From: traRvEskyMOVE@hotmail.com   
      
   "J.R.R. Bob Dobbs EPV" wrote:   
   >   
   > When the new came out i thought the overarching religious, almost hoaky,   
   > themes would be toned down or dispensed with but it ended up the new had   
   > even more overt and more ludicrous religio elements!   
      
   Galactica was "post 9-11 cinema". That's why it was so popular and lasted   
   several seasons. It tapped into those feelings with a monotheistic enemy   
   wanted what amounted to jihad.   
      
   > At least in the original, the 'Ships of Light' and Iblis were theorized   
      
   Hoaky from the word go. It was nice to see Macnee as Iblis, tho.   
      
   > to be some more advanced form of mankind and no really omnipotent deity   
   > sticking its hand in some Grand Destiny was evident as with the new with   
   > harlot-angels and lazarus-Starbucks and a cruel God necessitating wiping   
   > out all but 50,000 humans and flinging them from one faith shattering   
   > epiphany to the next in some bitter crucible to prove Faith.   
   > And dont even get into the idea of robots worshipping a human   
   > god-concept.   
   >   
   > ROBBY THE GEODUCK LIVES!   
      
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