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What he says, months ago now, is:It's a fair question. I think homosexuality definitely exists in the world of Galactica, but I frankly haven't found a way to portray it yet. It's a texture that I'd like to introduce into the series without doing "the gay episode." It's something that gets talked about internally periodically, but so far there hasn't been a good story or character arc or scene that's seemed like a good way to establish the fact without really hanging a big neon sign out that says, "See, we're doing a gay theme now!" Ultimately, it's probably a failure of imagination on my part and a reflection of the fact that I've never made this a priority for us, so pin the blame on me for not moving this bit of reality into our universe.Now, this reminds me of another sci-fi show I recently watched that started with a B. Yes, good ol' Babylon 5. They had gay people. No gay-themed episodes, though. We know gay/bi people happened to exist, and be acceptable in society because that's how we saw it - random interactions. BSG doesn't have any outed gay couples, not that I've seen. Does have a fair number of interracial couples - and this is noticeable only because it's not. Nobody mentions it. There didn't have to be an episode or ten about it, or bad jokes (though any jokes would be appreciated....) about it. Though I suppose that's because everybody's too busy being pissed at Sharon for being a Cylon than for being whatever-you-call-Asian-in-a-world-witho ut-Asia. See, there's a lesson to be learned here. And that lesson basically is "you don't have to make a big deal out of things". Show a few same-sex couples hugging or kissing or holding hands, put them in the background, and that's a lot more integration than focusing an episode or two on the subject. Promise. Plus, if you've decided that the Colonials are all for same-sex relationships, everybody wins. Liberals get to look at this vaguely englightened society and smile and aw and enjoy the show, and your Crazy Conservative Clique can go "LOOK! SEE! GAY PEOPLE BRING GODLY DESTRUCTION IN THE FORM OF CYLONS! REPENT!!!!!" which doesn't make much sense to *me*, but which will surely be amusing to roll my eyes at. I will suggest this to him, in a friendly email. I'll also suggest that ( Last season spoilerCollapse )Ahem. Yes. Carry on now. Tags: bsg
I'm feeling:  sleepy
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And I like it, I like it, although ( Spoiler!Collapse ) Anyway, one thing? This show is dark. And I don't mean plotwise! I'm tilting my head all around to see what's going on, and nothing but darkness. Deep into this darkness peering, long I sit here, wondering, fearing. Dark is cool. Dark is nice. Dark makes a great statement - but would it kill them to add some color now and again? Maybe make it slightly less dark, kinda grey instead of dark black? Grey, like moral ambiguity? Edit: Oh dear. I hope nobody I especially like on the show ends up dead. ( Spoiler for last seasonCollapse )Edit again: Man. If that character is the only one to make it through this, I'll be irked. It's not that I don't like that character, but... god. Edit the third: Well, I would have thought that character was the only one, but another one showed up in the previews for the next episode, one I like more. Well, yay. What a way to ruin the frakkin' suspense, guys! Tags: bsg
I'm feeling:  annoyed
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Why should I? I'm a fan of the new show, I'm not a fan of the old show, and what other people decide to watch or not watch is their own business. Kinda like sex, or religion. However, I can't let the recent kerfuffle (nice word, huh?) go completely uncommented on. Mostly because it looks like a group of people has decided to make the old-show-fans look stupid.... ( Cutted for links, text, and my loud opinions.Collapse )Now that the excerpts are gone, I will reiterate something I've said many, many, many times before: Showing something isn't the same as promoting it. And yet, this seems to be a classic flaw. The book Zel shows premarital sex, therefore it encourages it, despite the heavy-duty, immediate consequences of that sex. Star Wars shows Han shooting first (SHUT UP!), therefore it encourages people to shoot first. Lolita shows a pedophile, therefore.... This line of reasoning is at best, childish. It only seeks to stop the rest of us from thinking. You may, and should, choose not to watch, listen to, or read something that makes you uncomfortable. If you really don't want to read books about whatever, then you shouldn't do that. But to be so intellectually dishonest that you feel you must tell other people not to read the book because "well, it shows something I disagree with, so it must be promoting it" is completely unacceptable. So much so that I even understand the insults headed towards that forum over that letter. It's hard to show respect for people who divide the world up so simply. This has been a lot of talk about not much. Sorry about that. Tags: bsg
