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  • @TemplinInstitute
    @TemplinInstitute  6 лет назад +168

    You may have noticed we've been pushing our Twitter and Facebook pages quite a bit... that's because we have some very exciting announcements that are going to be starting THIS WEEK! If you haven't already, give us a follow!
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  • @pkneebo
    @pkneebo 6 лет назад +364

    NO MORE MISTER NICE GAIUS!

  • @kevinpittman2517
    @kevinpittman2517 6 лет назад +124

    The depth of this story is beyond epic. It could easily be humanity's forgotten past.

    • @scesfizia
      @scesfizia 2 года назад +6

      Spoilers*

    • @Man_Aslume
      @Man_Aslume Год назад +1

      My dog punched me out of the universe

    • @ronjon7942
      @ronjon7942 3 месяца назад +1

      Yeah, I thought about the ending a lot. It was writing genius to insert us into the story as descendants. I ‘pretended’ Laura Roslin had children, through whom we could link our genetic tree. I swooned over her character.

  • @Mongler37
    @Mongler37 6 лет назад +388

    Nice touch with the corners.

    • @TemplinInstitute
      @TemplinInstitute  6 лет назад +58

      Thank you! I've been waiting for someone to mention this.

    • @idc5025
      @idc5025 5 лет назад +4

      I didn't notice this till I read your post, but yes, VERY COOL! 😆😀☺

    • @annoyed707
      @annoyed707 5 лет назад +5

      So say we all!

    • @BrennFilm
      @BrennFilm 5 лет назад +1

      Still cutting them ;-)

    • @HrLBolle
      @HrLBolle 5 лет назад +1

      It is not just the corners that are cut in aesthetics befitting the legacy of the Twelve Colonies, the entire presentation is designed to mimic a holoband ( Like the ones used in pilot training BSG BLOOD AND CHROME)
      SO SAY WE ALL!!
      Quoted after Adm./Cmdr. William "Husker" Adama last Commanding Officer Battlestar Strike Group 75 Capital ship "GALACTICA"

  • @romulusnuma116
    @romulusnuma116 6 лет назад +581

    I knew what Battlestar Galactica was about but some how I didn't think it would be this dark.

    • @TehOneAndOnlyDuckyyy
      @TehOneAndOnlyDuckyyy 6 лет назад +54

      It's a great show but it's dogged in politics and religious goings on that in the end answer absolutely no questions.

    • @RinnosukeETQW
      @RinnosukeETQW 6 лет назад +97

      oh this doesn't even do justice to how dark it was.

    • @DrLynch2009
      @DrLynch2009 6 лет назад +35

      Romulus Numa I warning you, after mid season 3 the series becomes a shitshow of religious bullshit and retarded plots that go nowhere, and the series finale is as bad as the one from Lost.

    • @DrLynch2009
      @DrLynch2009 6 лет назад +25

      SpockBorg5 what are you talking about? The original series was a shameful Star Wars clone mixed with LDS bullcrap.

    • @Squato
      @Squato 6 лет назад +20

      I'm guessing you mean Ralph McQuarrie? aka the guy who created the look and feel that Lucas needed for Star Wars, since he was hired to create the base designs for the original BSG. They hired him because he had just had his falling out with Lucas and hence was free.
      Glen A. Larson, the actual creator of BSG, while he claims to have created the "Wagon Train to the stars" type of story since he claims Gene Roddenberry stole his pitch for Star Trek (claims that the pitch doc for BSG was meant to have been written in the late 50's/early 60's). While the truth of that claim is up in the air, what was clear is that Larson wanted to mix his Mormon beliefs into the creation of a project that was set in space. Mormonism and BSG was interlinked from the very first episode. Hell, they outright had the crew battle Satan while working with space angels (City of/Ship of Light). So religion has always been at the core of the series, regardless of which version.

  • @frankpinmtl
    @frankpinmtl 6 лет назад +58

    Would love to see a series based on the Cylon perspective: how after the first war they left, where they went, what they did, how the Original 5 made the 8 models, how Daniel got boxed, the original 'earth', which was a nuked wasteland when the Galactica got there...

    • @ronjon7942
      @ronjon7942 3 месяца назад

      Yes

    • @jakekgfn
      @jakekgfn 18 дней назад

      I’d like to see a prequel on Kobol

  • @oneandonly-jj
    @oneandonly-jj 6 лет назад +121

    "Sometimes, you have to roll a hard six."

