That's me in the middle.
If you saw the Star Trek Meets Monty Python video I posted at Hallowe'en, you won't be surprised to learn I'm a bit of a sci-fi geek. Should I ever be forced to choose between The Space Channel and the Food Network, when it comes to entertainment, space ships trump sauce pans every time.
Tomorrow is the final episode of Battlestar Galactica (or BSG as we call it). Andrew and I will be glued to the television watching the hour-long speculation-fueled lead-in and the two-hour must-see series finale. I'm not sure I can tolerate the follow-up discussion. It all depends on whether or not Gaius Baltar meets the satisfying death he so richly deserves.
Since the dark and gritty BSG isn't likely to give its fans a Hollywood happy ending, I know many characters are going to meet their end. And we want to send them off in proper BSG style. But what to serve? They don't eat alien food like Klingon Gagh or Telaxian Leola root (dear heavens, I actually know about this stuff). So other than Starbucks coffee for Kara Thrace, frankfurters for the pilot nicknamed Hot Dog and toast as a nod to the slang term for Cylons (aka toasters), I'm out of ideas.
Andrew suggested whisky since all you ever see Admiral Adama and his second-in-command Saul Tigh consume is hard liquor. Then again, Andrew's partial to whisky himself. Guess I'll have to drink my red wine from a shot glass and pretend.
If you watch, make a menu suggestion or predict the outcome of Friday night's thrilling conclusion. If you don't, then forgive me. It won't happen again. After all, it's the frakkin' end -- of this series.
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10 comments:
Who needs frakkin' food at a time like this?
Seriously, I can't imagine taking a break to chew when I could miss a detail like who Daniel is or what all that Pithya stuff was really - so much to wrap up in so little time!
I have a strange feeling you people are serious.
Dana, when it comes to TV and eating, I can multi-task.
Debbie, I'm dead serious. That's me in the middle. The blond wig likely threw you. :-)
As I recall, before the fleet turned to algae and grain rations for their sustenance, they ate noodles on a pretty regular basis!
Really, though, I think you hit the nail on the head with hard liquor. At this point in the series, all I can honestly support is a swig of D-grade whiskey whenever Adama or Tigh make intense faces. They're the only watchable part of the show left for me :(
If nothing else, I think we could create a satisfying and effective drinking game out of the last episode. In addition to drinking every time Adama or Tigh make intense faces, we could add every time Baltar says "my people", every time either Athena or Boomer cries, every time Kara looks at musical notes and appears confused...etc. etc.
James, the drinking game is a fun idea. I see Sarah has taken it and run with it.
Sarah S, I'm drunk already!
I'm not a fan of that show, but I can imagine needing some series-ending food when LOST finally concludes ... I believe at the end of next season.
I hope the final episode is everything you need it to be.
Whoa. Why do I get the feeling that this post of yours will get the most comments ever??
Na-Nu Na-Nu
Jill
Well, it turns out Martin is a multi-tasker, too. He has homemade lamb sausage ready for tonight!
I just ate a huge plate of curry and naan so I can't even think about food right now so I think I'll put a bottle of champers in the really cold fridge so that we can toast our show goodbye.
Dana -- ironically, I, too, was too full to get into a theme meal. About 10 minutes into the show, Andrew turned to me and said, "We should have had Greek food! Hera, Helo, Apollo, Athena..."
DUH!!! Oh well, it was a wonderful last battle and even though Gaius didn't get offed (as I really, really wanted), I enjoyed it. Should have ended with Adama on the mountain top, but that's splitting hairs :-)
My big issue now is, where will I get my geek fix?
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