Röslin stellt dieses Pro

gramm dar, als handele es sich um eine einfache Umfrage mit der festgestellt werden soll, wie die Marbacher Schule im Vergleich zu anderen "da steht". Ich kann
Euch jedoch versichern, es handelt sich hierbei nicht nur um eine Umfrage, sondern um eine "ganz große Nummer" deren Ausgang für die Schule vollkommen ungewiss ist. Ich Unterstelle Herrn Röslin, dass er tatsächlich daran glaubt, etwas Gutes zu tun.

Selbstverständlich werde ich an der Umfrage teilnehmen. Es wäre jetzt aber ganz ganz böse von mir, wenn ich meine Kreuzchen bewusst an der falschen Stelle machen würde. Natürlich fordere ich auch niiiemanden auf, das Ergebnis zu verfälschen. Dann wäre die Umfrage doch wertlos.

Nun stellt Ihr Euch sicher die Frage, was den an diesem "Buchclub" so schlimm sein soll.
Wir setzen uns einfach mal an den Computer und googlen (oder heißt es googeln??) ein wenig.
Es genügt wenn wir, in der uns allseits bekannten Suchmaschine, die Begriffe "Bertelsmann", "SEIS" und "Kritik" eingeben.

Auf einer Konferenz der GEW Lüneburg stellt man folgendes fest:

Um ein ganz anderes Thema ging es am Nachmittag. Prof. Matthias von Saldern, Leuphana Uni Lüneburg, nahm das von der gegenwärtigen Landesregierung favorisierte Verfahren zur „Selbstevaluation von Schulen“, kurz: SEIS, kritisch in den Blick. Dabeiunterzog er einzelne Aspekte dieses Konzepts einer kritischen Prüfung und zeigtezahlreiche Schwachstellen bzw. Wider-sprüche auf. So sei bislang völlig unklar,wer denn die bislang in Gang gesetztenQualitätsentwicklungsmaßnahmen evaluiere.Mehr als fraglich sei auch, dass SEIS einInstrument der Selbstevaluation darstelle,denn von Selbstbestimmung, Selbstorganisation und Selbstkontrolle könne hier keineRede sein. Bei SEIS erfolge die Auswertung außerhalb des eigenen Hauses. Mangebe die Datenhoheit auf und unterwerfe sich einer Berichtspflicht. Von Saldernmachte dabei deutlich, dass dieses von derBertelsmann-Stiftung entwickelte und aufden Markt gebrachte Verfahren weder mit der Eigenverantwortung der Schule vereinbar ist noch einfachsten wissenschaftlichen Ansprüchen genügt. Das Konzert der Maßnahmen, das damit verbunden sei, bringeden Schulen nämlich nicht wirkliche Freiräume und Freiheiten. Die Quintessenz seiner Kritik: „Entwickeln kann man sichnur, wenn man sich bewegen kann!“ Er plädierte deshalb dafür, dass Schulen die gesetzlichen Vorgaben nutzten und eigene Wege suchten um sich weiter zu entwickeln"
Quelle: http://www.gew-nds.de/E_W/april08/18.pdf

Gewerkschaft Erziehung und Wissenschaft Baden-Württemberg warnte bereits im November 2005 ihre Kollegen im Freiburger/Ravensburger Raum:

Auszüge:
Auf die teilnehmenden Schulen kommen durch das Projekt in beträchtlichem Umfang zusätzliche Aufgaben zu: z.B. Planung von Maßnahmen und deren Durchführung auf der Grundlage der Ergebnisse der mittels SEIS gewonnenen Daten; Teilnahme an den im Projekt erarbeiteten Fortbildungsmodulen und Kooperationsaufwand.

Nach Abschluss des Kooperationsprojekts .... erlischt das für die Schulen kostenloseNutzungsrecht für das SEIS-Instrumentarium, seine Verwendung muss dann bezahlt werden.

Die Bertelsmannstiftung „ist berechtigt, im Rahmen dieses Projekts mit weiteren Partnern Kooperationen einzugehen“. „Sie „bemüht sich (...) um die Einwerbung von Drittmitteln durch Sponsoren (Stiftungen, Unternehmen) ...“. Ein Mitspracherecht des Landes, der Kommunen oder der beteiligten Schulen ist nicht vorgesehen.

Quelle: http://www.gew-bw.de/Binaries/Binary4717/Bertelsmanninfo.pdf

Ver.di hat Ihre Zusammenarbeit mit Bertelsmann bereits beendet:

Auszug:
Bisher verfügt nur Bertelsmann über die kompletten Datensätze; öffentliche Vergleiche zwischen den Schulen gibt es noch nicht. "Doch unsere Schulbürgermeisterin hat schon gesagt, dass sie ein Ranking wegen der Wahlfreiheit der Eltern gern hätte", sagt Andreas Langbein, Geschichtslehrer an einer Freiburger Realschule. Auch die Verteilung der öffentlichen Gelder aufgrund von SEIS-Ergebnissen hält er für nicht unwahrscheinlich. Die Konsequenzen wären klar: Wer keine engagierten Eltern hat, wird weiter abgehängt. Ganz nebenbei gelingt es der Bertelsmann-Stiftung, einen erheblichen Teil der Steuergelder für solche Projekte zu binden. In Freiburg zahlt die Stadt 75000 Euro, das Land 320000 Euro, während die Stiftung lediglich 48000 Euro beiträgt und dennoch die Federführung innehat.

