Robots in the Time of Cholera

Wow. Last night's Battlestar Galactica was bad. I think I've only uttered that phrase once before in three years, and that was about the muddled "Black Market." And similar to that one, this one also had a talented guest star (Bruce Davison -- BM's was Bill Duke). While BM was an incoherent take on "noir," with out of character revelations and behavior, this was just a pedantic After School Special. Did you know racism is bad, y'all?

Amid the heavy handedness and falling anvils, there were at least a few decent moments:

The reappearance of ChipGauis. And Roslin noticing Caprica talking to herself (ChipGaius) and even kissing "him."

Pretty much everything Saul Motherfucking Tigh did or said. "That's because they're a bunch of stubborn, root-sucking jackasses holding onto traditions that are a thousand years old." Bring it, Saul. And after getting punched in the face by Saint Helo, "you better have the doc look at that hand."

Doc Cottle.

One of the few decent lines: "There's a trick to being human -- think only about yourself." Gods know I've been with a few humans, then.

Also funny were the promos for "Hollow Man II." Is that what gets Christian Slater in the Monday Night Football booth? And judging by the content of Joe Theismann's comments, wouldn't that make two "hollow men" in the booth then?