If the miniseries is all that existed, I'd be inclined to agree with the author. To an extent. Mostly where the blond cylon was concerned, and even until the latest two or three episodes I'd be inclined to agree on that point.
Starbuck as basicly a guy with boobs? I admit, I was a fan of the original Starbuck, so I wasn't sure I'd like the change. But let's run with it. She's an ace pilot, in a predominantly male profession if the squadron makeup is any indication. At the very least, she'll have to act like the boys until they don't regard her as an outside intruder. Not hopping into bed with someone else on the ship, despite there being attractive options? Doing something like that falls under the heading of "Damned Stuipid Things to Do" when both parties are in a combat/hazardous duty assignment. And lo, it turns out she did in fact do something that stupid once already. And got burned by it. A one dimensional cutout? Hell no. She's just not the kind of charachter you can easily develop in four hours. (I'd say more, but that leads to some semi-major spoilers for those that haven't seen the TV series.)
Boomer? Hey, let's ignore everything positive and plausible that was done, in favor of the "oh by the way" tidbit at the very end which happens to advance the point. Probbably one of the best handled charachters in the miniseries, and not just because of plot significance. Boomer was rewritten to the point that her callsign is nothing more than a nod to the original - she's basicly an original characther in the remake, so it stands to reason she's a bit better developed out of the gates than Starbuck or Apollo.
President Rosalyn. "Only got the job because everyone above her got killed, and isn't qualified"? BS. Anyone at that level of government is a veteran politician and/or leader to some extent - otherwise they couldn't handle their job. Everyone in the miniseries is put through what amounts to hell, and Rosalyn is arguably put through the worst one possible. The fact she wasn't utterly catatonic speaks to her strength, even if it's not the obvious "gun on each hip, cigar between my teeth" kind.
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Starbuck as basicly a guy with boobs? I admit, I was a fan of the original Starbuck, so I wasn't sure I'd like the change. But let's run with it. She's an ace pilot, in a predominantly male profession if the squadron makeup is any indication. At the very least, she'll have to act like the boys until they don't regard her as an outside intruder. Not hopping into bed with someone else on the ship, despite there being attractive options? Doing something like that falls under the heading of "Damned Stuipid Things to Do" when both parties are in a combat/hazardous duty assignment. And lo, it turns out she did in fact do something that stupid once already. And got burned by it. A one dimensional cutout? Hell no. She's just not the kind of charachter you can easily develop in four hours. (I'd say more, but that leads to some semi-major spoilers for those that haven't seen the TV series.)
Boomer? Hey, let's ignore everything positive and plausible that was done, in favor of the "oh by the way" tidbit at the very end which happens to advance the point. Probbably one of the best handled charachters in the miniseries, and not just because of plot significance. Boomer was rewritten to the point that her callsign is nothing more than a nod to the original - she's basicly an original characther in the remake, so it stands to reason she's a bit better developed out of the gates than Starbuck or Apollo.
President Rosalyn. "Only got the job because everyone above her got killed, and isn't qualified"? BS. Anyone at that level of government is a veteran politician and/or leader to some extent - otherwise they couldn't handle their job. Everyone in the miniseries is put through what amounts to hell, and Rosalyn is arguably put through the worst one possible. The fact she wasn't utterly catatonic speaks to her strength, even if it's not the obvious "gun on each hip, cigar between my teeth" kind.