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In looking through my icons I was reminded that I had nicknamed this one 'zeusnhera' which is an analogy that I still think is very applicable. And that's one of the things that left me a little flat with the vast majority of the BSG fic that I've seen, very few people, if any, have attempted to incorporate Greek mythology into their writing. There are some interesting parallels between mythological figures and the characters that deserve to be explored via fic. Also, I rarely see any mention of Colonial religion in fic. I think Moore&Co have done an intelligent job of weaving mythological themes into the series and it's a shame that so few of the fen have followed up on that tantalizing thread.

In sum: there is so much more to that show than Lee/Kara. Oh boy is there ever.

I finally sat down and watched the director's cut of Kingdom of Heaven and it makes the movie a thousand times more comprehensible. No wonder Ridley Scott was so pissed when the studios forced the cuts down his throat, especially when that action probably didn't increase the box office take even a tiny little bit. It's a fantastic, fascinating movie, an intelligent and sensitive historical epic. Wow, way to sound like a sound bite, I know, but it's still true.

You wanna know why I saw Kingdom of Heaven in the theater? Not for any high-falutin history major reason, let me assure you. It's just, Orlando was so happy to see Billy at the premiere and he seemed so nervous about his first big leading role that I just had to go and support the guy. Plus the fact that Orlando and Marton Csokas are antagonists lets me say things to my empty apartment like, "Oh noez, the elves are fighting." =D

It's funny that once upon a time I didn't think I'd be a writer. I loved stories but I didn't feel as if I had any to tell. Now I'm swimming in ideas and have to try to balance everything in my head while actually finishing projects I've already started. And go to law school. It's kinda the best type of crazy there is.

Which leads me to the requisite reminder that prompts are up for grabs at the Crossover Challenge. You know you wanna ...

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[shanghai-jim.livejournal.com]

Back when I went nuts over BSG (2 years too late, just before the endless hiatus and the NBC/iTunes tiff) I tried to chart who was who, but I couldn't figure out which 12 Olympians corresponded to the Pantheon of Kobol.

I also tried to tie the Cylons into various branches of Christianity, and/or the other monotheistic religions. I'm claiming Six as Catholic since she's got that whole madonna/whore thing we do.

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Yeah, the whole thing did kind of pass its zenith, at least online. Though, I've never noticed that it had a very large fandom to begin with. That tends to happen to shows that are of "higher quality." But that does mean that too few people have seriously looked at issues that I find the most compelling. The urge to ship and only ship is one I just do not understand at all (unless one is an adolescent girl).

There did seem to be an interesting reincarnation underpining to the Colonial (Kobolian?) religion. So it could be that some of the characters on the show itself are the older gods reborn.

Which also fits into the Cylon mythos, in its way, especially with the Final Five and how they're hidden from view.

And I'm totally with you on Six being Catholic. She would feel right at home with 12th century Crusaders, me thinks.