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This post probably contains SPOILERS so if you are not caught up on Battlestar Galactica, you’ll probably want to avoid it.
My good friend Dennis posed the question, “What is Kara Thrace? A Cylon? The One True God? An angry drunk?”
I realize I’m setting myself up for failure here, but here is my response:
“If I may geek out….
She’s certainly a drunk. I’m not sure if she’s angry or completely and utterly depressed.
I think Kara is rooted in the reality of the show, (as funny as that sounds) so she is not a supernatural deity either. However, gods are created by people and perceptions and perhaps earlier Cylons perceived her as The One True God. They treat Hera as a God. As her name alludes to.
So, I’m gonna say Starbuck is a halfie. She’s the first true halfie, not Hera. When she crashed on Earth she was resurrected. Before resurrection became impossible. (I have to fact check that) Can halfie’s resurrect? We don’t know. I say they can.
If she is The One True God/Halfie, why is she not sought after by the Cylons as vehemently as Hera? They don’t know about her. Cavil has kept her a secret to remain in power and to push his anti-human agenda. Only the 2 (Leoben) has shown a real interest in her. Being a Model 2 maybe he had some knowledge of her. Perhaps its instinctual. Though, I don’t think he is quite aware of her true nature. The Hybrid definitely knows about her. But I assume Cavil has a muzzle on the Hybrid at this point. How did she get out of the resurrection ship? Perhaps the Cylons let her go, not knowing what she is, before she discovered anything about her past. She could lead them right to Earth. Maybe she escaped Starbuck-style, but in some kind of post-resurrection trance.
Only Cylon women have been shown to be able to procreate with a human male suitor. As far as I know there is no Cylon sperm. So the question is, who is her cylon mother and human father?
My guesses:
William Adama & Ellen Tigh: A weekend tryst behind Saul’s back? Scandalous. But then how come Ellen isn’t more interested in Starbuck? Maybe Cavil took her away from Ellen immediately after birth.
William Adama & his wife. Mrs. Adama would have been another model of Cylon we haven’t met yet. Meaning Apollo is a halfie as well. This would also suggest we’d see Zak Adama again being a halfie. He would have been able to resurrect. (Though maybe he wasn’t close enough to a resurrection ship when he died) That would also mean she was married to her brother. Yikes! Scratch this guess. Considering there’s only 3 episodes left, I highly doubt this one.
Or maybe Cylon sperm does exist. Throwing everything into disarray!”
Read MoreI don’t know who this guy is or where he came from. Admittedly, I have not seen much of his work. But I do know his name is getting bigger and bigger when placed above his movie title’s on posters. Check out the poster for his new flick Tyler Perry’s Madea Goes to Jail. If you live in NYC its in every subway station on every block. I really can’t wait for the time when his name trumps his movie titles.
I wonder who’s idea it is to make the director a brand name. Is that the studio’s choice, or does a director arrogantly storm in there and demand his name be put above his titles? Certainly I see the purpose for a director to be mentioned by name in certain cases. But that is only after years of hits and audience goodwill. Has Tyler Perry earned that name recognition yet? Apparently.
Read MoreThe NYTVF has finally posted the full pilot episode of Teachers online at YouTube. They even posted it in high-quality, which is the version I’d urge you to watch. Again, Teachers won the 2008 People’s Choice Award at the New York Television Festival last month. Hope you enjoy it.
Feel free to comment on the YouTube page.
Consumption is netflixing the entire first season of Battlestar Galactica and converting it to ipod format for your morning commute. Regardless of what David Lynch says.
Consumption is buying a Slingbox so you can place-shift your favorite shows and watch them under your desk at work. When time-shifting isn’t enough.
Consumption is tivoing Mad Men, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and Heroes, but having no time to watch any of them because you just rented Manhattan.
Consumption is knowing what the term broadcatching is.
Consumption is watching the Yankees this year while drinking whiskey.
Consumption is knowing exactly what 1 through 20 are on your Netflix queue.
Consumption is never watching a commercial.
Consumption is using PiP. For the 80′s crowd.
Consumption is having your podcasts stop updating because you are way behind on listening to them. Even the ones you like.
Consumption is going to White Castle.
Consumption is hyper-linking this entire post for your audience’s reading pleasure.
