Dean's World

Now what,

the fanatics follow their dying leader, the unelected president who now proclaims herself to be the leader, according to scripture, after taking hallocengenic drugs, to the promised land, while others try to hold onto what they have. The Cylons get their messiah now that the doc is a man, in a form of a daughter. Strange that it took killing another man in the back to defend a woman who was disobeying orders, to make the doc a man.

The cylons can set back now and watch the human race destroy itselfs with the infighting between those who choose to follow the "leader", and those who oppose her.

And everything will change when the old man wakes up!

And am I the only one who noticed that near the end, when Baltar and the Chief are at the antenna- Baltar is firing a pistol, but when he climbs up next to the Chief, he's carrying a rifle?

Sloppy, guys. Real sloppy.

Now I get the DVD, and watch from the beginning, in hi-def.

Actually, I'm hoping they re-run the premiere after 8/13, when I get SciFi in hi-def.

I'm NOT READING ANY OF THE COMMENTS, HOWEVER THOUGHTFUL, INSIGHTFUL, ETC.

I am waiting for the first season to come onto NetFlix

Yeah. I think they're overplaying the smoking thing, since he's absolutely always got one lit up, but I do find that amusing nonetheless.

So, when are they going to update the number of survivors during the credits? It seems to me that they need a revolving counter, especially after the 2nd episode.

I think an episode needs to deal with replacements for the military, not just the pilots. The producers keep harping on the tension between the military and the civilians -- and doing a fine job at it. However, I figure a lot of people would be signing up, particularly the younger generations. We seemed to have gone through a lot of Marines lately, after all.

I don't think Roslin has done anything yet to endanger humanity, but her proclamation that she is now the "Leader", is earie. Some of the Gemini's who take a literal line on the scriptures, may become very fanatical. A true leader, never declares they are the leader, they rise to the top, and lead. A person who needs followers will declare themselves to be a leader, and they will find people,(sheep) to follow, and to drink the kool-aid.

Sorry I do not believe nor have any faith in so called hidden codes in scripture. Religion was and is the way for a select few, to control the many.

Tigh is a self destructive man, who does everything in his power to fail, while not actually acknowledging that is what he is doing.

Baltar picked up the rifle that the Chief had dropped, to fire the grenade launcher at the dish.

And why during this episode was there no story on what is happening on Caprica? The arrow? the baby?

I find it interesting that people just sort of assume Roslin's lost it, as if the religious belief can't be real and therefore if she believes it she's lost it.

This seems to be based on the assumption that faith is insanity.

The religious people I know who believe in miracles are not insane. I can talk with them at length about why I don't believe in miracles, and most of them can handle such a rational discussion without threatening to kill me or falling into gibbering insanity and smearing their feces on the wall.

Can Roslin simply be a believer? Does she have to be considered insane if she is one?

I have no problem with Roslins belief in her religion. Did you catch the part about priests using a drug, and the request for that drug from the guard, who happens to be a Gemini?

My problem with roslin is not her religion, or her belief in her religion, it is that she has declared herself the leader, then had it verified by the council member from Gemini, and she only came to this leader discovery after having taken the drug the priests use. And she wants everyone to follow her on her quest across the galaxay to find the promised land!

Roslin is not simply a believer, for she has declared herself to be the leader, that is what we differ on Dean.

Did Jesus walk around declaring he was the son of god, or did he lead by example, and let his followers make up their own mind?

There are many subtle happenings and interactions in Battlestar Galatica, just as in real life. This is what has got me hooked.

Oh, and Tigh is an alcoholic. He always drinks when under stress. He functions well in a combat situation, but his boozing and self-loathing are always with him, and having to deal with political issues exacerbates the problem. Being manipulated by an arch-opportunist of a wife doesn't help any either.

It's not deus ex bottle when the character defines himself through the bottle.