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  • A discussion of the origin of the "significant seven" humanoid cylon models, their place within the Cylon hierarchy and how their inherent spirituality shaped their destiny. Spoiler Warning as I will be discussing crucial story details within Ronald D Moore’s Battlestar Galactica series.
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  • @marknovak6498
    @marknovak6498 3 роки тому +24

    Like how the unified Cylons seem more complex as you get to know them better. I almost look at them as allegories for humans. Many human but just a few human 'personality types'

  • @boxsmasher200000
    @boxsmasher200000 3 роки тому +18

    Lucy Lawless was great in this series.
    Thank you again for the inforimitive video.

  • @ttrestle
    @ttrestle 3 роки тому +15

    Watching all four seasons now for first time. On end of season 3 now!

    • @kucsidavee
      @kucsidavee 3 роки тому +2

      welcome to the family :)

    • @aaronsynra6867
      @aaronsynra6867 3 роки тому +1

      Your SciFi life will never be the same again. I'm obsessed with all of them: from Zoe Graystone to Hera Agathon.

  • @TheHartonGroup
    @TheHartonGroup 3 роки тому +34

    My favorite are the D’anna model 3’s. I also suspect we saw a model 7 in a hallucination by Kara Thrace. I think her father may have been the only surviving “Daniel” copy thus making Starbuck the first true Cylon/Human hybrid.

    • @Shervin86
      @Shervin86 3 роки тому +8

      Thats the beauty of this show; they allow you to choose answers to the unknown for yourself just as we do in real life.

    • @sophiawilson8696
      @sophiawilson8696 3 роки тому +8

      They said Starbuck father was NOT Cylon. She reincarnated soul of Pythia who was Priestess to Apollo Temple.

    • @emmanuelmorrone716
      @emmanuelmorrone716 2 роки тому +2

      @@sophiawilson8696 where can I find these informations?

    • @sophiawilson8696
      @sophiawilson8696 2 роки тому +2

      @@emmanuelmorrone716 it all over the net. The writers confirm that Daniel is NOT Cylon.

    • @james13sylar
      @james13sylar 2 роки тому +2

      I have a theory that I will believe until I die. There is a wireless network between all the cylons, which allows them to share their visions, and they are all connected to their resurrection machines. This has happened before, so there are ruins of similar resurrection machines all over the galaxy, not able to resurrect them, but repeating the signal. When a cylon dies and there are no resurrection machines available, they don't dissappear, they stay in the wireless network. That is their afterlife, and that's where the "angels" and visions come from. Their god and the 12 gods are probably entities that live there as well. As for why humans can see them too, they must also have a bit of cylon of themselves. Kara's dad was the prototype of the 7s, was killed by Cavil, but managed to manifest himself, have a life, marry and have a daughter, but since he was a spirit, he eventually vanished. Kara is a hybrid, but not quite as Hera, since her father wasn't quite alive. She is somewhat of a Jesus figure. Kara eventually died, but did the same that her father did and astral projected herself back to the solid plane. She must have gotten info while on the other side, but since she isn't a fully cylon, the data got scrambled and she took the fleet towards the dead earth. Only with the help of Hera and her father manifesting for a moment, she was able to guide them to their new home, from the Cylon Homebase. They needed to go there and deal with Cavil before they got to Earth. That was Daniel's last laugh at him.

  • @maxmercer1931
    @maxmercer1931 3 роки тому +9

    The part of the reimagined BSG story about the Final Five Cylons that doesn't work is the non-FTL ship they used to travel to the 12 colonies. They would have to travel at 99.999% of the speed of light in order to sufficiently slow time from their point of view. And that's Assuming they made the trip with no stops for maintenance and gathering of essential materials and fuel. Ronald Moore should have provided a more fleshed out story for the Final Five

    • @obelic71
      @obelic71 3 роки тому

      Correct BSG has some flaws but remember they had only the last season to connect all the fraking dots an give it a good ending.
      There are lot more shows/franchises who did way worse and ended up with a trainwreck for the audience.
      In that regard BSG is not perfect but a way above average written show.

    • @bartoszbaranowski604
      @bartoszbaranowski604 3 роки тому +1

      Why? They had resurrection tech, so they can be really old and did not have to travel that fast.

