Comments on: Sopranos in Space http://dublinopinion.com/2007/01/03/133/ It's a group blog. What more do you need to know? Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:12:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Donagh http://dublinopinion.com/2007/01/03/133/#comment-1366 Donagh Wed, 10 Jan 2007 16:26:32 +0000 http://dublinopinion.com/2007/01/03/133/#comment-1366 Yes, I watched it. Well most of it. It didn't quite it the mark on my pretentiousness-o-meter but I enjoyed it all the same. It was hard to catch up on the story lines or figure out who the characters were after missing two seasons. For example, which one is Starbuck? It was very weird seeing what's his face Dirk on CBB (or shit in a jar, as I like to call it) and turning over to BG only to find out that the character he'd played had been written out. Also, the fact that most of the characters use the word 'frack' instead of fuck is annoying. Made up curse words, which although understandable, sound twee and pointlessly chaste when they're supposed to hard and mean. The writers clearly want to exploit the earthiness of 'fuck' but can't put it in the mouths of people who've never been to earth in the first place. Yes, I watched it. Well most of it. It didn’t quite it the mark on my pretentiousness-o-meter but I enjoyed it all the same. It was hard to catch up on the story lines or figure out who the characters were after missing two seasons. For example, which one is Starbuck? It was very weird seeing what’s his face Dirk on CBB (or shit in a jar, as I like to call it) and turning over to BG only to find out that the character he’d played had been written out. Also, the fact that most of the characters use the word ‘frack’ instead of fuck is annoying. Made up curse words, which although understandable, sound twee and pointlessly chaste when they’re supposed to hard and mean. The writers clearly want to exploit the earthiness of ‘fuck’ but can’t put it in the mouths of people who’ve never been to earth in the first place.

]]> By: Dr. Ben http://dublinopinion.com/2007/01/03/133/#comment-1331 Dr. Ben Tue, 09 Jan 2007 23:41:42 +0000 http://dublinopinion.com/2007/01/03/133/#comment-1331 Then don't watch Big Brother and watch Battlestar Galactica instead. It starts on SKY ONE tonight. Make it part of your narrative centre of gravity. Then don’t watch Big Brother and watch Battlestar Galactica instead. It starts on SKY ONE tonight. Make it part of your narrative centre of gravity.

]]> By: Dublin Opinion » Cauliflower Brain http://dublinopinion.com/2007/01/03/133/#comment-1319 Dublin Opinion » Cauliflower Brain Tue, 09 Jan 2007 16:33:30 +0000 http://dublinopinion.com/2007/01/03/133/#comment-1319 [...] Because of my current circumstances, I’m too busy to consume by usual diet of articles and features that make putting together coherent, hopefully intelligent, blog posts possible. I’m not moaning but with a new child at home the only media I’m consuming comes from the livid flicker of the telly. And unless by blog posts are going to be about the cerebrally eviscerating porn that is celebrity big brother, (which is only taken in peripherally anyway – yes Dr. Ben, I’m one of those people who HATES Big Brother) I currently have very little to write about. [...] […] Because of my current circumstances, I’m too busy to consume by usual diet of articles and features that make putting together coherent, hopefully intelligent, blog posts possible. I’m not moaning but with a new child at home the only media I’m consuming comes from the livid flicker of the telly. And unless by blog posts are going to be about the cerebrally eviscerating porn that is celebrity big brother, (which is only taken in peripherally anyway – yes Dr. Ben, I’m one of those people who HATES Big Brother) I currently have very little to write about. […]

]]> By: Dr. Ben http://dublinopinion.com/2007/01/03/133/#comment-1194 Dr. Ben Sat, 06 Jan 2007 00:49:48 +0000 http://dublinopinion.com/2007/01/03/133/#comment-1194 Hi Mr Tagomi, It's true. I mean, the 'black market' episode that followed resurrection ship was particularly weak. But overall, yeah, some of the best tv drama written these days. It's working within a genre, but doesn't feel the need to be constrained by it. and tackling contemporary issues as well. War, resistance, ideology and religion. Hi Mr Tagomi,

It’s true. I mean, the ‘black market’ episode that followed resurrection ship was particularly weak. But overall, yeah, some of the best tv drama written these days. It’s working within a genre, but doesn’t feel the need to be constrained by it. and tackling contemporary issues as well. War, resistance, ideology and religion.

]]> By: Mr Tagomi http://dublinopinion.com/2007/01/03/133/#comment-1103 Mr Tagomi Wed, 03 Jan 2007 12:34:40 +0000 http://dublinopinion.com/2007/01/03/133/#comment-1103 The virtues of BSG well set out there. It is one of the best TV shows ever made. Of that there can be no doubt. There's the odd weaker episode, but even these are great by ordinary standards. The virtues of BSG well set out there.

It is one of the best TV shows ever made. Of that there can be no doubt.

There’s the odd weaker episode, but even these are great by ordinary standards.

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