Read MoreIn honor of the final game being played tonight at the old Yankee Stadium, I present to you every single time Larry David appeared on Seinfeld as the voice of George Steinbrenner. As compiled by me.
Hurry up and watch it before someone takes it down. That is, if you’ve got 20 minutes to spare.
WE WON!! Last night “Teachers” took home the People’s Choice award at the New York Television Festival. An actual People’s Choice Award. Beyonce` and I finally have something in common. This award was essentially the top prize for the night. Made extra special because it was voted on by festival attendees. Many many congratulations to Jim and Chris for an outstanding job. I’m happy to ride their coattails to an award and further success. Cafaro took a bunch of pics of the event. I’ll try to get some of those up. But here’s the winning moment…
Check out our write up in the Hollywood Reporter!
My euphoria continued after the awards show dear friends. Because I had tickets to the opening night of Sigur Ros’ fall tour in NYC. My favorite Icelanders played at the stunning United Palace in Washington Heights. As always, the sound was unbelievable. Sigur Ros is the most powerful band on the planet. It must take all the geo-thermal energy in Reykjavik to make a Sigur Ros show possible. Sounds that will blow your mind. Sweet falsetto. Sweeter xylophone!
Sigur Ros was looser than I’d ever seen. I actually heard them mess up a few times. Maybe a little rusty after two weeks off from touring. Jonsi addressed the crowd several times. Which I’d never even heard of. And it was sometimes hilarious because he would do it in Icelandic first.
The absolute highlight of the show for me was Gobbledigook. Sigur Ros you can dance to. They really are as powerful as ever.
Reykjavik or bust. Check out these completely AWESOME pictures from the show that Ryan Muir took for Brooklyn Vegan.
Later, we went back to the NYTVF after-party and celebrated the “Teachers” win until the sun nearly came up.
What a night! I hate being at work right now.
Me wearing the same old T-shirt I wear all time.
Watch my homegirl Tina Fey return to SNL as Sarah Palin. Her and Poehler knock it out of the park in this bit to open the new season. Really hilarious ladies.
Read MoreIt’s Sunday. And that means Mad Men day. If you haven’t seen this show yet, light up a cigarette (even if you don’t smoke), surf on over to Netflix, and rent season one. Stop reading right now and do it. I promise it will enrich your life. This show is outstanding. From the moment the opening credits roll, you know you are in for a treat. Ok read on.
It comes from Matthew Weiner, who was a writer and producer on The Sopranos… and it shows. They’ve taken The Sopranos formula and applied it to the advertising industry in the 60′s. In a Pyrex mixing bowl; add terrific acting, attentive production design, and complex storytelling. Stir and bake at 450º for an hour. Ice with wonderful character development. Top with some stunning mis-en-scene. Present to friends. The writing is probably the best on TV right now.
Not surprisingly, each episode feels like a Sopranos episode. The use of music is the biggest give away, but there are others. It can be argued that each character has a doppleganger to someone on The Sopranos. Don is a bit more mysterious than Tony. Though Mad Men is not as overtly humorous as The Sopranos, the show contains subtle eye-wink humor throughout. All good drama should be this way. Like The Sopranos, it’s about characters. They spend time on little things. Each episode is more of a psychological analysis than anything else. Don’t expect to be blown away by shocking revelations every Sunday. Just enjoy the arresting ride. Mad Men has deservedly received massive critical acclaim, and for once everyone is dead on. You will get hooked after the first episode.
Set in 1960′s Manhattan, people smoke and drink non-stop. In fact the smoking is so rampant that you tend to have a sore throat after watching. The room you’re in becomes musty. I’m not kidding. That’s not exactly something that may get you interested, but it demonstrates the show’s power.
Women hold an interesting position within the show’s universe. They are generally seen as objects within the office and usually treated poorly by their husbands. Assuming the writers have done their history homework, it seems like ladies of the day were somewhat comfortable with this situation. Certainly a different time. Luckily, our heroine Peggy is paving roads. In fact, I believe this show is a much about women as it is about Mad Men.
In an informal survey (basically me staring at girls) I’ve decided that this show has helped bring back the 60′s look. I have notice more and more women are covering up and dressing like the women on this show. The torpedo bra being a notable exception. When you are influencing culture on that level, you know you’ve got something special on your hands. And it’s hot ladies.
Season Two: Sundays @ 10 on AMC. Due check it out.