The Rage Topic

#2361

So, I just tried to watch Battlestar Galactia again, and only managed to get an hour into the first episode, but I’ve finally managed to pin down the exact reason why I don’t like it: it’s way, way, too ‘darker and edgier’.

They’re gone completely overboard in trying to make it dark and mature. The plot is a near constant stream of ‘serious adult themes’ happening for no good reason: Drug addiction, rape, murder, breast cancer. The characters themselves are incredibly dysfunctional and volatile, and feel like they’re constantly on the verge of lashing out at everyone around them - which they do.

I really, really want to like this show, but I just can’t. It’s an overblown soap opera, and I want a space opera.

#2362

so you want pg-13 and all you can find is rated r? what kind of human are you

#2363

for some reason i kept watching it until the end and it doesn’t get any better

#2364

It’s really depressing, but I liked how morally grey everything was for most of the show. It feels more “real” than a Star Wars or a Star Trek. It’s very much its own show.

That said, the ending was a total, utter clusterfuck. Whenever I talk about it, I have to rant angrily for twenty minutes because there was SO MUCH SHIT THAT WENT WRONG.

#2365

I agree with Pyro. The newer Galactica was way too bleak for me. The original series always had a string of hope running through most episodes. The new one removed that hope and replaced it with depression. I couldn’t sit through a single episode of it. I found it to be overbearing trash, and I condemn it to the darkness of things I do not like.

#2366

yeah that ending man, WTF, it was wrong in so many ways
i don’t know what the original was like, but damn son

#2367

TL;DR: I can’t find a fucking job after looking for a year and a fucking half. My parents are breathing down my neck to get a fucking job and worry about school (college), when they don’t have a fucking clue what I’m planning and are not being compassionate at all.

Full rant:

I’ve been looking for a job for a good year now and it’s in a particular niche (IT and computers). I just can’t seem to find it.

It’s pure bullshit for half the things I need to deal with. Without internships, etc. it’s nigh impossible to get into the field you want. It’s just insane.

I’ve moved toward self-employment in the form of a pet project of mine to develop some passive sources of income in the form of phone apps which I’ve continually worked on for the past 3 weeks - that are no where near done.

Not to mention I’m getting pressured by the rest of my fucking family (namely my mother and father) - who don’t have a fucking clue in the world what I’m doing to get scholarships and the like to continue my education in college. Whenever I try to explain they both start bitching. I don’t want to deal with that, so I just walk away.

Frankly I’d rather take a fucking break from all the college work and just work on my own personal pet projects and try to make some fucking money of my own. Unfortunately the world doesn’t fucking work that way.

#2368

sounds like you’re gonna have to settle for a meager sales associate or lower level job just like everyone else in this economy.

#2369

Literally the only thing I know about Galactica is that everyone ends up being a Cylon for some reason.

#2370

Well, not EVERYONE, but it’s a total clusterfuck as to who winds up being one.

#2371

You need to construct additional Cylons.

#2372

:smiley: :smiley:

also, at the end, the president lady with cancer who never had any children turns out to be “mitochondrial eve”

and the civilization of the galactica people (which is so blatantly the american republican wet dream except for all the cylons) turns out to be the source of all of earth’s knowledge and general smart people and technological stuff

LOL

it’s also incredibly racist
almost every non-white person is either mentally ill, a religious nutcase, a criminal, evil, or just plain dumb (or a cylon)
and at the end there’s this wonderful scene of white americans observing earth’s “primitive” hunter gatherers before they continue to seed our species with all the good stuff

#2373

So I just found out that one of my closest friends (whom I have strong feelings for) has actually had a boyfriend for quite awhile now. I kinda knew, since I know she’s been hanging out with this guy like all the time and basically ignoring me and my other friends a lot, but I figured it was various other reasons when she denied that she was interested in him. Well…last night she decided to say she had, though they’d chosen to remain friends after a few dates as he is going abroad for 2 years on his educational trip thing.

Though I didn’t meant to, I kinda tore myself apart over it and got really mad at her, and jealous of the guy. I mean… I’ve been here for her for 3 years now, doing everything I can to keep her happy. I mean, everything. He’s known her for like 4 months. I shouldn’t have gotten so pissed, but I was hurt. She doesn’t understand why I’m hurt over this, and believes I’m just being stupid and childish. She’s right, kinda, but she doesn’t get why I’m so hurt over it all.

It’s like all the times I’ve sacrificed things to be there when she really needs me don’t matter, and I’m just second rate. Like, I think I’ve at least earned the right to be considered, even if not accepted. The way it feels now, I’m not even being considered at all, I’m being shoved into a corner over someone I’ve never met nor hear much of.

It’s a ton of bullshit :frowning:

#2374

Bad feeling is bad.

Had you told her about your feelings towards her?

Either way, situation sucks.

#2375

Gotta agree with Jeff here. It’s not like your feelings for her are obvious. It’d be best to apologize and try to get the situation back under control imo. But it’s your life. I hope things improve for ya, brother.

Terrabad situation is terrabad.

#2376

I’ve told her. The first time this happened, it was soon after i told her I liked her. Then a year passed and this happened. I know she didn’t mean to hurt me eithe time, but that doesn’t take the sting off.

To be honest, I’m not mad that she chose that guy over me. I have no right to get mad at her for liking someone else. It just hurts to realize all that shit with it. I got mad at being lied to again, but that was the least of what I was feeling.

#2377

People lie regardless of the situation to cover their asses. It’s natural in this day and age when dealing with anyone from across the map (this means basically anyone but yourself).

I’m not saying don’t trust anyone, I’m saying to examine their behavior carefully. Their tone of voice, how they’re acting, body language, facial expressions. They all give subtle ques about the persons internal thought processes. You may catch a person in a lie if you do so. It’s a useful skill to learn, but it’s not easy in practice, however.

Beyond that, she may have been unsure about her feelings at the time when you asked her about the guy at the time you popped the question and only realized those feelings now. It’s one possibility. I can understand your feelings on the matter, I’ve been lied to plenty of times, it never gets any easier. Don’t let it get ya down. Things happen, it’s water under the bridge.

#2378

You see, I kinda knew both times. She denied it and I let it go, believing her. She said both times it’s cause she doesn’t like to talk about her feelings towards people, but even then, it’s still wrong to lie to someone who’s there for you and has always been there for you.

I’m really good at reading people, it’s a talent I’ve been told I have. But I let my guard down, probably cause of my feelings for her. And now I don’t know what to trust, and that bothers me more than the situation itself I think :confused: not being able to trust someone I’ve trusted for so long.

I mean, it’s such a small thing when you’re looking at it. “She likes someone and didn’t wanna tell you the truth.” The effect is much greater though.

#2379

Conversely, Stargate: Universe was absolutely fantastic during its very short run. It had the right balance of bleakness and optimism… the excitement of exploration with the drama which humans tend to generate. It’s a professional implementation of a tacky premise, and it just worked.

It never made itself more complex than it had to be… every episode had the right amount of complication to make gears turn.

Note: This is not to suggest that it is simple. I require quite a few gears, and SG:U delivered the right amount.

#2380

SGU had some nice ideas but there were parts that really didn’t work. Anything with Chloe or her relationships (clearly an attempt to sex up the show BSG style), Eli’s whole Ascended Fanboy character, just… ergh.

Robert Carlyle absolutely knocked it out of the park in virtually every scene he was in, though. He made that show work. Almost.

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