  • @braderickson9996
    @braderickson9996 6 лет назад +38

    There is always a epic feel to these presentations.
    A professional feel and style are always present.
    So Say We All !
    SO SAY WE ALL !!!

  • @v.k.8153
    @v.k.8153 6 лет назад +245

    I never watched Battlestar Galactica, the original or the remake…
    …But now I want to.

    • @boxman9033
      @boxman9033 6 лет назад +2

      Same

    • @lancep2002
      @lancep2002 6 лет назад +8

      I think the entire series is up on Hulu. It's a fantastic show

    • @loopslytle
      @loopslytle 6 лет назад +18

      The reimagined series was just fraking awesome. Some of the Cylons were really hot!

    • @CallsignYukiMizuki
      @CallsignYukiMizuki 6 лет назад +18

      The remake is really amazing tbh

    • @expfighter5112
      @expfighter5112 6 лет назад +3

      the remake is just GARBAGE! The Original IS Battlestar Galactica!

  • @chancellorjake
    @chancellorjake 6 лет назад +156

    Fraking Cylons.

    • @apollodiomedes203
      @apollodiomedes203 5 лет назад +5

      chancellorjake and the moment you get to know their motivations... It gets much worse/petty

    • @brianlindee588
      @brianlindee588 4 года назад +2

      Remember the term toaster is racist

    • @chancellorjake
      @chancellorjake 4 года назад +1

      @@brianlindee588 Racist, or Specist? The Cylons aren't humans, even though they look like us.

    • @chancellorjake
      @chancellorjake 4 года назад +1

      @Maria Kelly OK. Fraking, Toasters!

    • @HrLBolle
      @HrLBolle 4 года назад +2

      They are still out there
      and I wonder how their Evolution panned out

  • @househendoe7549
    @househendoe7549 6 лет назад +74

    Great Video appreciate your avoidance of spoilers for the Nuggets. One point though, The 12 Colonies were not located in one solar system they were spread out across FOUR the systems Helios Alpha, Beta, Gamma, and Delta. Still patiently waiting on that Systems Commonwealth and Peacekeeper vids.

    • @SultanOfAwesomeness
      @SultanOfAwesomeness 6 лет назад +20

      Though the 12 colonies orbited 4 different stars, they're referred to as 'Cyrannus' as a whole. It's unknown if each star is its own solar system or if it's just one system with four stars. I believe the latter is the most widely accepted one, though.

    • @CyberAspen
      @CyberAspen 6 лет назад +3

      Sultan it is, there was a official cannon map made by QMx that shows each in detail.

    • @mattmercer8269
      @mattmercer8269 6 лет назад +8

      I love the map but still four ultra-habitable systems orbiting each other seems a little bit far-fetched.

    • @househendoe7549
      @househendoe7549 6 лет назад +10

      That's the Fiction in Science Fiction, it's actually way more probable than inventing Artificial Gravity which is a fantastical concept at best . Watch the whole series to the end and then we can talk about Far-Fetched aspects of the series lol

    • @SultanOfAwesomeness
      @SultanOfAwesomeness 6 лет назад +5

      +Matt Mercer I'm sure it's possible. There are million of stars out there.

  • @ramadiel823
    @ramadiel823 6 лет назад +25

    Love the narration. Better than the robotic voices I've heard on other channels.

  • @evancrum6811
    @evancrum6811 6 лет назад +13

    One of my all time favorite series. Thank you!

  • @thehighguarduk4820
    @thehighguarduk4820 6 лет назад +15

    This is a fantastic video! Really superbly explained and discussed, very enjoyable. Fans and newbies alike will enjoy this video. Very well done!

  • @brynmsmith_author
    @brynmsmith_author 6 лет назад +96

    Your narrator is bloody marvellous.

    • @idc5025
      @idc5025 5 лет назад +4

      She has the perfect voice for this.
      Excellent tone and pitch.

    • @captainyossarian388
      @captainyossarian388 5 лет назад +3

      Reminds me of the First Officer Cadet on the Valiant in DS9's episode 'Valiant'. A great authoritative voice.

    • @Necromonger69
      @Necromonger69 3 года назад +2

      Agreed

  • @lucaswilcher638
    @lucaswilcher638 6 лет назад +2

    Leave to the Templin Institute to put a smile on my face after such a crappy day with a video about on the greatest Sci-fi shows of the first decade of the new Millennium hands down thanks 😁

  • @robertagu5533
    @robertagu5533 6 лет назад +156

    3 dislikes.. So guess that's from Skynet, the Borg Queen and a random toaster..
    Funny how someone remembered ancient Human zodiac and took it for new nation titles since they couldn't remember their origins.. apparently

    • @mattmercer8269
      @mattmercer8269 6 лет назад +7

      If Kobol was a controlled experiment then it's plausible.

