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When it was announced, V seemed an exciting prospect as yet-another TV event (which were a cool thing back in the pre-VCR. fixed time-slot viewing days).
After part one aired, it more than lived up to its hype, it fully delivered a serious sci-fi concept, seemingly un-filtered for network broadcast, with cool characters, dark storylines, sex-appeal, nerd-appeal, nifty effects and a catchy theme tune.
 
Part two had to be open-ended, but while this was not entirely satisfying, it also delivered the goods by staying on-point.
Everytime I rewatch the original series, my appreciation for it increases.
 
The Final Battle was a no-brainer, production-wise. It had to happen.
And if I remember correctly, the hype was even higher for this return.
Again, it lived up to expectations.
Ironside kills it as a hero/scoundrel you root for (always wanted to see him be a good guy after his killer turn as an antagonist in Scanners).
 
As a retro experience, the production values belie their network origin and live up to any sci-fi cinematic outing of the era.
It's so cool you watched this series with your daughter, ataribc!
 
I'd be proud to show the entire run to any younger folks wondering what the older days of television had to offer to the masses (outside poignant real-life drama in movies-of-the-week).
(Well, I'd also point to the fine 70s TV horror that I'm pleased to say scarred me for life).
 
The follow-up V TV series was pretty cool, but serialized up to a point.
The requirement to stretch stories to a full season goes against the nature of a disaster-based invasion story like this one.
If I remember correctly, it actually had some sort of ending, but the whole thing was a bit exhausted at that point.
Still enjoyed the rewatch of it, a few years ago, when the DVD set came out.
 
The remake...eh...watched the first two eps, it didn't grab me, felt a bit sacri-religious, in some odd way.
Alien invasion is a cool, oft-told story.
Mebbe the V experience is why I enjoy ID4 as much, well beyond criticism I hear of it.
 
But any serialized show nowadays has less than half-a-chance of telling a full story before it's cancelled.
And I've been burned too often to care about anything before it's out on disc and an end is planned or has happened.
 
The actors in the remake are good and, given less of an investment on my part over any story resolution, I'd give in to watching whatever is out there.
(although the cancellation on a cliff-hanger mentioned above is a deal-breaker on this one)
 
Yeah, all-in-all...V: The Original series and The Final Battle are some of the best hours of television I ever had the pleasure to watch when it aired!

When it was announced, V seemed an exciting prospect as yet-another TV event (which were a cool thing back in the pre-VCR. fixed time-slot viewing days).
After part one aired, it more than lived up to its hype, it fully delivered a serious sci-fi concept, seemingly un-filtered for network broadcast, with cool characters, dark storylines, sex-appeal, nerd-appeal, nifty effects and a catchy theme tune.
 
Part two had to be open-ended, but while this was not entirely satisfying, it also delivered the goods by staying on-point.
Everytime I rewatch the original series, my appreciation for it increases.
 
The Final Battle was a no-brainer, production-wise. It had to happen.
And if I remember correctly, the hype was even higher for this return.
Again, it lived up to expectations.
Ironside kills it as a hero/scoundrel you root for (always wanted to see him be a good guy after his killer turn as an antagonist in Scanners).
 
As a retro experience, the production values belie their network origin and live up to any sci-fi cinematic outing of the era.
It's so cool you watched this series with your daughter, ataribc!
 
I'd be proud to show the entire run to any younger folks wondering what the older days of television had to offer to the masses (outside poignant real-life drama in movies-of-the-week).
(Well, I'd also point to the fine 70s TV horror that I'm pleased to say scarred me for life).
 
The follow-up V TV series was pretty cool, but serialized up to a point.
The requirement to stretch stories to a full season goes against the nature of a disaster-based invasion story like this one.
If I remember correctly, it actually had some sort of ending, but the whole thing was a bit exhausted at that point.
Still enjoyed the rewatch of it, a few years ago, when the DVD set came out.
 
The remake...eh...watched the first two eps, it didn't grab me, felt a bit sacri-religious, in some odd way.
Alien invasion is a cool, oft-told story.
Mebbe the V experience is why I enjoy ID4 as much, well beyond criticism I hear of it.
 
But any serialized show nowadays has less than half-a-chance of telling a full story before it's cancelled.
And I've been burned too often to care about anything before it's out on disc and an end is planned or has happened.
 
