I agree that the new version is over sexualized.
Nonetheless, I think the plot device with Baltar and Number Six is pretty effective. It plays into that whole sexuality and shame thing.
I was unhappy with the way they cast Starbuck.
There seems to be no real place in the new Galactica for serious male-to-male friendships. The whole original Apollo/Starbuck relationship demonstrated the beautiful kind of love/kinship that doesn't get mixed with sexuality. Think "Kirk & Spock" or even "Spock & McCoy".
Because the new Galactica doesn't have these type of deep, unsexualized relationships, I suspect that any series that came from it would be doomed to be short and titilating. Lots of eye-candy, sex and action, not much depth.
Pretty much like every other modern sci-fi show. It is a sad depiction of our society.
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I agree that the new version is over sexualized. Nonetheless, I think the plot device with Baltar and Number Six is pretty effective. It plays into that whole sexuality and shame thing. I was unhappy with the way they cast Starbuck. There seems to be no real place in the new Galactica for serious male-to-male friendships. The whole original Apollo/Starbuck relationship demonstrated the beautiful kind of love/kinship that doesn't get mixed with sexuality. Think "Kirk & Spock" or even "Spock & McCoy". Because the new Galactica doesn't have these type of deep, unsexualized relationships, I suspect that any series that came from it would be doomed to be short and titilating. Lots of eye-candy, sex and action, not much depth. Pretty much like every other modern sci-fi show. It is a sad depiction of our society.