Battlestar Galactica | Opening Scene
Вставка
- Опубліковано 10 вер 2024
- A look back to how it all began. The Cylons return in a new form after years from being absent.
Watch full episodes of Battlestar Galactica on Google Play: bit.ly/2h9UDgw
Watch full episodes of Battlestar Galactica on iTunes: apple.co/2j82DDc
Subscribe for more Battlestar Galactica: bit.ly/2j6mMJW
a review somewhere said: "Cylons can't decide whether they want to kill all humans, or take humans out on really weird dates."
Once you do toast, then you can boast.
@@Stupidityindex nah, you toast, you roast.
@@davedempsey5282 But it's lonely out is space, Major Tom.
Would you like some cream with that toast?
No. But I was wondering if you would want to. Mix jelly with jam!!
A long time ago, a father once said to his son " Boy if a beutiful woman ever shows too much interest in you...be suspicious."
Never draw the attention of something that is immortal.
Magneto from X-Men 2: Never trust a beautiful woman, especially one who's interested in you.
"Prove it." Six
Very Smart 👍✌️😁
Only if you are ugly as fuck. If you are handsome like me, beautiful women shows you interest every hour.
Rule number one: If a character shows a picture of their family, they will die soon...
Yeah it happened to Nikolai and stans in Predators
Especially if that kid turns out to be "Boxey" who escapes the Cylon invasion is 'adopted' by boomer & Tyrell......then vanishes.
Or they're going to cheat on their wife/husband.
Rule number two: If a character ever says "Don't worry, I'll be right back" see above.
@@PumpkinHoard Or is only "2 weeks from retirement".
This guy landed awesome role, imagine that:
* Only 1 line containing 1 word "Yes".
* Probably spent like half day filming.
* Last but not least, the best of all, kiss Tricia Helfer!
I bet this scene took days to get right.
Weeks
That's even more awesome, that means he got kissed by Tricia Helfer over and over!
@@yamamancha Maybe on purpose ... I would have done it "wrong" just for do it again, and again, and again ...
not that impressive. Tricia Helfer kisses lots of people in this show
The rewatch ability of this series is rare for ANY movie ,much less a miniseries. I've watched all 4 seasons at least 5 times and STILL see little details i missed.😎👍🏾
Can 4 seasons be considered a mini series? I’ve never watch this show but it comes highly recommended and I love the SFF genre so I’m gonna give it a watch.
@@rosssims7224 The show begins as a miniseries which sets the premise for the main series, and THEN there are four seasons following that. S01E01 will make no sense if you haven't watched the miniseries first.
The miniseries is my favorite part.
Same here. It's better every time!!! Only one other show is like that. Babylon 5....
@@rosssims7224 You won't regret it. But give it time. It starts out a little slow...
This is hands down, the best remake of any TV series of all time.
No
Then what is?
Whether the original was better isn't at issue. He said it was the best remake. Can you name a better remake than this?
Hmm, didn't care for that myself. But it's certainly a quality show and I can understand why people like it. And the original was miles worse than the original Galactica, so yeah, I could certainly see that as a valid choice even if I didn't agree. Good call!
@SHERMAN YOUNG lol WHAT THE FRACK?! Lost in space OG series was way better than the remake? Y'all need help (jkjkjk) so say we all
I love how this kind of spiritually treats the first 70s series as the first war they had
Iirc it can't be because in the original series, it takes place concurrently with the late 1960s-early 1970s Earth. They see the moon landing as it happened. In the reboot, humanity lands on OUR Earth, meaning it's before we even exist and can't be in the same timeline as the 70s show.
@@SneedsterSpeedster Not the exact history exactly. Just that it was aesthetically very similar. No Lasers, but the Centurions, Basestars, and Raiders looked about the same. Even the TOS Battlestar appeared as a model in the museum in the final episode of TRS (the basis for the existence of the Artemis class Battlestar in the Deadlock video game).
@@SneedsterSpeedster you are right. but its still a nice nod to the original series to do that.
Just imagine going there every year, never meeting anyone and then you're old and about to retire and this happens out of nowhere.
Don't know about you but i'd be mildly annoyed for sure.
