The Battlestar Galactica Lesson (no spoilers)

[dsrtao]

Unlike peanut butter and chocolate, religion and SF don't taste very good together.

Comments

[cvirtue.livejournal.com]

So many of my friends are mentioning this, I half wish I'd been following the series, just so I could writhe at the finale.

[dlevey.livejournal.com]

It depends upon whether or not you share that religion, doesn't it?

[dsrtao]

As far as I can tell, nobody in real life believes in either of the religions depicted on BSG, so that problem doesn't arise.

[dlevey.livejournal.com]

Ah, I see - I know that some people had commented negatively on perceived bleed-through of Mormonism into the series.

[jducoeur]

No, actually -- that's largely irrelevant. It's more about the sheer *fluffiness* of the religion in the series that is annoying. (Especially because it's the only severe weakness in a show I otherwise very much enjoyed...)

[its-just-me.livejournal.com]

I'm having that issue with Sarah Conner Chronicles more than BSG

[the-nita.livejournal.com]

But they do tend to sell well (given at least a couple of the omg money makers out there...)

[mangosteen]

Counter-example: Dune

[goldsquare.livejournal.com]

Counter-counter-example: L. Ron Hubbard. :-)

[metahacker.livejournal.com]

I am struck with a deep urge to prove you wrong. ;)

(what about "The Last Question"? Or is that not religion any more?)

[jducoeur]

I concur in this case, but can't in the general case: B5 simply did too good a job of using religion appropriately. (IMO, of course.)