The actors in the remake are good and, given less of an investment on my part over any story resolution, I'd give in to watching whatever is out there.
(although the cancellation on a cliff-hanger mentioned above is a deal-breaker on this one)
 
Yeah, all-in-all...V: The Original series and The Final Battle are some of the best hours of television I ever had the pleasure to watch when it aired!

My whole family (well, probably not Mom) was into V when it first aired.   

Funny story, back then we had one of the big satellite dishes, V aired right before everything got scrambled and those big satellites became useless.  

We found the feed where they were piping it in to the local affiliates and got to watch V before everyone we knew.  

I dunno, back then it was a big deal.

@RickR: The baby scene was epic when I was a kid. Even the forked tongue on the more human child is great.
 
@NSG RE: The reboot.
 
It was one of few shows that my daughter - then in middle school - watched together. I told her about the old series and she decided to sit in on the pilot and got hooked. ABC really messed up in its handling of the series. It was on for like five weeks in the fall of 2009 and then they brought it back in March 2010 and wonder why ratings fell. The second season started, not in fall of 2010, but in early 2011. I've never seen a high budget, relatively well reviewed show be handled so poorly.
 
My daughter and I were shocked by the cancellation because the show ended very strongly and on a terrible cliffhanger. There was an online petition/email campaign to get a third season that we participated in. Later that year, my daughter got me the complete original series DVD set for my birthday. It was a total shock and probably one of only two or three times that she's ever gotten me anything geeky.

The BSG appreciation thread got me thinking about one of my favorite franchises from Sci-fi past: V!
 
Aliens approach our planet to peaceably trade their advanced technology for needed resources that they lack. They are apparently just like us and most of them are exceedingly attractive and/or charismatic - except for Willie. Only the resource that they need is HUMANS for FOOD! AND they are LIZARD PEOPLE!
 
Love the acting, props and that early 80s style of the original miniseries and The Final Battle. Plus the iconic red "V" logo, Marc Singer and Jane Badler. The reboot that ABC tried a few years back got really good in the second season. I really hoped that they would green light a short third season or movie of the week to tie up the loose ends. And because Morena Baccarin. C'est le vie.
 
One day I will cosplay as a Visitor. And I don't cosplay.
 
What did you guys think of V?
 

The King of Kong is currently on YouTube. I thought I would share this before it gets taken down, for those of you who haven't seen the movie or feel like watching it again. I don't think we've really discussed King of Kong in depth here in the forums before. 
 
Don't get chumpatized, guys. 
 
 

 
The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters (2007)

A couple of ya know because I brought it up in a chat on tuesday. So recently I won $140 in a survivor football pool so I bought some games with my winnings. Got both ps4 Atari Flashback games, a physical copy of geometry wars 3 for ps4 and a few other nonsense items.
 
So a buddy of mine owns a retro game shop and we hold a Buy Sell Trade event every last Sunday of the month. We call it "Retro Respect". About 30 or so vendors all come down and we all hang out and have a great time and quite a few others drop by as well as its open to the public.
 
So anyways this guy that I talk to knows I like Atari stuff and he sold this to me for $25....
 

 
So happy to have this game in the collection!

I like the campiness of the original series and enjoyed the reboot and related output: Razor, The Plan, Caprica and, to a lesser extent, Blood & Chrome.
 
The metaphysical elements of the reboot were an interesting twist that could be off putting at times. At some point the Cylon motivation to chase BSG was lost on me. That said, they generally nailed individual character arcs, space combat and atmosphere.
 
In my view, Caprica had a ton of promise and SyFy (really?) pulled the plug much too early. It was a transitional time for the network and I don't think the aliens in charge knew what they had. It's a trend that continues with shows like Defiance and Dominion.

If you couldn't tell from my name, HUGE BSG fan, and I'm in the both camp.
 
To be honest, I wasn't pleased when I heard some of the characters were going to be gender swapped in the new one (especially Starbuck), but the pilot looked so good, I had to watch it. After seeing Starbuck punch out Colonel Tigh, I loved new Starbuck just as much as old Starbuck.
 
I still watch the old show from time to time. It's campy as hell at some points, and I still chuckle when I see the same reused space battle shots over and over, but it's definitely more family friendly than the new one which is a big plus for me.

