Okay, getting
really personal here...
I am prone to depression. There are fleeting moments when I question the need to go on. I sometimes feel like our world is doomed. Like no one can change, like we are lost as a species, and I feel lost as an individual.
But when I watch Galactica, I feel the hope, the drive to overcome adversity. If Apollo can deal with the loss of Serena, can take care of Boxey, can fight the continuing Cylon threat... who am
I to feel like I can't go on?
Okay, it's just a TV show that got cancelled years ago, but it's one that keeps me going. Making Viper models... just now finishing really nice lasers...
I'm a child of the Seventies. Movies & TV were my salvation. Growing up in a home where my parents fought a lot (many times physically) taught me that reality was a thing to be avoided at all costs. But getting lost in fantasy is a swing in the other extreme direction.
Galactica was and is a strange midground IMO.
The original Star Trek showed where we can go.
The New BSG showed how we are in trouble.
But I find TOS Galactica a strangely compelling tale of perseverance through the void of uncertainty.
Plus: I love the Vipers!
Hope this wasn't too heavy of a topic. I'm usually not this depressing.
I guess I just wanted to vent/express appreciation.