    • @yazanmowed
      @yazanmowed 5 лет назад +3

      @@mattmercer8269 Can you please elaborate?

    • @MisterSquid1
      @MisterSquid1 5 лет назад +1

      @@mattmercer8269 it isn't

    • @blitzthecrimson3207
      @blitzthecrimson3207 5 лет назад +13

      @@yazanmowed i think, from what i can gather, as the saying in the show goes, "this story will happen time and time again. To some, it is beleived that the two Battlestar galactica shows are, in fact, not a reboot, but the same story. essentially, it happens over, and over again. Same names, but different people. Everytime Humanity advances, they create cylons, which rebel, destroy, causing humanity to restart on a new world. This could be a controlled experiment by the original Cylons to see how Humanity changes over time, as Cylons are always present no matter how many times the process repeats

    • @ImperativeGames
      @ImperativeGames 4 года назад +8

      It kinda said in a show that some higher entities, let's call them God and angels, are giving humanity opportunity to evolve time and time again... but each time Humanity destroys itself, mostly - in wars with enslaved AIs.

  • @lucienguile9125
    @lucienguile9125 6 лет назад +7

    This is one of those channels that I happen to stumble upon with the Turian video, and I've been a fan since. Even have my son watching them, pretty sure he's watched the C&C NOD video a dozen times at least.

  • @Borealis-Rainbow
    @Borealis-Rainbow 6 лет назад +12

    I love your videos! This was one of your best!
    I know you have a Nod video and there are probably a lot of higher wanted ones but I would love a video about GDI aswell, your explanation of Nod gave me goosebumps from nostalgic hype, C&C is my childhood.

  • @KnightofRome01
    @KnightofRome01 6 лет назад

    Again, and again, and again, and again... like my rewatching of the series :)

  • @PhileasLiebmann
    @PhileasLiebmann 6 лет назад +50

    I wa just wondering: if all of this has happened before, then does that mean humanity is basically pulling a trail of worlds overtaken by their own creations behind in space. 'Cause if so, that is what one might call a fail of astronomical proportions.

  • @TheTheDarkWolf86
    @TheTheDarkWolf86 6 лет назад +1

    Awesome video! It makes me want to watch the series again. Again, great content!
    I do have two suggestions;
    1) Andromeda Television Series: Commonwealth and High guard
    2) Warhawk: Two leading factions, worlds, etc.

  • @lewisrobinson5154
    @lewisrobinson5154 6 лет назад +17

    Got to love that bell :) Good one as always love a bit of battlestar :)

  • @jackiemanuel
    @jackiemanuel 6 лет назад +4

    This is pretty incredible. Great job!

  • @ardoronro6677
    @ardoronro6677 6 лет назад +1

    Short, sweet and to the point. Another great video.

  • @Arnoudbr
    @Arnoudbr 6 лет назад +2

    Excellent episode, about the Best series of all time!

  • @giannipinotto4193
    @giannipinotto4193 6 лет назад +162

    toasters are a threat !

    • @DrTssha
      @DrTssha 6 лет назад +6

      ...welp, we're toast.

    • @samuelvine
      @samuelvine 6 лет назад +3

      gives a whole new meaning to "the brave little toaster".....

    • @dynamico1981
      @dynamico1981 6 лет назад +1

      Gianni Pinotto I make my toast and unplug them as soon as I’m done

    • @mr.dystopian5554
      @mr.dystopian5554 5 лет назад +1

      Toaster Lives Matter

    • @nidianoracardenasacevedo5882
      @nidianoracardenasacevedo5882 5 лет назад +1

      Yeaaaaaah and does skinjobs to

  • @DarthCindros
    @DarthCindros 6 лет назад +60

    True Sith Empire from Star Wars The Old Republic, please.

    • @drlca6601
      @drlca6601 6 лет назад

      Dude... the true Sith Empire as Kreia described, was not that bullshit from TOR. We never got to see that empire as Obsidian envisioned it. It exists only in our imaginations.