We were starved for sci-fi universes in the immediate post-Star Wars period, so BSG was a welcome addition to that headspace.
Saw the pilot movie on the big screen, during its theatrical release. This was both a good and bad thing.
 
Good to see a TV pilot on the biggest screen possible, as it promised to bring home this new story with a sense of epic proportions.
Bad in that it was a TV pilot shot with network budget, and unlikely to shine a fraction as much as Lucas' brightest star in this new realm of cinematic display.
 
So, my feelings for the original is marshalled by that sense of disappointment in the comparative nature of the movie outing (to be fair, we did have a good time and did not mock the flick) and the let-down by the lack of zesty writing in the full series, as well as its repetitive storytelling (how many times can a star pilot get lost on a planet? Apparently lots and lots).
But all in all, having recently rewatched the '78 BSG blu-ray collection this summer and surfed on that nostalgia wave, the memories warmed up on it.
The actors are charming, the stories are Saturday-morning family fare, the effects are still nifty and shiny (very much so on those cylon armors).
 
Still, I can't bring myself to cross into Galactica 80.
 
As for the reboot - when it came out, those first few eps blew our collective minds (me and some movie pals).
As you mention Rick, everything about it is top-notch: silent space flght and realistic zoom cam, smart writing and intensely good actors.
Some things made less sense (like the doc and his imaginary girlfriend), but we figured it would pan out as the series went on.
I'm sad to say, though, it lost us shortly after.
Maybe it was the feeling it had to go metaphysical when the gritty materialistic aspects of post-war survival was more attractive as prospective storylines.
Maybe the sense it had to shock and twist to live out the duration of its run got to be a bit much (although, this is almost essential for lots of TV shows, so can't fault it for that).
Maybe after pausing for a while and reading how outlandish it seemed to have become did not make coming back to it a necessity.
 
I dunno, I feel I could try it out again, but I recall watching it a second time from the start on dvd and feeling wary and drifting away during mid-second season (I think). or maybe it was the third.
 
It's definitely the kind of show I wanna like.
And I hate the idea of bringing negative vibes to an appreciation of it.
 
But since the question was posed here, thought I'd give good praise and affection to the inoffensive original series, and a general thumb-up-but-not-for-me to the reboot.
 
Someday I'd like to finish it, though.

Gorgeous design on that hylian beauty.
 
The only downside is the required standing or stool-sitting for those extended (and extensive) hours of gameplay on the titles.
 
I can only remember feeling sad at having to go to bed after a minimum of 3-4 hours of evening gameplay on the original.
Never felt "Whew, that was fun. Oh well, better get some sleep now"
Always more like "Curse this human body!"

Thanks LD
Yeah, I'm never quite sure how to approach negative opinions on my part, although that is indeed part of the Ying/Yang of any topic.
As long as good or bad opinions are fleshed out, they are a forward offering to any discussion.
 
Yeah, I really want to finish the new BSG at some point, given how much development went into it (with post-series movies and...a separate prequel show was it?).
Those writers strikes, yeah. I'm all for fairness and ensured pay equity goes above any sad feels for lost show opportunities, but...still makes me sad as a viewer.
You'd think they'd pause production while resolving differences (though I get why they don't).
 
TV shows today are touch-and-go in terms of completion.
So you get serialized narratives that are truly compelling but go nowhere, more often than not, because of production or ratings kerfluffles.
 
That's why full season drops on Netflix or these other streaming services are more reliable.
Lemme know if that show I wanna watch holds up, someone!
Then I'll switch on.
 
All this to say - BSG is still an unfinished book in my mind, an itch to scratch.
I appreciate hearing positive appreciation of it so it can enliven a full rewatch.

Posting a little late but I consider this as being my personal greatest "adventure"    I was encouraged by Justin to share so though I had not initially thought to do so outside my Facebook timeline I know I am at home here among you all and so I share because I think it is an achievement and despite whatever faults I have I am very proud that tonight we celebrated 15 years together and 13 years of marriage. We went to a great local dining establishment here in town called THE FIXX CAFE. It was delicious and everything went great. Here we are and here is what we had. I had the Pasta Special and a Guinness and Melissa had a Martini  and Halibut Special.
 

 

 

 
Where we celebrated
 
http://thefixxcafe.com/index.html
 
 

 

Thanks LD
Yeah, I'm never quite sure how to approach negative opinions on my part, although that is indeed part of the Ying/Yang of any topic.
As long as good or bad opinions are fleshed out, they are a forward offering to any discussion.
 
