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Date Posted: 14:36:20 11/28/07 Wed
Author: Chani
Subject: Re: Thanks Chani; thought provoking as usual
In reply to: rmartin(toothy) 's message, "Thanks Chani; thought provoking as usual" on 02:06:35 11/28/07 Wed

You know, I don't disagree with Esmaralda either, there's a big diffrence between Cain's action and Lee's action, what I meant is that it made sense for both of them to pick the person they liked the most (her XO and his "favourite pilot") instead of someone they didn't care about.

As for the lesbian affair, fortunately when d******** tv stuff I don't get the commercial breaks!

I kind of think it's a humanist show. I believe that the writers love their characters and it shows. My favourite characters are Helo, Sharon and Caprica Six and I very much enjoyed the characters of Baltar, Tigh or Tom Zarech but I can't think of any character that I really dislike. They all bring something to the show. Sometimes I get annoyed with them and I do have a complicated "relationship" with characters like Starbuck, Lee, Roslin, The Chief or Dualla... but they all had moments in which I loved them too.

As for rooting for the Cylons, I guess it depends of the Cylons. I don't relate to the Centurions much actually...;- )

Is it a humanist show? Not sure of your definition, but it is a show about humanity, at the end of the end it's all about humanity.

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[> [> [> That's an interesting question too -- Esmerelda, 19:15:27 11/28/07 Wed [1]

if the show is humanist, the question of humanity being worth saving is one of the key themes of the show.

While the humans have done plenty of things that my reaction ranges from disagreeing with to being disgusted by, I think the ultimate 'tragedy' of the cylons is that while they think they're 'better' than us, they really aren't, they're just as capable of doing terrible things and are more like us than either side would usually care to admit and ultimately the question isn't does humanity deserve to survive for me, but what the hell gives the cylons the right to decide.


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[> [> [> Indeed -- Chani, 20:04:21 11/28/07 Wed [1]

ultimately the question isn't does humanity deserve to survive for me, but what the hell gives the cylons the right to decide.

and the answer to that question might be human nature...

It's just human to think you can decide such things, it's just human to do both the worst and the best. It's human to want to wipe an entire race out and it's human to refuse to do so because it would be a crime against humanity, etc.


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