{"id":132,"date":"2009-03-22T08:55:33","date_gmt":"2009-03-22T12:55:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mpomy.com\/?p=132"},"modified":"2009-03-22T11:48:20","modified_gmt":"2009-03-22T15:48:20","slug":"battlestar-digest-i-frakking-loved-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mpomy.com\/?p=132","title":{"rendered":"Battlestar Digest &#8211; I Frakking Loved It!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img src=\"http:\/\/blogs.discovermagazine.com\/sciencenotfiction\/files\/2009\/03\/adama_angry.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It wasn&#8217;t perfect, but it was pretty damn good.  One thing &#8211; it was strange watching it without ads because the narrative flow kind of depended on the breaks.  Our copy didn&#8217;t have any ads, so the breaks lasted less than a moment.  This was particularly weird during the intense battle sequences of the first half.  That all being said &#8211; it was still pretty unbelievable:  the opera house, the OTHER earth, Kara, the battle, the child &#8211; whew!  Here&#8217;s what some others are saying.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.salon.com\/ent\/tv\/feature\/2009\/03\/21\/battlestar_galactica\/\">Laura Miller at Salon.com gets it.  She wanted a more groundbreaking ending that smashes the rules a bit more.  She thinks they may have played it a bit safe<\/a>.  She may be right.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/03\/21\/arts\/television\/21batt.html?_r=1&#038;scp=1&#038;sq=battlestar%20galactica&#038;st=cse\">Ginia Bellafante at the New York Times had a similar, though less articulate reaction<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/bostonglobe\/magazine\/missconduct\/2009\/03\/what_we_notice.html\">Robin Abrahams at Boston.com has some interesting observations<\/a>.  Lots of women review this show, no?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mobile.latimes.com\/inf\/infomo;JSESSIONID=A7F01129828D7DBCFD81.1451?view=TV+item&#038;feed:a=latimes_10min&#038;feed:c=television&#038;feed:i=45674639&#038;nopaging=1\">Mary McNmara at the LA Times loved loved loved it<\/a>.  Another woman!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/goldderby.latimes.com\/awards_goldderby\/2009\/03\/battlestar-ga-1.html\">Make your opinion heard.  Does BSG deserve an Emmy nomination<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vancouversun.com\/news\/Battlestar+Galactica+finest+frakkin+hours\/1403075\/story.html\">A nice recap of the hits from four seasons, courtesy the Vancouver Sun<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nj.com\/entertainment\/tv\/index.ssf\/2009\/03\/battlestar_galactica_ronald_d.html\">NJ.com has a Q&#038;A with Ron Moore<\/a>.  Hopefully less crying than in the SciFi &#8216;Last Frakking Special&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/screenrant.com\/battlestar-galactica-series-finale-review-brusimm-6259\/\">Screen Rant has issues, but also a lot of love<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsday.com\/services\/newspaper\/printedition\/friday\/partii\/ny-ettvlede6074292mar20,0,726532.story\">Newsday goes over the top<\/a> with an A++.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com\/entertainment_tv\/2009\/03\/battlestar-galactica-daybreak-finale-moore-mcdonnell-olmos.html\">Chicago Tribune&#8217;s Maureen Ryan has a comprehensive article with a long interview and her glowing review<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.discovermagazine.com\/sciencenotfiction\/2009\/03\/20\/battlestar-galactica-watched-the-finale-still-got-questions-weve-got-answers\/\">More interviews and explanations at Discover Magazine<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It wasn&#8217;t perfect, but it was pretty damn good. 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