Battlestar Galactica [spoilers obviously]

[Howard]

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I don't think so. You have to be on a Resurrection Ship in order to access the memories.

[V]

From the BSG Wiki...

As a humanoid Cylon downloads after being killed, it is apparent that the Cylon's memories are automatically stored for future use. This means that, in addition to the transmission of the memories to the slain Cylon's own resurrected self, another copy of that specific model can access these memories if they so choose. Once these memories are implanted they become as real to the receiving Cylon as their own original memories. This uploading of memories seems to be involuntary, but another Cylon must choose to access them.

[Matt]

Yaaaaaaaaay, Netflix...I'll finally be able to watch this show. Now I just need to convince the wife unit that she'll dig it.

[V]

If she does not, she is not human... and therefore, she is one of the Twelve.

[Howard]

Just convince her to watch the mini-series. It's only 3 hours long. She'll be hooked by the end.

[Matt]

I've made a point of being spoiler free on BSG, so I don't know how to sell her on it. What do I compare it to to get her interested in giving it a try? She's not big into Sci-Fi stuff, so I may be hosed.

[V]

The pilot does as good a job as any, really...

Tell her it's "Dynasty" with the occasional spaceship.

[Matt]

Any way that I can sell it to her as 'The Wire' but in space? She absolutely adored that show.

[Howard]

The thing that makes BSG different from other sci-fi shows? The sci-fi isn't what drives the show. Further, they don't get hung up on technical jargon.

Really it's a show about morality, religion, the meaning of life, etc. So in other words the human condition.

[Ingrid]

Tell her I resisted for a long time and thought Nathan was crazy for liking the dorky sci-fi show. Then I watched an episode, and another, and another. I was hooked. It's just that good. Especially the first season.

[Ingrid]

Or what Howard said.

[Matt]

awesome, thanks!

[gravedigger]

Yeah, EXACTLY what Howard said. I was primed to hate this as a shitty SciFi revamp of a crappy old sci-fi show. All the space stuff is window dressing for the meat of the show- the personal drama. Love it so far.

[B_Metal]

OK, you fuckers convinced me. I'll start this tomorrow and pour through it to see if I find it so great too. Since you all seem to love it, it must be at least decent but I'm mostly convinced because ALL of it is on instant. Like all shows should be, at least ones that aren't new.

[Martin]

Any way that I can sell it to her as 'The Wire' but in space? She absolutely adored that show.

Nothing can come close to The Wire, but it has depths that no show of the genre ever came close to address. Like any good Sci-Fi, the setting is just dress-up for a tale about the human condition. It has flaws, but the first 2 seasons are flawless, and by the end they stick the landing. And the pilot is very effective. A good 3h movie on it's own.

Or like Howard said.