dah66
December 10th, 2003, 01:16 PM
I took a writing course once and the instructor discussed lazy writing. He described this as taking a shortcut to elicit a strong emotional response from the reader based on preconceptions. The example that he used was placing a puppy down a well. Most people respond well to puppies and they would immediately wonder why the puppy was there and would hope that the puppy could escape or be rescued from its horrible situation. This is an easy plot device that requires no work on the part of the writer since the reader is predisposed towards wanting to know the resolution of the conflict.
In my opinion, Ron Moore emptied the pound of puppies and put them all down the well.
Most people will immediately think of the baby killing, but what really got me was the little girl with the doll. She was an idealized version of a child, with her wide eyed innocence and adorable remarks, so of course she would be cannon fodder for the mini. Her introduction and subsequent demise were cheap plot devices in a production plagued by lazy writing. I guess taking the time to establish a real character, one that the audience cares about, was too much work. If they really wanted to show that Roslin could make the tough decisions, then they should have had her boring assistant on a sub light vehicle when they needed to have made the jump.
Also, once they examined the dead Cylon, didn't they say that it mimicked human anatomy and therefore was nonmetallic? If this is true, why does Six have a glowing red spine? Maybe I missed something, but I doubt it. The original series had plot holes but the mini seems to have just as many or more. Ron Moore could have done so much better and he should have since so many people have waited 25 years to see the Galactica fly once again. In my opinion, he just didn't seem to care.
Dave
In my opinion, Ron Moore emptied the pound of puppies and put them all down the well.
Most people will immediately think of the baby killing, but what really got me was the little girl with the doll. She was an idealized version of a child, with her wide eyed innocence and adorable remarks, so of course she would be cannon fodder for the mini. Her introduction and subsequent demise were cheap plot devices in a production plagued by lazy writing. I guess taking the time to establish a real character, one that the audience cares about, was too much work. If they really wanted to show that Roslin could make the tough decisions, then they should have had her boring assistant on a sub light vehicle when they needed to have made the jump.
Also, once they examined the dead Cylon, didn't they say that it mimicked human anatomy and therefore was nonmetallic? If this is true, why does Six have a glowing red spine? Maybe I missed something, but I doubt it. The original series had plot holes but the mini seems to have just as many or more. Ron Moore could have done so much better and he should have since so many people have waited 25 years to see the Galactica fly once again. In my opinion, he just didn't seem to care.
Dave