Actually I would want to know that if I made a mistake, my father wouldn't sacrifice the entire human race to save me. That would be a horrible, horrible burden to carry. I'd be afraid to leave my room.
I agree totally. While I watched the whole season and was drawn in to the overall story line, the consistent irresponsibility of the Galactica crew was really grating on believability.
The theme of personal relationships interfering with duty is getting old. Boomer/Chief, Starbuck/Odama's dead son, Odama/Starbuck. It was completely over the top when Odama said that they would never stop looking if his son was lost, no matter what risk to the fleet.
Some bit of personal relationship/duty conflict adds to the believability, but they have really gone over the top.
I've actually had pretty much the opposite experience. Adam's words flow so naturally, he seems to be pointing out the obvious truths of the universe, just from a perspective that must come from some other dimension. His real genius, outside of the hilarious one-liners, is his ability to take seemingly random and unrelated events and weave them together into a solid, believable reality.
On the other hand, I always found Pratchet's humor to be forced. He relies on predictable puns, and the world he creates seems very artificial. I have to admit, I do love the sense of personality he gives to the box of sapient pear wood. His writing does shine through in places, but it's nowhere as seamless as Adam's.
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That was my first thought when I saw the headline. Great song, and great geek songwriter too.
Actually I would want to know that if I made a mistake, my father wouldn't sacrifice the entire human race to save me. That would be a horrible, horrible burden to carry. I'd be afraid to leave my room.
I agree totally. While I watched the whole season and was drawn in to the overall story line, the consistent irresponsibility of the Galactica crew was really grating on believability.
The theme of personal relationships interfering with duty is getting old. Boomer/Chief, Starbuck/Odama's dead son, Odama/Starbuck. It was completely over the top when Odama said that they would never stop looking if his son was lost, no matter what risk to the fleet.
Some bit of personal relationship/duty conflict adds to the believability, but they have really gone over the top.
I've actually had pretty much the opposite experience. Adam's words flow so naturally, he seems to be pointing out the obvious truths of the universe, just from a perspective that must come from some other dimension. His real genius, outside of the hilarious one-liners, is his ability to take seemingly random and unrelated events and weave them together into a solid, believable reality. On the other hand, I always found Pratchet's humor to be forced. He relies on predictable puns, and the world he creates seems very artificial. I have to admit, I do love the sense of personality he gives to the box of sapient pear wood. His writing does shine through in places, but it's nowhere as seamless as Adam's.