Battlestar Fodder: Comments from "Battlestar Galactica: Taking a Break From All Your Worries" http://www.tvfodder.com/battlestar/archives/2007/01/battlestar_galactica_taking_a.shtml Comments for the entry "Battlestar Galactica: Taking a Break From All Your Worries" en-us Movable Type v4.21-en http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Tue, 30 Jan 2007 16:11:43 -05:00 Comment from KL Unfortunately "24" has already ridden the "torture prisoners for information" theme into the ground. (So has "Lost", now that I think about it.) I felt like I was watching another episode of "24" when they started talking about torturing Baltar for information. Enough already, from every TV show, on that point. I really don't tune in to watch torture, I tune in for good stories.

Or maybe I should just stop watching "24", since they resort to this tired old trick almost every episode. Then again, maybe that's their point, to get the audience to yawn at torture. I'm now at the point where I roll my eyes and say "oh Gods, here goes Jack, with the torture of the day. Boooooring."

That's probably not a good thing.

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Do nothing. http://www.tvfodder.com/battlestar/archives/2007/01/battlestar_galactica_taking_a.shtml@http://www.tvfodder.com/battlestar/#c49803 Tue, 30 Jan 2007 16:11:43 -05:00 Comment from Ryan Yah, I agree with KL about 24. I can't watch it anymore because of their laissez-faire approach to torture, among other things. But I think the torture in this episode was done very well, and differed from 24 in a very important way: nothing of any real value was gained. Most torture elicits whatever response the torturer wants, regardless of its veracity. But Adama and Roslin only gained some small tidbits that don't really tell them much. And it was nice to see that not everyone was totally okay with the torture as it was happening... it created a great dynamic.

Man, do I love this show.

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Do nothing. http://www.tvfodder.com/battlestar/archives/2007/01/battlestar_galactica_taking_a.shtml@http://www.tvfodder.com/battlestar/#c51203 Thu, 01 Feb 2007 13:44:49 -05:00 Comment from Mike Yeah, I think the torture here was different than on 24. It was more innovative and sympathetic. ...
Anyway, I just started watching 24 and man, they do love the torture don't they?

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Do nothing. http://www.tvfodder.com/battlestar/archives/2007/01/battlestar_galactica_taking_a.shtml@http://www.tvfodder.com/battlestar/#c51687 Fri, 02 Feb 2007 11:44:40 -05:00