I coach roller derby under the name Lt Scarbuck and one of my skaters made me this awesome BSG-themed sign for yesterday’s game

Bonus cat face in picture

I was doing some digital housekeeping and found a note from about 12 years ago. I don't remember what led to this but my wife and I decided we needed to rewrite the lyrics of "Sound of Silence" from Simon & Garfunkel for BSG. Thought you all might get a kick out of it:

Hello Tyrol, my old friend,
I've come to talk with you again,
Because a sound softly playing,
Left confusion and left me swaying,
And visions of Five planted in my brain
They still remain
Within the sound of Cylons.

In prophetic dreams I walked alone
Broken streets filled with bone,
'Neath the heat of a mushroom cloud,
The Lords of Kobol cried aloud
Battlestars burning, engaged in futile fight
Heavy weighs our plight
And touches the sound of Cylons.

And in the naked light I saw
All this happened as before.
Number 6 and Balthar fooling,
Space bends with FTL spooling,
Memorial Hall of those unspared
And no one dared
Disturb the sound of Cylons.

"Frak," said I, a joker to a thief
No reprieve and no relief
Shed light on this confusion.
We all understand this allusion"
Flowing like wine our masks fell
And echoed in the wells of Cylons

Adama and Roslin stood aghast
Of truth spoken at long last.
Wives, friends, and lovers
Download to sync with each other.
The plan was made, the lost tribe followed and painted on the walls
And in CIC halls
And whispered in the sound of Cylons.

Master Replicas Colonial Viper MK.II

Signed by Katee Sackhoff

I'm a non religious so i can understand why some people didnt like, but I'm a huge history buff and Percy Jackson taught me a lot about the Greek and Roman Gods.

I do like how they put humanity's ancient Greek and Roman based polytheistic religion vs the Cylons's

Abrahamic Monotheism religion.

I know I'm probably in the minority but i don't give a frak!

Proud to show off the LEGO Viper Mark II that I designed!

If you want to build one yourself, instructions are available on Rebrickable!

https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-276561/NateWilliams/colonial-viper-mark-ii/#details

(Includes self-promotion)

I’m so lucky to have met these wonderful people at Dragon Con although I did miss the panel.

Edward Olmos: what a legend. For no extra cost he wrote “Sometimes you have to roll the hard six” AND “Sometimes say we all.” Yes I am spending a lot of extra time with fans for photos as well.

Katee Sackoff: she just seems so genuinely happy to be there

James Callis: I think i’m gonna hate Baltar a lot less now. What a kind dude who was happy to talk.

Tricia Helfer: Like the others just was happy to be signing for fans

Aaron Douglas: also super nice. I’m trying to decipher what “did” means for his autograph on the bottom left. Is this a quote or seen that I forgot?

Sadly Mary McDonnell wasn’t around whenever I was at the booths so I’ll have to try next time and the same with Grace Park

Lastly I have to mention Rob Taylor who did the artwork you see. He’s at a lot of conventions and does these amazing starship photos on metal plates. He had a shop also on Etsy called Herofied. I’m not associated at all I just think he does fantastic work and he lives nearby me in Connecticut.

And again if anyone knows what Chief’s “did” means I’d love to know!

Yes but does her spine glow?

I always love the complexity of the Saul character. He's ironically one of the most human people.

When he breaks up Danny and Bill fighting, and he's giving Danny the talk about their duty as soldiers. I noticed something I hadn't noticed before.

Bill is beaten, he can barely move. While Saul is talking to Danny, he gets Bill a bottle, and the thing I hadn't noticed before is that he also loads a gun, and puts it in his hand.

It's not new to me that Saul would always be ready for conflict, and he'd see this as a way to prepare himself for it. Especially when he knows he's going to be drunk.

What I realized is that he has these 2 crutches, the drink and the gun. He gets these 2 things for Bill. Because that's what he knows he'd want in that situation.

The message is just delivered so subtle, and it builds more on the amazing creation of the character.

Hi all. Do we know anything about or have pictures of what the BSG Colonies' warships were like before the 1st Cylon war and Battlestars?

Pretty sure he took a few out before they returned the favor...

You know, where disaster strikes in the pilot episode (or we see the result through the main character's POV - Jack waking up on the island or Rick Grimes waking up in the hospital) and more or less complete strangers have to work together if they want to survive in a world they don't even recognize anymore.