MovieManiac33 - I’m pretty sure she was joking around.
At least you'd only be annoyed for like 15sec in this case lol
I'm getting to old for this shyt
MovieManiac33 yeah except we have no evidence either way. Then sending the same dude is as likely as them sending a different dude each year.
Found the canadian?
Dwight recommended me to watch this.
What bear is bests?
Yes
Bears. Beets. Battlestar Galactica.
This is the one with the Klingons, right?
For me its mike ross and Benjamin
First show that I ever binge watched. Many nights spent saying to myself... “just one more episode...”
👍
Me too...
So say we all
That show was so freaking incredible. I never would have believed that they could make such an incredible series based upon the originals. I loved the OG, but this was 10 times better.
@Mark Miwords You wouldn't have the Expanse if it weren't for this show.
Never saw the og not old enough but have seen the caprica spin off things
This show had so many advantages that the original didn't have. It had almost limitless resources, it didn't have to cater to broadcast television standards so they were able to give the story the darkness it needed, and more importantly, they didn't have to worry about George Lucas suing them into oblivion.
They did peter out towards the end, but more often than not, they were bringing their A-game. I don't think the next reboot will do as well. They'll certainly have their work cut out for them...
@@callmeishmael2415 "Caprica" was seriously mishandled. There was so much potential to the story, but they should have cut back on the social commentary angle a little. As horrible as what happened to the Twelve Colonies was, by the end of the series, I felt a lot less sympathy for them. Who knew Colonial society was so racist?
@@cubdukat The problem with almost every tv show and movie released past 2015 or so is that they are mostly social commentaries with everything else just being there to service the social commentary points. What makes it even more frustrating is that the commentary essentially takes the form of a superficial emotional appeal to the position the makers decided with zero amount of critical thought given to the subject matter.
That’s the best opening to a show I’ve ever seen.
This show was so ahead of it's time. The story still gives me goosebumps. It's not only undoubtedly the best scifi series of all time but also probably the best drama series ever written
Absolutely. One of the best shows of all time.
@@NoJusticeNoPeace what is b5?
@@cristiano1g Babylon 5. If you think BSG is good, you're in for a treat.
@@NoJusticeNoPeace thanks. I will try it
its* time
this show is amazing. they created something real special.
I think it won a Peabody. If I'm right the writer's strike messed it up,should have lasted 8 to 10 seasons. Best sifi drama I'll probably ever see. Such a high bar.
I just remembered somethings else about Battlestar Galactica. It was the first TV science fiction series where I thought the special effects were every bit as good or even better than you might see in a full length movie of the time. It raised the special effects bar incredibly high. By the way, the story and characters were fantastic too.
The same could be said of the 1978 version. It basically had the same budget as the original Star Wars film (and even had the same art director or something to that effect), which is why it ended up cancelled after one season -- it was too expensive to keep going.
Except cgi will never be better than models.
@@lewstone5430 I disagree. CGI has more than enough detail, plus with computers it is possible to model effects like huge explosions more convincingly.
The Expanse was awesome!
@Mark Miwords I mean you can not enjoy the show but why come to a comment section and comment on alot of replies "it sucked, the expanse is better"
Still one of the most brilliant shows ever to be seen on TV. It never got old.
Too bad the show went off the rails in so many ways.
BSG is a Masterpiece! It garnered so many awards, Emmys and so forth, for being only four seasons! The space battles are literally out of this world! It features some of the best acting and scripts ever written!
I couldn't agree more. I rewatch it, full binge style every year or 2, and it is fresh and awesome everytime. A Masterpiece from start to end.
@Mark Miwords I'm actually watching the Expanse again right now. So many awesome and well produced Sci Fi to choose from. Comparing them against one another is hard to do.
@Mark Miwords You seem very narrow-minded.
@@snakeplisken6242 You’re seeing yourself!
This is the very first time I saw this stunningly beautiful, graceful and skilled actress. In this scene. Her popularity, some could say, began right in this scene. Tricia Helfer.
Same. First time I had seen her as well. Then in Burn Notice.
