Getting to know you thread-me-do.

[Bluce_Ree]

Nugget introductions? Oh hi yeah my name is Juan or something and I'm from Uzbekistan or something and I like Battlestar or whatever (hey there could be a Juan in Uzbekistan)... how very unsatisfying. Tell me something useful (note: this thread may be used for pure identity theft purposes).

Copy and paste my hot questions all over your new post and then give me your answers, all over my chops.


1. What's your name?

Richie


2. Where you from?

UK (near Liverpool, originally London though)


3. That's an interesting forum nick, what's it mean?

It means it's time for your Blucey bonus.

4. So, are you over 25 or under it?

Well over. I'm 33. Like Jesus.

5. If you could live anywhere else where would it be?

London. If I could be arsed. Which I can't. At all.


6. BSG in a word:

sexalicious.

7. How did you get into BSG?

Talked into it by brother-in-law. Bought the miniseries, watched it, came oil all over your chops.

8. Do you still have to qualify 'yeah you should check out the new Battlestar series, it's really good' with the sentence 'it's not particularly sci-fi'?

Totally. I still get the blank stares though.

9. Fave episode of new BSG?

3.4 or the last one in series 3.

10. Fave character?

Saul Tigh, obviously. Prez is a close second (om nom nom nom)

11. Old BSG... good or gash?

Gash.

12. Favourite non-BSG bit of sci-fi?

V. Lizard bastards up in your face like blah!
Alien 1-4, Predator 1-2, Terminator 1 and 3 (2 can piss off).


13. Favourite other TV shows?

Oz, The Shield, The Wire, Sarah Connor, The New Statesman.

14. What's your favourite film of all time (just one)?

Repo Man.

15. Film that most made you regret having eyes?

F**king Alien Vs Predator: Requiem. Even worse than Nurse Betty and, by that standard, Hitler, AIDS, cancer and Anne Diamond.

16. Favourite actor(s)?

Ron Perlman.
Sigourney Weaver.
Harry Dean Stanton.
Kurt Russell (in the 80s).


17. Last film seen in cinema (and how was it)?

Indy Jones and something or other about a skull. It was unbelievably stupid and the CGI was awful but despite that, quite enjoyed it.

18. Recommend a film we've probably not seen.

Dead Man's Curve (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0123034/) - very nice thriller with Matthew Lillard.


18. What are you listening to these days?

An album by Alice in Chains and some things by Poison The Well.

19. Name a song you like by a band that sucks horribly:

Ralph Wiggum by The Bloodhound Gang.

20. Most hated band/s (go on have five)?

Simply Red - quite simply the most evil force on this planet. Horrible music that slows our evolution as humans. If you own anything by them, consider suicide.

Stereophonics - bland British rockband who I hold responsible for killing what was left of the UK rock scene by producing the lamest rock music ever.

Lost Prophets - you're not American you c*nts, so stop pretending to be by singing with an accent and driving around in left-hand drive cars in your videos. Rubbish, sellout, pop-drivel PRICKS.

Blue - the worst of all the boybands. Utterly vacuous trash with four members that clearly belong on some kind of sex offender's register.

Whitney - I will always hate you.... ooo....eee..oooeeeeee...woahhhhh...oohhh..eee....o ooooooh. stupid, vocal hystrionics-obsessed crackhead bitch. Sixteen f'ing weeks at number 1 in the UK. Never forgive, never forget.


21. Best gig you've been to?

Million Dead in 2005. The best band of the last few years playing to 60 people only. Excellent.

Fugazi in 2002. Supported by Q and Not U. This was a good thing.

Killing Joke in 2006. The best of the 10 or so times I've seen them.


22. Favourite drink?

Tea. Aaah.

23. Favourite food?

The simple pleasure of a good mushroom omelette.

24. Last book you read?

The Hate Factory. A thing about the 1980 New Mexico Prison riot. Couldn't finish it. Was far too bleak.

25. Desert Island crumpet (US translation - chick/guy you'd like to get saucy with)?

Marcia Cross. Om nom nom nom.

26. If I was king/queen of the world I would....

Direct all funding into making Skynet.


27. Moment of 2008?

John Terry's slip in the Champions League final. The funniest thing of all time.


28. Caprica will be....

Unsatisfying.

[Prolescum]

. What's your name?

Hugh


2. Where you from?

Kilmarnock, Scotland, moved to London in '85, Brighton in '97


3. That's an interesting forum nick, what's it mean?

from Proletariat and, er, scum

4. So, are you over 25 or under it?

I'm passed it, my missus isn't

5. If you could live anywhere else where would it be?

Vulcan


6. BSG in a word:

Curious

7. How did you get into BSG?

through the airlock

8. Do you still have to qualify 'yeah you should check out the new Battlestar series, it's really good' with the sentence 'it's not particularly sci-fi'?

Nah, I'd be preaching to the converted; everyone I know loves it

9. Fave episode of new BSG?

4.10 best cliff-hanger in years anywhere

10. Fave character?

Hugo Rune. Oh, BSG...? Undecided.

11. Old BSG... good or gash?

good. (I should qualify that I suppose...)

12.Favourite non-BSG bit of sci-fi?

Babylon 5, firefly, SG-1 (has to hold my interest)

13. Favourite other TV shows?

Don't really watch TV but loved spaced/garth marengie's dark place/Big Train

14. What's your favourite film of all time (just one)?

The Rutles

15. Film that most made you regret having eyes?

Anything by Stephen King especially the 'drama' stuff

16. Favourite actor(s)?

Fatty Arbuckle, Ralph Macchio


17. Last film seen in cinema (and how was it)?

Wanted and it was crap. The effects were alright but quite unimaginitive, adn Angelina Jolie pisses me off, ( I know she's pretty, but that's not enough; POUTING IS NOT ACTING!)

18. Recommend a film we've probably not seen.

Taxi 2- (the French one, just for the scene where the ninjas are running away through traffic)
π- just brilliant.

18. What are you listening to these days?

Smokey Robinson

19. Name a song you like by a band that sucks horribly:

Can't.

20. Most hated band/s (go on have five)?

Oasis - group with no talent whatsoever, have been sued on numerous occasions with the likes of George Harrison and the estates of John Lennon and Mark Bolan. Have settled out of court to keep it from the public. The music hurts my soul.

Destiny's Child - Bloody female R'n'B group, who as the name suggests, was a way for Beyonce Knowles to break into 'showbusiness' and very little else.

Coldplay - Whiney, ignorant, plodding, pompous, pretentious, chintzy wallpaper music designed for the numb-minded who probably bought portishead's fist album to play at dinner parties. Idiots.
PS I like portishead.

Bon Jovi - They're just bad musicians stuck in a bland genre with little hope of revelation.

21. Best gig you've been to?

Arthur Lee's Love playing forever changes with full string backing, Brighton Dome. Just A-M-A-Z-I-N-G.

Ben Harper and the innocent criminals, Brixton Academy. One of the tightest bands playing today, (assuming they still are...)

22. Favourite drink?

Nettle Tea. mmm.

23. Favourite food?

basil

24. Last book you read?

The Holographic universe, but I haven't finished it, just put it aside for now...

25. Desert Island crumpet (US translation - chick/guy you'd like to get saucy with)?

Zooey Deschanel

26. If I was king/queen of the world I would....

Abdicate in favour of a, let's call it a democracy, yeh I like that.


27. Moment of 2008?

Purchasing an Eeepc and playing with its not insubstantial abilities.


28. Caprica will be....

Free of nuclear particles in time for its next civilisation.

[DrWho42]

1. What's your name?

Ben


2. Where you from?

Currently, I am in Jonesboro, Arkansas but I came from Indio, California (it's near enough to Palm Springs to make it notable) and Virginia.


3. That's an interesting forum nick, what's it mean?

It's supposed to rhyme. One of my favourite shows (I had the username from before the new series) and a reference to the Answer to the Ultimate Question to Life, the Universe and Everything.

4. So, are you over 25 or under it?

19 right now. I'm getting there.

5. If you could live anywhere else where would it be?

Somewhere other than here.. Maybe an airship or in the movie Blade Runner.


6. BSG in a word:

Awesome.

7. How did you get into BSG?

I watched the reruns of the Original Series on the Sci Fi Channel.

8. Do you still have to qualify 'yeah you should check out the new Battlestar series, it's really good' with the sentence 'it's not particularly sci-fi'?

Yes.

9. Fave episode of new BSG?

I haven't been caught up since I am without Internet (I am at the library) or cable, so I will refrain from picking. If at gunpoint though: 33.

10. Fave character?

It's somewhere between Adama, Baltar and Tyrol...

11. Old BSG... good or gash?

It's good. I grew up on it, and ignored the spin-off.

12. Favourite non-BSG bit of sci-fi?

Doctor Who, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Prisoner, and too many to include..

13. Favourite other TV shows?

Doctor Who, The Prisoner, Garth Marenghi's Darkplace, The Twilight Zone, and Mystery Science Theater 3000.

14. What's your favourite film of all time (just one)?

The American Astronaut.

15. Film that most made you regret having eyes?

Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla. The twist ending made my insides twinge.

16. Favourite actor(s)?

Patrick McGoohan.

17. Last film seen in cinema (and how was it)?

Hellboy II. I thought it was great myself, and even better the second time. I hope there's a third one although the box office while making #1 did seem to underperform.

18. Recommend a film we've probably not seen.

Six-String Samurai (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118736/) - combine the elements of Russian surfabilly rock-and-roll, a sword-wielding six-string playing Buddy Holly-look-a-like samurai, and a battle between good and evil (or rock-and-roll and heavy metal) amid a 50s-esque post-apocalyptic wasteland and you get this movie.
The American Astronaut (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0243759/) - a sci-fi western musical art film that does an amazing job with a shoe-string budget: it's better than it sounds.


18. What are you listening to these days?

Coast to Coast AM, although it's not the same without Art Bell.

19. Name a song you like by a band that sucks horribly:

I also can't.

20. Most hated band/s (go on have five)?

I'm afraid I'm not very musically literate.


21. Best gig you've been to?

I have seen Kids in the Hall (the Canadian comedy troupe - not the rap group) in Nashville. The best time I have ever had.


22. Favourite drink?

Tea.

23. Favourite food?

Potstickers.

24. Last book you read?

Survivor by Chuck Palahniuk (who also wrote Fight Club). A great novel about the last surviving member of a death cult and his trip down the dehumanising road of being a celebrity/religious icon.

25. Desert Island crumpet (US translation - chick/guy you'd like to get saucy with)?

Diana Rigg circa 1960s. Not now...

26. If I was king/queen of the world I would....

Fund a secret project in supplying me the materials to build a time-machine, and ditch the planet when the time strikes (unless I change my mind).


27. Moment of 2008?

Seeing Kids in the Hall in person. I would have evidence, except the person who took the pictures for me never e-mailed them to me.. I also didn't get to meet Dave Foley, but he would have been mobbed by fangirls.


28. Caprica will be....

Different.

[DrWho42]

π- just brilliant.Agreed.

[Prolescum]

16. Favourite actor(s)?

Patrick McGoohan.
Damn it, I always leave something out.
"What do you want?"
"Information."
"You won't get it!"
Ha! the delivery of that line encompasses the entire premise and is pulled of with proper ferocity.

[BobMacDhonnchaidh]

1. What's your name?

Bob


2. Where you from?

Glasgow


3. That's an interesting forum nick, what's it mean?

It's my name in Gàidhlig

4. So, are you over 25 or under it?

19. But I live in a country with realistic rules, such as legal drinking at 18.

5. If you could live anywhere else where would it be?

Some tiny wee island up north where no one spoke English, in a house with a recording studio.