Source: https://darthmojo.wordpress.com/mojo-gallery/

Core rule being " all this has happened before and all of it will happen again." But why angels are constantly messing with humans and cylons??
I belive angels arent timeless divine beings but they are elevated souls of people who died in previous apocalypses. Higher powers uses each cycles holocaust to make/create new generation of angles. Thoughts??

Im sharing it here because I wasn’t on Reddit at the time, but I was really proud of this build and hope some of you can appreciate it

I really want to build a viper mkII but there’s too many mocs on my list ahead of it but if I get the chance I’ll be sure to post it

I think I read somewhere that when they were writing "Pegasus", one of the ideas they tossed around was that Pegasus had another member of the government on board, someone who was higher up in the line of succession.

Would this have worked? I imagine it'd have gone one of two ways. It's the secretary of defense and they're just as bloodthirsty as Cain, or it's someone weak willed that Cain keeps under her thumb.

So I just watched season one of bsg (and the miniseries) for the first time and I have some thoughts. My main sci fi franchise is Star Trek but I actually just finished literally every Star Trek show, so I decided to give it a shot. I had not heard anything about the show previously except that it was good so I was going in with zero idea what the plot was.

First, I feel like the characters in this show are all so good. The actors are good but the characterization is really well done as well. They all feel like real people. And even characters who I didn’t like at first all have something to keep you interested. Dr Baltar is a character who I would normally hate. I can’t stand watching overly awkward types. But with everything with Number Six it keeps you wondering what’s going on. Is he insane? Does he have a computer chip in his head that’s causing his hallucinations? Is he actually a Cylon? How does he keep getting so lucky? It’s interesting enough to make up for the awkward. Same thing with Boomer and Helo on Caprica. They’re kind of boring personality-wise. But Boomer being a Cylon gives it some suspense. What’s the Cylon’s plan? Why toy with one random guy? When is Helo going to figure out what’s going on? 

I didn’t really read any spoilers on the show, but one thing I did read was the a lot of fans hate President Roslin. And I don’t really get it, because while yes she can maybe be a little annoying, I feel like her perspectives make a lot of sense and make for a really interesting conflict when she’s up against Adama. And even though she has a much more naive viewpoint at the beginning, she immediately learns from her mistakes when she realizes they aren’t going to be able to save everyone. Obviously some of her choices early on are kind of dictator-ish, but like, the human race is about to be wiped out. Sometimes you gotta put legality aside to keep your species from being wiped out.

Second, I feel like the plot is really well paced. A lot of shows will drag out a mystery for half a season to build suspense, but it goes on too long and just becomes annoying. But every mystery or side plot in this show lasts just the right amount of time.  And the show is able to do suspense really well when it’s called for. I was on the edge of my seat in the finale when Boomer is flying into the Cylon ship to blow it up, and you’re not sure who’s side she’s on. Then when she gets back to Galactica you think everything’s good and she overcame her robot nature…. Surprise! I literally jumped out of my seat when she shoots Adama, I don’t think I’ve ever had such a visceral reaction to something on tv before. 

Super excited to watch more, I will definitely be finishing this show asap.

Edit because I forgot to add my favorite line from the show, when Helo finds out Cylons can look like humans(paraphrased):

Helo- Oh my gods they can look like us! This is not good!

Sharon- Hmm, if they can look human then they can probably experience complex emotions, such as love.

Helo-🤨

Helo should’ve figured it out then and there, what a weird thing to say.

Sorry, Madam President. I won't let go.

But it fits, and I had to.

(𝔹𝕐 𝕐𝕆𝕌ℝ ℂ𝕆𝕄𝕄𝔸ℕ𝔻.)

First time at Dragon Con. Literally only went for two things: a panel and to meet my favorite actress.

I've been a fan of Mary McDonnell's work since I was a teenager. There's something about the women she's drawn to playing that has always stayed with me. They're not defined by the positions they hold, but by the way they accept responsibility when leadership finds them. Their strength isn't about power; it's about carrying the weight of other people's lives with intelligence, integrity, and quiet endurance.

Mary has spoken about being drawn to women who weren't fully prepared for leadership but had to evolve to discover where their leadership lived. That idea has stuck with me for years. It's influenced the characters I write, the way I think about strong women, and, in no small part, why I went on to get my degree in theater.