    • @deathstrike
      @deathstrike 6 лет назад +1

      Kreia was a traitor to the Jedi as well as a traitor to the Sith, I doubt she would have painted an objective picture of either the light or the dark side of the force even though it would have been interesting to follow her life as both as she was in some ways, similar to Revan. I would have loved to see a movie or a series of the Golden Age of the Sith under Marka Ragnos, Ludo Kressh, and Naga Sadow. Now those were true Sith! The original merging of the Dark Jedi after the Great Schism and the Sith species on Korriban. But nobody seems interested. Most want modern Rule of Two Sith like Palpatine and Vader, and are not interested in some of the more meaningful characters like Darth Marr, Darth Thanaton, or Darth Cognis (later Darth Nox). Look on RUclips for the life of Darth Bane, it is an audiobook and actually a very good one.

  • @sky173
    @sky173 6 лет назад +1

    Very well put together. Love it!

  • @eyeplaguitar
    @eyeplaguitar 6 лет назад +3

    Love the channel and all of your videos. Keep up the good work!! :D

  • @ThatOneGuy46696
    @ThatOneGuy46696 6 лет назад +20

    Now everything Spacedock has been saying makes sense.

  • @GUNDAM-NOLASAINTS
    @GUNDAM-NOLASAINTS 6 лет назад

    Excellent positivity excellent expounding on what happen to the 12 tribes. More pleaseeee

  • @Skyborg97
    @Skyborg97 6 лет назад +11

    So say we all!

  • @SultanOfAwesomeness
    @SultanOfAwesomeness 6 лет назад +85

    Oh frak yes.

  • @haroldaranda8042
    @haroldaranda8042 6 лет назад

    So comforting to see the battlestars ablaze!

  • @Morlock19
    @Morlock19 6 лет назад +5

    I'd love to see an episode on Space: Above and Beyond - one of my favorite series!!

    • @ronjon7942
      @ronjon7942 3 месяца назад

      Yes! I have it somewhere on one of my computers. I really liked that show - even though it’s been at least ten years, I had thought it aged very well.

    • @Morlock19
      @Morlock19 3 месяца назад

      @@ronjon7942 if i could find an eaglemoss-like model of a hammerhead i would die happy. and i have the whole series on my system too - we need to protect these treasures!!!

  • @ahnonamos
    @ahnonamos 6 лет назад

    My absolute favorite! Thanks!

  • @garretvallade8261
    @garretvallade8261 6 лет назад +5

    I really like this series. I would like to see an episode on the faction of the Allied States of America from the TV series Jericho.

  • @S31Syntax
    @S31Syntax 6 лет назад +21

    Do the Kushan/Hiigarans from Homeworld! That kind of story in your formatting would be amazing.

    • @yamiblade
      @yamiblade 6 лет назад +1

      S31Syntax fun fact. Homeworld originally was gonna be a classic bsg game

    • @niallreid7664
      @niallreid7664 5 лет назад

      @@yamiblade Actually really glad it wasn't. The same game but with the skin of the original BSG would have ruined it a bit imo.

  • @MrBigCookieCrumble
    @MrBigCookieCrumble 6 лет назад

    I cant belive i've never heard of this channel before, absolutely fantastic content!!

  • @SPACECRUISER96
    @SPACECRUISER96 6 лет назад

    I was waiting for that memoment. When I saw your channel (Despite when I found about you, it was a video that I was not interested with) I knew you will create content from series/movies I like. Later you created videos about Klingong and Romulan and I knew that soon you will create a video regarding my favorite series of all times, Battlestar Galactica and you did it. Thank you for doing it and I look forward for more of your videos in the future. So say we all

  • @ethannaftalin2395
    @ethannaftalin2395 6 лет назад +2

    I have been waiting for this!!!

  • @bfetrooper7806
    @bfetrooper7806 6 лет назад

    I'm so glad I found this channel

  • @passionnotparked9099
    @passionnotparked9099 3 года назад

    Beautifully Told...

  • @waltermarques5186
    @waltermarques5186 4 года назад

    Wonderful, magnificent video! Thanks!!!

  • @Life-Row-Toll
    @Life-Row-Toll 6 лет назад

    Wow, this is awesome! Thank you!

  • @arctroopernull8733
    @arctroopernull8733 6 лет назад +45

    Starbuck, what do you hear?

  • @TehOneAndOnlyDuckyyy
    @TehOneAndOnlyDuckyyy 6 лет назад +1

    Makes you wonder.
    When Lee makes the idea of getting rid of all the technology and ships and to essentially go to a pre iron age setting to break the cycle. He is simply doing exactly what the original colonies did when they arrived on the 12 planets.
    So really, The cycle wasn't broken....It was simply restarted.