Quelle http://publik.verdi.de/2007/ausgabe12/gewerkschaft/schwerpunkt/seite_3/A0

I expected that this would be another writing related to the theories of 'Holy Blood, Holy Grail' and the theoretical bloodline of Christ. I also expected to get a lot more information on the actual building of Rosslyn Chapel. While those topics were certainly touched on, the main focus of the book was very different.

What the book did cover is the history of a lot of the esoteric traditions. Including Druids, Essenes, etc. They did a LOT of slamming of the Catholic Church. Which is fine, but I can see how it wouldn't be accepted easily by the people of that faith.

The main theory presented by the book, seems to be that there are 7 cathedrals built from Spain, through, France, and including Rosslyn Chapel in Scotland, that were built on ancient sites deemed to align with planetary 'hot-spots' by the druids. And that these locations have special energy resulting from lay-lines within the Earth itself. They trace how ancient initiates would make a pilgrimage starting at the first Cathedral in Spain, and travel to each location. At each place they would 'awaken' a new 'chakra' within themselves and it would be completed at Rosslyn chapel. The journey was equated with the Milky Way and the way it arches across the sky.

At the end of the book, they quickly compared the layout of the locations to the positions of the equated heavenly bodies (mars, Saturn, the sun, Jupiter, the moon, etc), to come up with that they determined to be a prophecy of great change in the world. An 'apocolypse' if you will. The date (i don't have the book in front of me) was sometime in 2020 I believe.

I realize these statements are a VAST generalization on the detail of the book, but I just wanted to present the highlights. I'm not sure I buy into all the of 'chakra', 'laylines', 'end of times' themes presented in this writing. But I am adding it to the rest of the pieces of the 'puzzle' that I've been working on. I hope that with each piece i find...I'm coming closer to finding what it is that I'm looking for.

There are many copies. Do they have a plan?

Tanto McCain como Saul tigh fueron capturados y torturados por el enemigo, por otro lado Sarah Palin y Laura Roslin vienen de familias dedicadas a la enseñanza.

Now I'm not much for voting in America (since I'm not a U.S. Citizen), but if I were, this would be yet another reason to vote for McCain.

For those of you that didn't follow it, Battlestar Gallactica was an excellent television program. From what I understand there is still one official episode for the series yet to be aired, but the current "end" of the series was something of a downer. A poster on Fark nailed down the plot precisely, which when compared to picture above, caused a bit of the ole' lol.

Drunk Astronaut

2008-09-02 09:46:40 AM

mythicknight: /by the lords of kobol

So McCain's a drunken Cyclon and former terrorist who killed his first wife, and Palin's a religious whack-job on hallucinogens and is dying of cancer? Keep in mind that Roslin led her people to a dead planet that is a smoking ash from nuclear war too...

Tigh doesn’t know how many homes he owns?
Fleet shocked that people own homes.

The opposition has jumped at the opportunity to portray Colonel Tigh as elitist as he stumbled in a recent interview to answer the question on how many homes does he own. The question came out of nowhere, specifically since no one actually owns a home in the Fleet and most people sleep crammed in ship hangers or multiple people to a room. Still the Colonel could not answer the question.

Laura Roslin Responds to "Beauty Queen" Comments

Twenty years ago, candidate Laura Roslin won Miss Congeniality and Most Likely to Airlock a Cylon while a contestant in the Miss Caprica City Pageant. Ms. Roslin's critics look to her days as a pageant participant negatively, citing it as just another reason why she is unqualified to serve as Colonel Tigh's running mate.

Great stuff.  Good jorb,

postat de Ben

Daca urmariti Battlestar Galactica, nu aveti cum sa nu fi facut legatura. Cei de la io9 ne prezinta o scurta istorie a reactiei fanilor BSG la anuntarea alegerii lui Palin. Eu tot cu Cylonii tin...

Asemanarea nu e doar vizuala, McCain si Tigh au destule alte asemanari.

On Wednesday, I asked about the cat and they still hadn't found him.  The neighbors had gone door to door, visited the local animal shelter, and even went to the police station with no success.  They were scared he was stuck somewhere, locked in someone's garage or basement.  On Friday night, I was coming home from a ridiculous evening at my father's when Jim, my guy neighbor, stopped me to tell me that they found Tigger.  He was dead under their back patio.  It looks like he died from natural causes, he was just curled up with no trauma or anything.  Jim had to rip up the planks of wood on the patio to get him out.  I visited the little guy's grave today and said bye.

Seriously, I'm sick of death.  Not one more this year, at least, or I'm going to freak the fuck out.

