This Weeks Sci-Fi Thread (07/13/08)

07/13/08 | Kevin Davis

[FORTRUTHONLY]

You know, I was sad to see Sam go too but for some reason she didn't ... click right in Atlantis. Now having Mr Woolsey as the commander, quite entertaining. He is the man we love, we hate, we love, we hate... we still don't know how we actually feel about him.

[mowowie]

Is BG all done?

The last episode I watched was over a year ago when Tighe and the Chief and the other 2 realized they may be Cylons.

Just like the Sopranos SciFi made me wait SO LONG that i completely lost interest when the new season finally came on.
Maybe i’ll rent this last season on Netflix when it comes out.

[higgmeister]

What exactly does the expression “five by five” mean?

Being trained as a Military Communicator, I'll field that question. In the early days of radio, two factors were determined to cause signals to not be understood, intelligibility and strength. Operators used a simple graph with 5 levels of signal strength (volume) and five levels of signal quality (clarity). The best signal was five by five or sometimes stated as "Loud and Clear." We always shortened it to, "I copy you 'fivers' Mate, how me?"

Yes, the other guy at the other end of the wire or radio shot was always called Mate, a tribute to the old ship to shore commutations.

For a lot more detail and background, surf for "Allied Communications Publication (ACP-131)(D)—"Q" and "Z" Operating Signals"

[higgmeister]

INT QRK INT QRK INT QRK INT QRK INT QRK INT QRK INT QRK KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK//hm

The HM is for higgmeister!

[Scythian]

Any body try “Ghoul” over the weekend on the Sci-Fi channel, I love cheesy sci-fi but this was just aweful ...

[higgmeister]

I saw it on the guide but didn’t even look.

[Duke Nukum]

I’m not going to read much more of this thread since the Doctor Who finale is being discussed but I found this week’s episode anything but boring. Probably the most boring one so far is the one where the Doctor takes Martha to New Earth and it’s all with the cars stuck on the freeway.

Stargate: Atlantis was okay, not as spectacular as the opening when they destroyed the Replicator planet so maybe they will have some budget left over for other shows.

[Lucius Cornelius Sulla]

Is BG all done?

No, the first half of the 4th season started in April, and ended a few weeks ago, after the fleet arrived at Earth. The second half of the season will resume after the Presidential inauguration, and the show finale will be late next April. The Prequel show Caprica will start fall of 2009, I think.

[Hyzenthlay]

Thanks for the explanation =)