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- W4252928961 abstract "According to Russell Reising, no social text can resolve in its imaginative work the various crises and tensions that characterize the world of its genesis. The chapter examines the numerous narrative slips and loose ends that one may encounter while watching one of the most original and provocative sci-fi series of our time, which is Ron Moore’s Battlestar Galactica. The series is frequently described as controversial in that it upends some of science-fiction’s most recognizable clichés: the supposedly evil Cylon androids are principled and deeply religious, whereas most humans – including the figures of authority – emerge as fallible and often dishonest. Throughout the four airing seasons, the story abounds in unresolved mysteries, inconclusive episode endings and loose ends. Some developments in the storyline might be described as downright illogical; what is more, the ending lacks closure which would satisfy the disturbed viewer. I want to argue that this particular inability to close results from the series trying to confront the problem of the very survival of the human race in the post-industrial, or even post-humanistic era. I believe that there is a profound sense of anxiety inspiring this disruptive story, and for that reason alone it simply cannot close. It seems impossible to merely assume that Galactica’s quest is the quest for redemption: if the humans are being punished for going too far in the field of science and technology, why do the Cylon androids seem so very human? When our own creations turn against us and there is no place to go, there is a need to revise the most basic assumptions for our existence as a species. The chapter presents how Battlestar Galactica attempts to place humanity in this entirely new and unprecedented context." @default.
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- W4252928961 title "Quest for Closure: Re-Visioning Humanity in Battlestar Galactica" @default.
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