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[Sci-Fi] Gaius Baltar... the great martyr

Outside of the God references (like be orchestrated the whole thing), the biggest single problem I have with the ending is that there is no way a space faring society would be willing to become a hunter gatherer society. I could see them back tracking a little bit, but it makes no sense to get rid of all technology.
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reply to TigerLord
Them giving up their advanced technology based society to live a primitive purported simplistic life just didn't fly with me. Now if the BSG God had forced this upon them by (lets say) offering them two options. And if that was the best choice I could have accepted that. Though it still would have been somewhat lame.

reply to TigerLord
You left out collaborated with the Cylons on New Caprica.

I think the ending would have been more plausible if going native (no tech) was a condition of peace.

reply to TigerLord
But even no tech doesn't mean they had to be a hunter/gatherer society. They could have lived in small villages and practiced agriculture, which is a huge step up from hunter/gatherer.
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True, he did do nothing. He popped pills, drank and frakked Six some more. That makes him a coward and nothing more or less. Being a coward isn't a crime either.

Gaeta, who did plenty, ended up getting shot by a firesquad in an airlock.

Life's a bitch.

Technically you are correct, being a coward isn’t a crime. However, there are many cases where cowardice in the face of duty (desertion of ones post for example) has resulted in conviction and the death penalty. A fact that I, (and I wager every man or woman who served) was keenly aware of during service in the US armed forces. These laws are still on the books so make no mistake about that.

There is a legal precedence for criminal charges for what amounts to the simple act of essentially doing nothing (US civilian or Servicemen). In fact I think there is probably at least one high profile case active now involving someone who allegedly failed to report their supposed knowledge of abuse (involving minors).

“All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing”
-Edmund Burke-

Baltar did claim he knew Gaeta was slipping information to the resistance and he turned a blind eye, perhaps even slipping Gaeta information as well.

Of course, he was being held prisoner on Galactica pending trial/execution so it could be another one of his lies. And Gaeta did stab him in the neck with a pen, so I guess Gaeta didn't agree about Baltar helping out

reply to TigerLord
It's funny.....I read your initial post and the first person who comes to mind is Bill Clinton; read into that as you will

I for one liked the finale. They were stuck on those ships for several years. If they thought giving up technology would ensure their continued existence then I find it reasonable. But I can see both sides of this story.

Baltar was a fun character. He was selfish and manipulative (and got manipulated) and you never knew where he stood.

reply to TigerLord
I've been watching the series as well the past week on Netflix. Five more episodes to go. Eventually I will have a TV and this definitely will be part of my collection.
Just the thought of Babylon 5 with those graphics..........

Finally watched the last 10 episodes of Caprica Sunday and I can't for the life of me understand why it was canceled. Especially after watching the last episode.

With all of that out of my system....Gaius Baltar was the most amusing character throughout show.
I couldn't help but laugh when Baltar was yelling and calling Gaeta butterfingers at his trial.
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The adventure continues...Sanctuary....

I loved Caprica. It was less action oriented and explored many social issues through its sci-fi lens, which was quite interesting. The writing was great.

The ratings were bad, so it was canceled. Imho, SyFy's to blame with their awful scheduling and constant changes in the airing time. It's no secret it's a shitty network that is administered by idiots... it's NBC after all.

And yes, Baltar was the greatest source of comic relief in the entire series. He was definitely a great character.

reply to Majestik
I tried watching an episode of Caprica and I just couldn't get into it. Never gave it a second chance. Hoping that Blood and Chrome does better.

reply to TigerLord
How many total episodes of Caprica were there? I watched 13 episodes but I heard there were more than that made and released in Canada.
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The 1st season was 13 episodes, not including the mini-series.
They made a total of 75 episodes, not including Razor or The Plan.
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Getting it Done.

reply to Majestik
I watched every episode of Caprica and while there were a few episodes I really liked, overall I was disappointed with the show as a whole. I thought it had some poor casting choices (not all but some) and the execution / implementation was off. It always seemed to have potential but rarely lived up to it.

I would hesitate to call it worthy of the name BSG. Personally I don’t understand how it lasted as long as it did, although, I am glad that they aired it. Actually I was a little surprised that they went through with the series after viewing the initial DVD release.

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