Another installment of: seriously, how is Trin not fired already?

[trinityofone]

Things are craaaaaaaazy here at work. We're approaching deadline, and suddenly last-minute, I have to write a bunch more entries for our "12 DVDs of Christmas" feature. (Slings and Arrows made it in, BTW. WIN.) This is harder than it sounds, first because I have to write for a very different audience than I'm used to. For example, I'm doing House, and I'd like to say, "In Season Two, House and Wilson somehow managed to be even more gay for each other, and it was awesome." But I can't say that. I really can't say that. *sigh*

Also, I'm suddenly in a position where I have to write about shows I've never seen. (I almost got stuck with doing The Sopranos, and that would have been disastrous.) This is where you come in. Anyone want to volunteer some thoughts on why the second half of the second season of Battlestar Galactica was cool? Just so I have some real emotion, even if it's borrowed, to shove into my 100-word description. Otherwise I'm going to sound like I'm regurgitating the press release, which I really hate. I'd much rather regurgitate you guys.

I say that with love.

No, seriously: *her flist = the only reason Trin is not unemployed*

Comments

[mirabile-dictu.livejournal.com]

I adore BSG, and you've already received some great reasons why the last bit was so amazingly good -- for me, it was primarily the risks they took. My mouth literally fell open when I saw they'd jumped ahead a full year, and all the changes they'd made to the characters, just assuming their audience would follow them. Which we did.

But I have to make special mention of a moment that genuinely moved me; I actually stood up in shock. Chief became a union steward and was giving a speech and Jesus God but it was Mario Savio's speech on the steps of Sproul Hall. Even the gestures! When I listened to the podcast, it turned out the writer had called Lynn, Mario's widow, and got permission to use the speech, even though legally there was no requirement to do so, and Chief's actor (sorry, can't remember his name) watched tapes of the speech and copied Mario's gestures.

Man. Great moment.

Also, the podcasts are freaking brilliant.

What a totally cool job you have!