BSG: The "b" stands for bad-ass
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rachg82Also? It stands for "motherfrakking bleak." The "motherfrakking" is implied. Heh. Okay, so it definitely has its happy moments too, absolutely (and they are lovely when they occur). But when it does go dark? It doesn't just go a little dark. It goes "I WILL PUNCH YOU IN THE THROAT WITH MY DARK AND YOU WILL *LIKE* IT, BITCH"-dark. And the best part is, you DO like it. Because it's just so damned deliciously satisfying. Not to mention pretty. Which is what brings me to the point of this entry:
I was working on my Roslin picspam over the weekend and kept having to resist just picspamming the fuck out of entire episodes, specifically "Sometimes a Great Notion." And then tonight, while I was lying on the couch and trying to recover from the migraine I had all day (fml), I had a mini-marathon of the New Caprica arc, which included, "Occupation," "Precipice," "Exodus Part 1," and "Exodus Part 2." (And btw CAN WE PLEASE JUST TAKE A MOMENT TO TALK ABOUT HOW GODDAMNED STUNNING THE FIRST TEN MINUTES OF OCCUPATION ARE? BECAUSE SHIT DAMN.) And while I was watching it, I got struck with the "omg I need to picspam this" urge again. But here's the thing: I'm already working on the Roslin picspam. So I decided I would compromise and make a few icons instead. Uber reasonable, yes? I thought so. And because sharing is caring, I figured I'd post them here.
I ended up deciding just to pick a few of the shots that I felt were the most striking/memorable from "Sometimes a Great Notion," which--as those of you have seen it will know--has got to be one of the bleakest episodes of the entire series. Hence the tangeant above. I only had time to work on five icons, so obviously there's some shots I left out (Dee looking in the mirror, Kara next to the fire, Tigh walking into the sea, the "frak Earth" on the wall, etc), but I'm pretty pleased with how these turned out, especially since I'm still fairly new to the icon-making process.
And for those who don't know, the text in the Dee icon comes from the excerpt at the beginning of the Ken Kesey novel that shares its name with this episode. The excerpt is from a song by Huddle Ledbetter & John Lomax, and goes like this:
Sometimes I live in the country,
Sometimes I live in the town;
Sometimes I get a great notion
To jump into the river. . .an' drown.
There's no doubt in my mind the BSG folks were thinking of that song (and possibly that book) when they titled the ep, and I figured most people knew that, but then I recently talked with one of you who hadn't heard of the quote or the book, so I thought I'd share. :-)
OKAY, enough rambling. Here are the icons:
Good times, good times.
Now, since I'm on such a BSG kick today--and specifically a "I love when this show goes dark" kick--I figured for my Vid of the Day I'd share this fan-made trailer by jingoisbaddest that showcases both some of the darkest elements of the show (i.e. "you said that humanity never asked itself why it deserved to survive. . .maybe you don't") along with some of the messages of perseverance and hope (i.e. "Despite all we've lost, we keep trying. And we *will* get through this, all of us"). And as if that weren't enough, it has Bear McCreary music too, ending with "The Shape of Things to Come," which is basically the song I want heaven to greet me with when I die, trufax. IT'S THAT BEAUTIFUL TO ME.
Okay, I'm done gushing over this show & vid now. Hee. I only have one more thing to say, which is to give a heads-up that this vid does contain a two-second clip of an attempted rape, so I wanted to warn of that first in case it'd be triggery to anyone on my flist who hasn't seen the show already. All right, NOW I'm done. Enjoy the brilliance:
I was working on my Roslin picspam over the weekend and kept having to resist just picspamming the fuck out of entire episodes, specifically "Sometimes a Great Notion." And then tonight, while I was lying on the couch and trying to recover from the migraine I had all day (fml), I had a mini-marathon of the New Caprica arc, which included, "Occupation," "Precipice," "Exodus Part 1," and "Exodus Part 2." (And btw CAN WE PLEASE JUST TAKE A MOMENT TO TALK ABOUT HOW GODDAMNED STUNNING THE FIRST TEN MINUTES OF OCCUPATION ARE? BECAUSE SHIT DAMN.) And while I was watching it, I got struck with the "omg I need to picspam this" urge again. But here's the thing: I'm already working on the Roslin picspam. So I decided I would compromise and make a few icons instead. Uber reasonable, yes? I thought so. And because sharing is caring, I figured I'd post them here.
I ended up deciding just to pick a few of the shots that I felt were the most striking/memorable from "Sometimes a Great Notion," which--as those of you have seen it will know--has got to be one of the bleakest episodes of the entire series. Hence the tangeant above. I only had time to work on five icons, so obviously there's some shots I left out (Dee looking in the mirror, Kara next to the fire, Tigh walking into the sea, the "frak Earth" on the wall, etc), but I'm pretty pleased with how these turned out, especially since I'm still fairly new to the icon-making process.
And for those who don't know, the text in the Dee icon comes from the excerpt at the beginning of the Ken Kesey novel that shares its name with this episode. The excerpt is from a song by Huddle Ledbetter & John Lomax, and goes like this:
Sometimes I live in the country,
Sometimes I live in the town;
Sometimes I get a great notion
To jump into the river. . .an' drown.
There's no doubt in my mind the BSG folks were thinking of that song (and possibly that book) when they titled the ep, and I figured most people knew that, but then I recently talked with one of you who hadn't heard of the quote or the book, so I thought I'd share. :-)
OKAY, enough rambling. Here are the icons:
001
002
003
004
005
Good times, good times.
Now, since I'm on such a BSG kick today--and specifically a "I love when this show goes dark" kick--I figured for my Vid of the Day I'd share this fan-made trailer by jingoisbaddest that showcases both some of the darkest elements of the show (i.e. "you said that humanity never asked itself why it deserved to survive. . .maybe you don't") along with some of the messages of perseverance and hope (i.e. "Despite all we've lost, we keep trying. And we *will* get through this, all of us"). And as if that weren't enough, it has Bear McCreary music too, ending with "The Shape of Things to Come," which is basically the song I want heaven to greet me with when I die, trufax. IT'S THAT BEAUTIFUL TO ME.
Okay, I'm done gushing over this show & vid now. Hee. I only have one more thing to say, which is to give a heads-up that this vid does contain a two-second clip of an attempted rape, so I wanted to warn of that first in case it'd be triggery to anyone on my flist who hasn't seen the show already. All right, NOW I'm done. Enjoy the brilliance:
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