Other than the evening at my dad's and his house full of people who don't fucking work and are half retarded, ohhhh I'll have to write a whole other post to explain that shit, I've had a beautifully silent weekend.  I did things at my leisure, laundry and grocery shopping, with no one bothering me and calling me at all hours.  I watched movies, surprising myself by enjoying Enchanted and Penelope way more than I thought I would.  I also read all weekend.  It was awesome.

The kittens are driving me crazy.  Hayden wants to party all the time and Nina isn't happy unless she's laying on me.  And I'm not allowed to walk around without Nina under my feet.  I'm afraid I'm going to hurt her because I'm tripping over her so much.  Hayden keeps biting my feet and Nina keeps chewing my laptop while I'm typing this.  They're driving me crazy.  They are sooooo lucky I love them. Roslin and Stella are still awesome and well-behaved.

And finally, fuck you Warner Bros.  Seriously.  What. The. Fuck. Are. You. Thinking.  How dare you move Harry Potter back 8 months.  You greedy fuckers.  Really.  You blame it on the writer's strike, but the movie finished shooting months ago.  This is seriously rude.  The movie better be the best one yet or I will put a curse on your whole studio.  You assholes.

Yes, that last paragraph demonstrates how little of a life I have and yet I don't care.  I'm pissed.  I had a whole Harry Potter weekend planned with my nephew and I had to call him and tell him that we have to wait not 3 months, but almost a year.

Oh, and I chopped my hair off.  Think Ashley Judd's hair in Someone Like You.

Today is day 3 of a 4 day weekend and I can finally say that I don't have anywhere to go or anything to do tomorrow.  Lately, I'm more of a homebody than usual.

I get into moods where I just want to savor my alone time.  I read and listen to music and go for walks.  But this weekend has been spent at various homes of family and friends.  All I've wanted to do is come home and read.

I'm reading the whole Harry Potter series right now.  I'm on Chamber of Secrets at the moment.  Is it sad that I'd rather continue my reading than go out?  Maybe I just need to escape life for a while.  So much has happened the past few months and reading these books is a great way to forget about it.

The kitties are doing well.  Hayden is an absolute sweetheart who cries when he wants to be held and during those times, I can walk around my apartment doing chores and he's as happy as a clam in my arms.  Nina follows me everywhere.  EVERYWHERE.  Roslin keeps her eye on the babies and me.  Stella is warming up to them, but is still acting quite possessive of me.

Ridiculous how complex cats are sometimes.

I saw my neighbor, Jim, naked again tonight.  What's up with him skinny-dipping in the daylight?  I'm starting to think he wants me to see him since he knows I'm always in my office which overlooks the pool.

The old lady next door to me almost killed me driving to lunch yesterday.  She ran a red light.  Luckily, cars missed us but she seemed so unconcerned about what she did that I'm starting to question her sanity a bit.  She has a fish pond in her backyard and she accidentally killed all of the fish in it because she forgot to put the solution that kills bleach in the water.  She's still sending money to Nigeria.  I just don't know what to do with her.

My niece is coming home from the hospital this week.  My sister is excited.  My dad was granted full custody, so all is well there.

Nina just plopped down on the couch next to me, let out a sigh, and farted.  Kitty farts smell bad.

I counted my houseplants tonight and I have 14 of them.  No wonder it takes me a half hour to water them.

Tomorrow I officially start training for the marathon.  Yikes.  I'll be running and doing yoga 5-6 days a week.  My ass should be magnificent after this.

Nina just moved closer to me.

My allergies are insane today.  Totally and horrible insane.  If I sneeze one more time, I'm going to lose it.

Okay, I'm rambling...so I'll go.  Toodles.

Oops, Nina is now laying against me.  Little angel.

See that picture up there. Yeah, take a good look. See those black statues around the base. Well the other day I was walking out of work and I thought, for a nanosecond, that they were giant flying monkeys. I'm dead serious.

I know, I know. That's the kind of crazy that is only reserved for...well, the crazy. But, in my defense, I had worked really hard that day and was kind of tired. Still, flying monkeys is nuts. My heart actually skipped a beat in fear. Yes, but only for a nanosecond.

Well, my younger sister (the one who just had a baby) almost lost her baby because her mother called child protective services. Her mother, the prostitute and drug addict and my abusive ex-stepmother, tried to get her daughter's child taken away because her daughter is addicted to drugs. We find out that my sister, her daughter, is addicted to drugs because her mother is a sick bitch who pressures her own children to take drugs or else she does things like try to get their kids taken away.

Seriously, the reason for her calling to have the baby taken was because my sister moved in with my dad to get away from her. Thank goodness my dad is a cop. He was able to talk to the case manager and now has temporary custody of the baby until my sister gets out of rehab. She's going away for 6 months to a facility that she can't sign herself out of. Only my dad can sign her out per a court order the case manager obtained. Best news ever. The baby is still in the hospital and is coming home next week sometime.

Oh, and my sister is also getting a restraining order on her mother.

Ugh.