@@Steven-wz7sh She is friends with Katee Sackhoff. There are UA-cam videos that show them hanging out together. Real funny and smart gals.
and Canadian
I love how the debris hits the "camera" at the end. Subtle details like that stand apart from other sci-fi.
if memory serves me right, the producers said in an interview that they were shooting it as if it were a documentary....in terms of the camera work and all that....i like those details as well
@Joe Kinchicken shut up, stupid
@Joe Kinchicken Well... I guess you're allowed to be wrong.
@Xavier
i dont know who "camera view" is. i merely stated what the producers said.
@Xavier
i didnt claim anything. i merely stated what the producers said.
and these shots have already been taken, yo might wanna look up the full cast and crew if you want to find the names of the cameramen.
I really like how they include RCS thrusters in the series for Mobility. a minor detail most SciFi shows dont really include.
I liked a lot of things about this series compared to most science fiction, especially with its use of ballistic weaponry instead of cliched lasers and phasers and explosive flak barriers instead of energy shields.
This and Babylon 5 both have RCS and reverse thrusters to turn around (B5 Fury), which I so enjoy.
@@angulion B5! This was the 1st cgi tv series where the animation was quality art.
@@Chrismasterski they're in space mate. Gravity isn't as much of an issue.
We did have RCS thrusters.
The most thrilling and intriguing start of a show. Ever.
Ever! I was hooked after I saw this
I would go with the opening scene of GOT. but both are at the top of their game.
Just like to point out that after watching this show 3 times i've just realised the boy in the picture is the same boy who gets rescued in Helo's and Boomers Raptor with Gaius Baltar 1:54.
Little details like this make Galactica worth coming back for its that good.
IT IS BOXY😱😱
OMG!! What good eyes you have! And yes, those details are what bring me back every few years to watch the entire series. I see something new each time.
It's Boxy. The child character from the original. He had the goofy robot dog. The guy that got blown up on the station was his father....
Was never a fan of BG, but I gave the first episode a watch not expecting much... and it hooked me in to however many seasons there were. So many great performances, the way the battles were filmed, the tension. Just brilliant.
This scene aroused me and scared the shit out of me at the same time. Hell of a opener to a quality show.
Tracey Taggart, excellent description of a terrifying scene!
It was a brilliant way to get me to pay attention to a different take on a kind of campy series.
Mainly it scared me. No arousal. Pure fear for what would unfold in this superb show. Beautiful Tricia or not. She can play one seriously scary person. She has the skill to form a very scary look while smiling. She has unique control over her facial muscles.
I can't imagine any other actors playing the parts they're playing.(scene stealers)Katee Sackhoff, Luciana Carro, Michael Hogan, James Callis are standouts.... but ..hell...the ENTIRE CAST is amazing.
It was a well made show. Check out "For all Mankind". Same guy. Another well cast and thought out show. It re-imagines the "space race" to the moon. This time the Russians win. They get there first. So the competition intensifies, all the way to moon bases, space combat, and Mars. Cool show....
Fun fact: The shuttle the guy rides in on is actually the *same* model used in the 1978 BSG! If maybe just a few tweaks to fit the remake. The RCS for example.
I think it may have been a deliberate choice to trick the cylons into thinking that the humans technology hadn't changed much
@@haydensmith859 or they might still work perfectly. US ww2 jeeps still work fine with maintenance.
This scene is a perfect foreshadowing of how the Cylons worked in the early days of the war and pre-war era. With everyone expecting the Cylons to be completely unchanged after 40 years, the skin jobs could just walk right in, get any information they needed, and by the time the Cylons spring their full-on attack, it's already far too late to stop them.
Was it ever explained how nobody noticed all the identical clones ?
IRL, even without Facebook people notice identical twins. E.g. the identical twins that were swapped in Colombia with another set, they met each other after people started asking 'hey, do you have a twin brother'..
@@IvanTre Well, we're talking about Cylons spread across multiple planets, and there's no indication of any kind of real social media in this universe. So, if say there was only ever one clone on a single continent at any given time, odds are no one would even see two Cylons in their lifetime unless they spent a lot of time traveling between continents and worlds, and among billions of people, an identical stranger isn't so unlikely. Further, there's also the fact that no one knew organic Cylons even existed, so they wouldn't know to watch out for them.
