tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29676463.post3909598935560364013..comments2024-03-29T14:45:32.326+13:00Comments on The Imaginary Museum: Battlestar Galactica = Iraq WarDr Jack Rosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01805945600952222957noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29676463.post-12434148826039577802008-07-02T11:39:00.000+12:002008-07-02T11:39:00.000+12:00It's not just you...I just saw that a book of pape...It's not just you...<BR/><BR/>I just saw that a book of papers on BSG has just been published: <BR/><BR/>Cylons in America: Critical Studies in Battlestar Galactica.<BR/><BR/>editor C.W. Marshall (of the University of British Columbia) says, "I think we get a better examination of the psychology of what's going on in Iraq and Afghanistan in the science fiction setting than we do watching CNN."<BR/>Vancouver 24 Hours Tuesday June 24 2008 vol.4 no.60by kdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08627314289311821265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29676463.post-34033003986573308142008-04-22T08:30:00.000+12:002008-04-22T08:30:00.000+12:00I wish I could say the same. There's so little on ...I wish I could say the same. There's so little on TV these days, though, that we've taken to watching old series straight through on DVD instead. It means you can properly appreciate the story-arcs -- in the few cases that really deserve it, that is ... <EM>Deadwood</EM> is another interesting case, but it merits even more detailed analysis.Dr Jack Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01805945600952222957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29676463.post-9188826894965376152008-04-21T16:20:00.000+12:002008-04-21T16:20:00.000+12:00I've seen a couple of episodes and have enjoyed th...I've seen a couple of episodes and have enjoyed the show. I just need to rent out the series and actually get time to watch it. I've only heard good comments about the show and I think that your post has talked me into making a commitment to watch. (I'm not good at following TV shows as I get too distracted.)Harvey Molloyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13168420609485849643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29676463.post-83006026559314456252008-04-17T15:00:00.000+12:002008-04-17T15:00:00.000+12:00Yeah, join the club -- only in my case it's the fa...Yeah, join the club -- only in my case it's the fatal attraction of dreaming up yet another blog posting instead of marking that pile of essays .;..Dr Jack Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01805945600952222957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29676463.post-38599763984953706082008-04-17T13:15:00.000+12:002008-04-17T13:15:00.000+12:00Excellent analysis - I'm just waiting for the surg...Excellent analysis - I'm just waiting for the surge! And blogging when I should be writing.Tim Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14856414700019368658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29676463.post-37205032743943491682008-04-16T08:44:00.000+12:002008-04-16T08:44:00.000+12:00Actually I think one of the most ingenious things ...Actually I think one of the most ingenious things about the programme is its ability to reverse our expectations. The "New Caprica" refugee camp plotline at the beginning of series 3 casts the colonials as Iraqis and the Cylons as American occupying forces. Suicide bombers and fanaticism are easily forgiven in Col. Tigh and the others because they're so like "us."<BR/><BR/>Starbuck has a particularly interesting role at this point, as she's forced to play the part of an abducted trophy bride. Her character gets more complex as time goes on, I think, far beyond the "out of the box is where I live" flying jock of the first series ... Yeah, I'm kind of a fan of Katee Sackhoff, too.Dr Jack Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01805945600952222957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29676463.post-29909894289243362972008-04-16T00:38:00.000+12:002008-04-16T00:38:00.000+12:00got to mention Starbuck/Katee Sackhoff. Maybe she ...got to mention Starbuck/Katee Sackhoff. Maybe she isn't a popular addition when mentioned because her character isn't very "sexy" but I like her a lot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com