6. BSG in a word:

Quality

7. How did you get into BSG?

Started watching the miniseries when it came out but lost track of it until my brother started watching in and gave me the DVDs of series 1 and 2.

8. Do you still have to qualify 'yeah you should check out the new Battlestar series, it's really good' with the sentence 'it's not particularly sci-fi'?

Aye, though I tend to let it pass by most of the people I know.

9. Fave episode of new BSG?

Last one with Earth in it, just for the ending

10. Fave character?

Tigh.

11. Old BSG... good or gash?

Gash, camp, but harmlessly amusing.

12. Favourite non-BSG bit of sci-fi?

Star Trek I guess.

13. Favourite other TV shows?

Futurama, Simpsons, Heroes etc.

14. What's your favourite film of all time (just one)?

Tough call, can't think of one.

15. Film that most made you regret having eyes?

I tend to avoid seeing them in the first place.

16. Favourite actor(s)?

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l26/shive64/SLJ.gif


17. Last film seen in cinema (and how was it)?

Hancock. Not as bad as I was expecting.

18. Recommend a film we've probably not seen.

Someone will have seen it, but I guess the Fifth Element.

18. What are you listening to these days?

Rage Against the Machine

19. Name a song you like by a band that sucks horribly:

Golden Touch - Razorlight
Helena - My Chemical Romance

Evil bastards.

20. Most hated band/s (go on have five)?

Razorlight
My Chemical Romance
Phil Collins
Van Halen
Calvin Fucking Harris

21. Best gig you've been to?

Rage.

Against.

The.

Machine.


22. Favourite drink?

Hot chocolate.

23. Favourite food?

Chicken fajitas

24. Last book you read?

Reading "Living with the Himalayan Masters" by Swami Rama at the moment. Interesting shit.

25. Desert Island crumpet (US translation - chick/guy you'd like to get saucy with)?

Giorgia Palmas. Look her up.

26. If I was king/queen of the world I would....

Have Calvin Harris killed.

27. Moment of 2008?

Rage.

Against.

The.

Machine.


28. Caprica will be....

Better than most of the crap on tv these days

[timbo]

[B]1. What's your name?

Tim


2. Where you from?


Leicester. Now living in Alcoy, Spain.


3. That's an interesting forum nick, what's it mean?


Well, my name is Tim, and I cunningly camouflaged it by adding bo, at the same time creating something with a cuddly feel.


4. So, are you over 25 or under it?


I´m 46


5. If you could live anywhere else where would it be?


I love where I live, but would like to split my time more between here and Alderney or Cornwall.


6. BSG in a word:


Really good.


7. How did you get into BSG?


I followed the tune in my head.


8. Do you still have to qualify 'yeah you should check out the new Battlestar series, it's really good' with the sentence 'it's not particularly sci-fi'?


Every time.


9. Fave episode of new BSG?


The last one in series 3.


10. Fave character?


Baltar.
11. Old BSG... good or gash?


In its day, good. Zshuumm Zshuumm.


12. Favourite non-BSG bit of sci-fi?


Sunshine

13. Favourite other TV shows?


Mighty Boosh, The O ffice and of course, all time number one - The Simpsons.


14. What's your favourite film of all time (just one)?


Armageddon.


15. Film that most made you regret having eyes?


A porno called "men with no eyes get more sex".


16. Favourite actor(s)?


Denzil washington and Christian Bale.



17. Last film seen in cinema (and how was it)?


The last Narnia film with my daughter. Spent the whole time watching her watching the film.



18. Recommend a film we've probably not seen.


The machinist.


[B]18. What are you listening to these days?


Muse, Buena Vista Social Club, S3 soundtrack.


19. Name a song you like by a band that sucks horribly:


Wher´s captain Kirk by Athletico Spizz 80.



20. Most hated band/s (go on have five)?


Life is too short for hate lists.


[B]21. Best gig you've been to?


Undertones - Leicester Poly - around 1980.


22. Favourite drink?


Tonic water.


23. Favourite food?


Anything Indian. First thing I always do back in England is order a huge Indian takeaway.


24. Last book you read?


Sophie´s choice.


25. Desert Island crumpet (US translation - chick/guy you'd like to get saucy with)?


Courtney Cox.
26. If I was king/queen of the world I would....


Bust Genji and Zod back down to nuggets.


27. Moment of 2008?


Spain winning the Euro cup.


28. Caprica will be....


Worth a try, I suppose.

[Stairway]

1. What's your name?

Christina


2. Where you from?

Uppsala, Sweden


3. That's an interesting forum nick, what's it mean?

I thought it sounded cool so I'd use it as a callsign.

4. So, are you over 25 or under it?

Under; 20

5. If you could live anywhere else where would it be?

The Galactica


6. BSG in a word:

Best.

7. How did you get into BSG?

I'm ashamed to say I was anti-scifi so my fiance made me watch it in exchange for thai food. I saw how happy it made him to watch it so I agreed to keep watching the series. By the end of season 1 I couldn't imagine loving another TV series as much.

8. Do you still have to qualify 'yeah you should check out the new Battlestar series, it's really good' with the sentence 'it's not particularly sci-fi'?

Absolutely.

9. Fave episode of new BSG?

Hand of God and Pegasus close in second.

10. Fave character?

Lee Adama. I recognize myself in him sometimes, except I could never be buff.:p

11. Old BSG... good or gash?

Good. In a different way.

12. Favourite non-BSG bit of sci-fi?

Stargate when Daniel Jackson and/or Carson is in it.


13. Favourite other TV shows?

Stargate SG1, Stargate Atlantis, Farscape, Scrubs, Family Guy, first three seasons of Malcolm in the Middle.

14. What's your favourite film of all time (just one)?

The Count of Monte Cristo (Guy Pearce...)

15. Film that most made you regret having eyes?

Scary movie two.

16. Favourite actor(s)?

Guy Pearce
Natalie Portman
Gary Oldman
Michael Shanks
Jamie Bamber.


17. Last film seen in cinema (and how was it)?

Narnia; Prince Caspian. It surprised me that I couldn't remember the book at all when I watched it.

18. Recommend a film we've probably not seen.

A Dog's Breakfast by David Hewlett. Absolutely brilliant and hilarious.

18. What are you listening to these days?

BSG soundtrack, The Soundtrack of our Lives, Eskobar.

19. Name a song you like by a band that sucks horribly:

42 by Coldplay (worst lyrics ever). The song sucks, not the band, they've had their moments.

20. Most hated band/s (go on have five)?

Any sell out band that promotes shallow lifes.

21. Best gig you've been to?

Anna Ternheim in Uppsala. magical, her voice is one of a kind.


22. Favourite drink?

Milk!

23. Favourite food?

Thai food, but not seafood.

24. Last book you read?

Going Postal by Terry Pratchett. Genius man.

25. Desert Island crumpet (US translation - chick/guy you'd like to get saucy with)?

Not sure but if I could I'd adopt Archie Kennedy from the Hornblower series..

26. If I was king/queen of the world I would....

Take down the dictators?


27. Moment of 2008?

Gaeta's Lament.


28. Caprica will be....

Interesting.

[Joe Beaudoin Jr.]

1. What's your name?

Joe

2. Where you from?

Presently, Vero Beach, Florida... that's somewhere on the droopy phallic looking thing on North America...

3. That's an interesting forum nick, what's it mean?

It's my name, and it's not interesting... aside from how people manage to mangle the pronunciation of "Beaudoin".

4. So, are you over 25 or under it?

Under; 24

5. If you could live anywhere else where would it be?

I'll figure that out when I see and experience a place I like.

6. BSG in a word:

Complex

7. How did you get into BSG?

Got into TOS when I was younger. Watched it on the SCIFI Channel after I'd get home from school. Found it interesting. Later, in 2000 or so before the Miniseries, I ran a small little site called the "Battlestar Galactica InfoSphere", which is more or less the precursor to "Battlestar Wiki". Anyway, I participated in the revival efforts, and was more than a bit cold to the RDM's vision of things. Didn't really care for the Miniseries all that much, and still do not... Didn't come to love the Re-imagined Series until I saw the SkyOne pirated eps of the first season, then liked the show.

8. Do you still have to qualify 'yeah you should check out the new Battlestar series, it's really good' with the sentence 'it's not particularly sci-fi'?

I've personally given up trying to convert people, simply beacuse of the unintelligent prejudice that surrounds science fiction. Had the same thing happen when I tried to get people to watch Babylon 5 or even Farscape.

It seems like people need to be tortured into even watching the show, yet they'd be willing to watch something pathetic as American Idol, a pathetic game show, or even Ghost Hunters...

In summation, don't get me started. :mad:

9. Fave episode of new BSG?

I like most of the episodes from the first season, and the first half of season two. The third season felt flat to me, particulalry with all the worthless standalone episodes (Dirty Hands, The Woman King, etc.). Season Four has restored my faith in the show, otherwise I would have probably stopped watching.

10. Fave character?

Saul Tigh. Bill Adama.

I would say Tom Zarek, except the writers now use him as a plot device... Wasted potential.

11. Old BSG... good or gash?

When it was great, it was great. When it sucked, it sucked. Overall, a series before its time and poorly executed because of Grand Larceny.

12. Favourite non-BSG bit of sci-fi?

Babylon 5, Farscape, or Max Headroom (more cyber-punk, but SF in a Philip K. Dick / William Gibson way).

13. Favourite other TV shows?

Stargate SG-1, Eureka (it's simply fun), shows by Irwin Allen (again, simply because they're fun), Space: 1999, UFO, Babylon 5, Max Headroom, Angel.

14. What's your favourite film of all time (just one)?

Clerks. (The period is deliberate.)

15. Film that most made you regret having eyes?

Any post-The Sixth Sense movie by My I'm Overrated Shamasuck.

16. Favourite actor(s)?

Edward James Olmos
Martin Landau
Mary McDonnell
David Tennant
Matt Frewer
David Duchovony
Gillian Anderson

17. Last film seen in cinema (and how was it)?

Iron Man. It was better than I expected.

18. Recommend a film we've probably not seen.

Echoing Stairway's sentiment here: A Dog's Breakfast by David Hewlett. Absolutely brilliant and hilarious.

18. What are you listening to these days?

BSG soundtracks, George Carlin, Breaking Benjamin, Nine Inch Nails

19. Name a song you like by a band that sucks horribly:

None come to mind right now.

20. Most hated band/s (go on have five)?

Most bands suck. Too numerous to list.

21. Best gig you've been to?

Don't care for live concerts.

22. Favourite drink?

Green Tea (sometimes with our without milk)

23. Favourite food?

Most Italian dishes, but that's because I'm part Italian.

Otherwise, I mainly eat subs at either Quiznos or Subway, whichever is closest.

24. Last book you read?

Novelization to "War of the Gods".

25. Desert Island crumpet (US translation - chick/guy you'd like to get saucy with)?

Amy Acker or Elisa Duskhu

26. If I was king/queen of the world I would....

Clean house with most elected republicans, democrats -- I'm thinking public executions, similar to the French Revolution. Hillary SpitsorSwallows Clinton and Barak Hussien Obama and John Warmonger McCain would all be publicly tarred, feathered, and cruicified upside down and splashed with small amounts of mutaric acid (a la Chinese water torture).

As for that piece of garbage Lieberman from CT... there's an ash tray for him!