One of my babies was sick yesterday. Little Nina was vomiting and squirting the whole day. Baby girl was so upset. Thankfully, I don't get grossed out easily. I made her drink lots of water and after a few hours of wondering what the hell was going on, it dawned on me that the kittens were eating Stella's Fancy Feast (Stella won't eat any other food...I've tried). I think the food was too rich for her belly. I got her eating kitten food and she's been right as rain since.

But, I was scared for a few hours. She's tiny and only 8 weeks old.

Even more scared than when I saw the giant flying monkeys.

And finally, hold onto your asses...because this is fucking cute. Roslin thinks she thinks she's the mommy. And Nina and Hayden are going right along with it. Stella Marie is still pissed.*

*My friend Jason has sympathized with Stella Marie and asked me, "What if one day Stella Marie came home with 3 Debbies? How would you feel?" Point taken. Poor Stella Marie. But she'll eventually get over it.

I have a lot to say, so I'm going to list it to make it easier on me poor addled sleep-deprived brain.  And it ain't going to be in the order of the title either. 

1. Why did I get two kittens?  What are their stories?  Why was I even considering getting 1 kitten when I had two fiercely gorgeous bitches at home?  Because I'm a sucker for a sad story and cuteness, that's why.  The woman, Bobbie, who had given me Roslin, called me 3 weeks ago in a tizzy, telling me that Roslin's mother had given birth to a litter in her (Bobbie) neighbor's lawn mower bag.  Bobbie and the neighbor got the kittens and mommy cat situated in a box on Bobbie's porch.  All seemed well, until that afternoon.  Her town was having a block party and the motorcycles spooked the mommy cat.  She took one of her babies with her and left the other 3.  If you recall, Roslin and her litter mates were abandoned by the same mommy.  Apparently, she's extremely skittish.*  Hayden was one of the three abandoned by mommy, Nina was the one kitten that the mommy took.  So, Hayden has been hand-fed since day 1.  Bobbie found Nina walking around the backyard last week and brought her in the house.  When I got there, I was coming for only Hayden.  I wanted a boy cat and Bobbie was holding him for me.  But, then I saw him cuddling with Nina.  She looked up at me and I gasped.  Bobbie told me that she had homes for all of the other kittens, but not for Nina.  I just didn't think and said, "I'll take both of the babies."  And that's how I became a crazy fucking cat lady.  If someone told me a few years ago that I would have this many animals, I would have laughed in their face.  Damn.
2. And why aren't people who have multiple dogs mocked and labeled?  I know a lady with 6 dogs and nobody calls her crazy.  Just sayin.
3. I have to clean my office.  Bad.  You can't see the top of my desk because of all of the junk in there.  I'm sure nobody cares that I need to clean my office, but writing it hear seems like a promise to myself.  It's written down, so now I must do it.  Or something like that.  I'm sure I'll put it off another week or two.
4. I think I'm going to start recording podcasts again.  They were fun and maybe I can talk some of my friends and family members to be guests.  I'll talk my sister into it tonight.  Now, if only I could remember how to post the podcasts...
5. Oh, and I found a webcam in my desk drawer.  How long have I had it...who the hell knows?  I'm not even sure if it's a good one.  It's probably one of those webcams that has a delay by a second or ten and the playback is like watching a record skip.  And the audio is out of time with the visual.  I'll have to check it out.  Maybe I can show you how big of a bitch Stella Marie is.
6. Oh, Stella Marie.  She is pissed.  I mean, PISSED!!!!!!!!!!  She is all like, "What the fuck is in that bathroom moving around? Why must you do this to me?  I am a spoiled brat and don't want to share you with anyone?  It's bad enough you brought that pain in the ass Roslin home...two more?  Bitch, I will claw you until you scream."  Roslin is so scared of Stella that I had to accompany her to use the litter box.  Yes, I had to stand there while she pooped and Stella hissed like a fucking mental case.  And let's not even talk about my lack of sleep because of Stella Marie's hissing, spitting, yowling, growling, and screaming.  Such. A. Drama. Queen.  I told her yesterday that she might as well get all of that foolishness out of her system right now, because the kitties are staying.  She turned her back to me and walked away growling.  She had dingle-berries on her butt, so that kind of diminished her haughtiness.  Of course, I had to cut them out.  So, I guess in some strange way she won that argument.  She certainly wasn't wiping my ass.
7. I have to cook cook cook for my mother's party tomorrow.  She graduated from college, yay, and we're throwing a gigantic party.  I hate the prep, but it's so worth it in the end.  It should be a great time.  I'll try to take some pictures.  All of my stinkies (Morgan, Connor, Rylee, and Colin) will be there. 
8. Morgan wants a kitten and is coming to visit me today to see my babies.  My sister-in-law promised that if Morgan made the principle's list she would be able to get a kitten.  She already told me that she'd name that kitten Keira or Zoe.  I asked her, "What if it's a boy?"  She cocked her head and gave me a raised brow, "Aunt Debbie, I don't want a boy cat.  How can I have a secret club for girls and have a boy cat?"  Makes perfect sense.
9. Blog Drama.  Or better yet, Blogworld Drama or whatever you want to call it.  I've read about 5 posts in the past day dealing with it and I'm like, what the hell, and creeped out.  Does anyone take this blog shit (or life!) that seriously?  I mean, come on people.  It's the one way you can be sure I will lose my interest in your blog, write about blog drama or posts dedicated to haters or whatever.  I used to do that and then I realized that it was retarded.  So retarded.  I have haters and I don't give a shit if they come to my blog 100 times a day.  Happy reading to all, even the people who hate me.  Maybe that's why my blog isn't as popular as it used to be.  I don't care about the blogdrama crap and I'm certainly not signing up for that club.  It's so tedious and middle school and I have better things to do, like clean my office or learn ninja moves or poopy-scoop 4 litter boxes or masturbate or clean my bellybutton.  When I read a blog, I want to hear about a person's days or thoughts on politics or how good he/she were fucked the night before or some creative stories or something that challenges my believe system and makes me go and learn something new...that type of shit.  Who buys into this form of Blogs of Our Lives bullshit?  It's kind of disturbing.  Stop it.  Stop writing about it.  You'll be happier.
10. I just realized that my whole family will be at my mom's tomorrow for the party.  Oy vey. 

