What elements from the Moore script do you find offensive?

July 21st, 2003, 11:02 PM

Here's the script if you haven't read it:

http://battlestarfanclub.com/battlestar/bgarticle26.htm

Is it the baby skull crushing scene? Is it the sex? Is it the poor portrayal of the military? Is it the lack of family values between Apollo and Adama?

Bug-Eyed Earl · July 21st, 2003, 11:11 PM

All the problems in my family make Apollo and Adama's relationship tame to me, sadly enough.

goldcenturian · July 22nd, 2003, 05:41 AM

Upset that once again the lead female character has more "balls" than brains. She passes her fiance, Zac Lee's brother, through flight school even though she knows he's not an acceptable pilot because she "couldn't bear to fail him." Oh, but it's OK if he dies? Obviously, Ron doesn't understand how women's minds work! The slugging a superior officer thing is, I suppose, Ron's idea of letting her show her anger at herself for letting Zac die, but Lee makes the comment "Same old Kara" which leads one to believe that she's been doing stuff like that for years. So was she just weak once about the man she loved, or is she just stupid? I vote STUPID!
Carolyn

kingfish · July 22nd, 2003, 06:55 AM

The WHOLE thing is offensive because it isn't the show I still love as an adult. It is just plain Feldercarb. My it can be fixed post in the other forum is definately a SAVING FACE post. This wreck is bad very bad.

cobrastrikelead · July 22nd, 2003, 10:54 AM

The warp-coils, the humano-cylons, the character rewrites, (and no Hatch, Benedict, and the rest.)

Dawg · July 22nd, 2003, 11:17 AM

The shorter question is, what don't I find offensive.

The Viper.

And I'm offended they're using it in this POS.

I am
Dawg

StallionCornell · July 22nd, 2003, 12:40 PM

The sex scenes are tacky, but they don't leave me aghast with righteous indignation. I'm more offended by the thematic elements than I am by specific plot points. The Cylon's "religion" that justifies genocide demonstrates a contempt for genuine faith. The dishonest cynicism of William Adama; the corruption of Paul Tigh; Kara Thrace's contempt for authority - all of these demonstrate a contempt for the military. I find both of these ideas offensive.

Winemaster · July 22nd, 2003, 03:02 PM

I find his Cylon created by humans very annoying. The referance
to the mythology could have still been woven into the plot without losing
the secular slant that he wants.

cobrastrikelead · July 23rd, 2003, 12:24 PM

They film the show to be, "Not your Dad's (or Mom's Battlestar Galactica)" and then they call it Battlestar Galactica. The Powers That Be Need to Get A Clue.

BST · July 23rd, 2003, 01:54 PM

Don't misunderstand, I don't like much at all, if anything, about the mini.

But,.........what I find OFFENSIVE is the arrogance of the 3 fools, Bonnie, Ronnie, and Davey, as well as their little puppets (except Olmos), in trying to convince us of how this IS Battlestar Galactica.

No, fools, IT ISN'T!!

July 23rd, 2003, 01:59 PM

I think we can all gree that we don't like the script because it's not eh BSG we deserve. But I was more curious if beyond that, if there were elements within the script that anyone found personally offensive, besides the "it's not BSG" level.

Dawg · July 23rd, 2003, 02:25 PM

Yes, JJ, there are aspects of this production that offend me, beyond the fact that this isn't BSG (which is offensive enough).

But you don't want that rant posted here, Boss.

And it's not about the sex. It's about the portrayal of the military. It's about babykilling. It's about the stench of all the bleeding-heart liberal pity-the-poor-victim-Cylon felgercarb that permeates this POS.

But I'm not going to go there, not yet, no, sir.

I am
Dawg

BST · July 23rd, 2003, 03:06 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by jjrakman
I think we can all gree that we don't like the script because it's not eh BSG we deserve. But I was more curious if beyond that, if there were elements within the script that anyone found personally offensive, besides the "it's not BSG" level.

I know...

Regarding specifics, I don't like the 'dysfunction for everyone', 'lack of discipline/respect' for the military, 'call-signs', 'gender change', 'human-created Cylons', 'Earth possibly not being the destination', 'gratitious sex', and 'baby killing' elements of this "effort". When one considers what might be left, the opening and/or closing credits might be the only thing of value.