I'm feeling:  bored
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As anybody who watched BSG last night knows, it involved a Towel Scene. A tasteful, well-done scene involving partial nudity. Now many people seem to be claiming that the reason Apollo was holding his towel so funny in that scene is because he was hiding "the beginnings of a hard on". Maybe this is just me, but I'm Not Happy with that discussion, for one simple reason - at this point, we're no longer discussing Apollo, who isn't real, but the actor who plays him and deserves a little privacy. Now, if he wants to go ahead and say in an interview exactly what was going on in that scene, that's his business. But until he does, maybe we could all, y'know, drop the subject? Because it's not our business. Yes, I know you think Lee is hot and you want to frak him. Yes, I know you feel the same way about the actor, except now you want to fuck him. I get it. And if you want to discuss the real-world implications of this scene to two other people, I can't stop you. But it'd be nice if you didn't babble it where the entire universe could see, if you'd be just a tiny bit respectful of people's right to privacy. Just a thought. Tags: bsg, rantlings
I'm feeling:  irritated
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It's not creepy in and of itself, just when you think on how River is as we know her.That said, I have a question. Oftentimes, in TV and movies, if a character is clearly batshit insane and dangerous, they show this by doing a closeup on their face so you can't not see that their eyes are wildly moving back and forth. And maybe they'll show the Good Guy so we can compare their steady gaze to the scanning gaze of Crazy Ax-Murderer (and you know that's crazy, since axes are nice and sweet, and it's saws you want to kill). They even did that to River Tam at least once that I remember. Why is this? Is there some sort of correlation between how sane you are and how likely you are to go madly back and forth while looking at people? Is this why the cylons/some cylons have one eye that goes back and forth and back and forth and back and forth, because they're all nuts? I'm confused. Tags: bsg, firefly, questions
I'm feeling:  anxious
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This occured to me a bit last night, but I wasn't so sure... is Starbuck changing? She seems slightly less kickass, slightly more angsty (not a bad change, considering she had overdosed on her kickass before), a bit quieter. Must ponder this. Oh, and Today's Ana Visit: 1. She does like my Emma Charlotte doll (introduced to her as Emma), though she is under the terribly misguided impression that the doll is hers. "MY MUMAH!" No, Ana, not yours. You can play with her. 2. Went to Vida's for lunch. Midway through the lunch (AND MMM I LOVE THEIR APPLE CHEESECAKE), Ana and I sat outside a bit. Or, Ana sat, and I pretended to sit on her lap. This was, in Ana's mind, just great. After I got up, she taps her chest. "Milk? Milk?" Because, of course, after sitting on her lap, I was naturally gonna wanna nurse, right? 3. Yesterday, we pretended she was giving me a piggyback ride, or, as she calls it, a "*tap shoulders* Hold-on-tight?" That was also just the funniest thing ever. 4. And, as always, the highlight of today for Ana was "OOH! PET KITTY!" Luckily, we have a very friendly neighborhood cat (who is skinny and needs some feeding) who was quite tolerant of an enthusiastic toddler petting her. Gently, of course - I wouldn't let Ana near an animal if I thought she'd harm them, and it's not just because they'd be justified in scratching her or biting her. That's not fair to them at all. But it was still enthusiastic. Tags: bsg, family
I'm feeling:  cheerful
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So, once again, I missed BSG because we were at the drums. No big deal, I can always get it from another source, right? IT JUST TOOK A FRAKKIN' DAY TO DOWNLOAD - nevermind. Anyway, here I am, scrolling down my friends page while listening to the opening credits (and I'm not so fond of the Brit version of the music, but that's a different complaint.) Now, those of you who know about this show know about the drumming that used to be on the credits, the drums that were cruelly taken away to satisfy some whiners. I'm quite upset about that. QUITE UPSET, I SAY. In fact, I'm so disgruntled that I mostly leave the room when the opening credits are on - that's why I was Friends Page Reading. And then I had to scream, because EEEEEEEE, DRUMS. That's louder than I screamed because EEEE, NEW BABY (apparently, his other middle name is Paul, not sure what they're actually calling him), but not as loud as I screamed because EEEEE, NEW BOOK! Just to give you a baseline. Edit: Now that I've seen it.... ( Read more...Collapse )Tags: bsg
I'm feeling:  bouncy
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accomplished
hopeful
hyper
geeky
amused
exhilarated
sad
contemplative
complaining
drained
curious
satisfied
chipper
confused
shocked