*Mommy cat was fixed last week, thankfully.

BSG fans no doubt delighted at the 2008 season finale where all sorts of insane tensions mount between humans and Cylons.

And Xena (oops, I mean Cylon number Three), that ever-enchanting toaster, offers an innocent civilian up to death before a truce is made between humans and Cylons.

Interesting that the truce isn't achieved by brute force but by human and Cylon goodwill, along with President Apollo's diplomacy.

All round great job... kudos to all concerned in the production.

Except for one thing... the final scene where Earth is trashed? Rod Serling did it way better.

If you don't believe me, just check out the episode "Time Enough at Last."

1. Why the old lady next door won't leave me be for one day? Every weekend, I always want one day to just unwind. I watch the shows I DVR'd (new word!), I read, I nap, and I write. I don't get out of my jammies and I don't talk. It's nice. Or it should be nice. The old lady was yelling up at my window this morning. YELLING UP AT MY WINDOW! That just doesn't fly with me. I hate people yelling for me anyhow, but I'm in my house...my private sanctuary...and she's screaming up at me. I was so mad, my stomach was clenching.
2. Why do people still smoke? Tell me why. It is the worst thing you can do to yourself and yet people still do it. It's not like alcohol, where having a drink a day is actually good for you, smoking will kill you. It will. And I'm an ex-smoker. I don't even know how I smoked before. I find the behavior disgusting. My favorite smokers are the people that are supposed to be health freaks, work out and eat right, who totally erase all the good they're doing to their bodies every time they light up. I just don't get it. I don't even know how they afford to smoke.  People need to stop smoking.
3. Why aren't people more angry about our government? I'm not talking about those who complain in private. I want to know where are the protesters? When I really think about it, I don't think the what's happening today would have been tolerated in the 50's, 60's, and 70's. The public didn't stand for this type of government. They certainly wouldn't have accepted the gas prices. Where are the fucking protests? Where are the discenting voices? How about we stop taking pharmaceutical drugs, we stop going to doctors who are educated drug dealers with credentials, we stop driving everywhere and get off our fat asses and ride a bike or (gasp!) walk, we stop paying more attention to who Lindsay Lohan is fucking and pay more attention to actual news, we stop allowing our public officials to get away with the corruption and start holding them to the promises they made when they were begging for our votes...does anyone care? I know people are lazy, but fucking hell.  I write to my officials/politicians once a week. I even check to see what my congressman and senator's attendance records are. It's interesting to see what they're doing. And I don't have any idea if they're actually reading my emails, but I feel better complaining to those who are actually pissing me off than my friends. Now, I think it's time the people of this country start getting seriously pissed. The government must be reminded that it works for us. It's time to wake the fuck up. Stop shopping and watching TV and texting and emailing and dumbing down.  Let's go.
4. Why are they opening up two Wallmarts near my house? This is destroying me. I hate Wallmart. I don't shop there, will not shop there, and think that it is an evil company that is the exact opposite of what America is all about. Wallmart is new to my area. For years, there was only one store open about 45 minutes away from me. I was there once. I bought the 7th Harry Potter book there. But, I hated the fact that I bought it there so much I gave the book away and bought it again at a local small bookstore at regular price to appease my conscience. The company destroys small businesses and towns, and I still can't believe that people actually shop there. I believe in karma and I cannot give my money to a company that is so disgusting. I'll pay an extra 50 cents for shit. It's not that deep. I will be so sad if my favorite hardware store and other shops close because of this.
5. Why I can't say no to animals needing a home? I'm getting another baby. It's a kitten. He/she is 4 weeks old and I'll find out the sex when the woman takes the liter to the vet this week. I got Roslin from the same woman. The babies are being handfed, just like Roslin was. Their mommy left them and this woman called me because she just received the picture I sent her of Roslin. I sent the picture because Roslin turned one last Sunday. Well, the woman called me and I said yes and soon I'll have three cats and that's it. I'm going to have to seriously start dating or I fear I'll have to allow everyone to make fun of me for being a cat lady. I wish I could take in all of the homeless animals in the world, but I can't. I find it very hard to say no to these babies. I love animals. All of them. Even the gross ones. What can I say...deep down I'm a big softie.

