Twilight: Battlestar Galactica Inspired?

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Mikey wrote:It's actually a fairly common theme in all of literature, not just sci-fi, as Monroe pointed out with the Aeneid, or even the Old Testament. I'd be surprised to not have seen the idea of questing for a lost or promised home/family/colony as often as I have.
Yeah, possibly my favorite video game storyline is about that. Homeworld 1 is basically the Aeneid in space. :D
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That game was awesome. Never could run it right on my old machine, though, so I let a friend borrow it. Needless to say, I never got it back.
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One of the biggest problems with the episode is that it is one big reset button, which is a common cop out used by the Killer Bs. If the episode had been employed to propel the plot along then perhaps it would not have been a complete waste.
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Welcome to the forum... AND the giant universe of B&B cop-outs.
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Welcome to the forum, katefan.

Is that a Lost reference, by chance?
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If you mean my handle, it is a Kate Bush reference, actually:

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And thanks for the welcome. I signed up in January, but I've been more or less disinterested in 'Trek for the past few months after quitting Trekweb.
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I like Kate Bush as well; just had to check. :wink:

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Welcome to the site. :)
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Tsukiyumi wrote:I like Kate Bush as well; just had to check. :wink:

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I also like Kate Bush. And since you haven't been active, I can say with a straight face that we are all really nice. :happydevil:
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I also regard myself as a fan of Kate's Bush. <snicker>
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GrahamKennedy wrote:I also regard myself as a fan of Kate's Bush. <snicker>
Spend a lot of time on that one, did you?
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Hey man, I'm not married, no girlfriend. I have a lot of time to kill.
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Kate's Bush...

Oh. Oh! I get it now! Kate Bush, and Kate's Bush! Oh, that's...

That's...

Well, not very funny, really. :/
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*makes mental notes about katefan not having a sense of humour*
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