I find I have mixed feelings about the final episode, which I will discuss after the break.

I really liked the show but agree with the decision to end it. The best stories have a beginning and an end and while I have some issues with the ending, Battlestar Galactica had a decent ending.

Music I’m listening to now:
Nothing at the moment.

Where do I begin? Overall, I liked the episode, I just find the ultimate ending just a little disappointing.

The first half of the episode was amazing. The plan to get Hera back was certainly original and daring.  Jumping right by the Colony and ramming the ship into it?The flash backs were interesting and worked well into the story too.

The second half was seriously odd in many ways. The survivors decide to completely  ditch Technology? That sounds like a great idea up until people start to die from simple infections.  What would they do for shelter or clothing? The baseship had manufacturing capability so wouldn’t they utilize it for shelter prior to the Centurions taking it away?

It would have made more sense to me if they 1st established settlements and just went low tech. With no maintenance or resources, the old technology would have died off and not been replaced.  That would mean that after a generation or two, they’d be in a bronze age at best. After 150K years, it would have the same result.

My thoughts:
Boomer: Well, that was not unexpected. Nice of her to get a clue and save Hera, albeit a bit late. After all, what did she think Cavil had planed? That had to be a little weird for Grace Park to shoot herself.

Starbuck: Huh. Was she ever there? Or just a ghost? That  was really Odd and will leave people debating it for years.

Lee Adama: IMO, his suggestion was way out of character and ultimately would doom the ~38K survivors to disease and famine. How did he get from keeping the Civilization together to “Lets go our separate ways”? Like I said, really out of character for him.

Admiral Adama: IMO, also out of character. I can understand him going off when Laura Roslin died, but going off and becoming a hermit? With a Raptor and Never see his son again? I’m not seeing it.

The Final Five:
Tory: Well, she had it coming and standing next to Galen was obviously NOT a good idea.
Galen: Him taking a “I Just want to be alone” was an extreme reaction too.
Saul and Ellen Tigh: From the looks of it, they went to a different location from Admiral Adama. After spending so many years by the Admiral’s side Saul would go his separate way and never see his old friend again?
Sam Anders: His  fate was sad, but left Starbuck able to continue her life or in her case, just disappear.

The Rebel Centurions:  Still out there. Maybe a special down the road?

The Rebel Cylons: Did they ever manage to reproduce? If not, did they just die off? Seems likely.

The Other Cylons: Are all the Ones, Four’s and Five’s all gone? The episode did not show any enemy Baseships in it, but the previous episode mentioned others jumping in. Granted, if they can’t reproduce, they are gone within a 100 years. John Cavil’s demise was a little unexpected by me but within character.

The Fleet:  Diving into the Sun leaving only what the survivors can carry? With no one objecting?

Karl and Sharon Agathon: They teased us with that one. It looked like Karl was a goner but he in fact makes it.

Baltar’s Virtual Six and Caprica-Six’s Virtual Baltar: Ok, they are real and apparently Angels. Huh.

Hera: She’s Mitochondrial Eve?!? That’s her great destiny? Another “Odd”. Here we thought she would have an affect on the future of the Cylon Civilization.

Honestly, I thought it would end differently with only Baltar, Caprica Six, and Hera being the sole survivors especially with the Opera House sequence and everyone dying to get them free.

All the main players survived the final battle (Who parks a colony orbiting a Black Hole?) and was half expecting the Black Hole to play into Starbucks fate.

While I’m glad they found a 2nd “Earth”. The fly by of the 1st earth shows a recognizable North America and this one has a recognizable Australia and Africa (I may have missed North America). Naturally, it’s a paradise but it has uncivilized Humans on it. Very Dues Ex Machina, IMO.

It was definitely Different and I bet fans debate it for years to come.

One that I thought was over the top, but in the original Anime, is the Master Grade G Fighter. Naturally, Dalong.net (Excellent Site, but in Korean) has got one and is reviewing it now. Just like the Anime, the Version 2.0 MG RX-78 Gundam can be loaded into it. I won’t be getting one, but look forward to Dalong.net assembled photos of it.

In related news: Ngee Khiong (another great site) has new photos of the New Perfect Grade (PG) Red Frame Astray. To put it mildly, it looks fantastic (the gold detail on the sword is a great touch!)! You can see full size images here at Xhood an and here at Toysdaily.

I have quite a queue of models to build and won’t buy any soon, but the latest offereings from Bandai really are incredible.

Music I’m listening to right Now:
“Good Morning Britain” by Aztec Camera from the “Stray” Album. You can see the video here.

Lots of fun, with an added bonus: Janny works in the building. That means that we don’t have to stand on line. Instead of taking 30 to 60 minutes to get to the top, we just go right to the head of all lines.

I think that got some people annoyed at us (we heard “Hey! There’s a Line!!!” a few times) but it was worth it.  Unfortunately, it was cloudy and hazy but we could always go back. Since the sun is setting earlier as winter approaches, I think we’ll go after work one night and get some great night shots.

Music I’m listening to now:
Nothing, I’m watching Mythbusters.

I have to say, it’s an over the top model, and I Soooooo want one!

I’m resisting on account of my having quite a queue of models to build. Currently I’m working on a a Bandai MG RX-78-2 Gundam. I’m not sure if I’ll paint it, but it should be fun in either case.

Update: Dalong.net has one already. Can’t wait for him to finish it. The images of the Instructions make it look pretty interesting.

Music I’m listening to now:
Nothing at the moment.

From Techeblog:

The world’s largest foam machine was custom-built for the shoot, and pumped out over 500,000 gallons of foam per minute. The commercial is for Sony’s cameras, and locals got Alpha DSLRs, Cyber-shots, and Handycams to shoot the experience

Looks like fun but I’m wondering how they cleaned up afterwards? I bet this is the same people who did the Bouncing Balls advertisement in San Francisco.

Music I’m listening to now:
Nothing at the moment.

They turned a little league baseball game in Hermosa Beach, California into a major league event complete with NBC Sports, Jumbotron, Player interviews, *and* the Good Year Blimp!

The video here:

Click here to view the embedded video.

Music I’m listening to right Now:
“Chasing Cars” by “Snow Patrol” from the “Eyes Open” Album. You can see the video here.

Also, for our garden, we’ve planted new mixed color peonies. That was a little amusing as my wife got the little shovel, put on gloves, dressed in old jeans in case it got dirty and then I did all the work.

She’s ready for a career in management…

Music I’m listening to right Now:
“Beautiful Seed” by Corrinne May from her “Beautiful Seed” Album. You can see the video of her playing it live here.

So, when I read “Awesome Red Alert Tesla Coil Makes Quick Work of Allied Soldiers” on Gizmodo, I had to read about it.

Peter at tesladownunder.com was nice enough to document how he did it. Basically, he replicated the scene from the game in real life with a Real Tesla Coil.

See his work here.

Music I’m listening to right Now:
Wild by Seal from his “SEAL [1991]” album.

She said yes and I mentioned I watch that show regularly. She was nice and friendly. 

"The Daily Show" is one of my favorite shows, but I think It's sad state of the News industry that the most intelligent conversations on TV are on "The Daily Show" on Comedy Central. If you have any doubt, See the recent interview of Sen. John McCain or Former Iraq Minister Ali Allawi or Andy Card just to name a few. 

Music I'm listening to right Now:
"The Taste" by Five For Fighting from the "The Battle For Everything"