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wwwebsurfer
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On recommendation of a friend I've been watching the new series from the beginning. Holy crap I didn't know TV could be this gripping. Any other fans?

1/13/2010 9:00:33 PM

BubbleBobble
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no

1/13/2010 9:00:47 PM

Bweez
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Just don't watch the series finale. Just imagine what you would want the finale to be and end it that way.

Because it is horrible and discredits the entire series.

[Edited on January 13, 2010 at 9:01 PM. Reason : .]

1/13/2010 9:01:06 PM

wwwebsurfer
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14 seconds? I swear you're automated or have no life.

^I'm still in the first season... so if I watch 1 episode per day I've got like 4 months left

[Edited on January 13, 2010 at 9:02 PM. Reason : asdf]

1/13/2010 9:01:20 PM

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The season 3 finale is the best episode of television that I can remember.

Hell, all of the season finales.

Except for the last one.

1/13/2010 9:03:30 PM

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I don't know why people are hating on the Finale. It was all very very awesome. And yes, the ending of season 3 is very trippy and

Razor was really cool, Caprica was meh and The Plan was a complete waste of time.

1/13/2010 9:11:54 PM

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hahaha

1/13/2010 9:13:47 PM

BubbleBobble
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stand-up comedians

the lot of ya

1/13/2010 9:19:10 PM

shmorri2
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I BSG.

The finale was sad, but I must say I enjoyed it.

1/13/2010 9:28:29 PM

Scuba Steve
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Fact: Bears eat beets. Bears. Beets. Battlestar Galactica.

1/13/2010 9:29:35 PM

El Nachó
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Don't listen to Bweez. He's made it his personal mission in life to bitch about how bad the finale was any time the subject of BSG comes up. The finale wasn't perfect, but it wasn't bad either. I actually ended up liking the vast majority of it.

1/13/2010 9:33:27 PM

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i just finished all 4 seasons and 4 was by far the worst

an excellent series, it was very hard to stop watching

Baltar was my favorite character early on but eventually I think Tyrell and Saul took over as faves

1/13/2010 9:35:20 PM

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Also keep in mind that the writers strike happened in the middle of season 4. This doesn't spoil anything but when you watch it, keep in mind that that was almost the ending.

I was always a big Sharon fan. Maybe it's just my Asian Persuasion

[Edited on January 13, 2010 at 9:37 PM. Reason : .]

1/13/2010 9:35:46 PM

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I'm on season 2 right now and I'm loving it. Please no spoilers if you guys can help it. Or please preface your post first at least.


But yeah it rocks hard

1/13/2010 9:36:20 PM

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Is this worth getting the Blu-Ray box set? Not all the individual seasons are available yet and I want to watch it. If I'm going to buy it, there's no way I'd buy it on DVD.

1/13/2010 9:41:24 PM

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In retrospect I would say so. The thing I am not too sure about is how well tv shows translate over to Blu-Ray if they weren't shot in HD to begin with. I could totally be wrong though.

1/13/2010 9:48:12 PM

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SPOILER ALERT:





















































A lot of people die. A LOT

1/13/2010 9:50:21 PM

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"In retrospect I would say so. The thing I am not too sure about is how well tv shows translate over to Blu-Ray if they weren't shot in HD to begin with. I could totally be wrong though."


Take a look at the Firefly Blu-Rays.

1/13/2010 9:51:29 PM

El Nachó
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"The thing I am not too sure about is how well tv shows translate over to Blu-Ray if they weren't shot in HD to begin with."


This show was shot in HD from the miniseries on.

1/13/2010 9:51:43 PM

HockeyRoman
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Sweet! I am very glad to be wrong about this.

1/13/2010 9:54:42 PM

ncsuapex
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Erin Gray was a fuckin hottie

1/13/2010 9:54:44 PM

El Nachó
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"Sweet! I am very glad to be wrong about this."


Actually, I do want to correct myself before someone else does. The miniseries was shot on film, but all the episodes were originally shot in HD.

1/13/2010 9:58:07 PM

LimpyNuts
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So I should, in fact, buy this on Blu-Ray?

1/13/2010 10:01:30 PM

HockeyRoman
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YES!

1/13/2010 10:03:21 PM

HaLo
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the miniseries looks like ass compared to other blu-rays i've viewed, just got the set and haven't made it past the miniseries yet.

season 4 was altogether bad relative to season 3 but it was still pretty good. it bears repeating though that the season 3 finale is one of my top 5 episodes of TV ever

1/13/2010 10:15:51 PM

El Nachó
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The rip I have of the miniseries and 1st season came from the HD-DVD and not the blu-ray, but I can't say I ever noticed a difference in quality from the miniseries and the later episodes.

1/13/2010 10:24:25 PM

hunterb2003
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weird

I just bought the first two seasons off of Amazon today

can't wait to watch it

1/13/2010 10:26:29 PM

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1/13/2010 10:32:04 PM

GGMon
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"Just don't watch the series finale. Just imagine what you would want the finale to be and end it that way.

