tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1031498593064294214.post6083120773974683033..comments2024-03-13T14:53:58.150-04:00Comments on MUSINGS OF A SCI-FI FANATIC: SciFiNow: Top 10 Sci-Fi TV HeroesSFFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04256589316922398158noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1031498593064294214.post-80822083127972297192014-01-31T12:25:29.513-05:002014-01-31T12:25:29.513-05:00Exactly! BSG was indeed hot and it was filled with...Exactly! BSG was indeed hot and it was filled with conflicted people like Lost.<br /><br />The anti-hero has indeed been more prominent in recent years. Not that the classical hero doesn't still exist but certainly a lot harder to find.<br /><br />Have a great weekend.SFFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04256589316922398158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1031498593064294214.post-49539537815428307612014-01-31T08:59:36.482-05:002014-01-31T08:59:36.482-05:00Hi SFF,
I agree with you about Olmos' portray...Hi SFF,<br /><br />I agree with you about Olmos' portrayal of Adama. He was excellent in the role, but as you note, not playing someone who would actually be considered a hero, especially in terms of the other choices. <br /><br />Sort of the whole point of the rebooted BSG was that there were no heroes, only flawed humans making difficult, unenviable choices in the worst circumstances imaginable.<br /><br />Of course, this article was published in 2007, when the BSG hype machine was in full-swing too, and back then no sf magazine could go an entire issue without someone writing that BSG was the greatest thing EVER.<br /><br />Funny how we don't tend to hear that opinion anymore...<br /><br />Happy Friday, my friend!<br /><br />Best,<br />JohnJohn Kenneth Muirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15629979615332893780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1031498593064294214.post-16557503974286926332014-01-31T08:06:23.031-05:002014-01-31T08:06:23.031-05:00Of all of the heroes over the course of nearly fif...Of all of the heroes over the course of nearly fifty years Adama seems a strange choice for the Top 3. <br /><br />Your point is well taken. <br /><br />When you consider hero in a traditional sense, and some are represented here, Adama just doesn't seem to fit.<br /><br />I understand he's a complex character and Edward James Olmos was terrific in the role but...<br /><br />as I mentioned, a case could and should be made for The Doctor.<br /><br />Even Scott Bakula is a surprise in the Top 5. Okay.<br /><br />Thanks for writing John and<br />thanks for writing L.G. Many more to choose from to be sure.SFFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04256589316922398158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1031498593064294214.post-63494227218462884892014-01-30T17:46:21.953-05:002014-01-30T17:46:21.953-05:00I think a longer list would have definitely been i...I think a longer list would have definitely been in order, because some of my favorites are missing. Still, there were plenty of worthy heroes represented here.L.G. Keltnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07624902347418621283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1031498593064294214.post-1832517988581188422014-01-30T17:46:11.411-05:002014-01-30T17:46:11.411-05:00I love reading these lists, because they stimulate...I love reading these lists, because they stimulate so much thought. Of course, they also stimulate disagreement. <br /><br />Here's mine: anyone that would put William Adama ahead of the Doctor is nuts, and seriously wrong-headed. <br /><br />The mere duration of the Doctor's life -- essentially being all heroes in all time periods, all galaxies, and all corners of creation -- should certainly elevate him above this iteration of Adama.<br /><br />Or that's my two cents, anyway...<br /><br />Great to read, however! :)John Kenneth Muirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15629979615332893780noreply@blogger.com