I missed the BSG miniseries, but have seen all but one episode of season one and all of season two to date. Your father's right. The Starbuck we've been presented with should have been drummed out of the service years ago.
Yes, I was a fan of the old series, but that's not my issue here. I like the both series for what they are and don't worry about what they aren't.
However,I have some serious issues as to how she ever acquired the handle Starbuck. The Starbuck's of literature are contented people with a capacity for great joy (and often con artists). Kara Thrace is angst on legs. She's a poor officer who, if not drummed out of the service, should probably be swabbing the flight decks with toothbrush for the rest of her career.
I think Katee Sackhoff is a good actress, but she's working with lousy material. It's the one major flaw I see in the current writing.
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Date: 2005-08-10 08:20 pm (UTC)I missed the BSG miniseries, but have seen all but one episode of season one and all of season two to date. Your father's right. The Starbuck we've been presented with should have been drummed out of the service years ago.
Yes, I was a fan of the old series, but that's not my issue here. I like the both series for what they are and don't worry about what they aren't.
However,I have some serious issues as to how she ever acquired the handle Starbuck. The Starbuck's of literature are contented people with a capacity for great joy (and often con artists). Kara Thrace is angst on legs. She's a poor officer who, if not drummed out of the service, should probably be swabbing the flight decks with toothbrush for the rest of her career.
I think Katee Sackhoff is a good actress, but she's working with lousy material. It's the one major flaw I see in the current writing.