2005-03-20

Speculative comment/question on BSG

Concerning Kara Thrace and the men in her life - no spoilers past 'Colonial Day.'Read more... )

Update - via [livejournal.com profile] kerlin, there was a discussion of the same topic a few weeks back in another lj. No spoilers after "Colonial Day", but watch the comments, as more could have been added. (Downloaders. I swear. *shakes head*)

Update to update - comments [in the discussion linked above] do have spoilers for the whole season thus far. (not huge, more character building than plot, if that makes a diff. Frack.) (edited for clarification

Thoughts on call sings in BSG

So, the latest topic of my musings is that of the call signs used by the pilots because I'm trying really hard not to write a fic about about Lee got his call sign.

/shakes fist at [livejournal.com profile] kuwdora for tossing that bunny at me

So...

The practice of using call signs to designate pilots did not originate with this universe, but is a carry over from standard military practice in out own. The insistence upon this usage is two-fold: it neatly establishes a parallel with our world, something done consistently throughout the series; it provides a credible explanation for the continued use of the – in this context pretty dorky - names given to the characters.

In regard to call signs, there are two interrelated issues: 1) the meaning of the name; 2) the mechanism for its attribution (when/where/how/why a pilot got his/her call sign).

At the bottom of this post is a list of all known (at least to me) call signs. I’d appreciate knowing if any are any missing from the list.

Ruminations of call signs )


crossposted to my journal and [livejournal.com profile] bsg2003chatter

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Mini-Series Trivia: When Laura Roslin learns she has cancer, you see numerous ships flying overhead - one of which is Serenity from the show Firefly. More trivia here.

I wonder if they're going to come out with any BSG merchandise other than DVDs etc? People would be interested in those octagon shaped dog tags, and Kara's thumb ring I would think. Does anyone know of a site selling the new BSG merchandise other than books and DVDS? I looked, and all the stuff I found was for the old series.

Who Pee'd in Apollo's FrootLoops?

I rambled about the "Colonial Day" here

Colonial Day ramblings

I'm watching Colonial Day for the, what?, 5th time in 24 hours. I don't even know how many times I watched Hand of God.
Ramblings on Colonial Day )

Wow. That was WAY longer than I thought it would be. I'll shut up now.