They'd not be watching for cylons, they'd just notice the doppelgangers.
Had Cylons used plastic surgery so infiltrators all looked different, that'd be no risk..
@@IvanTre Again, we're talking about multiple planets with popultations possibly in the billions, with no guarantee that there would ever be two of the same clone model on a single planet. Maybe if the Cylons had been infiltrating for centuries there might be a chance of someone coming across two clones of the same line within their lifetime. But within a brief span of 40 years, and the Cylons taking steps specifically to avoid the very scenario you're describing? No chance.
Also they change haircut and wtf.
Tricia Helfer, goddess in sci/fi. Nuff said!
nice yeah watch it alot of her tho
Destroyer of worlds
Methinks that was a different attractive blonde. Or was that line used in this series as well?
Six, EDI, Sarah Kerrigan...
I'll take Grace Park (#8, Sharon, Boomer, Athena) over Tricia every day of the week.
"They have a plan"
Narrator: They didn't have a plan.
Until we found out they didn't have a plan, it sure was creepy.
...nobody ever said it was a 'good plan'....
That part was put together by the Trump Administration.
@@johnmiller567 Not an American...but the rest of the world sees how out of touch Democrats are....and we wonder why much of your Big Media supports Democrats + tries to convince viewers that Trump is always wrong. Heh, whatever Trump says, Democrats do the opposite...regardless if Trump was right or wrong!
For example =Trump's plans vs Coronavirus (and the Democrats plans)
Trump = shut down travel to/from China (good idea).
Joe Biden = 'let's keep the borders open and not change anything'.
Bill de Blasio = 'I encourage people to go out in crowds' plan?
Pelosi = visits Chinatown to encourage tourism 3 weeks after Trump's travel ban.
Democrat plans would have resulted in more deaths.....but you'll never hear CNN/MSNBC point that out...you'll also never hear those 'news agencies' look into Biden's past sexual creepiness (even though there are plenty of videos showing him being creepy).
Somehow your mainstream media is making Trump look more responsible for Coronavirus than China....which is insane! In fact, CNN ran a propaganda piece (how the Chinese navy is more competent than the US Navy in dealing with the virus)......basically, CNN said 'China is doing awesome, according to China' = ?!?!
Bah, this is turning into a rant.....but there is a strange partnership between Democrats and mainstream media that is NOT healthy.
@@natetaylor9002 Jesus Christ you fucking killed him dude.
One of the best show openings evah!!! The music with the unmitigated unconcerning annihilation; gives me goosebumps every time! Tricia Helfer is the perfect Cylon representation in this scene, a reckoning of what’s to come.
Oh man! "Caprica six" I'd follow her everywhere 😁
@@rromero7849 Final moments of life making out with Six. Might be totally worth it. Ultimate bucket list item.
Me: "K, so this is what the assistant regional manager was talking about"
Micheal Scott: "The assistant to the regional manager."
lol😂
This is one of the best and most underrated TV series ever so good you dont have to be sci fi fan to like it great acting great story one of the best endings ever i think of the last 2 episodes as the end
its widely acclaimed how is that underrated
My gosh this was a great series. The 2000s were the worst years of my life, this series brought me joy. Thanks!
I've binge watched this entire series about 8 times
You should watch The expanse now !
Marc Buch, you have a new subscriber.
I've binged watched this entire series in 8 minutes
Now I'm going to have to watching the series again.
makka72 me too
I'm listening to the directors commentary for the first time. I think it won a Peabody,such good writing.
The impact of this is diluted now. At the time of release, the CGI was very good, and no one expected a Battlestar Galatica reboot to be the next big thing. Trisha was stunning. The twist totally unexpected. This scene sucked many people in, who no doubt had a passing interest in the show, when they turned on. For me, this was some of the last really intelligent sci-fi on TV. It harked back to the best of the past. From here we get the infantile dross of Star Wars and Marvel films and similar dumbed down preaching.
