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First Annual Lost Awards
Since the finale is less than a week away, I thought now would be a good time to look back over season four as it stands now. So, without further ado, I present the First Annual Lost Awards. Its pretty self-explanatory if not just a tad bit predic...
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So Say We All: The Battlestar Galactica Blog Carnival, vol. 7 Has Posted!
For this the seventh edition of "So Say We All," the theme continues to be religion. We have several submissions from folks still talking about last week's intense episode, "Faith," and plenty of talk about this week's epsiode, "Guess What's Comi...
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So Say We All: The Battlestar Galactica Blog Carnival, vol. 6
Welcome to this week's So Say We All: The Battlestar Galactica Blog Carnival, for episode six, "Faith."
I'd planned to have a whole intro musing on Kara Thrace and her non-Cylonicity, but it was so long that I made it a separate post.
So here's your...
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Battlestar Galactica Commentary: 4.6, "Faith"
Preparing to write on Battlestar Galactica episode 4.6, "Faith," I began to wonder why the crew of the Demetrius couldn't trust Starbuck like I do. Around the watercooler this week, I discovered that most Battlestar Galactica fans I know are havi...
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So Say We All: The Battlestar Galactica Blog Carnival, vol. 5
Battlestar Galactica 4.5, "The Road Less Traveled," gives us two main stories: Starbuck and the Demetrius lost (or found) in the desert, and Galen Tyrol lost (or found) in spirit. A lot of folks have drawn the parallel between Baltar's religious ...
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Friday Night Lights Season Two Now On DVD
It's got some of the best acting, writing and direction on TV today. It tackles issues like racism, sex and drug use without coming off as overbearing or preachy. It's one of the few dramas on television that has remained consistently good through...
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Now on DVD: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
At first glance, Julian Schnabel's The Diving Bell and the Butterfly seems doomed to be a depressing tale of loss, regret and heartache. The film triumphs in presenting audiences with a respectful and honest portrait, and though sad, succeeds in b...
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Stefan Ruzowitzky, The Counterfeiters Review
The horror of the Holocaust is territory frequently explored on film, which is why you may wonder what new material writer-director Stefan Ruzowitzky could offer with The Counterfeiters. A true story of a master counterfeiter who, while in a conce...
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Battlestar Galactica Commentary: 4.5, "The Road Less Traveled"
The last couple Battlestar Galactica episodes have really moved the story along. From the murder of Cally to the emergence of Baltar as a cult leader to the Cylon civil war, the writing has been solid and there are, at this point, so many mysteri...
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Battlestar Galactica Blog Carnival, 4.4: Data-Rich Battlestar News
The "So Say We All" Battlestar Galactica blog carnival is up, version 4.4 has posted here. This week's carnival is especially thick with analysis because the stor is progressing so quickly. From the entry:
"The title refers to the need for a spac...
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Battlestar Galactica Commentary: 4.4, "Escape Velocity"
So what exactly is Baltar's central religious notion? He finally explains it in a sermon at the end of the episode:
"I'm not a priest. I've never even been a particularly good man. I have, in fact, been a profoundly selfish man. But that doesn'...
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So Say We All: The Battlestar Galactica Blog Carnival, vol. 3
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Battlestar Galactica Commentary: 4.3, "The Ties That Bind"
Before I get into the third episode of Battlestar Galactica's fourth season, "The Ties That Bind," I want to address all the talk about Apollo leaving the military. I got a comment or two on last week's entry, and a couple e-mails from readers. ...
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Battlestar Galactica Blog Carnival Weekly Blog Roundup, Open Submissions
Amy Vernon over at Remote Access has followed Blackjack Fairgrounds, her Jericho blog carnival, with So Say We All, a Battlestar Galactica blog carnival. For those of you who don't know, a blog carnival is a roundup of blog posts on a single subj.........
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