    • @fifaisscripted
      @fifaisscripted 7 місяців тому

      ​@@bartoszbaranowski604the point is, if they travelled slower, they wouldn't have experienced time diletation

    • @dante6985
      @dante6985 5 місяців тому

      That's a fair point, but suck a tiny nitpick I"m willing to forgive it (like "Warp 13" in Star TreK: All Good things). We know, exactly, how far the nearest star is from earth and how long it would take us given FTL technology (Proxima Centauri, 4.2 years). We don't know how far the colonies were from "Cylon earth", nor how long their voyage was, nor how long ago the planet was destroyed. We only have estimates by characters which can be very flawed (i.e. perhaps Anders didn't word the technology right and he did have FTL tech, just not the FTL tech the colonies had. Or something). It could be explained away in a line or so.

  • @Reoh0z
    @Reoh0z 3 роки тому +16

    #1 hates the humans for how they treated the cylon race.
    #1 treats other cylons like humans treated the early models.

    • @Deridus
      @Deridus 3 роки тому +2

      #1 has the best monolog in the whole series, too.

  • @rlarkinson
    @rlarkinson 3 роки тому +3

    I love these deeper dives into this subject. If I were one of the final five I would definitely box all the 1's. His atheistic attitude was nihilistic, and he was personally responsible for what was most of the strife everyone else was forced to be at odds with for most of the entire run of the show. What an asshole.

    • @achillesrodriguezxx3958
      @achillesrodriguezxx3958 3 роки тому +1

      I mean if you were created to always be in the body of an old man while the other Cylons such as the sixes looked like Helen of Troy, no shit you would be an asshole and constantly frustrated.

  • @BrianKelsay
    @BrianKelsay 3 роки тому +1

    I need to watch all of your BSG videos again. There is just so much I missed in the series, watching late at night after 2 jobs. I must've fallen asleep in most of the episodes. I get so much more out of your videos.
    Loved the 6 and 8.

  • @thundercloud7850
    @thundercloud7850 2 роки тому +2

    I really appreciate all your videos on BSG. Fascinating and very informative. Thank you. 😊

  • @SupremeHeretic
    @SupremeHeretic 3 роки тому +3

    Another great video. I would have to say that objectively the Sharons, the Sixes, and to a lesser degree, the Leobens were the most impactful.

  • @RebeccaCampbell1969
    @RebeccaCampbell1969 3 роки тому +1

    Caprica, and her mercy...
    love for life, anyone's, was key to end the civil war

  • @shanenolan8252
    @shanenolan8252 3 роки тому +2

    Thanks elaine and nick. Was looking forward to your next bsg video

  • @necrosunderground
    @necrosunderground 3 роки тому +2

    Each of the models stood out in their own ways as the series went on, and I really like how they were fleshed out. It would have been easy to make them all the same within each model type, but I liked how you start seeing individuals standing out, especially in the 6's. Personally, I loved the 1's; Dean Stockwell really brought that hatred for the limiting design he'd been "inflicted" with by the Five.
    If I remember correctly, wasn't this Tricia Helfer's first serious acting gig? I give her serious props for making 6 a nuanced character (especially in different individuals), and to the writers for making her more than just a pretty face.

  • @tillsmann
    @tillsmann Рік тому +2

    As a Sci-fi fan, especially of BSG, seeing how I'm watching this video. Not knowing what happened with #7 is right there, in my opinion of not knowing how SGU could have continued.
    Oh, and Park Grace is bloody beautiful. :)

  • @milliashford8148
    @milliashford8148 3 роки тому +1

    I havn't watched anything since the Caprica series };
    That is why I LUV this channel!

  • @josephlamonica4167
    @josephlamonica4167 3 роки тому

    The nerd cookies theme song activates our program to watch a new video. Like how All along the watch tower activated the Five :p

  • @stevenJEDI3
    @stevenJEDI3 2 роки тому +3

    I absolutely love the show was actually sad when it came to an ending, But in saying that I try to watch the series at least once a year

    • @mikecrabtree8200
      @mikecrabtree8200 3 місяці тому +1

      True dat.
      BSG has become my favorite Syfy show. Followed by The Expanse.
      All the old Syfy ( not including the original BattleStar ) have been bastardized to the point I no longer care about any of them.
      Trek. Star warts. Etc.

