Comments on: LDS themes in Battlestar Galactica, Knowing, and Watchmen? http://adventures-in-mormonism.com/2009/03/21/lds-themes-in-battlestar-galactica-knowing-and-watchmen/ Correcting the incorrigible Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:58:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: “The Book of Eli”: a brief review (w/spoilers) | Adventures in Mormonism http://adventures-in-mormonism.com/2009/03/21/lds-themes-in-battlestar-galactica-knowing-and-watchmen/comment-page-1/#comment-445 “The Book of Eli”: a brief review (w/spoilers) | Adventures in Mormonism Sun, 17 Jan 2010 05:09:02 +0000 http://adventures-in-mormonism.com/?p=422#comment-445 [...] about Mormon connections with “The Book of Eli” (much as I did for the moving “Knowing“). I see no indication that Gary Whitta — who wrote the original story/script — [...] [...] about Mormon connections with “The Book of Eli” (much as I did for the moving “Knowing“). I see no indication that Gary Whitta — who wrote the original story/script — [...]

]]> By: Zator http://adventures-in-mormonism.com/2009/03/21/lds-themes-in-battlestar-galactica-knowing-and-watchmen/comment-page-1/#comment-318 Zator Mon, 23 Mar 2009 19:03:11 +0000 http://adventures-in-mormonism.com/?p=422#comment-318 Hmm, interesting. I will have to check out Knowing, and see if it's good. The classic BSG, though, in my opinion, was an awesome show. Now, I was young (I was 9 going on 10 in 1978), and when I see episodes now, I laugh. But I remember hearing that GAL was LDS, and how fun it was to find those references in the storyline. So I always thought it was an LDS writer interjecting some LDS bits into his storyline, which I thought added to the coolness of it. I have only watched a few episodes of the new BSG. I have refrained from watching simply because it seemed to have jumped the shark a little, creating a over-sexed, jittery, and highly actionized version that lacked all the charm and maybe even innocence that I remember from the classic series. Maybe I am unique in my impression, though, and should try to watch the new series again, now that it is out on DVD. Hmm, interesting. I will have to check out Knowing, and see if it’s good.

The classic BSG, though, in my opinion, was an awesome show. Now, I was young (I was 9 going on 10 in 1978), and when I see episodes now, I laugh. But I remember hearing that GAL was LDS, and how fun it was to find those references in the storyline. So I always thought it was an LDS writer interjecting some LDS bits into his storyline, which I thought added to the coolness of it.

I have only watched a few episodes of the new BSG. I have refrained from watching simply because it seemed to have jumped the shark a little, creating a over-sexed, jittery, and highly actionized version that lacked all the charm and maybe even innocence that I remember from the classic series.

Maybe I am unique in my impression, though, and should try to watch the new series again, now that it is out on DVD.

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