Battlestar's "Daybreak:" The Worst Ending in the History of On-Screen Science Fiction ›

“If a story begins by showing us a wizard, we understand immediately that we will see wizards and magic. If a story with no magic introduces a wizard with no hint that magic was coming, the audience rightly feels cheated.”

I literally could not have said this better myself. It’s a long article, but if the ending to BSG made you as angry as it made me, it’s worth reading.

#battlestar galactica  #strong feelings about television shows  #television  #science fiction  #sci fi  #bsg  
2 months ago on 12/21/11 at 05:10pm
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  1. beahbeah reblogged this from ryeisenberg
  2. revhelo reblogged this from frakyeahbsg and added:
    Aside from the linked writer seemingly missing half the point, this part bugged me. “Most fans were disappointed with...
  3. winsomepony32 reblogged this from frakyeahbsg
  4. tahnij-nikitins reblogged this from cylon-angel and added:
    What cylon-angel said.
  5. kristinattack reblogged this from breakerofshackles and added:
    Yeah while this article is very much tl;dr, I skimmed it and the only point I really agree on is that it was unrealistic...
  6. truebluesue reblogged this from frakyeahbsg
  7. derych reblogged this from frakyeahbsg and added:
    The Alien thing wasn’t Moores doing it was Olmos’ doing, EJO has a clause in his contract that no aliens would be...
  8. breakerofshackles reblogged this from frakyeahbsg and added:
    GOD HAS A PLAN FOR YOU, GAIUS. No seriously, while I respect people who dislike Daybreak, I personally love it, I find...
  9. cylon-angel reblogged this from frakyeahbsg and added:
    Right, okay. I know not everyone was pleased with the ending, for whatever reason or another, however I, personally,...
  10. frakyeahbsg reblogged this from ryeisenberg and added:
    Uhhh…”no hint”? Reeeeeeally.
  11. thebookofpythia reblogged this from ryeisenberg
  12. hex-bag reblogged this from ryeisenberg and added:
    I think I can count on one hand the number of my followers who watch BSG, and if I’m remembering correctly, you all...
  13. bluefootedbooby reblogged this from ryeisenberg and added:
    The whole article in this link is phenomenal as well.
  14. destructo-bot reblogged this from ryeisenberg and added:
    Thank you so much for that link. That was almost cathartic for me. To have somebody spell out calmly and intelligently...
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