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   From: cpd@cat.pan.net   
      
   "Dano"  wrote in message   
   news:holhi4$ifg$1@news.eternal-september.org...   
   > tinydancer wrote:   
   >> On Fri, 26 Mar 2010 09:19:09 -0400, "Dano"    
   >> wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> tinydancer wrote:   
   >>>> On Thu, 25 Mar 2010 09:26:26 -0700 (PDT), trag  wrote:   
   >>>>   
   >>>>> On Mar 25, 8:17 am, tinydancer  wrote:   
   >>>>>> On Thu, 25 Mar 2010 07:55:20 -0400, "Obveeus"    
   >>>>>> wrote:   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> "Ken from Chicago"  wrote:   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>> And as Lacy said, why again won't Zoe reveal herself? What would   
   >>>>>>>> be so horrible about that? So he tries to exploit her to make   
   >>>>>>>> more robots?   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> Security would likely go up around the Cylon robot if he felt   
   >>>>>>> that it could act on its own.   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> Her plan to smuggle herself to Gemenon would immediately go poof.   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> I found this episode tedious and annoying.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> I find Zoe's plan to smuggle herself to Gemenon tedious and   
   >>>>> annoying.   What exactly is the point of that?  She sincerely   
   >>>>> *wants* to go live with the religious zealots and terrorists who   
   >>>>> killed her? If so, she is not the least bit a sympathetic   
   >>>>> character.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Tell me about it, all the religious-related bits were irritating.   
   >>>> Her relationship with her father, now that's a whole other story.   
   >>>   
   >>> It may be irritating to you.  But it IS a central theme of the   
   >>> entire story. Therefore, this might not be a show for you.  Not   
   >>> criticizing you or anything.  But it is what it is.   
   >>   
   >> No it's not. Just because you enjoy your TV shows that way doesn't   
   >> mean everyone else does. I don't have to like a central theme to enjoy   
   >> a show, especially if its relationships are interesting. Not   
   >> criticizing you or anything. Just pointing out that other people are   
   >> different.   
   >   
   > I'm not following your line of reasoning.  I said nothing about "enjoying"   
   > the theme or not.  Of course you have a choice whether or not you like it.   
   > I'm just stating a fairly obvious fact.  To deny that religion is a   
   > relevant and central theme of this show is simply wrong.  Even on   
   > BSG...the references to either Gods or God by the various character were a   
   > bit to obvious to overlook.   
      
   You know, I'm not really so sure after thinking about it, whether or not   
   Star Wars was really about the evil Galactic Empire.  ;o)   
      
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