Friday, February 05, 2010
Caprica
This is the new show on SyFy (I know, I hate the new name too, lol) that takes place in the Battlestar Galactica universe, but decades earlier. There's a boy in it called William Adama who's supposed to be the chid version of Commander Adama; given the apparent ages of the boy and the Commander, and that there's supposed to be 58 years between Caprica and Battelstar, I think they're not quite accurate in their chronology. Edward James Olmos was only 57 when BG started airing, and did NOT look as old as he'd have to be to make it all work... it's not THAT far off, but why not make it RIGHT rather than just CLOSE? (Probably because they're not as anal as ME, but then again most hard-core fans pick those nits just as hard.)
Anyways, the plot is a pretty cool one; a brilliant teenaged girl has created a true-to-life avatar of herself that, after her tragic death, her equally brilliant father merges with a robot... creating the first Cylon, although thus far he doesn't realize that Zoe is still in there and there's no hint of anything Cylon-esque other than the form of the robot. And there's religion and politics and violence and secret stuff amd cop stuff and different ethnic groups mixing uneasily... just like the modern day, in other words, but with more advanced technology and cooler architecture.
Pretty much all aspects of the show have been enjoyable so far, but what I think the creators deserve the most kudos for is the character Sam Adama, who's a serious bad@ss, a tattooed killer and beater-up of those who cross the Taurons... and openly GAY, with a husband, and the total acceptance of his conservative family, with nothing to indicate that gayness is anything other than normal and acceptable... as it SHOULD BE.
It comes on on Friday nights; check it out.
Anyways, the plot is a pretty cool one; a brilliant teenaged girl has created a true-to-life avatar of herself that, after her tragic death, her equally brilliant father merges with a robot... creating the first Cylon, although thus far he doesn't realize that Zoe is still in there and there's no hint of anything Cylon-esque other than the form of the robot. And there's religion and politics and violence and secret stuff amd cop stuff and different ethnic groups mixing uneasily... just like the modern day, in other words, but with more advanced technology and cooler architecture.
Pretty much all aspects of the show have been enjoyable so far, but what I think the creators deserve the most kudos for is the character Sam Adama, who's a serious bad@ss, a tattooed killer and beater-up of those who cross the Taurons... and openly GAY, with a husband, and the total acceptance of his conservative family, with nothing to indicate that gayness is anything other than normal and acceptable... as it SHOULD BE.
It comes on on Friday nights; check it out.
Thursday, February 04, 2010
A new giveway from Safeway, Fiber One and MyBlogSpark
The fine folks of Safeway (aka Dominick´s, Tom Thumb, Randalls, Vons, Genuardi´s) and Fiber One have, via MyBlogSpark, sent me a Fiber One gift bag that includes a Fiber One yogurt VIP coupon (good for a free 4-pack of Fiber One yogurt) and a $50 Safeway gift card!! This will let me get a TON of groceries (including yogurt, of course, which we chug daily around here), some of which will be my Safeway brand faves, which include: the rotisserie chicken, the fresh mac and cheese, the bakery bagels, and the tastiest soup EVER, their loaded baked potato flavor with cheddar and BACON. If you've been turning your nose up at store brand stuff even in this economy, check some of those out; you'll be pleasantly surprised.
Safeway, Fiber One and MyBlogSpark are also allowing me to give away a $50 Safeway gift card (also good at Dominick´s, Tom Thumb, Randalls, Vons, Genuardi´s) to one of YOU!! Whoever submits the best essay on what groceries they'd buy with $50 and why will win!! I'll post the winner at the end of the weekend.
In the meantime; you can go here
http://bricks.coupons.com/bstart.asp?o=61655&ci=1&c=GM&p=Iy7eG8wO
to save $0.95 on one package of Pillsbury Orange Sweet Rolls. And why have I brought up Sweet Rolls, aside from their outrageous tastiness? Stay tuned and find out!!
Safeway, Fiber One and MyBlogSpark are also allowing me to give away a $50 Safeway gift card (also good at Dominick´s, Tom Thumb, Randalls, Vons, Genuardi´s) to one of YOU!! Whoever submits the best essay on what groceries they'd buy with $50 and why will win!! I'll post the winner at the end of the weekend.
In the meantime; you can go here
http://bricks.coupons.com/bstart.asp?o=61655&ci=1&c=GM&p=Iy7eG8wO
to save $0.95 on one package of Pillsbury Orange Sweet Rolls. And why have I brought up Sweet Rolls, aside from their outrageous tastiness? Stay tuned and find out!!