Last year SciFi did a BG marathon and broadcast the entire series in order (I stumbled onto it about 10 minutes into the Pilot). I recorded the series, which played out over several days (thank god for DVRs). I had never seen the show, and couldn't stop watching it. It was EXCELLENT.
There were points though that they dragged it on for no apparent reason, when it first aired there was talk that they purposely padded it. Not too different than lost. They were accused of that as well.
@@muskokamike127i really badly want to watch something similar to lost..got recommendation thorough redit, should i go for it?? Want to watch something addictive like huge cast, character development
@@ameerhamza799 westworld is pretty good, a bit slow at times and convoluted (like lost)....if you're into sci fi, battlestar gallactica is always great.
The man in the high castle was epic.
if I come up with any others I'll let you know
@@ameerhamza799 get shorty is pretty good too. (the series not the movies).
band of brothers is a masterpiece.
if you like westerns, Yellowstone is good.
American Gods is good too, last season was way too short though.
Goliath is good too.
The Great is awesome but taking too long for the 2nd season.
If you like crime, Mr Mercedes is good. True Detective is good as well. Fargo isn't bad.
@@muskokamike127 thanks dude for your recommendations.will start with the man in high castle or Westworld, seems interesting 👌
Six is such a kinkster. She didn't HAVE to do that
Fr, this threw a weird vibe at me when all I was trying to do was see what the show is about lol
This was totally messed up on so many levels but thats what makes this scene funny
Well of course she did. How else could she check to see if he was alilve. lol
She can regenerate, human can't
I guess there are worse ways to go out.
Still sends chills down the spines. Great music by Richard Gibbs!
If you watch the prequel series, "Caprica" you understand why the 6 asks "Are you alive?"
Thanks for reminding me. I kinda remember it, it was on sifi channel, right?
According to the producers, Zoe Graystone was going to serve as the basis for the Number Six model.
It didn't hold my interest so give me the short version, ty?
It didn't hold mine either. Why did she ask?
I DID watch that, but still don't understand.
"Are you alive?" is a throwback to Blood And Chrome, semi-6 asked Dr Kelly the same thing before killing her.
I think it's the other way round, with the Blood and Chrome "Are you alive?" being a throwback to this, given that this came first
@@Garry_Combine Blood and Chrome was set before chronologically... I guess one was a throwback in our timeline but not in the film timeline or something haha
@@GrumpyGrebo Yeah, that's what I meant, apologies if I came across as rude
It's also the question that humans always ask about androids. "Are they alive?" She's turned the tables. In more ways than one.
"And now we're going to do a few takes of the scene with you standing...."
"I'm gunna need a minute first..."
Anyone got some ice?
I've watched this scene 100 times over the years and it still makes me want to get out of my chair. The masterful use of music with the Cylon leitmotif. The slow burn. The implication that Cylons know very well that men are weak if a beautiful woman approaches them and therefore know all of our weaknesses. Our human weaknesses. Meanwhile we haven't seen them for over 40 years. They've evolved in ways we can't comprehend. Death means nothing to them. I can't believe how good BSG's writing was.
I always wanted to see it from a different perspective...Data is there instead of a human, with a cloaked, highly armed Klingon bird of prey close by. Data is exploring the station as an unknown artifact when the Klingons warn him of the approach of the basestar and a shuttle. He scans the Centurions and Six with his tricorder as she approaches. Six doesn't recognize Data, and asks if he's human. "No. I am an android. I am Commander Data, of the United Federation of Planets."
This causes instant confusion amongst the Cylons. They decide to destroy the intruder. She leans in to kiss him...the basestar fires its missiles...the Klingons beam Data back a second before the station is destroyed. The Klingons leave via the same anomaly that brought them back in time 150,000 years, and the loss of telemetry from the station warns the Colonies.
Yes, and I notice he had photo of wife and kids. That detail was included intentionally.
"Beware of your most beautiful dream for they may very well become your most terrifying nightmares."
Buddhists know
These guys didn't mess around. If you're going to remake a show, this is how it should be done. It's dark, clever, complex, and also has some of the best action sequences I've ever seen in science fiction.
While it's not without its flaws, it's hands-down my favourite science fiction show. I love the way the characters are gritty and down to Earth. They all have their flaws and demons, which makes them that more realistic.