That's all for now. Enjoy some pictures of Roslin over the year.

I can't believe this...only two more episodes until it is taken away from us again? I don't want to have to wait another year for these episodes. They are so jam-packed, amazing episodes of television.

I hope that they show the last ten episodes sooner than a year... maybe three months or six months? It reminds me of the conflicted feelings I had about when the last Harry Potter book release date rumors were swirling. I wanted to wait as long as possible, but as soon as I read Deathly Hallows I knew it was the right decision to release it last summer. It was perfect.

I hope BSG is too.

-Jill

*Update* Jennie let me know that Razor is considered 1 and 2. : )

Cylon's despair, originally uploaded by earthpages.

Sci-fi fans are all hip to the idea of human beings wondering if they're cylons... but what about the other side..?

Original Creative Commons photo "Liverpool Street station crowd blur" by David Sim » www.flickr.com/photos/victoriapeckham/164175205/

A única parte que eu achei interessante na briga toda foi o discurso do Baltar no final. "Vocês são perfeitos", "Deus te ama como você é". Deus deixa de ser o cara do mau (Velho Testamento?) e vira um cara que te ama apesar dos seus defeitos. Um paralelo interessante. Pena que eu tive que aturar meia hora de inutilidades e destruição de imagens de deuses de mentirinha para chegar nisso.

De resto, um episódio para encher lingüiça. O único ponto alto foi a discussão do Tyrol com o Adama. Sensacional o desabafo dele. E que abre duas perguntas importantes, que eu não tinha pensado antes. Se ele ainda é apaixonado pela Boomer (o que o discurso deixa claro) e ele é um cylon, tecnicamente nada impede que eles fiquem juntos. E isso pode desequilibrar a balança. O Chief é fiel aos humanos, por sua família e seu trabalho. Agora, a Cally se foi, o Nicky virou uma possibilidade assustadora e ele foi banido do deck. Pergunta número 1: se ela estiver em jogo, o que ele vai fazer? Número 2: o que ELA vai fazer quando descobrir que ele é um cylon? Vai se entregar ao cara que ela realmente gostava ou vai ficar amarga e jogar na cara: "quando eu descobri e disse que não sabia, você não ficou do meu lado"? É, amigo, o mundo dá voltas, mesmo quando ele foi explodido em milhões de pedacinhos.

Não entendo as críticas ao Lee. Tá, ele foi bundão na terceira temporada, fato. Mas não está sendo nessa. Ele teve um papel essencial no estabelecimento das liberdades democráticas e eu juro que não entendo porque tem gente caindo matando nele. Achavam que a Roslin tava certa, é isso?

Enfim, um episódio mediano, sem "velocidade" nenhuma. Vamos esperar a semana que vem.

Por MJ

Six of One

Achei bacana, embora meio parado. Particularmente, não gosto dos episódios que focam muito nos cylons. Em geral, acho que a história fica mais interessante quando o vilão é mais misterioso. Tipo o primeiro "Alien", que dava muito mais medo porque a gente não via o monstro. Depois ficou bobo.

Lembro da cena do "33" em que a Cally pergunta "mas por que eles atacam de 33 em 33 minutos? Por que não 32 ou 34?". Esse mistério foi uma das grandes graças da primeira temporada e ficar sabendo do que acontece dentro das naves lá, para mim, só tira a graça e dá sono.

A presidente está cada dia mais com a cara da Regina Duarte e me irrita profundamente. Mas a cena dela perdendo o cabelo foi tocante. Mary MacDowell sabe o que faz. A cena da Starbuck falando "mas que po**a, todo mundo tem que acreditar nas suas visões porque você é especial, mas você não acredita na dos outros?" foi o resumo do meu sentimento em relação à Roslin.

A Katee tá dando um show nesta temporada. Embora algumas pessoas digam que a Kara está "mimada", eu discordo. Ela está desesperada, enlouquecida e a atriz mostra muito bem isso. Além de tudo, a cena com o Lee foi a coisa mais fofa, linda, doce e meiga que eu já assisti em muito tempo. Amor. (L)

A cena da despedida do Lee me fez chorar. Não, não precisa de muito para me fazer chorar, mas tudo bem.

Grande alegria do episódio: NUNCA MAIS LEE E DEE! Ufa! Chega desse casamento de conveniência por ambas as partes! E "Lee e Dee" é FODA!

