tasty battlestar

[merchimerch]

Found on the I Blame the Patriarchy blog:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tE2gEJwrVgc

Quite appropriate, since I caught up with the latest two episodes of this season yesterday night. Seriously dark episodes. It's always been a dark series, but all this eliding of sex, love, and violence is a bit much even for my Bret Easton Ellis-, Solzhenitsyn-appreciating tastes.

And while I'm talking sci fi shows, I've now watched the first season of Babylon 5 and am TOTALLY hooked. However, as much love as Ivanova seems to get on my friends page, I hate the odd caricature statements she makes about her Russianness. Her character as a whole is great--strong and funny--a rare find for women portrayed on TV. But seriously, if I hear her say another line that ends with "...I'm Russian" or begins with "We Russians..." with stereotypical matrionichka doll blather in between, well I think I'm gonna hurl. Please tell me that this kind of writing improves in later seasons.

Comments

[worthyadvisor.livejournal.com]

Don't worry, she drops that as the seasons progress. She's a bit more worried about other things after Season 1. Like Talia...*giggle*

Also, I run Bab5 viewing nights, but we're at the end of Season 3 right now. I am planning on having a movie night at some point, though, which will probably include the pilot movie.

[merchimerch.livejournal.com]

I wondered if there was a star crossed lovers plot brewing between those two!!!

Bab5 nights sound great once the school year is over and I'm more free to spend week nights in the north bay. Keep me posted :)

[elissali.livejournal.com]

I totally <3 B5! Yes, I can see how Ivanova could get on your nerves... there's a lot of over-the-top acting and writing and so forth in the first season (but I personally love it anyway because I really like Sinclair as the commander, and it was the season I actually watched back when it was on TV)... I think you'll find that it will improve over the course of the series. It's some good TV, I tell you what. :) dushai and I are in the process of watching through the series and are probably 2/3 through season 1. So I don't remember how much Ivanova improves, but I'd imagine it's a lot.

[serestriel.livejournal.com]

Actually it gets a little worse, and goes from being 'I'm Russian' to 'I'm a Russian Jew'. Her using being a russkie as a reason for her being the way she is happens about once every 4 or 5 episodes though.