eruthros: Battlestar Galactica 1978 promo picture, captioned "first fandom" (BSG - first fandom Starbuck Apollo)
eruthros ([personal profile] eruthros) wrote2005-07-09 10:10 am

BSG on salon.com

I swear I could do this entire post in acronyms, but it would make me feel like a giant dork.

In any case, salon.com's lead story today is about Battlestar Galactica 2003. And specifically Starbuck.

Problem: it's written by someone who's not actually into sf (though she does like BSG). Laura Miller, the author, apparently likes to make herself feel superior by saying things like: "These shows have ranged from the passable ("Farscape") to the appalling ("Lexx," a sort of R-rated "H.R. Pufnstuf"), and without a doubt each of them has its own cadre of fire-breathing hardcore fans, just as the hokey original "Battlestar Galactica" does." And "This is a character-based drama, not something you often see on a spaceship."

Still, she obviously loves the show, and it's a pretty prominent article for genre TV, so you may want to check it out.

ETA: Spoilers for the first episode of season two.