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Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 4:46 am

To put it the nice way, THIS SHOW IS HORRIBLE...

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“Give it a chance, Think about it.”

We have been educated to the mindset of the author that the offerings on this show, called Battlestar Galactica (2003), were to be a reflection of society and we were challenged to “think about it”; that there would be parallels to real-life events such as the Sept 11 attacks and told, by the author, to “make your own judgments as to what they say to you”; and that this new show would completely “re-invent” the sci-fi genre.

I agree that the “line” has been shifting back and forth with a decided tilt toward the less than desirable aspect of human society. We also realize that the entertainment industry has “pushed the envelope as far as they could”, only because we have allowed them to do so.

We have allowed the entertainment industry to tell us that

it was "ok" to have a baby's neck snapped (the script originally called for Number Six to drive her finger through the baby's skull);

it was "ok" to draw a parallel of sympathy toward the terrorists who carried out the Sept 11 attacks - in other words, we got what we deserved;

but, the straw that snapped the proverbial camel's back was the use of rape as a military torture tool in the "Pegasus" episode.

I will NOT allow the entertainment industry to tell me that it is "ok", at any time, for a rape to occur. It does not "advance the story", it glorifies a horrible aggression upon another human being.

After nearly 2 years of this “educational experience”, I have reached the conclusion that the movement of the line must cease.

Yep so no i will never post in this forum again other to relpy to this topic, this show is horrible and is a disgrace to the oringal BSG which was a wonderful show.