OSNews: http://www.osnews.com/story/20959/Interview_Nicki_Clyne_of_Battlestar_Galactica Exploring the Future of Computing en-us Copyright 2001-2009, David Adams adam+nospam@osnews.com Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:50:51 GMT http://www.osnews.com/images/osnews.gif OSNews.com http://www.osnews.com Hrm... http://osnews.com/thread?348272 http://osnews.com/thread?348272 That's... interesting...

I'm definately curious as to how OS News secured this interview, but it kind of makes sense. I'm a BSG fan and so is my Writing professor strangely enough. It is kind of surreal that the big three Sci Fi shows are all gone, but maybe the TV movie format makes more sense. Wed, 11 Feb 2009 15:36:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Brandon) Comments Cool http://osnews.com/thread?348282 http://osnews.com/thread?348282 Honestly, the interview is a little underwhelming. That said...

SPOILERS

My take: ;-) Cally's story is the only aspect of BSG that has made ANY. SENSE. AT. ALL. in the fourth season: the choice of the "hidden four" demonstrated conclusively that the show's creators had completely lost their way and would chase any plot twist, no matter how ridiculous. Never mind Baltar's anti-success in everything he does. (Does he even remember that he started the series as a scientist?!?)

Nicky's acting has made Cally's part all the more compelling, and even though it was depressing to see the character's untimely end, holy cow at least it made sense. I wonder if Tyrol will ever have his questions regarding the mysterious circumstances of her death answered. Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:24:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (jack_perry) Comments Great http://osnews.com/thread?348283 http://osnews.com/thread?348283 great interview, great show -- puts all the fluff on TV to shame. Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:24:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (JMcCarthy) Comments Dark Angel http://osnews.com/thread?348284 http://osnews.com/thread?348284 Nicki was also a bit player in the first (or was it second?) episode of the second season of Dark Angel ("Bag 'em" - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0554561/ gives more info.) She played a transgenic (X6) who Max (Jessica Alba) named "Fix-it". Oddly, there's another link to Cally - Aaron Douglas (Chief Tyrol) was also in an episode of Dark Angel.. later in that season ("Exposure - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0554570/ for more info.)

I also loved her in Tiki Bar TV. I remember when it was released and I almost fell off my seat :-) Almost as odd as when Alex Albrecht was in it. Lala is still "da bomb" though :-)) Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:31:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (memson) Comments RE: Hrm... http://osnews.com/thread?348285 http://osnews.com/thread?348285
'm definately curious as to how OS News secured this interview


I wanted to tell you a story about private jets, expensive cars, and Cuban cigars on a tropical island, but I figured the truth would get out one way or the other.

I... Emailed her. Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:33:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Thom_Holwerda) Comments OS News? http://osnews.com/thread?348293 http://osnews.com/thread?348293 Is she writing her own OS? That would make it OS News. Wed, 11 Feb 2009 18:28:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Macrat) Comments Comment by daedalus8 http://osnews.com/thread?348294 http://osnews.com/thread?348294 I think it was good for a change!! I haven't seen interesting stuff in a while!.. go go Thom! Wed, 11 Feb 2009 18:30:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (daedalus8) Comments RE[2]: Hrm... http://osnews.com/thread?348301 http://osnews.com/thread?348301 Nicki Clyne, beauty and talent. A good interview too, looking forward to hearing more about the social networking site for students. Keep up the great work Nicki ;) Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:17:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (poundsmack) Comments I knew it http://osnews.com/thread?348303 http://osnews.com/thread?348303 They never should have used Windows 95 on the frakin cylons. Then again, anyone who uses octagonal paper deserves what's coming. Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:17:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Bounty) Comments Total Shock http://osnews.com/thread?348306 http://osnews.com/thread?348306 This is the last place I'd expect an interview with a Galactica actress! Very well done, and she's such a down to earth girl (and looks a bit like a girl I once dated).

I liked the way she yearned, quietly, for Chief during the early episodes - she played that whole arc so well. Galactica is one of the few shows that has gotten stronger the further it's gone. The finale should be great. Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:41:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (arbour42) Comments RE: Cool http://osnews.com/thread?348310 http://osnews.com/thread?348310

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My take: ;-) Cally's story is the only aspect of BSG that has made ANY. SENSE. AT. ALL. in the fourth season: the choice of the "hidden four" demonstrated conclusively that the show's creators had completely lost their way and would chase any plot twist, no matter how ridiculous. Never mind Baltar's anti-success in everything he does. (Does he even remember that he started the series as a scientist?!?)


Sad, but so true. The so called creative 'geniuses' behind this show really turned out to be unimaginative, uncreative, and just plain boring. There is so much missed potential they could have done with this show, instead it turned out to be a very un-imaginative West Wing in space. They spent about 100x more showing lame scenes of worthless political fighting, elections, cabinet meetings, etc.. than actually exploring anything beyond some idiot debates.

This will be the first TV series I have watched in some time where I will be glad it ended. What is truly sad is some idiots have given the green light for Ronald Moore to "re-image" the classic movie The Thing. Anyone want to take bets now on badly this will fail at the box office?

p.s. Any article that breaks away from this childish, idiotic flame infested fanboy OS wars is a blessing!Edited 2009-02-11 20:19 UTC Wed, 11 Feb 2009 20:18:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (ssa2204) Comments "Does Enlightenment count?" http://osnews.com/thread?348311 http://osnews.com/thread?348311 "Define "projects." Does enlightenment count?

