tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2228174552203445896.post8578409449989200650..comments2024-02-05T01:33:59.164-05:00Comments on futureprobe: Why I prefer Star Trek to Battlestar GalacticaDavid Landonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12909440700102911571noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2228174552203445896.post-20483846702650180512009-01-13T22:20:00.000-05:002009-01-13T22:20:00.000-05:00Oh, I agree that Galactica's characters are very w...Oh, I agree that Galactica's characters are very well-rounded in a way that Rick Berman's administration didn't have the intestinal fortitude to attempt. And I, too, am eagerly anticipating the final 10 episodes of BSG.<BR/><BR/>However, I suppose the main ideological difference between characters like Captain Picard and Bill Adama is the notion that some ideals are worth dying for. Given the choice between torturing a prisoner for information and the certain destruction of his ship and the death of all aboard, Picard would take the moral high ground. Adama would do whatever he had to in order to stay alive.<BR/><BR/>I'm an idealistic guy. What I'd really like to see is an updated Star Trek that is shot, written, and directed like BSG, but with Star Trek's moral sensibilities.David Landonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12909440700102911571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2228174552203445896.post-19726131748507772752009-01-12T17:48:00.000-05:002009-01-12T17:48:00.000-05:00I have always considered myself a dedicated Star T...I have always considered myself a dedicated Star Trek fan and I cannot wait for the premier of the final 10 episodes of BG (beginning this Friday night.) <BR/><BR/>I will agree that BG doesn't give you a CONVENTIONAL hero to root for. But the show's writers make sure you see all sides of every character. What might not be pretty is still realistic. And it doesn't take much effort or imagination to put yourself into any one of the character's shoes and decide if you would make a similar decision under the same circumstances. Any show that makes you think that deeply without spoon-feeding you a moral is to be commended.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2228174552203445896.post-28760514381077823902008-12-12T20:41:00.000-05:002008-12-12T20:41:00.000-05:00Personally, I prefer non-fiction TV shows to ficti...Personally, I prefer non-fiction TV shows to fiction TV shows as I get older.<BR/><BR/>I hate wasting time on things that I can't control. Will the character live? Will they die? I used to get fairly bent out of shape over such pettiness until it dawned on me that I should start caring about things that actually have the capacity of caring back. After that revelation, Star Trek, Star Wars, etc. so forth all fell off the face of the Earth.<BR/><BR/>Occasionally, I still troll the message boards of such places but more from an alumni perspective then anything else.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com