The Science of Battlestar Galactica

gearystwatcher writes "TV science adviser Kevin Grazier talks about getting rid of the Trek babble in Battlestar Galactica. From the article: "Grazier's job was to help keep the technology and science real and credible — even when there were some massive leaps. Grazier didn't just make sure that there was a reason for what we saw — bullets instead of lasers — but also that when the science bit did break into the open, it was more mind-blowing than the writers could have conceived — such as when the humans discover their mechanical Cylon persecutors have evolved to look human.'"

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Re:Doesn't matter what he did

[roc97007]

Someone still hasn't gotten over the cancellation of Caprica.

I don't like syence fyction any more

[Anonymous Coward]

it's just not the same

Re:I don't like syence fyction any more

[Yvan256]

Why? You don't like pro wrestling?

Oh, they meant the NEW Battlestar Galactica.

[Culture20]

I was confused there for a centon.

Re:Oh, they meant the NEW Battlestar Galactica.

[plover]

I was confused there for a centon.

You still remember that show? It didn't even last a yarin.

Re:Oh, they meant the NEW Battlestar Galactica.

[ScrewMaster]

I was confused there for a centon.

You still remember that show? It didn't even last a yarin.

Too much feldergarb. Oh frak, where did my mouse pointer go?

Re:I don't think that word means what you think ..

[Anonymous Coward]

But I don't think "evolved" is applicable in this situation.

Correct - the term they are looking for is "robo-evolved".

Re:I don't think that word means what you think ..

[DeadDecoy]

Clearly they were intelligently designed.

This gives me hope

[antifoidulus]

So you mean in the future really hot female asian robots will be feasible? Well I now have reason to live as long as possible.

Re:I don't think that word means what you think ..

[plover]

But I don't think "evolved" is applicable in this situation.

Correct - the term they are looking for is "robo-evolved".

Nonsense. Robots were created, not evolved!

Re:I don't think that word means what you think ..

[EveLibertine]

I don't want to live on this planet anymore.

Re:Unfortunately

[Anonymous Coward]

Well, you used to be able to find in France.

Re:Science fiction ...

[Culture20]

Good science fiction can and should also refer to social sciences by putting people into extreme situations that are probably easier to conceive in a fictional setting then in a setting of the current world.

That's just fiction, not science fiction. Real science fiction should have a large science component. That's what it's primarily about. Stories about people who use science to overcome difficulties, or who struggle in worlds ruled by scientific principles, etc. Think of it as fiction based on the core principles of the Age of Enlightenment.

Someone at syfy is reading your comment and writing a newton/leibniz buddy comedy.
"Don't be derivative!" - gottfried's catchphrase

Re:Doesn't matter what he did

[Thing 1]

The centurions were outdated designs and didn't seem too capable (possibly to prevent another rebellion).

Am I the only one who felt anew the pain of circumcision when they were talking about removing the centurions' higher functions? (I suppose more like a lobotomy, but still it's removing something you were "designed" with.)

Re:Doesn't matter what he did

[Anonymous Coward]

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