Why does it have to be dark?
@@huskyfaninmass1042 Good point. It doesn’t have to be dark just for the sake of being dark, but it’s realistic, and reality can be dark at times. Don’t forget that what happened to the colonies was complete devastation and the loss of millions, so darkness will follow.
I bought this DVD at random. Then couldn't stop watching the show!
When we first watched this scene, little did we know that this is about to become an amazing series
This show was one of Tricia Helfer's first acting gigs and she plays an evil sentient robot perfectly.
Well, she iS Lucifer's Mother
Mmmmmmm, ...
Tricia Helfer !
One could say she enjoys the sight of humans on their knees.
That was a joke.
i’m so tempted to rewatch this series but i remember too much of it, especially the ending.. i remember the first time i watched the ending and it blew my mind. best series out there!! hopefully i forget most of all this so i can watch it again
It's great on rewatch. I was afraid it would suck, but it didn't.
Just finished a rewatch, hadn't seen it since I was like sixteen. It's still fantastic!
Did you ever watch the movie Serenity, of the series Firefly? That ship makes an appearance in the clip 0:14:45
And THAT is how you hook an audience from the first scene.
Theres not been a show since this one, to open so powerfully. Such a great beginning.
Now that's an entrance!
Love you Number 6!❤
She was so perfect for this role. Great actress plus angelic beauty to match.
damn i miss this series. I wish it went on for another 4 years. Just bought the Blu-ray edition and got my wife hooked on it, and she can't stand Sci-FY.
Sky173 Can't stand season 4. The boxing episode is when I check out.
Season 3 was even worse. All I remember was them always talking about religion and Starbuck screaming.
when a series go more longer than it should, it becomes repiptive and boring.
The thing is, it didn't become repetitive, they came up with some ideas that were just horrible. Oh, and boring, you got that part right.
You guys are crazy, loved it to last episode....and season 4 explains the whole show a lot and deeper....yeah, there are some boring episodes from time to time but overall a damn fine masterpiece ....
Know one ever heard from or seen the Cylons in over 40 years, until one day................
Everything changed when the fire nation attacked
This is a truly great sci-fi series. It covers War, Politics, religion and social interaction, as well as suspicion, treason and many other human traits. Season 1 is great, but it gets better and better with each season. This is my second favourite series that I have ever watched.
What's your favorite then?
@@Nantana2211 Glad you asked :) My favourite is the series Fringe. The dynamic between the main 4 character is amazing, and in series (3) I think where you get a kind of multiverse, where everyone has to play themselves twice, is just amazing. If you have never watched Fringe, please give it a try.
"The Cylons send no one"
That made me laugh.
BSG, where each episode is better than most movies.
Battlestar Galactica forever!
I was looking for Bears and Beets...
IDENTITY THEFT IS NOT A JOKE!
Look forward to Dumbledore
@@rayfarron6268 Micheal!
@@aliyarc.a150 oh that's funny...
MICHAEL!
Bears eat beets
I just started watching it on antenna tv . I gotta buy the complete series now. Highly addictive show. 😍
The consideration put into actual space flight and maneuvers of the vipers and raiders and the fact theres no lasers make suspension of belief easier for faster than light travel by entire ships "jumping"
people hate this re imagining? You learn something new every day
Ardent fans of the original hated it with a passion when it was announced.
I watched the whole series and was fascinated by the re-imagining. However, I'm not sure I could watch it again because of the darkness of it compared to the original. However, that doesn't keep me from appreciating the scope and impact it had. Any show that could surprise me the way they did with the final five, which had me drop the F-bomb in front of my wife, is worthy of high praise.
That red dress and those boots though...🔥
IDK, last time I saw a woman in a red dress she turned into Agent Smith.
SUCH A WELL SHOT SCENE FOR TV. THE MUSIC IS FANTASTIC. IT SAYS YOUR GOING ON AN AMAZING ADVENTURE! SO SAY WE ALL!
This is one of the very best TV shows I have ever seen. I think I am going to rewatch it soon too. I think its just about time. :)
i get goosebumbs EVERY SINGLE TIME I WATCH THIS.
