( I know, lame reference to a Feeder song there, but it was worth a shot!)
I am a HUGE Battlestar Galactica fan..(literally) and I can recall watching the original series as a little girl and thinking that Dirk Benedict was kind of dreamy, although by rights at that age I didn’t really have any concept of having a crush on a TV star. ( I did have a thing about Knight Rider and Airwolf as well when I was a tad older, but rather than lusting after the male totty, I was far more in lust with KITT and the helicopter….hey, I never claimed to be normal!)
When BSG re-launched I was sceptical, to say the least. I needn’t have worried though, the series has been fantastic and has completely revitalised my faith in TV sci-fi, especially after the ridiculous decision to cancel Firefly after just one series. From the opening credit score, to the costumes, the dazzling special effects and the engrossing storylines the whole concept has been fantastically re-imagined and is absolutely vital viewing. The casting has been superb and exceptionally brave, I mean Starbuck as a girl? Fabulous-it’s hard to believe that Starbuck could be anything else other than the gutsy, capricious and absolutely brilliant Kara Thrace. I love it, love it, LOVE IT and will weep buckets when the show finally draws to a close. I could ramble on and on about how much I adore Lee Adama and his father, about the fantastic cylons and how ‘Razor’ has been on of the absolute best things to see on TV ever..BUT this is a Second Life blog and such wittering is way off topic. WELL, actually it isn’t. The whole reason for this post is that I recently happened across the amazing Darth Mojo’s blog, and have been hooked ever since so I wanted to plug it here but obviously it’s non-SL related..BUT fortunately for us…there’s a whole sim devoted to BSG in-world! The sim is actually a spaceship, the Battlestar Pacifica, and avatars can role-play away to their hearts content therein. ( When I rezzed in to take a few snapshots this morning there were people in the lobby discussing the quorum, so obviously it’s all taken very seriously!) Some amazing BSG related creations can be found in world, and if you pay a visit to SL Exchange and type in ‘Battlestar Galactica’ you’ll find pages of uniforms, weaponry and CYLON!! Yes, old style and new style are available, but even better than that, you can even get your very own Cylon raider ( which looks AWESOME) or a Viper! WEEE!! Anyway, in honour of Darth Mojo’s blog, and as a way of paying homage to this amazing series, here’s a picture of me dressed as Starbuck:)
(The hair is by Aden, as plugged on Linden Lifestyles recently. The outfit is by the wonderfully named ‘Trimzi Hedges’ and is available off SL Exchange.)