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An edition of Battlestar Galactica and Philosophy: Mission Accomplished or Mission Frakked Up? (2008)

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Mission Accomplished or Mission Frakked Up?

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"A collection of essays exploring philosophical, political, and cultural themes of the television show Battlestar Galactica"--Provided by publisher.

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Open Court/Carus Publishing
Language
English
Pages
441

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Subjects
Battlestar Galactica (Television program : 2003- ), Battlestar Galactica (Television program : 1978-1979), Galactica 1980 (Television program), Television programs, Philosophy, Battlestar Galactica (Television program : 2003)

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First Sentence

""Act of Contrition" was the first script that Bradley Thompson and I wrote for Battlestar Galactica."

Table of Contents

ix. Foreword Page David Weddle
xiii. “I Dare You to Watch This Show!” Page Josef Steiff
xviii. Acknowledgments
1. MODEL ONE: Some Are Programmed to Think They Are Human Page Ronald D. Moore
3. The Narrative Disruptions of Model Eight Page Daniel Milsky
17. Frak-tured Postmodern Lives, Or, How I Found Out I Was a Cylon Page Paul Booth
29. The Avatar and the Ego: Reconciling Ourselves with Videogames Page Luke Cuddy
39. Gothic Anxiety Page Luke Cuddy
49. Am I a Cylon? Self-Knowledge at the Crossroads Page Luke Cuddy
61. MODEL TWO: They Look Like Us Now Page Ronald D. Moore
63. Kiss Me, Now Die! Page Magali Rennes
77. I Frak, Therefor I Am Page Jennifer Harwood-Smith
87. The C-Word: Queering the Cyclons Page Shira Chess
95. I, Cyborg Page Shana Heinricy
103. I am a Cylon Page Richard Hanley
115. MODEL THREE: We Became What We Beheld Page William “Husker” Adams
117. You Can’t Rape a Machine Page Amy Kind
129. Knowing We’re Frakked: Democracy and Bad Decisions Page Tristan D. Tamplin
143. The Razor’s Edge: Galactica, Pegasus and Lakoff Page Sara Livingston
155. Some Cylons are More Equal Than Others Page Hal Shipman
163. They Evolved, but Do They Deserve Consideration? Page John Scott Gray
171. MODEL FOUR: Battlestar Iraqtica Page Ronald D. Moore
173. Playing with Fire Without Getting Burned: Blow-Back Re-Imagined Page Isabel Pinedo
185. The Wretched of New Caprica Page Dan Dinello
201. Choosing Sides: Occupation or Resistance? Page Ian M. Peters
211. Secrets and Lies: Balancing Security and Democracy in the Colonial Fleet Page Louis Melançon
221. Weapons of Mass Salvation Page Bryan McHenry
233. SALTed Popcorn: The Original Battlestar Galactica in Historical Context Page John Kenneth Muir
247. MODEL FIVE: Finding Purpose in the Void Page Lee “Apollo” Adama
249. 33, 34, 35 … The Life of the Limits Page Jean-Paul Martinon
261. Lost in Space? Finding Your Way Without a Map Page Trudy Milburn
271. Free Will, Determinism and Schopenhauer (Oh, My!) Page Bryan C. Barker
281. Living in the Watchtower Page Christopher Christian
289. The Meaning of a Deathless Life Page David Vessie
301. MODEL SIX: Near the End of Our Journey Page Ronald D. Moore
303. Why Your Mormon Neighbor Knows More About This Show Than You Do Page Ivan Wolfe
317. DINO or Dialogic: What Does “Re-Imagined” Really Mean? Page Richard Berger
329. The Real War Between Battlestar Galacticas Page Richard Berger
337. A Dangerous Place for Women Page Ewan Kirkland
349. Eve, Lilith and the Cylon Connection Page Heather Rolufs
359. Dreamers in the Night Page Heather Rolufs
369. Coduction: Cylons, Colonials and Criticism Page Heather Rolufs
379. DOSSIER
381. Call Signs
387. Decodings
393. Lexicon
397. Intel
405. Other Campaigns (Bibliography)
409. War Journal (Episode Listing)
413. The Universe is a Vast and Complex System: Coincidental, Serendipitous Events Are Bound to Occur… (Index)

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.
$18.95
Printing statement: "First printing: 2008"

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Chicago, Illinois, USA
Series
Popular culture and philosophy -- v. 33
Copyright Date
2008

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
791.45/72
Library of Congress
PN1992.77.B353 B38 2008

Contributors

Editor
George A. Reisch
Cover Photographer
NBCU Photobank
Cover Design
Shane Arbogast

The Physical Object

Format
Trade paperback
Pagination
xviii; 423 p. ;
Number of pages
441
Dimensions
22.7 x 15.2 x 2.6 centimeters
Weight
602 grams

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL16754641M
Internet Archive
battlestargalact0000unse
ISBN 13
9780812696431
LCCN
2008015295
OCLC/WorldCat
220421608
Library Thing
5717568
Goodreads
2928507

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