He should at least congratulate her on the fine chassis and let her know that the Model Six is way better than model 0005's.
Of course the Sixes are better than the Fives. Even Cavil commented that he thought the Fives were morons.
@@DLordSadow look at the papers he reads in the beginning.
Officer: "I'd love to poke around your gears."
It'd be funny if she started talking like the 1970s cylon centurion (70CC). Or Baltars cylon detector just turns off the vocoder and iris, making all the humanoid models talk 70CC and have an oscillating red beam in their eyes. "I AM NOT AAAA CYYYLON."
This show had so many memorable moments and pertinent themes it remains one of my favorite shows of all time. I'm watching it on Prime now, however they did not include this episode on Prime so if you haven't seen this episode you are missing a lot. Hard to believe it's 20+ y/o.
The best beginning to a series ever!
Oh how Star Trek: Discovery wishes it were this exciting.
Star Trek Discovery was doomed from the beginning with its bullshit "political correctness" themes.
@DEEPFOXJUDE this series would have Betten so much better hat it not been for the idiot scientist guy, what am annoying character and side plot
When entertainers get too political or politically correct, it’s product is doomed from the start.
@@northerntruthseeker PC isn't the problem with Discovery. BSG was full of PC themes mate; as was Star Trek (all of them), Stargate, Babylon 5 and most other successful sci fi shows. Sci fi has always dealt with social standings, constructs, equality, freedom, politics, etc. It's just that there wasn't an uproar against these things back then :). There is now, of course. And so today, all that is required for a show to fail or garner hate, is for one person to comment: "this is just SWJ bs, give the fans what they want" and that's it - one comment will influence and spawn 10 others, those turn into thousands, those thousands demand and give room to videos that critique a show for pandering to specific people. And once that happens, there's no more room for analysis or any sort of semblance of discussion. It's just two sides jumping at each-other, unable to convince one another because they each already made up their minds. Cool stuff.
But yeah, there's always been politics in Sci-fi, it's just that the shows that share your view/s you let it slide or even praise them, while those that are contrary to your beliefs you critique. Don't kid yourself into thinking a sci-fi show you truly like doesn't have political connotations - because it does, they're just in lieu with your views, and so you give it a pass.
Hearing people rag on MUH POLITICS in science fiction (especially on Trek and BSG) is about the dumbest, laziest take possible. Smh
This is so alien to the way a human ambassador would interact. 1. No salutation or deference, 2. ignores the desk and seat and goes right beside him invading his space, 3. takes immediate control of the encounter and kisses him passionately, 4. Zero regards for her own life as she blows up the base with her in it (I know they have resurrection). She looks human but is utterly alien.
I've always remembered the scenes when the nukes start falling and people are in some field out in the country evacuating watching the mushrooms grow around them.
And they come for Boomer's ship with trophies and books and crap
Tricia Helfer and that red outfit.. Absolutely stunning..
seen this gem 4x from start to finish. I am glad it has grown in popularity and cement itself as one the best shows ever made:)
By your command :)
I never noticed before but when the papers are being tossed, 4:16, the header reads Cimtar Peace Accord. Nice through back to the 1978 version.
One of the best scify series of all time, period. Even better than the original. It's time to see it again.
one of the best shows ever
I have to agree with David Powell on this one. I too enjoy sci-fi and tried to like the show (saw the original which never took itself seriously, fortunately) but the storyline, direction and camera work were atrocious.
@David Powell
Yeah, the writing went downhill at some point, and you could see there was no overarching plan and they were just making it up as they went along.
This bacame most obvious in how they handled the "final five" and the Starbuck dead/alive/disappearing stuff towards the end.
Still it had some of the best setup, actors and single episodes ever to be on TV thus far and was ahead of its time in many aspects.
@David Powell Star Trek Discovery (1st season) had no likable characters. This was just a dark show. Perhaps the model that everyone after tried to follow (I blame stargate universe on this). Consider the circumstances of the characters i.e. last of human race, fleeing for their lives and perhaps their actions are more understandable.