  • @Hammern28
    @Hammern28 5 лет назад

    A very well crafted video, I applaud you!

  • @maxpower3050
    @maxpower3050 6 лет назад

    Nicely done. Great work!!!

  • @PaxDeorum
    @PaxDeorum 6 лет назад +2

    Wow...amazing!!! Keep up the good work!!!

  • @vandelayofficial492
    @vandelayofficial492 2 года назад +1

    6:45 Woah they have Chrysler 300s on Caprica too!

  • @jameschambers4807
    @jameschambers4807 6 лет назад

    OMG I just discovered this channel and I’m so happy I wish I could kiss you guys this is the coolest channel I’ve ever found

  • @salzkasten
    @salzkasten 6 лет назад

    I was so waiting for this... Awesome

  • @kalensemeniuk6595
    @kalensemeniuk6595 6 лет назад +7

    Can you guys PLEASE do the starship troopers federation ! Keep the vids coming, love the content

  • @Tioniker01
    @Tioniker01 6 лет назад

    Truly well done.

  • @Icarus8311
    @Icarus8311 6 лет назад

    This was cool, keep up the great work!! I'd have to agree with other users hoping to see the races in Freelancer video.

  • @ryandtibbetts2962
    @ryandtibbetts2962 6 лет назад +28

    The Great Houses of the Landsraad (Dune).

  • @Gigas0101
    @Gigas0101 6 лет назад

    Thank you for the video, I'm a big fan of your presentation and the depth of your work.
    I'd like to politely request videos on:
    Decepticons (IDW Universe)
    Functionists (IDW Universe)
    Cybrids (Earthsiege/Starsiege)

  • @teamsalvation
    @teamsalvation 5 лет назад +6

    Hey where did you get the the post “Caprica” pre BSG clips? Was there a movie / mini series of the colon wars???

    • @patrickkeyes6682
      @patrickkeyes6682 4 года назад +2

      I know this is a year later but I just finished re watching the series. In BSG there are a few episodes that flash back to some of the survivors lives before the attack, there’s one episode in season four that takes place almost entirely on Caprica before the fall

    • @miguelgarr576
      @miguelgarr576 4 года назад +2

      That was the serie "Caprica".
      Only 2 seassons, sadly.
      Regards

    • @TheRezro
      @TheRezro 4 года назад +1

      As side note, how much I liked twist it didn't really make sense in case of Kobol symbolism. It isn't a secret that Colonies were inspired by Zodiac, what was obvious hint toward localization of Earth. Except it was different Earth...

  • @nanomachinesson2513
    @nanomachinesson2513 6 лет назад +76

    Wait, wait, wait........... are they space Trojans?

  • @abbyboyone
    @abbyboyone 4 года назад

    thanks for putting everything in a row.

  • @steellegionaire
    @steellegionaire 6 лет назад +3

    Could you guys do a video for the Earth Federation and its military forces (while also talking about sub-factions such as: The Titans, AEUG/Karaba, League Militaire, Londo Bell, and ECOAS) from the Universal Century series of Gundam?

  • @dwaynetrawick7125
    @dwaynetrawick7125 6 лет назад

    Thanks so much for another awesome video! I would love to see videos for any of the Wheel of Time factions. Thanks!

  • @lanokianakachiev6543
    @lanokianakachiev6543 6 лет назад

    Damn... I got chills!

  • @trekintosh
    @trekintosh 6 лет назад

    Wow this is awesome. I love this. Instant subscribe.

  • @DishonestSteward
    @DishonestSteward 6 лет назад

    This video earned you a subscription.

  • @aaronhouston3116
    @aaronhouston3116 6 лет назад

    Hell yeah. Sign me up! I just hope it's not regurgitating all thats gone before and leaves room for new characters and new stuff.

  • @akiramasashi9317
    @akiramasashi9317 6 лет назад +4

    It should be noted that the Colonial fleet's might at the time of the Cylon invasion was far greater than that of the Cylons. Without the virus placed in the Colonial defense mainframe the it would have been the Cylons who suffered a total defeat.

    • @Stephen64138
      @Stephen64138 2 года назад +1

      Do you have any sources confirming this?
      For what I know, we have no clues regarding the strenght of the cylon fleet. It could have been hundred of baseships and endless fighters. Even without the virus, their attack would have packed a serious punch on the colonial defenses.