The ties that bind

Meu episódio favorito até agora nesta temporada. Achei sombrio, diferente e corajoso. E, tchau, tchau, Cally a personagem mais irritante desde Jar Jar Binks. Os gritinhos dela me matam. Sensacional o momento em que ela se liga que o Tyrol é um cylon. Ha, aposto que você queria que ele estivesse tendo um caso agora, hein?? hahahaha

A nave da Starbuck tá sensacional. A caracterização dos personagens, a falta de iluminação, tudo deixa uma sensação de claustrofobia e falta de rumo. Não gostei da cena em que ela manda o Anders transar com ela. Primeiro, porque foi logo depois dela finalmente admitir que o casamento com ele era uma piada e a coisa toda pareceu inconsistente. Segundo porque é um comportamento típico da "velha" Starbuck, pré-Maelstrom, e eu realmente achei que ela tinha mudado (pra melhor ou pior, não sei, mas mudado).

Não entendi por que mandaram a Sharon na nave (além do fato de ela ser casada com o Helo). Tipo, por mais que eles confiem nela, ela tenha se provado, yadda yadda, ela é a ÚNICA que todo mundo tem certeza de que é cylon. Se você tem duas apostas para achar a Terra, vai garantir que tenha cylons nas duas? Pelo mesmo motivo, não entendi porque o Anders se voluntariou (além do fato de ele ser casado com a Kara). Ele não estava todo apavorado de mudar de lado sem querer, devido à programação? Vai brincar de procurar a Terra e arriscar levar os cylons para lá? Sei lá, não gostei.

A-do-rei a Tory. Personagem intrigante. A única dos quatro que está de fato pendendo para o "lado negro".

Enfim, é isso. Vou tentar não ver spoilers para o próximo episódio.

Sinceramente, muito pouca coisa. Primeiro, óbvio, porque eu estava MUITO a fim de ver e quando você entrar no nível em que eu estou de obsessão é muito difícil encontrar defeitos (tenta me convencer que há alguma coisa errada com a trilogia Matrix? Pra mim não tem e eu vou dar nó em pingo d'água para explicar as coisas). Segundo, porque o episódio foi muito acelerado e parece que passou muito rápido.

Não cheguei a desgostar completamente de muita coisa. Sinceramente, na hora dos cultos ao Baltar eu fiquei meio entendiada. Reconheço que a idéia é legal, mas cada vez que parávamos o mistério da Starbuck para ver nego rezando, eu tinha vontade de pular a cena. Sem contar que eu não aguento mais ver o Baltar transando. Sério. Sério. Séééééério. "Ah, tá, agora é a hora que uma gostosa dá para o Baltar, blá, blá, blá". Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. That is SOOOOO first season.

Achei que o problema "Starbuck é uma cylon" foi resolvido rápido demais. Ah, tá, fizemos um testezinho aqui, que a  gente sabe que não funciona desde a primeira temporada, e você pode andar pelos corredores livre, lépida e faceira. Tudo bem, colocaram a escolta. Mas, como o final comprovou, a Starbuck é mais do que capaz de botar qualquer escolta pra dormir em cinco segundos. A única cena boa (aliás, excelente) que isso rendeu foi o Tigh lembrando que o teste não funciona. Ele tem CERTEZA que não funciona, porque não funcionou com ele, mas ele não pode se entregar. Com um só olhar, ele mostrar tudo isso e mais o quanto tem medo e pena da Kara numa só. O Michael Hogan é foda.

Achei a presidente meio "mandona" demais, mas acho que isso é o rumo da personagem mesmo. Senti falta da Dee, que voltou a ser personagem secundária, e de saber o que diabos foi feito do casamento do Apollo. Mas isso deve se resolver em breve.

Por fim, achei o episódio ótimo, mas acho que eu teria gostado MUITO mais se eu não tivesse visto tantos promos e spoilers. O impacto da cena do Tigh atirando foi completamente perdido em mim, porque eu já tinha visto tantas cenas com ele que sabia que era um sonho. Vou tentar ver menos spoilers agora.

Acho que é isso. E você, Bruno? O que não gostou? E vocês que passaram por aqui? Alguma coisa que não gostaram?

Por MJ

Para quem reclamou que a terceira temporada era muito parada, a quarta chega chutando a porta, no meio da maior batalha que o seriado já viu desde o primeiro episódio, que só ganha porque o mundo acabou. Vemos naves da frota sendo destruídas e efeitos especiais de tirar o fôlego. Aliás, essa pausa de um ano fez muito bem para a equipe de efeitos, os combates estavam mais reais, os ângulos mais ousados. A batalha foi linda, linda.

Em meio a um episódio cheio de ação, minha cena favorita foi uma das mais paradas. A que o almirante e o Lee conversam revendo a imagem do viper da Kara explodindo em mil pedaços. Primeiro porque é ótimo ver que os dois voltam às boas depois do final da temporada passada. Lee e Adamão são a única "família" que existia antes do fim das colônias e é muito triste que eles se distanciem. O "put them back on" do Adamão foi de partir o coração. Dá pra ver como ele se orgulha de ter um filho piloto. Mas a parte que mais me arrepiou foi quando Apollo manda: "e se fosse meu irmão a sair daquele cockpit? Faria alguma diferença se ele fosse um cylon?".