Yeah, I really want to finish the new BSG at some point, given how much development went into it (with post-series movies and...a separate prequel show was it?).
Those writers strikes, yeah. I'm all for fairness and ensured pay equity goes above any sad feels for lost show opportunities, but...still makes me sad as a viewer.
You'd think they'd pause production while resolving differences (though I get why they don't).
 
TV shows today are touch-and-go in terms of completion.
So you get serialized narratives that are truly compelling but go nowhere, more often than not, because of production or ratings kerfluffles.
 
That's why full season drops on Netflix or these other streaming services are more reliable.
Lemme know if that show I wanna watch holds up, someone!
Then I'll switch on.
 
All this to say - BSG is still an unfinished book in my mind, an itch to scratch.
I appreciate hearing positive appreciation of it so it can enliven a full rewatch.

We were starved for sci-fi universes in the immediate post-Star Wars period, so BSG was a welcome addition to that headspace.
Saw the pilot movie on the big screen, during its theatrical release. This was both a good and bad thing.
 
Good to see a TV pilot on the biggest screen possible, as it promised to bring home this new story with a sense of epic proportions.
Bad in that it was a TV pilot shot with network budget, and unlikely to shine a fraction as much as Lucas' brightest star in this new realm of cinematic display.
 
So, my feelings for the original is marshalled by that sense of disappointment in the comparative nature of the movie outing (to be fair, we did have a good time and did not mock the flick) and the let-down by the lack of zesty writing in the full series, as well as its repetitive storytelling (how many times can a star pilot get lost on a planet? Apparently lots and lots).
But all in all, having recently rewatched the '78 BSG blu-ray collection this summer and surfed on that nostalgia wave, the memories warmed up on it.
The actors are charming, the stories are Saturday-morning family fare, the effects are still nifty and shiny (very much so on those cylon armors).
 
Still, I can't bring myself to cross into Galactica 80.
 
As for the reboot - when it came out, those first few eps blew our collective minds (me and some movie pals).
As you mention Rick, everything about it is top-notch: silent space flght and realistic zoom cam, smart writing and intensely good actors.
Some things made less sense (like the doc and his imaginary girlfriend), but we figured it would pan out as the series went on.
I'm sad to say, though, it lost us shortly after.
Maybe it was the feeling it had to go metaphysical when the gritty materialistic aspects of post-war survival was more attractive as prospective storylines.
Maybe the sense it had to shock and twist to live out the duration of its run got to be a bit much (although, this is almost essential for lots of TV shows, so can't fault it for that).
Maybe after pausing for a while and reading how outlandish it seemed to have become did not make coming back to it a necessity.
 
I dunno, I feel I could try it out again, but I recall watching it a second time from the start on dvd and feeling wary and drifting away during mid-second season (I think). or maybe it was the third.
 
It's definitely the kind of show I wanna like.
And I hate the idea of bringing negative vibes to an appreciation of it.
 
But since the question was posed here, thought I'd give good praise and affection to the inoffensive original series, and a general thumb-up-but-not-for-me to the reboot.
 
Someday I'd like to finish it, though.

We were starved for sci-fi universes in the immediate post-Star Wars period, so BSG was a welcome addition to that headspace.
Saw the pilot movie on the big screen, during its theatrical release. This was both a good and bad thing.
 
Good to see a TV pilot on the biggest screen possible, as it promised to bring home this new story with a sense of epic proportions.
Bad in that it was a TV pilot shot with network budget, and unlikely to shine a fraction as much as Lucas' brightest star in this new realm of cinematic display.
 
So, my feelings for the original is marshalled by that sense of disappointment in the comparative nature of the movie outing (to be fair, we did have a good time and did not mock the flick) and the let-down by the lack of zesty writing in the full series, as well as its repetitive storytelling (how many times can a star pilot get lost on a planet? Apparently lots and lots).
But all in all, having recently rewatched the '78 BSG blu-ray collection this summer and surfed on that nostalgia wave, the memories warmed up on it.
The actors are charming, the stories are Saturday-morning family fare, the effects are still nifty and shiny (very much so on those cylon armors).
 
Still, I can't bring myself to cross into Galactica 80.
 