All this would be as an example of how fake and felgercarb ridden the US government has become.

Also, I would have the USAF bomb Wal*Marts and Best Buys around the world, just because those places are hives of scum and villany. Yeah, I'm freaking dark... :mad:

Oh and anyone named "Rudy" would be summarily executed. That means Rudy Guliani has an appointment with Satrioles Meat Supply.

27. Moment of 2008?

Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along-Blog by Joss Whedon.

The ending scene of "Revelations". We've been Charlie Horsed.

28. Caprica will be....

Pretty freaking good from everything I've seen.

[genji2000]

OK, as others have done it, maybe I can expose my shy boring-ass soul...

1. What's your name?
David

2. Where you from?
UK (near Liverpool, originally from near Liverpool)

3. That's an interesting forum nick, what's it mean?
Name of the first novel (debated), and the year I started using it.

4. So, are you over 25 or under it?
Very over.

5. If you could live anywhere else where would it be?
Jura, maybe Islay. When they get broadband.

6. BSG in a word:
True.

7. How did you get into BSG?
Some geeky guy in work went on and on about it for literally years. Then I read Kevin Smith's My Boring-ass Life. I took the word of a celeb I've never met over someone I know has taste (however dubious).

8. Do you still have to qualify 'yeah you should check out the new Battlestar series, it's really good' with the sentence 'it's not particularly sci-fi'?
People I know usually watch what I want them to because they can't be arsed with what they know will be wasted hours trying to fight it.

9. Fave episode of new BSG?
Crossroads Part 2 - the return of Starbuck was a killer moment. There are many other equally stunning episodes, including the latest, but Kara's return was "a good thing".

10. Fave character?
Athena.

11. Old BSG... good or gash?
Gash, but without it, you know...

12. Favourite non-BSG bit of sci-fi?
I'd go along with Sunshine, maybe Firefly. I respect sci-fi, but I don't like it.

13. Favourite other TV shows?
Shogun, Yes Minister/Prime Minister, Flowery Twats, The Rise and Fall of Reginald Perrin, The Office, a bit. I'm struggling. I don't watch TV any more. It's generally appallingly bad.

14. What's your favourite film of all time (just one)?
Dogma.

15. Film that most made you regret having eyes?
Lion/Witch/Wardrobe.

16. Favourite actor(s)?
No particular order: Ian McKellen, Julianne Moore, Kevin Spacey, Bill Murray, Cate Blanchett, Alan Rickman, etc.

17. Last film seen in cinema (and how was it)?
Can't remember. Possibly Lion/Witch/Wardrobe. Cinema sucks. Sound systems suck, the projector's built-in anti-focus sucks, sharing a room with 200 nobheads sucks.

18. Recommend a film we've probably not seen.
Mr Frost. Pan-Euro movie, prob with Canal Plus funding. Awkward but interesting.
Everyone's seen Chopper, right?

18. What are you listening to these days?
The Mars Volta.

19. Name a song you like by a band that sucks horribly:
Tomorrow Never Knows.

20. Most hated band/s (go on have five)?
Moby, Moby, Moby, Moby and Moby. I like Pink Floyd, but music shouldn't be as unrelentingly depressing as Moby makes it.

21. Best gig you've been to?
Pink Floyd in 87/88-ish at Maine Road. Marked the moment my dad and I started to meet on common ground. Not keen on gigs. Sharing the room with 2,000 nobheads sucks.

22. Favourite drink?
Sencha. That cup when I get in from work and I don't have to do anything else till I've finished it. How it lasts.

23. Favourite food?
Haggis, mash and carrot and turnips.

24. Last book you read?
Sword Song by Bernard Cornwell.

25. Desert Island crumpet?
Lai San.

26. If I was king/queen of the world I would....
Restrict ellipses to three full-stops; prohibit the deliberate withholding of stock on launch day for consumer toys; outlaw Indian call centres for UK companies.

27. Moment of 2008?
Each time I see Ollie grow up a bit more.

28. Caprica will be....
Artistically amazing but a ratings disaster.

[westie]

*Sigh* These things are so self-indulgent. Still, I can justify it by the nice lot of films I am adding to my to-see list....


1. What's your name?
Liz (Westie)


2. Where you from?
Bristol, UK

3. That's an interesting forum nick, what's it mean?
It’s what everyone calls me (surname=Weston). Not that exciting.

4. So, are you over 25 or under it?
21

5. If you could live anywhere else where would it be?
Don’t want to put down permanent roots down for a while yet.

6. BSG in a word:
Addictive

7. How did you get into BSG?
My friend had been talking about it for ages and I always kinda rolled my eyes but then finally tried it out for curiosity’s sake. Watched the entire first three seasons in about 3 weeks, and funnily enough, saw the Miniseries last. Did not know what the HELL was going on in 33.

8. Do you still have to qualify 'yeah you should check out the new Battlestar series, it's really good' with the sentence 'it's not particularly sci-fi'?
Every single day.

9. Fave episode of new BSG?
I know it’s controversial, but I loved Unfinished Business. Also, Collaborators, Scar, Occupation, Final Cut, Home Part 1 and GWCTD.

10. Fave character?
Kara Thrace


11. Old BSG... good or gash?
Haven’t seen so wouldn’t like to judge…. But camp sci-fi really aint my thing.

12. Favourite non-BSG bit of sci-fi?
Firefly, 4400

13. Favourite other TV shows?
Was a big fan of Buffy, Firefly and 4400. Friends is amazing comfort TV. I love to hate the L word.

14. What's your favourite film of all time (just one)?
err…. Robin Hood Prince of Thieves. Yes, I’m aware of how it sounds.

15. Film that most made you regret having eyes?
Bewitched. Think we got the times wrong at the cinema and missed the film we actually wanted to see.

16. Favourite actor(s)?
Meh….
I do actually quite like Brad Pitt. For such a pretty face he’s done some good movies. Alan Rickman, Johnny Depp. Don't tend to watch things based on who's in it...

17. Last film seen in cinema (and how was it)?
Gone Baby Gone. Surprisingly excellent.

18. Recommend a film we've probably not seen.
The Boondock Saints. Two Irish Catholic brothers turn vilgilantes in Boston. It has Billy Connelly as a bad-ass gangster and Willem Dafoe as an amazingly sarcastic gay detective. Surely that’s all you need to know?

18. What are you listening to these days?
All sorts – right now on a weird mixture of the Ramones, Le Tigre and Primal Scream. I do listen to the BSG soundtracks a lot.

19. Name a song you like by a band that sucks horribly:
Ummm…. There are a couple of options but I’m too embarrassed to say them.
……(Ice Ice Baby?) *hides*

20. Most hated bands (go on have five)?

Kate Nash and all her accented ilk. ‘Foundations’ makes me want to hit things. Usher, Akon, Craig David and all other featureless RnB. Ballad-y boy bands.

21. Best gig you've been to?
The Who were awesome. The Delays were also great.

22. Favourite drink?
Nothing beats a pint of lager

23. Favourite food?
A Sunday roast

24. Last book you read?
The Master and Margarita – Mikhail Bulgakov

25. Desert Island crumpet (US translation - chick/guy you'd like to get saucy with)?
Kate Moennig, Lena Headey, Sarah Shahi, Eliza Dushku.

26. If I was king/queen of the world I would....
Impose mandatory environmental controls.

27. Moment of 2008?
Personally? Finishing my uni finals.

28. Caprica will be....
Unlike Battlestar. Good, but won't make it past a first season (in Firefly manner)

[Bluce_Ree]

14. What's your favourite film of all time (just one)?
err…. Robin Hood Prince of Thieves. Yes, I’m aware of how it sounds.

it sounds like Bryan Adams!

[Stairway]

18. Recommend a film we've probably not seen.

Echoing Stairway's sentiment here: A Dog's Breakfast by David Hewlett. Absolutely brilliant and hilarious.


Awrigh'! :D

[westie]

it sounds like Bryan Adams!

exactly. :blush: blame it on childhood nostalgia. or something.

[Acheron]

1. What's your name?

Leigh.

2. Where you from?

Australia.

3. That's an interesting forum nick, what's it mean?

A Greek River leading to the underworld. Scary :p

4. So, are you over 25 or under it?

Under 25, I'm 17.

5. If you could live anywhere else where would it be?

Maybe Canada.

6. BSG in a word:

Addictive.

7. How did you get into BSG?

Downloaded the soundtracks before I had ever seen an episode. I liked the music so I hired the mini series and got into it from there.

8. Do you still have to qualify 'yeah you should check out the new Battlestar series, it's really good' with the sentence 'it's not particularly sci-fi'?

Yes. :D

9. Fave episode of new BSG?

The Woman King, Exodus Pt II, Revelations and many others I can't think of.

10. Fave character?

Karl "Helo" Agathon. I really liked The Woman King. :lol:

11. Old BSG... good or gash?

Never seen it.

12. Favourite non-BSG bit of sci-fi?

Star Wars.

13. Favourite other TV shows?

Lost and Heroes.

14. What's your favourite film of all time (just one)?

Gladiator.

15. Film that most made you regret having eyes?

I don’t watch things I don’t like.

16. Favourite actor(s)?

Morgan Freeman
Samuel L. Jackson

17. Last film seen in cinema (and how was it)?

The Dark Knight. Great film, Heath Ledger was fantastic. :thumbsup:

18. Recommend a film we've probably not seen.

The Last Castle.

19. What are you listening to these days?

Coldplay, Modest Mouse and Fall Out Boy (Yes, I like Fall Out Boy).

20. Name a song you like by a band that sucks horribly:

Cant think of any…

21. Most hated band/s (go on have five)?

Sames as above.

22. Best gig you've been to?

Haven’t been to one yet.

23. Favourite drink?

Coffee

24. Favourite food?

Pizza

25. Last book you read?

Kite Runner. Read it for English.

26. Desert Island crumpet (US translation - chick/guy you'd like to get saucy with)?

Miranda Kerr.

27. If I was king/queen of the world I would....

Do something about climate change.

28. Moment of 2008?

Finishing school, hasn't happened yet though.

29. Caprica will be....

Good, but not as good as BSG.

[Osprey]

alright, we got nuggets filling this out, so here goes ...

"1. What's your name?

Rob.

2. Where you from?

Originally Michigan.

3. That's an interesting forum nick, what's it mean?

I've always liked the bird; i figger if i have to have a callsign i could do a lot worse ...

4. So, are you over 25 or under it?

Over

5. If you could live anywhere else where would it be?

Maybe somewhere in the Southwest.

6. BSG in a word:

Dramatic.

7. How did you get into BSG?

Heard about it on other online forums; "accidently/on purpose" sat through some early s2.5 eps., was hooked within minutes.

8. Do you still have to qualify 'yeah you should check out the new Battlestar series, it's really good' with the sentence 'it's not particularly sci-fi'?

Not really; i do say it may be an acquired taste for people who are into the same ol' same ol' tv pap ...

9. Fave episode of new BSG?

Pegasus, Res. Ship both parts, Revelations, Eye of Jupiter, Rapture, Scar [shaddup].

10. Fave character?

Tough to choose; Bill I guess.

11. Old BSG... good or gash?

I enjoyed it as a kid; don't even think about it now, you say BSG and all i hear is Bear's haunting keyboarding and the words "TWELVE CYLON MODELS ... "
:-)

12. Favourite non-BSG bit of sci-fi?

Star Wars.

13. Favourite other TV shows?

24, Numbers, Bones, The Unit.