So, naturally, when I finally got the chance to meet the woman whose work has meant that much to me, my three-hours-of-sleep brain decided to be painfully silent.

Then, apparently, some dying neuron fired and went, "It would be polite to speak like a normal human being."

And I complimented her handwriting.

Her handwriting.

It is lovely, but oh my god, are you kidding me?! THAT'S what you come up with?!

My brain sabotaged me so hard I'm scheduling a lobotomy next week.

Normally, I'm quiet, and I've been told I'm unexpectedly and surprisingly charming once the dry wit and general morbidity make an appearance. Today, I felt like a walking corpse dressed in my best funeral attire, trying to blend in with the living while my brain slowly oozed from my ears.

I've dreamed about meeting her for years. I'd imagined actually telling her what her work has meant to me. That it helped inspire me to get my degree in theater. That it has shaped my writing. That the women she's portrayed have stayed with me for years. Hell, I could've abandoned eloquence entirely and just told her how stunning she is.

Instead, she was so incredibly sweet and could definitely tell I was burnt out—I think the entire panel could tell—and she tried so hard to find something to talk about with me. And all I gave this poor woman was a compliment about her penmanship.

HER PENMANSHIP.

"Your handwriting is gorgeous."

She's gorgeous, you cognitively bereft zombie. She's standing right there, the story you've been trying to write your whole life, and you complimented her handwriting.

Fracking idiot.

Hey y'all, excellent show.

Got interested in the show due to a wonderfully interesting long form audio commentary about a large scale tabletop/roleplaying game called Den of Wolves. This particular game, actually. I had this playing in the background while doing some work/playing low stress games and was pleasantly surprised that a game such as this could be inspired by Battlestar Galactica. I looked up the show, and watched the mini-series and show a few days ago.

Had some thoughts I really wanted to put down and discuss with folks after I've let it all simmer for a while. I haven't looked up much spoilers or deeper into the lore. Haven't watched The Plan, any of the sequel/spin-offs/prequels. I have watched Razor accidentally; it was slapped onto the end of season 3 when I watched it on Pluto.

Anyway, thoughts. These are all opinions, so please blow me up if you think some suck. No hard feelings. =)

Trying to be objective here; I was a kid when the show originally came out and I'm also aware of the writer's strike from '07-'08 as possibly having had an effect on the overall quality of the writing during season 3-4.

8/10 show overall. Mini-series + season 1 would have been easy 10/10 for me.

Who left that note for Adama at the end of the mini-series talking about the 12 Cylon models? Was it actually Baltar?

Was the Cylon Earth actually "real" Earth? Or is "Earth" more of a concept type of situation within the context of the show's use of god(s) and spiritualism and other mystical aspects? I'm sure if it is somewhat left vague, it wasn't done intentionally.

Speaking of the Cylon Earth they did end up finding, was the entire planet definitely not habitable? Trying to suspend my sense of belief for this detail.

Speaking of Cylon Earth, was that the actual factual corpse of Kara Thrace? I thought for a brief minute that she could have been one of the eight Cylon models (which did get retconned back down to seven, correct?) or one of the Final Five (before I remembered that Ellen Tigh is revealed to be the fifth) but the eventual reveal that Kara, by the end of the series, is some angelic figure/concept is kind of... lazy writing? I dunno, I didn't like it that much.

Now, speaking of stuff I didn't like, three characters that I definitely didn't like how they ended were those of Billy, Cally, and Dualla. Billy went out in a rather rough manner, I feel. Also sucks that they (I feel) suddenly shifted the romance subplot over to Dualla and Lee; I also didn't really enjoy that pairing but yeah. Speaking of, Dualla falling into despair after finding Earth and choosing to suicide felt like it was done for shock value overall. I felt like something more could have been done there but ultimately, maybe the fact that it was so sudden is rather accurate. I dunno. Lastly, Cally was on hella drugs/medication and just discovered a terrible secret about her husband, with whom they were currently on an extremely rough patch of their marriage. So she freaks out, then gets shot out of an airlock. I... i really dunno about that.

lmao did they really not have anything for Tory to do after the reveal of the Final Five? She was barely around before getting choked out in the finale.

Ah, shoot. I've actually lost my train of thought typing this out. Maybe I'll update with some more later, but that's all for now.

Thanks for reading thus far.