As for the reboot - when it came out, those first few eps blew our collective minds (me and some movie pals).
As you mention Rick, everything about it is top-notch: silent space flght and realistic zoom cam, smart writing and intensely good actors.
Some things made less sense (like the doc and his imaginary girlfriend), but we figured it would pan out as the series went on.
I'm sad to say, though, it lost us shortly after.
Maybe it was the feeling it had to go metaphysical when the gritty materialistic aspects of post-war survival was more attractive as prospective storylines.
Maybe the sense it had to shock and twist to live out the duration of its run got to be a bit much (although, this is almost essential for lots of TV shows, so can't fault it for that).
Maybe after pausing for a while and reading how outlandish it seemed to have become did not make coming back to it a necessity.
 
I dunno, I feel I could try it out again, but I recall watching it a second time from the start on dvd and feeling wary and drifting away during mid-second season (I think). or maybe it was the third.
 
It's definitely the kind of show I wanna like.
And I hate the idea of bringing negative vibes to an appreciation of it.
 
But since the question was posed here, thought I'd give good praise and affection to the inoffensive original series, and a general thumb-up-but-not-for-me to the reboot.
 
Someday I'd like to finish it, though.

We were starved for sci-fi universes in the immediate post-Star Wars period, so BSG was a welcome addition to that headspace.
Saw the pilot movie on the big screen, during its theatrical release. This was both a good and bad thing.
 
Good to see a TV pilot on the biggest screen possible, as it promised to bring home this new story with a sense of epic proportions.
Bad in that it was a TV pilot shot with network budget, and unlikely to shine a fraction as much as Lucas' brightest star in this new realm of cinematic display.
 
So, my feelings for the original is marshalled by that sense of disappointment in the comparative nature of the movie outing (to be fair, we did have a good time and did not mock the flick) and the let-down by the lack of zesty writing in the full series, as well as its repetitive storytelling (how many times can a star pilot get lost on a planet? Apparently lots and lots).
But all in all, having recently rewatched the '78 BSG blu-ray collection this summer and surfed on that nostalgia wave, the memories warmed up on it.
The actors are charming, the stories are Saturday-morning family fare, the effects are still nifty and shiny (very much so on those cylon armors).
 
Still, I can't bring myself to cross into Galactica 80.
 
As for the reboot - when it came out, those first few eps blew our collective minds (me and some movie pals).
As you mention Rick, everything about it is top-notch: silent space flght and realistic zoom cam, smart writing and intensely good actors.
Some things made less sense (like the doc and his imaginary girlfriend), but we figured it would pan out as the series went on.
I'm sad to say, though, it lost us shortly after.
Maybe it was the feeling it had to go metaphysical when the gritty materialistic aspects of post-war survival was more attractive as prospective storylines.
Maybe the sense it had to shock and twist to live out the duration of its run got to be a bit much (although, this is almost essential for lots of TV shows, so can't fault it for that).
Maybe after pausing for a while and reading how outlandish it seemed to have become did not make coming back to it a necessity.
 
I dunno, I feel I could try it out again, but I recall watching it a second time from the start on dvd and feeling wary and drifting away during mid-second season (I think). or maybe it was the third.
 
It's definitely the kind of show I wanna like.
And I hate the idea of bringing negative vibes to an appreciation of it.
 
But since the question was posed here, thought I'd give good praise and affection to the inoffensive original series, and a general thumb-up-but-not-for-me to the reboot.
 
Someday I'd like to finish it, though.

We were starved for sci-fi universes in the immediate post-Star Wars period, so BSG was a welcome addition to that headspace.
Saw the pilot movie on the big screen, during its theatrical release. This was both a good and bad thing.
 
Good to see a TV pilot on the biggest screen possible, as it promised to bring home this new story with a sense of epic proportions.
Bad in that it was a TV pilot shot with network budget, and unlikely to shine a fraction as much as Lucas' brightest star in this new realm of cinematic display.
 
So, my feelings for the original is marshalled by that sense of disappointment in the comparative nature of the movie outing (to be fair, we did have a good time and did not mock the flick) and the let-down by the lack of zesty writing in the full series, as well as its repetitive storytelling (how many times can a star pilot get lost on a planet? Apparently lots and lots).
But all in all, having recently rewatched the '78 BSG blu-ray collection this summer and surfed on that nostalgia wave, the memories warmed up on it.
The actors are charming, the stories are Saturday-morning family fare, the effects are still nifty and shiny (very much so on those cylon armors).
 