    • @akiramasashi9317
      @akiramasashi9317 2 года назад +1

      @@Stephen64138 The Battlestar Galactica Miniseries episode Night 1 stated that the Colonial Fleet boasted over 120 Battlestars and an unknown (but probably far greater) number of support ships, and during the battle of New Caprica later in the show one antiquated Battlestar that was being decommissioned at the start of the show, operating with a skeleton crew and no Viper support could hold off 2 fresh, fully armed and escorted Basestars with relative ease. It wasn't even in trouble until they were outflanked, surrounded and later overwhelmed by 4 Basestars. And even then it survived. 120 modern fully armed, properly crewed and escorted Battlestars with a full complement of Vipers would have completely obliterated the Cylon fleet in a straight up engagement. Sure, a few might've been lost but it would still have been a crushing and fatal defeat for the Cylons. Baltar's CNP backdoor virus was the lynchpin of their attack.

    • @Stephen64138
      @Stephen64138 2 года назад +1

      @@akiramasashi9317 Ok... I'm sorry but we will have to disagree on this. First of, during the miniserie, the Galactica did not hold off ''with relative ease'' against the cylons. It ran away from every engagements after few minutes of combat. Without being able to strike back directly at the enemy. They were nearly constantly on the defensive and the run during the show.
      In fact, the colonials in the show (up to mid season 3 when it got a little bit far fetched and really ''tv ish'') attacks the cyclons directly only 4 times that I know of at the moment (Cylon relay in Razor, Tylium refinery, Resurrection ship and Rescue on New Caprica). And even if we can count all these attacks as victories, they suffered heavy losses all the time.
      The Resurrection Ship battle is the most relevant example of a direct confrontation on equal grounds. 2 Battlestars vs 2 Baseships. And we know only for sure that they managed (not with ease) to destroy one baseship.
      I know there's some sources out there saying that the cylons are not match for the colonials and that 1 viper is worth 100 cylon raiders but allow me to laugh at this. It happens in all TV shows. At first, the ennemy is shown as super strong and it takes insane efforts to bring him down, and 2 season later they just die like flies to make more views and raise the hype.
      But this is crap and ridiculous. During the miniserie, Lee and Starbuck have a hard time against the cylons raiders. And later on, it's barely if they are a treat whatsoever. This is television... ^^
      The cylon Baseships are designed to match the battlestars. And the battlestars are made (theoretically) to match their cylon's counterparts. And we know that the cylons have a lot of them.
      Also, even without the virus, you seem to forget that the cylons have infiltrated the colonial society at multiple levels. They know where are the colonies, how they work, what are their weeknesses, what to strike etc. They could have, even without the virus, launch the war, jumped into orbit, launched their missiles and jumped back. Even if 90% of the missiles had been intercepted, the colonies would have suffered tens if not perhaps hundreds of millions of deaths. In the first day. Moral would be down to the ground and that would have only be the start. And the cylons could have striked again any time while the colonials pretty much unable to strike back. (REMEMBER THAT THE CYLONS SHIPS CAN JUMP MUCH FARTHER THAN THE HUMAN ONES). This theoretical war could have last years or decades and left the colonies in a state of utter devastation.
      Yes, the colonials may have won this war. Humans are resourceful and with more ships, officers like Cain, a good leadership and some tech gap filler along the way to match the cylons on strategic level, the colonials may have won.
      But to say that it would have been easy, sorry but it's the same thing as people who say to me that the U.S. could defeat Russia easily... Nope. Not easily.

