What's the difference between the "Left Behind" series of books and films and Ron Moore's "Battlestar Galatica"?
150,000 Years and a lot less pretension!
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Seriously, Moore ruined BSG by making it nothing but the story of a vengeful god forcing humanity to live his way. Why blame the Cylons when they were nothing more than a god's tool to force humans to live according to his rules?
At least the "Left Behind" authors were honest from the beginning that they were writing fire and brimstone sci-fi.
@EthanRing: The concept of God in BSG is actually very different from Left Behind. The traditional Christian God is presented as an entity totally separate from his creation. He is described as a good being in conflict with evil. The BSG god is described by Baltar as a force of nature beyond "good and evil" which is closer to pantheistic or panentheistic views of god. Unlike the God depicted in the Bible and the Left Behind novels, a force of nature beyond good and evil can not be vengeful. You're reading more into the final episodes of the series than is actually there.
Secondly, it is abundantly clear from the very beginning that some concept of god would play out in the finale of the series. Religion and god are topics of discussion in nearly every episode. From its very conception in the 1970s , one of the major themes of Battlestar Galactica series was man's relationship to the divine. The difference between Glen Larson's conception and Ron Moore's is that Larson made his version of god more concrete and anthropomorphic than Moore's. If anything it is Larson's version that is in line with Left Behind, not Moore's.
@Grey_Area: is it that obvious? maybe you’re right, i've been neglecting my responsibilities to feed this obsession and... *bolts for the window YOU CAN'T MAKE ME GO BACK!!!
@Meredith Woerner: I think Chimaera is right, the past, that is unless you are assuming there is going to be a return of Cylons... because they rose twice already... thousands of years ago... crap now I'm getting confused.
It would be funnier if it weren't such a painfully apt description of what has happened to some of my friends. The realisim, she cuts too close to home.
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150,000 Years and a lot less pretension!
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Seriously, Moore ruined BSG by making it nothing but the story of a vengeful god forcing humanity to live his way. Why blame the Cylons when they were nothing more than a god's tool to force humans to live according to his rules?
At least the "Left Behind" authors were honest from the beginning that they were writing fire and brimstone sci-fi.
07/18/09
Secondly, it is abundantly clear from the very beginning that some concept of god would play out in the finale of the series. Religion and god are topics of discussion in nearly every episode. From its very conception in the 1970s , one of the major themes of Battlestar Galactica series was man's relationship to the divine. The difference between Glen Larson's conception and Ron Moore's is that Larson made his version of god more concrete and anthropomorphic than Moore's. If anything it is Larson's version that is in line with Left Behind, not Moore's.
07/17/09
"You mean the past?"
"EXACTLY!"
- Doc Brown and Marty McFly, Indian Themed Drive-In, 1955.
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somtimes it's so easy i don't know why i even bother.
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Oh, and tetracycloide? You need to seek professional help. Get a new hobby.
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*bolts for the window
YOU CAN'T MAKE ME GO BACK!!!
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