somedaybitch

from an article on milbloggers in the August 2005 print edition of Wired, i came across a quote that parallels my feelings about BSG so well, it was kinda creepy. the speaker, a UC Davis psych-major drop out, was explaining the stylistic choice of his blog, how he prefers "the vignettes of Iraqi civilians interacting with soldiers, or the sad tale of the death of a guardsman who had the chance to go home and instead requested another tour of duty, only to be killed by an improvised explosive device."

the blogger, Danjel Bout, said:

"Americans are raised on a steady diet of action films and sound bites that slip from one supercharged scene to another," he says, "leaving out all the confusing decisions and subtle details where most people actually spend their lives. While that makes for a great story, it doesn't reveal anything of lasting value. For people to really understand our day-to-day experience here, they need more than the highlights reel. They need to see the world through our eyes for a few minutes."

/emphasis mine

many are complaining that the scenes on Caprica, the scenes with Baltar, are boring, that the action is where the show should stay, that introducing a guy that isn't Lee for Kara is just a forced plot device and it's lame. as i see the show, they are thoroughly missing the point.