É o cerne da questão em BSG: o que define um ser humano. E ver isso no Lee, um personagem que passou as três primeiras temporadas com o sangue quente quando o assunto eram os cylons é comovente. Ele foi um dos únicos que não engoliu 100% a nova Sharon. E ele confessar isso, de que amaria seu irmão mesmo que ele fosse um cylon (e, na entrelinha, de que amaria a Starbuck mesmo se ela fosse) é um avanço e tanto para o personagem, que pelo visto vai ter um papel de liderança importante nesta temporada.

A frase do Lee ecoa mais tarde, quando o Anders quase sai do armário e diz que se Kara fosse uma cylon desde o começo, isso não mudaria quem ela era e o amor que ele sente. Também ecoa o que Tigh anda rosnando para cima e para baixo: que ele decide de que lado ele está, independente do que seja. E toda a questão no centro de Galactica: afinal, o que é que nos faz humanos?

Em todas as guerras da humanidade, os soldados costumam desumanizar o inimigo. Os judeus não eram gente para os nazistas e o nazistas não eram gente para os Aliados. Os vietcongs não eram gente para os americanos, eram os charlies. No caso dos cylons, eles começaram como robôs, mas o que são agora? Se eles parecem humanos por dentro e por fora, sangram como humanos, pensam como humanos, sentem como humanos, sofrem, erram, se apaixonam, por que não seriam humanos? Porque mataram? Matar não é humano? Porque foram produzidos pela humanidade? Mas os bebês de proveta, os filhos da reprodução assistida, também não foram?

O que define humanidade? Se o seu irmão não fosse "humano", isso mudaria as experiências que você teve com ele durante toda a sua vida? Mudaria o amor que você sente? Assim, do nada? É isso que Apollo parece estar entendendo, e, pelo olhar, até o almirante pára um pouquinho para pensar. Starbuck é obrigada a pensar nessas coisas na marra, porque até ela começa a duvidar do que é. Baltar já tem essas dúvidas há tempos e agora os quatro se juntam a ele. A única pessoa que parece determinada a continuar do jeito que as coisas estavam é Roslin, à beira da morte, e fica claro que até mesmo Adama está confuso, apenas seguindo suas ordens.

No mais, eu tenho medo do deus dos cylons. De arrepiar as cenas envolvendo o Baltar Jesus Cristo Superstar e o molequinho.

De resto, ficam as perguntas não respondidas e as novas perguntas:

- Ainda: o que diabos aconteceu com a Kara? Ela não parece estar mentindo, mas o que pode ter acontecido para ela pensar em seis horas e terem passado dois meses? E o seu viper? O que aconteceu?

- Qual é a das seguidoras do Baltar? Da onde surgiu isso? E por que diabos ele tem essa "linha direta" com deus?

- Por que os cylons se retiraram da batalha? Eles já enfrentaram o Anders antes, só não num viper. Por que só agora, depois do All Along the Watchtower, eles o reconheceram?

- Se a Six sente os final five "perto" porque a Athena parece que não? Por que ela nunca falou nisso?

Momentos favoritos, além da cena acima mencionada:

- A batalha inicial: Linda

- O Chief gritando com todo mundo no deck

- A cara desesperada da Tory se voltando para o Tigh: “alguma coisa pode ter mudado”

- O abraço do Lee na Kara

Por MJ

P.S. 1: É impressão minha ou o Baltar mudou o sotaque para o de Aerilon, que ele mostra num dos últimos episódios da terceira?

P.S.2: Engraçado como a gente nunca acerta nada com esse previews. Todo mundo pirando com a cena de uma battlestar sendo destruída e era uma nave da frota. Ha.

Meus comentários?

- o Letterman é o cara mais sem graça do planeta;

- a lista de Top Ten é a segunda coisa mais sem graça do planeta;

- só vi dois momentos realmente engraçados: Tigh e Adamão. A Roslin e a Starbuck foi engraçadinho. O resto me fez sentir vergonha alheia, coisas bem no estilo "Sci Fi é coisa para gente boba";

- O Jamie Bamber (o Lee) é o único que parece não estar morrendo de vergonha de estar ali.

- Ainda sobre o Jamie, é engraçado como ele fica com o sotaque americano durante toda a parte que tem a ver com o universo BSG e daí em um segundo volta pro britânico. Como se ele só conseguisse falar "FTL drive" em "americanês". Dá pra ver como é automático para ele;

- Starbuck, Roslin, Tigh e Adamão são os únicos que estão "no personagem";

- Desperdício do talento do cara que faz o Baltar e eu esqueci o nome;

- A peruca da Tricia fica ridícula na iluminação do Letterman. Podiam ter deixado ela com o cabelo normal;

- Number Six, number six foi legalzinho;

- Só o sorrisinho sacana da Starbuck me fez MORRER de saudade de BSG.

Por MJ