14. What's your favourite film of all time (just one)?

Just one?! "National Treasure." [shaddup]

15. Film that most made you regret having eyes?

"Virgin among the living dead" [it was in high school, alcohol was involved].

16. Favourite actor(s)?

Nic Cage
Kiefer Sutherland

17. Last film seen in cinema (and how was it)?

Um, I took the boy to see "Meet Dave" -- it was, um, passable.

18. Recommend a film we've probably not seen.

Midnight Run.

19. What are you listening to these days?

old 80s crap on youtube [yeah, i know, kinda sad].

20. Name a song you like by a band that sucks horribly:

[lowers head] "wake up" by Hillary Duff…

21. Most hated band/s (go on have five)?

Eh, most bands suck most of the time, the lucky ones turn out 1 or more good albums.

22. Best gig you've been to?

Jimmy Buffett at the Waikiki shell.

23. Favourite drink?

Ice cold water

24. Favourite food?

Pizza

25. Last book you read?

"The numbers behind NUMBE3S".

26. Desert Island crumpet (US translation - chick/guy you'd like to get saucy with)?

Just one?! um, well, Grace Park I suppose ...


27. If I was king/queen of the world I would....

Tell everyone to stop whining, get a job, and don't expect government to "take care" of you ...

28. Moment of 2008?

Me and my kids in my sister's wedding.

29. Caprica will be....

Good, I really, really hope.

[Prolescum]

1. What's your name?


3. That's an interesting forum nick, what's it mean?

It's my name, and it's not interesting... aside from how people manage to mangle the pronunciation of "Beaudoin".

don't take this the wrong way, I''m genuinely interested; is it pronounced like the sound of Wile-E-Coyote's catapult string or are you related to the French/Brittany Beaudoin family, (with their legendary motto,
'where there is a cross, there's a country')?

(I'm sure there's a joke connecting these two but can't quite find it...)

[IJustJoined]

1. What's your name?

Sal


2. Where you from?

Leeds, United Kingdom of America


3. That's an interesting forum nick, what's it mean?

Needed to chime something in before I forgot it and it was the 1stthing that came to mind as I was registering.

4. So, are you over 25 or under it?

21

5. If you could live anywhere else where would it be?

Not the UK, to socialist for my liking. Cali or Tokyo wouldnt be too bad frrom what I read.


6. BSG in a word:

Betterthananyotherscifi.

7. How did you get into BSG?

Recomended in a top 10 of 07 list

8. Do you still have to qualify 'yeah you should check out the new Battlestar series, it's really good' with the sentence 'it's not particularly sci-fi'?

Nah, I'll have to try it tho.

9. Fave episode of new BSG?

The one where we find out Helo surived the attack on Caprica. Thts when I knew this series was going to be more arc based awesomeness than you can shake a stick at.

10. Fave character?

Helo, I like his objectivity and his moral dilemas. Hoe hes converted from blind patriotism to universal morals. The one I least like is Roslin, not just cause she a b****, I can dealwith flawed character - in fact I enjoy them - but because she is annoying. The dictatorship thatXarrick mentions in season 4 has been going for a while, and Im glad the writers acknowledged that they have writen her and Adama as an overbearing king and queen.

11. Old BSG... good or gash?

Gash. Wasnt even campy fun like Knight Rider.

12. Favourite non-BSG bit of sci-fi?

Stargate seasons 1-5
The Matrix


13. Favourite other TV shows?

The Wire, Weeds, Californication, Arrested Development, South Park, Friday Night Lights

14. What's your favourite film of all time (just one)?

Fight Club

15. Film that most made you regret having eyes?

Titanic

16. Favourite actor(s)?

Brad Pitt
Ed Norton
Will Smith
Don Cheadle


17. Last film seen in cinema (and how was it)?

I am legend. I hate cinemas, they always stink of vomit.

18. Recommend a film we've probably not seen.

Run Lola Run, a German film that deals with the butterfly effect.


18. What are you listening to these days?

Mastodon - Blood Mountain

19. Name a song you like by a band that sucks horribly:

Break the Ice - Britney Spears

20. Most hated band/s (go on have five)?

Only one can summon this much hatred. Bring Me the Horizon. Fake fake fake music.


21. Best gig you've been to?

Hopesfall, a harcore band. The singer stage dived off a speaker into a mostpit. They were only the supporting act too, lol.


22. Favourite drink?

Orange

23. Favourite food?

Pizza Sandwich

24. Last book you read?

Last book finished: Lunar Park - Brett Easton Ellis

Reading: Moby Dick - hemran Melville

25. Desert Island crumpet (US translation - chick/guy you'd like to get saucy with)?

Hillary Duff

26. If I was king/queen of the world I would....

Nuke the moon, I mean its notlikeanyone would miss it.


27. Moment of 2008?

18-1 Pats. Biggest choke EVER!!!


28. Caprica will be....

C to the A to te P to the R to the I to the C to the A.[/quote]

[Bluce_Ree]

Respect @ Sal for:


The Wire
Mastadon
Orange drink (socialist nightmare!)
Run Lola Run



I f'ing hate Don Cheadle the most ever though.

[Prolescum]

Orange drink (socialist nightmare!)Just 'cos Bill Hicks made the joke, doesn't necessarily mean it actually existed.
And I've looked for it...
I suppose Sunny d is the capitalist equivalent...

:D:D:D

[Pnutmaster]

I jump on the bandwagon and crush a hitchhiker's foot.

1. What's your name?
Tom

2. Where you from?
New Jersey

3. That's an interesting forum nick, what's it mean?
It means I am eccentric, but not nearly as much as Timbo.

4. So, are you over 25 or under it?
20 and feeling it :( I now know how depressing it is to play online FPS with kids that are younger than you. lol

5. If you could live anywhere else where would it be?
Hmmm. Most likely Ireland. Stayed there for 30 days and found that the weather agreed with me.

6. BSG in a word:
Brilliance

7. How did you get into BSG?
Some years ago, a Canadian friend informed me of the excellence that was BSG. I demanded to know why the humans spoke English, used our technology, and worshipped our ancestors' gods. Having not seen a single episode, I insisted that the humans must have originally been from Earth. My friend refuted this with the claim that the show occured in an alternate universe.

It was not until the winter of 2007, gearing up for midterms, that I decided to start watching BSG. I had gone an entire semester listening to two friends praise the show for its realism and badassery. By the time I finished the mini-series, I was hooked.

8. Do you still have to qualify 'yeah you should check out the new Battlestar series, it's really good' with the sentence 'it's not particularly sci-fi'?
I have yet to proslyetize BSG. I've entertained the thought of bringing my dad into the show, but with three and a half seasons to watch, and his free time strained as it is, I don't think he could do it.

9. Fave episode of new BSG?
Possibly Kobol's Last Gleaming I/II. Most of season 1 was exceptional and stands to be rewatched.

10. Fave character?
Baltar ;)

11. Old BSG... good or gash?
My earliest memory of Old BSG is, "man, this is like a boring version of Star Wars" (thoughts of a 7 year old subjected to brainwashing by nerdy uncles).

12. Favourite non-BSG bit of sci-fi?
In book form, Dune. On the screen, Empire Strikes Back (if, while watching Empire Strikes Back, I can imagine that the Prequels were 6 years of overly funded and sub par fan-films).

13. Favourite other TV shows?
I don't watch enough television. Heroes was enjoyable until it took on the Dragon Ball Z-esque approach of, "Next time on Heroes, something actually will happen!". That, and every fight scene was lackluster. I might start watching Wired...

14. What's your favourite film of all time (just one)?
Pulp Fiction.

15. Film that most made you regret having eyes?
Thankfully, my memory of it is faint--Cats and Dogs. More recently, Cat Woman and Epic Movie.

16. Favourite actor(s)?
Brad Pitt, Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, Johnny Depp.

17. Last film seen in cinema (and how was it)?
I see too many and the wallet notices. Pineapple Express was fun, if not overdone by the finale.

18. Recommend a film we've probably not seen.
I don't scour indie film forums.

18. What are you listening to these days?
Arcade Fire.

19. Name a song you like by a band that sucks horribly:
Never Gonna Give You Up.

(you've just been text-rolled.)

20. Most hated band/s (go on have five)?
Nirvana (Smells like Teen Spirit? Smells like the radio has no taste), every band that finds its way onto MTV or 100.3 (and tortures me when I am in the presence of my sisters), and bands that I recognize by painful rhyme rather than name.

21. Best gig you've been to?
lmao, best and only gig--Third Eye Blind concert at my school. Crowd surfing was a spectacle.

22. Favourite drink?
A tie between Arizona Ice Tea and Orange Vitamin Water.

23. Favourite food?
Sweet potato, chicken cutlets, spumoni.

24. Last book you read?
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy/Restaurant at the End of the Universe.

25. Desert Island crumpet?
Supermarket-Mazzot.

26. If I was king/queen of the world I would....
I'd wear the title Imperator Mundi, resurrect Latin, reconstruct Manhattan in the neo-classical style, and see about space colonization.

27. Moment of 2008?
Midnight escapade into an abandoned school library.

28. Caprica will be....
One-two seasons max, and the death of the "mystery" of the Cylons.

[genji2000]

Very entertaining.

15. Film that most made you regret having eyes?
Thankfully, my memory of it is faint--Cats and Dogs.

lol. I loved Cats & Dogs - mainly because it saw the great Matthew Malone breaking into the big time. Nowadays of course you can't move move for his movies.

19. Name a song you like by a band that sucks horribly:
Never Gonna Give You Up.

(you've just been text-rolled.)

Unfortunately the excellent Internet joke doesn't nearly make up for that song actually existing in reality in my memory.

23. Favourite food?
...spumoni.

Eurgh!

[Pnutmaster]

Eurgh!

Try saying "erugh!" when you have tasted the splendor of a Brooklyn Spumoni Garden Spumoni! Not only will it be tastily impossible, but you will be immediately bludgeoned by a nearby New Yorker.

[pagad]

1. What's your name?

Adam.


2. Where you from?

A lovely little county called Buckinghamshire in the UK.


3. That's an interesting forum nick, what's it mean?

Ain't telling.

4. So, are you over 25 or under it?

I'm nineteen in a couple of months.

5. If you could live anywhere else where would it be?

Eh, not sure. USA, maybe.


6. BSG in a word:

Sixalicious.

7. How did you get into BSG?

Saw Razor, saw bits and pieces of the mini, bought it and was gobsmacked.

8. Do you still have to qualify 'yeah you should check out the new Battlestar series, it's really good' with the sentence 'it's not particularly sci-fi'?

I push it on people until they watch the mini. They always come back with "OMGOSH MOAR"

9. Fave episode of new BSG?

Difficult. Toss up between the mini, the Pegasus arc and Razor.

10. Fave character?

Adm. Cain. And her kickass ship.

Honourable mention to Adm. Adama and his kickass ship.

11. Old BSG... good or gash?

Eh, the episodes I've seen have been fun.

12. Favourite non-BSG bit of sci-fi?

Movies and TV, right? Aliens, The Iron Giant, Serenity, Firefly, The (first) Matrix, Children of Men, the new Batman films, Iron Man. I've probably missed a few. If we're going to include games, I'm adding the Half-Life saga.

13. Favourite other TV shows?

Erm. Peep Show, Firefly.

I don't watch much TV, and Firefly I watched on DVD. Obviously, since it was cancelled years ago.

14. What's your favourite film of all time (just one)?

Aliens.

