Fleeing From The Cylon Tyranny...
Okay, before I begin, I am aware of how sad I'm gonna sound. But let's admit it, I'm sad anyway. So, I managed to get the entire series of the old sci-fi show Battlestar Galatica on DVD. As sci-fi goes, my liking was pretty much limited to Star Wars, I used to like Star Trek but now I hate the dammed show. I can't even bare to watch it. But when I was young, year 6/7 I think, I used to watch Battlestar Galatica. I remember liking it, but I've failed to see it since. Sky One have been showing a remake that shouldn't even carry its name, it's an alright show, but so different they could have named it anything and it wouldn't matter.
The interesting thing I've noticed though, and the reason I'm admitting my love of an old sci-fi show on a blog for everybody to read, was what I missed when I was younger. When your about 10 or 11, all it was ever about was humans blasting robots, or robots blasting humans. But there was something much better behind it because it kinda supports my whole religion argument from ages ago. Firstly, I guess I should sum up the plot so you get what the hell I'm talkin' about. Here we go, Battlestar Galatica in a nutshell...
There are twelve planets at war with evil robots. A great set up for someome who loves corny TV. Anyway, they are gonna make peace with the evil robots, obviously a stupid thing to do. They screw up. The twelve planets are destroyed. One surviving ship (the Battlestar Galatica) no less, flees, leading a fleet of crappy ships into space. They have nowhere to go, or so it seems. But the old religion of the 12 planets says that they came from an older planet, and 13 tribes left. The 13th tribe arrived on 'a shining planet known as Earth'. They head off for Earth, a vague hope left over from religion, being chased by the evil cylon robots, hell bent on their destruction for no apparant reason.
It is pretty much as corny as it sounds, which means it rocks! But the thing I loved was the whole "We're screwed!" "What about Earth?" "YAY!" The whole fact that religion gave them hope when they had none. It was my point all along. Sure, they could have roamed space without a hope in the world. Maybe they'll never find Earth, we'll never know because they axed it after one season! But as long as they believe they will, they have hope and the will to continue onwards. And that is why we have religion! Just some people (most people) have forgotten it, hence all the discrimination, war and such. But if religion, true religion, can give us hope, then shouldn't we take it. Maybe it's not true, but it's worth the risk!
Maybe they'll find Earth yet...
I have a feeling they'll be disappointed.
The interesting thing I've noticed though, and the reason I'm admitting my love of an old sci-fi show on a blog for everybody to read, was what I missed when I was younger. When your about 10 or 11, all it was ever about was humans blasting robots, or robots blasting humans. But there was something much better behind it because it kinda supports my whole religion argument from ages ago. Firstly, I guess I should sum up the plot so you get what the hell I'm talkin' about. Here we go, Battlestar Galatica in a nutshell...
There are twelve planets at war with evil robots. A great set up for someome who loves corny TV. Anyway, they are gonna make peace with the evil robots, obviously a stupid thing to do. They screw up. The twelve planets are destroyed. One surviving ship (the Battlestar Galatica) no less, flees, leading a fleet of crappy ships into space. They have nowhere to go, or so it seems. But the old religion of the 12 planets says that they came from an older planet, and 13 tribes left. The 13th tribe arrived on 'a shining planet known as Earth'. They head off for Earth, a vague hope left over from religion, being chased by the evil cylon robots, hell bent on their destruction for no apparant reason.
It is pretty much as corny as it sounds, which means it rocks! But the thing I loved was the whole "We're screwed!" "What about Earth?" "YAY!" The whole fact that religion gave them hope when they had none. It was my point all along. Sure, they could have roamed space without a hope in the world. Maybe they'll never find Earth, we'll never know because they axed it after one season! But as long as they believe they will, they have hope and the will to continue onwards. And that is why we have religion! Just some people (most people) have forgotten it, hence all the discrimination, war and such. But if religion, true religion, can give us hope, then shouldn't we take it. Maybe it's not true, but it's worth the risk!
Maybe they'll find Earth yet...
I have a feeling they'll be disappointed.
posted by Li at 10:07 PM
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