    • @akiramasashi9317
      @akiramasashi9317 2 года назад +1

      @@Stephen64138 We'll just have to agree to disagree. The reason the Colonials ran in almost every engagement is because they initially only had 1 real warship and their objective was to find Earth, not to battle the Cylons, and any damage done to Galactica or later to Pegasus would have been irreparable without drydocks and infrastructure. Adama knew this and only fought the absolute bare minimum of necessary battles. Pegasus had the facilities to produce new Vipers and train new pilots but fixing Battlestars and replacing personnel on those takes a lot more. During The Battle of the Resurrection Ship the Pegasus and Galactica purposefully didn't come in guns blazing since they had to take out the Resurrection Ship's FTL first with the Stealth Viper. During the New Caprica battle the Pegasus' forward guns cut through a Basestar in one volley, and Galactica survived a minutes long pounding from 4 ships. If Lee Adama wasn't such a worthless commander he could have destroyed all 4 Basestars in short order, but he came into the battle fully committed to sacrificing his ship.
      And yes, colonial society was infiltrated at multiple levels, but all of those were with the sole purpose of finding a weakness in the Colonial defenses, which the CNP backdoor virus became, and they'd still be stuck on the Colonies. And I seriously doubt the Cylons could just jump in, do their thing and jump out again. It takes time to prime nukes and to charge up their FTL again, even if they could jump further. Maybe if they suicide crashed into the planets themselves they could do some serious damage but otherwise planetary defenses would intercept everything. Even *IF* a handful of nukes actually landed and destroyed a couple of cities on less defended words it would just stoke the Colonials' fury even further. They produced 120+ capital ships in peacetime, with older model ships being decommissioned to serve as Museums. With a war economy and thirst for vengeance they would utterly overwhelm the Cylons. Just how many ships could the Colonial Navy bring out of Mothballs on short notice if even the legendary Galactica was being decommissioned? How many more would be built in the months that followed? Even if the Cylon Colony was never found every Cylon battlegroup would be outnumbered and outgunned. The roles would essentially be reversed, with Cylons running halfway across the universe.
      Humanity managed to win during the 1st Cylon War when they were outnumbered and outgunned and were hit with a surprise rebellion from within. They only had a small handful of Battlestars to defend 12 worlds with back then. With the Colonies fully armed and defended against an outside threat with *120* Battlestars the Cylon attack would have been completely eradicated and the vast bulk if not the entirety of their military would've been lost in one fell swoop.
      It would not only be easy for the colonials, it would have been an overwhelming, crushing victory.

    • @ronjon7942
      @ronjon7942 3 месяца назад +1

      I listened to another Templin analysis that indicated the Cylons either didn’t think they’d be successful, or didn’t think they’d survive, a protracted conflict with the Colonials. Their strategy involved…well, we know what their strategy was.
      There’s no way it would be easy to defeat the Cylons, but given what we know of the fleet strength of the Colonies and what we learned of the Cylons from the series, it’s pretty clear the Colonials would have eventually crushed the Cylons.
      But it’s irrelevant, because the Cylons would never attack in that fashion unless they amassed overwhelming superiority first. They’re machines; they can do the math. Plus they’re patient. And with Resurrection technology, they’ll always have the ability to survive the casualty count.
      Great conversation. Even though I’ve watched the series four times, I’m still learning so much lore that every series binge still has newness about the storyline to me. For example, I didn’t know there were 120 BattleStars, nor that 30 were wiped out in hours. Comments like these are awesome for looking into details that heighten the taste of the story.

  • @lolki3727
    @lolki3727 6 лет назад +21

    Please do the Peacekeepers from Farscape.

  • @FitnessConnect
    @FitnessConnect 4 года назад

    Well done!

  • @robb-kx6wu
    @robb-kx6wu 6 лет назад

    So say we all... that was beautiful. 👍🏻👍🏻

  • @ttrestle
    @ttrestle 3 года назад

    I would love to work for your channel, particularly to “clean-up,” improve and better organize your PLAYLIST section. I highly recommend you expand this section to literally create a playlist for each show, movie, book, etc. For example, create one for Battlestar Galactica and one for Dune, and so on and so forth. I’d LOVE to do this for you as I’m an independent contractor who manages clients social media or sometimes works as a substitute helper instead of total management.
    Your channel is amazing and I’ve been watching, recommending, have subscribed and get all alerts. Keep up the outstanding work and let me know if you want or need help improving your playlist section.

  • @tred6292
    @tred6292 6 лет назад

    So say we all!
    Suggestion: The Terran Empire (Star Trek, The original series, Deep Space Nine, Enterprise, Discovery).

  • @silverfire1053
    @silverfire1053 6 лет назад

    Well done! Love the video

  • @jonharper4478
    @jonharper4478 6 лет назад

    Beautiful video.

  • @wackyfantastic8857
    @wackyfantastic8857 6 лет назад

    Awesome video!

  • @feralprocessor9853
    @feralprocessor9853 10 месяцев назад

    An intense history of infighting when it happens.

  • @theCoolLew
    @theCoolLew 6 лет назад

    Great video!

  • @bionicbobt
    @bionicbobt 6 лет назад

    Fantastic!!!!
    Would love to see you tackle classic BSG!!!!

    • @GoodVideos4
      @GoodVideos4 6 лет назад

      I don't think enough is known about that, for such an episode.

