Well, so far Comcast isn’t off to a great start. I had an install scheduled yesterday between 1:00 PM and 5:00 PM to set up my Digital Cable, High Speed Internet, and Digital Voice (VoIP). So, silly me, I get there before 1:00 PM and wait… and wait… and wait.

Around 3:00 PM I get a call from someone at Comcast that tells me that the installer is on his way. Could have been good news, but she follows up by telling me that the installer had used his last Digital Box, and we’d have to schedule someone else to bring one back to me…. or I could go pick one up at the main office. No biggie I though. If he was out by 4:00 PM, I’d be able to get my other errands done and still swing by the Comcast office.

So the guy arrives, looks at a few jacks, and mumbles something about the wiring. Apparently the new house (20 year old hose that is) has what he called “old 45 wiring” which isn’t going to work to well. He tells me that they need to schedule someone to come back out and run all new wiring. Thankfully, they will be able to get someone out there this Saturday… again, between 1:00 PM and 5:00 PM. There goes that day.

Thankfully, I was able to talk the guy into at least turning on the TV. With a little reluctance, he does so, but not before saying “I don’t know how well the reception will be”. So, after he leaves, I hook up TiVo and the TV. Crystal clear. Don’t know what the guy was smoking, but it works, and works just fine. I’d bet that the internet would have worked as well had the guy at least tried to turn it on.

Oh well… at least I was able to watch Heroes last night, and schedule TiVo to records the episodes of Battlestar Galactica and The Dresden Files that I missed.

Time has named Battlestar Galactica the 2005 show of the year. All I can say is, well duh. Don’t forget BSG returns in Janurary.

For those of you wanting more BSG, Amazon.com has a nice selection of BSG related items.

• BSG 2003 Miniseries
• BSG Season 1
• BSG Season 2.0
• and more

No, that isn’t my christmas list.

I think tonight’s episode of Battlestar Galactica, 208 Final Cut, was probably the best episode of this season so far. Personally, I loved hearing the origional BSG theme song during the show. I wish it was played more often. Time to grab Ron Moore’s Podcast and see what he has to say about it.

Stargate: Atlantis was also pretty good, though I wish it hadn’t been one of those episodes where right at the last minute everything turns out to be ok. Personally, I think the writers/directors from SG:A could learn some stuff from BSG. But what do I know, eh? :p

I couldn’t really complain about Stargate: SG1. I enjoyed the hand-to-hand combat scenes. It actually reminded me a lot of Gladiator, only on a much smaller scale. It was nice to see something other than the Ori (??) and the friars being the focal point. I’m already sick of them. They either need to do something, or go back to being hermits in a distant galaxy.

Can’t comment on Firefly, as I haven’t seen it yet. It’s TiVo’ed so I’ll watch it tomorrow. Gotta love that little toy.

Once again it was SciFi Friday, probably one of the best nights on TV.

I think this is probably the first time I’ve enjoyed Stargate: Atlantis more than Stargate: SG-1. Hopefully both shows will pick up more next week.

As always, Battlestar Galactica fraken kicked ass. Looks like next week’s episode of BSG, “Home Part 1″, will be pretty interesting. Considering I’ll be in Panama City Beach, Florida next Friday, I’ve got my TiVo set up to record it, as well as the rest of the SciFi Friday (and Wednesday) lineup.

Hopefully I’ll be able to watch it Friday night, but if not there is always TiVo.

GateWorld has a tiny preview of the Battlestar Galactica’s season 2. There are a few mild spoilers and a couple of images, but nothing really new for anyone who has been following the news. :p

The Battlestar Galactica Blog (by Ron Moore) has a nice Q & A session up talking about some of the stuff to come in season two. It’s a nice read if you like BSG and have some time.

The Q & A was actually posted on 02/19/2005, but as I said the other day I’ve been a bit preoccupied. :p

Speaking of BSG, has anyone read the series written by Richard Hatch? Yeah, the guy that played Apollo in the 1978 and 1980 series NOT the guy from that stupid Survivor show. Looks like there are about seven books according to Amazon.

• Destiny
• Paradis
• Discovery
• Resurrection
• Rebellion
• Warhawk
• Armageddon

Let me know if you’ve read any of them and what you think.

This weeks poll @ OCC is more of a TV/Movie poll than it is related to computers. Though, with a title like “What Is Your Favorite Star?” you might think the poll is about people. It’s not. The poll wants to know what show or movie with the word “star” in it you like best. This could be Star Trek, Star Wars, Stargate, Battlestar Galactica or a few other things… maybe there is one that you like that I didn’t think about. Let us know.

Yes, I voted for BSG. :p