15. Film that most made you regret having eyes?

Haunted Mansion. aaaarrgggh

16. Favourite actor(s)?

Christian Bale, Sigourney Weaver, EJO, Trish Helfer, Michelle Forbes, Nathan Fillion, Morgan Freeman, Michael Beihn, lots more - those are off the top of my head.

17. Last film seen in cinema (and how was it)?

The Dark Knight. Just :O

18. Recommend a film we've probably not seen.

The Iron Giant. Wonderful genius animated movie that no-one watched thanks to marketing cock-ups on the part of Warner.

18. What are you listening to these days?

Lots of Pink Floyd at the moment.

19. Name a song you like by a band that sucks horribly:

Brianstorm by the Arctic Monkeys.

20. Most hated band/s (go on have five)?

Generally speaking, any horribly crap indie band with a stupid name. (Read: most indie music)

And Nickelback.

21. Best gig you've been to?

Muse at Wembley Stadium, London, 2007. Massive gig by my favourite band.

Radiohead at Victoria Park, London, 2008. Close contender to the above.

Unfortunately I have seen My Chemical Romance because they were supporting Muse.

22. Favourite drink?

Tea. Nothing beats its imperial taste.

23. Favourite food?

Sausage fusili. Don't knock it til you've tried it.

24. Last book you read?

Old Man's War. Intriguing sci-fi Starship Troopers influenced book with the premise that you have to be seventy-five to join the armed forces.

25. Desert Island crumpet (US translation - chick/guy you'd like to get saucy with)?

Trish Helfer. Mmmm.

26. If I was king/queen of the world I would....

Declare myself king of the world, and declare any further usage of that phrase by anyone else revolutionary treason.


27. Moment of 2008?

Ehh. Been fairly uneventful.


28. Caprica will be....

pretty boring, all things considered. I'll give it a chance.

[genji2000]

3. That's an interesting forum nick, what's it mean?

Ain't telling.

Though you can find the answer on the (now, seemingly, defunct) Battlestar Bellerophon (http://www.battlestarpegasus.com/wiki/Escape_of_the_Bellerophon) page (ooh what a giveaway).

10. Fave character?

Adm. Cain. And her kickass ship.

No comment.

12. Favourite non-BSG bit of sci-fi?

... The (first) Matrix...

We re-watched the whole trilogy over the weekend. I have to say, I'm digging the second and third instalments.

15. Film that most made you regret having eyes?

Haunted Mansion. aaaarrgggh

Excellent ride though.

18. What are you listening to these days?

Lots of Pink Floyd at the moment.

Ummagumma, baby. They may be due a re-listen soon. Last time I listened was that pointlessly contrived Wizard of Oz vs. DSOTM movie.

25. Desert Island crumpet (US translation - chick/guy you'd like to get saucy with)?

Trish Helfer. Mmmm.

Interesting surprise.

[pagad]

Though you can find the answer on the (now, seemingly, defunct) Battlestar Bellerophon (http://www.battlestarpegasus.com/wiki/Escape_of_the_Bellerophon) page (ooh what a giveaway).

IT IS NOT

Defunct, I mean.

We re-watched the whole trilogy over the weekend. I have to say, I'm digging the second and third instalments.

The battle scene in the docking port in the third was quite fun, but I did not like the second at all.

Anyway, genj, you do one.

EDIT: You have. My bad. Here was me thinking you were just gonna take the rip out of people. How could such a thought have crossed my mind.

[Prolescum]

18. Recommend a film we've probably not seen.

The Iron Giant. Wonderful genius animated movie that no-one watched thanks to marketing cock-ups on the part of Warner.
Totally agree. My missus hates cartoons, but after a sunday roast, managed to stick it on and she was almost in tears like me when I saw watership down as a boy.

[Stairway]

19. Name a song you like by a band that sucks horribly:

42 by Coldplay (worst lyrics ever). The song sucks, not the band, they've had their moments.


My gods, I wrote that? I must have been consuming too much ambrosia while answering that question. Anyway, I misinterpreted that.

I do like the song "That's the way my heart goes" by Marie Sernholt, although I doubt anyone in this forum has heard of her. If you do I'll buy you a Piggelin (http://revoltmedia.files.wordpress.com/2007/03/275_11.jpg) whenever you get to Sweden. :D

[Pnutmaster]

Muse at Wembley Stadium, London, 2007. Massive gig by my favourite band.

Radiohead at Victoria Park, London, 2008. Close contender to the above.

Lucky! I hear Muse is awesome in concert...

25. Desert Island crumpet (US translation - chick/guy you'd like to get saucy with)?

Ohh, that explains an otherwise arbitrary question. My answer would probably be the same ;)

[genji2000]

Here was me thinking you were just gonna take the rip out of people. How could such a thought have crossed my mind.

Dunno. You can't have got that impression from me.

Ohh, that explains an otherwise arbitrary question. My answer would probably be the same ;)

I thought you were just a rampant fetishist. What is Supermarket Mazzot anyway?

[pagad]

I'm glad/slightly disappointed there are no indie hipster elitists here to rabidly attack me over my musical denunciations. Ho hum.

*gets back to writing more Bellerophon*

EDIT: thread stickied.

[Prolescum]

I do like the song "That's the way my heart goes" by Marie Sernholt, although I doubt anyone in this forum has heard of her. If you do I'll buy you a Piggelin (http://revoltmedia.files.wordpress.com/2007/03/275_11.jpg) whenever you get to Sweden. :DI know it! My love is from Sweden, (Skutskar, Gavle). She's the lady with the lips, right?

Edit
I mean Marie Sernholt not my missus

[Stairway]

Marie Serneholt has lips, yes.

[genji2000]

Somebody needs to change the subject.

[Prolescum]

Marie Serneholt has lips, yes.
not a well defined description, I admit...
It's one of those rubbish running jokes between two other people that you had to be there for, and it's not even funny.
I've smacked the back of my hand as punishment.:)

[Neakal]

Hadn't noticed this thread (which tells me I should look at other parts of the forum other than the one about the series). Anyway, here me.

1. What's your name?

Ahmet

2. Where you from?

Turkey. Living in the UK for university. Also lived in Switzerland for some years.

3. That's an interesting forum nick, what's it mean?

I liked the sound of it though it first came to me when I was bedridden due to getting sunstruck. I just held on to it since I am very bad with making up names.

4. So, are you over 25 or under it?

I'm 21

5. If you could live anywhere else where would it be?

I hear New Zealand is pretty nice. Wouldn't mind one of the Nordic countries as well.

6. BSG in a word:

Awesome

7. How did you get into BSG?

I came across a rerun of Kobol's Last Gleaming on TV while I was visiting home. First I was just glacing at it but it caught my attention. Even though I understood nothing ("Shes a Cylon? I thought theyre robots?" "Huh theyre Pagans?" "So only he sees her?") I knew I wanted more when I watched it.

8. Do you still have to qualify 'yeah you should check out the new Battlestar series, it's really good' with the sentence 'it's not particularly sci-fi'?

Sometimes I do. I tend to mention aspects that are not traditionally scifi.

9. Fave episode of new BSG?

The whole Kobol Arc, Crossroads Pt II, Faith, Guess Whats Coming to Dinner, Revelations.

10. Fave character?

Tigh is great to watch as is Baltar. I have a soft spot for Leoben as well.


11. Old BSG... good or gash?

I can understand why people liked it. I would like to see it fully out of curiosity and to get familiar with the show that has spawned my favourite Scifi show but I don't consider myself a fan of the old series nor do I agree the "mood" of it. I guess "respect" is the word I would use to the old series. I don't like to see it getting slagged like how some people do.


12. Favourite non-BSG bit of sci-fi?

Dune, Starship Troopers, Matrix, Homeworld series (at least the first one), Starcraft universe, the Command and Conquer universe.

13. Favourite other TV shows?

Six Feet Under, Millennium, the 4400, Lost, Heroes (though mostly 1st season so far).

14. What's your favourite film of all time (just one)?

Just one?

Let it be "Fight Club".

15. Film that most made you regret having eyes?

War of the Worlds (the one with Tom Cruise)

16. Favourite actor(s)?

I'm very bad with remembering actors to be honest. I enjoy Brad Pitt, Terry O'Quinn, Lance Henriksen. I'm sure there are others though my reaction to familiar actors is usually along the lines of "Oh its the guy/woman that played ****"

17. Last film seen in cinema (and how was it)?

Children of Men. Awesomly depressive and violent as it should be when humanity decides to go out with a bang :thumbsup: Haven't been to the movies in a while though.

18. What are you listening to these days?

Nothing specific. Rages from BSG soundtrack to various songs I come across here and there. I don't have a specific taste in music and will listen to anything with a "feel".

19. Name a song you like by a band that sucks horribly:

Can't think of any.

20. Most hated band/s (go on have five)?

*shrug*

21. Best gig you've been to?

There isn't one.

22. Favourite drink?

Ice Tea (Lemon Flavor), Red Wine, Vodka, Water.

23. Favourite food?

Pizza
24. Last book you read?

The World Without Us.

25. Desert Island crumpet (US translation - chick/guy you'd like to get saucy with)?

*shrug* I'm a loner.

26. If I was king/queen of the world I would....

There wouldn't be anyone else left :lol:

27. Moment of 2008?

That stuff in Russia is turning out to be interesting doesn't it?

28. Caprica will be....

Im intrugued so far. Keeping my expectations low though.

[genji2000]

Tesekkür ederim.

5. If you could live anywhere else where would it be?

I hear New Zealand is pretty nice.

NZ is beautiful. So was Turkey, but too hot.

...my reaction to familiar actors is usually along the lines of "Oh its the guy/woman that played ****"

Yeah, you're not allowed to say that on this forum. :lol:

[pagad]

17. Last film seen in cinema (and how was it)?

Children of Men. Awesomly depressive and violent as it should be when humanity decides to go out with a bang :thumbsup: Haven't been to the movies in a while though.

Er, I should probably point out Children of Men was released in 2006.

Go see The Dark Knight!

[Neakal]

Tesekkür ederim.

:thumbsup:

NZ is beautiful. So was Turkey, but too hot.

Yea the photos I saw from someone who went to NZ (plus the LotR movies) all give me the impression of a fairly lush and natural landscape.

You can find pretty much any climate in Turkey and even variations of heat. The heat in the Mediterranean coast (south, Antalya and around there) is more humid and sticky whereas the heat in the Aegean coast (Southwest, Izmir, Bodrum etc...) often has winds that take the worst of heat away. Not sure where you've been to though. But yea it is a beautiful country.


Yeah, you're not allowed to say that on this forum. :lol:

Oh I doubt I will ever do that to any of the BSG actors :lol:

Originally Posted by Pagad >

Er, I should probably point out Children of Men was released in 2006.

Go see The Dark Knight!

Told you. Its been a while :lol:

I'm definitely planning to see Dark Knight....sometime....hopefully in the theatres.

[genji2000]

You can find pretty much any climate in Turkey and even variations of heat. The heat in the Mediterranean coast (south, Antalya and around there) is more humid and sticky whereas the heat in the Aegean coast (Southwest, Izmir, Bodrum etc...) often has winds that take the worst of heat away. Not sure where you've been to though. But yea it is a beautiful country.

Yeah - Bodrum/Halicarnassus: nice, hot, but bearable. Great town. Amazing kebabs. I've failed repeatedly to recreate that type of kebab where the meat and bread is served in a soup of tomato sauce. I loved it. And the aubergine/tomato dish. Mmmm.

Ephesus. Christ. Dry, baking, murderous heat. I remember a village, too, with a tomb or mausoleum at the top of of a hill.

