chicks on spaceships
Ok, I was a little intimidated by the 317 hours of SG-1 and SG-Atlantis I was going to have to watch to catch up to the current season, so I skipped right to the pilot episodes of SG-U. (I did read that entire Wikipedia article you linked to in your post, so I do feel somewhat educated on the franchise.) Now, I know that because I have been watching BSG a little longer, my loyalty might cause me to be slightly biased, but I think we need to discuss the role of women in both of these shows.
Carmen is discussing. 
Geez, I have been sooooo crazy busy this week and last! So much work, board meetings, UK execs in the office all next week, and I am trying to pack up and be moved out of my apartment by the end of the month! Whew. If I make it through October without losing my mind it will be a miracle.
Emilily, and 
Well, I spent all day yesterday boxing stuff up and preparing for the move. I made the mistake of packing my clock and deciding to just pack until bedtime (aka, when I got tired) and then proceeded to drink an entire pot of coffee…not sure how late I stayed up, but I didn’t get out of bed today until 11:00. I am trying to downsize, and pack for…? I’m keeping only the necessities; everything else I’m selling (in this order) on Craig’s List, at consignment stores, or in next weekend’s yard sale. Anything left over is being donated* or trashed. I think it will be liberating when I’m done, even though right now it is making me crazy. I don’t know how much time I spent sorting my in-case-of-emergency mini safety pin collection into colors – gold tone, silver tone, and brass – but when I realized I had made three piles of bobby pins – good, bent, and to be repaired – I had to stop and ask myself – is there such thing as too organized?**
jeremy, 
Kirk von Rohr, 
I think I had some sort of co-ed faux-progressive home economics class in high school, but I don’t remember learning anything useful in there. They certainly didn’t tell me about all the paperwork. And this seems like a serious omission, because being an adult requires a TON of paperwork. I am pretty sure, even if I were to do nothing productive with my life, I would still be generating a paper trail. Forms, records, receipts, contracts, warranties, rebates, policies, statements, transcripts…for crying out loud, we have more words for paperwork than eskimos have for snow! And as tempting as it may be to stuff it all in a shoebox and toss it under the bed (the metaphorical shoe box of course, because if all you have fits in a shoebox, you’re probably not old enough to be wearing shoes) or to simply lose it along the way, this is not really the wise or responsible thing to do. Someday you might need it. Someday, they might show up on your doorstep asking for documentation. Proof of life, of the right to exist, your claim on your identity – in alphabetical order please. And so, I spent the morning filing.
Stella is discussing. 
Carmen 4:16 pm on October 23, 2009 Permalink
I think Battlestar Galactica is, hands down, the best show ever (except for Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia). One reason BSG has been the best is the depth of the character development. Another reason is that its not a typical show. They do things on that show that you will never see on a major network (I hope Syfy doesn’t get all butthurt that I said they weren’t a major network). They kill off major characters, they talk about abortion and racism, not to mention the entire human race is in danger of going completely extinct. And they have kickass females. Ok, I know they made a woman president in 24 but she wasn’t that impressive (and i only watched the first episode). I always found BSG president (Laura Roslin) to be surprising – in a good way. Like she made the decisions that even the men couldn’t stomach, she could detach herself from the emotion and do the right thing for the benefit of the greatest amount of people. You know, I could go on and on about each one of these ladies but the big difference between them and the SGU ladies (or most any other show with chicks on it) is the predictability. Whoever writes for the shows and decides what is acceptable has a very narrow spectrum of choices for their female characters. I think this is because people are scared to push the boundaries of these roles. If its been working this long then don’t fuck with it – thats their motto. BSG pushes those boundaries and opens it up for greater movement and creativity for their characters. I’m so tired of the same ol predictable characters. I can’t even watch romantic comedies anymore because I know exactly whats going to happen at every moment.
Speaking of a narrow spectrum of creativity – can you tell how SGU ripped off some ideas of BSG? I don’t care, I’ll still watch it. They suckered me in with the whole stargate/wormhole idea. You had me at wormhole! *tear*
Speaking of wormholes, have you seen Fringe yet? That is another really good show that has a fantastic leading character (a woman) who is not the typical lady. I’m always surprised when she wears her FBI uniform of traditional oxford button down and its NOT buttoned down so her boobs are hanging out (like CSI Miami – that show is a joke, a bad joke). AND it has parallel universes! Thats a winning combination.