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   Ian B to Dr Nancy's Sweetie   
   Re: OT - V following BSG split seasons   
   24 Nov 09 07:16:29   
   
   From: no@spamthank.s   
      
   Dr Nancy's Sweetie wrote:   
   > "OM " wrote, of somebody:   
   >> He's just a psychotic troll who can't stand it unless he's   
   >> trolling, and is almost as pathetic as Brad refusing to acknowledge   
   >> his "EARTH FIRST!" theory was totally disproven.   
   >   
   > In fairness, Mr Templeton was probably operating on the assumption   
   > that the overall plot of the series was going to make some sort of   
   > sense.  If he'd started with the assumption "The writers are just   
   > making up stuff with no plan whatever and no idea what to do", it's   
   > not likely he'd have spent so much time trying to figure out what   
   > their plan was.  You don't try to figure out a plan which you know   
   > doesn't exist.   
   >   
   > What they finally delivered was ridiculous on so many levels that I   
   > doubt we can say anything was proved or disproved, except that you   
   > shouldn't launch into a grand project with no clue where it's going,   
   > because you might write yourself into a corner and have no way out.   
   > Then you'd have to make up magical resurrections of characters you   
   > killed and then poof them out once you're finished with them, and   
   > do other moronic things.   
   >   
      
   Indeed.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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