUTEST RELATIONSHIP EVER IN THE HISTORY OF RELATIONSHIPS
I am not even close to exaggerating, this is God's honest truth.
thanks,
thepodsquad!I am the biggest shipper in the world. You show me a ship and chances are, I'll appreciate it, because I love love. But this? This is beyond anything. Laura and Bill are the sweetest couple in the galaxy. Like, it's hard to even deal with their levels of cuteness. They are both incredibly intelligent, driven people and they really just fit together like their souls were next to one another when the soul people divvied them up and they're jigsaw pieces. They help each other grow and it- it's beautiful, seriously. It's just all love and respect and passion and it's wonderful. If it has all happened before and will all happen again, it's kind of delightful to think of them meeting over and over.
2. BILL ADAMA
Because he is the defintion of a BAMF.
There is really no end to my admiration and affection for this guy. He's soft but strong, brave as hell, and a leader who both loves those who serves under him and can direct them without question. And there is just something about him that makes him incredibly sexy. Maybe it's the uniform. Maybe it's his delicious voice. Or maybe it's his endless capacity to love. Whatever it is, he 110% awesome.
1. LAURA ROSLIN
Including but not limited to watching her Benjamin Button herself, being a general Badass, and inspiring you to want to be at least half as awesome as her.
I don't think anyone in the universe is cooler than Lauroslin. I truly don't. The first time we meet her, we find out that she is diagnosed with terminal breast cancer. Terminal! And as if that's not enough, that's the day that the Cylons attack the Colonies, almost everyone dies, and it turns out that she is the highest ranking person in the cabinet still alive, thus making her the President. This is also known as "Lauroslin's Awesomest Day Ever, Not." She has to not only lead a fleet of 50,000 people, but she literally has the weight of humanity's survival on her shoulders. And does she freak out? No. She takes the bull by the horns and she whips it into submission. Laura Roslin is smart, strong, gorgeous and... pretty effing ruthless when it's necessary. (She can also be sweet as pie. The woman's got range, is what I'm saying.) She is a fascinating character. Also, while her hair is really bad in the miniseries, it gets better and better and then by the time the end of the series rolls around she is breathtakingly gorgeous. I don't know how Mary McDonnell managed it but that woman is aging backwards.
So there you have it! Some... biased reasons you should give BSG a try! And that's not even counting things like the amazing acting involved, since I can't really get photos of that and NBC is a bitch and takes down all the awesome clips. Really. Rent the miniseries and ignore Lauroslin's hair, it's rad!
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Plus, she hasn't been protesting the way I did. No one ever does. It's my special thing. HATEHATEHATEHATELOVELOVELOVELOVELOVELOVELOVELOVEOMGLOVE.
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You are uniquely talented. :p
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Yes, BSG is awesome, even though I've watched the first two seasons TWICE and then totally burned out on the third TWICE.
And ha, YOUR ICON. IT'S JUST SO HEAVY. I'm a Reed Diamond fan from back in the day (meaning that I didn't hate him when he was on "Journeyman" with Kevin McKidd, which I also recommend), but those trippy scenes of his were HILARIOUS. Almost as awesome as Adelle and Topher. Almost, but not quite.
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Also, I must return Kiss Me Kate to you before we leave!
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But your Leemosaur item had me rolling. Colonial Heathcliff, the "whiny, good-looking queen"! Classic! Also,
Thracer, is just a whole mess of trouble, but when she's not being stupid she's generally delightful.
A++ for that apt description of my girl. I also loved your Lauroslin tribute! The original HBIC.
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