  • @shanenolan8252
    @shanenolan8252 3 роки тому +5

    1 and 6 are my favourites. 1 as a villain but 6 at first was a villain she freaked me out . Especially in the mini series. ( murdering a bady as an act of kindness in her mind ) they are wonderfully complicated 8 and 3 and 2 as well .but the other two i never really liked.

    • @Deridus
      @Deridus 3 роки тому +1

      I'd forgotten about the baby. Oddly enough, I never blamed Baltar for anything "evil" except the destruction of Cloud Nine... far as I am concerned, I'd have both of them thrown out an airlock.

    • @shanenolan8252
      @shanenolan8252 3 роки тому +1

      @@Deridus yes cloud nine was the worst thing . Giving that bomb was insane.

    • @jbear3478
      @jbear3478 Рік тому

      4 and 5 are so underdeveloped and boring.

  • @achillesrodriguezxx3958
    @achillesrodriguezxx3958 3 роки тому +13

    The Cylons who sided with the colonials ended up creating humanity on earth. While the Cylons who chose to be machines went extinct.

    • @johncodmore
      @johncodmore 3 роки тому +6

      " All this has happened before, all this will happen again".

  • @danelamoreaux4166
    @danelamoreaux4166 3 роки тому +1

    Your videos make my day.

  • @GEEKICIDALTENDENCIES
    @GEEKICIDALTENDENCIES 3 роки тому

    Nerd Cookies the best new YT chan chan ....I want to work for these guys!!!

  • @aaronsynra6867
    @aaronsynra6867 3 роки тому +1

    Yeah, I have to say my favs are the #3's. Don't really have a good reason, they're just the ones I like the most.

    • @C25-150
      @C25-150 9 місяців тому

      I like the #3’s too, it could just be I the episodes the 3’s are in and the situations they are put in are more interesting, not as simple as compared to the rest of the models

  • @cesare.lopezelll8122
    @cesare.lopezelll8122 3 роки тому +1

    Great series wish they had expanded it more

  • @RobBon12
    @RobBon12 2 роки тому

    Ha!! I have been watching your Dune videos and had no idea you did BSG and B5, two shows I worked on extensively! Feel free to ask any questions.

    • @NerdCookies
      @NerdCookies  2 роки тому +1

      That's awesome!!! I'm brushing up on B5 lore. Hoping to get into some more B5 starting next year! That's so exciting, I'll definitely reach out with any questions. I believe I've used some of your models in a video or two. We chatted on ArtStation. 😊

    • @RobBon12
      @RobBon12 2 роки тому

      @@NerdCookies OMG, I remember now. Didn't make the connection. There are so many youtube channels. DOH! :)

  • @marcturmel924
    @marcturmel924 3 роки тому

    Great video, as usual!

  • @YllibD
    @YllibD 3 роки тому +1

    I have to say, new human like AI in the new cyclones were scary

  • @joonpak
    @joonpak 2 роки тому +1

    Dude whoever you are, you need to get some voice acting or narrating jobs. This was awesome!

  • @SilviuBucsa
    @SilviuBucsa 3 роки тому

    Please enable subtitles (auto-generated) for older videos :D Otherwise great content!

  • @sophiawilson8696
    @sophiawilson8696 3 роки тому

    If the prequel continue it Sharon model was based on foster sister to Adama and Six model was based daughter of Daniel, Zoe.

  • @Shervin86
    @Shervin86 3 роки тому

    Fantastic analysis as always... good to know there have been no number 1s here to downvote this just yet. 😅
    Thanks

  • @MovieSpottingBerlin
    @MovieSpottingBerlin 3 роки тому

    Interesting movie!

  • @bk_panther_
    @bk_panther_ 3 роки тому

    I love these videos!!! :-)

  • @sophiawilson8696
    @sophiawilson8696 3 роки тому

    You miss Daniel which Calvin poison is his sac?. Or birth chamber.

