A day a long time in coming

[sigma7]

In under three hours, the first episode of the final season of Battlestar Galactica will premiere online here. They no longer insist that the Cylons "have a plan," instead doing a quick fly-by of who's-a-Cylon-now. In case you missed the season finale. Or just refused to accept it, as some of them may have....

If you've heard people (like me) babbling incoherently about it and thought they were just insane, Sci-Fi's put "Battlestar Galactica: The Phenomenon" online, too -- a must-see for anyone new to the show, wanting to hop into the maelstrom before it ends, or who just wants to see Joss Whedon and Seth Green geek out (Joss does a good Dwight, too). The pictures of Scott Ian on the set are adorable, too. (And to get caught up on the series in just under nine minutes, watch this.)

Edit: Flashback to September. Gah. And yes, all of those spoilers are still valid.

Comments

[ravenword.livejournal.com]

WOOO FRAK PARTY WOOO! :D (says the girl who dressed up as #6 for Halloween...)

[sigma7.livejournal.com]

That's an awesome choice, even without glowy spine. My hair tends to go a bit Baltar-shaped if I don't have it tended to with neurotic frequency. Sadly, guess what I'm doing this afternoon? Insert frowny face here.

[jenny0.livejournal.com]

My husband and I have been thinking we should maybe start watching this, as it seems to be a huger deal (at least among people we know) than I had thought. Also, they've been having kinda cool commercials lately (we don't have tv at home so our tv consumption has been limited to taped episodes of Ghost Hunters lately).

[sigma7.livejournal.com]

I remember being initially turned off because it was such a thorough re-imagining of the original series...but now I think the worst thing about it is that link to the original series -- which, let's face it, was crap. In fact, the fact that it is a sci-fi show at all is a huge handicap, because it keeps a legion of people away who'd ordinarily be its biggest backers.

The one thing I'll say about it is it's intense. No small stakes, no small acting. And it's dark -- both in terms of cinematography and mood. But brilliant. The miniseries was okay, but the regular series started smart and just keeps getting better. (And the Roslin commercials are actually freakin' me out.)

[solaine.livejournal.com]

Baltar is hot - including the hair. I just got back from a watching the season premiere party, and I can definitely say it did not disappoint.

[motteditor.livejournal.com]

If you do, I suggest starting from the beginning. After hearing some good things about it during season 1, I tried to jump in mid-season. I watched a couple episodes, but realized I just didn't like it that much and gave up.

Then a friend convinced me to watch the miniseries, and I've being a faithful fan ever since.