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December 11, 2004

By the Lords of Kobol... vote Flea!

And then... Lackluster voting in today's Best Culture Blog category leave me no choice but to replace the Colonial Viper with Number 6... By the Lords of Kobol, vote Flea!

(And Tricia Helfer counts toward my preemptive Canadian content quota, btw.)

And then... There is still time to vote! You can truly make a difference in the life of one blogger. Also, I have an astonishing Flea-dance ready for tomorrow. Seriously.

And here is the rest of the original post...

A glowing review of the Battlestar Galactica remake at Zacht Ei. I could not agree more.

Most science fiction nowaday fails in its basis mission: to offer a new perspective on the present. Rather, it tells the same Luddite story we've been hearing since Mary Shelley: the 19th century Romanticist view of the world which overemphasizes the power of human emotion and goes on to bestow our passions with self-destructive powers. Man in such stories is an irredeemable beast which for its own good should be restrained, or restrain itself (apparently, the latter is possible and doesn't conflict with our beastly nature).

Battlestar Galactica 2004 (BSG), a remake of the late 70's series, avoids this pitfall. BSG doesn't fall for the nihilistic approach which seeks to solve problems through the aforementioned self-denial, avoidance and retreat.

Posted by Ghost of a flea at December 11, 2004 07:57 AM

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Maybe Battlestar Galactica is worth watching after all...

Posted by: Pixy Misa at December 11, 2004 10:13 PM

By your command.

Posted by: Mike at December 12, 2004 03:15 PM

I was hoping someone knew that was the correct answer!

Posted by: Flea at December 12, 2004 03:40 PM

Flea, I tried hard to use inter-blog rivalries to get you a boost in votes, but alas, no one was persuaded. It seems that fear of SondraK outweighs hatred of the Llamas! (You know who you are, spineless ones! ;-)

Posted by: Varenius at December 12, 2004 05:12 PM

I think that's "awe" of SondraK!

Posted by: Flea at December 12, 2004 05:17 PM

Though the thought is much appreciated...

Posted by: Flea at December 12, 2004 05:17 PM

Actually, in one case it really was (half-serious) fear of an ass-kicking!

Posted by: Varenius at December 12, 2004 09:19 PM

I'm a little scared, she dosen't live that far from me. I've kind of been alternating my votes between you and her and forgeting altogether. Kind of 'electioned out' here in Warshingt'n.

Posted by: Dave Munger at December 13, 2004 12:09 AM