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   > giving me at least a passing familiarity with the military. And this show   
   > has more ... proper military bearing ... in one *episode* than in most whole   
   > *seasons* of any Trek.   
   >   
   > Yes, I know Starfleet isn't supposed to be *exactly* like a 21st Century   
   > Navy, but still. The authentic military *feel* of BSG is really rather   
   > refreshing, especially after Voyager, which -- despite some intermittent   
   > fine moments, despite Seven's teeth-gnashing fine-ness -- always felt like   
   > "Star Trek for Soccer Moms." And after "Enterprise," which might still be on   
   > the air if someone had chloroformed Berman and Braga on the first day and   
   > let the Reeves-Stevenses take over.   
      
      
   Ugh!  Don't remind me.  Were they trying to drive away Star Trek fans?   
   Every fiber in my being wanted me to like that show yet as much as I   
   tried I just couldn't.  It was nice at the end how it started to turn   
   around but it was too little too late.   
      
      
      
   > 9) Yeah, I'm Christian, and the Colonials' harmless polytheism vs. the   
   > Cylons depraved, maniacal monotheism rubs me wrong occasionally, but ...   
   > that's OK.   
      
      
   As a Christian I find it refreshing to see a fictional fanatical   
   monotheism driving the bad guys.   
      
      
   > I'm not offended, and I figure only the *depraved, maniacal* monotheists in   
   > the audience ought to be.   
   >   
   > :-]   
   >   
   > 10) Hell, maybe BSG is an allegory of us vs. the terrorists: our Western   
   > culture isn't polytheist, but we *are* pretty darn *pluralist,* while our   
   > enemies are certainly depraved and maniacal. And not only are they   
   > monotheist, but they seek to enforce monolithism, if you will: be Wahhabi   
   > Muslim, or be dead (or subjugated).   
   >   
   > And I believe we even sort of "made" the terrorists by wanting more oil.   
   > Just more. Always more. And not really caring who we got it from, or who was   
   > minding the tap.   
      
      
   Catch 22   
      
      
   > "Oh, the Shah of Iran was brutal," said an old friend of mine who was a   
   > retired Army intel officer. "But at least he kept order."   
   >   
   > I smiled, but secretly thought, "sounds a lot like trains running on time,   
   > and sounds a lot like a summary of our problems 'over there.' "   
   >   
   > That said ... America, Britain and our allies aren't *perfect,* to   
   > paraphrase my sometime-favorite comedian Bill Maher. But we *are* the good   
   > guys.   
   >   
   > (So any "but America is the biggest terrorist of all" horse-sh*t will be   
   > utterly ignored by me. Sorry. And sorry for being a bit off-topic. I hope no   
   > self-appointed Usenet Police pull me over.)   
      
      
   I agree.  Lets not get into politics.   
      
      
   > 11) I also let some of that "polys good, monos bad" stuff slide because ...   
   > this is one of the best shows I've ever seen in 34 years of TV-watching. You   
   > win again, Mr. Moore.   
      
      
   Such a nice change from 'vote the bachelorette off the island cuz they   
   think he is a millionaire' clones.   
      
      
   You have some great humor there.  Keep it up.   
      
      
   Regards,   
      
      
   -Eric   
      
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