  • @TrueToTheArts
    @TrueToTheArts 6 лет назад

    I never knew the story that was top-notch thank you

  • @Ser_Redshirt
    @Ser_Redshirt 4 года назад +1

    You should cover the various Republics that form after The Blackout in NBC's "Revolution" .

  • @JunkPhubeta
    @JunkPhubeta 9 месяцев назад +1

    Hey Templin... So, its been 20+ years since the show premiered... Could you do a video on the Jupiter class Battlestars or a special feature on Galactica?

  • @theboard7512
    @theboard7512 6 лет назад

    An amazing Video!

  • @serge00storms
    @serge00storms 6 лет назад +5

    Flashback "by your command"

  • @VulcanOnWheels
    @VulcanOnWheels 4 года назад

    0:08 There's some Aurebesh hidden in there, which is known from Star Wars. What's that doing in Battlestar Galactica?
    I've already watched some of the remake, but clearly not all of them. I hope to watch all of them at some point.

  • @pcheintz7264
    @pcheintz7264 11 месяцев назад

    There are things in Galactica canon and even deadlock that were never explained with any clarity that I had always wondered about... particularly locations... For example:
    - where is Djerba located in relation to the 12 colonies double binary solar system, and is it a planet or moon...
    - where is the Armistice station and armistice line in relation to the 12 colonies double binary solar system... spinward? anti-spinward? elsewhere?
    - locations and even names of the so called 'frontier' colonies in deadlock anabasis in relation to the 12 colonies double binary solar system.

  • @sanj9278
    @sanj9278 6 лет назад +1

    please breakdown the Mistborn. Allomancy, Feruchemy and Hemalurgy and the uses of each allomantic metal. or the 10 orders of Knights Radiant from the Stormlight Archive. or anything about the nations of Roshar from Stormlight. Difficult for you guys to do books, I know, but it would be so epic!!

    • @TR-ru7wl
      @TR-ru7wl 6 лет назад

      Sanjo The Mango I would love that

  • @marimcgee8379
    @marimcgee8379 6 лет назад +18

    Do something on the Terrain Dominion from StarCraft.

    • @calebross8724
      @calebross8724 6 лет назад +1

      Mari McGee heh I was just about to comment this.

    • @darwinxavier3516
      @darwinxavier3516 6 лет назад +3

      That would be great. But I'm more interested to see how much hate it would get from Warhammer 40k fans.

    • @CallsignYukiMizuki
      @CallsignYukiMizuki 6 лет назад +1

      The Daelaam imho would make a better video

  • @genericnpc08
    @genericnpc08 6 лет назад +2

    Oh frak! BSG! YES! I wish I could give more likes!

  • @wilsthelimit
    @wilsthelimit 6 лет назад

    Holy Crap! Those Cylons are brutal!

  • @efraim3364
    @efraim3364 6 лет назад +8

    03:40 APOLLO!!

  • @jamies4613
    @jamies4613 6 лет назад +1

    would love to see something about The Resistance and Enlightened factions from the Online Game Ingress

  • @D.Holliday112
    @D.Holliday112 5 лет назад +2

    "All hands, prepare for turbulence."

  • @Killerspieler0815
    @Killerspieler0815 4 года назад

    @The Templin Institute -
    I know the reason how the Cylons got access: they worked with Dr. Baldar on the navigation software which contained malware , both was installed on fleet system which are all interconnected ( = fatal flaw that granted total access incl. powering down the reactors) except the Galactica that still has NO networking due to the Cylon war era ... the Pegasus which was in the dock just in time recognized the malware & escaped.

  • @mustavogaia2655
    @mustavogaia2655 6 лет назад +22

    Frakking good.

  • @TheMidgarDemon
    @TheMidgarDemon 6 лет назад

    I'd like to request the ShinRa Electrical Company from Final Fantasy VII.
    Also, love your videos and the channel in general! Keep up the good work.

  • @PABeaulieu
    @PABeaulieu 6 лет назад

    Nice job!

  • @SleepyFailer
    @SleepyFailer 6 лет назад +1

    Could you do The Fondation from the Foundation series of Asimov? I don't know if you will find pictures though. ^^

  • @ainako1010
    @ainako1010 5 лет назад

    I wished the colonies were flushed out more. Everyone is pretty much from Caprica, Tauron, and Picon. It be great to see folks from Libran. I imagine Libran being a mash up between Washington DC Los Angeles. So a mix of lawyer & legislator types with celebrities & hollywood types. It would also been interesting if they introduced that one of the colonies was still run by a monoarchy. Maybe a story for the Galactica reboot.