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    Image of Torley Torley
    11/15/09

    In reply to Oops, I Destroyed The Human Race Again!
    Alessandra (whose name is strangely absent from the rest of this page) made me weep when she had blood all over her in the Caprica pilot, that was beautiful acting.

    They gotta do a musical episode because she can dance! Maybe with Cylons getting their groove on. #caprica
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    Image of bonniegrrl bonniegrrl
    11/14/09

    In reply to Oops, I Destroyed The Human Race Again!
    The apple! It sparkles! It's a vampire apple! RUUUUUUUUUUUN! #caprica
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    Image of Tomb: R.O.A.C.H. Tomb: R.O.A.C.H.
    11/13/09

    In reply to Oops, I Destroyed The Human Race Again!
    I love me some #photoshopdisaster #caprica
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    Image of GreyHammer GreyHammer
    11/13/09

    In reply to Oops, I Destroyed The Human Race Again!
    no thanks.

    battlestar galactica without the battlestar or vipers or raptors. just the crying and religious undertones and vaguely scifi settings = no fucking thank you. #caprica
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    Image of Chuck Chuck
    11/13/09

    In reply to Oops, I Destroyed The Human Race Again!
    Glad to see the Ralph Lauren photoshopper can still find work... #caprica
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    Image of Makidian Makidian
    11/13/09

    In reply to Oops, I Destroyed The Human Race Again!
    I like the original better but I want to finish that apple, it looks so good. #caprica
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    Image of gorehound gorehound
    11/13/09

    In reply to Take Aim At The Common Enemy Of Humanity
    well if i still had firearms i might want some for shooting #battlestargalactica
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    Image of gorehound gorehound
    11/13/09

    In reply to Oops, I Destroyed The Human Race Again!
    i will watch the show but i am not into it like other shows i have seen.the pilot i watched well to much soap opera for me.
    maybe it will get better in time for my tastes #caprica
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    Image of AshThePirate AshThePirate
    11/13/09

    In reply to Oops, I Destroyed The Human Race Again!
    Is it just me, or does her head look way to big or her body way to skinny? Either way, they ain't matchin' up.

    Too much Twighlight vibe. #caprica
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    Image of veeerules veeerules
    11/13/09

    @AshThePirate: It kind of looks like the arch of her back was whittled too much or the head from one pic was combined with a different one. The angle is off. #caprica
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    Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. promoted this comment veeerules was starred veeerules was unstarred
    Image of braak: You are, as usual, completely correct. braak: You are, as usual, completely correct.
    11/13/09

    In reply to Oops, I Destroyed The Human Race Again!
    That's not THAT naked. #caprica
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    Image of bonniegrrl bonniegrrl
    11/14/09

    @braak: exactly! Give me Commando Caprica or don't bother. #caprica
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    Image of Bill-Lee Bill-Lee
    11/13/09

    In reply to Oops, I Destroyed The Human Race Again!
    I think the Biblical image of a young woman with an apple has been used to the point that it has no meaning. Zero, ziltch, nada...I look at this poster and I don't see Eve, I just see a girl with an apple and I groan. It's just so hackneyed. #caprica
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    Image of bonniegrrl bonniegrrl
    11/14/09

    @Bill-Lee: Exactly. Now if she had a banana, THAT would be saying something. #caprica
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    Image of Plague Plague
    11/13/09

    In reply to Oops, I Destroyed The Human Race Again!
    So they finally figured out a selling point for the show, I see. #caprica
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    Image of bonniegrrl bonniegrrl
    11/14/09

    @Plague: An apple a day doesn't keep the androids away. #caprica
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    Image of Davio Davio
    11/13/09

    In reply to Take Aim At The Common Enemy Of Humanity
    Oh goddamit. You had to remind me about that Serenity replica! #battlestargalactica
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    Image of txtphile txtphile
    11/13/09

    In reply to Oops, I Destroyed The Human Race Again!
    I watched and enjoyed the pilot, I'm apparently one of the few people alive who liked the last episode of BSG, I'm a huge supporter of naked women in general, but this poster is clown shoes. I guess the suits figure if they can get a big audience for the pilot they can ride the press for another year. And distasteful as that is, I hope it works. #caprica
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    Image of Alexis Alexis
    11/13/09

    @txtphile: I liked the pilot as well, but this poster is pretty silly. I really like the main actress, but trying to use her as a sexual selling point is...not good. Also, she's supposed to be a teenager, which is also kind of a weird angle for the advertisers. This isn't Tricia Helfer, whose character on BSG was supposed to be the epitome of sex, this is supposed to be the "soul/brain" of someone's daughter who was tragically killed.