I felt quite geeky when my first thought after that answer had to to do with window managers..."

That was hilarious! Wed, 11 Feb 2009 20:33:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (sachindaluja) Comments RE[2]: Cool http://osnews.com/thread?348312 http://osnews.com/thread?348312 "p.s. Any article that breaks away from this childish, idiotic flame infested fanboy OS wars is a blessing!"

...so what your saying is, Windows 7 is better or worse than BSG? ;) Wed, 11 Feb 2009 20:42:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (poundsmack) Comments RE[2]: Cool http://osnews.com/thread?348314 http://osnews.com/thread?348314
What is truly sad is some idiots have given the green light for Ronald Moore to "re-image" the classic movie The Thing. Anyone want to take bets now on badly this will fail at the box office?


The number of unnecessary remakes is getting to be absurd. I can't imagine Moore being able to improve on John Carpenter's version. That's almost as bad as the prospect of a remake of The Evil Dead, or the rumoured Darren Aaronofsky remake of Lone Wolf and Cub (as a western, of all things). Wed, 11 Feb 2009 20:48:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (StephenBeDoper) Comments The ultimate question http://osnews.com/thread?348354 http://osnews.com/thread?348354 This was a nice diversion from the ordinary, but I can't believe Thom forgot to ask Clyne the ultimate question - Mac or Windows?

Other than that one glaring omission, it was a fairly good interview. Many thanks to Clyne for taking the time for the interview. Thu, 12 Feb 2009 03:53:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (n1xt3r) Comments RE[3]: Cool http://osnews.com/thread?348355 http://osnews.com/thread?348355 I'm dreading the day when someone comes with the brilliant idea of "re-imaging" A-team or Sledge Hammer. Thu, 12 Feb 2009 04:55:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Soulbender) Comments BSG is dying http://osnews.com/thread?348356 http://osnews.com/thread?348356 It is now official. Netcraft has confirmed: BSG is dying. Thu, 12 Feb 2009 04:59:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (jackson) Comments RE[4]: Cool http://osnews.com/thread?348357 http://osnews.com/thread?348357 Agh! You mustn't say such things!

The only real consolation is that it guarantees that the Rifftrax guys will never run out of bad films to mock. Thu, 12 Feb 2009 05:13:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (StephenBeDoper) Comments RE[3]: Cool http://osnews.com/thread?348358 http://osnews.com/thread?348358 More importantly, is the Cylon source code publicly-available? And if so, under which license? Thu, 12 Feb 2009 05:16:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (StephenBeDoper) Comments you probably won't like 2010 then... http://osnews.com/thread?348390 http://osnews.com/thread?348390 The A-Team is already slated for a remake. I will sandpaper my eyes in January, just enough that they may heal by Dcember, and hopefully avoid the whole sorry mess. Sheesh, I even heard BRUCE WILLIS is associated with it :-\

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/01/29/a_team_movie/ Thu, 12 Feb 2009 09:56:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (ayembee) Comments RE: you probably won't like 2010 then... http://osnews.com/thread?348397 http://osnews.com/thread?348397 Oh god no. The end of days is truly upon us.
At least the people involved are a competent bunch and not Roland Emmerich or Uwe Boll. Thu, 12 Feb 2009 10:26:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Soulbender) Comments RE[5]: Cool http://osnews.com/thread?348419 http://osnews.com/thread?348419 Russell Crowe IS Sledge Hammer Thu, 12 Feb 2009 12:30:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Soulbender) Comments RE: OS News? http://osnews.com/thread?348452 http://osnews.com/thread?348452 No, it's not OS News. It's sort of like charity. You got to allow the geeks that come here the chance to pretend that they talk to women once in a while. Otherwise the only contact they will have with women is their obligatory softporn desktop wallpaper. Thu, 12 Feb 2009 14:27:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Coxy) Comments RE[2]: Cool http://osnews.com/thread?348467 http://osnews.com/thread?348467 I strongly disagree! Quality of episodes vary in season 4, that is true, but I wouldn't blame writers for that. As far as story telling is concerned, I consider it being brilliant. Other thing is that directing sometimes sucks. Two last episodes were great - but the one that aired just before them - was poorly directed, and I didn't enjoy it at all - even though it included some really dramatical elements of story. Thu, 12 Feb 2009 15:24:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (kajaman) Comments the ultimate troll :) http://osnews.com/thread?348491 http://osnews.com/thread?348491 It is now official. Netcraft has confirmed: BSG is dying


You don't need to be the Amazing Kreskin to predict BSG's future. The hand writing is on the wall: BSG faces a bleak future. In fact there won't be any future at all for BSG because BSG is dying. Things are looking very bad for BSG. As many of us are already aware, BSG continues to lose market share. Red ink flows like a river of blood. Thu, 12 Feb 2009 16:34:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (ari-free) Comments RE[4]: Cool http://osnews.com/thread?348493 http://osnews.com/thread?348493 in the re-imaged A-Team, people actually get killed and curse a lot. Thu, 12 Feb 2009 16:39:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (ari-free) Comments RE[2]: Cool http://osnews.com/thread?348495 http://osnews.com/thread?348495 "p.s. Any article that breaks away from this childish, idiotic flame infested fanboy OS wars is a blessing! "

what? oh dear are you are in for a surprise. Now everyone will talk about how much BSG sucks and doesn't make any sense. Thu, 12 Feb 2009 16:41:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (ari-free) Comments