Comments on: Random Musings: SNL, FIREFLY & BATTLESTAR GALACTICA, http://www.thetvaddict.com/2006/12/11/random-musings-battlestar-galactica-snl-firefly/ theTVaddict.com is your number one source on the net for TV news, scoop, reviews and commentary on all of your favourite TV shows. Check out theTVaddict.com daily for commentary, a WHAT TO WATCH TVguide, and a weekly podcast. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:47:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Todd W in NC http://www.thetvaddict.com/2006/12/11/random-musings-battlestar-galactica-snl-firefly/comment-page-1/#comment-12647 Todd W in NC Mon, 11 Dec 2006 22:28:22 +0000 http://thetvaddict.com/?p=1199#comment-12647 I totally agree about the Studio 60 Christmas episode. I was not as impressed as others. The previews I read about it might have caused me to expect too much out of it, but I'm not sure I would have been impressed even without the pre-delivered hype. It was still a good episode but just not *that* good. As far as BSG, which episode do you feel got the excessive positive hype? Was it the boxing episode? I feel BSG was at its best at the beginning of the season, during the rebellion against the occupation. I totally agree about the Studio 60 Christmas episode. I was not as impressed as others. The previews I read about it might have caused me to expect too much out of it, but I’m not sure I would have been impressed even without the pre-delivered hype. It was still a good episode but just not *that* good.

As far as BSG, which episode do you feel got the excessive positive hype? Was it the boxing episode? I feel BSG was at its best at the beginning of the season, during the rebellion against the occupation.

]]> By: tralfaz http://www.thetvaddict.com/2006/12/11/random-musings-battlestar-galactica-snl-firefly/comment-page-1/#comment-12615 tralfaz Mon, 11 Dec 2006 16:36:55 +0000 http://thetvaddict.com/?p=1199#comment-12615 I sometimes think it's a bad thing to heap too much praise on a single episode of a series as opposed to the series as a whole. Some form of backlash is inevitable. I have no doubt that all the "OH MY GOD, THIS IS THE BEST EPISODE OF STUDIO 60 EVER!" hype about the Christmas episode caused me to go into that one with such raised expectations that there was no way it could do anything but disappoint. (Yes, I'm still beating that tired horse.) The same held true for the finale of FASHION HOUSE... they hyped and hyped the "surprise you'll never see coming" to the point that anyone who'd figured out that Maria wasn't dead (which was, um, everyone) couldn't help but be disappointed in the final moments. I sometimes think it’s a bad thing to heap too much praise on a single episode of a series as opposed to the series as a whole. Some form of backlash is inevitable. I have no doubt that all the “OH MY GOD, THIS IS THE BEST EPISODE OF STUDIO 60 EVER!” hype about the Christmas episode caused me to go into that one with such raised expectations that there was no way it could do anything but disappoint. (Yes, I’m still beating that tired horse.) The same held true for the finale of FASHION HOUSE… they hyped and hyped the “surprise you’ll never see coming” to the point that anyone who’d figured out that Maria wasn’t dead (which was, um, everyone) couldn’t help but be disappointed in the final moments.

]]> By: Todd W in NC http://www.thetvaddict.com/2006/12/11/random-musings-battlestar-galactica-snl-firefly/comment-page-1/#comment-12611 Todd W in NC Mon, 11 Dec 2006 14:49:42 +0000 http://thetvaddict.com/?p=1199#comment-12611 I actually felt that "The Passage" was an improvement over the last few weeks of BSG. Granted, they were bound to get to the food, but they did pay a price along the way. One of their best pilots died, and they lost several ships (no doubt dampening an already low morale). Seeing how bad the radiation did physical damage to the Raptors and Galactica itself shows the severity of the situation and just how desperate they were for the food. There was definitely plenty at stake. A little more disappointing was how cryptic and unsatisfying the Cylon subplot was (wetting our appetitie for answers to the mystery of the other five Cyclon models but not answering any questions about it) and the fact that the problems with Starbuck & Apollo's respective marriages weren't re-addressed after last week's awkward hugging moment at the end of the boxing match. I actually felt that “The Passage” was an improvement over the last few weeks of BSG. Granted, they were bound to get to the food, but they did pay a price along the way. One of their best pilots died, and they lost several ships (no doubt dampening an already low morale). Seeing how bad the radiation did physical damage to the Raptors and Galactica itself shows the severity of the situation and just how desperate they were for the food. There was definitely plenty at stake.

A little more disappointing was how cryptic and unsatisfying the Cylon subplot was (wetting our appetitie for answers to the mystery of the other five Cyclon models but not answering any questions about it) and the fact that the problems with Starbuck & Apollo’s respective marriages weren’t re-addressed after last week’s awkward hugging moment at the end of the boxing match.

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