    I just don't get it. #caprica
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    Image of Ghost_in_the_Machine Ghost_in_the_Machine
    11/13/09

    @Alexis: Naked woman with an apple? It reminds me of a fairy tale I heard when I was a kid. Something about being tempted with forbidden knowledge. Probably no connection though.
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    Image of Alexis Alexis
    11/13/09

    @Ghost_in_the_Machine: Despite the very obvious metaphor, there are still sexual overtones to this. Just like in the fairy tale you read. #caprica
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    Image of Ghost_in_the_Machine Ghost_in_the_Machine
    11/13/09


    @Alexis: Well they are trying to appeal to the male (and presumably straight) demographic. Otherwise they might have used this image with the apple instead. #caprica
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    Image of Roklimber Roklimber
    11/13/09

    In reply to Oops, I Destroyed The Human Race Again!

    Wow, the actress must have lost weight and must be taking baths in bleach.

    Oh, wait, that's right. They retouch all promo and ad pictures.

    Silly me, here I was thinking that all those pictures we see in magazines and ads are of real people the way they actually look.

    Original on the right. #caprica
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    Image of Roklimber Roklimber
    11/13/09

    @Roklimber: Clarification...

    I'm not saying that they are the same picture, only that when she took the picture again, for the real thing, they clearly retouched her face and skin color. #caprica
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    Image of sara007 sara007
    11/13/09

    @Roklimber: Something very strange about her shoulder in the retouch. I know wrinkles even from turning your head are evil but I really like the first one much better.
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    Image of Srynerson Srynerson
    11/13/09

    @Roklimber: The side by side comparison is particularly interesting because it looks like they're actually trying to make the actress look older (e.g., thining out her face, sharpening her jaw line, and making her eyes smaller). #caprica
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    Image of Blue_Thark Blue_Thark
    11/13/09

    @Roklimber: I actually find her more attractive in the original.

    Wait... Is is okay for me to say that? #caprica
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    Image of BloggyMcBlogBlog BloggyMcBlogBlog
    11/13/09

    @Blue_Thark: Yep it's cool. The actress is 22 in real life. No visit from Chris Hansen for you. #caprica
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    Image of Agent355 Agent355
    11/13/09

    @Roklimber: Wow, it looks like completely different person. Why bother taking a picture of her in the first place? #caprica
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    11/13/09

    @Roklimber: And the hair. Looks totally different. #caprica
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    Image of Bill-Lee Bill-Lee
    11/13/09

    @Roklimber: Hey, thanks for posting this comparison. I know logically that it's the same actress but you wouldn't know that at a glance. In the officially version she looks like she is about to drop dead from a disease found only in her. #caprica
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    Image of Roklimber Roklimber
    11/13/09

    @Agent355: "Why bother taking a picture of her in the first place?"

    Clearly because it was a draft.

    They must have had several ideas and wanted to try them all, so they shot draft pictures, without all the production effort that goes into the final choice.

    Once they decide on the real thing, then they put all the effort and money into play. #caprica
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    Image of EugeniaBSG EugeniaBSG
    11/13/09

    @Roklimber: Oh, check out the hair!

    Ron, Ron, Ron, after griping about the "1970's hair", your promo poster girl has the Farrah Fawcett feathered hair style? Bwahahahaha! #caprica
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    Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. promoted this comment EugeniaBSG was starred EugeniaBSG was unstarred
    Image of Agent355 Agent355
    11/13/09

    @Roklimber: Obviously they take several pictures before they choose one.

    What I meant was, the girl in the finished product looks so very different from the untouched picture, why bother taking a picture of *her*? They could have just used any woman and touched it up the way they liked. Those two pictures do *not* look like the same person. #caprica
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    Image of Roklimber Roklimber
    11/13/09

    @Agent355: I totally agree with you that the resemblance is almost gone. So, yes, if the resemblance to the show's actress is almost lost, why bother using her at all? #caprica
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    Image of Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
    11/13/09

    @EugeniaBSG: No kidding. That's Charlie's Angels and original BSG right there. Blow dryers ahoy! #caprica
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