Sometimes a great notion the final cylon revealed january 17, 2009 by kath skerry that fizzing sound you hear might be the sound of my brain trying to figure just what happened during last nights season premiere of battlestar galactica. I finally got around to watching battlestar galactica. Jan 11, 2009 the episode title sometimes a great notion is the same as a ken kesey novel. Watch sometimes a great notion season 4, episode 11 of battlestar galactica or get episode details on nbc. There is a great deal of information supplied by this story, with several more secrets revealed about earth enough to really get the speculative juices flowing but there is no plot in the conventional sense. A lot of bsg has great dogfighting sequences and scar is definitely a contender for one of the best. With edward james olmos, mary mcdonnell, katee sackhoff, jamie bamber. Sometimes a great notion, a disquiet follows my soul. Sometimes a great notion is the title of a brilliant book by ken kesey. Sometimes a great notion is an episode of the tv series, battlestar galactica, and aired during the shows fourth season.
Considered by many to be one of the best television series ever made, battlestar galactica picks up just as cylons intelligent robots designed by humankind commit mass genocide against humanity. Key points from sometimes a great notion after hearing several snarky remarks about how dark bsg has become things like the new season of battlestar galactica. After the startling revelations of the midseason cliffhanger, the fleet and its cylon allies have united in a joint search for earth. The story involves an oregon family of gyppo loggers who cut and procure trees for a local mill in opposition to striking, unionized workers. Battlestar galactica sometimes a great notion episode 4 pictured. The title of the episode comes from the novel sometimes a great notion by ken kesey, which itself quotes the blues song goodnight, irene. The story involves an oregon family of gyppo loggers who cut and procure trees for a local mill in opposition to unionized workers who are on strike. Sometimes a great notion january 17, 2009 by barbara nicolosi patheos explore the worlds faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality. Sometimes a great notion demonstrates that this series is about its characters and their personal mysteries. Its going to be in why it is and its part in the larger, everexpanding bsg mythos. What was interesting about sometimes a great notion was that it blended a series of big, mythologyaltering story points with what was maybe the darkest story yet attempted by the show, an examination of what happens when all of your dreams are crushed. First of all, i recently read its all a kind of magic.
Jan 16, 2009 sometimes a great notion is the thirteenth episode in the fourth season of the reimagined battlestar galactica. It really was a scifi show for people who dont like scifi. Sometimes i live in the country, sometimes i live in the town. Battlestar galactica s04e11 sometimes a great notion.
This is a relatively new development and i think a good one. Kesey took the title from the song goodnight, irene, popularized by lead belly. In keseys book, the herohank stamper, an oregon loggerdoes constant battle with the river that runs past his home, a river that has claimed the lives of pets and loved ones and comes to symbolize the vast and indifferent power of the universe that both gives life and. A family of fiercely independent oregon loggers struggle to keep the family business alive amidst changing times. The episode title sometimes a great notion is the same as a ken kesey novel. Earth is a rocky planet formerly inhabited by organic and mechanical lifeforms. Sometimes a great notion is the thirteenth episode in the fourth season of the reimagined battlestar galactica. Earth was settled on some 3600 years prior to the fall of the twelve colonies by the thirteenth tribe, a cybernetic species which left kobol for a colony of its own to flourish in away from humanity. On the other hand, this latest development undercuts the whole decision tigh made.
Because last season wasnt morose enough me rolling eyes, id like to start this post with a quote from david weddle one of the writers of this episode because i think it informs the. In sometimes a great notion, this story arc and musical theme come to their conclusion. The story value of the final cylon is not in who it is. She is the harbinger of death, and she has led them all to their end. Of course, tonights episode should take its real title from a piece of graffiti on the wall of the galactica. Sometimes a great notion by now youve all had time to have watched the season 4. Bsg had used the visual effects company zoic for the miniseries and season 1, but then started using different companies and individual designers to save money and speed things up. Sometimes i lives in the country sometimes i lives in town sometimes i take a great notion to jump into the river an drown i know little about oregon state, what little i do know is that its damp almost all of the time, has its fair share of trees and woodland, and its where the goonies and stand by me were filmed, and river phoenix was born there. Scouting the planet reveals that there is no life except. Scouting the planet reveals that there is no life except plants. Sometimes i get a great notion to jump into the river an drown from the song goodnight irene, by lead belly oh dear. Battlestar galactica sometimes a great notion tv episode 2009. Sometimes a great notion is an episode of the tv series, battlestar galactica, and aired during.
Weekly rewatch discussion s04e sometimes a great notion. Spoilers will abound, so do not read this until youve watched it. S4e11 bsg sometimes a great notion video dailymotion. The score begins with the erhu solo, stating her theme in its original d minor key. Sometimes a great notion picks up right on the heels of the last episode, with humans and their new cylon allies having arrived on earth, only to find it ravaged and dead. Kesey is probably best known for one flew over the cuckoos nest. Sometimes i get a great notion, to jump in the river and drown. Ausxip lucy lawless battlestar galactica danna biers.