@@macsmith2013 I do agree with your criticism that the overarching plot structure for the series was not plotted out. As far as Starbuck, you can google for the writers comments on her--what came back was not Starbuck--she died (when you think she did).
Heh..got to see her speak in the flesh at a ComicCon. Tricia said she was just a simple Canadian farm girl who studied psychology in college.
I find this one of the best series I've ever seen
This show is still amazing
Fact! Bears eat beets. Bears... Beats... Battlestar Galactica.
"Uh, I know that I'm only in this one scene, but I don't think I quite got that kiss right, and I think...this being the opening scene and all...that it should be *perfect*, don't you? Maybe...twenty more times...and we use the best one?" >.>
😂😂😂😂👍🏽
After all those years and all those series, this show is my 2nd favorite after breaking bad. Such a drama, oppressive, the performances, the music, the symbolisms.
A small detail, but I really like that cylon-esque sound that plays whenever the text appears. I think it helps set the tone and, combined with it's blunt and cold delivery, makes an otherwise tedious exposition dump engaging. It's kind of like the Ken Burns effect but for text instead of still images.
What is so bad about exposition?
best tv show ever made.
Absolutely. The Expanse is my number 2.....
3:38 in a vocoded, electronic voice, "We like to watch!"
Great show. Left a lasting impression and was a gold standard for others to follow.
right
I'll never forget this series, especially the incredible soundtrack with acoustic drumming. The final season got a little wonky, like when Starbuck got inside a Cyclon battleship and controlled it by pulling on its veins and organs? ... but overall it was brilliant.
This was what's her names first acting gig too. She had only been into it for like a year. Haha She's a natural
Probably one of the best sci -fi tv series of all time.
better then Dr Who?
Beets, Bears and Battlestar Galactica. These are the few of my favorite things.
Such a great beginning.
Such a hackneyed ending.
Tricia was in the first and last scenes of the entire series.
Yeah. It started when Hollywood was starting to slip. Remember? The first screenwriter guild strike happened in the middle of this show.
Oh so I loved this show, and loved the ending as well. Sad when it happened.
We need more shows based on BSG
Finest cold open in the history of television.
This show is fraking awesome. Will be starting s2 tomorrow!
This poor Colonial officer's first thoughts upon seeing the new Centurions: "Well, THAT wasn't in the briefing!"
Let's be honest here, the tonsil tickle was not in the briefing either.
Pretty sure that is not a standard diplomatic opening exchange.
@@petert3355 The whole thing was pretty traumatic for the guy tbh
@@filthycasual8187 Yeah, the guy was in therapy for life.....
😀
@@petert3355 He was married with a kid and obviously not enjoying having that violated. And he didn't get a chance to go to therapy for it because he wasn't feeling anything at all a few seconds later.
This show took me on an emotional roller coaster like no other.
If you've seen it all from start to the end, you know this show is very very special.
I hope there will never be another remake, because everything you could wish for, is right here.
Thanks to all the creatives, cast and crews for making it. 💜
What was your emotional rollercoaster?
Really set the tone for this series, and showed everyone just how different this remake was going to be from the original! Plus Tricia Helfer in that red dress!
I LOVE THE BSG Remake... It was a GREAT series... would recommend to anyone who loves sci-fi or even a good drama... well written and acted.
How could the original series be so disco and this recreation be so good? I miss this series.
Imagination.
How many robots does it take to screw in a light bulb?
One
But it takes 50 Battlestar Galactica episodes
The BSG reboot is the BEST sci-fi TV show I have ever seen in my life - even eclipsing most major studio sci-fi films. Describing its brilliance with all the superlatives I can conjure still would not do it justice. It’s a masterpiece. If you’re on the fence about watching this series, do yourself a favor and hop the fence. You won’t regret it.
Maybe this is a reboot continuous because they showed the original specs for the original cylons and on Earth one they found original Cylon helmet...
More Human than Human - Tyrell Corporation.
"More human than human, that is our motto", dr Eldon Tyrrel XD
150k years later, on Earth, 6 is still wearing that red dress (that she wears on the Galactica)...
She loves to wear it! ua-cam.com/video/Hw88MWoqenQ/v-deo.html