Just when you thought it was safe to come to Puntabulous and not have to deal with any more of those pesky Battlestar Galactica posts, here we go again! A spinoff! Well don’t worry yet, the series doesn’t begin until 2010, so you still have a few more Battlestar Galactica free months ahead of you, but they released the premiere movie on DVD the other day and I watched it over the weekend. I have to say it was pretty great.
The opening scenes take place in a club with lots of dancing, fighting, and jubblies. And by jubblies I mean knockers. And by knockers I mean boobs. They were all over the place. This was certainly a very different kind of show than Battlestar Galactica. And now that I think of it, there wasn’t a single spaceship in the sky. In fact, the only major technology was a virtual reality world that is entered by wearing a pair of glasses. The glasses were pretty silly, but the worlds they were capable of taking you to were cool enough to make up for it. The only other signs of an advanced technology were light-up tennis courts and a robo-butler, which was so simple yet such a joy to watch on screen. Seriously, I loved it. It was like Mr. Belvedere meets EVE.
Oh yeah, there was a Cylon too. In case you didn’t know, this show takes place 56 years prior to the beginning of Battlestar Galactica and will be about the creation of the Cylons. But the show, at least as demonstrated by the pilot movie, is not about technology, it’s a human drama with lots of crime, religion, and backstabbing. But the two major Cylon scenes were easily the best of the show, including an amazing ending.
From a view of 50,000 feet, the show was fantastic. It had a really interesting plot taking place in an amazing city, with deep cutting themes. But the show dragged at times when it got too close to the human drama and the characters. They definitely need a bit of work, especially the two major players Daniel Graystone and Joseph Adama. It will take a bit more story for me to feel a connection with them, especially considering I am not anxious to jump in bed with either of them. Is that superficial of me? I like my characters hot. Sue me.
Going into it I was a bit skeptical. Did we really need this show? But after enjoying the pilot movie, my skepticism has evolved into a curiosity about where this show can take us. What more can possibly happen with these two families, and is it enough to sustain a show? How much Cylon action will there be? And where can I get one of those robo-butlers?
Nuqdaq oH puchpa e’
Yeah, I knew that I’d made it in the world when everyone has my name and it’s appearing in politics, haha.