RhymePhile's Rat Race

Ahh, Mondays. I just did a skip=320. Cuz that's how I roll, y'all.

Some minor things of note:

1. Battlestar Galactica on Friday. I love Aaron Douglas as Chief Galen Tyrol. However, seeing him face off against Edward James Olmos -- a notoriously Bring Your A Game Actor -- was icing on my luv cake. Did I mention I bought a Tyrol action figure autographed by him at Comic Con?

2. Children of Men was effin' depressing. I was looking for something sci-fi-ish to watch this weekend that didn't include whiny hipsters and shaky camera work (Cloverfield), or anything (I Am Legend) starring The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (because Big Willy, you will always be the Fresh Prince to me, I don't care what you say). I rented CoM for the sci-fi factor, but also for the Clive Owen factor (and I enjoy his work so much I even watched Bent). I get the whole end of the world, dystopian no-babies future, but GAH, depressing!

3. I cleaned out the large fish tank this weekend which previously held Big Guy, my huge freshwater shark that I had for almost 8 years. When I got him he was the size of my little finger, and eventually he outgrew two tanks and was over a foot long. He died Thursday. I didn't feel like posting about it then because yes, I cried over a fish, okay? I might have cried a lot, in fact. He barely fit in the Amazon box I used for his fishy coffin. *sigh* I'm still sniffly over it.

4. I'm taking my mother to go see Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull. Mom can fangirl with the best of them.

5. I'd like some of that Doctor Who Adipose stuff so I can lose like 30 pounds before May 31st. I wouldn't even mind those cute Tribble-like blobs of fat!

Just a reminder...

I'll put this behind the cut for those of you who either haven't seen it, don't watch, or don't care.

( Thoughts on Razor )

For Battlestar Galactica fans, tonight is the 2-hour movie premiere of Razor, the movie that fills in the gap of what happened to the Pegasus (commanded by Admiral Cain, otherwise known as actress Michelle Forbes, aka Ensign Ro Laren from ST:TNG) when it first survived the Cylon attack, and it gives us a bridge into Season 4 (which doesn't start until APRIL, GAH).

The reason I mention this, aside from the obvious fangirling, is that the first hour is up against TWO BOYS KISSING ON TORCHWOOD.

The programming monkeys are so mean!

If you get BBC America but aren't a fan of Torchwood, at least tune in around, oh, 9:45 p.m. or so just to see the smooching. I timed the boy on boy kiss, and it's approximately 22 seconds of hotness. It will be interesting to see if BBC America shortens the liplock with an edit for prudish American standards. Let's hope not!

Oh, sort of speaking of, I hear Jamie Bamber (Apollo on BSG) is one of the actors that have filmed a public service announcement on behalf of GLAAD. The spots use actors to urge viewers to combat homophobia, and immediately after Razor (or during, the media release isn't totally clear) you can see the spot.

Some of you Trek fans may remember that subject header as the title for the very last TNG episode.

Thus...

G'night, Starbuck.

Gaius Baltar just called Felix Gaeta butterfingers. With the long hair that's curling at the ends and the whole cute, Cylon-collaborating ways, I heart him more than evahs.

So now a company called Majestic Studios is furthering my action figure addiction with a new line of 1/6 scale Battlestar Galactica toys. They're planning a Cylon -- which in scale will be 13 1/2" tall -- and Lee Adama. Hee, I wonder if they'll make Jamie Bamber to scale, since he's kinda on the shortish side. The Cylon is going to have interchangeable arms to equip him with guns. How cool.

But helloooo, they need to hurry up with these, because who else on my Flist wants to see Mulder and Krycek take on a Cylon? Dude.

More info at Cinescape:
http://www.cinescape.com/0/editorial.asp?aff_id=0&this_cat=Toys&action=page&obj_id=51122

I'm sure many of you have already heard about the new prequel for Battlestar Galactica, but if not, here ya go. It's been posted all over the TV info sites today. In other news, it seems I need a BSG icon for posts like this.

'CAPRICA'

From executive producers Ronald D. Moore and David Eick ('Battlestar Galactica'), writer Remi Aubuchon ('24') and NBC Universal Television Studio, this new series is set over a half a century before the events that play out in 'Battlestar Galactica.' The people of the Twelve Colonies are at peace and living in a society not unlike our own, but where high-technology has changed the lives of virtually everyone for the better. But a startling breakthrough in robotics is about to occur, one that will bring to life the age-old dream of marrying artificial intelligence with a mechanical body to create the first living robot - a Cylon. Following the lives of two families, the Graystones and the Adamas (the family of William Adama, who will one day become the commander of the 'Battlestar Galactica') 'Caprica' weaves corporate intrigue, techno-action and sexual politics into television's first science fiction family saga.

Ugh. SciFi has announced that Battlestar Galactica won't be returning in July like Stargate: SG-1 or Atlantis. We're going to have to wait until October for Season 3. Gah. But they did order a full 20 episodes.

More info at the Futon Critic (no spoilers)
http://www.thefutoncritic.com/cgi/pr.cgi?id=20060308scifi01

Oh, this is even better than the Metallicar, people! Check it, it's a Battlestar Galactica T-shirt, only it's a frakkin' toaster with the Cylon done old-school! Dude. I need one of these. It's Television Without Pity's new Now or Never shirt.

http://www.glarkware.com/securestore/c188252p16758170.2.html

Attention all hands...this is Galactica Actual...spoilers ahoy!

The finale will air on March 10 in a special 90-minute presentation. Read more, including spoilers (which I didn't read) at The Futon Critic:
http://www.thefutoncritic.com/cgi/pr.cgi?id=20060215scifi01

Here's some television information for my Flist:

Lucy Lawless has signed on to reprise her role as D'Anna Biers for the third season of Battlestar Galactica. A 10-episode arc is planned for the character. Read more (tiny spoilers) at The Futon Critic.

For fans of Frank Spotnitz's defunct Night Stalker remake, if you have iTunes and a fast connection, you can download the three previously unaired episodes for $1.99 each. Read more at The Futon Critic.

Christopher Meloni is being interviewed Thursday February 9 on The Conan O'Brien Show. Conan comes on at 12:37 a.m., so set those TiVos or VCRs for Wednesday late night.

So, I am barely coherent, having been up since 5:30 this morning, but I *forced* myself to stay awake for the half-season finale of Battlestar Galactica. AAAAAHHHHH!!! ( Damn, that rocked )

Not that I have much work to do, but I just don't feel like working today. Ever have days like that? I wish I were sipping a margarita right now. And Lords of Kobol it's hot in New York City. Even the steam from the subway is steaming.

I just got a chance to watch BSG (Battlestar Galactica) last night, and I wanted to comment on that. First off, anyone notice that the school where the insurgents lived looked a *lot* like the gulag from the X-Files episode The Red and the Black? Pay special attention toward the end of the episode when the camera pans back after the shuttle takes off and we get a shot of Anders walking through the puddles. It sure looked like the gulag location to me.

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