And Kusadasi = Benidorm. Yuck.

But Bodrum was lovely and the bus rides were great, with that lemon water thing they pass around.

Mostly I remember getting out of Bodrum into to the villages where the people in shops and on the street were so gentle and friendly. As opposed to the market guys in Bodrum who kept grabbing my girlfriend's arse. lol.

[pagad]

Hmmm. Should this be moved to Nugget Introductions, or is it more appropriate here? Thoughts?

[Osprey]

I like it here -- it's not limited to nuggets after all ...

[genji2000]

It's fine where it is. Stop fiddling.

[pagad]

Duly noted. :thumbsup:

[Zompton]

1. What's your name?

Patrick


2. Where you from?

Texas


3. That's an interesting forum nick, what's it mean?

Nothing much.

4. So, are you over 25 or under it?

22

5. If you could live anywhere else where would it be?

Texas


6. BSG in a word:

This is not possible.

7. How did you get into BSG?

I actually do not know.

8. Do you still have to qualify 'yeah you should check out the new Battlestar series, it's really good' with the sentence 'it's not particularly sci-fi'?

Huh?

9. Fave episode of new BSG?

Exodus 2, watching that Battlestar jump into orbit, launch vipers through the flames, and then jump out right before they crash, wow, just wow! I do not watch the show for the action, not by a long shot, but this was THE BEST MOMENT IN TV HISTORY!!!

10. Fave character?

That damn Baltar is too interesting to pick any other.

11. Old BSG... good or gash?

Never watched the old series, but i like my sci-fi to be more on the sci side, and that show has a race of lizard men controlling robots, how could i ever take that serious?

12. Favourite non-BSG bit of sci-fi?

Dunno.

13. Favourite other TV shows?

My second favorite shadow has to be Seinfeld, despite seeing every episodes billions of times.

14. What's your favourite film of all time (just one)?

Total Recall.

15. Film that most made you regret having eyes?

Thing Red Line. I am passionate about the military, and this movie is just a bunch of holywood bs.

16. Favourite actor(s)?

Dont have one, but for some crazy reason Arnol and Will Smith come to mind. Thats weird because neither is very good to be honest.


17. Last film seen in cinema (and how was it)?

Ironman, i dont go to movies at all, but we went for a work time field trip =)

18. Recommend a film we've probably not seen.

I dont know, Total Recall. (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0123034/)


18. What are you listening to these days?

Same shit i was in the 90's

19. Name a song you like by a band that sucks horribly:

Geez, leave me alone.

20. Most hated band/s (go on have five)?

Boy bands.



21. Best gig you've been to?

Ozzy "retirement" sucks tour, lol


22. Favourite drink?

Orange cream soda.

23. Favourite food?

Italian

24. Last book you read?

Cant say i have every read one, lol jk

25. Desert Island crumpet (US translation - chick/guy you'd like to get saucy with)?

Boobs, legs, and pulse... bout all i need.

26. If I was king/queen of the world I would....

smoke weed all day every day


27. Moment of 2008?

I got back from Iraq.


28. Caprica will be....

Another series to mush my brain and lose sleep over.

[13th_Cylon]

1. What's your name?

Jon (not my real name)


2. Where you from?

Sydney Australia

3. That's an interesting forum nick, what's it mean?

I think I am the final final cylon

4. So, are you over 25 or under it?

38

5. If you could live anywhere else where would it be?

Vancouver BC


6. BSG in a word:

cool

7. How did you get into BSG?

Used to watch it back in the 70's

8. Do you still have to qualify 'yeah you should check out the new Battlestar series, it's really good' with the sentence 'it's not particularly sci-fi'?

No. At 38 i have lost all my insecurities.

9. Fave episode of new BSG?

Miniseries. It just is cool

10. Fave character?

Baltar. He is cool.


11. Old BSG... good or gash?

It's ok I have the boxset. 1980 is embarrassing though

12. Favourite non-BSG bit of sci-fi?

Star Trek

13. Favourite other TV shows?

X-FIles , Seinfeld, 4400, Jericho, Seinfeld

14. What's your favourite film of all time (just one)?

Jaws

15. Film that most made you regret having eyes?

Dunno

16. Favourite actor(s)?

Gillian Anderson


17. Last film seen in cinema (and how was it)?

XFiles I want to believe. It was ok. But i dont think there will be anymore. Wish writers would give references to Muldars sister a rest...its kinda of getting sick.

18. Recommend a film we've probably not seen.

Xanadu

18. What are you listening to these days?

Jesus

19. Name a song you like by a band that sucks horribly:

Dunno

20. Most hated band/s (go on have five)?

Do I have to be stereotyped as being a music lover?

21. Best gig you've been to?

have no idea

22. Favourite drink?

English Breakfast Tea

23. Favourite food?

Chicken KFC

24. Last book you read?

ASP.NET step by step

25. Desert Island crumpet (US translation - chick/guy you'd like to get saucy with)?

My wife

26. If I was king/queen of the world I would....

Tell everyone that there is one God and that he has a plan.....


27. Moment of 2008?

The end of Revelations......

28. Caprica will be....

A new BSG spinoff starting next year. Set before the first cylon war and introduces Joseph Adama.

[thevarrior]

I shall fall prey to this madness.


1. What's your name?

Varun


2. Where you from?

Maryland, USA. I go to school in NJ though, same as Pnutmaster.


3. That's an interesting forum nick, what's it mean?

Nothing. I picked a stupid AIM screenname similar to it when I was in sixth grade and it has stuck for years. I figured instead of adding numbers to the end, I put the word "The" in front.

4. So, are you over 25 or under it?

Under, lulz. I turned 20 just recently..

5. If you could live anywhere else where would it be?

Canada or India (motherland, bitches!)


6. BSG in a word:

Heavenly.

7. How did you get into BSG?

I was aware of the existence of the show for well over two years by the time I entered college. However, the name itself sounded far too dorky for me to get into... and then I got into Stargate :P. After watching the whole SG-1 series and all of Atlantis to that point, I started broadening my options.

Then in sophomore year I met a friend who basically told me that the series was far from dorky (he's a mutual friend of mine and Pnutmaster). I decided to check it out, and around October I was hooked, line and sinker. I finished the miniseries and all of the first two seasons within a time span of about a full weekend, Friday morning through Sunday night. I saw Razor the following weekend. Then I finished the third season a little later. I may have helped pressure Tom into watching it :P.

8. Do you still have to qualify 'yeah you should check out the new Battlestar series, it's really good' with the sentence 'it's not particularly sci-fi'?

Of course, lol. I wasn't into sci fi beyond Star Wars novels in high school so most of my friends from high school were like "duhr what?" when I said that this series was worth watching. I managed to get my brother into it. Alas, I have not yet managed to indoctrinate my friend Kevin into it :(.

9. Fave episode of new BSG?

I have a few favorites: Revelations, Resurrection Ship Pt 1 and 2, Exodus Pt 1 and 2, and the Third season two parter.

10. Fave character?

Probably a tie between Baltar, Zarek, and Admiral Adama (man with iron BALLS)

11. Old BSG... good or gash?

Eh, it was corny, but I can see some things to appreciate.

12. Favourite non-BSG bit of sci-fi?

Heh, this is where I can nerd out. Stargate SG-1 and Atlantis, Star Trek TNG, Star Wars original series (more so Ep IV and V), Firefly, and Heroes.

13. Favourite other TV shows?

Lots. Heroes, House MD, Sarah Connor Chronicles. I watch a bit of anime, Code Geass and Bleach.

14. What's your favourite film of all time (just one)?

The Dark Knight

15. Film that most made you regret having eyes?

Alone in the Dark. Pretty much anything made by Uwe Boll makes me want to use a branding iron on my eyes.

16. Favourite actor(s)?

Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale

17. Last film seen in cinema (and how was it)?

The Dark Knight, of course. Probably my favorite movie to date.

18. Recommend a film we've probably not seen.

I are not eccentric, durrr

18. What are you listening to these days?

Classic rock, metal, metalcore mostly

19. Name a song you like by a band that sucks horribly:

Deep in the Night by Gunther (fucking catchy as hell). I would have said Never Gonna Give You Up but Pnut took it (grrrr)

20. Most hated band/s (go on have five)?

Nickelback. Linkin Park. Nuff said.

21. Best gig you've been to?

Probably Guar, 2006, near DC. I refuse to go to any metalcore concert again afterwards.

22. Favourite drink?

Probably cold coffee, lol

23. Favourite food?

Enchiladas, more or less anything mexican. I also have a taste for Italian food. I NOM NOM NOM certain kinds of Indian food quite nommily.

24. Last book you read?

The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton. It was my second time through.

25. Desert Island crumpet (US translation - chick/guy you'd like to get saucy with)?

I'll get back to you on that :)

26. If I was king/queen of the world I would....

Create a giant space elevator that connects the moon to the Earth. BECAUSE I CAN.

27. Moment of 2008?

I'm going to have to plagiarize Tom here and say it was the library escapade where we almost became felons.

28. Caprica will be....

Eh, okay. It better have occasional pew pew pew.

[Mayhem1703]

Guess I should.... lol

1. What's your name?

Glenn


2. Where you from?

Pennsylvania, USA


3. That's an interesting forum nick, what's it mean?

I use it everywhere as I am typically an agent of chaos, spreading mayhem in my wake.

4. So, are you over 25 or under it?

35.

5. If you could live anywhere else where would it be?

The question is more of where wouldn't I live to be out of Pennsylvania... lol


6. BSG in a word:

wBoSrGd. ;)

Seriously, though, I would say kick-arse, assuming hyphenated counts as a single word.

7. How did you get into BSG?

I remember sitting down with my dad way long ago for the original BSG movie and it was love at first sight. When Galactica 1980 came out, I loved it as well (what can I say, I was a kid...) But when this version came out, OMFGWTFBBQ!!!!! GIVE ME MORE!!!!!

I guess i'm a little addicted lol

8. Do you still have to qualify 'yeah you should check out the new Battlestar series, it's really good' with the sentence 'it's not particularly sci-fi'?

Nope. If they are that lame to miss out on it, it's all on them.

9. Fave episode of new BSG?

So far, I'd have to say 4.10.

10. Fave character?

Kara Thrace... She's so hot...

11. Old BSG... good or gash?

It got me hooked, so can't be all bad lol

12. Favourite non-BSG bit of sci-fi?

V, most Star Trek (But I refuse to accept Enterprise as being part of the series), and Dr. Who.


13. Favourite other TV shows?

How It's Made, Deadliest Catch, House.

14. What's your favourite film of all time (just one)?

The Day The Earth Stood Still.

15. Film that most made you regret having eyes?

X-Tro.

16. Favourite actor(s)?

Christopher Walken.
Glenn Danzig (Prophesy 2 - 30 seconds on screen and killed by an angel? He's got to be one of the greatest actors in the world!!!)


17. Last film seen in cinema (and how was it)?

Ummm... Last one I remember seeing would have to be Lord of the Rings - Fellowship of the Rings. I mostly do DVDs.

18. Recommend a film we've probably not seen.

Darkon (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0123034/). Documentary about a group that LARPs out of Baltimore MD


18. What are you listening to these days?

Disturbed and Danzig.

19. Name a song you like by a band that sucks horribly:

Axel F remake by Crazy Frog lol.

20. Most hated band/s (go on have five)?

ANY boy-band. I think that got me at least 5 right there... and just to make sure, almost all Rap. lol


21. Best gig you've been to?

Would have to say October 30'th 2007, Allentown PA, Crocodile Rock - The Misfits - 30'th Anniverscary Tour.