Jan 17, 2009 sometimes a great notion, scripted by david weddle and bradley thompson, ratchets between huge story points starbuck discovering the body of herself. Ausxip lucy lawless battlestar galactica danna biers number. Driven by prophetic visions and political necessity, the galactica travels through uncharted space in hopes of. But closer examination of the skeletons reveals they are cylon. And, though i dont know if it has to do with anything, the first line of the mellencamp song, never give an inch, is a reference to sometimes a great notion, a novel by ken kesey. Sometimes i live in the country sometimes i live in the town sometimes i get a great notion. Battlestar galactica 2003 s 04 e 11 sometimes a great notion. Sometimes a great notion january 17, 2009 barbara nicolosi sometimes i live in the country sometimes i live in the town sometimes i get a great notion to jump into the river an drown from. Only battlestar galactica, the last of the colonial fleet, survives the attack. Watch black swan 2010 entire film for free great quality. Sometimes a great notion is the second novel by american author ken kesey, published in 1964.
Admiral adama, president roslin, gaius baltar, kara thrace, lee adama, athena recurring characters that appear. As they continue to look for signs of life, roslin finds a single solitary plant and helo reports the grim news to bill. Sometimes a great notion, scripted by david weddle and bradley thompson, ratchets between huge story points starbuck discovering the body of herself. Sometimes a great notion battlestar galactica watch syfy. Sometimes a great notion is ken kesey s second novel, published in 1964. She had long ago stopped reading show scripts beforehand. In this crushing scene with leoben, kara learns that the hybrid s prophecy was true. Aug 14, 2009 battlestar galactica season four original soundtrack music composed by bear mccreary. Jan 16, 2009 sometimes a great notion picks up right on the heels of the last episode, with humans and their new cylon allies having arrived on earth, only to find it ravaged and dead. Jul 10, 2015 read sometimes a great notion by ken kesey ebook. Sometimes a great notion the command crew of galactica and the rebel cylons walk around the ruined landscape of earth in despair, trying to figure out what their next step should be. The episode continues from revelations, where both the colonial fleet and the rebel cylons finally found earth, only to find it devastated by a nuclear holocaust at least 2,000 years before, and the discovery leads to despair all across the fleet. He also wrote one flew over the cuckoos nest he took his title from a song goodnight, irene that has in the lyrics. With paul newman, henry fonda, lee remick, michael sarrazin.
I love tigh, so seeing him have more to interact with is great. Sometimes a great notion battlestar galactica wiki fandom. The great martian war 19 1917 20 full film hd quality. The score begins with the erhu solo, stating her theme in. Hostages airlocked, perhaps those killed in sometimes a great notion frak count. I read this book when i was 18, 25, 33, 45 and now once again at my halfcentury mark. Jan 16, 2009 sometimes a great notion demonstrates that this series is about its characters and their personal mysteries. Sometimes a great notion sometimes i live in the country sometimes i live in the town sometimes i get a great notion to jump into the river an drown from the song goodnight irene, by lead belly oh dear. I was going to write about what it meant in relation to this episode, but jess lynde did it already and saved me a lot of work. This episode is the first after the midseason finale of the fourth season revelations, which aired on.
Ill admit i dont pay close enough attention to orchestral. Why was leoben surprised in sometimes a great notion. Sometimes a great notion is a true companion episode to the final shot of revelations. With each read the book has taken on more meaning, more clarity, more subtletymore importance to living itself. Bsg video sneak peek at season 4 video battlestar galactica videos lucys danna biers outfits for auction behind the scenes lucy pics from bsg. From ken keseys novel sometimes a great notion addendum, the above link, a blog post by the musical director of bsg, is fascinating. Complete summary of ken keseys sometimes a great notion. While one flew over the cuckoos nest 1962 is more famous, many critics consider sometimes a great notion keseys magnum opus. Battlestar galactica reimagined season 4 200809 episode list. Sometimes a great notion battlestar galactica wikipedia.
Sometimes i get a great notion to jump in the river and drown. The destruction occurred about 2,000 years earlier. Air date is usually the best way to go, but in this case im leaning towards internal chronology, especially given that all three were. Congrats to the bsg writing team who were clearly ahead of the curve when they bullpenned this episode. Battlestar galactica sometimes a great notion 1162009 of all the candidates for the fifth cylon, that was the most boring. Battlestar galactica sometimes a great notion tv episode. It aired on television on sci fi and space in the united states and canada respectively on january 16, 2009 and on sky one in the united kingdom on january 20, 2009.
The plan and they retcon the interrogation scene from season 1 when leoben breaks his cuffs and grabs kara by the throat. Watch sometimes a great notion season 4, episode 11 of battlestar galactica or get episode details on. Jan 14, 2009 and bsg, as fans call it, made more with less than probably any great series in memory. Sometimes a great notion is the eleventh episode in the fourth season of the reimagined battlestar galactica. Among the ruins, skeletons and wrecks of a different kind of centurions are found. A native of sagittaron, anastasia dualla joined the colonial fleet against the wishes of her father. During season 3, pierre drolet, who had designed the mk. According to moore in his podcast, his wife terry believed that dualla was the fifth cylon right up until she shot herself. Sometimes a great notion is, in my humble opinion, one of the finest pieces of american literature. In the 1600 years following the exodus, the thirteenth tribe built large cities across the planet and began. Sometimes i live in the country sometimes i live in the town sometimes i get a great notion to jump into the river an drown given the adama. The revelation of the final cylon was far from a great notion and seemed to me to be quite, thoroughly.