  • @rickmassey1272
    @rickmassey1272 Рік тому

    You didn't mention the 7s(Daniel)

  • @Deridus
    @Deridus 3 роки тому +2

    My favorite Cylon is Tigh. Least liked is Ellen. Most ambivilent about Doyle. Caprica is a complicated one.

  • @sophiawilson8696
    @sophiawilson8696 Рік тому +1

    I wish we see a little of Daniel, there a good side of religion and bad side. I as inividial look more on facts and science than faith or religions.

  • @Jayjay-qe6um
    @Jayjay-qe6um 3 роки тому +1

    They were originally eight of them, wish we knew the last one.

    • @TheHartonGroup
      @TheHartonGroup 3 роки тому +1

      I think the “Daniel” model 7 was Kara Thrace’s father.

    • @earlyriser03
      @earlyriser03 Рік тому +2

      @@TheHartonGroup Daniel was not Kara’s father. Show runners confirmed it.

  • @shadda
    @shadda 3 роки тому +1

    Tricia Helfer is amazing, but if I could go back and remove one thing from BSG it would be her scenes with baltar. they always made me cringe.

  • @annoyed707
    @annoyed707 2 роки тому +1

    Unfortunately I have to watch this video with these gelatinous orbs.

  • @Leftatalbuquerque
    @Leftatalbuquerque 2 роки тому

    ... and the Sixes are based on Cassiopeia.

  • @duiliomanzanares7545
    @duiliomanzanares7545 7 місяців тому

    its all about D'anna

  • @maxmercer1931
    @maxmercer1931 3 роки тому +2

    Why would the final five and centurions create a skin job which looks like an old man?

    • @achillesrodriguezxx3958
      @achillesrodriguezxx3958 3 роки тому +1

      Cavil was modelled after Ellen's father

    • @maxmercer1931
      @maxmercer1931 3 роки тому

      @@achillesrodriguezxx3958 that makes it even worse

    • @achillesrodriguezxx3958
      @achillesrodriguezxx3958 3 роки тому +1

      @@maxmercer1931 No wonder Cavil had so much rage. The sixes were created beautifully while he always had to be an old man. No shit I'll be enraged as well

    • @jbear3478
      @jbear3478 Рік тому +1

      I was just saying how gross cavil is.

  • @TheBorilla92
    @TheBorilla92 Рік тому +2

    It's funny that the women of the 7 are all beautiful but none of rhe men really fit much of a beauty standard for men

  • @anothergoogleuser
    @anothergoogleuser Рік тому

    You skipped the 7 model.

  • @chrysm6842
    @chrysm6842 2 роки тому

    +

  • @Starbuck8008
    @Starbuck8008 3 роки тому +4

    Boomer is so hot.

  • @georgianavarna2650
    @georgianavarna2650 Рік тому

    🔯

  • @georgianavarna2650
    @georgianavarna2650 Рік тому

    ❤mm sorry

  • @donovandelaney3171
    @donovandelaney3171 Рік тому +1

    Cylon’s don’t need to breathe and their haarts don’t beat.

  • @reubenmidkiff3992
    @reubenmidkiff3992 3 роки тому

    Algorithm

  • @garymoore3497
    @garymoore3497 Місяць тому

    Eight (8) Cylons .
    You want to post on UA-cam , get your facts straight.

  • @maxmercer1931
    @maxmercer1931 3 роки тому

    Skin jobs

  • @jeffreyrobinson6988
    @jeffreyrobinson6988 8 місяців тому

    I think the 4:2 ratio is sexist and such a contrast to humans.

  • @anarwally
    @anarwally Рік тому

    Never liked the idea of the human Cylons. If the Cylons hate humans why would they want to be like them? Even to gain advantage in a war.

  • @MacrWest
    @MacrWest Рік тому

    Literally just reading off the wiki. Lazy

  • @alejandromolina5645
    @alejandromolina5645 3 роки тому +2

    Garbage show. Never could get their stories right. For me the first season was the best.👌
    After that forget it the show was just unbearable.

    • @jbear3478
      @jbear3478 Рік тому +1

      Well you can just go straight to hell then

  • @EwetoobSucks
    @EwetoobSucks Рік тому +1

    Mmmmmmm, ...
    Tricia Helfer !