Still, I can't bring myself to cross into Galactica 80.
 
As for the reboot - when it came out, those first few eps blew our collective minds (me and some movie pals).
As you mention Rick, everything about it is top-notch: silent space flght and realistic zoom cam, smart writing and intensely good actors.
Some things made less sense (like the doc and his imaginary girlfriend), but we figured it would pan out as the series went on.
I'm sad to say, though, it lost us shortly after.
Maybe it was the feeling it had to go metaphysical when the gritty materialistic aspects of post-war survival was more attractive as prospective storylines.
Maybe the sense it had to shock and twist to live out the duration of its run got to be a bit much (although, this is almost essential for lots of TV shows, so can't fault it for that).
Maybe after pausing for a while and reading how outlandish it seemed to have become did not make coming back to it a necessity.
 
I dunno, I feel I could try it out again, but I recall watching it a second time from the start on dvd and feeling wary and drifting away during mid-second season (I think). or maybe it was the third.
 
It's definitely the kind of show I wanna like.
And I hate the idea of bringing negative vibes to an appreciation of it.
 
But since the question was posed here, thought I'd give good praise and affection to the inoffensive original series, and a general thumb-up-but-not-for-me to the reboot.
 
Someday I'd like to finish it, though.

Gorgeous design on that hylian beauty.
 
The only downside is the required standing or stool-sitting for those extended (and extensive) hours of gameplay on the titles.
 
I can only remember feeling sad at having to go to bed after a minimum of 3-4 hours of evening gameplay on the original.
Never felt "Whew, that was fun. Oh well, better get some sleep now"
Always more like "Curse this human body!"

Gorgeous design on that hylian beauty.
 
The only downside is the required standing or stool-sitting for those extended (and extensive) hours of gameplay on the titles.
 
I can only remember feeling sad at having to go to bed after a minimum of 3-4 hours of evening gameplay on the original.
Never felt "Whew, that was fun. Oh well, better get some sleep now"
Always more like "Curse this human body!"

Gorgeous design on that hylian beauty.
 
The only downside is the required standing or stool-sitting for those extended (and extensive) hours of gameplay on the titles.
 
I can only remember feeling sad at having to go to bed after a minimum of 3-4 hours of evening gameplay on the original.
Never felt "Whew, that was fun. Oh well, better get some sleep now"
Always more like "Curse this human body!"

A classic track with a good vibe from 1977

Nintendo may have abandoned the arcade scene the moment that NES thing started to take off, but that hasn't stopped some fans over the years from developing their own arcade versions of some of Nintendo's greatest games.
 
Among them, few are as impressive as this custom Legend of Zelda cabinet:
 

 
Made by a fan known as Wyo on the Arcade Museum forums, this cabinet is actually just an elaborate housing for an NES running the game to a 20" CRT screen. The devil, however, is in the design details that Wyo describes via a post on Arcade Museum.
 
"Basically, it’s an all wood construction," says the creator. "Primered and block sanded smooth and straight. I painted it with metallic gold automotive urethane, and then added a mid coat of .008 gold flake. After I cleared it, I wetsanded it 1000-3000 and then polished it. It turned out pretty cool."
 
 
 
From Den of Geek:
This Zelda Arcade Cabinet Is Totally from an Alternate Timeline
What sorcery is this?
http://www.denofgeek.com/us/games/legend-of-zelda/259345/this-zelda-arcade-cabinet-is-totally-from-an-alternate-timeline

Starting a thread here after a discussion started in a "Hello!" post....
 
I'm assuming we have a ton of fans here of the show.  Question is....old version, new...or both?
 
I fall in the "Both" camp.
 
The original was great...but you can just feel the interference of the network -- kind of souring the experience.  "Add a kid!", "not too bloody", etc.  And the budget always seemed to be in question.  Re-used shots for example.  Hokey effects, another.  And finally, the almost complete reboot for season 2.  Give me a break!  Still, absolutely loved it at the time, and I think it's very watchable still. 
 
The reboot is awesome.  You can tell they had a vision and had no compromises.  I LOVE the quiet space effects.  Great effects, great writing, great acting all around.  This show is spectacular.
 
What do you all think?