Battlestar Galactica -- Season 4

**theoak** · 03-23-2009 02:10 PM

Originally Posted by rockymtnhigh

True enough. Its just fun continuing the debate.

The pyramids had to come from somewhere

**rockymtnhigh** · 03-23-2009 02:15 PM

Originally Posted by theoak

The pyramids had to come from somewhere

No, no, no... I KNOW where the pyramids came from. The Go'auld brought the pyramids a mere 10,000 years ago.

**theoak** · 03-23-2009 02:36 PM

Originally Posted by rockymtnhigh

No, no, no... I KNOW where the pyramids came from. The Go'auld brought the pyramids a mere 10,000 years ago.

I see it now ...

BSG VS SG

**rockymtnhigh** · 03-23-2009 02:55 PM

Originally Posted by theoak

I see it now ...

BSG VS SG

No reason to roll the eyes....

And heck, if the humans/cylons did go native, and rejected technology, 150,000 years is a long time. Altogether possible for the Go'auld to arrive 10,000 years ago.

**ripnbigc** · 03-23-2009 02:58 PM

Originally Posted by rockymtnhigh

I just don't think it plausible that 35,000 people are going to abandon all technology and live off the land. I don't think they would last a week in a wilderness. It was in many ways a disappointing way to end it. I think they could have chosen to make several colonies, and do as was suggested above, but then if they did that, we would be saying, then why did they end up on earth, and how come we have no record of them.

I agree.

**Pepper** · 03-23-2009 03:12 PM

In a group of 35000+ were there no historians to object to throwing away all record of their prior existence? Even if meticulous record keeping were used, 150000 years is plenty of time for it to all disappear as civilizations rise and fall.

The last thing Lee said to Kara "you won't be forgotten" is an obvious lie because of that decision, well I guess the two virtual characters in the final scene remember her.

Still an awesome story, without a doubt the best show I've ever seen on television, but the ending becomes more disappointing the more I think about it. Now if it had been the physical Saul and Ellen in that final scene, instead of the virtual Six and Gaius, that would have been quite interesting indeed, and maybe would have made a little more sense.

**Ramy** · 03-23-2009 03:33 PM

Yeah, what happened to the final 4 or 5 that survived? Do they die of old age at some point or just kill themselves like Cavil did?

**vurbano** · 03-23-2009 03:47 PM

I had always fantasized that at the end there would be a resurrection ship full of Boomers to inhabit the planet and help with procreation.

**Sammy033** · 03-23-2009 04:31 PM

Originally Posted by dfergie

Who's to say they abandoned all technology, it was stated that supplies would be placed around all of the places where the humans were dropped off...

I agree. Much of this talk about leaving technology behind keeps interpreting it as an all-or-nothing decision. There is always a middle ground. 'Supplies' is an open ended statement and can include virtually anything... including for example small power supplies using whatever distributed fuel is left. Even weapons. But I am sure there arent 35,000 guns to go around. Maybe a few thousand but thats it. Perhaps some communications equipment as well, again until the power is gone and depending how many they have to go around. People better be able to live without it or they die.

Also, when they left the colonies it wasnt about setting up a colonization mission with things like manufacturing equipment or needed raw materials. They were getting the hell out of Dodge while they could with whatever they had with them. The pit stop in the beginning was for war material only. As for trashing the ships, it could simply mean that they decided they were there to stay and there is no going somewhere else if things get tough. Great incentive for people to make it work. Cortez did it way back when for just this reason. Strip it down of what you need and burn the rest. And farming, after eating MRE's for 4 years I am sure some fresh veggies would be wonderful.

Its all in good fun

**long_time_DNC** · 03-23-2009 05:06 PM

I'm sure they didn't do an "all-or-nothing" approach with the tech. They had to use raptors to get to various continents/islands...the Old Man obviously didn't throw his raptor away or sink in a swamp somewhere (at least, not that we saw and it wasn't inferred). They had sheds and tents...the Old Man talked of building a cabin...you don't do that with "stone knives and bear skins" (with nod to Spock

)...so, I think it's safe to assume they didn't ditch all their tech, at least not until it stopped working and/or couldn't be repaired anymore.

I got to thinking about Adama's flight around the Galactica and the quick shot of the agro ship...I wonder how many different kinds of plants they brought down from there to use because they wouldn't know what would/wouldn't be edible right away...