Because it is horrible and discredits the entire series.
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The finale was good - can't understand why all the "smart" fans hated it.

1/13/2010 10:33:10 PM

Jeepin4x4
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Tricia Helfer's playboy spread is pretty hot, though she doesn't have the electric blonde Number Six hair.


I've bought all my seasons on DVD. I don't really care between it and Blu-Ray at this time. Plus i got them on the supreme cheap.

1/13/2010 10:38:21 PM

El Nachó
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"Tricia Helfer's playboy spread is pretty hot"


We will just have to disagree on that one. Her oddly shaped superfake boobs just ruined her for me for good. so gross.

1/13/2010 10:41:19 PM

wwwebsurfer
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if somebody has this on rip why ain't you PM'ing me about transferring it. I can only catch one episode per day on megavideo without pony'ing up for their retarded fees.

1/13/2010 11:05:30 PM

El Nachó
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I mean, I have the entire series ripped. But I ain't about to try and upload them to anybody at 768kbps.

1/13/2010 11:08:52 PM

wwwebsurfer
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^why not? I have an FTP server with 2Tb of space waiting. FileZilla + rate limit it so you can keep browsing uninterrupted. 2-3 days, profit.

1/13/2010 11:17:49 PM

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So i'm halfway through season 2 and just had a revelation...Does Helo actually do anything now or is he just the tormented lover? He's always seen in the hanger deck and the pilots lounge and also training with Starbuck, yet he hasn't flown in a raptor since returning from caprica. Will this guy get back in the game or what?

1/15/2010 2:01:49 PM

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Yeah, once he figures out he's a cylon he starts wreckin' shit.

1/15/2010 2:02:55 PM

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"The finale was good - can't understand why all the "smart" fans hated it."


I wasn't aware that it was smart to hate it.

I thought it was normal to hate shitty things.



^LOL

[Edited on January 15, 2010 at 2:09 PM. Reason : .]

1/15/2010 2:05:52 PM

Jeepin4x4
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jesus christ. a simple yes would do.


ok, not a spoiler...i had to wiki. But come on!

[Edited on January 15, 2010 at 2:08 PM. Reason : add]

1/15/2010 2:06:17 PM

Bweez
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But no, Helo is awesome. Yes, he does stuff.

1/15/2010 2:09:14 PM

Jeepin4x4
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ok cool.. gonna probably watch a few more this afternoon after work.

1/15/2010 2:12:17 PM

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If you buy the BD set, it is much cheaper to import it from amazon.co.uk than to buy it stateside. It is region free so youll be set. Only differences in the UK release are the inclusion of their ratings system on the packaging, and I assume the season 1 discs will include the same title music as the other seasons (US season 1 had difference title music that the other seasons). Also note that neither set includes "The Plan".

1/15/2010 2:31:02 PM

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"I thought it was normal to hate shitty things."


So how should it have ended ya tool?

bweez exposed:

http://worstepisodeever.ytmnd.com/

[Edited on January 15, 2010 at 4:04 PM. Reason : more]

1/15/2010 4:02:07 PM

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I loved it. Still haven't gotten around to watching The Plan yet, though.

1/15/2010 6:10:54 PM

wwwebsurfer
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Just watched another episode - Starbuck jumps into a raider and paints her name on the bottom side

And the UK version is not cheaper, it's like $45 more plus no free shipping. Something tells me to cover an ocean it ain't cheap either. And different box

[Edited on January 15, 2010 at 10:55 PM. Reason : .]

1/15/2010 10:52:04 PM

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Youre right on the packaging, I was wrong, it is different:
However,
Amazon.com: $194.99 shipped
Amazon.co.uk: $152.36 shipped
Not sure what math you are using.

1/15/2010 11:57:33 PM

LimpyNuts
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Where does "The Plan" fit into the series?

Swung by Wal-Mart. They didn't have any BSG on Blu-Ray

1/16/2010 1:52:58 AM

HockeyRoman
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It doesn't. Forget that it exists. You'll be happier for it.

1/16/2010 2:03:00 AM

Bweez
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"So how should it have ended ya tool?"


I don't know, somewhat imaginatively? And not with a whimper?

1/17/2010 5:04:12 AM

LimpyNuts
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^^ Ok, will not buy it then. Just ordered the series from Amazon.co.uk for 86 GBP. That's $140.35 with the current Visa exchange rate. Amazon's currency exchange wanted to charge me $155. Fuckers. I didn't fall for it.

1/17/2010 8:02:40 AM

GGMon
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"I don't know, somewhat imaginatively? And not with a whimper"


Usually if something is so "awful" - you at least have some sort of an suggestion as to how things should have went.

Quote :
"MAKE

MORE

IMAGINATIVELY"


The final - while no perfect - embodied the spirit of the franchise and was fun to watch. Yes - things bugged me - but the bottom line is, if you didn’t like the ending - you were not truly a fan of the show. It simply didn’t deviate from the other four seasons.

1/17/2010 8:44:36 AM

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