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   From: invaliddmpyron@austin.rr.com   
      
   [Default] Thus spake Mike Hall :   
      
   >On 16 June, 11:40, Hunter  wrote:   
   >> In article ,   
   >> invaliddmpy...@austin.rr.com says...> [Default] Thus spake Mike Hall   
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   >> > >On 10 June, 14:23, Hunter  wrote:   
   >>   
   >> > >> It was rushed I agree. I think Galactica was "due" two more seasons   
   >> > >> but they had to work with the episodes they got.   
   >>   
   >> > >Nonsense!  The final 1/2 season in particular was noteable for how   
   >> > >much padding was there: how many times Bill Adama slid down the wall   
   >> > >sobbing/vomiting or whatever, Roslin's cougar antics on Caprica, Kara   
   >> > >Thrace going to toilet etc.  BSG was definitely outstaying its welcome   
   >>   
   >> > Which explains why you quit watching it.   
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   >> LOL! Of course he took those scenes out of context.   
   >   
   >Roslin's cougar antics etc. took up virtually the entire penultimate   
   >(IIRC) episode, not a couple of scenes!  Bill Adama slid down that   
   >wall so many times, it became a running joke on this group.  I can't   
   >believe you are defending Kara Thrace going to the toilet when there   
   >were plot issues to sort out!  Oh, and if this was being written by   
   >kids then I'd accept an excuse that they did not have enough time to   
   >do their homework because they had to finish within 1 season.   
   >   
   >Anyway, I see that I'm in a discussion with 2 people who wanted BSG to   
   >continue to transform into an endless soap opera   
      
   Incorrect.  I would have like to have seen the show progress to the   
   natural end that Moore had developed.  I believe he's said that the   
   last two episodes were a condensed version of the last 5 episodes of   
   the season that should have been.   
      
   >with soap-style   
   >"character development" more valued than a coherent plot.  Time to   
   >bail out from this thread before it goes into an endless circle, and   
   >accept that I disagree with you guys.   
      
   Okay.  We can be peacful sorts.  At least nobody has said that "you   
   remiind me of Hitler".  At which point Goodwin's Law kicks in.   
   (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodwin%27s_Law_Of_Usenet for you Usenet   
   noob.)   
      
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