If it's still one of your favourites by the end of the year I'll be more than happy.
I really appreciate that you describe it as unified because in a lot of multi-fandom vids the compare and contrast aspect is to the fore and I do love that but not for this vid. I wanted this vid to be about the comparison of humans and machines not the source they were from.
The remorseless and relentless march of the machines intercut with the worm footage is probably the bleakest point of the vid for me and ties into the most painful aspect of the nature of evolution.
I have to admit I did wonder if I'd undermined the whole vid with "Rock me, Joe" but I just couldn't resist it. Likewise I just had to have Six in that section even though it was obvious, I'm glad you thought it was funny rather than jarring.
The religious aspects of both shows can be a little unsettling but I think the most disturbing thing for me was a devout man like Ellison being prepared to use a church as a trap. To commit such an act of violence in a place of worship felt like it posed the question as to whether humans deserved to survive.
I share your preference for the way T:SCC handles its themes but there is just so much more footage of BSG and the human characters in it are so self destructive that the end section of the vid is skewed towards that show. Fortunately, the turtles and Ellison's voice-overs help redress the balance. I'm so glad you picked up on the baton passing element of the turtles because I loved what that imagery says in this context.
Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts on the vid!
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I really appreciate that you describe it as unified because in a lot of multi-fandom vids the compare and contrast aspect is to the fore and I do love that but not for this vid. I wanted this vid to be about the comparison of humans and machines not the source they were from.
The remorseless and relentless march of the machines intercut with the worm footage is probably the bleakest point of the vid for me and ties into the most painful aspect of the nature of evolution.
I have to admit I did wonder if I'd undermined the whole vid with "Rock me, Joe" but I just couldn't resist it. Likewise I just had to have Six in that section even though it was obvious, I'm glad you thought it was funny rather than jarring.
The religious aspects of both shows can be a little unsettling but I think the most disturbing thing for me was a devout man like Ellison being prepared to use a church as a trap. To commit such an act of violence in a place of worship felt like it posed the question as to whether humans deserved to survive.
I share your preference for the way T:SCC handles its themes but there is just so much more footage of BSG and the human characters in it are so self destructive that the end section of the vid is skewed towards that show. Fortunately, the turtles and Ellison's voice-overs help redress the balance. I'm so glad you picked up on the baton passing element of the turtles because I loved what that imagery says in this context.
Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts on the vid!