22. Favourite drink?

Anything with alcohol as long as there's no peach in it. Peach is the food of the Anti-Christ!

23. Favourite food?

Triple extra cheese cheesesteak with hot sauce.

24. Last book you read?

Anansi Boys.

25. Desert Island crumpet (US translation - chick/guy you'd like to get saucy with)?

Katee Sackhoff (http://en.battlestarwiki.org/wiki/Katee_Sackhoff).

26. If I was king/queen of the world I would....

Make pleasure the rule of the day.


27. Moment of 2008?

I reserve the right to decide as the year continues.


28. Caprica will be....

Enlightening, hopefully.

[genji2000]

OMFGWTFBBQ!

rofl. Good book choice too. Wacky.

Welcome to the forum.

[The Dirt]

I never really did this when I joined, so what the heck, I'll do it now.

1. What's your name?

Dmitri

2. Where you from?

Denver, CO (born in Moscow)

3. That's an interesting forum nick, what's it mean?

It means that someone wrote me an e-mail and the auto-spell checker changed my name to Dirt. It caught on.

4. So, are you over 25 or under it?

Umm... I'm in 25.

5. If you could live anywhere else where would it be?

Anywhere on the Pacific coast.

6. BSG in a word:

Battlestaristically-galactacular

7. How did you get into BSG?

To be honest, I resisted getting into the show for a few years. I watched reruns of the original and I liked it in all it's campy glory. I was a little disappointed with sci-fi as a whole for the last 5 years and didn't really believe the hype of BSG. Somehow I kept reading episode synopses and reviews and my coworker convinced me. I bought Season 1 on DVD and watched it straight through. By the end of the month I bought all the DVDs available at the time and watched it through the end of Season 3 just in time to catch the beginning of Season 4.

8. Do you still have to qualify 'yeah you should check out the new Battlestar series, it's really good' with the sentence 'it's not particularly sci-fi'?

Yes, damn it! I'm currently trying to convert my fiance.

9. Fave episode of new BSG?

It's a tie between Kobol's Last Gleaming and Lay Down Your Burdens.

10. Fave character?

Tylor's pretty bad-ass.

11. Old BSG... good or gash?

It was a good concept, but very campy compared to the new BSG. I enjoyed it, but watching it now makes me want to stab myself in the eye with a chopstick.


12. Favourite non-BSG bit of sci-fi?

Babylon 5 was pretty good.

13. Favourite other TV shows?

I don't really watch TV, unless I catch an occasional Scrubs.

14. What's your favourite film of all time (just one)?

Fight Club, hands down!

15. Film that most made you regret having eyes?

Luckily I have a shitty memory, so I don't remember.

16. Favourite actor(s)?

Fuck, I don't know.

17. Last film seen in cinema (and how was it)?

The Dark Knight - better than the last Batman movie.

18. What are you listening to these days?

A bunch of shitty techno and rock for working out.

19. Name a song you like by a band that sucks horribly:

I'm a Believer - The Monkees

20. Most hated band/s (go on have five)?

Every band with a number or purposely misspelled word in their name.

21. Best gig you've been to?

To see a bunch of hippie bands at Red Rocks.

22. Favourite drink?

Royal Milk Tea.

23. Favourite food?

Pho.

24. Last book you read?

American's don't read books, we liberate them from their oppresive words by shitting all over them.

25. Desert Island crumpet (US translation - chick/guy you'd like to get saucy with)?

Pass.

26. If I was king/queen of the world I would....

Nuke everything.

27. Moment of 2008?

It hasn't happened yet.

28. Caprica will be....

Just like 90% of the other sci-fi schlock that I've watched - I will desperately try to like it and I'll end up watching every episode until it gets canceled only to realize that I've hated it the whole time. I'm just being realistic <-- the excuse of every pessimist

[Ares]

1. What's your name?

-REDACTED-


2. Where you from?

Born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona USA


3. That's an interesting forum nick, what's it mean?

I normally go by Scottsdale Thug (oxymoron) however, since mythology is big in the series I chose Ares, God of War.

4. So, are you over 25 or under it?

Just barely under.

5. If you could live anywhere else where would it be?

In the middle of a forest with the only access via helicopter. Of course southern California would need to be close by.

6. BSG in a word:

Can I say that on here?

7. How did you get into BSG?

I guess it is because of my cousin and his friend but I didn't watch it until a friend, who happens to be a girl, forced me to.

8. Do you still have to qualify 'yeah you should check out the new Battlestar series, it's really good' with the sentence 'it's not particularly sci-fi'?

Nah.. I'll just drop a frack here and there. If they seem interested I'll loan them the miniseries to see if they'll get hooked.

9. Fave episode of new BSG?

Crossroads Part 2. That speech from Apollo and the subtle "All Along the Watchtower" dialogue build up to well... "Wooooaaaaahhhhh"

10. Fave character?

Saul Tigh, and my heart goes out to Kara Thrace

11. Old BSG... good or gash?

Working on it....

12. Favorite non-BSG bit of sci-fi?

In no particular order
Starship Troopers, 5th Element, Matrix, (Futurama?)


13. Favorite other TV shows?

In no particular order
24, A-Team, Burn Notice, Red Eye

14. What's your favorite film of all time (just one)?

Reservoir Dogs

15. Film that most made you regret having eyes?

Too many.......

16. Favorite actor(s)?

I don't think I really have one.

17. Last film seen in cinema (and how was it)?

Pineapple Express, Good... a little slow in the middle but I found myself laughing when I shouldn't have (I was the only one BUT SCREW IT!)

18. Recommend a film we've probably not seen.

Boondock Saints (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0144117/).

18. What are you listening to these days?

Radio: 98 KUPD

19. Name a song you like by a band that sucks horribly:

Got nutin' If the band sucks...

20. Most hated band/s (go on have five)?

Avril Lavigne

21. Best gig you've been to?

Not a HUGE concert but Dave Matthews back in '01
And KMK for the last couple of shows here.

22. Favorite drink?

Lager

23. Favorite food?

A good fillet.

24. Last book you read?

Working on "On Killing (http://www.amazon.com/Killing-Psychological-Cost-Learning-Society/dp/0316330116)" By Lt Col Dave Grossman

25. Desert Island crumpet (US translation - chick/guy you'd like to get saucy with)?

Elisha Cuthbert (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisha_Cuthbert)

26. If I was king/queen of the world I would....

Put my feet up.

27. Moment of 2008?

Tough one... not sure.. lemme think about that one.

28. Caprica will be....

.....interesting?

[Pnutmaster]

This is the internets! Everyone's seen Boondock Saints and loved it.

Come to think of it, Elisha Cuthbert looks vaguely similar to Katee Sackhoff, no?

[genji2000]

What is Boondock Saints, please?

[Ares]

This is the internets! Everyone's seen Boondock Saints and loved it.

Come to think of it, Elisha Cuthbert looks vaguely similar to Katee Sackhoff, no?


Pnut I am beginning to like you more and more... :thumbsup:

Boondock Saints is a movie about a couple of brothers who believe that their form of vigilante justice is god's work (pnut correct me if I am wrong).

I feel it is a must-rent for any shooter/crime drama fan.

Do it.

[Arista]

Okay, this looks like a good place to start...

1. What's your name?
I answer to Arista. This "nugget" is a little nervous about revealing her real first name to a bunch of strangers.

2. Where you from?
The Mid-Atlantic USA.

3. That's an interesting forum nick, what's it mean?
Well, it's Greek and means "the best" (no, really). Don't worry. I'm not full of myself, by any means. It's just a nickname.

4. So, are you over 25 or under it?
25 with 7 years of experience, so I have it pretty well down pat.

5. If you could live anywhere else where would it be?
Umm, I'm not sure. I've never really given it much thought.

6. BSG in a word:
Fan-frakking-tastic.

7. How did you get into BSG?
I'd watched the original series when I was a kid. Despite my best intentions, I never really got into the new series because I always had something going on when it was airing and I just recently got a DVR (what did I ever do without it??). I missed the mini completely and still haven't seen it (yes, yes... I know). I was at home with the flu for a couple of days and Sci-Fi Channel was airing a BSG marathon in preparation for the fourth season. Well, seeing as how I wasn't really moving, I tuned in. Fell in love with it and have been trying to get myself completely caught up. Like I said, still haven't seen the mini and have missed a few episodes here and there, but I've got a pretty good grasp of what's gone (and is going) on.

8. Do you still have to qualify 'yeah you should check out the new Battlestar series, it's really good' with the sentence 'it's not particularly sci-fi'?
I just get teased for watching it. For some reason, a lot of the people in my 'circle' seem to think they're "too good" for the show. Oh well. Their loss.

9. Fave episode of new BSG?
I just saw "33" a couple of days ago and I really liked that episode. I'm not sure it was my "favorite", but I'll get back to you on this one.

10. Fave character?
Kara "Starbuck" Thrace. I (fortunately or unfortunately) see a lot of myself in her-- both good and bad. Consider that your forewarning. *lol*

11. Old BSG... good or gash?
Cheesy goodness.

12. Favourite non-BSG bit of sci-fi?
I was obsessed with "V" when I was a kid. It got so bad that my mother ended up hiding the tape. She was afraid she'd commit homicide if she had to watch it one more time.

Okay, I think someone needs to clearly define sci-fi for me, because I consider "T:TSCC" to be sci-fi. "Torchwood"?

13. Favourite other TV shows?
"Bones"... I don't really watch that much television.

14. What's your favourite film of all time (just one)?
Eee... tough one. Movies that suck me in when I see them on TV are "Office Space", "The Princess Bride" (I know...), and "Grease" (again, I know...).

15. Film that most made you regret having eyes?
"Plan 9 From Outer Space." Damn you, Ed Wood.

16. Favourite actor(s)?
Charlize Theron
Johnny Depp

17. Last film seen in cinema (and how was it)?
"The X-Files: I Want to Believe." Well, if you were an X-Files fan, you might like it. It wasn't like "OMFG!!111 The greatest movie EVAH!", but it was enjoyable.

18. Recommend a film we've probably not seen.
I'll get back to you. I'm sure most of you have seen anything I could come up with.

19. What are you listening to these days?
At this very moment, I'm listening to "I Don't Care" by Apocolyptica.

20. Name a song you like by a band that sucks horribly:
"Barbie Girl" by Aqua. I realize even the song is horrible, but it always makes me want to dance... just before wanting to shoot myself.

21. Most hated band/s (go on have five)?
Wow... you're asking the hard questions. Lately, I've started to really hate Tool and Rage Against the Machine.

22. Best gig you've been to?
Judas Priest. I was completely blown away.

23. Favourite drink?
Water.

24. Favourite food?
A good Philly cheesesteak.

25. Last book you read?
"Operating System Concepts with Java". It was for a class I was taking.

26. Desert Island crumpet (US translation - chick/guy you'd like to get saucy with)?
I'll pass. You never know who's reading.

27. If I was king/queen of the world I would....
... feel really sorry for everyone else.

28. Moment of 2008?
Standby. I haven't had my "moment of 2008" yet.

29. Caprica will be....
Not sure. I haven't really read or seen anything about it.

[westie]

Guess I should.... lol
10. Fave character?

Kara Thrace... She's so hot...

*Cheers* Finally, someone else. Seriously, I was beginning to wonder if I was going mad...

