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Ah, the age old debate over Mac’s and PC’s continue. Being a complete computer illiterate, I just use whatever someone puts in front of me. Which up until now has been a PC. Yeah, I have issues with it, and sure that Mac is looking sleeker, and sexier, and more tailored to my needs. But I’m one of those people who stick with something till I know it’s dead. Relationships, cars, television programs, I just hate change. Beating a dead horse is my past time (and before you PETA freaks send me hate mail, that’s a joke).

Still, the debate has got me wondering…what do the people of the future use, Mac or PC?

The Enterprise D, I believe uses the Trek equivalent of a PC, and here’s why…

Those stupid Bynars have got to be some kind of virus right? Or maybe spy ware. And we all know a Mac isn’t susceptible to that. But it’s not just the Bynars that make me think the Enterprise D is running on a PC. Let’s think about how many times their computer has gone down, been overrun by alien technology, taken over by nanties, or the holodeck has malfunctioned. By my count this happened at least two times a season. Sounds like a PC to me.

Battlestar Galactica…well this one is a bit harder. It seems to me that the original series BSG would be like the original Apples, you remember that flashing green cursor, right? But really, because of the computer phobia the Cylon wars produced the reimagined Galactica doesn’t seem that much more technically advanced. Now the Cylons, they’re running some super freaky, gooey gel Mac stuff. Not sure if I want any part of a computer that requires me to stick my hand in something that looks like snot. Even if it can resurrect me.

Not being a Mac user I’m not sure what kind of gripes you guys have about your computers (if any). But, given that most sci-fi series that run longer then a season seem to rely on at least one episode where their computers crash and burn I’d say most sci-fi television shows are using PC’s. So, I guess that kills that debate. At least it kills my interest in it. I think I see something shiny on the other side of the room. Gotta go.

Oh, by the way, my PC crashed while trying to write this. Oh the irony!

Sci-fi Channel reported on February 14 that they would be picking up BSG for 13 more episodes, and stated that it’s move to Sunday had improved the ratings by some 8 percent.

Now, I love this show, I won’t deny it. As far as good sci-fi goes on TV this is by far number one on my list. It’s dark, it’s edgy, it’s got some great special effects, the acting is spot on, those are all the positives. There are unfortunately a few negatives, especially in this past season. And I’d say most of it stems from one plot twist…the jumping ahead one year at the end of last season.

I know, I know if I was going to complian I should have done it earlier, right? Well maybe, but I was waiting to see how they pulled this one out of the bag before I started moaning about it. The idea of jumping forward a whole year was so “out there” in terms of television drama that I wasn’t sure if I would like it or not. And now I can say with complete conviction, it screwed them up. (Read more…)