[Livingston]

Interesting little article. Top 100th episodes of various scifi series.

http://scifiwire.com/2009/04/losts-100th-episode.php

[martok2112]

It's too bad Battlestar Galactica never got to a 100th episode.

[Samuel]

I havent seen all of the ones in the list but my top picks are the X-Files Lone Gunman episode and Charmed. I guess thats heresy on a Trek forum.

[FanWriter45]

Gee, I wasn't aware that so many science fiction/fantasy shows had survived long enough to HAVE 100 episodes...

[martok2112]

And I think StarGate SG-1 is the only show to have run up to (and beyond) 10 years.

[Livingston]

I think it is and they had a 200th episode, but boy was it bad, except for a little bit with a Team America sort of skit.

It is too bad BSG didn't make it to 100 episodes, but it was always so tight, nothing wasted. Maybe it didn't need a 100 to tell it's story.

BTW, saw Caprica and it was great. Can't wait to see the series. I was really blown away by it; thought it was better than Razor and nearly on par with the BSG pilot. Loved the cathedral touch in the middle of the holo-pagan temple of debauchery or whatever you could call it. It really set up the polytheism/monotheism aspects of BSG from the get-go and the Athena School Zoe and her friends attended, very much a Catholic School. It was really well done.

Maybe Caprica will reach a 100 episodes. Well it's okayed for 18 so who knows!

[martok2112]

Originally Posted by Livingston

I think it is and they had a 200th episode, but boy was it bad, except for a little bit with a Team America sort of skit.

It is too bad BSG didn't make it to 100 episodes, but it was always so tight, nothing wasted. Maybe it didn't need a 100 to tell it's story.

BTW, saw Caprica and it was great. Can't wait to see the series. I was really blown away by it; thought it was better than Razor and nearly on par with the BSG pilot. Loved the cathedral touch in the middle of the holo-pagan temple of debauchery or whatever you could call it. It really set up the polytheism/monotheism aspects of BSG from the get-go and the Athena School Zoe and her friends attended, very much a Catholic School. It was really well done.

Maybe Caprica will reach a 100 episodes. Well it's okayed for 18 so who knows!

Indeed. I loved the pilot Caprica episode. A family drama with sci-fi underpinnings. Some elements of the show you watch, and completely forget it has anything at all to do with science fiction. (In many cases, that's also why I enjoyed the new Galactica.)

I thought the train explosion looked awesome, and on par with a big budget FX movie...especially when you see it on a 42 inch HDTV.

[Jed Starkiller]

I have to agree with the summary of the episodes.

[Livingston]

Originally Posted by martok2112

I thought the train explosion looked awesome, and on par with a big budget FX movie...especially when you see it on a 42 inch HDTV.

Indeed, I saw it on my trusty 32' HD tv and it looked pretty sweet! Did you get the blu-ray version?

put in spoiler for those who haven't seen it 'cause it's a big spoiler IMO.

Also the CGI on the Cylon was amazing, not just the look of it but the 'acting' too. The way it moved, the way it held it's head when it got off the table. It seemed very human in the way it moved. It's amazing what they can do with CGI these days.

[martok2112]

Originally Posted by Livingston

Indeed, I saw it on my trusty 32' HD tv and it looked pretty sweet! Did you get the blu-ray version?

put in spoiler for those who haven't seen it 'cause it's a big spoiler IMO.

Also the CGI on the Cylon was amazing, not just the look of it but the 'acting' too. The way it moved, the way it held it's head when it got off the table. It seemed very human in the way it moved. It's amazing what they can do with CGI these days.

I did not see a blu-ray version released. I think my local Best Buy only carried the DVD version. Perhaps if I'd looked to see if there was a Blu-Ray version, I would most certainly have snagged it.

Speaking of Galactica and Blu-Ray...the entire new series is coming in a boxed set to Blu-Ray. It'll be a pretty penny to be sure, but definitely something I'll get. (I think it would be a wonderful bonus if they were to throw in the original series, and Galactica 1980 as a bone to the classic fans....but then again, there are some I know who would never buy the blu-ray set if it included that because of their extreme hatred for the new series. To them, it would feel like a slap in the face. "WHAT?! You mean in order to get my beloved classic series on Blu-Ray, I have to actually buy GINO?!!(Galactica in Name Only). Thanks, but no thanks!" )