Genji, I am hurt and appalled that you have not yet memorised every post on this thread:



18. Recommend a film we've probably not seen.
The Boondock Saints. Two Irish Catholic brothers turn vilgilantes in Boston. It has Billy Connelly as a bad-ass gangster and Willem Dafoe as an amazingly sarcastic gay detective. Surely that’s all you need to know?


Hurt. :bad:

[Prolescum]

2. Where you from?
The Mid-Atlantic USA.
Are you related to aqua-man by any chance? Could i trouble you for an autograph?
Just kidding. Hello. :D

[genji2000]

Hurt. :bad:
Sorry. You're not a complete nugget though. :)

[Arista]

Are you related to aqua-man by any chance? Could i trouble you for an autograph?
Just kidding. Hello. :D
No and no. :p

[Bluce_Ree]

21. Most hated band/s (go on have five)?
Wow... you're asking the hard questions. Lately, I've started to really hate Tool and Rage Against the Machine.

THIS!!!


Tool are so overrated. Singer is reasonable, drummer is very good but the songs are gash and the guitar is offensively bland.

RATM have the worst riffs known to man.

I like you Arista, next time I'm in the Midwest we should hang out and smoke crack.

[Arista]

I like you Arista, next time I'm in the Midwest we should hang out and smoke crack.
Thanks. However, I don't live in the Midwest and I try to avoid that area if at all possible, so feel free to smoke my share of the crack while you're there.

[Bluce_Ree]

Thanks. However, I don't live in the Midwest and I try to avoid that area if at all possible, so feel free to smoke my share of the crack while you're there.

sorry, my bad. you live in the ocean apparently. okay, might be harder to light the crack. I guess we're limited to injecting heroin then. bah.

[Arista]

sorry, my bad. you live in the ocean apparently. okay, might be harder to light the crack. I guess we're limited to injecting heroin then. bah.
Whatever turns ya on, pal.


Mid-Atlantic (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-Atlantic_States)

[genji2000]

Thanks. However, I don't live in the Midwest and I try to avoid that area if at all possible, so feel free to smoke my share of the crack while you're there.

So, if you avoid the Mid-west, where is it that you smoke this crack you're on about?

[Arista]

So, if you avoid the Mid-west, where is it that you smoke this crack you're on about?
In the bathroom at the local strip club... second stall. I find it's got more of a "seedy" feel to it than an alley. Besides, "Jade" (she does this crazy thing involving ping pong balls) is pretty good company.

[genji2000]

Good choice. I smoke mine in a Victorian garden near where I live. The locals assume I'm practising basic chemistry (I leave a lot of iron filings about).

[westie]

I see you've edited your post to make it a bit nicer.... did you really think I wouldn't see it? :cryin:

You're not a complete nugget though. :)

Aww thanks! I feel all warm and included :blush:

[genji2000]

I see you've edited your post to make it a bit nicer.... did you really think I wouldn't see it? :cryin:

I noticed you did see it last night and didn't respond. Figured you weren't amused, hence the retraction.

[westie]

I noticed you did see it last night and didn't respond. Figured you weren't amused, hence the retraction.

Jesus, you can tell whether I've looked at a thread or not??? You moderators have scary powers.... :rdm-cylon:

I saw it and spent the night coming up with an excellent comeback....
nah, in reality, I saw it, was actually quite amused, but didn't want to derail the thread.... guess that failed! :lol:

[Commodore]

Time to jump in.


1. What's your name?

Chuck


2. Where you from?

New Jersey, USA


3. That's an interesting forum nick, what's it mean?

I'm a fan of Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey/Maturin series, and Commodore is a (rare) title that would fit both it and BSG. As for my tag, I also realized that I was a card-carrying member of the CWA union--though in this case it is the Communication Workers of America.


4. So, are you over 25 or under it?

37 (that's over)



5. If you could live anywhere else where would it be?

On a yacht cruising the Indian ocean.


6. BSG in a word:

entertriguing


6B. Extraneous comment

While I enjoy drama, intrigue, suspense, action, I find the most pleasure in amusement. You may notice this in my posts.


7. How did you get into BSG?

I watched the original series as a kid, while eating dinner in front of the TV. Dirk Benedict was the best (loved him on A Team as well), and will always be the Starbuck for me. He was never a whiner (at least not a serious one).

I shunned the new series as likely a poor remake (cf: several Knight Rider spinoffs). Then I borrowed the DVDs from the library, and really got into it.


8. Do you still have to qualify 'yeah you should check out the new Battlestar series, it's really good' with the sentence 'it's not particularly sci-fi'?

I never even get that far. As soon as I say I watch it, eyes glaze over.


9. Fave episode of new BSG?


Faith. Finally something happens after too many episodes of Starbuck falling apart, and Cally falling apart, and Tyrol falling apart, etc. Plus, Natalie pulls the trigger on another Six. Cool.


10. Fave character?

Baltar before he became Jesus; Tyrol before he had a breakdown; Natalie before she died (she pulled the trigger...yeah, I mentioned that). Who now? Not Lee or Starbuck, they are overdramatically annoying. I guess Tigh or D'Anna. (Gosh, now that I think about it, maybe I am a Cylon sympathizer.)


11. Old BSG... good or gash?

It will always have a special place in my heart.



12. Favourite non-BSG bit of sci-fi?

Original Star Wars, Serenity/Firefly


13. Favourite other TV shows?

Besides the NFL, the only other show I try to watch regularly is The Soup (a sarcastic recap of the week in TV and entertainment). Ironically, this is on Friday nights at 10 pm, the same time as BSG locally. At least it gives me something to watch in the off-season.


14. What's your favourite film of all time (just one)?

Um, I'll pick Empire Strikes Back. (Yeah, I guess I am a Cylon sympathizer.)


15. Film that most made you regret having eyes?

No idea of the name: about a multi-black belt kung-fu pacifist Buddhist who would not fight in an illegal international death tournament until the villains killed everyone he loved, and were about to kill his wife. I can still tease my wife about that one, as she picked it at the video store.


16. Favourite actor(s)?

Harrison Ford. Mark Wahlberg.


17. Last film seen in cinema (and how was it)?

I've got two kids under 7, who has time for the movie theatre? Last one I saw on the big screen was Revenge of the Sith. The prequels were like seeing old friends again, who have gone crazy.


18. Recommend a film we've probably not seen.

For Olmos fans, the Wonderful Ice Cream Suit. Light and amusing.


18. What are you listening to these days?

The radio


19. Name a song you like by a band that sucks horribly:

Don't know


20. Most hated band/s (go on have five)?


Most country bands


21. Best gig you've been to?

Don't know


22. Favourite drink?

Lemonade


23. Favourite food?

Makhani murghi (tandoori chicken in an Indian tomato/cream sauce)


24. Last book you read?

Encyclopedia Brown volume 6. For myself: Jhegaala.


25. Desert Island crumpet (US translation - chick/guy you'd like to get saucy with)?

Madhur Jaffrey--love those sauces!


26. If I was king/queen of the world I would....

Depose myself--death to tyrants!


27. Moment of 2008?

Don't know.


28. Caprica will be....

What is the point? Can there be love after the mystery is gone?

[genji2000]

Jesus, you can tell whether I've looked at a thread or not??? You moderators have scary powers.... :rdm-cylon:

I'm not Jesus, just genji.

If that's possible then only the admins can do it, not me. All I can do is what any user can do, which is to look at the Who's Online page (which I do to see what hot topics users are checking out). That's a realtime, who's-doing-what-now page. I happened to notice you were looking at this thread and expected some kind of witty or nuclear retort. Alas, none came so I thought I might have overstepped the boundaries of decorum, which anyone will tell you I'm loathe to do. .)

Another use for Who's Online (is it anyway?) is that those yahoo and google crawlers sometimes dig up really interesting ancient threads that you'd never come across yourself if you were looking.

I saw it and spent the night coming up with an excellent comeback....
nah, in reality, I saw it, was actually quite amused, but didn't want to derail the thread.... guess that failed! :lol:

This is the kind of thread that needs additional comment and discussion. Otherwise, it's just a dead record of what bands people like/dislike.

6. BSG in a word: entertriguing
Good word.
7. How did you get into BSG? I watched the original series as a kid, while eating dinner in front of the TV. Dirk Benedict was the best (loved him on A Team as well), and will always be the Starbuck for me. He was never a whiner (at least not a serious one).
Poor taste in Starbucks.
15. Film that most made you regret having eyes? No idea of the name: about a multi-black belt kung-fu pacifist Buddhist who would not fight in an illegal international death tournament until the villains killed everyone he loved, and were about to kill his wife. I can still tease my wife about that one, as she picked it at the video store.
Karate Kid?
19. Name a song you like by a band that sucks horribly: Don't know
21. Best gig you've been to? Don't know
27. Moment of 2008? Don't know.
Just no effort.
28. Caprica will be.... What is the point? Can there be love after the mystery is gone?
There can be love only after the mystery is gone.

[westie]

I happened to notice you were looking at this thread and expected some kind of witty or nuclear retort. Alas, none came so I thought I might have overstepped the boundaries of decorum, which anyone will tell you I'm loathe to do. .)

Is this better?

Genji, you motherfrakker, how dare you not memorise every single line I have ever written, and then be rude about the fact when I point it out to you? From now on, expect forum sabotage. I shall post meaninglessly until I become powerful enough to be a moderator, and then edit every one of your posts to make you look mean and STUPID. I shall discredit all of your theories with intensive research and fill your message inbox with abuse. You'll be sorry you were ever discourteous to me! :maddest:

....meh. I'm not good at being angry.... clearly a failure as a forum poster. Perhaps it would be more convincing if it was misspelled and ungrammatical? I shall go away and hide, and attempt to work on my bantering/anger unmanagement skills. :devil:

[genji2000]

Is this better?

Genji, you motherfrakker, how dare you not memorise every single line I have ever written, and then be rude about the fact when I point it out to you? From now on, expect forum sabotage. I shall post meaninglessly until I become powerful enough to be a moderator, and then edit every one of your posts to make you look mean and STUPID. I shall discredit all of your theories with intensive research and fill your message inbox with abuse. You'll be sorry you were ever discourteous to me! :maddest:

....meh. I'm not good at being angry.... clearly a failure as a forum poster. Perhaps it would be more convincing if it was misspelled and ungrammatical? I shall go away and hide, and attempt to work on my bantering/anger unmanagement skills. :devil:

Better work on that anger if you're going to be soldier.

[westie]

Better work on that anger if you're going to be soldier.

See now, anger on the rugby pitch/kickboxing/anything physical is different. :lol: I'm just not massively good at shouting. Plus, I think they like the officers to keep a cool head....

Maybe I should go and watch Jeremy Kyle or X Factor or something. Though that tends to make me want to kill myself as much as other people...

[cylon_democrat]

1. What's your name?

Ken


2. Where you from?

Los Angeles


3. That's an interesting forum nick, what's it mean?

I need to chew the cud on that one.

4. So, are you over 25 or under it?

46 (like timbo)

5. If you could live anywhere else where would it be?

Yap (looked good on a postcard)


6. BSG in a word:

poli-theo-bio-archic

7. How did you get into BSG?

Bought "Razor" when I had loose dough waiting for my flight.

8. Do you still have to qualify 'yeah you should check out the new Battlestar series, it's really good' with the sentence 'it's not particularly sci-fi'?

Yes, telling people it's not the 2nd Book of Mormon (that it was never crossed my mind till I came to this forum)

9. Fave episode of new BSG?

The bits of "Faith" I've come across